Series Thread: 1) Miami Heat vs. 4) Philadelphia 76ers

[fightinfunbags]

Congrats to @bksballer89 and Heat fans. Good luck the rest of the way.

Now everyone’s favorite part of being a Sixers fan…the off season soap opera. New and improved, now with a Beard.

 

[msgkings322]

Getting your butts kicked on your home floor with no energy isn't ideal.
They're settling for inefficient offense.

Give credit to Miami.
They switched Jimmy onto Maxey.
But, where was the counter by Doc???

Of course it's not ideal, my point is...describe for me a different way to lose that'd you'd like more

 

[Shanemansj13]

At least Harden went out on top…11 points. Does he leave or Philly sign him to a huge contract? I would never give him big money

 

[fightinfunbags]

So who's Philly hiring next season to replace doc

Mike Dantoni so ownership can ensure that Embiid wants to be traded.

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

Time for a rocky "the the damn towel!" Gif.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

76ers about to get 86'd....unless they go on a real big run here.
Need a bunch of stops...and then drain some 3's.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Always like this. Embiid hurt again. Danny Green hurt again. And playing the role of Kevin Heurter is Max Strus.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

At least Harden went out on top…11 points. Does he leave or Philly sign him to a huge contract? I would never give him big money

They push to keep him because if Morey just traded all that for half a season of Harden he gets canned.

Instead he cans Doc and buys himself a year.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

That Jimmy three was likely the dagger.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Oh god, does this mean Doc might talk to the Lakers?

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Always like this. Embiid hurt again. Danny Green hurt again. And playing the role of Kevin Heurter is Max Strus.

That's been my big knock on Joel. Dude is just always hurt. Top 5 player when healthy. When healthy.

 

[tlance]

Biggest difference between these 2 teams is leadership.

Jimmy Butler is screaming at his teammates for not getting back defensively after a stop with a 17 point lead.

Meanwhile, Embiid and Harden seem to be going through the motions with the team on the brink of elimination.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Oh god, does this mean Doc might talk to the Lakers?

 

[fightinfunbags]

They push to keep him because if Morey just traded all that for half a season of Harden he gets canned.

Instead he cans Doc and buys himself a year.

Both parties are going to want him to opt in and run this back for another year. I think Doc is the major change. I think Harris gets moved. He had a nice playoffs (minus the last 2 games) so maybe they can get something approximating value from somebody with a 3 and D guy and a 4 that doesn’t need a lot of shots but can defend and rebound.

 

[thunderc]

They push to keep him because if Morey just traded all that for half a season of Harden he gets canned.

Instead he cans Doc and buys himself a year.

At this point Docs mother has to know he is gone

 

[Sparhawk]

Of course it's not ideal, my point is...describe for me a different way to lose that'd you'd like more

To be behind by 5-10 points for most of the 2nd half.
To lose on a Kawhi quadruple doink is fine.

To get blown out with poor energy is inexcusable.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

 

[fightinfunbags]

Biggest difference between these 2 teams is leadership.

Jimmy Butler is screaming at his teammates for not getting back defensively after a stop with a 17 point lead.

Meanwhile, Embiid and Harden seem to be going through the motions with the team on the brink of elimination.

And that’s where I am. You’re either that guy or you’re not. Basketball gods set this up as reminder that the Sixers had that guy and now he’s in a Heat uniform. He’s good friends with Jo after a 6 month partnership. That was when Embiid was young and impressionable. That could have been the man to raise him right. But that didn’t happen. Embiid may not be That Guy.

 

[Sparhawk]

At least Harden went out on top…11 points. Does he leave or Philly sign him to a huge contract? I would never give him big money

At this point, see if he takes 2/30.....

 

[tlance]

At least Maxey is competing