Philadelphia 76ers
(22-60, 6th in Atlantic, 39 games back)
1997 Draft Order
| STRENGTHS: | IVERSON & STACKHOUSE |
| YOUNG NUCLEUS |
| WEAKNESSES: | BAD SHOOTING TEAM |
| TURNS BALL OVER A LOT |
| NO DEFENSE |
| CHANGES: | LARRY BROWN IN, JOHNNY DAVIS OUT |
| DERRICK COLEMAN?? NEW LOGO |
| NEEDS: | CENTER, BENCH HELP |
| #1 Draft Picks in the Nineties |
1990
None |
1994
Sharone Wright, C, Clemson (6) |
1991
None |
B.J. Tyler, G, Texas (20) |
1992
Clarence Weatherspoon, G, Southern MS (9) |
1995
Jerry Stackhouse, G/F, UNC (3) |
1993
Shawn Bradley, C, BYU (2) |
1996
Allen Iverson, G, Georgetown (1) |
TEAM NOTES:
| SIXERS |
|
OPP. |
| 100.2 (7th) |
PPG |
106.7 (28th) |
| .438 (24th) |
FG% |
.470 (17th) |
| 44.2 (3rd) |
REBS |
39.9 (8th) |
| 17.5 (28th) |
TO'S |
15.6 (18th) |
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1996-97 |
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- Sixers added the rookie of the year in Allen Iverson. However, they only improved 4 games from last season, thus Johnny Davis was canned and Larry Brown was hired.
- Allen Iverson led all rookies in points (23.5), total assists (567), minutes per game (40.1) and steals per game (2.1).
- Held opponents under 100 pts in only 23 games. Sixers were 15-8 when that occured.
- Opponents avg 14.5 offensive rebounds per game. Sixers ranked 28th. Only Vancouver was worse.
- Sixers averaged 20.7 assists per game (22nd).
- Worst 3-point shooting team in NBA, averaged 32 % from 3's.
- Only the Knicks turned the ball over more, Sixers averaged 17.5 turnovers a game.
- One of 6 teams to allow 100+ points a game (NJ, Phoenix, Denver, G.S, Philly and Boston).
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