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Sixers Fall to Pistons: Post-Game Grades

By Josh Wilson

Jan 20, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Hollis Thompson (31) drives to the basket as Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) defends during the second half at Amway Center. Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic 96-87. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 20, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Hollis Thompson (31) drives to the basket as Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) defends during the second half at Amway Center. Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic 96-87. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Philadelphia 76ers took in their sixth consecutive loss and continued to be awful on the defensive end. Here are a few of the players’ post-game grades.

The Philadelphia 76ers keep looking bad, and they’re not showing fans that they are making much progress as the season progresses. We can only hope that this team is just in some sort of a defensive slump that will work itself out soon, because over the last several games they have given up well over 100 points and failed to put up equal amounts of points. They are improving themselves offensively, but playing incredibly lazy defense.

The grades aren’t highlighted very well, but there are a few shining faces amongst the losses. This list doesn’t feature any big men, but there wasn’t a whole lot to rant and rave over there. Nerlens Noel ended the game with just 3 points, and Jahlil Okafor did well as usual with 13.

If anyone has shown me that drastic improvement is possible, and that there is a value in getting benched for long periods of times, it’s <strong><a href=. PG. Philadelphia 76ers. KENDALL MARSHALL. B+

Isaiah Canaan hasn’t been anything special, but that’s not exactly new.

Philadelphia 76ers. ISAIAH CANAAN. C-. Isaiah Canaan is one of the most frustrating players on this team. When he’s hot, he’s usually pretty good, but he’s often taking a ton of shots to get his high point total up. Tonight, he played 18 minutes and couldn’t get much to go down, going 2/8 from the field and finishing the game with 6 points and 0 assists. Canaan has to start kicking things into high gear if he sees himself as a piece of this rebuild in the long-term.. SG

Ish Smith has been falling a lot lately.

F. I can’t believe I’m giving Ish Smith yet another F grade. Perhaps I’m being too hard on him, because he has been one of the Sixers’ best players this season, but just as of late, he’s really showing that he can be just as flawed as every other Philly player. With the reports that the Sixers were shopping him around for <strong><a href=. PG. Philadelphia 76ers. ISH SMITH

Hollis has been going crazy.

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A. <strong><a href=. SF. Philadelphia 76ers. HOLLIS THOMPSON

The team has a lot to work on, and we shouldn’t have expected a win with the awful play they were coming off of just the night before in Philly.