Wins are nice, and whenever the Sixers can manage to string together a little winning streak they’re even better.This is still not a good team, nor is it a team that’s “one piece” away from contending. At the beginning of the season most people thought this team was good enough to compete for perhaps the 6th spot in the East. Though, here we are nearly mid-way through January and the Sixers have 12 wins.
True, they’ve had their fair share of close games and games they let slip away. However, that proves what kind of team they really are, and I can’t imagine there is much debate. Giving good teams a run for their money is great, losing close games to those caliber teams is to be expected. Building up 20 point leads is nice too, though giving them up nearly every time is an alarming trend.
No doubt, this team is heading backwards. Ed Stefanski refused to give Eddie Jordan a vote of confidence, and that’s a good first step. You must be willing to change for change to actually occur. I believe Stefanski has realized the error of his ways. Proof of that is his constant talks with other teams regarding trades. He’s been trying to unload all the bad contracts the Sixers have, whether they be his doing or not. The Sixers are showing they aren’t blind, that they know a change must be made. You may think that’s an obvious notion, but some teams believe in their plan to the bitter end.
What’s it going to take to change this team?
Well it certainly can’t be done with only one trade or one signing. The team needs an overhaul and it starts at Head Coach. The Sixers need to bring someone in with a vision, not a system, but a vision for success. Someone whose going to tailor his system to the players here, or someone whose going to be able to get the players he wants for his system. Forcing it either way won’t work, and we’re seeing the end result of that right now.
-Mike Santa Barbara
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