LongLiveHinkie wrote:This upcoming Sixers season is probably top 3-5 in my lifetime of excitement. Even the Sixers Finals season I wasn't over the moon excited going into it. I mean, I expected improvement, but wasn't even thinking Finals at that point. The 2008 Phillies I certainly wasn't thinking World Series champs. This upcoming Sixers season is up there with the 2009 Phillies and 2004 Eagles. I love watching young players develop, the journey of watching young teams grow even with their bumps in the road is one of the most underrated aspects of being a fan. I'd rather watch a young and talented 40 win team in the NBA than an old and veteran 50 win team, because the young team is full of unknowns, potential, and each game you watch is like opening a new present. Never know what you are gonna get, but just kick back and enjoy watching it all come into form.
I remember watching Golden State back mid way through 2012-13... and I get the exact same feeling with this Sixers team. I was telling people back then that they had a young core in Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Ezeli and Green and that they had the potential to win a championship. They had the defensive big rim protector, a point guard that can get his shot off any time and an elite shooting guard.
People laughed at me saying the Warriors had a losing culture and Curry had tissue paper ankles his body would never hold up, Bogut was done because of his elbow injury, Klay is too inconsistent, Green is overweight and unathletic.. etc etc. All the same crap I hear now about Embiid and Simmons and Fultz.
I think this Sixers team potentially has even more talent in their best 3 players now than Golden State did back then. We may not end up better but the talent in the right places and fit is pretty much the same when you spread it out across those 3 positions.
