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Are Philadelphia 76ers Too Successful?

By Bret Stuter

Jan 11, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell (1) leaps in the air in celebration of hitting the game winning after hitting the game shot against the New York Knicks at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 98-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell (1) leaps in the air in celebration of hitting the game winning after hitting the game shot against the New York Knicks at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 98-97. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Without Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Jerryd Bayless, holding out Jahlil Okafor, the Philadelphia 76ers are in a three-game winning streak. Is that too successful too soon?

As the prestidigitation continues from all eyes of the NBA turned toward whether the Philadelphia 76ers will deal a center, pundits and experts alike are missing the bigger picture. These Philadelphia 76ers are very good. Very good. This team entered 2017 with a record of 8-24. Two players: Ben Simmons and Jerryd Bayless have had virtually no impact on the team so far.

Rookie Sensation, Joel Embiid, has appeared in just  31 of the team’s 55 games this season. His counterpart, sophomore center Jahlil Okafor, has appeared in just 37 games. Nerlens Noel has appeared in just 28 games. So much for the center “logjam”…. so how does head coach Brett Brown approach coaching Jahlil Okafor, who may be traded tomorrow?

That’s one of the reasons Brown has this team winning. But there are more.  This is a never-say-die team.  You can see the resolve on the roster. A group of men who have been written off before they ever got a chance to play. From rock star Joel Embiid down to point guard T.J. McConnell, all have known the sharp-witted keystrokes of NBA pundits and trolls