19 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

 

😂

Do any of you have the Athletic? Apparently there is a recent article about Ben complaining about playing center and that he wants to play PG. 

1 minute ago, Khani1 said:

Do any of you have the Athletic? Apparently there is a recent article about Ben complaining about playing center and that he wants to play PG. 

I have it. If you can tell me the article it’s in i can post it. 

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

I have it. If you can tell me the article it’s in i can post it. 

I think it’s Lane Richardsons article. 
 

Also, apparently Nash is already telling him him not shooting is no issue. 
 

Get your popcorn ready. 

 

48 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

 

Anxious to see our new toy on action but,  it's a nice move for the team to give the old man some rest while he is nursing something.  Hope it helps him stay healthy for the stretch run. 

7 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

I think it’s Lane Richardsons article. 
 

Also, apparently Nash is already telling him him not shooting is no issue. 
 

Get your popcorn ready. 

It was actually ballsacksports who Richardson works for and was this 

 

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

It was actually ballsacksports who Richardson works for and was this 

 

I saw that posted on Facebook a few days ago and assumed it was fake since the source listed was ballsack.

2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I saw that posted on Facebook a few days ago and assumed it was fake since the source listed was ballsack.

It is. Cause haven’t seen that mentioned anywhere else but ballsack and they seem to be a parody Twitter account 

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

I saw that posted on Facebook a few days ago and assumed it was fake since the source listed was ballsack.

 

8 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Anxious to see our new toy on action but,  it's a nice move for the team to give the old man some rest while he is nursing something.  Hope it helps him stay healthy for the stretch run. 

Yep, agreed.  Gives him extra time to heal and gel with the team over the next week or two.  No reason to push him when he hasn't even practiced/worked (much) with the team yet....best to have him as close to 100% as possible for his 76ers debut, imo.

Wish he would have shaved his beard. Fresh look for a fresh start.

I wonder if Bertans is going to go back to being a 3pt shooting robot who is programmed to never miss. Sounds like a horrible situation in Washington. And Id love to know more about who is responsible because, maybe you dont want Beal....

 

That’s a damning statement from Bertans, who was traded to the Mavericks along with Spencer Dinwiddie for Kristaps Porzingis. Earlier in the season, Dinwiddie commented on the locker room situation of the Wizards, saying he wasn’t welcomed as a leader. It was clear that something needed to change within the team, and the management made that happen.

It makes you wonder how/why Beal feels such a loyalty there and would rather be in a situation like that than to request a trade. Makes you wonder if they just make all the concessions for him and he cares more about that than winning. 

10 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Wish he would have shaved his beard. Fresh look for a fresh start.

Save that picture.  James Harden happy.  It won't last long.  

I'm just hoping they are holding him out to integrate him into the system, not because he is hurt and will continue to be so.....that is my only fear on this whole thing.

he practiced with no restrictions today...he's fine. they're just being extra careful. sitting him out the next 2 games gives him another 11 days of rest. 

11 minutes ago, NYEagle said:

I'm just hoping they are holding him out to integrate him into the system, not because he is hurt and will continue to be so.....that is my only fear on this whole thing.

he passes his physical the other night and practiced today so appears to be fine. 

20 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

he practiced with no restrictions today...he's fine. they're just being extra careful. sitting him out the next 2 games gives him another 11 days of rest. 

Honestly, I wish they could rest Embiid as well. It's great he is an all star, but I'd be fine with him missing that as well.

1 minute ago, Diehardfan said:

Honestly, I wish they could rest Embiid as well. It's great he is an all star, but I'd be fine with him missing that as well.

I was thinking the same thing. Does it make any sense to make Embiid kill himself trying to beat these couple of really good teams alone? Or just look to dominate after the all star break when he and Harden can team up.

The all star break always seems to be where Joel hits a brick wall every season.

On the other hand, he is going to want to keep playing. He probably only lost MVP last year because of the amount of games he didnt play. And, do we really want him to lose conditioning as we have always seen happen when he misses games in the past?

Tough call....

5 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Honestly, I wish they could rest Embiid as well. It's great he is an all star, but I'd be fine with him missing that as well.

i just hope he half-azzes the all star game itself & doesn't kill himself out there. 

More of Hardens  first day at practice

 

Harden looks to be in good shape, I mean he isn't Maxey thin but he doesn't look fat.....