March 18, 2017

Sixers Beat: Let’s talk about how bad the Lakers are

By Rich Hofmann
PhillyVoice Contributor

Even though the shorthanded Sixers have been playing some good basketball lately (seriously, how about that shellacking of the Dallas Mavericks Friday night?), I think it’s safe to say that we’re at a part of the NBA calendar where interest is down.

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a total lack of topics to talk about over at Sixers Beat HQ.

Where is the outrage for the Lakers’ all-out tanking?

Derek Bodner of Godner.com (and now The Ringer!) and I sat down to chat about my RED-HOT Lakers take from the other day. I think it’s safe to say that we’re aligned on this topic. Other subjects that got discussed were:

• Who do we think is going to start in the Sixers frontcourt at the beginning of the 2017-18 season? Has Dario Saric’s play made us rethink the idea of putting him in the starting lineup?

• Nerlens Noel’s return to Philly

• Joel Embiid hitting up a pretty random orthopedic surgeon convention in San Diego

As always, if you like the Sixers, this is one of at least five podcasts for you.