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The Top Five Lineups For Philadelphia 76ers

By Bret Stuter

Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and forward Jerami Grant (39) and forward Robert Covington (33) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) huddle during a timeout in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and forward Jerami Grant (39) and forward Robert Covington (33) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) huddle during a timeout in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and forward Jerami Grant (39) and forward Robert Covington (33) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) huddle during a timeout in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Isaiah Canaan (0) and forward Jerami Grant (39) and forward Robert Covington (33) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) huddle during a timeout in the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

On a 10-72 team, you really can’t expect to find roster combinations with much positive.  Surprisingly, we found five such combinations from various Philadelphia 76ers lineups.

The Philadelphia 76ers struggled throughout the 2015-2016 season.   But when these five lineups were in the game, things ran a little more smoothly.

There are some things which I truly enjoy about writing for the Sixer Sense.  Routinely, I encounter someone whose knowledge of a player, a coach, a play, a scheme, or the importance of a statistic exceeds my own.

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I love to learn, to be challenged, to have the walls of my knowledge and comfort zone torn down around me by a fan base who continue to keep their eye on the prize.   There is not much that we can do in the education aspect of the Philadelphia 76ers.  Most of you are very learned about the topic and about the team you cheer for.

But every once in awhile, I find something in the annals of the NBA that is so refreshing, so unique, that I bring it to you as a fan base to examine it together as a group and see if there truly is something new to learn here. So I’ll list the top five lineups from www.media.nba.com below, and discuss the qualities of each to see if this a a lineup we are replicating with our roster moves going forward.

The ranking criteria?  Points per game adjusted for 48 minutes.  Any other criteria? None.

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