Perfectly Awful
The Philadelphia 76ers' Horrendous and Hilarious 1972-1973 Season
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Starred review from October 15, 2014
In the pantheon of bad sports teams, the 197273 Philadelphia 76ers are enshrined with baseball's 1962 New York Mets, who won just 40 of 160 games. Just six seasons earlier, the 76ers, led by Wilt Chamberlain, were NBA champs. Hall of Fame guard Hal Greer was the only player left from that team by '72, leaving a roster made up of a lethal combination of over-the-hill veterans and questionably talented youngsters. More problematic was the coach, Roy Rubin, who lacked exposure to the pro game and was inexperienced in coaching grown men. Half the players hated him, and the other half didn't like him. The team's failings make a great subject for Rosen, who knows basketball from the inside as a player and professional coach. He understands the subtleties of the locker room, and, in this tale of laughable woe, he nails the fractured team dynamic through first-person interviews with the players, coaches, and writers who covered the team. The literature of sport usually focuses on championship teams and players. But the road to the top is littered with vanquished foes. The 72'73 76ers are the ultimate vanquished foe. Great reading.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)
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