By the time the Philadelphia 76ers were preparing for Christmas 2015, the team’s offense was pedestrian. It averaged just 91.6 points per game, good for last place in the NBA. The offense was not due solely to bad shooters, but a very basic offensive scheme designed by head coach Brett Brown to dummy-down the plays to fit the absence of a true NBA starting point guard.
The team added assistant coach Mike D’Antoni to reinforce Brown’s offensive plays, and added point guard Ish Smith to run things at an NBA level.
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The results were dramatically impressive, as the team’s offensive output rose to over 100 points per game.