Enjoy it while it lasts, Philadelphia 76ers fans.
Although the hot start to the 2013-14 season has given the Sixers more satisfaction than Andrew Bynum ever did, it's eventually going to come to a screeching halt. So live it up. Throw a few parties and celebrate the fact that Michael Carter-Williams looks like a future MVP.
The team we're talking about was one that many expected to challenge the Charlotte Bobcats for the worst record of all time. It was almost universally panned, and head coach Brett Brown even went on the record as saying that his roster featured six NBA players.
Going into the season and following the Marcin Gortat trade, Dan Favale wrote for The Hoop Doctors that "the Suns haven’t stolen your [the Sixers'] tanking crown just yet." And was he alone? Absolutely not, as yours truly may have referred to this squad as a D-League team multiple times over the offseason.
Now, in just three games, the Sixers have three wins. They've taken down the Miami Heat, Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls without dropping a single contest. At times, they've looked—dare I say ...
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