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DancingPanther

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Every time I saw Lowry on the floor (12 minutes), he did less than nothing and the Hornets started rallying. He reeks, and Nurse can’t get out of his own way there.

KJ + Yabu + Bona cobbled together >>>> Drummond. A not so unpredictable thing.
You mean to tell me that Morey's old slow vets are old and slow? That's never happened
 

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You mean to tell me that Morey's old slow vets are old and slow? That's never happened

Who do you think acquired Bona, Yabusele, KJ, RCIV, Maxey, and McCain? :laugh:

It’s not worth griping about league minimum contracts. Drummond is the one I put on Morey with the limited cap space. His first stint was mythologized, and the fit is putrid with their shooting, and he still might be played off the floor against good teams. They desperately wanted him last deadline too. Seems a classic case of overcorrection from Paul Reed.

But Nick Nurse is giving them D+ coaching too many nights. McCain was cooking, and Nurse can’t find him minutes, but he finds Lowry minutes to start runs against. Little too Flyers-esque that injuries are boons.
 
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DancingPanther

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Who do you think acquired Bona, Yabusele, KJ, RCIV, Maxey, and McCain? :laugh:

It’s not worth griping about league minimum contracts. Drummond is the one I put on Morey with the limited cap space. His first stint was mythologized, and the fit is putrid with their shooting, and he still might be played off the floor against good teams. They desperately wanted him last deadline too. Seems a classic case of overcorrection from Paul Reed.

But Nick Nurse is giving them D+ coaching too many nights. McCain was cooking, and Nurse can’t find him minutes, but he finds Lowry minutes to start runs against. Little too Flyers-esque that injuries are boons.
Nick Nurse, another Morey guy

I'm not saying he is an F tier GM, but you'll hear no praise for me. He deserves plenty of credit for getting PG, wriggling out of Harden, acquiring Harden in the first place, and his drafting. To me, Morey understands the importance of getting "the guys" and I trust him to identify core pieces, but consistently falls short in the margin, supporting cast FA signings that have crippled this team in the playoffs (and rendered the bench rotation in regular season games a huge weakness). Yabu is extra annoying because that is EXACTLY the type of signing we've been missing through the "second round exit" seasons and of course, this is when we dug him up lol. That's not Morey's fault obviously

Long story short Morey could be way worse, but he also could be way better
 
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Nick Nurse, another Morey guy

I'm not saying he is an F tier GM, but you'll hear no praise for me. He deserves plenty of credit for getting PG, wriggling out of Harden, acquiring Harden in the first place, and his drafting. To me, Morey understands the importance of getting "the guys" and I trust him to identify core pieces, but consistently falls short in the margin, supporting cast FA signings that have crippled this team in the playoffs (and rendered the bench rotation in regular season games a huge weakness). Yabu is extra annoying because that is EXACTLY the type of signing we've been missing through the "second round exit" seasons and of course, this is when we dug him up lol. That's not Morey's fault obviously

Long story short Morey could be way worse, but he also could be way better

He’s had a LOT of good moves, especially drafting. It’s just impossible to judge this team without an MVP form Embiid. If we never get that guy again, then it’s deck chairs on the Titanic.
 
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DancingPanther

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He’s had a LOT of good moves, especially drafting. It’s just impossible to judge this team without an MVP form Embiid. If we never get that guy again, then it’s deck chairs on the Titanic.
And with the extension, it's toast. But ushering in the Maxey and McCain is at least a good start.

This is not me disparaging the Embiid extension. This was always the risk, but it was also always the way for this iteration of the team. I've said this plenty of times, same with the PG acquisition
 
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This was like watching the process team, young, gutsy but not good enough.

However, instead of stashing a bunch of draft picks by taking on bad salaries and building for the future, Morey has doomed this team with two huge contracts to duds, George is a shadow of himself who can't stay healthy, and Embiid will never get through a season (much less a playoff run).

Ironically, if Hinkie had drafted this well he'd still be running things and they'd be a powerhouse.
 

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This was like watching the process team, young, gutsy but not good enough.

However, instead of stashing a bunch of draft picks by taking on bad salaries and building for the future, Morey has doomed this team with two huge contracts to duds, George is a shadow of himself who can't stay healthy, and Embiid will never get through a season (much less a playoff run).

Ironically, if Hinkie had drafted this well he'd still be running things and they'd be a powerhouse.
PG missed a total of 8 games last year, and averaged 22.6 pts/gm. Pretty decent for a "shadow". You're probably right about Embiid though.
 

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