Other Sports: Philadelphia 76ers, 2024-25: Countdown to April

[Jack Straw]

Beginning of the end.

That takes stones. Maxey is a special person.

At least there's some good-ish news...

Bryan Toporek (@btoporek.bsky.social)

Well, yikes. One piece of good Sixers news buried in here: Tyrese Maxey is "expected to make his return this week, either Wednesday in Memphis or Friday at home against the Brooklyn Nets." https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42486989/sources-tyrese-maxey-challenged-joel-embiid-76ers-meeting

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[Jack Straw]

Sources: Maxey challenged Embiid over tardiness

"Tyrese loves Big Fella, but this is the elephant in the room," a person involved in the meeting told ESPN.

Players told 76ers coach Nick Nurse they want to be coached harder, and coaches in turn said they want players to practice with purpose and attention to detail.

Embiid accepted the messages sent in the meeting, sources said, but he stated that he is sometimes confused about what the 76ers are attempting to execute on the court.

 

[Cody Webster]

Beginning of the end.

Shams just said that they had a team meeting last night and Tyrese Maxey challenged Joel Embiid to stop being late. When Embiid asked late for what, he was told 'everything.'

Leight

 

[Embiid]

Fire Nick Nurse!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The real question is why is this out there? Who does this benefit?

 

[Jack Straw]

The real question is why is this out there? Who does this benefit?

ESPN.

Sources: Maxey challenged Embiid over tardiness

Embiid accepted the messages sent in the meeting, sources said, but he stated that he is sometimes confused about what the 76ers are attempting to execute on the court.

Can't argue with him on that point.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

ESPN.


Can't argue with him on that point.

ESPN and Shams are only running the story with someone's permission though. Someone fed it to him.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Magua]

But the elephant in the room is Embiid not looking playable in all 3 games.

Nick Nurse wears normal glasses. Move on.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Nick Nurse wears normal glasses. Move on.

Find a new slant.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

I don't think Nick Nurse should be fired. His seat should be getting warm, but he's not my main concern. Coaching can't force chemistry,

Morey's seat should be scalding hot. He's the one that constructed this incoherent mess of a roster. Even the biggest bright spot (McCain) has several question marks attached to it. (is this sustainable? are these stats inflated because he's on a bad team? can he and Maxey share the court together?)

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I personally don’t see how this could possibly be thrown on Nurse or Daryl.

 

[Magua]

I personally don’t see how this could possibly be thrown on Nurse or Daryl.

You have to separate the big picture and the individual games.

I think PG has been mostly mediocre, but it feels more like a %s swing, along with a lack of gravity elsewhere. McCain looks like a home run draft pick (Bona could be nice long term too); Yabusele looks like a savvy move; I hated Caleb Martin’s game last night, but he’s been good defensively and generally as expected. They still have their assets. It’s still hard for me to criticize Morey’s vision.

But Embiid looks wrong — more wrong than ever. Even his shots look like his lower half isn’t doing anything. He didn’t look this off in the Olympics or playoffs even. If his knee is really f***ed, then bye bye everything. No one on the planet can maneuver around that.

Nurse’s lineups though have been a shit show. There’s no way this team should be dead last in offensive rating. We’ve seen Lowry playing 30 min/game on dreadful numbers, Dowtin minutes, all bench lineups, Yabusele didn’t play the first half last night. To some degree, everyone is doing their part with this start.

 

[deadhead]

The mistake was to double down on Embiid and go with George.
That's similar to drawing to an inside straight, once in a while you'll get lucky, but generally you'll lose your shirt.
The hardest thing in sports is for the FO to admit failure and fold 'em.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

The GM that wants to trade away an MVP level talent in the NBA before being forced to do so should be fired on the spot. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

The mistake was to double down on Embiid and go with George.
That's similar to drawing to an inside straight, once in a while you'll get lucky, but generally you'll lose your shirt.
The hardest thing in sports is for the FO to admit failure and fold 'em.

Certainly is for another Philly team I can think of!

 

[Mkoll]

I really dont get the Dowtin minutes, and where has RC4 been? He looked poised to take off last year...

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Fun with numbers in small sample sizes. Here’s every NBA rookie post-merger with a Box +/- of 5 or higher in chronological order:

Michael Jordan
Chris Paul
Victor Wembanyama
Jared McCain

 

[FLYguy3911]

Fun with numbers in small sample sizes. Here’s every NBA rookie post-merger with a Box +/- of 5 or higher in chronological order:

Michael Jordan
Chris Paul
Victor Wembanyama
Jared McCain

They could track that when MJ played?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

They could track that when MJ played?

It’s rock solid from 85 on. 77 to 84 is a little wonky. 76 and before involves estimating stats, so good luck.

 

[Jack Straw]

I have vague memories of the '64 Phillies, losing the pennant to StL left a life-long scar. Since then a lot of great athletes have come and gone through our teams. I really don't think anyone has impressed me as much as Maxey. We've thought of the Sixers as Embiid's team for years now, and maybe (if we're lucky) he will remain the team's best player. But I think a torch is being passed. This is becoming Maxey's team.

Tyrese Maxey Is Taking a Leap That Transcends the Basketball Court | OnPattison

"He's natural-born. He's natural-born," Paul George told reporters on the fourth day of training camp. "He's one of those guys that was meant to lead, regardless of his age, his size. He's one of those guys that was meant to lead. As a new guy coming in - I know I've been in the league for a while, but - I'm still going to take a step back and just kind of see the landscape of the team and how each guy operates."

"I've been very impressed with Tyrese, his approach. I've always said this since I first met him, he's well beyond his years with his maturity. And it's showing. He's special."