The Sixers Have Become Tough to Watch

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It doesn't seem all that long ago that the Sixers were a .500 basketball team. But rattling off a stretch of games like they have -- 5-straight losses, only having won three of their last sixteen -- and all of the hope surrounding this season is getting swept away like all of that rare confetti at the Wells Fargo Center.

They're 15-22 and on the outside of the playoff picture looking at a tough climb in. Even a healthy Andrew Bynum by the middle of February could leave them out of the postseason at the rate they're going now.

When this team has gone through struggles in the past, Doug Collins would typically come out after a game and make statements like, "We played hard, I thought we played good defense, but we were just outmatched tonight by a really good Boston team. They hit their shots. We didn't."

He can no longer say those things with a straight face. Aside from the "not hitting our shots part."

After the Brooklyn game on Tuesday night, in fact, Doug didn't really have much to say at all. Asked what he told his team following the ugly loss, Collins said he had nothing to say to the boys. He just let it simmer.

I think Marc Zumoff put it best during the telecast when he said, paraphrasing, that "the Sixers are allowing the Brooklyn Nets to do anything they want on the offensive end."

This is the Brooklyn Nets we're talking about. Not exactly a perennial contender.

At least when Collins used to praise the team for its effort on a nightly basis, fans could appreciate that and point towards growth. Aside from Jrue Holiday turning into an All-Star, and I'm a bit partial towards Thad Young's nightly effort, this team is as inconsistent as can be.

Evan Turner's play kind of personifies all of that. In year's past, when ET would go through one of his funks, they had enough pieces to fight through it to an extent it as a team. But now, with ET being such an integral part, when he goes bad the whole team goes bad. And Evan's been going bad pretty damn frequently.

And that's just not fun to watch.

I tuned in last night for the contest against the Toronto Raptors. I fell asleep before the 3rd quarter was over.

Doug Collins sure doesn't seem to have the answer. I don't have any answers. Do you have any answers? Is it time to shake up the roster? Can they wait until they get Bynum back before doing that?

All I know is this isn't fun anymore.

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