Locked On Sixers

Keith Pompey dissects the Joel Embiid vs. Deandre Ayton battle in the 76ers' lackluster 119-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center. He also talks T.J. McConnell replacing Markelle Fultz as the backup point guard after intermission. Coah Brett Brown did not commit to Fultz remaining as the backup.  And Pompey talked about Jonah Bolden suffering a fractured leg while on assignment with the Delaware Blue Coats. This is just the latest in a long string of injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey talks about what makes Jimmy Butler a great fit for the 76ers. With his addition, the team can no longer use inexperience as an excuse for losses, turnovers and mental breakdowns. And Pompey thinks the Sixers  have a great chance of sweeping their next six games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ORLANDO - Keith Pompey and Mike Sielski talk about Jimmy Butler's debut with the 76ers.  Then they discuss the team's fourth-quarter meltdown and how can they move forward. Oh, they also have a special guest, who crashed the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MIAMI - Keith Pompey dissects the 76ers' 124-114 victory over the Miami Heat  Monday night at American Airlines Arena. He also talks about Markelle Fultz's foul shots and the guard's response to people's reaction to them. And Pompey gives him opinion of who's going losing his starting spot once Jimmy Butler joins the team, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MIAMI  –  Keith Pompey talks about the Sixers acquisition of NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.  He says this move raises the coaching expectations for Brett Brown. Pompey also talks about the Sixers changes to keep Butler beyond this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

INDIANAPOLIS -  Keith Pompey talks about the 76ers' 100-94 victory over Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. He also talks about Dario Saric getting out of his shooting slump and Ben Simmons' versatility in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

INDIANAPOLIS - Keith Pompey talks about how Joel Embiid is carrying the 76ers. He also points out that the team needs to give up the starting backcourt experiment of Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz in order to help Embiid and the team. Finally, Pompey talks about how injuries have been constant in the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey comments on the criticism that 76ers coach Brett Brown is receiving. He thinks the coach needs an opportunity to prove what he can do with a healthy roster. Pompey also talks about how a now-deleted tweet only added more discussion about the Markelle Fultz saga. And he says that Landry Shamet is proven to the late first-round steal of the draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEW YORK - Keith Pompey dissects Sunday's 122-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He said the team lacked focused while failing to feed Joel Embiid the ball and was unable to match the Nets' intensity. Pompey also talks about Wednesday's upcoming matchup against the Indiana Pacers, a team that had matchup problems for the Sixers in the past.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey talks about Joel Embiid's dominating performance to lead the 76ers to Thursday nght's 122-113 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. He also says T.J. McConnell must play moving forward in order to the team to be successful. And Pompey breaks down Furkan Korkmaz's comments about not getting a fair opportunity to play for the Sixers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TORONTO -- Keith Pompey dissects the 76ers' 129-112 setback to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena. He also talks about the team losing former assistant coach Lloyd Pierce and the tough upcoming stretch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 76ers are undefeated at home and winless on the road. Their home games have been against one average team and three subpar squads. However, all three of their road games were against quality opponents.  Keith Pompey talks about that the pros and cons of picking up Furkan Korkmaz's third-year option. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey says Robert Covington and Dario Saric must step up for the 76ers to be successful this season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MILWAUKEE --  Keith Pompey  says the first five games of the season shows the 76ers aren't as good as the team that reached the second round of the playoffs last season. That's not to say things will remain that way. However, they aren't close to the team that finished the 2017-18 regular-season campaign with 16 straight wins at this point of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DETROIT -- Keith Pompey says the 76ers' 133-132 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons made it obvious that the team, primarily coach Brett Brown, doesn't have faith in Markelle Fultz in the clutch. They may say otherwise, but it was obvious by his not playing the final 10 minutes, 12 seconds of the fourth quarter and in overtime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey and Mike Small chat about the Sixers heading into Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey talks about how the 76ers have been unable to avoid injuries since the start of the 2013-14 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey and special guest Brian Ellis dissect the 76ers' first two games and talk about what to expect in the upcoming road trip against the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey dissects the 76ers' 127-108 victory over the undermanned and struggling Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Pompey points out folks were led believe that Markelle Fultz's shot got better this summer. However, it's appears the updates were misleading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices