Through the early part of the Sixers season a number of trends have started to pop up, from the team’s struggles to get on the same page with its switch-heavy scheme — leading to unexpected struggles on that end of the court — to dominance from Joel Embiid and our first glimpses of Markelle Fultz’s return to action.



We return to this week’s Likes and Dislikes column to take a look at a couple of other early season trends, including Fultz finally attacking the rim in transition, Robert Covington’s continued stellar defensive play and Ben Simmons’ unexpected struggles at the rim.



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Like: Markelle Fultz attacking the rim



The early returns on Fultz’s play haven’t exactly been inspiring, as it’s been characterized more by tentativeness and uncertainty rather than the dynamic lead guard many expected when the Sixers moved up to the No. 1...