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

[wildturkey]

One other thing, I feel bad for Danny Green. Not just because of the injury obviously, but given his age and the severity, there's a good chance that might have ended his career.

 

[Robotech]

I didn't know that Embiid was already 28. I thought he was younger.

 

[Robotech]

Damn. That's cold.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I didn't know that Embiid was already 28. I thought he was younger.

He missed the first 2 years

 

[tlance]

I have never seen Harden's level of apathy.

He literally has zero fucks to give.

Ironic that Philly fans were accusing Simmons of quitting on them last year because he was passing up shots.

Well…

Harden didn’t do anything but stand around last night in the 2nd half. More turnovers than shot attempts and he was repeatedly beat to lose balls defensively.

Now you know what quitting looks like! Harden is really good at doing that.

 

[Sparhawk]

He got sick like halfway through his rookie year and like never recovered

I forget what he had

Peanut allergy.

No, seriously.

 

[tlance]

Peanut allergy.

No, seriously.

How does a peanut allergy detail a professional basketball career?

Seems pretty avoidable.

 

[Sparhawk]

How does a peanut allergy detail a professional basketball career?

Seems pretty avoidable.

The Wild Story of Zhaire Smith's Allergic Reaction That Almost Killed Him

The 76ers rookie progressed from unheralded high schooler to first-round draft pick—and then all hell broke loose.

www.gq.com

 

[eaglesnut]

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

Every other good team has tons of extra shooters who could get hot and add buckets any given night.

 

[eaglesnut]

I mean, it’s a fun exercise but they fucked up. And I’ll never forgive the NBA. That 2019 season and off season they would have never gotten away from Brown because Elton Brand GM was wet behind the ears and Brett Brown was co-GM and had an Al Horford fetish. The Sixers are in that spot because the NBA decided to step in and meddle with their franchise and then they get burner gate with Colangelo who is trashing Embiid with a fake Twitter account and wanted to build around Simmons. Being a Sixers fan is a tortured existence haha.

Yup, the NBA crippled the sixers and no one killed anybody about it yet.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

This is what the real stars do in the playoffs. Butler been the best damn player in the playoffs

 

[fightinfunbags]

From a pure entertainment standpoint, I can not deal with another season of boring ass slow ass James Harden basketball. That shit is brutal. Brutal.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

The Wild Story of Zhaire Smith's Allergic Reaction That Almost Killed Him

The 76ers rookie progressed from unheralded high schooler to first-round draft pick—and then all hell broke loose.

www.gq.com

It'd s crazy he never had tests done on any other allergies and an nba player is out here with expired live saving shit

 

[fightinfunbags]

It'd s crazy he never had tests done on any other allergies and an nba player is out here with expired live saving shit

And this craziness doesn’t even finish top 5 in Sixers crazy. Sixers lost Andrew Bynum to a fucking bowling injury. Bowling injury.

 

[fightinfunbags]

This is blasphemy but I’m saying it anyway. I could be talked into letting Harden opt out and walk, trade Embiid when he has his most value, wait out Tobi expiring and build around Maxey. Not sure you can ever deliver a healthy Embiid to the playoffs.


Hey Heat fans,
Hope you don’t mind that we turn this thread into the Sixers off season thread. We should continue to wear the shame of this thread all off season.

 

[eaglesnut]

Being real, I don’t think there was any way Tatum to the Sixers would happen. If Celtics didn’t KNOW the Sixers would draft Fultz they don’t trade back to 3. They just take Tatum 1. But…Colangelo could have been a dick and lied and tricked Danny Ainge and taken Tatum but that would mean that Colangelo actually knew talent and basketball. Tatum was my favorite prospect in that draft and that’s saying something because I almost universally hate drafting Duke guys. I thought Fultz would be pretty good but didn’t like him playing for a shitty Washington team.

5 years ago you and me were the exact same.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

From a pure entertainment standpoint, I can not deal with another season of boring ass slow ass James Harden basketball. That shit is brutal. Brutal.

To be fair having your coach say "we are just going to play basketball " probably isn't the guiding hand the group needs to deal with James.

 

[eaglesnut]

That's perfect.

I'm glad jimmy is still mad about it. I am too.