Tank Rank
I have some bad news. I’m just going to get it out of the way now, and I’m going to do it quickly, like tearing off a Band-Aid. Are you ready? (Are you sure?) Okay, here we go:...
View ArticleWhat happened at the season ticket holder meeting on Wednesday?
I wasn’t there, but I think it’s reasonable to assume Rod Thorn was wearing a powdered wig.(Credit: TheLiberalOc.com) The Sixers held a town hall style meeting Wednesday for season ticket holders to...
View ArticleHoop76 Chat: You probably think this franchise is about you
Eric: Happy Holidays! Why not celebrate with a Hoop76 chat? This week we discuss tankage, the rise of Spencer Hawes, and the Holiday Bros. The following is a loosely edited gchat convo. You’re So Vain,...
View ArticleTank Rank Week 4
The 2013 All-Tank team:Viacheslav Kravtsov, Louis Amundson, Derrick Williams, Jan Vesely, Jermaine O’Neal, Luke Walton, DeMarcus Cousins, Sebastian Telfair, Kwame Brown.Image by Stacey Goldberg. Tank...
View ArticleThe Final Tank Rank
The 2013 All-Tank team:Viacheslav Kravtsov, Louis Amundson, Derrick Williams, Jan Vesely, Jermaine O’Neal, Luke Walton, DeMarcus Cousins, Sebastian Telfair, Kwame Brown.Image by Stacey Goldberg. Tank...
View ArticleThe Sixers’ Surprising Goliath Strategy
Why a bad team is playing like a good one. One of the most welcome developments of the first five games of this season is the sheer pace at which the 76ers are playing. This is a team that wants to go...
View ArticleThaddeus Young, And The Benefits of Perimeter Shooting
What’s gotten into Thaddeus Young? That’s a question that the Sixers – and teams around the league – would like answered. Since Young’s reported trade request in mid-December, he’s been absolutely...
View ArticleWhy The Sixers Are Seinfeld
Examining the team about nothing On opening night, as the feisty, semi-injured Sixers were trying to gut out a season-opening win against the really, really genuinely-injured Pacers, the Comedy Central...
View ArticleHoop76’s Official Drinking Game For The 2014-15 Sixers
Image by William Brasington. Hawes photo by Yong Kim, Daily News/Inquirer. Tonight, the Sixers are in Minnesota looking to avoid going 0-18 and tying the (very recent, no one really bothers to point...
View ArticleThe Philadelphia 76ers’ 2014 Holiday Wish-List
Happy holidays! In the spirit of the season, I sent each member of the Philadelphia 76ers’ organization an e-mail asking what they want for Christmas. They didn’t respond, because I didn’t really, but...
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