Tag: Sergio Rodriguez

Every year it seems like there’s a point guard on a bad team who consistently puts up good performances to trick everybody into thinking he’s good. A few years ago it was Greivis Vasquez. Last year it was Ish Smith. This year it’s Sergio “Bearded Chocolate” Rodriguez. Hs ability to wring assists out of the…

I was introduced to a new nickname for Sergio Rodriguez during last night’s 76ers broadcast: “Spanish Chocolate”. I guess it’s supposed to be a homage to White Chocolate Jason Williams, but it actually reminds me more of when Alaa Abdelnaby came up with the ultra-lame “Bus Driver” nickname for Jahlil Okafor (’cause he takes people…

It’s been a long time since the 76ers had a true starting-quality point guard available to them. By my estimation, the last one they had was Jrue Holiday in the 2012-13 season, their last season of relative success (34 wins!). Since then, they’ve rolled out Michael Carter-Williams, Ish Smith, T.J. McConnell, and now Sergio Rodriguez….

All this good stuff being done by Sergio Rodriguez is reminding of when T.J. McConnell burst onto the scene last year for the 76ers. Except, you know, what Sergio is doing isn’t a fluke like what T.J. was doing. Otherwise, very similar, in that they both made the 76ers look like a passable offensive team…

I apologize sincerely for not making highlights of Sergio Rodriguez’ 12/9 debut performance for the Sixers. That was my bad. I should have made the highlights but I didn’t. If I had known how badass his beard was I would have made a video no questions asked. But you have to admit that fourteen points…