Hopefully, you didn’t watch the Sixers get blown out, at home, by the Orlando Magic. Even if you didn’t, you likely saw coach Doug Collins go into full meltdown mode in his post-game press conference.
Collins put the entire team on blast, calling out several players by name and citing an overall lack of effort and execution. Going into a nationally televised game against the Chicago Bulls, this isn’t the kind of attention the Sixers thought they’d be getting. National columnists like John Schuhmann and Zach Lowe examined some of Collins’ claims, panning his remarks. Let’s took a look at some of what the coach had to say from a numbers standpoint.
Vucevic Outplaying Hawes and Allen
been an issue. But if Collins is going to bench Wright off and on for his defensive effort, there’s no excuse for starting Swaggy P and his 108 defensive rating, no matter how explosive he can be.