The Philadelphia 76ers were a very bad team, then a moderately bad team, and then back to a very bad team in the 2015-2016 season. Before the All -Star break, the team managed to string together seven wins in a short December – January period. But the team faded at the end of the season.
What happened? Why did the team struggle so late in the year after showing true competitiveness?
One statistic that jumps out is the number of rebounds surrendered to the opposing team versus the number of rebounds the Sixers generated.
Now before I go down this path, let’s give some background.