The CURIOUS case of Julius Erving and the 1984 Philadelphia 76ers
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2023
- The 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers are considered by many as the greatest team ever. Led by Moses Malone and Julius Erving, they dominated the NBA. But in the 1983-84 season, they suffered a crushing defeat against the New Jersey Nets in the first round. The author of "The All-Time Greatest NBA Book" series discusses what went wrong with this historic team.
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Julius was going through having his sister dying of cancer that year and his heart just wasn’t in the game at that time. The man had a lot of tragedy in his life and this was the latest blow. Moses was an all-time great, but this was always Doc’s team and they weren’t going to keep that playoff energy without their captain there 100% mentally and emotionally. The man loved his family a lot more than the game, and it showed.
The Dr. J Sixers were my favorite team. I lived and died with their heart-breaking losses in the playoffs. Aside from the '83 team, they never had that killer instinct that the Lakers and Celtics had. While LA & Boston loved to increase their foot pressure on opponents' necks, the Sixers seemed to always allow their opponent back in the game.
Pre-Moses, they were also always outdone at center by Parrish and Kareem. Caldwell Jones and Daryl Dawkins remain beloved by Sixers fans after all those incredible battles, but they were inferior to the centers of the two teams they had to get through (LA & BOS) and always at a disadvantage.
After '84, 76ers ownership/management made horrible personnel decisions that turned the team into a mess.
i was in 8th grade and listened to the games after bed time under covers with a transistor radio. Being from north NJ, i was rooting hard for the Nets. You hit most of the major issues, but the matchups as you pointed out was a huge reason the Nets pulled it out. Michael Ray played out of galaxy, and Buck Williams just dominated Iavaroni (and Bobby Jones). That Williams-Iavaroni matchup was the x factor. Darryl Dawkins played a good center against Moses, Otis Birdsong against Toney, and Albert King against Dr.J. Richardson and Williams and their intensity were the key.
I remember screaming when they won game 5.
Thank you so much for this video and covering my favorite team. The 80’s NBA was my favorite time particularly 82 to 86 the 76’ers were so dominant in 82-83 one knew there would be a drop off. But it was drastic note the Lakers and Boston Celtics both won over 60 game that year. I think Philadelphia won 53 so even if they won two or three, they could not gain ground on the Boston Celtics Boston Celtics just as in the the previous year. They won 56 they never could catch the Sixers, the first round playoff loss was galling! I remember reading an article where Moses Malone was chewed out by the owner of the team and sulked the rest of the year. it was a sad. Thanks again for keeping this era alive.
That's much appreciated!
Philly was great in 1984 also. They started out 29-11. Then Moses hurt his ankles and the team never recovered. Boston then emerged in their prime when Philly was aging.
Moses was 28 Cheeks 27 Toney 26
Jones 32 and Dr J 33 so yes and no
Nevertheless
Celtics beat the Sixers in 81 with Bird outplaying MVP Dr J then in 82 Tiny Archibald was injured for the majority of the ECF with Celtics having a better record than the Sixers this injury had big impact in the outcome of that series that still went to 7 games
@@Nok5Z Philly started 29-11 and finished the regular season 16-8 in 1984 so for most of the season they were close to the team from 1983. Moses Malone’s relentless, physical game meant that he got punished every game from elbows and low blows. This took a toll obviously. Doc had a terrible Game 5 against New Jersey in the first round in 1984 with just 12 points and 7 turnovers. 1981 Philly was actually the better team. They just had bad luck. In Game 7 Boston double teamed Doc and nobody else stepped up to score. Billy Cunningham should have given the ball to Andrew Toney who was free instead of relying on Darryl Dawkins who was foul prone and hoping Erving would break free from the double team. 89-85 late in the game they should have won but there was a no call foul on Dawkins since this was the Boston Garden and the refs decided to let them play it out. Larry Bird made the winning basket on a bank shot which he never did.
@@braddurian Dr J choked that’s why Sixers lost in 84
Toney was a rookie averaging 13 points in 81 yeah sure let’s trust him in game 7 that would be like putting Mchale in place of Maxwell in that game 7
Celtics were clutch both teams were physical it was game 7 of the ECF
Funny to say « He never did it again » 😂 talking about a man who hit multiples difficult shot in his career the definition of clutch but yeah it was LuCk 😵💫
In 85 Sixers got sent home by the Celtics easily
84 would have been the same
After 83 Sixers were finished
Last time they beat the Celtics in a playoffs series : 1982
Last time Celtics beat them : 2023 before that 2012 2002 and 1984 it’s all the refs fault 😠
1985*
2018 and 2020*
It’s the refs 😠
Andrew Toney started to fade out because of foot and ankle problems slowly declined
Finally someone posted what happened to this 83 championship team
I'm surprised the narrator didn't mention Darryl Dawkins as a reason for the Nets winning this series. The Sixers traded him two years before, so Double D had plenty of motivation to beat his former team. He and Moses were similar in size and strength so that presented an even matchup. Michael Ray Richardson, like Dawkins, had Hall of Fame talent, and could match up with a lot of players when they were right. Otis Birdsong was a former All-Star guard and this team was coached by a good coach in Stan Albeck. This series was not as much of an upset as it was made out to be.
Moses was an all star, led the league in rebounds while averaging almost 23 ppg.
That was the beginning of the end because the next season they got destroyed by the Celtics in the Eastern conference finals. Robert Parrish dominated Moses Malone.
Harold Katz destroyed my team….the 1983 Sixers. 😡
A year after, the 76ers get Charles Barkley. They could have been a dynasty. Not sure what happened.
-- Dr J was 33yo, past his peak prime, but Moses Malone 28/29?!? Yeah, he was complacent. Philly should have sustained it longer but then again, LARRY BIRD owned most of the 1980s.
Though he still was able to still display some unique athleticism, wouldn't it be fair to say that Dr. J was starting to get old? Secondly, the Celtics were flat out better. Their talent was too spread out.
@@jlui21 No the Lakers own the 80's
Flat out bad personnel decisions by management. Trading Moses in 86, swapping the no.1 pick who turned out to be perennial All Star Brad Daugherty for Roy Hinson. And true Doc was aging, but with a front line off Malone, Barkley, and Daugherty, you could have still been a power in the East for yrs to come.
@junestevens5123 Too bad they couldn't get past me Rockets in 1986. The Celtics would have annihilated them.
I think that subconsciously the Lakers didn't want any part of that Celtic team. The whole discussion changes. Too bad Bill Walton could only stay healthy for one year or the Celtics probably repeat in 1987.
Along with Toney’s injuries I heard that the Philly coaching staff was trying to make him more into a point guard and that upset Toney. Is this true and was it during the 83 84 season?
the Nets wouldn't win a playoff series again until 2002. Also I would say the 2006 Heat are up there for worst title defense
The 2007 heat were an injury riddled mess . the 2012 Mavs were a very low seed for a defending champ .
Other teams improved that year, most notably Boston when they acquired Dennis Johnson. The Sixers basically played a pat hand from the year before.
The nets could have been a team of the future
I wonder if Double D and Moses Malone could played together.
It was Andrew Toneys foot problems that destroyed the sixers!!! He wasnt the Boston Strangler anymore!!!
Nj had a big body to contain Moses in d Dawkins
And ray Richardson killed them
Lack of performance
The fact is other teams just started playing better. There was a renewed interest in the NBA. Teams were playing better because people cared. If what you are doing doesn't matter to the fans, you aren't going to try very hard, you're just collecting a paycheck. Since Bird and Magic came into the league the interest exploded. The superstars were always going to be good. It's the play of the average player that increased dramatically because they started to play harder, especially on the road because they knew their fans were watching at home. Before that time, they knew they weren't. This attitude is why home court advantage is a thing.