* The Flyers are consistently inconsistent. After losing 10 games in a row, they reeled off six straight victories.They recently won 4 of 5 games at home, then traveled to Buffalo last night and lost to the hapless Sabres, 4-2, all six goals scored in the third period. They play tonight on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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* The Sixers travel north of the border to face the Toronto Raptors, whom they lost to in Philadelphia on Thursday night by five points. It will be interesting to see if Joel Embiid plays.
Is it fair to say that The Process has failed? Embiid can't stay healthy. He's great when he plays; Okafor was a flop and was traded; Simmons is great but can't shoot; Noel was dealt to Dallas; Fultz is hurt and who knows when he will be back.
The 76'ers had so many high No. 1 draft picks, yet they still have a losing record. Granted, they are a very young team, and if/once their injured players get healthy, they could be good. But that's a big if.
In 2019, the Sixers own the Sacramento Kings' first round draft choice. It should be a decent one. Philly will need it to help the rebuild process.
I'm disappointed in the Sixers so far. They have had spurts of brilliance, gaining big leads over good teams such as the Warriors and Raptor, only to blow those leads and lose the game. They can't finish. After years of losing- mostly wanting to lose- the team doesn't seem to know how to win.
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* Two NFL games today: Ravens and Colts early, then Packers and Vikings in prime time. A Green Bay victory gives she Eagles home field advantage thru-out the playoffs. If Minnesota wins, the Birds will need to beat Oakland on Christmas night to get home field.
The weather is supposed to get bitterly cold starting on Christmas Day, with an arctic blast invading the east coast, possible til after the new year. It will be frigid at the Linc on Monday night. If I'm lucky enough to get playoffs tickets, as much as I don't want to sit in the freezing cold, it would be advantage Eagles if the weather stayed bitterly cold Their potential first round opponents will either be dome teams ( New Orleans, Minnesota or Atlanta) or warm weather teams ( the Rams). No matter what, it will be a challenge for any team to come into the atmosphere, with 60,000 screaming, freezing and frenzied fans, and beat the Eagles.
Hopefully the defense gets it's act together and QB Nick Foles continues to shine. Everything has fallen right for the Birds this year- now, including the weather- which makes the Carson Wentz injury even more frustrating, know the Super Bowl was within reach, yet so far away.
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