14 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Nah. It's perfect for Ben. He can dominate based on his physical gifts alone and won't have to acknowledge any weaknesses in his game. It's basically how he lived until getting to the NBA -- get by on talent alone. 

He would get booed out of the WNBA for missing crucial free throws.

 

40 minutes ago, NYEagle said:

Richard Jefferson wants to be Ben's next girlfriend I think......

Perk: Tell him about the CBA Zach 

52 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

He would get booed out of the WNBA for missing crucial free throws.

 

Booing requires fans in the stands...

2 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

Is she so stupid that she’s actually surprised by Perkins’ (obviously correct) assessment of the situation? Or, is the fake reaction just for TV?

Richard Jefferson’s comments don’t even warrant a reaction.

Probably be my last post here until after the game.
 

So here’s my (probably overly optimistic) predictions for the season: The Sixers will be a better team this year without Ben than they were with him. And yes that means I don’t believe he suits up and plays a single game for them.
 

The offense will be far better and more than offset any loss on the defensive end. Maxey will be a 15-17 PPG, 6-7 assist per game PG and (more importantly) create spacing for Embiid. 

I reserve the right to change my opinion at halftime…

I just can't wait for Ben to get traded so I can see the Embiid trolling commence. 

9 minutes ago, nipples said:

Probably be my last post here until after the game.
 

So here’s my (probably overly optimistic) predictions for the season: The Sixers will be a better team this year without Ben than they were with him. And yes that means I don’t believe he suits up and plays a single game for them.
 

The offense will be far better and more than offset any loss on the defensive end. Maxey will be a 15-17 PPG, 6-7 assist per game PG and (more importantly) create spacing for Embiid. 

I reserve the right to change my opinion at halftime…

Im with you. Im so excited to see this team play without Ben. 

On the eve of the 21-22 regular season, Damian Lillard responded to a question about the possibility of trade speculation if the Portland Trail Blazers get off to a slow start.

"I’ll answer that the same way I answered it on media day: I’m not leaving Portland," said Damian Lillard. "It’s an easy thing and a popular thing to say but it’s not gonna happen."

There were reports over the offseason that Lillard was close to requesting a trade from the Blazers, which he refuted at the time.

"Adversity is going to hit, there’s goong to be tough times. So if it starts off rocky or if it starts out as a struggle I won’t be happy about it, nobody would. But I’m not going to jump ship and bail out when that happens.”

Lillard also spoke with Jason Quick of The Athletic about how his conversations with Chauncey Billups have changed his mindset. 

"I think a big part of (my change in mindset) was me and Chauncey’s conversations, and where we see things the same,” Lillard said. "I’m not going to share details of our conversations, but it’s not often when I speak to people that they see what I see. Watching a game, observing people … there’s not many people who see what I see. But a lot of what I see, he sees. So that was very important to me. Like, that was a big deal.”

A girl I went to high school with is selling Ben's house.  I am not sure if she knows what she is getting in to.

So have they found a new shelter home for Benita Simmons yet? 

 

 

10 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

 

 

Just a soft world these days.  You think 10 years ago if this happened, a teammate wouldn't walk up to him and get in his face and maybe push him?

3 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

Just a soft world these days.  You think 10 years ago if this happened, a teammate wouldn't walk up to him and get in his face and maybe push him?

Jordan liked Kerr and he punched him in the face so I can only imagine. 

39 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

A girl I went to high school with is selling Ben's house.  I am not sure if she knows what she is getting in to.

You’re friends with Juliet?

41 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

A girl I went to high school with is selling Ben's house.  I am not sure if she knows what she is getting in to.

 

You know Juliet ?  Mikey Miss just shouted her out on his show earlier.  Tyrone wishes her success in the sale but not until after Ben is traded.  The idea is to make Ben suffer as much as possible. 

Ben's Moorestown House

 

 

56 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

You’re friends with Juliet?

I am not friends with her but I went to high school with her.  She was a few years below me.  Her brother Brad, was in my grade.  Do you know them?

1 hour ago, nipples said:

Probably be my last post here until after the game.
 

So here’s my (probably overly optimistic) predictions for the season: The Sixers will be a better team this year without Ben than they were with him. And yes that means I don’t believe he suits up and plays a single game for them.
 

The offense will be far better and more than offset any loss on the defensive end. Maxey will be a 15-17 PPG, 6-7 assist per game PG and (more importantly) create spacing for Embiid. 

I reserve the right to change my opinion at halftime…

Maxey averages 7 assists Sixers are winning the title. I just don't see it and think Embiid and Maxey both have same assist numbers. 

Heck, I wouldn't mind Embiid at the top of the key running the offense at times and bring the ball up the court 

 

21 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

I am not friends with her but I went to high school with her.  She was a few years below me.  Her brother Brad, was in my grade.  Do you know them?

No

Fine..... I'll do it 

 

1 hour ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Maxey averages 7 assists Sixers are winning the title. I just don't see it and think Embiid and Maxey both have same assist numbers. 

Heck, I wouldn't mind Embiid at the top of the key running the offense at times and bring the ball up the court 

 

Hey you could be right, I just think the kid is going to shock a lot of people. He should have plenty of assists just because he’ll space the floor, dump it in to Embiid and let the big man go to work. 

I appreciate the optimism in here but without a point guard or two on the roster, I've tempered my expectations this season pending the outcome of the Ben situation.  They'll still win games as constructed but it will be fewer than 50 and probably lead to a 4-6 seed in the playoffs.  Had they gotten someone like Schroder cheap after his market fell apart, I'd be more optimistic but as excited as I am about Maxey, playing PG at a high level in the NBA is not easy and it's going to be worse when he's not on the floor.

Teams would be smart to pressure them the whole length of the floor as much as possible.  I'm truly dumbfounded by this teams inability or unwillingness to add any point guards during this entire rebuild. During the tank, I thought it was intentional to drive the win total down but now, there is no excuse not to have added someone useful.

If I am the Sixers I send Ben away.

I make the narrative that this is for his mental health and they are doing everything they can to get him the help he needs because the dude is broken mentally. It might be the family issues, he doesn't enjoy playing basketball, or a mirror of other issues, but Ben needs to talk some people about where his head is.

I still wouldn't trade him, but hope this brings back a fire under Ben and rekindles his trade value. 

3 hours ago, therealdawk said:

 

You know Juliet ?  Mikey Miss just shouted her out on his show earlier.  Tyrone wishes her success in the sale but not until after Ben is traded.  The idea is to make Ben suffer as much as possible. 

Ben's Moorestown House

 

 

I was expecting to find it repulsive, but I actually kind of like it.  The basement is poorly done…graffiti wallpaper, Simmons memorabilia, and a chincy looking fish tank defining the media/theater room.  But the rest seems kind of well put together.

Im also guessing he’s spent more time in that gamer room than he has at the foul line in practice.

59 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said:

I appreciate the optimism in here but without a point guard or two on the roster, I've tempered my expectations this season pending the outcome of the Ben situation.  They'll still win games as constructed but it will be fewer than 50 and probably lead to a 4-6 seed in the playoffs.  Had they gotten someone like Schroder cheap after his market fell apart, I'd be more optimistic but as excited as I am about Maxey, playing PG at a high level in the NBA is not easy and it's going to be worse when he's not on the floor.

Teams would be smart to pressure them the whole length of the floor as much as possible.  I'm truly dumbfounded by this teams inability or unwillingness to add any point guards during this entire rebuild. During the tank, I thought it was intentional to drive the win total down but now, there is no excuse not to have added someone useful.

agreed...maxey is a scoring guard...not a pg.  they needed to add a vet pg for depth. should be interesting to see who runs the point tonight when maxey is on the bench...especially with shake out.

 

 

2 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

agreed...maxey is a scoring guard...not a pg.  they needed to add a vet pg for depth. should be interesting to see who runs the point tonight when maxey is on the bench...especially with shake out.

 

 

Kork is a PG overseas. Doc has said he likes him there in spurts. Its going to be Maxey and Kork.