We Can Work It Out
Its impossible to fix this roster today. “I hear a noise that we may get stuck in the front court with too many players for too little playing time” is all we have to go on. We have no statistics to work from. We have admittedly acknowledged that the 2015-2016 was a place holder of attempting to develop the players, and no true statistical representation of what this team truly is about.
Do we focus on scoring? Do we focus on defense? Do we build a better fast break/transition game, or do we go with a staunch defense?
The Philadelphia 76ers did not do much well last season.
But they can this year with a little strategy. With an opportunity to bring Ben Simmons to the roster, the team will have some very tall and talented players to send to the court. Tall should give the team a better opportunity to challenge at the rebound and blocked shots – two areas where the team needs to improve desperately.
Joel Embiid is on minutes restrictions to start the season, and will join Dario Saric and Ben Simmons as NBA rookies. To get a fast start out of this season’s gates, we’ll need players who can take substantial minutes in those respective positions.
So far, a Brett Brown coached team exemplifies team work, and comraderie. Each player on the team understands the rare honor it is to play on an NBA team. That type of team will share minutes willingly.
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Let the season commence with a question or two remaining in the front court. Let fate decide who starts for the Philadelphia 76ers. If we wait, we risk the trade value of one of our players who didn’t work out for us. If we hastily trade, we risk ending up with the lesser player, but now in the same boat of not having value to trade.
We have plenty to fix on this team. Let’s try making a deliberate effort to focus on what is truly broken.