I hereby dedicate this classic to all of the chicken littles out there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oica5jG7FpU But SERIOUSLY I believe we'll be fine. The 76ers are obviously a team that CAN be beat but we WILL need our Full Arsenal to do it.....
Some takeaways for a potential series against them(IMO):
Embiid will NOT average 38 and 16 for a series. I doubt he'll even PLAY the entire series.
Mike Scott will NOT hit 5-7 from deep.
Ben Simmons will NOT be a deep threat. We WILL have to keep him off the boards and stop his penetration, though.
Tobias Harris WILL, however - be someone we'll have to keep an eye on...he thoroughly exposed us last night.
Matisse "Falcon" Thybulle WILL be a defensive pest against us...and he IS improving offensively.
76ers are NOT a deep team. We ARE - when healthy.
We may not even PLAY PHI in a series...we COULD have a scenario where PHI / MIL will beat each other up.
We MAY - down the road HAVE to make a serious trade. If "I" had my choice I'd want NBA's AquaMan on our roster:
Steven Adams is a tough, rugged, proven NBA Center that can bang with the best, is durable and can rebound and defend well. He has enough of an offensive game to keep opponents honest but does not need the ball in his hands to keep him happy.
Who would we give up for SA? Not my call thankfully - but tough choices may be ahead. I hope I'm wrong.