are you calling the real Lakers GM, Linda Rambis, a hamster? lol
to use "mental issues" as a means to avoid being fined, that's some BS from BS
No not really. I understand where you’re coming from. I just disagree. There’s millions of dollars at stake in lying. If there was evidence of a prior relationship with a mental health professional his camp leaks that story. Just because someone is arrogant and at the same time lacks confidence in aspects of his game doesn’t mean he has a mental health condition . He has likely crossed a line and the only reason he can get away with this is people buying his angle of plausible deniability. It doesn’t change the truth. Ben Simmons is likely lying and he likely crossed a line that a decent person should never cross.
He has really worked on that aspect of his game. If you watch him though it’s not his catch and shoot three that has grown. It’s the pull up 3 when teams go under screens and it’s been some side step stuff. But I love the kid and his work ethic
One aspect of the Harden trade not being talked about is the chance for 21 year old Maxey to grow watching Harden and asking questions. I think Maxey’s upside has a lot of correlation with Harden’s game. Maxey has the potential to be an elite scorer.
It’s really not impossible to say when it’s likely that he made this up.
It seems like he has two good big brothers already in Harris and Embiid. Kid has been a model citizen and a sponge from what I’ve read soaking up knowledge and asking questions.
I didn't say he plays like Curry. Just that he can shoot.
He's playing really well. Played awesome last night.
Maybe Toby has grown but when the Sixers fucked around with the failed Horford Embid pairing Toby was asked to do more catch and shoot stuff and he didn’t look good in that half court role. Watching him this year though he seems to have a greater willingness to take that shot. If he can adapt to take 4-5 a game and knock down a couple it will really help them.
The aspect of his game that is most surprising to me is his ability to limit turnovers at 21 years old. He had just one last night. Usually the give and take of playing a young guard asked to handle the ball as much as he has been asked to do is turnovers but (knock on wood) not only has it not been a problem but taking care of the ball is already an elite aspect of his game. This kid has never been asked to play PG at any level before this season either. Sixers have a great young player in Maxey.
Fair enough. I think the line you’re drawing is just semantics and not an important factor. I think what’s important is that this looks incredibly shady and we are talking about a very real disease we have gotten better as a society in paying attention to and a guy like this comes along and he selfishly threatens those gains by seemingly mocking it in self interest. That’s why people are pushing back on this. And I’ll agree with you on the fact that it doesn’t help that he is an unpopular figure to begin with when he goes down that road and that also impacts the way the public digests this.
