If you’re missing the NBA or simply looking for a distraction from the never-ending Ben Simmons trade buzz, this episode of Sixers Film Fix is going to focus on a couple of the team’s younger players.
First up, some coverage of Matisse Thybulle’s defense. Specifically, the absurd rate and ways in which he picks up blocks. Last season Thybulle averaged 1.1 blocks in just 20 minutes per game — a number that would be fair for a backup rim-protecting center, let alone a wing defender. Thybulle averaged a monstrous 2 blocks per 36 minutes and ranked 19th in the NBA in total blocks for the year at 71, which was well ahead of all other players 6’7” or under (Mikal Bridges came in 2nd with 63, followed by the Sixers’ own Danny Green at 56).