53 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

So is Ben Simmons’ first game back going to end up being an elimination game 4?

I’m convinced he’s not playing this year unless they go to the second round which is doubtful.  I expect them to get eliminated and then announce Ben would have played in whichever the next game would have been if it had been played.

2 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

Great win! So psyched I’m on the way to the US now and can watch game 4 and then all other games for a couple weeks. My wife is going to love it, haha. 

Bandwagon is full.  Sorry!

 

11 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Bandwagon is full.  Sorry!

 

Haha, drive down to Wilmington and we can watch a game together. 

 

 

I had to check back in on the Simmons thread on the Nets message board. They are eagerly awaiting for Simmons to play and some think he will be ready as early as next game. Not only that, they posted a video of Ben scoring 42 points in 2020 and said " we need that”. Get your popcorn ready. If we sweep, their game 4 is on Monday. I hope he plays!!

as much as i rip on rivers, i have to give him credit so far in this series. calling that timeout with .9 to go on the shot clock was huge. 

also, F drake. 

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

Wow kris middleton has a Mcl sprain 

Two major guys out now, him and Booker. 

1 hour ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

as much as i rip on rivers, i have to give him credit so far in this series. calling that timeout with .9 to go on the shot clock was huge. 

also, F drake. 

Meh, I made this comment last night but also threw in that they wouldn't have been in that crap position if it wasn't for docs crap play calling 2 times in a row that put Embiid in terrible position in the first place. 

1 minute ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Meh, I made this comment last night but also threw in that they wouldn't have been in that crap position if it wasn't for docs crap play calling 2 times in a row that put Embiid in terrible position in the first place. 

They'd have been up by 15+ if they didn't turn it over more than 20 times

3 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

They'd have been up by 15+ if they didn't turn it over more than 20 times

That too

i give glenn credit for calling the timeout...dialing up that zone defense that seemed to give toronto problems...and for not playing jordan over paul reed this series. but i also thought they played way too much iso on offense last night...just clearing out and going 1 on 1 instead of moving the ball like they did in games 1 & 2. they were able to get away with it against the raptors...barely....but they can't pull that sheet against the heat in round 2. 

 

5 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

i give glenn credit for calling the timeout...dialing up that zone defense that seemed to give toronto problems...and for not playing jordan over paul reed this series. but i also thought they played way too much iso on offense last night...just clearing out and going 1 on 1 instead of moving the ball like they did in games 1 & 2. they were able to get away with it against the raptors...barely....but they can't pull that sheet against the heat in round 2. 

 

yeah im not saying glenn suddenly became a great coach, just acknowledging that he's doing better than i thought he would. which TBH, isn't saying a whole lot. 

Trying to troll and can't even spell. 

The rewriting of history by the national media is nauseating. Before the series it was all about people picking the Raptors or saying it would go 6 or 7 games. Now they all claim that the Sixers should have rolled them and got lucky. 

No one at ESPN.com had it going fewer than 6 games: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33720582/nba-playoffs-2022-experts-picks-every-first-round-series

Oh...but Scotty Barnes got hurt! Sure, they were getting rolled in game 1 when he played, but now it's a "significantly depleted" Raptors team. 

32 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

The rewriting of history by the national media is nauseating. Before the series it was all about people picking the Raptors or saying it would go 6 or 7 games. Now they all claim that the Sixers should have rolled them and got lucky. 

No one at ESPN.com had it going fewer than 6 games: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33720582/nba-playoffs-2022-experts-picks-every-first-round-series

Oh...but Scotty Barnes got hurt! Sure, they were getting rolled in game 1 when he played, but now it's a "significantly depleted" Raptors team. 

What do you expect?  These are the same nerds that are gonna give Jokic his second MVP in a row because he's a good passer  

1 minute ago, mikemack8 said:

What do you expect?  These are the same nerds that are gonna give Jokic his second MVP in a row because he's a good passer  

I follow the NBA but am not invested in any team.  Embiid not winning MVP would be an absolute joke.

1 minute ago, downundermike said:

I follow the NBA but am not invested in any team.  Embiid not winning MVP would be an absolute joke.

Jokic is going to run away with it because he has the highest PER ever. According to the stat nerds, Jokic is the greatest player ever -- better than MJ, better than LeBron, better than Wilt and Kareem.

This is what happens when they let people who don't watch the games vote for MVP.

NBA MVP voters

So screw it, I'm going there. 

For 7 straight years, Michael Jordan led the league in PER and won...3 MVPs.

For 5 straight years, Shaq led the league in PER and won...1 MVP.

For 6 straight years, LeBron led the league in PER and won...4 MVPs.

But Jokic has to win every year that he leads the league in PER. 2 for 2. Because he plays the game the right way. He's fundamentally sound. He doesn't rely on athleticism. He's....

 

1 minute ago, vikas83 said:

So screw it, I'm going there. 

For 7 straight years, Michael Jordan led the league in PER and won...3 MVPs.

For 5 straight years, Shaq led the league in PER and won...1 MVP.

For 6 straight years, LeBron led the league in PER and won...4 MVPs.

But Jokic has to win every year that he leads the league in PER. 2 for 2. Because he plays the game the right way. He's fundamentally sound. He doesn't rely on athleticism. He's....

 

He's....a pudgy white dude the voters can relate to  

Of all the travesties in MVP voting, Shaq only winning it once is just absurd.

Truth

 

17 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Truth

 

even KD said its hands down embiid. 

 

nerds refusing to give any credit to the process.

16 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

even KD said its hands down embiid. 

 

nerds refusing to give any credit to the process.

If you asked every GM in the league, if you knew both would be healthy, Jokic or Embiid...I'd be shocked if you got 5 votes for Jokic.