And to think, it all happened so close to my 100th post...

It has come to my attention that it has been almost 2 months since I have posted here. I waited all year for Sixers' season again and then completely fell off the map. And sadly, this looks like it will continue. The job is picking up like crazy; I'm fairly certain I just bought a house; and my role as a comic book critic at Broken Frontier has become more important. So, until I feel that I can keep up a regular schedule here, my posts will be few and far between. But I promise when I do put something up it will be of my usual quality.

And Honestly, I'd Have Been Writing the Same Thing Every Time.

I've watched a lot of basketball, and I don't think I've ever seen anything as mind boggling as the Sixers' consistency in losing games late. It's almost like clockwork. They'll lead all game, then with about 4 minutes left the lead will be cut to 7-10pts. And then the opponent will got on a 14-0 run, with them taking the lead for good at the 2 minute mark. It's just plain sad. So why does this keep happening?

1. They get tight late in games. Everyone is trying too hard to do their part. Everyone is shooting too soon in the shot clock and not passing the basketball. All game long the Sixers will pile up assists, then suddenly stop passing. This should not happen to a team with a former point guard as their coach.
2. There are only 4 members of the team that can even initiate the offense, and 2 of them are Kevin Ollie and John Salmons. Think about it, Iguodala, Korver, Dalembert, Nailon (when he plays), Hunter, and even Randolph are finishers. None of these players currently possess the ability to initiate the offense (something that hopefully Iguodala can eventually do, which would make the Scottie Pippen comparison much more accurate). Whenever Iguodala or Korver attempts to pass the ball in the paint it invariably gets tipped. Again, of all things for a team with a former point guard as coach to be defecient in, this is not a good one.
3. They have no bench. You know, there are times this year that the Sixers' bench failed to score 10 points. The whole bench. I want to assume that Lee Nailon's absense on the floor has been due to injury. But that leaves only John Salmons as someone who should be allowed to shoot on the bench. That's not nearly enough. Shavlik Randolph provided a nice spark for a few weeks but he appears to have cooled considerably.
   

All of this is way too much to overcome. Something must be done. And it's up to Billy King to fix at least one of these problems.