OT: The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers are glad to have a Butler part 2

[Hiesenberg]

I'm turning it off. I don't want to watch them get outscored by 35 in the 3rd

 

[JojoTheWhale]

...but I was told Embiid + Simmons dont fit offensively. All those WIP posters clogged the thread swearing it was so.

I know all of this offense is actually bad, but I won’t know how until I read it at The Ringer tomorrow.

 

[Jtown]

Who?

exactly.

 

[Lotusflower]

I know all of this offense is actually bad, but I won’t know how until I read it at The Ringer tomorrow.

EDIT: Also shoutout to Zumoff. An honestly nice man who is a true legend. Made the Process years tolerable.

 

[Jtown]

I know all of this offense is actually bad, but I won’t know how until I read it at The Ringer tomorrow.

insert famous mike Schmidt quote.

 

[Jack Straw]

EDIT: Also shoutout to Zumoff. An honestly nice man who is a true legend. Made the Process years tolerable.

Love Zumoff. Just wish he would ease up on those pet catch phrases he loves so much.

 

[Lotusflower]

Love Zumoff. Just wish he would ease up on those pet catch phrases he loves so much.

He made the Iverson years iconic as well.
When I coached semipro bball in the Bay Area we had armbands made with "L.A.W.D" printed on them for "lock all windows and doors."

I love that for defense. Really simple but gets at the heart of what youre trying to do.

 

[Embiid]

I hate missed dunks and layups.....

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

Lol tj with the butt pat on dario

 

[Jtown]

sixers are proving that all you need to do is shoot 60 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the 3 point line and you're going to win a few games.

 

[Embiid]

sixers are proving that all you need to do is shoot 60 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the 3 point line and you're going to win a few games.

Eureka

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

sixers are proving that all you need to do is shoot 60 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the 3 point line and you're going to win a few games.

And such a sustainable model too

 

[JojoTheWhale]

When Deng shows up, you know the game is over.

 

[Jack Straw]

When Amir Johnson juggles the ball in the paint and still scores, you know the game is over.

 

[Embiid]

Brewer....woo hoo!

 

[Jack Straw]

When both Brewer and Bayless are in the game, you know it’s really really over.

 

[The Madrigal]

So I guess Embiid, Simmons, and Butler can play together after all....until their next loss.

 

[Embiid]

The egos have been in check tonight.....

 

[Embiid]

Did Brewer steal Bayless's headband?

 

[The Madrigal]

Sixers win - they are great together

Sixers lose - they all hate each other

 

[Lotusflower]

 

[Embiid]

Sixers win - they are great together

Sixers lose - they all hate each other

A bit of a non sequitur and exaggeration. I'm not sure anybody said they "hate" each other. You've got 3 star players that are still learning to play together. Hopefully, they can gain momentum from a game like this...inside out play

 

[The Madrigal]

A bit of a non sequitur and exaggeration. I'm not sure anybody said they "hate" each other. You've got 3 star players that are still learning to play together. Hopefully, they can gain momentum from a game like this...inside out play

Ive read that they dont like each other and arent a good fit at all basketball wise. It always seems to come up after losses though. I honestly cant remember the last time there was so much negativity around a good team like this in Philly. Probably have to go back to the Reid/Mcnabb era Eagles.

 

[Embiid]

Ive read that they dont like each other and arent a good fit at all basketball wise. It always seems to come up after losses though. I honestly cant remember the last time there was so much negativity around a good team like this in Philly. Probably have to go back to the Reid/Mcnabb era Eagles.

It's true.....not gonna argue that. I mean it is no secret though that players like Embiid, Butler and Simmons want to be top dawgs. Butler already has a reputation that precedes him. It is natural for people to worry especially as Philly fans. Hey I will take this over the tank years any day though. I just want to see them play this well against the top teams. The schedule going forward will show a lot.

 

[The Madrigal]

It's true.....not gonna argue that. I mean it is no secret though that players like Embiid, Butler and Simmons want to be top dawgs. Butler already has a reputation that precedes him. It is natural for people to worry especially as Philly fans. Hey I will take this over the tank years any day though. I just want to see them play this well against the top teams. The schedule going forward will show a lot.

Did you read the article Spike Eskin wrote the other day? He made it sound like the Sixers were one of the worst and most dysfunctional teams in the league. He basically called the Butler trade a massive failure, though I shouldnt be surprised since two of his beloved "processers" were involved in the deal.