76ers of Philadelphia

The 76ers of Philadelphia ( Philadelphia 76ers in English) are a frankness from Basket-ball of NBA based with Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Its history begins in 1939 under the name of Syracuse Nationals , an independent professional team which joined the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1946. Nationals enter in NBA 3 years later during fusion between the NBL and the BAA (Basketball Association off America).

History of the frankness

Glorious years (1950-1963)

For their first season in NBA, Nationals carried out by Dolph Schayes et al. Cervi, wonders realize by reaching the final after having drawn aside the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks. Only the Mineapolis Lakers will be right of the solid equips with Syracuse as they will again do it at the time of the season 1953-54. In 1954-55, Paul Seymour, come to shoulder Schayes, leads Nationals towards the 3rd final of their history while leaving easily the Boston Celtics to take down the title of division Is. Syracuse is opposed to the Fort Wayne Pistons finally. At the time of the 7th decisive sleeve, George King seals the fate of the match and the championship by marking a charity toss which makes it possible his to carry out 92-91 before carrying out an interception synonymous with final victory. After this title, Nationals will remain serious applicants but will not reach any more the finale of the championship before long years.

The removal in Philadelphia (1963-1966)

Whereas machine NBA starts to take off, the small town of Syracuse is not any more able to lodge a team of the league. In 1963, the frankness is repurchased by a press baron which decides the removal towards Philadelphia. The city finds a team NBA hardly a year after the departure of Warriors towards San Francisco. The name of the team becomes Philadelphia 76ers in remembering the signature of the Déclaration of independence of the United States of America in Pennsylvania in 1776. Journalists will reduce the name in Sixers later. Today, the 2 are used to define the frankness from basketball. The 76ers acquire large the Wilt Chamberlain coming from Warriors during the season 1964-65. Taken along by that which is at the time the best marker of the league, the team will push untouchable Boston Celtics with the 7th match of the finale of division Is. Carried out 110-108, the 76ers are definitively struck by the interception of a master key of Hal Greer by John Havlicek. Celtics pass this turn and will gain to them 7th consecutive title later a few days. The following season finishes at the same stage again vis-a-vis Boston.

The unforgettable season 1966-67

At the summer 1966, Alex Hannum takes in hand a powerful team but which butts systematically in play-offs. The 76ers begin the season on the hubcaps and finish rather firmly it to establish the best assessment never carried out since the birth of the league with 68 victories for 13 defeats (record nevertheless beaten by the bulldozers of Michael Jordan at the time of the season 95-96: 72 victories for only 10 defeats). Wilt Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, Greer Hall, Chet Walker and Lucious Jackson are not satisfied this exploit per hour to find Boston finally Division. Exceeded by the tornado 76ers, Celtics are overcome 4 handles with 1 pennies the cries of spectators howling “Boston died! ” in reference at the end of a reign which will have lasted 8 seasons. The frankness from Philadelphia slips by then towards an announced sacring that Warriors of San Francisco will not be able to prevent it from reaching. At the time of the ceremony celebrating the 35 years of the NBA in 1981, the team of the season 1966-67 was elected the best of the history of this league.

The fall and the return to the foreground (1967-1976)

During playoffs of the season 1967-68, the 76ers are brought to cross once again the road of Boston Celtics on the way of a second title. Whereas they easily lead series 3 to 1, Sixers demobilize and lose the 3 matches following letting Celtics reach the finale. Following this episode and at the beginning of Wilt Chamberlain towards the Los Angeles Lakers, the frankness from Pennsylvania enters during one time of most difficult. The 76ers are qualified well for the playoffs the 3 following seasons but without never exceeding the 2nd turn. In 1971-72, the team gains only 30 matches and misses the playoffs for the first time in the history of the frankness. The following season is catastrophic and the number of victories falls to 9. Hardly 7 years after having established the best assessment ever recorded in NBA, Sixers return the worst copy of the history. At the beginning of the season 1973-74, Gene Shue is named “head coach” to start again a team at the bottom of the hole. Progress far from being fulgurating is nevertheless constant and the team finds the playoffs in 1976 pennies the impulse of George McGinnis.

Doctor J with the bedside of the frankness (1976-1982)

The season 1976-77 marks the return to optimism with the arrival of Julius Erving, permitted by the repurchase of the frankness by the richissime F. Eugene Dixon. The fans recover to dream when their protected the hereditary enemies Celtics in 7 handles in semi-finals of conference beat. After having drawn aside the Houston Rockets of Moses Malone, Dr. J and his band advance to defy the Portland Trail Blazers of Bill Walton. The 76ers must finally return the weapons in 6 handles after having led confrontation 2 to 0. Philadelphia reaches the finales again 3 years later under the orders of the former player Billy Cunningham. Led 3 victories to 2, Sixers take again confidence by learning the wound from the star of Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the 6th match of the series. They will owe nevertheless déchanter vis-a-vis the talent of the beginner Magic Johnson who, aligned for the first time of the season at the station of pivot, marks 42 points, takes 15 rebounds and delivers 7 master keys. It receives the title of Meilleur player (MVP) of the finales at the same time as it deprives Philadelphia of a new sacring. During the playoffs 1981, the 76ers revive the painful experiment to lose, against Celtics, a series which they led 3 victories to 1. The following season seems to condemn them to know similar fate when Boston aligns 2 victories of row to equalize to 3 everywhere and to lead Sixers to play the decisive match in their cave of Boston Garden. This time, Philadelphia leaves a memorable match to carry it 120-106 pennies the encouragements of the supporters of Celtics which howl “Battez Los Angeles”, in one great moment of the history of this sport. Sixers will lose finally finally vis-a-vis Lakers but will find the smile at the beginning of the season 1982-83.

The history season 1982-83: “Fo', Fi', Fo'”

For now a few years, Philadelphia has had a solid team built around Julius Erving and Bobby Jones but fails systematically in the conquest of a second sacring. Harold Katz repurchases the frankness with Dixon in 1982 and offers a reason to hope for the best by recruiting Moses Malone, until there pivot of Houston Rockets and rebondor number 1 of the league. The team dominates the debates, obtains the second best assessment of her history with 65 victories for 17 defeats while Malone is elected better player of season (MVP). The question of a journalist who asks him how will be held the playoffs to come, the player answers: “Fo', fo', fo'” for “furnace, furnace, furnace” announcing a victory in 4 dry sleeves with each of the 3 turns. The conquest of the title will be indeed only one formality. Knicks are beaten 4 to 0, the Bucks 4 to 1 and Lakers is not born in a final with one way (4 to 0). Malone receives the title of better player of the finales and its “fo', fo', fo” almost premonitory become the “fo', fi', fo'” (“furnace, five, furnace”) summarizing the best assessment of the history in playoffs (12 victories for only one defeat).

The era Charles Barkley (1984-1992)

After one season 1983-84 completed with the first turn of the playoffs, Sixers benefit from the draft to select Charles Barkley in 5th position. This player with the sturdy character will level the fans of Philadelphia during 9 memorable seasons. The 76ers dispute against Celtics a new final of conference which they lose in 5 handles. Matt Guokas replaces Billy Cunningham and leads the frankness to the 2nd turn from the playoffs 1986, stage to which the 76ers left by Milwaukee Bucks. June 16th, 1986, Katz seals the 2 most criticized operations its presidency by sending Moses Malone to Washington and by yielding the 1st choice of the draft to come to the Cavaliers. In exchange, Philadelphia receives Roy Hinson, Jeff Ruland and Cliff Robinson, 3 players who will not mark the history of the frankness. Cleveland benefits from the “gift” to select Brad Daugherty which will carry out a relatively short career but more brilliant, obtaining in particular the statute of All-Star. After a new participation in the playoffs and titrates it better rebondor of the league for Barkley, Guokas is replaced by Jim Lynam during the season 1987-88. With an assessment of 36 victories for 46 defeats, Sixers miss the playoffs for the first time since 1974-75. At the time of the draft 1988, the frankness selects Charles Smith before yielding it to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange of Hersey Hawkins. In 5 seasons in Philadelphia, this last will turn to nearly 19 points per match becoming the gunner at 3 points most prolific of the history of the frankness. The season 1988-89 marks the return of the 76ers in playoffs. Knicks of Patrick Ewing do not make them gifts for as much and eliminate them in 3 dry sleeves as of the first turn. In 1989-90, Barkley finish second of the classification of the best player of the regular season behind Magic Johnson while the 76ers gain Atlantique division. After having eliminated Cavs with the first turn, the men of Lynam face the Chicago bulldozers of Michael Jordan. The bulldozers will need 7 handles to leave Sixers whereas in 1990-91, one must only 5 of them to them to obtain the same result. This double failure vis-a-vis Chicago marks the beginning of the end of the Barkley era in Philadelphia. In 1991-92, the 76ers miss once again the playoffs and Barkley is sent to Phoenix Suns Phoenix in exchange of Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry and Andrew lang.

Dark years (1992-1996)

The departure of Charles Barkley is very criticized side of Philadelphia. Lynam gives up then its post of trainer to become to manage general of the frankness and to entrust the reins of the team to Doug Moe. This last will remain in place only a few months before its assistant Fred Carter does not succeed to him. In one year and half Carter an assessment of 32 victories for 76 defeats obtains, which costs him its place like that of Lynam. John Lucas becomes trainer and general manager with orée of the season 1994-95. Lucas leaves one period ostentation to the head of the San Antonio Spurs and has the role of starting again Sixers. The experiment is not conclusive and the team gains only 42 matches in 2 years. This not very glorious period is explained by the acquisition of not very productive free agents or players in end of a career and bad choice of draft to the image of Shawn Bradley. Since 1990-91, each season saw Philadelphia making an assessment worse than that of the preceding one. In 1995-96, the frankness does not gain that 18 victories is the second weaker total of his history equivalent to before last place of the league. Only the new frankness from the Vancouver Grizzlies makes worse this year. Katz the unpopular one yields the frankness to a unit from investors carried out by the owner of the Philadelphia Flyers, the team of hockey of the city, ED Snider which places Jim Croce at the head of the group. Whereas the fans of Sixers are in despair, obtaining the first choice of the draft 1996 comes to give again the smile with the more skeptics.

“The Answer” (Since 1996)

The frankness decides to put its future between the hands of Allen Iverson just left the Georgetown university by hoping that it is the answer (“the Answer”) to the recurring questions. The new owners take along the team towards CoreStates Center while Croce names Johnny Davis trainer in the hope to join again with success. Although Iverson finishes the season 1996-97 with the title of beginning from the year, the results do not improve notably for the team which returns an assessment of 22 victories for 60 defeats. A wave of changes is then announced at the summer 1997: Davis is transfered and the directory adopts a new visual identity for the logo and the shirt. Larry Brown, known for her successes obtained with franknesses dying women, is engaged to take in hand the team. The scorer Jerry Stackhouse takes the way of Detroit in exchange of Aaron McKie and Theo Ratliff, 2 defenders of talent to which are added Eric Snow coming from Seattle to the winter 1998. The relations between Brown and Iverson are tended but Sixers gain 9 matches moreover than the former season. The curtailed season 1998-99 with 50 matches mark a rectification Net of the frankness from Pennsylvania. With Tyrone Hill from Milwaukee, Sixers gain 28 victories for 22 defeats and find the playoffs after 7 seasons of deprivation. The Pacers break nevertheless the dreams of Iverson and company as of the second round. In 1999-2000, Philadelphia loses only 33 meetings and is classified fifth of the classification of the conference Is. Arriving in full confidence to approach the playoffs, Sixers again left by Indiana in 6 handles. The deterioration of the relations between Iverson and Brown gives birth to the rumors from departure of the odd back. An immense operation concluded between 4 franknesses and sending Iverson to Detroit hoods for problems of wage bill. The AlStar, obliged to remain in Philadelphia, decides to make the effort yield with the orders of its trainer and it is the whole of the team which will benefit from it.

The beginning of the season 2000-2001 is triumphal with 10 victories of entry and an assessment which goes up to 41-14. Larry Brown is called to frame the team of the East at the time of the All-Star Range during which Iverson gains the title of better player. The news is less good side of Philadelphia with the serious wound of Theo Ratliff obliging to recruit a pivot in the course of season. An agreement with the Hawks sends Ratliff, Nazr Mohammed, Toni Kukoc and Pepe Sanchez in Atlanta in exchange of Dikembe Mutombo. Sixers finish the season with 56 victories with the meter and are placed at the first rank of the conference Is. With the first turn of the playoffs, Philadelphia meets Pacers and in spite of excellent a Reggie Miller, Sixers are essential in 4 handles. With the second round, in fact the Toronto Raptors of Vince Carter advance. After 2 matches with more than 50 points on behalf of Iverson, the 2 teams find themselves for a seventh match with the knife. To 88-87 against Raptors, Carter misses the shooting of the victory and lets Sixers slip by towards the final of conference vis-a-vis Bucks of Ray Allen. After a series with suspense, Milwaukee must lower house at the time of a seventh match marked by the 44 points of “the Answer” and the contribution of the substitute Rajah Bell. The 76ers reach their first final NBA since 1983. Their adversaries for the final name Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal vêtus of the yellow jersey of Los Angeles Lakers and which has just gained their 11 first matches of playoffs. The series opens on the take-off of Sixers which quickly leads match 1 by 18 to 5. Incompetents to maintain this variation, Lakers total 94 everywhere to offer a prolongation. After having boxed one 5-0 of entry, Philadelphia inflicts one 13-2 crippling to gain match 107 to 101. Lakers empochent match 2 on the score of 98-89 before being in position to release match 3. Shaquille O'Neal left for 6 faults, Sixers restick to 1 point with starts of the last minute of the meeting. It is at this time that Robert Horry leaves the bench to return a shooting at 3 points which seals the victory of Los Angeles. Sixers let pass their chance and lose the series and the title with the following match. Allen Iverson is elected MVP of the season, Brown coach of the year, Mutombo better defender of the league and Aaron McKie better 6 {{E}} man. The whole crowning one exceptional season for the frankness from Pennsylvania.

Although nourishing great ambitions for the season 2001-2002, Sixers must be satisfied with 43 victories and an elimination to the first turn of the playoffs vis-a-vis Boston. 2002-2003 start on the hubcaps with 15 victories for only 4 defeats before a blow of less better does not come to balance the assessment with 25-24 at the time of the AlStar Range. At the price of an excellent end of season, the 76ers are classified fourth in the East. Iverson marks 55 points at the time of a match of the first victorious turn vis-a-vis the New Orleans Hornets before the Strait Pistons do not put an end to the adventure in 6 handles. During the summer 2003, Larry Brown resigns to join the staff of the Pistons and is seen replaced by one of these assistants, Randy Ayers which will hold only 52 matches. Chris Ford takes up the challenge but does not manage to qualify the team for the playoffs for the first time in 6 years. For the season 2004-05, it is Jim O' Brien who takes the orders of the team and decides to make exclusively play Iverson at the post of leader. He then carries out his best season with averages of 30.7 points, 4 rebounds and 7.9 decisive master keys. In the course of season, Chris Webber joined “the Answer” with the objective to offer a second major offensive option to the team. In the wake of the beginner Andre Iguodala who carries out a good first season, Sixers find the playoffs. The armada Pistons carried out by Larry Brown at a rate of Philadelphia as of the first turn and Jim O' Brien is replaced per Maurice Cheeks, member of the champion team in 1983 to start the season 2005-2006.

The intersaison is calm with, among the principal arrivals, those of Louis Williams drafté in 45e position and Steven Hunter come from Suns while Sixers separate from Aaron McKie. Presenting an assessment of 15 victories for as many defeats at the end of the month of December 2005, Sixers do not manage to accelerate. In spite of Iverson at the top of her art and a solid Chris Webber, the team marks on average 7 points of less in March 2006 that in November 2005. A long time holders of the last ticket for the play-offs, Sixers do not succeed in resisting the return started by the bulldozers to April. With a final assessment of 38 victories for 44 defeats, Sixers finish 9th Conference Is.

After “The Answer”

This springtide for Sixers is revolving in the history of the frankness, Allen Iverson the leader of the team requires to leave following the catastrophic results the team. The leaders agree to transfer it after a few weeks from Allen waiting takes the direction of the Colorado for the Denver Nuggets, where it will have at its sides Carmelo Anthony. Sixers turn the page of The Answer not without regret. The frankness must be rebuilt around other AD INTERIM (Andre Iguodala). Andre Miller and Joe Smith is new the 76ers. January 11th, 2007 it is with the turn of Chris Webber, in end of a career, to leave Philadelphia by repurchasing its contract to leave has Detroit.

Prize list

withdrawn Shirts

Current manpower

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Statistical detailed on basketball-reference.com
  • Blog devoted to Sixers

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