When Joel is not good offensively, he just gives up on all other aspects. Cool stuff. 

Joel looks out of shape and disinterested 

Harrell is one of the better scorers on this team (sadly). But hes a little mid-range, and a lot of cherry picking. He needs minutes to do his scoring. You cant split time between him and Paul Reed. Its gotta be all Harrell for 15-20 minutes a night. I might get crazy and say even 25-30 a night. And you have to commit to sitting Joel (probably would be helpful), and Tucker for him.

 

The team needs Maxey and Melton on the court together, with a big who can play the fast game. Maxey and Melton, being the only to young, athletic guys on the team need not he incumbered by the plodding guys with their 85 year old playing style.

I would love to see a lot of Harden, Maxey, Melton, Harris, Harrell

I think Harden can make a great outletpass to get the break going, Melton and Maxey can run, and Harris and Harrell are more well suited as the bigs for that style.

I think that group would be capable of making some runs in games. Which this team really hasnt generated at all in 2 games yet.

21 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

The second unit has better motion in their offense. Why isn’t Joel rolling to the basket when he and Harden pick and roll?

Because when he and Harden are on the court together, one of the two of them runs the point and everyone else stands around and watches.  

 

 

I think 1 game was easy to throw out. I now thing, being embarrassed in game 2 should really get legitimate hot seat talk going for Doc.

Yes, of course its early. But this team is far, far away from competing with two of the Easts elite.

I dont think we can keep making excuses for him. Other teams went through an offseason of the exact same length, made free agent acquisitions, etc. Other teams are ready to play. Our team looks like the season hit them 2 months too early.

We have 1 new player in the starting lineup. Thats not that extreme. They should look better, and they dont.

 

how about that. they made a run.

We need to stop ****ing with lack of fouls and hustle back on defense. Harden and Embiid are the two main culprits. 

I’m not going to overreact to just two games, but Embiid really hasn’t been good. Don’t know what’s up with him but he needs to get his crap together. 

I hope Embiid knows his role tonight and just plays D and acts as a decoy. Would love it if he set some good screens to get looks for Harden or Maxey.

Last thing we need is him trying to take over and turning it over on doule teams. Harden is hot. Ride him till he cools and then try Maxey.

Ok. How about Tucker set some screens, and let Embiid go to the paint to maybe rebound some Harden misses?

14 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I think 1 game was easy to throw out. I now thing, being embarrassed in game 2 should really get legitimate hot seat talk going for Doc.

Yes, of course its early. But this team is far, far away from competing with two of the Easts elite.

I dont think we can keep making excuses for him. Other teams went through an offseason of the exact same length, made free agent acquisitions, etc. Other teams are ready to play. Our team looks like the season hit them 2 months too early.

We have 1 new player in the starting lineup. Thats not that extreme. They should look better, and they dont.

Doc is an idiot and should be fired. I’m doubting  they do it midseason cause they don’t want to pay him the money with the amount of time still on his contract and pay the new coach. That said i don’t think this roster is what it looks like after the trade deadline tbh. 

immediately embiid harden 2 man game results in long 3 attempts missed by Harden, and then a turnover trying to work a pick and role. 

Embiid instantly killed the whole flow for the team.

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Doc is an idiot and should be fired. I’m doubting  they do it midseason cause they don’t want to pay him the money with the amount of time still on his contract and pay the new coach. That said i don’t think this roster is what it looks like after the trade deadline tbh. 

This offensive scheme with the starters is a joke. Harden dribbling around and no one moving. Joel never rolling to them rim on the pick and rolls. No one else slashing or setting screens. 

2 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

This offensive scheme with the starters is a joke. Harden dribbling around and no one moving. Joel never rolling to them rim on the pick and rolls. No one else slashing or setting screens. 

So the offense looks like it did with the rockets and James harden? That’s what the rockets would do except they had capella who’d roll to the basket and they’d find him occasionally for the dunk or alley oop

bricken for chicken?

FREE NUGGETS!!!

Milwaukee didnt even bother to double Joel. He still missed. Black hole.

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

So the offense looks like it did with the rockets and James harden? That’s what the rockets would do except they had capella who’d roll to the basket and they’d find him occasionally for the dunk or alley oop

It’s not suppose to be. It’s suppose to go through Joel, according by to doc. This harden can’t do what that harden did. Doesn’t have the same burst. He is only asserting himself because nothing else is working. This offense stinks!

defense continues to suck.

Friggin Embiid. I know thats out on Milwaukee but what an ill advised pass. 

lol its actually out on Maxey. Embiid really lucked out with another idiotic play.

Horrible decision by Harris to try to help considering embiid is on Allen and Allen would have to basically shoot over the arms of embiid inside the arc so at worse it’s tied not down 1

that was the best we had??????

Embiid lost this game. Dude was straight up trash. 

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Horrible decision by Harris to try to help considering embiid is on Allen and Allen would have to basically shoot over the arms of embiid inside the arc so at worse it’s tied not down 1

That last play drawn up was terrible. I’m ready for Sam. If we need to lose 8 out the next 12, so be it. It will help in the long run. I know we won’t actually lose that many and Doc will stay.