The idea of "if you're not contending, you might as well be losing" is so dumb.
Only one team out of thirty can win a ring every year.
Philly basketball is a lot of fun to watch right now and at the end of the day watching fun basketball is the most important thing.
It is incredibly not fun watching the current Sixers play basketball. Watching Harris get stuffed at the rim and miss every shot, Simmons being a useless offensive black hole, Embiid being good one of every 5 games when his legs work.
And they don’t get any better. Team is still a turnover machine, Simmons still can’t shoot more than 3 inches and is absolutely garbage at finishing at the rim for a guy his size.
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The idea of "if you're not contending, you might as well be losing" is so dumb.
Only one team out of thirty can win a ring every year.
Philly basketball is a lot of fun to watch right now and at the end of the day watching fun basketball is the most important thing.
It is incredibly not fun watching the current Sixers play basketball. Watching Harris get stuffed at the rim and miss every shot, Simmons being a useless offensive black hole, Embiid being good one of every 5 games when his legs work.
And they don’t get any better. Team is still a turnover machine, Simmons still can’t shoot more than 3 inches and is absolutely garbage at finishing at the rim for a guy his size.
I don't remember you saying anything after the two games the 76ers won.
The idea of "if you're not contending, you might as well be losing" is so dumb.
Only one team out of thirty can win a ring every year.
Philly basketball is a lot of fun to watch right now and at the end of the day watching fun basketball is the most important thing.
It is incredibly not fun watching the current Sixers play basketball. Watching Harris get stuffed at the rim and miss every shot, Simmons being a useless offensive black hole, Embiid being good one of every 5 games when his legs work.
And they don’t get any better. Team is still a turnover machine, Simmons still can’t shoot more than 3 inches and is absolutely garbage at finishing at the rim for a guy his size.
I don't remember you saying anything after the two games the 76ers won.
Didn’t watch them because it has been painful to watch Sixers games generally in the playoffs. Only watched this game because someone I know couldn’t go so I ended up with a ticket.
Watched game 1 at a party, so I guess maybe my viewing the games is what is causing the Sixers to play like trash, idk.
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I understand this is frustrating and feel bad asking, but could you please watch the next two games, then?
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Embiid is a fucking force of nature every other game.
It would be tough to replace Butler’s on-court contributions but he’s nuts. Philly would need to get rid of him extremely fast if he impedes Embiid any more than he already has.
I honestly see Simmons at his ceiling already if he can’t develop a jumper.
Harris seems to be “a guy” and Reddick warps the court offensively but is basically me on defense.
If Embiid can stay consistently healthy and avoid shitting himself half to death once a week, I could see them having less “star” power but building a far more cogent roster around him and maintaining their success.
This is also premature anyways as they’re probably going to beat Toronto.
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This group has not been together very long. Expecting them to be at their most efficient every game when this starting five had only played like 18 games together is totally unrealistic and unreasonable
Denver was a bad matchup for Portland once Nuric went down, so this isn’t surprising, and Portland still has taken a few games. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them force a 7th game.
Ultra Instinct Dame is maybe not the best player in the league but he is quite possibly the most terrifying
So if he shows up again all bets are off
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The Blazers only stand a chance when Dame is the best player in a series and right now Jokic is. Jokic is damn near averaging a triple double (a real one, not a Westbrook one) and shooting 50-38-85. Getting this sort of production from a center is absolutely unreal.
Denver was a bad matchup for Portland once Nuric went down, so this isn’t surprising, and Portland still has taken a few games. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them force a 7th game.
It is surprising to see them play with zero heart and lose by 30. Watching them give up on defense is depressing. I didn't feel super bad after game 4, it was close, we made mistakes and missed some shots. This one was pretty demoralizing. Dunno how they get to game 7 tbh. "Wait for Dame to pull out of his slump" is not a great strat. We'll see I guess.
Denver was a bad matchup for Portland once Nuric went down, so this isn’t surprising, and Portland still has taken a few games. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them force a 7th game.
It is surprising to see them play with zero heart and lose by 30. Watching them give up on defense is depressing. I didn't feel super bad after game 4, it was close, we made mistakes and missed some shots. This one was pretty demoralizing. Dunno how they get to game 7 tbh. "Wait for Dame to pull out of his slump" is not a great strat. We'll see I guess.
There is a 100 million % chance Dame comes out on fire for game 6.
Game 5 was totally understandable. Played the longest game of your life only to go back to ALTITUDE the next game. Game 6 they’ll be fine, and I’m saying that as a Nuggets fan.
The 4OT game was game 3. Game 4 was the Nuggets grinding out a win in the MODA Center. He's been off the whole series. I'm not optimistic, though I welcome your optimism!
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The talks between the Lakers and Lue have "hit an impasse" which is hilarious. They're already having problems and he's not even employed yet.
It's because Lue doesn't want Jason Kidd on his staff. Which you know, good for Lue. "Hey, hire this guy to be your assistant, so when we start the season 6-12 you can hear rumors about him taking your job every single day".
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Steph and I have the same rare eye condition, diagnosed around the same time so I can’t not like him
not enough to cheer for him over the Raptors if they both make it to the finals, but still
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It is incredibly not fun watching the current Sixers play basketball. Watching Harris get stuffed at the rim and miss every shot, Simmons being a useless offensive black hole, Embiid being good one of every 5 games when his legs work.
And they don’t get any better. Team is still a turnover machine, Simmons still can’t shoot more than 3 inches and is absolutely garbage at finishing at the rim for a guy his size.
I don't remember you saying anything after the two games the 76ers won.
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Didn’t watch them because it has been painful to watch Sixers games generally in the playoffs. Only watched this game because someone I know couldn’t go so I ended up with a ticket.
Watched game 1 at a party, so I guess maybe my viewing the games is what is causing the Sixers to play like trash, idk.
I honestly see Simmons at his ceiling already if he can’t develop a jumper.
Harris seems to be “a guy” and Reddick warps the court offensively but is basically me on defense.
If Embiid can stay consistently healthy and avoid shitting himself half to death once a week, I could see them having less “star” power but building a far more cogent roster around him and maintaining their success.
This is also premature anyways as they’re probably going to beat Toronto.
what a chump
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Maybe Blazers won't lose by thirty, but who can say.
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So if he shows up again all bets are off
It is surprising to see them play with zero heart and lose by 30. Watching them give up on defense is depressing. I didn't feel super bad after game 4, it was close, we made mistakes and missed some shots. This one was pretty demoralizing. Dunno how they get to game 7 tbh. "Wait for Dame to pull out of his slump" is not a great strat. We'll see I guess.
There is a 100 million % chance Dame comes out on fire for game 6.
Game 5 was totally understandable. Played the longest game of your life only to go back to ALTITUDE the next game. Game 6 they’ll be fine, and I’m saying that as a Nuggets fan.
Except for Boogie of course
I want to believe this because my son loves him but... I don't know.
My dude Klay uses his fame to sell toasters.
He’s not a villain but a gigantic dweeb.
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draymond is i guess, dude needs to stop trying to hurt people.
Steph is a saint
PJ and Klay are just huge nerds
I have problems with Boston and Philly but could live with it.
It's because Lue doesn't want Jason Kidd on his staff. Which you know, good for Lue. "Hey, hire this guy to be your assistant, so when we start the season 6-12 you can hear rumors about him taking your job every single day".
not enough to cheer for him over the Raptors if they both make it to the finals, but still
Dude, you should try out for the NBA.
Jason Kidd it is!
it’s true, my three-point % nearly doubled when I got my contacts
unfortunately that only took it up to around 5%, so I still need some practice