Articles by Rob Bauer (70)
Nerlens Noel went OFF tonight, going for a career-high 23 pts and adding 14 boards (7 offensive!), 5 steals, and 3 blocks in powering the Sixers to a 97-81 win over the league-worst New York Knicks. I love writing "league worst New York Knicks." So much fun. The Knicks simply had no answer for Nerlens […]
If you are looking for a block party, I believe there might be one tonight down by Broad St and Pattison Ave. Thats because the Sixers and Nerlens "The Eraser" Noel take on the somewhat-surging Utah Jazz tonight and their 2nd year defensive phenom Rudy "The Stifle Tower" Gobert. The young Frenchman is averaging 20 […]
The Sixers are 12-45. They just traded away one of their better players in Michael Carter-Williams. They are trying to integrate multiple players on the fly, and their defense is suffering because of it. They are also trying to get a good draft pick, so maybe this is all good? I believe it was the […]
Boy, if everyone doesn't have an opinion about this MCW business, whether the Sixers were correct in trading him, why they traded him, what they should be looking for in a point guard, and who that point guard of the future should be. Ex-Sixers coach and current Southern Methodist University coach Larry Brown, who seems […]
The talk of the Sixers these days is about future draft picks, but tonight they got hit over the head by a draft pick from the past. Ex-Sixer Nikola Vucevic powered the Orlando Magic to a 103-98 victory over the visiting 76ers with 31 points and 14 rebounds. JaKarr Sampson and Robert Covington led the […]
The trade deadline has come and gone and Sam Hinkie did not disappoint. We asked our staff writers for reactions to the three trades on this second consecutive franchise-altering trade deadline. TRADE 1: Sixers send the rights to Cenk Aykol to the Denver Nuggets for Javale McGee, the rights to Chu Chu Maduabum, and the OKC […]
Us Sixers fans don't have a ton of great recent All-Star memories (unless you're one of those Iggy haters and relish him getting jobbed in the 2006 dunk contest). But the 2001 All-Star game stands out in my mind, not only as a great game from the perspective of a Sixers fan, but also as […]
The Sixers ended the suspense today, announcing the arrival of their new mascot Franklin the dog. He is descended from some famous lineage of Philadelphia blue dogs or something. He’s a dog, he dunks, he’s blue, and he can bust a move. Let’s talk mascots for a second. Obviously the Phillie Phanatic is the best […]
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Alright, lets just get this ridiculousness out of the way first. Sam Hinkie was actually being interviewed by Malik and Zu when that occurred, to which he remarked, “That is not part of our player development plan.” WELL IT SHOULD BE. The last time I started a […]
It hasn't been easy sledding for the Sixers their last two games. First they got a shot at the league leading Atlanta Hawks, riding 17 straight wins into the contest. Then last night they faced the on-the-rise Cavs with a rejuvenated Lebron James, gunning for their 11th straight win. The Sixers failed to end either […]