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The Sixers are One Win Away from Avoiding Tying the Futility Record
By Jim Adair
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Before the season started, USA Today went out on what seemed like a very sturdy limb to predict an eight-win season for the Sixers. Those eight wins would give the 2014-2015 Sixers the worst record in history (one fewer win than the 1972-1973 Sixers). USA Today was wrong.
The Sixers could still tie the futility record, but with their current record of 9-37, they would have to lose 36 more games, consecutively. Currently, the 9-37 record through 45 games is only the 13th worst all-time. The rest of the Sixers’ season is a pretty easy road too, as they’ll only face 14 teams with a winning percentage currently over .500 (the Knicks are the only team with an easier path, playing 13 above .500 teams). With that, Jerami Grant coming into his own, and JaKarr “intriguing bundle of chaos” Sampson making some impact, the Sixers may even win like … 12 games.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.