38 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

I love Maxey, I think I should name my first born after him.

If I didn't get myself snipped I would too.  I guess I could change my boy's name legally still.

That Danny Green dunk

34 minutes ago, bbabraham said:

That Danny Green dunk

 

Wonder what the Jazz want for Clarkson because that team needs to be blown up. 

76ers are in balance right now.  I don't know how long it will last or how far it'll go, but they've been an unbalanced team throughout the process, in terms of what they could do to score, where they could score, and how they could do it.  The spacing, the balance, the options...all there right now.

The development of maxey from college to rookie year to this year just shows how unmotivated and unwilling Ben Simmons was to improve at things he wasn’t good at. the jump maxey made from rookie season to now is a massive jump. he wants to get better and be the best at his craft. Ben just hasnt shown the willingness to fail and work hard on his downfalls to become better at them since coming into the league. Simmons is in year 5 and is basically the same player except a better defender.  He works on what comes natural and easy to him and just out of sight and out of mind what doesn’t. If Simmons had the drive and mentality maxey has, he’d easily be a top 10 player in the league. Instead he is what he is

Lol at the caption

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

The development of maxey from college to rookie year to this year just shows how unmotivated and unwilling Ben Simmons was to improve at things he wasn’t good at. the jump maxey made from rookie season to now is a massive jump. he wants to get better and be the best at his craft. Ben just hasnt shown the willingness to fail and work hard on his downfalls to become better at them since coming into the league. Simmons is in year 5 and is basically the same player except a better defender.  He works on what comes natural and easy to him and just out of sight and out of mind what doesn’t. If Simmons had the drive and mentality maxey has, he’d easily be a top 10 player in the league. Instead he is what he is

Best part is they have the same trainer. 

Really? Did not recall that if i ever knew it

ben was always mentally soft

 

1 minute ago, mr_hunt said:

 

classic thadeus. 

32 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Really? Did not recall that if i ever knew it

ben was always mentally soft

yeah but he's gonna save the nets who absolutely raped the sixers on the trade. 

Props to Harden.  Loved the effort.  Especially on defense. 

Harden's shooting and scoring may not be quite what we expected, but he's definitely dispelled the notion that he's nothing but a ball hog. He's been surprisingly deferential while trying to keep everyone involved.  He still cries about not getting calls a little too much but, honestly, he should probably be getting many of the calls he hasn't been.

53 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

Harden's shooting and scoring may not be quite what we expected, but he's definitely dispelled the notion that he's nothing but a ball hog. He's been surprisingly deferential while trying to keep everyone involved.  He still cries about not getting calls a little too much but, honestly, he should probably be getting many of the calls he hasn't been.

The pendulum has swung the other way. He’s clearly not getting the calls he got in those first 5-6 games with the 76ers.

I still think his hammy is bothering him. He has no lift in his shot and is repeatedly landing short of the rim.

He's not as agile getting around defenders as he used to be, but as mentioned he's a better passer than Simmons and is making everyone around him better. 

One play that stood out to me last night, Maxey made an unbelievable layup while screaming through the lane.  He then immediately ignored everyone else while seeking out Harden, who was out near half-court celebrating Maxey's incredible shot. One of the hallmarks of a leader is that they make everyone else around them better, and want to be better, and Harden has clearly done that.  To make a really deep run we'll likely need Harden to be better too, but he's definitely had a positive impact on the team, especially when compared to who he replaced.

33 minutes ago, The_Omega said:

One play that stood out to me last night, Maxey made an unbelievable layup while screaming through the lane.  He then immediately ignored everyone else while seeking out Harden, who was out near half-court celebrating Maxey's incredible shot. One of the hallmarks of a leader is that they make everyone else around them better, and want to be better, and Harden has clearly done that.  To make a really deep run we'll likely need Harden to be better too, but he's definitely had a positive impact on the team, especially when compared to who he replaced.

Agreed. If Harden's biggest impact is that he's making everyone else better (especially Maxey) - rather than pumping his own numbers - that's a perfect outcome. And on a small sample size, it seems they've figured out how to use Tobias effectively. Lets hope that continues against different teams.

To take the Harden point a little further - it seems he's helping the older guys to play well and put up good numbers - in the way he feeds them the ball. Great short term for the playoffs. The effect on Maxey seems to be even bigger than that. Actual nurturing of a young player. Teaching him nuances of the game. Giving him the kick up the ass to attack and not defer to the "stars". That has long term impact and benefit. Now Maxey is really talented and extremely hard working so it's not to say that all Maxey's good play should be credited to Harden or that Maxey wouldn't have figured it out anyway but from everything we've seen and heard so far, it certainly appears that Harden is at least part of the reason why Maxey has continued such an impressive rate of improvement. And we'll hopefully reap the rewards of this for the next decade.

Does anyone miss Ben sprinting down the court, getting to the foul line, jumping up in the air, pirouetting and throwing the ball back out? 

1 hour ago, bbabraham said:

Agreed. If Harden's biggest impact is that he's making everyone else better (especially Maxey) - rather than pumping his own numbers - that's a perfect outcome. And on a small sample size, it seems they've figured out how to use Tobias effectively. Lets hope that continues against different teams.

To take the Harden point a little further - it seems he's helping the older guys to play well and put up good numbers - in the way he feeds them the ball. Great short term for the playoffs. The effect on Maxey seems to be even bigger than that. Actual nurturing of a young player. Teaching him nuances of the game. Giving him the kick up the ass to attack and not defer to the "stars". That has long term impact and benefit. Now Maxey is really talented and extremely hard working so it's not to say that all Maxey's good play should be credited to Harden or that Maxey wouldn't have figured it out anyway but from everything we've seen and heard so far, it certainly appears that Harden is at least part of the reason why Maxey has continued such an impressive rate of improvement. And we'll hopefully reap the rewards of this for the next decade.

this. while i also agree that maxey himself is the biggest factor, what harden is doing is huge. the kid is a superstar in the making IMO. with his talent, the work ethic, the fearlessness, and that motor, i think the likes of which we haven't seen since a.i. is something to see as he develops.  

then to have a guy like harden take him under his wing, this kid is going to suck up all that knowledge to go along with that talent. 

 

2 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Props to Harden.  Loved the effort.  Especially on defense. 

Yeah, I did think he looked highly engaged on the defensive end. He’s obviously not a plus defender, but he was locked in on his assignments and made some nice plays. 

1 hour ago, The_Omega said:

One play that stood out to me last night, Maxey made an unbelievable layup while screaming through the lane.  He then immediately ignored everyone else while seeking out Harden, who was out near half-court celebrating Maxey's incredible shot. One of the hallmarks of a leader is that they make everyone else around them better, and want to be better, and Harden has clearly done that.  To make a really deep run we'll likely need Harden to be better too, but he's definitely had a positive impact on the team, especially when compared to who he replaced.

I definitely get big bro/little bro vibes from Harden and Maxey. Harden looks genuinely proud anytime Tyrese makes a play. 

Here are the stats from Mr Crock Pot. Whoever that is

16 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Here are the stats from Mr Crock Pot. Whoever that is

He’s gonna need hit shots to fall if we want any chance of a deep run.