1 hour ago, 20dawk4life said:

Anyone but Eric Bledsoe, a bag of basketballs would be better 

76ers are 21st in defensive rating this season.  they were 2nd last season. offensive rating hasn't changed much...14th this season & 13th last season. 

 

i have no idea how they come up with these ratings but it does show the impact of not having ben's defense. 

[Anderson] Sources: The Sacramento Kings are not pursuing Indiana Pacers big men Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, but Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons could still be a target as they look to trade Buddy Hield and Marvin Bagley III.

3 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

76ers are 21st in defensive rating this season.  they were 2nd last season. offensive rating hasn't changed much...14th this season & 13th last season. 

 

i have no idea how they come up with these ratings but it does show the impact of not having ben's defense. 

Offensive and defensive ratings are just points per 100 possessions. 

2 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

[Anderson] Sources: The Sacramento Kings are not pursuing Indiana Pacers big men Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, but Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons could still be a target as they look to trade Buddy Hield and Marvin Bagley III.

Adding to that,  I read that the Kings haven't budged on their offer.  They're still not adding in fox or haliburton.

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

It's a good thing that they've banned Kyrie Irving from their facilities, or they might have a real problem.

Just now, The_Omega said:

It's a good thing that they've banned Kyrie Irving from their facilities, or they might have a real problem.

That wasn't the Nets' choice -- it's a city ordinance. 

9 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

That wasn't the Nets' choice -- it's a city ordinance. 

I know.

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[NBA Central] Report: Lakers trade talks with Sixers centered around Ben Simmons ‘never developed very far,’ and Sixers not interested in Russell Westbrook https://t.co/U5oZ7y2UaI

 

25 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

 

Could change that to basically 90% of the league has no interest in westbrick 

3 hours ago, Shepard Wong said:

 

Felt this way listening to bodner, Pompey and hofman talk. They’ve all alluded to this for a while. I think there’s a chance they wait til the offseason to make a move. Pompey a point which sounded like it came from someone inside the sixers that if they don’t turn it around and are meddling then there’s less chance they want to make a move. The reason was because it likely isn’t turning their season to be a legit contender and to beat someone like the nets, bucks, warriors or suns so they rather wait to make a move til the offseason. 

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

Felt this way listening to bodner, Pompey and hofman talk. They’ve all alluded to this for a while. I think there’s a chance they wait til the offseason to make a move. Pompey a point which sounded like it came from someone inside the sixers that if they don’t turn it around and are meddling then there’s less chance they want to make a move. The reason was because it likely isn’t turning their season to be a legit contender and to beat someone like the nets, bucks, warriors or suns so they rather wait to make a move til the offseason. 

This season thus far sure feels like a "throwaway year" 

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

Felt this way listening to bodner, Pompey and hofman talk. They’ve all alluded to this for a while. I think there’s a chance they wait til the offseason to make a move. Pompey a point which sounded like it came from someone inside the sixers that if they don’t turn it around and are meddling then there’s less chance they want to make a move. The reason was because it likely isn’t turning their season to be a legit contender and to beat someone like the nets, bucks, warriors or suns so they rather wait to make a move til the offseason. 

So basically tanking the season. 

there's no realistic simmons trade that wins them a championship this season, imo. not yet anyway. 

it would be interesting to see if ben would sit out the entire year though. 

18 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

there's no realistic simmons trade that wins them a championship this season, imo. not yet anyway. 

it would be interesting to see if ben would sit out the entire year though. 

I don't really see one in the off season either. Everyone they are looking at now hasn't been playing that great and will be another year older and so will Embiid. Also like the article says if they wait till then and still come up empty it will be an absolute disaster

Are we currently paying him again, or not?

2 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I don't really see one in the off season either. Everyone they are looking at now hasn't been playing that great and will be another year older and so will Embiid. Also like the article says if they wait till then and still come up empty it will be an absolute disaster

agreed. they seem to be screwed either way. 

7 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

I don't really see one in the off season either. Everyone they are looking at now hasn't been playing that great and will be another year older and so will Embiid. Also like the article says if they wait till then and still come up empty it will be an absolute disaster

This is why the Detroit deal makes a lot of sense.  Take Grant, but that pick is going to be a big time asset. 

Your not getting a super star for ben.  Never was realistic. Not gonna be a player to put them over the top.  So take the best package of young player with projected highest draft pick. 

1 hour ago, mr_hunt said:

there's no realistic simmons trade that wins them a championship this season, imo. not yet anyway. 

it would be interesting to see if ben would sit out the entire year though. 

When’s the date he needs to return by for the year to accumulate? Cause based off how bodner and Hofmann talked about it if he doesn’t play this year it rolls over. 

1 hour ago, Blazehound said:

So basically tanking the season. 

Trust the process? 

https://sports.yahoo.com/resetting-the-market-for-ben-simmons-ahead-of-the-nb-as-dec-15-trade-window-195433503.html

 

I would still need picks 

What the team needs to be successful for this year is cough Simmons cough

 

2 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

What the team needs to be successful for this year is cough Simmons cough

 

I'd rather miss the playoffs than lose in round 2 again.

43 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

What the team needs to be successful for this year is cough Simmons cough

 

Successful as in a 1st or second round playoff exit.  If you call that successful.