I can’t confirm but We had to have lead the league in blown double digit deficits

Stats, team and player, about a bottom team should be taken lightly. I am not sure if those double digit leads are due to Rockets playing well, or the opposing team being relaxed and/or feeling that they are in control and can win any time they wanted.

 

In the first quarter or when it counts? That matters!... cause I don't recall too many 2nd half double digit leads

 

Especially towards the end of the season, our young guards were positioning us to win games, but we had no frontline....defense, closing ability, personnel, etc...We'll get there.

 

If they can dump Tate or if he's magically learned how to shoot that'll go a long way towards winning games.

Also with Smith there to help Sengun instead of him being the only big man it should solve a lot of problems on D.

 

Haven’t dug deep trying to find the info yet but here’s what I found so far

Through about 50 games last year :


This article after 76ers 80th game of the season : https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/202...15-point-leads-than-sixers-after-latest-loss/

Most 15+ point leads blown in NBA during 21/22 season
Knicks : 8
76ers : 7

 

I actually remember the season differently. I feel like we were getting blown out a lot of games by halftime, often being down by 10+ points at the end of the first quarter.

 

Same. Teams would try against us and destroy us early on, then they'd take the foot off the gas and we would catch up but still lose. This led to people getting hopeful but really it was just that the other teams took it easy on us.

 

nobody took the Rockets seriously last year

a double digit lead for the Rockets is like when u spot a scrub a couple of points in 1 on 1 because u know you’re still gonna win with ease

 

It's almost like the Rockets coaches didn't actually care all that much about winning games last year.

 

I would expect a team that is not playing to win to lose amount of big leads.

If you're tanking and you're playing a lot of young guys, expect a ton of blown leads.

 

That Lakers team has had some really bad defensive lapse. For them fatigue also seemed to be factor when they played younger teams. Teams run on them in 2nd halfs.

With how high paced some of the games are, double digits swings aren't too abnormal. That said if offense not clicking, a good defensive lineup/run could be the difference of mitigating some of opponent team runs.

With Tari and Bari and no Wood, hope is we get better on that front. Better personnel for switch defense.

The other thing is if Refs don't give us calls, the constant complaining and guys not running back, that also hurt us. Players to keep mentally locked in.

 

Honestly. I cannot see this group going out and knowingly go along with intentional losing. I bet they're gonna be hungry to show out. Look at the personalities involved. They will not be hunting for a top 5 or worst. If it happens, it won't be because they were trying to lose. This group is going to go all out.

My 2.

 

ummmm.... that was the plan wasnt it....

try to look good and show promise for much of the game to keep the fans engaged - and then let it slip away down the stretch for the sake of draft order...

i thought that was the plan...

i thought leaving holes in the front line this coming year was to allow our guys to work hard and flex their muscles - but still end up in the lottery...

lol

 

Here's the math on those blown leads:
30 wins = no Jabari

Blowing double-digit leads is an important skill for a rebuilding team. If we led the league in it last year, good for us.

(No, the young players won't "learn" to blow leads. Give me a break.)

 

They tried to win last year, but they sucked. Go back and read the preseason quotes from Wood and Tate and Gordon; they were all talking about trying to win. It will be the same this year.

 

We have led the league in losses for 2 years in a row.

We probably led in every type of loss subcategory.

I'm willing to bet the proportion of 'come from ahead" losses isn't super high, given the overall crappiness of the team and hence inability to even get ahead

 

No need to read. It's your 2. Was my 2. Not really getting my point mitch.