PHILADELPHIA – Daryl Morey posed for a photo in a bookstore wearing a T-shirt of the Liberty Bell emblazoned with a “Come To Philly For The Crack” slogan and held a copy of “Basketball for Dummies.” “Playoff Prep,” Morey, the 76ers’ top decision maker, wrote on Instagram.
Oh, the Sixers were called much worse than a group of dolts when the franchise embarked on the strip-for-parts rebuilding seasons known as the Process.
The Sixers were Team Tank. Larry Brown, the coach who led the Sixers to the 2001 NBA finals, said the early seasons “ made me sick to my stomach.” Philly lost some games.
Well, lots of them. It had two, 26-plus game losing streaks that made even the most loyal fan feel nauseated. Through it all, Philly stood by its ethos: