A Sixers Legend

Last Friday at the Sixers/Sonics game, I had to explain to my girlfriend that there is indeed a man who once played for and now works for the Sixers whose legal name is World B. Free. Even after they showed his picture and name on the giant arena video screen during a boring halftime presentation of some award or somesuch, she did not believe such a man existed.

Free had a solid if not spectacular career. He was mostly known for his scoring ability although the man was a bit of a playmaker as well. Even though his best seasons were not in Philadelphia, the Sixers were his first NBA team and therefore have a special place in his heart (according to me). But what else do we know about the man named World B. Free? Very little in my case. So we're done discussing him.

With things occurring like Willie Green lighting things up and Rodney Carney not constantly embarrassing himself on the court, I feel pretty good about the Sixers assembled cast these days, and I feel good about their future too. Iggy is a borderline star, Thaddeus Young continues to give me basketboners, Sam Dalembert no longer takes (many) jump hooks from the top of the key. There are plenty of questions, like "Can Lou Williams take over from Andre Miller and play the point someday?", and "Can Reggie Evans go play somewhere else but leave his rebounding ability behind for some other player who does not have useless, Edward Scissorhands-like hands?" We shall see. The Sixers have not been this exciting to follow in quite some time.