Series Thread: 3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. 2) Boston Celtics

[bksballer89]

LOL. One thing that I knew would happen when the Sixers lost was that people would start dancing on the grave of The Process.

Did ANYONE expect the Sixers to be a 52 win team this year? They achieved my most optimistic expectations and accelerated the process by at least a year or 2.

I had them at 55 wins and in the finals

 

[trojanfan12]

Classic young team growing pains. Nobody wins a ring the first time they get to the playoffs. This is exactly what they need, they are on the rise.

Yep. The playoffs usually come down to situational basketball late in games. That's where experience matters most.

The Sixers will learn from this and be better for it.

 

[trojanfan12]

What a great game. Reminded me of the Sixers/Celtics playoff games from the 80's. Pretty physical too.

 

[Raw_Bee808]

I sure hope they continue to improve. I like a lot of those guys and it would be nice to see some new blood in the East. It would also bring back the old Sixers-Celtics rivalry, which was pretty good/heated back in the late 70's and early 80's

Yes, those were great series', the '81 series was a classic 7 gamer and '82 was as well which gave birth to the infamous "beat LA" chants from the Boston fans to the Sixers after they beat the Celtics in game 7 that year, just a classic down and dirty rivalry that sadly we will never see the likes of again.

You know it was a heated rivalry when Dr. J starts throwing punches..

 

[flyerhawk]

I had them at 55 wins and in the finals

Well then you had them wildly higher than anyone else.

 

[Montalban]

J

I don’t think so.

76ers win 102-43. Terry Rozier and Marcus Smart combine to go 3-40 from the field. Markelle Fultz gets some valuable garbage time minutes.

Just missed

 

[knowyourenemy]

J

Just missed

Rozier and Smart were pretty bad offensively (7 for 23), but it didn’t matter.

 

[pittpnthrs]

Brown got horribly outcoached and Simmons laid in egg in the series. Sixers aint going to win when that happens.

 

[Montalban]

Brown got horribly outcoached and Simmons laid in egg in the series. Sixers aint going to win when that happens.

Simmons may be overrated

 

[pittpnthrs]

Simmons may be overrated

I dont think he's overrated, but I do believe he was unprepaired for a stage that big. It was a learning process. He'll only get better as time goes.

 

[flyerhawk]

Simmons may be overrated

Can't believe a rookie wasn't able to carry his team to the finals.

 

[bksballer89]

Can't believe a rookie wasn't able to carry his team to the finals.

damn shame

 

[flyerhawk]

damn shame

It certainly was a classic example of woulda coulda shoulda.

If Brett Brown calls a couple of timeouts in the 2nd quarter of Game 2, do the Sixers hold onto the lead and win that game?

 

[tabascojet]

NBA says Celtics got away with 2 calls in the last 10 seconds of Game 5

 

[Montalban]

Can't believe a rookie wasn't able to carry his team to the finals.

"rookie"?

 

[Gman]

NBA says Celtics got away with 2 calls in the last 10 seconds of Game 5

 

[DJ]

It certainly was a classic example of woulda coulda shoulda.

If Brett Brown calls a couple of timeouts in the 2nd quarter of Game 2, do the Sixers hold onto the lead and win that game?

Still standing by coaching doesn't matter?

 

[DJ]

"rookie"?

Ben Simmons.

Duh.

 

[flyerhawk]

Still standing by coaching doesn't matter?

Great coaching by Stevens and a couple of mistakes did tilt the balance in this series.

 

[DJ]

Great coaching by Stevens and a couple of mistakes did tilt the balance in this series.

Your guys had a great season.

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