6 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

yeah...i'm not even talking about old school, pass-first pg's like that. i'm talking about guys who can create open looks & easy shots for their teammates. look at denver...it doesn't even have to be a pg. 

anyway, maxey doesn't do that. whether mccain can remains to be seen.

Did you watch any of McCain? He was doing that with ease as soon as he stepped on the floor as a rookie. He also has tight handles, probably the best dribbler on the team. 

8 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

Did you watch any of McCain? He was doing that with ease as soon as he stepped on the floor as a rookie. He also has tight handles, probably the best dribbler on the team. 

mccain is 7th on the team in assists per 36...he's even behind embiid (a terrible passer), dowtin, & reggie jackson.   he looked good on offense but wasn't exactly dealing out there. i hope he can improve on that though. 

2 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

mccain is 7th on the team in assists per 36...he's even behind embiid (a terrible passer), dowtin, & reggie jackson.   he looked good on offense but wasn't exactly dealing out there. i hope he can improve on that though. 

You need to watch better. F the stats. 

Just now, Khani1 said:

You need to watch better. F the stats. 

  if your feels say mccain was finding open looks for teammates, than dammit...it must be true. 

Just now, mr_hunt said:

  if your feels say mccain was finding open looks for teammates, than dammit...it must be true. 

If McCain plays 35 mpg next year, he will average 7 assists a game. 

4 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

If McCain plays 35 mpg next year, he will average 7 assists a game. 

hopefully. 

he was only at 2.6 assists per game in 25.7 mpg this season...so he has some work to do. 

1 hour ago, mr_hunt said:

  if your feels say mccain was finding open looks for teammates, than dammit...it must be true. 

During the time McCain was healthy,  there was no one in the floor who could make a shot.  Remember he only started being major minutes because of injuries.  The team was a mess. He was the only positive thing on the team to watch. 

Just having a healthy roster will boost his assist numbers a bit. 

I get it,  he's not a distributing PG. At least not yet.  But without a bit of development,  his numbers would increase with talent alongside him. 

1 hour ago, Khani1 said:

If McCain plays 35 mpg next year, he will average 7 assists a game. 

It be happy with about 5 in year 2.

Look how long it's taking Maxey to develop that part of his game. 

42 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

It be happy with about 5 in year 2.

Look how long it's taking Maxey to develop that part of his game. 

I don’t see his game similar to Maxey’s at all. They are both guards that are short, it ends there. His basketball IQ is much higher. 

Maxey needs speed and space to go around defenders. Then he uses his athleticism to finish or he shoots the 3, once in a while mid range. He doesn’t have great vision and he doesn’t look up very much while dribbling or driving. 
 

McCain has much better vision and is a better dribbler. He doesn’t need speed, he uses his body like Brunson and his lower frame to power people or get into position. He dribbles with his head up and finds guys that are open. 
 

Thats why think they will be a great pair as long as the other 3 guys are long enough. 

8 hours ago, Khani1 said:

If McCain plays 35 mpg next year, he will average 7 assists a game. 

7 is a crazy number. LaVine and Donovan Mitchell are at 4.5 a game and that would be great. His usage rate won't be that high next year if everyone is healthy.

This is the kid you would pair with Maxey if sucked enough for a top 6 pick. I think he goes top 3 though and 4 at lowest 

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No wonder we traded him 

7 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said:

7 is a crazy number. LaVine and Donovan Mitchell are at 4.5 a game and that would be great. His usage rate won't be that high next year if everyone is healthy.

Everyone won’t be healthy, it’s the Sixers. 

Glad the stadium is moving from downtown 

 

https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-sixers-arena-center-city-south-philly/

 

So it's his knee again?

14 minutes ago, Mat said:

 

So it's his knee again?

Apparently was "almost ready" to come back from the foot but now has more swelling in the knee. 

Amazing,  that the knee still swells when he's not playing.  Which means,  he's cooked.

 

 

Giving him the extension in September knowing full well of this issue is beyond incompetence.

Team is Fed until 28/29 but more than likely 29/30 because Embiid is picking up that player option worth 70 million. The rest of the decade is probably a wash for the Sixers if you want to be fully honest. 

You just can't have bad contracts on the books with this new CBA. 

he should retire. idk if that helps with the cap at all...but dude obviously can't play anymore. 

37 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

Giving him the extension in September knowing full well of this issue is beyond incompetence.

Team is Fed until 28/29 but more than likely 29/30 because Embiid is picking up that player option worth 70 million. The rest of the decade is probably a wash for the Sixers if you want to be fully honest. 

You just can't have bad contracts on the books with this new CBA. 

We need another amnesty clause like back in the Brand days to save us. 

16 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

he should retire. idk if that helps with the cap at all...but dude obviously can't play anymore. 

His first contact extension had an injury clause in it to protect the team. 

I haven't heard of it in his successive 2 extensions.  Maybe our reporters can look in to that considering the team knew about the extent of his knee condition before this extension was given.  Hopefully they put something in this one again. 

3 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

We need another amnesty clause like back in the Brand days to save us. 

 

 

 

 

41 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

 

and this is why Maxey looks like crap. Hes your typical only good player gunning on a bad team. Those guys are always inefficient.