Series Thread: 2nd Round: Philadelphia Sixers vs Atlanta Hawks

[Cloud]

I said there’s no way Philly collapsed in the 4th. I was wrong. Yikes!

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

The (+/-) from the two benches tells the story, along with the 39-13 scoring edge.

The Sixers 2nd unit and Doc River's inability to use them at the right time......

 

[Iggloo]

Yeah I agree about not blaming Embiid but Simmons and Harris on the other hand? MIA

If you know me, you know I always point out that Tobias Harris disappears in the playoffs.

As for Simmons...I think he needs to go. He is not the answer. He needs to be relegated to the second unit or traded, bottom line.

 

[Iggloo]

What were the Rockets requesting for Harden again? Was it just Simmons and another player?

Simmons, Maxey and picks. One of my co-workers literally just texted me saying we should have taken that deal.

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

It's amazing how so many people thought Trae would end up being a bust. You can only say the Sixers choked for so long and give no credit to the Hawks. Two of the Hawks best defenders have not even played in this series. Embid is an MVP type player,but the Sixers really dont have a good bench.

 

[trojanfan12]

Sixers in the 4th quarter:

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Welp…

 

[Four4Four]

Simmons, Maxey and picks. One of my co-workers literally just texted me saying we should have taken that deal.

It's gonna take that. No team is gonna want Simmons straight up.

 

[Four4Four]

If you know me, you know I always point out that Tobias Harris disappears in the playoffs.

As for Simmons...I think he needs to go. He is not the answer. He needs to be relegated to the second unit or traded, bottom line.

YESSSSS!!! If you can't trade him, he needs to be on the 2nd unit and no where near the court in the 4th qt

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

i cannot think of any coach more casually elevated than Doc Rivers.

He is treated like NBA coaching royalty, when his resume is more like Ty Lue or Rick Carlisle.

Maybe this year still somehow ends diffrent as he is still alive, but the signs don't look so good for him.

 

[LogicMan]

Ben Simmons 8 points on 4 shots.

You got to shoot more than 4 times man

This. Hack a Ben is real

 

[TheSnowdog]

That was a Mama Cass Elliot choke job for sure

 

[LogicMan]

Blaming Embiid is not right IMO, I blame the coaches for the management of the game.

Agreed. Ben is not the issue

 

[podsox]

 

[gohusk]

It’s still a stupid statement, so he got wore down by 37 and 13? Plus he is hurt. Embiid is not the readon they are losing.

certainly wasn't the reason they won because they didn't. And the idea of him not being able to close out a game isn't some new thing.

 

[msgkings322]

i cannot think of any coach more casually elevated than Doc Rivers.

He is treated like NBA coaching royalty, when his resume is more like Ty Lue or Rick Carlisle.

Maybe this year still somehow ends diffrent as he is still alive, but the signs don't look so good for him.

I was defending him before but maybe I was wrong about him

 

[gohusk]

DOC doing DOC things like always.

I feel like a cardboard cut-out could have won with the 2008 Celtics, and even that team got pushed to 7 games by lesser squads.

There were a lot of huge ego's that needed to be managed on that team. I'll give him credit for doing that. But he just isn't an x's and o's type of coach.

 

[We Are Decent]

So we're back on hating Ben?

 

[Shanemansj13]

So we're back on hating Ben?

Not me, he’s always been overrated in my eyes. Waste of talent that can’t shoot past 3 feet

 

[bksballer89]

Not me, he’s always been overrated in my eyes. Waste of talent that can’t shoot past 3 feet

Agree