Thread on how the dislike of national media can influence the 76ers (Embiid/Simmons)

The national media doesn’t like Philly fans to start off with due to their reputation. This can add fuel to the fire when it comes to picking on the cities teams and atheletes.

Being a big city team it’s a lot easier to run with headlines that sell more views. Sports news outlets can sell stories that are more appealing and turn no substance trade rumors into lockeroom issues

Lockeroom issues and trade rumors can lead to on court problems when the team has to shift their focus off of winning games and onto debunking chemistry issues and possible moves for players which can hurt players outputs on a nightly basis

Continuing to have small slip ups in a long 82 game season, media coverage will continue to blow things out of proportion and the Sixers tend to find themselves in a endless cycle of headlines trying to rip the team apart over small losses and occasional average stat lines.

ay if y’all made it to the bottom of the thread if ur a sixers fan or a boston fan or whatever feel free to rip it apart or critique or cause this is for a college project and all feedback is very much appreciated it. thanks guys