OT: The Philadelphia Seventy Sixers: The Sixers Used Harden - It Wasn't Very Effective (Offseason)

[trostol]

it feels like they are right back to pre-process days...middle of the pack..early exit in the PO's

 

[Embiid]

Embiid says he is more of a playmaker.....well guess we still need a shooter

Joel Embiid Says James Harden Isn’t the Same As When He Was With Rockets - Sports Illustrated

The 76ers star big man said that Harden has taken on more of a role as a facilitator.

www.si.com

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Morey says Doc is coming back.

 

[FLYguy3911]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

He also said they need more toughness.

Get hyped!

 

[Embiid]

FIRE DARYL MOREY!

I f***ing give up!

 

[Embiid]

He also said they need more toughness.

Get hyped!

Is that you Cuck and the Flyers FO and ownership??

I hate Philly sports.....

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Morey’s voice is something.

 

[Embiid]

Morey’s voice is something.

I hate it now bc I have to hear Rivers open that dumb orifice on his face again....

We are really seeing Morey's stubborness now. Hope he knows how to turn the current roster into a dream team bc that is the only way Rivers wins anything beyond a round or two..

 

[deadhead]

Portland won twice with Walton, who makes Embiid look like Iron Man.

The problem is the bench, this team needs long athletes (Reed, Bassey) who can defend multiple positions - Green was already losing it defensively, which left Matisse as the only plus defender - Maxey is game but short and inexperienced. Hopefully, Springer and Joe can bring some of that at guard next year.

You're not turning a team around with 30 year old veterans you pick up with exemptions - at most they're deep depth, at worst they're Milsap and Jordan. You need cheap young athletes who can take the load off your stars.

 

[trostol]

really..its like the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies are all run by the same person

 

[Embiid]

really..its like the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies are all run by the same person

And the world....asshole alien simulation.

 

[WIP CALLER]

what is it with this city and keeping coaches well past their expiration date? On the bright side, at least we know not to emotionally invest in the team regardless of regular season performance next year because they aren't winning in the playoffs with Doc.

 

[Embiid]

Green with a torn ACL...can't wait for Doc and his loyalty give him extended minutes to the detriment of youth development...

EDIT: Add LCL to torn ACL.....

 

[deadhead]

Is Green even signed for next season?

 

[Jack Straw]

Is Green even signed for next season?

Yes. One more year.

 

[wankstifier]

not enough sixers fans are talking about the antics of embiid that incited the Siakim elbow.

Yes, let’s get outraged at airplanes. They’re destructive to the environment

 

[DancingPanther]

Another year of Embiid down the drain. Next up, 2024

 

[Magua]

Rivers was hired before Morey by a month. I do wonder how cut and dry firing him would be to the partners. Or even their big name players. It's also possible Morey breathes in the fumes of Doc's bullshit. Non-zero chance something still happens down the line. I guess it's plausible Morey believes it's on him for not creating championship depth.

Yes. One more year.

I believe they can opt out, but it doesn't create any cap space because of exemptions? Green has his cold shooting nights and his body is wearing down, apart from this devastating injury which changes things, but no one can say with a straight face that him being injured wasn't important in both of the team's last two exits. Matisse sounds nice as a player to fill Green's role, but push come to shove, he can't.

 

[The Last Red]

I'm ready for the Process 2.0 to start. Let's go . . .

 

[DancingPanther]

Every team I root for is a disaster

 

[Magua]

Every team I root for is a disaster

Plats?

 

[Lotusflower]

Tweets #6 and 7 in the thread.

Which was obvious to anyone with a brain.
And yet Jo pouted the whole season after because he didnt like sharing the paint with Al.
Giannis won the MVP and shared the paint with post maven Brook Lopez but you cant/wont make nice?

Then Jo straight up lied in his desire to diss Simmons saying 'the team was built for him'
When Brett was calling him the 'crown jewel' for 4 years straight?
IIRC it was Jo's team that vetoed the Ty Lue signing and put their support behind Doc in the first place.

Everyone involved in this team is delusional.
I get more drama between rooting for these guys and the Raiders than a week's afternoon of soaps.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Brook Lopez has almost as many 3PA per game as he does 2PA.

Pretty disingenuous.

 

[Flybynite]

Portland won twice with Walton, who makes Embiid look like Iron Man.

The problem is the bench, this team needs long athletes (Reed, Bassey) who can defend multiple positions - Green was already losing it defensively, which left Matisse as the only plus defender - Maxey is game but short and inexperienced. Hopefully, Springer and Joe can bring some of that at guard next year.

You're not turning a team around with 30 year old veterans you pick up with exemptions - at most they're deep depth, at worst they're Milsap and Jordan. You need cheap young athletes who can take the load off your stars.

Portland won once with Walton. They've only won 1 title their entire history and that was it. It also happened to be when Bill Walton was 24 and they managed to get lucky and have him be healthy for that entire playoff run (or as healthy as a 24 year old version of him got). Portland never won another playoff round with Walton on the team and Walton didn't win another until he was a bench player for Boston in the 80s.

In fact it probably shows the dangers of being a team so dependent on a chronically injured big man as Portland after winning the title in 1976 was the best team in the league the next season, Bill Walton had great stats and won the MVP. But he broke his foot played only like 58 or 59 games and didn't play at all in the playoffs and Portland didn't win a series.

Medical science is obviously better today than it was then... but still the Sixers success is entirely dependent on getting lucky and having Embiid be healthy for those 6-8 weeks of playoffs.