OT: Teh Philadelphia Seventy Sixers are here to Shake part 2

[Schwarbomb]

I want to see more Tobias as the PnR ball handler.

 

[Embiid]

Looks like Shamet having a bit of a tough time against the Warriors. To be expected...rookie growing pains. Still wished we kept him.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

That org is a joke.

 

[Embiid]

What is he mad about....how the Sixers overcame an attempted fix?

 

[Schwarbomb]

The Sixers are completely inside the Nets heads.

I think the playoff series last year against the Heat helped this team. The Heat had a lot of experience and tough players and tried to f*** with Ben/Joel. These Nets are like an ankle biter pup compared to the fully gown Rottweiler Heat.

 

[DancingPanther]

That org is a joke.

The real crime here is I have to work tuesday night. Maybe if I listen real hard I'll be able to hear our fans boo them all the way back to NY. f*** off

 

[Jack Straw]

What exactly is the point of suspending a GM for one game? Is he not allowed in the building? Is he allowed to watch the game on TV?

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

I want to see more Tobias as the PnR ball handler.

the question is , does Brown see that.

What game is he watching at times

 

[Embiid]

What exactly is the point of suspending a GM for one game? Is he not allowed in the building? Is he allowed to watch the game on TV?

Seriously...it is comical.

 

[Flybynite]

What exactly is the point of suspending a GM for one game? Is he not allowed in the building? Is he allowed to watch the game on TV?

Only thing more useless would be suspending the owner.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

@HakstolisAFartVacuum SGA Hive

What exactly is the point of suspending a GM for one game? Is he not allowed in the building? Is he allowed to watch the game on TV?

If Morey was suspended, would it mean they would force him to watch?

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

@HakstolisAFartVacuum SGA Hive



If Morey was suspended, would it mean they would force him to watch?

I was just about to say, is this kid special or what man.

 

[Schwarbomb]

What exactly is the point of suspending a GM for one game? Is he not allowed in the building? Is he allowed to watch the game on TV?

He's going to watch from Applebee's.

 

[deadhead]

Looks like Shamet having a bit of a tough time against the Warriors. To be expected...rookie growing pains. Still wished we kept him.

I like Shamet, but I think Milton has a similar skill set, maybe less talented offensively but more upside defensively due to length.
But they need Smith to be healthy next year, he's the only one on the roster with the athleticism to shut down top scoring point guards.

If I were Brand, I'd be drafting great athletes who are willing to play defense and try to teach them to shoot "3s," I think what will stop the Sixers this year is lack of defensive stoppers off the bench.

 

[deadhead]

the difference in TO's per game between us and the Warriors is all of .5 tho....half a turn per game.
Teams that whip the ball around give it up a lot.

The real issue is we spam Jo isos out of the post late in games.
Postups are the easiest plays to defend and Jo's not the best ballhandler so we often have egregious type turns late.

I think the real issue is a combination of inexperience (Jo Jo has about 2 complete seasons under his belt, same with Simmons) and integrating half a roster in a month.
They need to keep this group together next year, then gradually move in new players so the core is comfortable working together and rookies and free agents can be worked in on the margin.

 

[Ruck Over]

Who?

Local cable network talking personality. Long time resident of the Comcast Sportsnet/NBCPhilly tv crew.

 

[sabremike]

Everybody loves Embiid right now except Nets fans.

Since the Nets have no fans this means that everybody loves Embiid.

 

[Lotusflower]

I'd have the torches and pitchforks ready for Sam Presti if I was an OKC fan.
Draft 3 MVPs back to back to back only to be left with the least impactful one.

About to go out in the first round with the 2nd highest payroll in the league

 

[Ruck Over]

I'd have the torches and pitchforks ready for Sam Presti if I was an OKC fan.
Draft 3 MVPs back to back to back only to be left with the least impactful one.

About to go out in the first round with the 2nd highest payroll in the league

Beautiful. f*** Westbrook.

 

[Embiid]

For the life of me...I don't know why Brand thought Boban was a better option than somebody like Enes Kanter who can at least clutch a ball and rebound....

 

[Schwarbomb]

I'd have the torches and pitchforks ready for Sam Presti if I was an OKC fan.
Draft 3 MVPs back to back to back only to be left with the least impactful one.

About to go out in the first round with the 2nd highest payroll in the league

In an alternate universe they're led by Harden and Durant, that could have been a championship duo. What's interesting to me is they weren't willing to go into the tax to extend Harden, but they've been a tax paying team 4 out of the last 5 years. Recent History Of NBA Taxpaying Teams

 

[Lotusflower]

In an alternate universe they're led by Harden and Durant, that could have been a championship duo. What's interesting to me is they weren't willing to go into the tax to extend Harden, but they've been a tax paying team 4 out of the last 5 years. Recent History Of NBA Taxpaying Teams

They tried to get cute about fit. Harden=handles +shoots, Westbrook=handles + shoots. Cant keep both of 'em.
Lets trade one for pennies and try to develop Ibaka instead of just keeping them all

Same thing latecomer Sixer fans try to do with Embiid+Simmons. High impact guys make the fit argument moot.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Lol.

 

[Lotusflower]

For the life of me...I don't know why Brand thought Boban was a better option than somebody like Enes Kanter who can at least clutch a ball and rebound....

Still not sold on Kanter.
He's always been halal chicken in the PnR but the Thunder's most common ballhandlers are Schroder and Westbrook who despite being productive and skilled are both really inefficient PnR ballhandlers.

Thunder have the talent to exploit the mismatch but not the skillset.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

“Teams that are -8 favorites, who are attempting to close-out at home in game 5, after winning game 4 on the road, are 23-0 straight up.”