Moses Malone

The Allen Iverson 76ers FAQ

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It’s hard to believe but the 76ers’ last Finals appearance is going on its 25th anniversary.  I thought this would be a good time to go back and do a moderate dive on the 2000-01 76ers, a gritty group built around Allen Iverson and a bunch of role players.  If you don’t recall, the 76ers won 56 games and gutted through two seven-game series before getting stomped by the Shaq-Kobe Lakers in the Finals.  Credit was given primarily to Iverson, monster scorer, and coach Larry Brown, who harnessed … [Read more...] about The Allen Iverson 76ers FAQ

Q&A with Paul Knepper on his new book: Moses Malone, The Life of a Basketball Prophet

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For a change of pace, we did an in-depth via podcast instead of words.  We had a great time getting into with the weeds with Paul Knepper about Moses Malone and his cool new book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuFBhAQ8i9g&t=16s … [Read more...] about Q&A with Paul Knepper on his new book: Moses Malone, The Life of a Basketball Prophet

Revisiting the “Super” 1988-89 Hawks

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Watching the Clippers cadre of older stars thrash about trying to squeeze out a title run in a crowded field brought me back to my quest to do deep dives of some older forgotten attempted super teams.  A team that popped into my mind that gave me 2023-24 Clippers vibes was the 1988-89 Atlanta Hawks.  While not exactly an overwhelming or famous team, these Hawks did get a lot of buzz when they acquired Reggie Theus and Moses Malone to pair with Dominique Wilkins for a potential title run in … [Read more...] about Revisiting the “Super” 1988-89 Hawks

Revisiting Philly’s Roy Hinson/Brad Daugherty Trade

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What do you do when you are a GM and are underwhelmed by the options for the top pick?  For an object lesson on what not to do, let’s turn back time to the 1986 draft and talk about the dilemma faced by the 76ers.  This draft is best remembered for the tragic death of second pick Len Bias of a drug overdose the night after the draft.  That sad story has been well told but, before the draft, the big story was what Philly would do with the top overall pick.  Let’s review this … [Read more...] about Revisiting Philly’s Roy Hinson/Brad Daugherty Trade

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