ANDREW WHO?
FLASHBACK TO JULY 10th 2013
The Sixers stunned a the world by trading all-star point guard Jrue Holliday to the New Orleans Pelicans for the rights to number 6 overall draft pick Nerlens Noel. After this trade was made, the city of Philadelphia was in shock. Minutes after the trade went down, the sports world exploded saying that the Sixers would be the worst team in the league. The upside to this trade was that we would be the chance to have a top 5 protected pick. This means that if the Sixers do worse than the Pelicans, they would have a top 3 pick no matter what.
Everyone is talking about the chance to get Andrew Wiggins as the number one overall. While Wiggins is getting comparisons to LeBron James, the Kansas freshman will most likely get scooped up by someone who isn't starting the season off 3-0. I know it sounds odd, but if the Sixers keep playing the way they are now (not necessarily undefeated, but competitive and strong) they could get a 6 or 7 seed in the Playoffs.
FLASH FORWARD TO NOW
Game 1: vs. Miami Heat
The Sixers stunned the Heat in the first game in the season with a 114-110 win at home to open the season. The defeat of the defending champion Miami Heat was started off with a 20-0 run. Now when I got the alert on my phone that the Sixers were beating the Heat 20-0 in the start of the game, I was really surprised because before the game I posted the image below on my personal Facebook page before the game. Michael Carter-Williams and Evan Turner led the way for the Sixers with a combined 48 points. Philadelphia snapped Miami's 15-game regular season winning streak. This game proved to be a real statement to the league saying that there is a do-or-die attitude in the Wells Fargo Center surrounding this Sixers team.
Check out this amazing dunk Evan Turner had on LeBron against the Heat and Thaddeus Young's grind-it-out block on Norris Cole.
Game 2: at Washington Wizards
The Sixers took to the paint to beat the Wizards, scoring 74 of their 109 points in the paint. MCW was a solid defender against John Wall by limiting him to 26 points. The Sixers were losing after three-quarters but Michael Carter-Williams hit a pivotal trey at 6:28 to give the Sixers their first lead. PHI kept a fast pace to them much like the offense of their fellow sports team the Eagles. One thing to improve on from this Game #2 would be try and fight more on offense for rebounds. Against the Wizards they only had 9, so when these two teams meet again on Wednesday the 6th, Philadelphia can try to build on the Wazzerds' weaknesses.
Game 3: vs. Chicago Bulls
Another big challenge approached the Sixers in the early part of this young NBA season was the Chicago Bulls, one of the league's most feared teams. The 76ers wearing their "True Blue" uniforms got an amazing victory over the Bulls 107-104. The Bulls' star Derrick Rose scored a surprisingly low 13 points. Another streak was snapped by the 76ers as the Bulls had a 5 game winning streak dating back to the 2011-2012 season. Another positive for the Sixers was that Spencer Hawes had a double-double, first on the season for himself and the team.
The Sixers play again Monday night against the Golden State Warriors as Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala come into the City of Brotherly Love and try and stop the red-hot Sixers.
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