OT: The Philadelphia Seventy Sixers: Maxeymum Effort (22/23 Regular Season)

[Magua]

Finishing the game…..no one does anything! The roles seem all over the place. The only bench guy who seemingly knows his role is Niang, which is damning with faint praise.

Harrell is a sieve (known), but he’s done zilch offensively. Melton has given Thybulle production without the momentous highs — I liked him with Harden and Maxey in preseason, although that’s small. He has not shown well as even a secondary handler; I know he’s good, but his role needs to be quick strike and defense. House has existed. It’s a bunch of guys who aren’t shooting the 3 and can’t dribble. There’s definitely chem issues with spacing and cuts. But woof. How about a smidgen of usage adjustment?

 

[gertbfrobe16]

This is what it looks like, when the players tune out the coach. Thinking the players are tired of ole man Rivers.

 

[Jack Straw]

Finishing the game…..no one does anything! The roles seem all over the place. The only bench guy who seemingly knows his role is Niang, which is damning with faint praise.

Harrell is a sieve (known), but he’s done zilch offensively. Melton has given Thybulle production without the momentous highs — I liked him with Harden and Maxey in preseason, although that’s small. He has not shown well as even a secondary handler; I know he’s good, but his role needs to be quick strike and defense. House has existed. It’s a bunch of guys who aren’t shooting the 3 and can’t dribble. There’s definitely chem issues with spacing and cuts. But woof. How about a smidgen of usage adjustment?

Melton is about the only new guy that’s been even a little bit impressive. Tucker is averaging 4.7 ppg, essentially Matisse with less defense. I hope the Sixers aren’t paying him $33 million for that.

 

[Magua]

Melton is about the only new guy that’s been even a little bit impressive. Tucker is averaging 4.7 ppg, essentially Matisse with less defense. I hope the Sixers aren’t paying him $33 million for that.

Well, Tucker probably will average in the 6-7 ppg range as a starter. The difference between him and Matisse is Tucker has real gravity as a corner shooter, which does aid spacing. To Matisse's credit, the lack of an off-ball cutter has been an issue. But there's just a lot of standing still, without even catch and shoots.

 

[Embiid]

Sixers are winning but game has been kind of boring...

 

[Jack Straw]

At least they look like they have a clue on offense tonight. Much more active. More intensity in general.

 

[Embiid]

At least they look like they have a clue on offense tonight. Much more active. More intensity in general.

True but they are letting them hang around still. They blow this and I'm gonna lose it....

 

[Embiid]

Fear the beard!

 

[Magua]

Harris has a pretty thankless role, but he has been absolutely letting it fly from deep. Not even just the attempts but the zero hesitation on tighter coverage. He’s rewired his brain.

As for Harden…..

 

[Flyer lurker]

so who won the trade is trending

 

[Magua]

Ja straight up trolling.

 

[Embiid]

Ben was too excited...

 

[snoop88]

That was an awful foul call by the refs but Simmo the savage is still hilariously bad

 

[Jack Straw]

Ja straight up trolling.

Ok, that's pretty funny.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Surprised that wasn't posted last night.

 

[DancingPanther]

Shoe size IQ, which honestly might be generous considering he's a basketball player

 

[Jack Straw]

Entertaining game in Phoenix. 72-66 Suns at half time.

 

[Jack Straw]

Does Canada still have the vaccine requirement? Matisse or no Matisse tonight? (not that it matters a whole lot)

 

[Embiid]

Hoping Embiid sharpened his elbows tonight..

 

[Magua]

Nick Nurse vs. Not Nick Nurse. One team just has a plan. You’re going to have to scheme for 3s besides Maxey from 5 feet behind the line and Harden isos.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Does Canada still have the vaccine requirement? Matisse or no Matisse tonight? (not that it matters a whole lot)

I thought they did but Matisse is there so something changed for one of them.

 

[Embiid]

Sixers have zero defense against the 3. I hate Doc Rivers.....really do.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Doc Rivers and his traveling shit show.

 

[Flyer lurker]

I thought about seeing all John Carpenter films before halloween. But seeing Tobi tonight, I can cross off Memoirs of an invisible man.

 

[Magua]

So many invisible men from the bench each night, besides Melton. The better part of this game was Pick on PJ, with them scheming him "defending" Siakam (Doc loves him some vets getting cooked on stars). They've struggled all season with perimeter D; and then they help and get exposed. Harris and PJ have been ass, but shots were sort of available. The Raps are pesky defensively, but it hasn't only been this game where the Sixers don't manufacture easy 3s to guys who let 'em rip. Just serious problems on both ends.