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Philadelphia 76ers Hope or Hype?

By Bret Stuter

Apr 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown goes over a play with his team during the third quarter of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. The Milwaukee Bucks won 109-108 in OT. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 10, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown goes over a play with his team during the third quarter of the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wells Fargo Center. The Milwaukee Bucks won 109-108 in OT. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 29, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown in a game against the Charlotte Hornets at Wells Fargo Center. The Charlotte Hornets won 100-85. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 29, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown in a game against the Charlotte Hornets at Wells Fargo Center. The Charlotte Hornets won 100-85. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Hope, Hype? How about Help?

At some point in Brett Brown’s career as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, this must become fun. Fun for the coach. Fun for the players. And even fun for the fans.

Winning creates that sense of enjoyment in competitive sports among the team and its fanbase.  It’s a great feeling to finally win a few.

The core of the Philadelphia 76ers have only known the struggle of NBA competition so far. Struggle in terms of on the court games being decided by one point scored by the other team, and off court by unruly events that are immediately regretted by passionate players.

Winning fixes all.

This team needs that type of fix.

That’s why the team has loaded up on so many new players.  This is the line in the sand now.  Do or do not, there is no try.  And with the level of talent on the roster, both the starting five as well as the bench will be very competitive this season. In fact, the 76ers bench may be one of the most underrated aspects of the team this season.

With a solid team up and down, it will be difficult to point to an obvious “cause” why this team will win more games.  Will it be Joel Embiid’s presence in the post? Will it be Ben Simmons’ laser guided passing to the open shooter? Will it be Dario Saric three pointers?

Who knows?

But the team has elevated the roster across the board.  While there is not realistic reason to believe this is a .500 team, it’s better than any of the three previous seasons by a wide margin.

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Don’t be knocked off the perch of optimism so quickly this year. There are many solid reasons to feel great about the Philadelphia 76ers.