I read about the unstoppable 1983 Philadelphia 76ers. After years of falling short, they made a massive move by acquiring Moses Malone. His arrival was the final piece of the puzzle, and he famously predicted their championship run with his Fo Fo Fo boast, predicting sweeps in every round. While they stumbled once against the Bucks, their Fo Fi Fo playoff record of 12-1 is still one of the most dominant in NBA history, culminating in a sweep of the defending champion Lakers. The team, led by Malone and Julius Erving, was a force of nature and finally brought a long-awaited championship to the city.

​What do you think was more impactful for the '83 Sixers, their dominant regular season or their near perfect playoff run?

Source:
https://sportsorca.com/nba/unstoppable-1983-philadelphia-76ers/

3 comments

  1. If we’re healthy, this is what I see V.J Edgecombe being for us. His combination of size, playmaking, athleticism and finishing ability adds something different to the team that we just didn’t have in prior years.

  2. Malone wasn’t some missing ingredient, he was an MVP and for a minute there in the early 80’s the best player in basketball. It would be like if our Sixers were healthy and they just dropped Giannis onto the team instead of PG.

  3. Calling the pre-Moses Malone era 76ers “a contender” undersells them a bit; that team made 3 NBA Finals and 5 conference finals in the previous 6 seasons without Malone. They weren’t a run of the mill contender; they were one of the top teams in the NBA that hadn’t gotten the job done yet. (The Dr. J era 76ers were better pre-Moses than either the Iverson or Embiid era 76ers teams were at their peaks.)

    I was a young fan (9-10 years old) during the 1982-83 season, and the general thinking pretty much the entire year was the NBA title was the 76ers’ to lose. They played great the first 2/3 of the regular season before letting off the gas the last few weeks before the playoffs, knowing they had the #1 overall record wrapped up and had to be prepared for the playoffs. Then they turned things back on for the playoffs.

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