Philadelphia 76ers: Contender or Pretender?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Which one, and why?


I say Pretender, mainly because they don't have the guns to hang with the big boys over a 7-game haul.

[MattBonnerExperience]

They're 12-2 at home and are winning on an average of 13 points. That's pretty damn good

[angelbelow]

Haven't watched any of their games this season. How does Turner look? As non-existent as his rookie season or is he contributing?

[Pelicans78]

They're a contender. They're very good defensively, they're athletic, and alot of versatility.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Haven't watched any of their games this season. How does Turner look? As non-existent as his rookie season or is he contributing?

Not sure, tbh.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Also, is Doug Collins the front-runner for COY right now? Vogel is another good candidate.

[NewcastleKEG]

Haven't watched any of their games this season. How does Turner look? As non-existent as his rookie season or is he contributing?
He's okay. I dropped him in my fantasy league the other day for Tony Allen. Sixers have alot of athletic bodies already. What does Turner do REALLY well?

[NewcastleKEG]

RANK THESE TEAMS

- Pacers
- Sixers
- Magic

[Giuseppe]

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You're gettin' your shit rearranged, ain't ya, daddy?

:lol

[Pelicans78]

RANK THESE TEAMS

- Pacers
- Sixers
- Magic

Sixers
Pacers
Magic

Its pretty close. Sixers defense has been the best in the league so far.

[NewcastleKEG]

You're gettin' your shit rearranged, ain't ya, daddy?

:lol
Close game at Halftime with this lineup is all you can take away from the game

CJ Watson is our #2 option today

[Pelicans78]

Philly has the best margin of victory so far, the best defense, but the easiest schedule.

[HarlemHeat37]

They're the best team after the Miami/Chicago tier, but they lack the required all-star player to make the leap IMO..

[Robz4000]

They're young and proving they can win against bottom feeders easily. Just crushed Chicago at home, so they can beat the best too.

[timtonymanu]

2nd round exit, tbh.

They don't have a star player, but their defense is good enough to get them out of the 1st round.

[baseline bum]

Pretender; they can't play Washington and Toronto every game once the playoffs come around.

[NewcastleKEG]

Eastern Conference
Team GB
1. * Miami (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mia) 0.5
2. * Chicago (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/chi) --
3. * Philadelphia (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/phi) 1.0
4. Atlanta (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/atl) 1.0
5. Indiana (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/ind) 2.0
6. Orlando (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/orl) 4.5
7. Boston (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/bos) 6.0
8. Milwaukee (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mil) 7.0

[Otaku]

Contenders. Dunno exactly why, but I feel they have the talent and the hunger to go very deep in the POs.

Their defense rocks, and they beat Chicago yesterday very easy.

[TIMMYtoZO]

They are easily a pretender due to no superstar. They have a nice little team that is built for nothing more than the 2nd round.

[pass1st]

I think they are fools gold, much like the Blazers, but I can actually see them being 2nd round exits and quite possibly outing one of the contending teams.

[ElNono]

Haven't seen a single game from them this season

[Dex]

2nd round ceiling, tbh.

[NickiRasgo]

They we're underrated this season.

[FkLA]

Theyre the Nuggets of the EC imo, first/second round fodder (likely 2nd round since theyre in the weaker conference). Solid coaching, deep rosters, no real star. Just more defense-oriented. I think Indiana is more of a darkhorse than them.

[rayjayjohnson]

Easy schedule so far.

The new hawks tbh

[mystargtr34]

Best D in the league by far to this point. 91.7 points allowed per 100 possessions.. next best is Chicago at 94.5 points allowed.. although they have had an easy schedule

/Hollinger

To answer your question.. pretenders.. you need at least one star to win in the playoffs or two or three borderline stars.

[rayjayjohnson]

holiday is getting there