OT: Teh Philadelphia Seventy Sixers are here to Shake

[FatTugboatFlahr]

If you switch coaches, we win by 20.

We will never ever beat that team in a 7 game series.

 

[Jack Straw]

Tough loss but they fought to the end. Embiid had a bad game and Simmons had his usual "mild" (to put it politely) game against Boston. Still working the new guys into the schemes so not too depressing to lose a close one. Except it's the Celtics and it sucks.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

Pathetic.

Championship contenders don't lose games against teams like that.

 

[Phileeguy]

They went 7-5 over this 12 game stretch. I said in the last thread when this part of the schedule came around I'd be good with that, and yet, as I sit here, I still feel like they should've done better. I'll accept the L when they were resting guys (mainly Embiid) vs. Denver, and I'll also accept that they got a little unlucky vs. OKC in that loss but it evened out a bit with a win in GS that I didn't think they'd pull off. But they really should've taken care of business vs. Sacramento, and vs. Boston tonight who was without Kyrie. Simmons going 2 for 7 from the line was a not insignificant (double negative be damned) factor in the loss along with Tobias going 0fer from 3.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

No of those games matter. We lose to every competent team in the East.

That's factually accurate.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

He’s an average coach at best

he's good at development, but they need more than that now.

 

[Jack Straw]

One criticism of Brown I would have for this game- why play Boban over Bolden? Boban can't guard Horford, Bolden would do a much better job. And he would stretch the floor some. If Baynes was playing I could see using Boban but not against Horford and Theis.

 

[Jack Straw]

 

[gertbfrobe16]

pretty sad excuse for not bringing it for 4 quarters.

 

[Stop the Madness]

Why can’t this team beat the Celtics or thunder. Every single time.

 

[BigToe]

Duke getting manhandled.

You were saying?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

You were saying?

You're welcome to Duke fans.

 

[Embiid]

I like BB...but I am not so sure he is the coach to take this team over the top. He definitely has to show much more than he did last year in the playoffs and he has to show he can coach this team to defeat the likes of Boston and Toronto.

 

[Cody Webster]

This game is too close...I want to see the Sixers run these damn Celtics out the building one of these days. If they lose tonight to them again I'm going to eat my firestick remote...

Pics please

 

[Lotusflower]

As was said before, The Sixers timeline hasnt changed.

Youre not winning the title until Simmons/Embiid are both in their primes.

Until Simmons becomes more polished ad willing on offense and Jo is able to dominate without depending on a inordinate amount of trips to the line and both beome better decision makers late youre not winning the title.

Jimmy Butler wasnt the difference. Neither is Tobias. Their gonna be the 3 and 4 to Jo/Simmons 1 and 2.

 

[Ruck Over]

Welp, that was unsatisfying. In a complete fluke, and somehow tangentially related, PSU major upset over Michigan, 75-69.

And the Flyers won as well, can't have all the nice things.

Toward the end of the game, to relieve some tension, the wife and I flipped back and forth between the game and My Cousin Vinny. My Cousin Vinny always brings a smile to the face.

 

[DancingPanther]

pretty sad excuse for not bringing it for 4 quarters.

??

That's a guy taking the blame, saying he played like shit and owning up to it. What do you want him to say?

 

[gertbfrobe16]

??

That's a guy taking the blame, saying he played like **** and owning up to it. What do you want him to say?

i don't want him to say he was sleepwalking for 3 quarters. say he needs to play better or he didn't play well. saying what he did, gives me the impression that, he wasn't ready or interested in playing well enough to win.

 

[Hiesenberg]

The team has 36 wins, some how Brett Brown has attributed to zero of them. lol

 

[Jack Straw]

The team has 36 wins, some how Brett Brown has attributed to zero of them. lol

Despite having two young stars still figuring things out, and despite having only three remaining starters from the start of the season (including the same two young stars) and despite having five guys playing only their third game with the team, Brett Brown is not allowed to lose a game to arguably the best defensive team in the league. In fact, he’s not allowed to lose any games. Completely unacceptable.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

The team has 36 wins, some how Brett Brown has attributed to zero of them. lol

yea whoever said that, should be hung.

 

[The Madrigal]

If you switch coaches, we win by 20.

We will never ever beat that team in a 7 game series.

I couldn't agree more. Brown is Stevens' bitch. They keep losing to this team for same reasons. The Sixers might have only lost by 3 points but Boston dominated them and they never had a chance to win that game. So frustrating.

 

[Schwarbomb]

I think the Sixers/Celtics are likely to overtake the Pacers for the 3rd seed. We would avoid them round 1 at least.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I couldn't agree more. Brown is Stevens' *****. They keep losing to this team for same reasons. The Sixers might have only lost by 3 points but Boston dominated them and they never had a chance to win that game. So frustrating.

It’s like watching a game on repeat.

It’s so frustratingly similar every game. I haven’t been this rattled by a matchup since that like 3 year stretch where we couldn’t beat the Rangers.

 

[Embiid]

It’s like watching a game on repeat.

It’s so frustratingly similar every game. I haven’t been this rattled by a matchup since that like 3 year stretch where we couldn’t beat the Rangers.

It's deflating......I hope they can figure them out at some point. They just have our number...