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Philadelphia 76ers Coach Brown “Markelle Fultz can take a deep breath”

Bret Stuter|
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 21: Markelle Fultz
TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 21: Markelle Fultz
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 20: Markelle Fultz #20 of the Philadelphia 76ers arrives before the game against the Boston Celtics on October 20, 2017 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 20: Markelle Fultz #20 of the Philadelphia 76ers arrives before the game against the Boston Celtics on October 20, 2017 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Where does it go from here?

It’s not just Markelle Fultz who gets a breather in shutting down. Coach Brown has more opportunity to direct the narrative now. Much like the path with center Joel Embiid, and the shot fix for Ben Simmons, Brown can now pace the progress of Fultz.

Together.  That’s a great direction for coach and player to take this.

Nick of time

And just in time too. The shot mechanics issue has degraded into finger pointing. He said, they said. In the end, who cares? The goal is to remedy bad shot mechanics, not lay blame.

The team, player, agent, trainer, and fans stand at the edge of a very steep cliff right now.  Hopefully, level heads take over and everyone backs away from this winless debate.