Fifty years ago, a truly miserable Philadelphia 76ers season changed careers, upended legacies and made NBA history.
Knicks Coach Red Holzman emptied his bench but couldn’t stop the onslaught.
“We were once called the universal health spa of the NBA because we got teams well,” said Carter, who led the team in scoring at 20 points per game. “We went into their town [and] they were on a losing streak; when we left, they were on a winning streak — because everybody beat us. Nine and 73 is misery after misery after misery.”
The 76ers finally fired Rubin on Jan. 23, after the team lost its ninth straight game to fall to 4-47. The deposed coach“I'm hurting pretty good,” said Rubin, who had turned 47 the previous month. “Most of my hurts are from embarrassment. I’m not in the greatest mental shape. It's going to take a long time for this wound to heal. I guess it always does when you have been fired for the first time. Some nights when we got beat and the losses mounted, my stomach became one big knot.
After the 0-11 start under Loughery, the Sixers put together their only good stretch of basketball. They won five of seven before returning to form, ending the season with 13 straight losses. Loughery’s record was 5-26, a .161 winning percentage.“Did I lead us to nine wins, or did I lead us to 73 losses?” he asked.The Sixers did benefit from the disastrous season by getting the first pick in the 1973 draft, which yielded Doug Collins.
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