A lot has been made of the 76ers “supposed” (I put the word “supposed” in quotes to indicate my doubt) lack of shooting. But here’s the deal: if you don’t look very closely, Furkan Korkmaz looks enough like J.J. Redick to be a passable imitation. The 76ers can use that to their advantage. Redick may be gone forever, banished to the hinterlands of New Orleans, but his spirit can live on in Korkmaz. Especially if they give Korkmaz a jersey that says “Redick” on the back so that defenses get confused. They would play him so tightly that it wouldn’t matter that he’s not nearly the shooter Redick is because he wouldn’t be able to get a shot off, but that would open things up for everyone else.
Or, if Philly doesn’t want to resort to outright deception, they can at least start using the nickname “Korverkmaz” to give Korkmaz some extra confidence. Under no circumstances should they use the nickname “Motherfurker”. That one is reserved for Furkan Aldemir once he makes his glorious return to the franchise. In a past description I may have allowed the rights to the nickname to change hands, but if I did, I’m undoing it. Aldemir is too sacred for his sacred nickname to be given out to scrubs like Korkmaz.
Sorry, that’s just how it is. Turkish people will understand.