dabods:
Thanks for the clarification - my focus was more on the two guys who had NOT become All-Stars (Billups and Hamilton), who were unquestionalble vital to that team's success.
As someone said earlier in the thread, I'm not exactly sure where this is going. In the absence of a Kobe/Dirk/KG-like player, the Sixers are - in all likelihood - going to have to do it by committee. As we have learned this season, we already have a few solid pieces...many of whom should only get better over the next couple of years. We have at least one solid addition coming our way this summer...and just as it now looks like we got VERY lucky with Young, we need to select well this summer.
While this spring has been a nice run, the tale will truly be told next season - either we will select well, grow up, and be a very good team...or we will max out, shoot our youthful load, lose our PG next summer and drift back into mediocrity.
Whatever happens, this ride has happened faster than I had thought, it has some actual potential to take the next step, and it should be a lot of fun to watch...and I - for one - am happy about that.
Kool-Aid, anyone?
