How much stock to put in playoff projections
How much stock should you put in the various playoff projections, who right now place the Boston Celtics as the heavy favorites to win the Eastern Conference?
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Sixers Week in Review: the race for the #1 seed
With the Sixers, Celtics, Heat and Bucks in a virtual tie at the top of the Eastern Conference, what are the chances the Sixers can claim the #1 seed for the second straight year? And should that be their goal?
Podcast: Sixers Mailbag
Rich and I dive into the listener mailbag in this week's episode of The Sixers Beat
Friday, March 25th, 2022
Is it possible to be consistently good at transition defense? We answer that as a mailbag question in today's newsletter.
Likes and Dislikes: Tyrese Maxey's meteoric rise, and the Sixers' lapses in transition
In this week's Likes and Dislikes column we take a look at the incredible jump Tyrese Maxey has made as a scorer, and dive into why the Sixers frequently struggle defending in transition.
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022
Should Georges Niang, Matisse Thybulle or Danny Green be in the closing lineup? Mailbag question, Lakers preview and more in today's morning newsletter.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022
Less than 24 hours after one of their worst performances of the season, Tyrese Maxey, Shake Milton and Furkan Korkmaz led the Sixers to a convincing win over the East-leading Miami Heat. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Monday, March 21st, 2022
The Sixers got outworked on the boards, falling to the Toronto Raptors by a score of 93-88. The loss drops the Sixers into a virtual tie with the Boston Celtics for the third seed.
Friday, March 18th, 2022
The Sixers take on Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks tonight at the Wells Fargo Center, as they kick off a tough stretch of three games in four nights.
Thursday, March 17th, 2022
The Sixers used a late fourth quarter run to finally take control over the pesky Cavs, with Embiid (35-17-5) helping the Sixers overcome another putrid performance from their bench.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Kyrie Irving drops a 60-spot against the Magic, Sixers vs Cavs info, and a link roundup in today's newsletter.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2022
An atrocious performance by the Sixers bench and horrible transition defense spoiled an MVP caliber performance from Joel Embiid, as the Sixers fell to the Nuggets 114-110.
Monday, March 14th, 2022
Link roundup from the Sixers' 116-114 win over the Magic, along with an overview of tonight's game against the Denver Nuggets.
Friday, March 11th, 2022
Well, that was a disaster. Sixers fall to the Nets 129-100.
Likes and dislikes: Early takeaways from the start of the James Harden era (part 2)
With the Ben Simmons circus rolling into town, let's do something wild and talk about stuff on the basketball court, with some early takeaways from the start of the James Harden era in Philly.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
A night after Nikola Jokic dropped a 46-point triple double, Joel Embiid responded with a 43-point outing to lead the Sixers in a win over the Bulls. The MVP race is on.
