Series Thread: 4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. 5) Toronto Raptors

[flyerhawk]

Embiid is 22-of-52 from 25-plus feet with less than four seconds left on the shot clock.

 

[flyerhawk]

The game was called fine, including not calling this a T. There’s babies in every fan base.

Very true.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Ha! Well played. For real, you guys have a great franchise and a solid core to build around. GL going forward.

Ya but they’ve been telling me this about the Leafs for five years and, well…

 

[flyerhawk]

Ya but they’ve been telling me this about the Leafs for fifty years and, well…

FTFY

 

[fightinfunbags]

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Gotta say I find your Philly fandom amusing. Good luck versus the Heat

 

[Iggloo]

It won’t get too much attention because it doesn’t fit the popular narrative but Nurse was outcoached by Doc in the final chess moves of OT last night.

 

[fightinfunbags]

It won’t get too much attention because it doesn’t fit the popular narrative but Nurse was outcoached by Doc in the final chess moves of OT last night.

The whole series actually. Nurse being the next Popp talk should die down now.

 

[Shanemansj13]

The whole series actually. Nurse being the next Popp talk should die down now.

I mean it's one series. Yes Nurse is getting to much praise but lets see Doc do it for more than one series most importantly deep in the playoffs.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I mean it's one series. Yes Nurse is getting to much praise but lets see Doc do it for more than one series most importantly deep in the playoffs.

Well, yeah. I would love that. But the fact remains that Nurse has shown his ass in this series starting with him sending a message to his team that they were already beaten when he spent so much time focused on calls and the ref. You can make your point without making it the key focus of every session with the media. All that did was send a message to his players that they were in over their heads and he had to beg to get them in a position to compete.

 

[raider bill]

Canucks get the officiating crew they wanted. They get the let ‘em play officiating they wanted. And yet they still find a way to cry like bitches. Sixers beat them when they play well. Sixers beat them when they play marginal. Sixers beat them when they play like ass. Canada should be embarrassed over this weak shit. Dude doesn’t have to leave the box if the officials notice he’s screaming for a time out before this. Great time out by Doc.

You are supposed to get T'd up running onto the floor to bitch about a call, like Nurse does, but it almost never happens.

 

[raider bill]

Toronto played about as perfect of a game as they could with that squad, frustrating Embid for an entire half, generating turnovers , favorable officiating, and still lost. Sixers aren't a 3 turnover team, but they aren't a 24 turnover team either. Somewhere in the middle

 

[raider bill]

I am not a huge NBA guy, and I know a lot of NBA ball is iso plays, but Sixers were standing around too much IMO. Need to get those junk zones switching and moving and have guys cutting to open space.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I am not a huge NBA guy, and I know a lot of NBA ball is iso plays, but Sixers were standing around too much IMO. Need to get those junk zones switching and moving and have guys cutting to open space.

Especially in the first half. Ball moved better in the 2nd half. No room for error next round vs Miami. They’re too good defensively for the ball to not move.

 

[Robotech]

Jurassic for it, man.....

I think I just figured out what you are saying. LOL.

 

[raider bill]

My Dad is old school short shorts high socks guy 2 sport college athlete Baseball and Hoops. That standing around while Harden dribbles infuriates him LOL.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

My Dad is old school short shorts high socks guy 2 sport college athlete Baseball and Hoops. That standing around while Harden dribbles infuriates him LOL.

The first two games Harden and Maxey were working very well together. Not as much yesterday

 

[raider bill]

I watched yesterday 1st half with him and he was pissed. LOL

 

[fightinfunbags]

My Dad is old school short shorts high socks guy 2 sport college athlete Baseball and Hoops. That standing around while Harden dribbles infuriates him LOL.

He's a wise man.

 

[raider bill]

The first two games Harden and Maxey were working very well together. Not as much yesterday

They were getting points in transition and shit, and playing with energy at home, they looked sluggish last night.