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

[Jack Straw]

Warriors hang 51 on Denver in the 1st quarter.

 

[XDevilBoiX]

Total dominance of a team, why Jimmy left them. Didn’t put up a fight at all. Towns -42, Wiggins -25 lol

 

[The Madrigal]

Total dominance of a team, why Jimmy left them. Didn’t put up a fight at all. Towns -42, Wiggins -25 lol

Butler might be a bit of a prick but he wasnt wrong about KAT and Wiggins.

 

[Jack Straw]

KAT pretty much disappeared after the first 5 min or so. Wiggins never really did show up.

 

[The Madrigal]

KAT pretty much disappeared after the first 5 min or so. Wiggins never really did show up.

If ever there was a game for them to show up it was tonight.

 

[Embiid]

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.

I don't follow that son of a butt head...so wasn't aware. Butler trade I would still make.....but valid concerns about him learning to focus on the we and not the me....

 

[Embiid]

KAT pretty much disappeared after the first 5 min or so. Wiggins never really did show up.

Guess they proved Butler correct....

We could have very easily drafted that undynamic duo.....Hinkie we know wanted Wiggins.

 

[The Madrigal]

I don't follow that son of a butt head...so wasn't aware. Butler trade I would still make.....but valid concerns about him learning to focus on the we and not the me....

I dont disagree, there is some reason for concern. The roster also needs work, depth is a bit rough. I still think they are a better team than they were before the trade though and are better than most teams in the league.

As for Spike, I think if it were up to him they would still be tanking for high picks.

 

[The Madrigal]

Guess they proved Butler correct....

We could have very easily drafted that undynamic duo.....Hinkie we know wanted Wiggins.

THANK GOD Embiid got hurt. Hinkie was all in on Wiggins.

 

[Jtown]

THANK GOD Embiid got hurt. Hinkie was all in on Wiggins.

everyone was. Canadians are soft. No one with those gifts should be that ineffective. Its really a shame.

 

[Embiid]

everyone was. Canadians are soft. No one with those gifts should be that ineffective. Its really a shame.

Yup...….we dodged a bullet. Wonder if Hinkie would have traded him like MCW before people caught on? At least he saw fortune in misfortune with Embiid.

 

[The Madrigal]

everyone was. Canadians are soft. No one with those gifts should be that ineffective. Its really a shame.

Its kind of mind boggling that he isnt better but it just looks as simple as him not having the drive needed to be great.

 

[Embiid]

Its kind of mind boggling that he isnt better but it just looks as simple as him not having the drive needed to be great.

No motor....like Okafor

 

[Jack Straw]

Love seeing this

 

[Embiid]

Love seeing this

I miss Saric in some ways...think he is being misused in Minnie but it annoyed me that he won't give up playing for Croatia in the offseason.

 

[Jack Straw]

I miss Saric in some ways...think he is being misused in Minnie but it annoyed me that he won't give up playing for Croatia in the offseason.

I can’t hold that against him. Playing for your country is a big deal, especially in Europe. And the guy obviously loves playing basketball.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

I miss Saric in some ways...think he is being misused in Minnie but it annoyed me that he won't give up playing for Croatia in the offseason.

Across all sports, it's country over club for everyone outside of North America.

 

[Embiid]

I can’t hold that against him. Playing for your country is a big deal, especially in Europe. And the guy obviously loves playing basketball.

I know.....it's part of his identity and character. People like that burn themselves out though....

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

lmao

 

[XDevilBoiX]

Let’s see if they can keep this up with the tougher teams coming up

 

[FLYguy3911]

Jojo spent 3 months on that caption.

 

[Jack Straw]

Kind of a weird thing to say. Doesn’t every team want to beat the other team every game?

 

[Embiid]

Kind of a weird thing to say. Doesn’t every team want to beat the other team every game?

Yeah …...Minnie has no fight. Odd rationalization there...

 

[XDevilBoiX]

Kind of a weird thing to say. Doesn’t every team want to beat the other team every game?

Didn’t seem like a game, more like a practice lol

 

[Phileeguy]

Let’s see if they can keep this up with the tougher teams coming up

It's a legit brutal stretch. Dunno if this season any other team has/had something scheduled like this, but they're going to be playing 12 straight games against winning teams (as of right now, maybe the Lakers/Kings fall off) and 5 of them are on the road. Their combined record: 267-168. And the Sixers are only 7-8 against winning teams, granted 3 of those Ls were before Butler got here.

Bare minimum I'd like to see is going .500. If they can win 7 out of 12, I'll be good. 8 or more and I'll be ecstatic.