Liberty Ballers Feb 5, 2023
Sixers-Knicks: first half thread
James Harden lost an All-Star spot to Julius Randle... now they’ll share the floor in a division matchup. Oh and Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris ought to be there too. Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks When: 6 p.m. EST Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City Watch: ESPN Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic Follow: @LibertyBallers
Liberty Ballers Feb 5, 2023
Can Joel Embiid make it to 16-1 all-time vs. New York Knicks?
Photo by Dustin Satloff/ The Sixers take Manhattan... let’s hope this one is as fun as Christmas was. It’s the first Sunday without NFL football since September, and we’ve got a division matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks. When these Eastern Conference Atlantic Division teams met back in early November both James Harden and Joel Embiid were injured so it was the Tyrese Maxey show. Still, Philadelphia possessed a ten-point lead with under seven minutes remaining in the fourth, led by ‘Rese Lightning’s eventual 31 points. But the...
The Sixer Sense Feb 2, 2023
Ranking 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey and the top 30 NBA shooting guards
We’re over halfway through the NBA season. In the East, the contenders are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. The West is a bit murkier, but we can still make educated guesses about which teams will rise with the tide. Naturally, we’ve decided to revisit our ranking of the NBA’s top […] Ranking 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey and the top 30 NBA shooting guards - The Sixer Sense - The Sixer Sense - A Philadelphia 76ers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
Liberty Ballers Feb 1, 2023
Surprising Sixers on the trade block? Latest reports and intel on Sixers’ ‘two-way’ and ‘backup five’ needs
Set Number: X163545 TK1 Is Tyrese Maxey no longer untouchable? Is Georges Niang surprisingly on the trade block? What about Shake Milton? Does the team not mind the idea of keeping Thybulle? And ongoing backup big headaches. We’re here in trade season and there’s still not much going on. Is it going to remain quiet? Is some rival Bambi GM safe to graze? Or are Daryl Morey and Elton Brand lying, hiding in wait, poised to strike like a couple of lions camouflaged in the high and dry grasses of treacherous trade plains? Few expected them to land James Harden at this...
Liberty Ballers Jan 30, 2023
SB Nation Reacts: Sixers fans encouraged by Maxey’s adjustment to bench during winning streak
Photo by Mitchell Leff/ The third-year guard has become Philadelphia’s sixth man. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Philadelphia 76ers fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. Two weeks ago, Tyrese Maxey shifted from the starting lineup to a sixth man role. The Sixers haven’t lost during that stretch, winning all six games since that change occurred and their past seven overall. Across that span, the offense has dominated, led by prolific stretches from Joel...
Liberty Ballers Jan 27, 2023
Tyrese Maxey thriving in sixth man role
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The 22-year-old guard has taken the shift to coming off the bench in stride. It’s been about a week and a half since Sixers head coach Doc Rivers announced that the team would be utilizing multiple starting lineups going forward. The biggest change that has come from this so far has been the shift of Tyrese Maxey from starting five to a sixth man role, with De’Anthony Melton taking his place. There was never the question of whether Maxey would play about the same amount of minutes whether he’s starting or coming in off the bench....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jan 25, 2023
James Harden, Tyrese Maxey lead 76ers past Nets, 137-133
James Harden hit two 3-pointers and had a driving layup in the final four minutes against his former Brooklyn teammates and the Philadelphia 76ers stretched their winning streak to six games, outscoring the Nets 137-133 on Wednesday night.
Liberty Ballers Jan 25, 2023
SB Nation Reacts: Majority of Sixers fans ‘intrigued’ by new starting lineup options
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Philadelphia is 4-0 since the change, with De’Anthony Melton in place of Tyrese Maxey as the starting shooting guard. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged in Philadelphia 76ers fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. On the second leg of their five-game West Coast swing last week, the Philadelphia 76ers elected to swap De’Anthony Melton for Tyrese Maxey in the starting lineup. After the Sixers defeated the Lakers, 113-112, head...
ClutchPoints Jan 22, 2023
Doc Rivers, Tyrese Maxey vocal on Sixers’ massive Kings upset without Joel Embiid, James Harden
The Philadelphia 76ers are heading back home from the west coast with five new victories. The Sixers pulled off the most impressive win of their five-game road trip (and one of their best of the season) with a win over the Sacramento Kings despite Joel Embiid and James Harden sitting out. The Sixers came back […] The post Doc Rivers, Tyrese Maxey vocal on Sixers’ massive Kings upset without Joel Embiid, James Harden appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Liberty Ballers Jan 20, 2023
Shake Milton reveals mindset he and Tyrese Maxey try to maintain when providing spark off bench
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via The Sixers have won every game they’ve brought Tyrese Maxey off the bench on this current west coast road trip. Shake Milton sheds insight on the mindset it takes to succeed in that role. Doc Rivers recently revealed that he might be rotating the Sixers starting lineups moving forwards. And while many of us speculated that he’d be toggling out one of P.J. Tucker, De’Anthony Melton, and Tyrese Maxey, while leaving in Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tobias Harris, for the last three games, it’s been the Sixers soon to be very...
ClutchPoints Jan 20, 2023
Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey, Shake Milton discuss special relationship that fuels bench duo’s chemistry
Tyrese Maxey’s move to the bench has done pretty well so far for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers have won its last four games and Maxey has looked more and more comfortable coming off the bench. One of the biggest helpers Maxey has in his new role is Shake Milton. The steady guard is used […] The post Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey, Shake Milton discuss special relationship that fuels bench duo’s chemistry appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Liberty Ballers Jan 20, 2023
Sixers Bell Ringer: Joel Embiid’s 32 points, James Harden’s triple-double power win over Blazers
Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via The Sixers’ star duo paced them in this victory. Sixers Bell Ringer standings James Harden - 13 Joel Embiid - 13 Tobias Harris - 5 Tyrese Maxey - 4 Shake Milton - 4 Paul Reed - 2 De’Anthony Melton - 1 Georges Niang - 1 Montrezl Harrell - 1 Making their lone pitstop of the season in Portland, the Philadelphia 76ers ventured into Moda Center looking for a fourth straight win on this five-game road trip. After jumping out to a 57-34 halftime lead, the Sixers held off the Blazers’ late charge with timely stops and fast-break buckets...
Liberty Ballers Jan 19, 2023
Tyrese Maxey’s maturity is the key to the Sixers’ starting lineup experiment
Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via For the Sixers’ new starting lineup plan to work, it will require beyond-his-years maturity from Tyrese Maxey. For each of the past two games, the Sixers have started De’Anthony Melton in place of Tyrese Maxey alongside James Harden, Tobias Harris, P.J. Tucker and Joel Embiid. That isn’t necessarily a permanent change, but it also seems to be a part of the Sixers’ long-term plan moving forward. “We told our team there’s three lineups that we’ll be using from this point on,” head coach Doc Rivers told...
ClutchPoints Jan 19, 2023
Tyrese Maxey sounds off on harsh reality of Sixers bench demotion
The Philadelphia 76ers have been using Tyrese Maxey off the bench of late. What started out as an easing-in period as he made his way back from injury is now a full-blown tactic being employed by Sixers head coach Doc Rivers. Rivers initially stated that it was Maxey’s idea to utilize him off the bench […] The post Tyrese Maxey sounds off on harsh reality of Sixers bench demotion appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Liberty Ballers Jan 18, 2023
How do you feel about the Sixers’ plan to use different starting lineups moving forward?
Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Head coach Doc Rivers says he plans to rotate the lineup based on the matchups. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Philadelphia 76ers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After Tyrese Maxey came off the bench in his first two games back from a left foot fracture, he returned to the starting lineup against the Indiana Pacers to begin five consecutive contests as a starter. But then, De’Anthony...
