6 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Watched a little bit of the Turds game against the Cards this morning.  Cooper Rush looked worse than DiNucci; their fans should be panicked at any suggestion that Dak’s shoulder isn’t right.  For the Cards, I can’t believe they still have that Streveler in camp as a backup — he’s the nearest facsimile to Tebow I’ve seen, and he just kept taking off running with the football — in a preseason game.

Garrett Gilbert has looked good this preseason. He's a fine backup.

Any team is screwed when the starter goes down for an extended period though (except the 2017 Eagles).

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Yeah you cited the main highlight to come out of the summer league game.  Guess that means you watched it.

 

 

thats not the one. But glad you tried to look up highlights so you could answer, and still couldnt give me the name.

Just now, RememberTheKoy said:

 

You are perfect example of why by far the worst takes on the Sixers can be found in this thread on the Eagles board.  Simmons isn't the right fit on this team anymore with how he refuses to adapt his game and improve both his shooting ability and willingness to shoot.  With his defensive and passing ability though he is going to go onto be a 8-10 time all star over the course of his career, win a couple defensive player of the year awards and likely win a championship or two somewhere as he ring chases to join some super team at some point.  But it isn't going to work out in Philadelphia so he has got to go.  They gotta try to win now with Embiid and they aren't going to be able to do that with Simmons with where he is at right now.  But that doesn't mean that you then go out of your way to give a widely inaccurate assessment of part of Ben's elite talent and ability that is one of his strengths.  

There is a better chance he is a bench player or a 5th option on a good team in 3 years then there is of him making the all-star game.  You are the typical d0uche that has hope he can shoot next year.  I know what his ceiling is.  He will fall into the basement before he gets to the ceiling.  Either way, he is an average passer and his vision is ok.  

8 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

That makes no sense. Your answer to why he only averaged less than 7 assists per game, in his 5th year in the league, while having a massive size advantage to see the court over his defender is because he takes himself out of the play after he passes the ball? With his excellent vision and passing ability why arent more of those passes being converted to buckets? He should be creating for other guys right? With all that otherworldly vision and passing ability?

An assist means that his pass resulted in a bucket being scored. It shouldnt matter where Ben goes after he makes the pass. That has nothing to do with his lack of assist numbers.

 

And you didnt answer me on the Joe question. Who did he assist on that bucket?

 

It does make sense but you really have an extremely low comprehension level of basketball.  You can't understand why a point guard who takes himself out of the half court offense when he initially passes the ball will ultimately diminish his total assist potential.  Do you think basketball offense is only a point guard coming down the floor and and the first pass is always going to be a shot taken?  No, that isn't good NBA offense.  That is why it's a major issue for Ben that once he passes that ball and the play is continuing he will go in traffic somewhere under the rim or at the corner 3 point line where he knows he won't get the ball passed to him.  But takes nothing away for him his vision and passing agility when he has the ball.  His issues is he just has such a broken mentality on the offensive side to go along with a broken shot that he takes himself out of the offense when it is in the half court.  

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

It does make sense but you really have an extremely low comprehension level of basketball.  You can't understand why a point guard who takes himself out of the half court offense when he initially passes the ball will ultimately diminish his total assist potential.  Do you think basketball offense is only a point guard coming down the floor and and the first pass is always going to be a shot taken?  No, that isn't good NBA offense.  That is why it's a major issue for Ben that once he passes that ball and the play is continuing he will go in traffic somewhere under the rim or at the corner 3 point line where he knows he won't get the ball passed to him.  But takes nothing away for him his vision and passing agility when he has the ball.  His issues is he just has such a broken mentality on the offensive side to go along with a broken shot that he takes himself out of the offense when it is in the half court.  

So most people think he is afraid to shoot, or even try to dunk for fear of getting fouled and having to shoot FTs. You actually are saying he is afraid to pass the ball as well. Wow. What awesome passing ability that is.

Ben can definitely handle the ball , and play some tight D 

it’s the other things 

10 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Why the head roll for Juan Castillo?

The dude is one of the top OLine coaches in the league has been for the last 30+ years.

He gets a lot of heat for his stint as a DC yet he still was statistically better than the DC before him( McDermott) and the 2 DCs after him (bowels and Davis) so...

Nothing against him personally. He's a good OL coach and send like a good guy. He's just a reminder of a dark time in Eagles history and he rarely gets into the spotlight anymore.

There's also a good reason he went back to being an OL coach and Bowels and McDermott remained DCs/became HCs.

Just now, HazletonEagle said:

So most people think he is afraid to shoot, or even try to dunk for fear of getting fouled and having to shoot FTs. You actually are saying he is afraid to pass the ball as well. Wow. What awesome passing ability that is.

 

Where did I say he is afraid to pass the ball?  Learn to read.

 

Also even with how actively takes himself out of the half court offense he is still routinely ranked near the top of the league for assists per game.  

 

2017-18: 6th overall

2018-19: 10th overall

2019-20: 6th overall

2020-21: 15th overall

2 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Where did I say he is afraid to pass the ball?  Learn to read.

 

Also even with how actively takes himself out of the half court offense he is still routinely ranked near the top of the league for assists per game.  

 

2017-18: 6th overall

2018-19: 10th overall

2019-20: 6th overall

2020-21: 15th overall

He is a PG who towers over his defender, at 6'10''. Right there, even without great court vision he has an advantage to see the court over his defender at all times. But on top of the height, he is lauded by idiots as having elite vision and passing ability. So, being 6th, 10th, and 15th in assists isnt impressive. He should easily be averaging double digits most seasons, and he hasnt even done it once yet.

You may as well say he is an elite rebounder too. 

10 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

There is a better chance he is a bench player or a 5th option on a good team in 3 years then there is of him making the all-star game.  You are the typical d0uche that has hope he can shoot next year.  I know what his ceiling is.  He will fall into the basement before he gets to the ceiling.  Either way, he is an average passer and his vision is ok.  

 

He has made the all-star game 3 years in row.  He is 25 years old.  Was just runner up for Defensive Player of the Year. But you say there is a better chance that in 3 years he will be  a bench player instead of continuing to make an all star game as one of the best defensive players in the league in their athletic prime.  Okay.

 

I am "typical d0uche that has hope he can shoot next year".  What?  Can you please point me to anywhere in this thread where I have even hinted at any sort of belief or hope that Ben Simmons will shoot next year.  Can you also likewise point me to anywhere since Game 7 of the Hawks-Sixers series where I ever even hinted at any sort of belief or hope that the Sixers should keep Simmons and not try to trade him at some point before the upcoming trade deadline at the latest this season?  

 

 

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

He is a PG who towers over his defender, at 6'10''. Right there, even without great court vision he has an advantage to see the court over his defender at all times. But on top of the height, he is lauded by idiots as having elite vision and passing ability. So, being 6th, 10th, and 15th in assists isnt impressive. He should easily be averaging double digits most seasons, and he hasnt even done it once yet.

You may as well say he is an elite rebounder too. 

 

Well you can't understand how a player actively taking himself out of the half court offense would effect his offensive stats including assists.  He has an elite level vision and passing ability but his terrible mentality not only wastes his talent and potential but it also hurts the team.  

2 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Well you can't understand how a player actively taking himself out of the half court offense would effect his offensive stats including assists.  He has an elite level vision and passing ability but his terrible mentality not only wastes his talent and potential but it also hurts the team.  

So his elite level of vision allows him to quickly find the best place to hide on the court. Got it. 

And the guy who watches the most 7ers of anyone in this thread still hasnt answered who Joe assisted on that sweet pass the other night. 

1 minute ago, DEagle7 said:

Nothing against him personally. He's a good OL coach and send like a good guy. He's just a reminder of a dark time in Eagles history and he rarely gets into the spotlight anymore.

There's also a good reason he went back to being an OL coach and Bowels and McDermott remained DCs/became HCs.

Yeah because he's a great O line coach 

I'm not sure I would call that era of eagles football a dark time. The 70s was dark, 1999 was dark.

The 1 and a half years of Castillo as a DC was a blip at the end of a decade of eagles football success.

The dark part of that year was coach Washburn, he was toxic and it spread through the whole organization until Reid fired him.

I'll always stick up for Castillo guy was part of some really successful teams and top O lines in eagles history and is a respected coach all over the league.

People on this board always mention that he was out of his scope as a DC without also mentioning he played LB in college and the USFL and coached defense in college before switching to TEs and OL coach.

So it's not like he didn't have any background with defense, not too mention he and Jimmy Johnson used to meet weekly and go over blocking schemes and defensive fronts to combat them.

It's not like Reid picked up a ball boy and made him DC or took a bean counter who never played football and made him a GM.

And like I said for all the flack he gets he did more than McDermott and bowels with the same players all while putting up with the racist Washburn shenanigans, so let's not act like he was in over his head.

Last I checked Castillo wasn't the guy who put together that dumpster fire dream team, that would be the bean counter.

Surtain with a nice pick six today

2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

So his elite level of vision allows him to quickly find the best place to hide on the court. Got it. 

And the guy who watches the most 7ers of anyone in this thread still hasnt answered who Joe assisted on that sweet pass the other night. 

 

What point are you trying to get at the Joe assist?  Awesome, you sat in a dark room and watched a low quality game with mostly g-league level players in a half empty Vegas gym.  I was out enjoying a concert on a nice summer night.  

RTK with another L.

7 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

He has made the all-star game 3 years in row.  He is 25 years old.  Was just runner up for Defensive Player of the Year. But you say there is a better chance that in 3 years he will be  a bench player instead of continuing to make an all star game as one of the best defensive players in the league in their athletic prime.  Okay.

Keeping talking.  Each post sounds more stupid than the last.  Did you see how well the top defensive players stopped the offensive players in this years playoffs?  Of course you didn't, you didn't watch.  Or you did and you are clueless.  Either way.

29 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Screw the haters. In his first 4 starts Jalen Hurts had a better completion percentage than Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton. Also has more passing TDs in his first 4 starts than Y.A. Tittle. It’s Hurts szn and by the time the playoffs start y’all will have to apologize for ever doubting Daddy Drip Drip   😤😤😤

Bruh. Those hype videos raised his completion percentage to a respectable 57!

3 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

What point are you trying to get at the Joe assist?  Awesome, you sat in a dark room and watched a low quality game with mostly g-league level players in a half empty Vegas gym.  I was out enjoying a concert on a nice summer night.  

I bet the singer had great vision.

3 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

What point are you trying to get at the Joe assist?  Awesome, you sat in a dark room and watched a low quality game with mostly g-league level players in a half empty Vegas gym.  I was out enjoying a concert on a nice summer night.  

The point is that you are calling me a casual fan, and also stated you watch more 76ers basketball than anyone in this thread.

You also claimed to have seen the assist when I asked you.

I detected BS. And now the truth is out. 

You dont follow as closely as a few of us do in this thread. And you lied about seeing the assist I was talking about. 

1 minute ago, Khani1 said:

I bet the singer had great vision.

Maybe RTK from his nosebleeds. Maybe RTK IS Ben Simmons. 

1 minute ago, Khani1 said:

Keeping talking.  Each post sounds more stupid than the last.  Did you see how well the top defensive players stopped the offensive players in this years playoffs?  Of course you didn't, you didn't watch.  Or you did and you are clueless.  Either way.

 

Yeah, did you see how Trae Young went from unstoppable in game 1 when Danny Green was guarding him for most of the game to how Trae started to disappear when Ben jumped on him and then the Sixers almost came back in game 1.  His defense on Trae was a big reason for the win in game 2.  The numbers of Beal and then Trae guarded by Ben compared to when other players on the Sixers were guarding those players shows his defensive impact.  His cowardice on offense and meltdown at the FT line during the playoffs is what did the Sixers in.  

RTK took over the title for the most disingenuous poster on the board.

Phew, for a minute, I thought maybe people took him seriously.

1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said:

The point is that you are calling me a casual fan, and also stated you watch more 76ers basketball than anyone in this thread.

You also claimed to have seen the assist when I asked you.

I detected BS. And now the truth is out. 

You dont follow as closely as a few of us do in this thread. And you lied about seeing the assist I was talking about. 

 

As I said before, I sincerely very very sincerely doubt the amount of basketball that you watch.  But if you do actually watch as much as you claim then it's really sad because you have such a low level of comprehension of the game.  

3 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

Yeah, did you see how Trae Young went from unstoppable in game 1 when Danny Green was guarding him for most of the game to how Trae started to disappear when Ben jumped on him and then the Sixers almost came back in game 1.  His defense on Trae was a big reason for the win in game 2.  The numbers of Beal and then Trae guarded by Ben compared to when other players on the Sixers were guarding those players shows his defensive impact.  His cowardice on offense and meltdown at the FT line during the playoffs is what did the Sixers in.  

Dude, sign off and find a new message board.  Ben was single handedly responsible for at least 2 losses, possibly 3.  Doc lost game 1 for us.  Stop pretending like you watch basketball.