That was the Fing play you drew up? 

Just now, iladelphxx said:

That was the Fing play you drew up? 

Would you ask Pop that question? No you wouldn’t, so don’t ask him that question. He’s earned that.

We should have gave up Thybulle instead of Curry 

5 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

That was the Fing play you drew up? 

He had the baseline drive

but yeah that design was doodoo

Joel’s shot is just brutal right now.

Harden looks bad.

Way too hard

they will be gassed vs denver

Harden looking totally out of sorts in all phases tonight.

Win is a win

Are any major guys out for Denver tomorrow?

That should not have been as tough as it was. I’m concerned

Classic trap game. Doc’s saving the elite game plan for tomorrow.

Team sucks but shout out to Tobi for showing up. 

Expectations are lowering after each game.  I honestly don’t think they’ll get out of the first round.  Need a bench scorer (or 2) and guys with some flat out athleticism who can defend for next year.

jo will get a "rest" day tomorrow..he usually ducks joker.

53 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

Team sucks but shout out to Tobi for showing up. 

Even in a down year, Tobi is shooting 47.7% from the field which is right in line with his career average. Of course he would come around eventually but this is definitely an interesting conundrum so far.   When Harden/Maxey/Embiid were putting up 75+ points but Tobi was only giving us 8 or whatever, folks were excited about the Big 3 and how the team looked overall.  However, Tobi wasn't in rhythm yet and he was getting the heat.  Last couple games Tobi is looking more  like the January/pre-Harden February Tobi but now the team doesn't look as good overall.  Harden and Maxey in particular. 

Glenn Anton Rivers needs to help them find a way to balance this.  Joel gets his 30, Harden gets 20 - 25 and Tobi and Maxey get 15 - 20...consistently.  The tide must raise all four boats at the same time. 

 

Thybulle with as many points tonight as me on my couch… 0 

4 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

We should have gave up Thybulle instead of Curry 

People kept saying afterwards giving up Curry wouldn't matter.

There seems to be a lot of concern about the Sixers right now...

Thybulle is basically Ben Simmons but not as good a defender. Also Tobias ( I know he had a good game in Orlando) needs to pick up the slack. He can’t show up one game then go MIA then next 3. He’s getting payed to be a Superstar act like one. 

They can’t keep starting Thybulle. Good defender or not, you can’t have one of your starting 5 putting up zero points. Matisse has goose-egged three of the last six games. That just can’t happen with a starter. 
 

Granted, he only player 18 minutes so at least Doc didn’t keep him out there too long. 

With that said, let’s put this game in perspective though. If you look at Orlando overall, yes their record is horrible. But they’ve actually been playing really well recently. Just beat the Timberwolves on Friday (wolves are hot too, won 8 of last 10), only lost by 3 to the Suns last week. Beat the Raptors recently. 

8 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Thybulle with as many points tonight as me on my couch… 0 

Its almost like simmons never left

Defense doesnt make up for no offense. The player has to at least do something on offense. Thats why you hear so much about 3 and D players over the years. Maybe all they can do is stand in the corner and hit 3s, but its something. You dont hear about teams looking to sign just defensive specialists. Thybulle is a failed experiment. I hope he is gone in the summer. 

11 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Defense doesnt make up for no offense. The player has to at least do something on offense. Thats why you hear so much about 3 and D players over the years. Maybe all they can do is stand in the corner and hit 3s, but its something. You dont hear about teams looking to sign just defensive specialists. Thybulle is a failed experiment. I hope he is gone in the summer. 

Yeah not looking good for him. All he had to do is develop a three point shot that was just average and he’d be a useful piece. Just hasn’t been able to do it, and in fact his 3P% has gone DOWN each year. 
 

I’m sure there are a few examples, but off the top of my head I cannot recall a player who shot the three progressively worse his first three seasons, and eventually turned it around to become a decent shooter.