I don’t want to overreact but this team stinks.

Just now, Blazehound said:

Doc has got to go

Yes but he isn’t turning it over every time someone brushes against him. 

This team sucks what is happening here? 

First round exit…may even get swept 

10 turnovers between Harden and Embiid. 

They’ve lost the last 3 games the exact same way. Early fourth quarter runs against the bench. Opposing team goes on a huge run and gains confidence. Embiid reenters the game with about 6-8 minutes left and is totally cold. Rinse wash repeat. 

Welp

2 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

They’ve lost the last 3 games the exact same way. Early fourth quarter runs against the bench. Opposing team goes on a huge run and gains confidence. Embiid reenters the game with about 6-8 minutes left and is totally cold. Rinse wash repeat. 

That’s part of it, but Hardens shooting has been terrible and the turnovers are killing us. Embiid lost himself the mvp with this stinker.

4 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

They’ve lost the last 3 games the exact same way. Early fourth quarter runs against the bench. Opposing team goes on a huge run and gains confidence. Embiid reenters the game with about 6-8 minutes left and is totally cold. Rinse wash repeat. 

Our bench is atrocious. 

6 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

They’ve lost the last 3 games the exact same way. Early fourth quarter runs against the bench. Opposing team goes on a huge run and gains confidence. Embiid reenters the game with about 6-8 minutes left and is totally cold. Rinse wash repeat. 

Yeah but the suns and bucks are actually good.

Time to wrap it up boys what a tease 

harden shot 4/15.

2 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

harden shot 4/15.

Obviously the season has to play out. Maybe he goes nuts in the playoffs and looks like a top 10 player again. However, based on what I’ve seen so far, there’s no way I would sign him to a max deal. 

1 minute ago, Gannan said:

Obviously the season has to play out. Maybe he goes nuts in the playoffs and looks like a top 10 player again. However, based on what I’ve seen so far, there’s no way I would sign him to a max deal. 

This team sucks it’s already over before it starts 

4 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

This team sucks it’s already over before it starts 

This.  I’ll be shocked if they make it past the first round.  Harden is washed, they have no bench, and Doc is a joke.

Relax, it’s only one game.

 

Someone convince me they weren’t better off keeping Curry and Drummond and mental health boy.  

15 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Someone convince me they weren’t better off keeping Curry and Drummond and mental health boy.  

I actually think there’s an argument to made that Curry has been better than Harden this year. 

57 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

harden shot 4/15.

Like I said earlier in the week he's now shooting 41.6% FG and 33.7% 3pt.  Yet I constantly hear the callers complaining that he's passing up shots and over passing.  Maybe some of it is truly wanting to get the rest of the roster involved but I'm convinced that part of it is that he knows that he just doesn't have the shot going this year.  It's just the way it is.  We have to hope that his assists and rebounds can make up for his lack of shooting efficiency. 

By comparison, Haliburton is shooting 46.3/40.8 (Maxey is slightly higher in both stats btw) but he's not on the NBA All Time 75 list and doesn't have Harden's intangibles, yet. 

Unfortunately Seth is reallyy struggling with an ankle injury right now. 

But the team was better with his scoring and drummonds bench play. 

Detroit trade for Grant, Bey and 1st was a better move.  So especially was the Kings trade. And on that level, white and Murray from  the Spurs.

Morey Fd up huge just trying to spite Simmons and make him lose pay longer. All options closed and he ended up with washed Harden. Who he stupidly wanted all along. 

 

 

https://www.phillyvoice.com/doc-rivers-sixers-pistons-bench-comments-james-harden-loss-analysis-shake-milton-joel-embiid/

 

This article agrees that the bench is an issue. But it also points to what Doc said about Harden. Look at him not exploiting matchups against bigs on the perimeter. He should be breaking their ankles and going by. Hes settling for contested 3s instead. 

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

https://www.phillyvoice.com/doc-rivers-sixers-pistons-bench-comments-james-harden-loss-analysis-shake-milton-joel-embiid/

 

This article agrees that the bench is an issue. But it also points to what Doc said about Harden. Look at him not exploiting matchups against bigs on the perimeter. He should be breaking their ankles and going by. Hes settling for contested 3s instead. 

You mean he's not necessarily a good fit and doesn't play team ball?

 

 

Stunning.  

 

22 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

You mean he's not necessarily a good fit and doesn't play team ball?

 

 

Stunning.  

 

It shows that hes not doing what hes been known for doing. He should be killing those mismatches. Looks washed. 

keep embiid & maxey....trade everyone else! 

[Frank] Last 6 games, James Harden in 4th quarter: 4-for-18 from the field, 2-for-10 from 3, 8 turnovers