Other Sports: Philadelphia 76ers 2024 25 Countdown to April

[Flybynite]

I couldn't give less a shit about criticisms of 'tanking' in the NBA.

It's a broken f***ing league. You don't have anywhere near the actual IMPACT TALENT to allow for teams to improve without doing it.

The contract system is a joke. There's absolutely zero ability for a bad team to be able to attract a FA after they come off a rookie deal unless they are one of a handful of actual 'destination cities' that players care about and the rest of the league is just going after the leftovers.

You look at what Oklahoma City did with Durant/Westbrook/Harden and then had to rebuild/tank (and were not stopped by the NBA like the Sixers were) and get an opportunity to rebuild their franchise.

If you're not a destination city your only HOPE of even being a contender is if you luck into a superstar player (likely thru tanking to get a high draft pick) and then manage to keep them there while they seek out the supermax.

 

[Taijuan Fedotov]

Briefly met Sam Vincent today. Seemed a lovely guy.

So now on my "degrees of seperation" chart I am 1 away from Michael Jordan. Fun.

Not bad being 1 degree from the GOAT.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Duke’s gonna win it all.

 

[Jack Straw]

Duke’s gonna win it all.

I don’t watch all that much college hoops but this Duke team might be the best team I’ve seen in recent years. They basically have it all.

 

[Jack Straw]

Wow. Things have sure changed.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I don’t watch all that much college hoops but this Duke team might be the best team I’ve seen in recent years. They basically have it all.

Except the clutch gene. What a choke.

 

[Jack Straw]

I get that Flagg is “the guy” but why not throw a lob to your 7’2” guy who is standing right under the basket?

 

[FLYguy3911]

And with that loss I won my office pool a remarkable 3/4 years.

 

[Halladay]

That was an atrocious over the back call at the end. What a collapse though.

 

[DancingPanther]

Duke’s gonna win it all.

o no bb wut is u doin

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I DVRed it for this morning. I am so happy I didn't turn that game off early.

Houston got an interesting shift coming next year. This was the experience and effort team. Next year, they have three 5 stars coming in.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Grimes is a terrorist man.

 

[DancingPanther]

8 wins in the year 2025. It's a thing of beauty. And 4 of them came in a row at the end of January

Since then they've won 3 games.

They're 8-42 in their last 50 and 3-30 in their last 33

 

[Cody Webster]

Golden looks younger than some of the players on his team

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

The Sixers are back! The SIXERS are back!

 

[FLYguy3911]

The Flyers waive players during the last week of the season while the NBA fires coaches.

 

[Tripod]

Wow...Denver looking for that new coach bounce.

 

[Jack Straw]

Wow...Denver looking for that new coach bounce.

New coach/new GM bounce.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

The Nets are up comfortably on New Orleans late. Looks like the Sixers are close to a lock for 5th. Successful late season given the hand they were dealt.

That would be ~64% to keep the pick.

 

[DancingPanther]

The Nets are up comfortably on New Orleans late. Looks like the Sixers are close to a lock for 5th. Successful late season given the hand they were dealt.

That would be ~64% to keep the pick.

I suspect the NBA rigs the drawings so that the Sixers fall to 7th. I imagine they're probably shadowbanned from a top 10 pick for 50 seasons as punishment for the Hinkie years. This would also be a huge boon for the Silver's darling, OKC

 

[Jack Straw]

I suspect the NBA rigs the drawings so that the Sixers fall to 7th. I imagine they're probably shadowbanned from a top 10 pick for 50 seasons as punishment for the Hinkie years. This would also be a huge boon for the Silver's darling, OKC

Well if the the league is trying to do that they're not doing a very good job since the Sixers have had 3 top 10 picks since Hinkie left.

 

[DancingPanther]

Well if the the league is trying to do that they're not doing a very good job since the Sixers have had 3 top 10 picks since Hinkie left.

No but those were Hinkie acquired picks. You see, they can't make it too obvious.

Also I now realize I should have said shadowbanned from a top 5 pick because 7th is also a top 10 pick LOL

Listen, I'm memeing obviously. But only mostly.

 

[Jack Straw]

No but those were Hinkie acquired picks. You see, they can't make it too obvious.

Also I now realize I should have said shadowbanned from a top 5 pick because 7th is also a top 10 pick LOL

Listen, I'm memeing obviously. But only mostly.

 

[FLYguy3911]

wtf is this?

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Seen tickets for as low as 4$ for tonight and Sunday. If I have nothing to do I might grab a pair and go. Just get drunk and watch them lose with a bunch of nobodies like The Process days. Haha.