Yeah... maybe too many stars wasnt the way to go. They are all struggling to adjust to new roles. 

Probably shoulda got guys like Haliburton and Hield. And traded Harris for more of that type of guy in the summer. 

harden is the shot creator they badly needed...problem is, he's passing the ball to guys who are mostly spazzes & can't shoot or finish around the rim. niang can stay...he can at least knock down an open three. most of the others (outside of embiid & maxey, of course) can't shoot threes or finish very well...and none of them are athletic lob threats. 

 

3 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

harden is the shot creator they badly needed...problem is, he's passing the ball to guys who are mostly spazzes & can't shoot or finish around the rim. niang can stay...he can at least knock down an open three. most of the others (outside of embiid & maxey, of course) can't shoot threes or finish very well...and none of them are athletic lob threats. 

 

Harden has been really bad shooting the ball the last 4-5 games.  Not sure if that is because he was overused all year or he is just slumping.  He needs to get much better at it and quickly.

1 minute ago, Khani1 said:

Harden has been really bad shooting the ball the last 4-5 games.  Not sure if that is because he was overused all year or he is just slumping.  He needs to get much better at it and quickly.

yep. maybe sit him a few games down the stretch so he's fresh for the playoffs. 

1 minute ago, mr_hunt said:

yep. maybe sit him a few games down the stretch so he's fresh for the playoffs. 

It couldn't hurt.  Maybe closer to the end of the season when the seedings are more or less locked in.

I think this team gets bounced in the first round.  Harden has been awful and they have no bench.  Once you bring in 2 or 3 bench guys the game flips almost immediately.  Awful.

Are they the 5th best team in the East right now? 

Better fit?  Hmm. 
 

 

13 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Better fit?  Hmm. 
 

 

Can't wait to see everyone's reaction when Harden gets a max contract then parties his way onto the IR next season. 

2 hours ago, mr_hunt said:

harden is the shot creator they badly needed...problem is, he's passing the ball to guys who are mostly spazzes & can't shoot or finish around the rim. niang can stay...he can at least knock down an open three. most of the others (outside of embiid & maxey, of course) can't shoot threes or finish very well...and none of them are athletic lob threats. 

 

This. He's all about making the pretty pass. He's finding guys wide open who are missing open jumper after open jumper. What's worse is other guys are trying to make the pretty pass too and they can't, which is leading to turnovers. 

On 3/20/2022 at 12:27 PM, mr_hunt said:

830 tonight & the heat tomorrow.  

3 of the 4 games against the heat this season are the 2nd games of back to backs. Who does this scheduling?

[statmuse] Joel Embiid and James Harden are +89 in 295 minutes together. — 122.5 offensive rating — 105.7 defensive rating — 16.9 net rating — 63.2 TS% All 4 stats would rank 1st in the NBA.

46 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Better fit?  Hmm. 
 

 

Thats old news. But we didnt get the version of Harden everyone expected. People thought he would dribble out the shot clock and chuck up endless ISO shots. 

Ironically, Harden has come in as a facilitator, and now Joel is asking him to be more aggressive scoring the ball. 

Remember on the day of the trade I said, I wouldnt mind if they used Harden in a sign and trade to get some star in their prime this summer. 

Then it was reported that he signed his option and that idea was dead.

But then, it was reported that he didnt sign it. And then, that he did sign it but the paperwork was not processed in time.

So, they can still potentially use him in a sign and trade for Beal this summer.

And then trade Harris for other pieces.

Thats probably ideal. If Beal didnt suck this season. 

[Ramona Shelburne] On second night of back-to-back, Sixers center Joel Embiid is being downgraded to out tonight vs the Heat ( back soreness), sources told ESPN.

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Why would we play Joel last night against Toronto and sit him tonight vs Miami? If anything you wanted Toronto to win to keep the play in with Brooklyn.

Team is stupid.

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Can't wait to see everyone's reaction when Harden gets a max contract then parties his way onto the IR next season. 

You should create a thread for it.  Just in case.  

41 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Thats old news. But we didnt get the version of Harden everyone expected. People thought he would dribble out the shot clock and chuck up endless ISO shots. 

Ironically, Harden has come in as a facilitator, and now Joel is asking him to be more aggressive scoring the ball. 

Never said it was late breaking news.  It was already discussed in here.  I am just being a wise ass.  Continue on.  

So I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt (and this is NOT a Harden thought)......Doc it is becoming clearer and clearer is the main issue.  Not playing the young guys, not telling Embid to sit last night.  Doc is ultimately going to be the demise of this team/season.  He butchered last year with that game 1 nonsense not having Ben guard the little Troll Doll.  He butchered last season with those full substitutions causing us to lose 3 games with double digit leads.  These games are basically meaningless now except for building chemistry, remaining healthy and yes....getting guys like B-Ball Paul and Bassey minutes.  These are two guys that have athleticism, and could really help with rebounding and effort.  Yet....they play less on the court than I do with my johnson.....

At the end of the day, the players have to play but....it all starts and ends with Rivers.  And at this point, I'm leaning towards another flame out.  Not because Harden didn't play well enough.  Not because Embid finally exhausted himself.  But because Doc didn't play the young guys enough to give them the experience and confidence to play in the playoffs.  I mean jesus f'ing christ......what are Sixers numbers with Jordan on the court....like a -350?  How much worse could Paul and Bassey be than that f'ing stiff?  I mean they could Gump their way to 5 rebounds each, a couple of blocks and maybe some put backs or ally oops.  And lest we forget, their young legs might actually make it back to the defensive side of the court and try and help prevent the lay up drills that other teams are running on us!!

2 hours ago, mr_hunt said:

[Ramona Shelburne] On second night of back-to-back, Sixers center Joel Embiid is being downgraded to out tonight vs the Heat ( back soreness), sources told ESPN.

 

 

harden is out too.

Simmons got an epidural - lol - what a puss

8 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

Simmons got an epidural - lol - what a puss

I didn’t notice he was pregnant 

47 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

I didn’t notice he was pregnant 

Epidural is when they inject anesthesia into your spine.  Women get it during childbirth due to pain.

No Embiid or Harden, Miami at full strength… and somehow they’re winning midway through the second 

If you a have a futures bet on the Sixers winning it all, are you keeping it or did you cancel it?