NBA teams currently have all the time in the world to reflect on the 2019-20 season. Aside from the league being on an indefinite hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most compelling viewing content right now is basketball-related, namely the Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls-centered docuseries, ‘The Last Dance.’ Things are simply aligned for them to be inspired and hyped for a return to the hardwood.

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is no different. He has been in the game for decades, but he’s just like any hoop junkie, as he too has his eyes glued on the weekly episodes.

Brown believes that there’s a lot to take away from the documentary, and he hopes that his two All-Stars, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, are taking notes.

Here’s what he told Noah Levick of NBC Sports Philadelphia:

“The pieces that really go in to a team. The sacrifices that really have to go on within a team. The intricacies of team, the competitiveness that it really takes, the notion that your best player has to — and leadership comes in all forms — your best player has to grab stuff by the throat and lead, and it can be done a little bit by committee.”

It sounds like a sneaky jab, but who can blame Brown? Pushing buttons are part of his job, especially within the leaders of his team.

To cool off some of the hot remarks, Brown also offered encouragement for Embiid and Simmons, and wanted them to know that their turn to reach the mountain top will come.

“I like our guys seeing [The Last Dance documentary]. You’re reminded that people like MJ and LeBron [James] and [Kevin] Durant, they didn’t win championships until they were 28”

Tough love or encouragement, though, the Sixers have been on hot-and-cold for a while now. They have derailed the hype train off their breakout performance in the 2017-18 season, so he knows he has to raise his coaching chops, including mentally.

Team headlines are talking about team disagreements, Brown’s job security, Embiid’s inconsistent effort, and Simmons’s inability – or perhaps hesitance – to develop an outside shot, and not the highly talented core being a bonafide East powerhouse, which is what they are on paper.

The rocky 2019-20 season didn’t change the perceptions too – the Sixers have the worst road record among all playoff teams, Embiid is having a down year, and Simmons still seems allergic from taking threes or even mid-range jumpers.

But for now, while everyone is still quarantined in their homes awaiting the league’s ultimate decision, Brown is keeping his job. Once the season comes back (fingers crossed), which may jump straight into postseason play, he’ll also have his chance to put together a good reason why he should stay in Philly.