Unterberger: The Top 100 Sixers And RTRS Moments Of 2018
It’s been a weird year. Here are the top 100 Sixers moments of the year.
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100. LeBron James signs somewhere else
99. James Young hits a three, does nothing else
98. Simmons throws off the backboard to himself, then to Fultz
97. Richaun Holmes double-clutch dunks
96. T.J. McConnell throws up the W
When you hear the opening guitar riff of “Say It Ain’t So” pic.twitter.com/DQxocydPiJ
— shamus (@shamus_clancy) December 11, 2018
95. Killakow’s Bill Simmons live pod intro
94. Zhaire lives!
93. The first half of the London Game
92. Justin Anderson vs. Dwyane Wade
91. Sixers act weird behind Molly Sullivan
90. Joel Embiid to Mo Bamba: “Welcome to the fucking league”
89. Furkan Korkmaz hits Summer League game-winner
88. Team besides Sixers trades for Kyle Korver
87. Joel Embiid vs. Marcus Morris
86. J.J. gets pissed at T.J. for stealing his open three
85. Joel Embiid lists colors
84. Shake Milton hits a three, does some other stuff
83. Jimmy Butler to Landry Shamet: “You gon’ shoot it? And score it? I’m with that.”
82. Robert Covington’s farewell message
81. Joel Embiid dunks on locals
80. Joel Embiid cheats at the All-Star Skills Challenge, loses anyway
79. Spike on Manu Ginobili: “Spurs Lou Williams”
78. Joel Embiid reacts to Ben Detrick revelations
77. Joel Embiid on Eagles Super Bowl: “We up next”
76. K.J. McDaniels big ups the Ricky
75. Joel Embiid’s four-game 30-point streak this season
74. Pablo Torre officiates a wedding at the Live Ricky
This has people getting married at our live podcast at XFinity live by Pablo Torre. That’s a sentence. https://t.co/NrEweRCFZW
— Spike Eskin (@SpikeEskin) May 18, 2018
73. Joel Embiid does the EuroStep Dance
72. Ben Simmons gets snubbed from the All-Star game for the 23rd time, swears vengeance
71. The J.J. Redick China Revenge Game
70. Joel Embiid throws himself an alley-oop
69. “FULTZ!” chant
68. The Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot hot streak
67. Joel Embiid on Terry Rozier: “Too bad he’s too short”
66. The debut of Hoagie Hour
65. Sixers beat LeBron in Cleveland
64. Ben Simmons dishes no-look to Markelle Fultz in the Sixers home opener
63. Bill Simmons says the name
61. Joel Embiid goes for 40 and 20 (in a loss)
60. Markelle Fultz FUCKEN DUNKS IT
59. LeBron James clowns Bryan Colangelo during press conference
58. Joel Embiid, on his way to build more real estate in Andre Drummond’s head
57. Ben Simmons threads Magic Johnson pass to Dario Saric, Dario blows assist
56. Joel Embiid becomes the Phantom of the Process
55. Brett Brown gets an extension
54. Brett Brown gets a beard
53. T.J. McConnell shouts out “The Ricky Sanchez guys”
We will now be known moving forward as The Guys At Ricky Sanchez. Thank you. https://t.co/lu5wR1OBUr
— The Guys At Ricky Sanchez Podcast (@RTRSPodcast) December 20, 2018
52. Joel Embiid blocks Russell Westbrook and Paul George at the All-Star Game
51. Sixers win That Game in the playoffs against Heat
50. BRUNCH TIME
49. Joel Embiid writes about watching white guys shoot on YouTube
48. Elton Brand makes a surprise appearance at the Live Ricky
47. Reggie Miller predicts that Ben Simmons will hit a three against the Bulls
46. T.J. McConnell throws alley-oop to Ben Simmons
45. Dario Saric gets a tan
44. Sixers beat Spurs (twice!) in January
43. Ben Simmons vs. Kyle Lowry
42. Jimmy Butler vs. Serena Winters, Pt. 1
41. Jimmy Butler vs. Serena Winters, Pt. 2
40. “If I were mngt I would step on a ladder and kick his b#**” (tweeted in 2017, exposed in 2018)
39. WFC crowd chants “JIM-MY BUT-LER!” during his home debut against Utah
37. T.J. McConnell notches first triple-double against Knicks
36. Jimmy Butler, boom, relives infamous Timberwolves practice, boom, on J.J. Redick’s podcast, boom
35. Landry Shamet goes Tracy McGrady against Brooklyn
32. Brett Brown sends a love letter to Sam Hinkie with draft night trade
31. Amir Johnson goes in on Derek Bodner and KOC
30. Elton Brand hired as first Sixers GM to be on the shirt
important to note that elton brand is ON THE SHIRT pic.twitter.com/vii1EmlIXY
— Michael Levin (@Michael_Levin) September 18, 2018
29. Landry Shamet airballs a reverse dunk
28. Robert Covington gets a huge ovation at the Lottery Party
27. “That is a normal collar. Find a new slant.” (also tweeted 2017, popularized 2018)
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26. Ben Simmons is confirmed as rookie, wins Rookie of the Year
25. Drew Hanlen gets a handjob on the Sixers sideline
24. The Process Hall of Fame inducts its inaugural class
23. Markelle Fultz becomes youngest player ever to post a triple-double
22. Dario Saric bats a loose ball to Ben Simmons for a breakaway dunk
21. Sixers beat the Raptors for first time in forever on MLK day
20. Mike and Ben Simmons get a TV show together
19. Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons become headband bros
18. Dario Saric headlines the Live Ricky
16. Sixers clinch first playoff series victory since 2012 against Miami
15. Jimmy Butler hits a game-winner in Charlotte
14. Jimmy Butler hits the same game-winner in Brooklyn
13. Michael Weber confronts Dave Silver during Game One against Miami
12. Ben Simmons wins war of triple-doubles against LeBron James
11. Markelle Fultz hits a three-pointer
10. Sixers Twitter solves the 91 mystery
9. Furkan Korkmaz goes off for 40 in Summer League
8. Joel Embiid dunks on Russell Westbrook
7. Elton Brand trades for Jimmy Butler
6. J.J. Redick leaves social media
5. Dario Saric celebrates a layup
4. Sixers fans gather to boo Tony Snell as a proxy for Malcolm Brogdon at Fly the Process
3. Joel Embiid dunks-and-one on Aron Baynes
2. Bryan Colangelo resigns because of friggin’ Detrick
In a press release, Bryan Colangelo denies sharing sensitive information with his wife pic.twitter.com/ZZ0BM2GctR
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) June 7, 2018