I love bol bol
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 01:01 (three years ago) link
from the jump the horford signing never made sense to me and i said as much on this board, it was always weird to me that NBA writers could cover a league where teams go small and play 1 big in the playoffs -- and talk about this very fact -- but then turn around and be like, well the sixers are the team to beat in the east.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 01:12 (three years ago) link
also supposedly he provided "embiid insurance" but you can find decent big minutes for... considerably less than $30 mill. as cad alludes to the whole thing always to me screamed in blinking letters "THE GM OF THIS TEAM IS AN EX NBA BIG FROM THE 2000S" and still there doesn't seem to be much question in the media over whether elton brand should be the GM of an NBA team based on how he appears to view the game. perhaps that will change if they bomb out of the bubble idk
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 01:16 (three years ago) link
zach lowe is just one writer but he's said, and i basically agree, that any sixers optimism is based on embiid being the best player in a series. it's just tough to say if that will ever happen.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
hes has the talent but prefers to just do whatever
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 01:50 (three years ago) link
relatable tbh
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 02:36 (three years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Monday, July 27, 2020 9:36 PM (yesterday)bookmarkflaglink
my prob w/ this is that while embiid is amazing but it's not 1995. the idea that a post oriented center is going to take a team to the finals w/o much perimeter help flies in the face of basically every NBA trend of the last 15 years
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:07 (three years ago) link
if simmons wasnt around to clog things up they cld but joel in the pick and roll all the time and he would be unstoppable
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:10 (three years ago) link
also i guess they would need someone who can be the ball handler too lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:11 (three years ago) link
*the aristocrats voice* ...the process!
so much about embiids game points towards the fact that he just not that driven he hasnt really gotten better since he came in to the league he has no idea what basketball things hes good at hes never in great shape he thinks hes cute etc etc
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:14 (three years ago) link
too bad hes gotta be one of the most talented players ever considering he went from not playing basketball to being a perennial allstar in like 7 years without really trying
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:16 (three years ago) link
tbf im sure he tries harder at basketball than like i try at anything but as far as the psycho nba levels of competitive trying seems like hes on the low end
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:21 (three years ago) link
brett brown may bare some of the responsibility for this
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:25 (three years ago) link
it would be so hard to try if you had even just 5 million dollars.
― a morley steve vai bad horsie what? (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:28 (three years ago) link
most guys who make it to the nba level are just compulsive triers, 7 footers seem to be the exception
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:33 (three years ago) link
selection etc
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:35 (three years ago) link
they can only try to steal some of sugarfree drew's try hard
― a morley steve vai bad horsie what? (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:36 (three years ago) link
I wonder if winning every game of 1-on-1 ever distorts their meter for professional accomplishment.
― a morley steve vai bad horsie what? (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 13:38 (three years ago) link
Sorry, I was confusing. I meant that Simmons is better than Brown straight up. Hayward might be better than Horford at this point, but not enough to make me want to trade Simmons.I would probably trade Embiid before I traded Simmons. Simmons wants to be better and has worked on his game in subtle ways (not saying he doesn't need to work on some not so subtle things as well). Embiid is great, but is immature. I'm not sure he actually likes basketball.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
Another issue I see with simmons and embiid being your stars is that they both belong in the post. And unless Phil Jackson is coming back there’s not really a coach out there who knows how to make that work.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
What makes you think Simmons doesn't like basketball? I've never gotten that vibe from him.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
some serious galaxy-braining going on with the pro-lou williams takes
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link
Horf was legitimately very good in the playoffs vs. the Bucks a couple years ago, that probably factored into it
― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:47 (three years ago) link
it’s really just a question of resource allocation... there’s no other team in the NBA paying $60m in salary to two centers (with good reason). they’re both good players but that’s not really the point.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
its too bad we never really got to see the boogie/brow pairing in full health and in the playoffs.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:59 (three years ago) link
there are pro-lou williams takes? like it should not be a big deal that he went into a club to order food during the pandemic?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 18:11 (three years ago) link
you should get a pass if its a place that has a dish named after you
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:04 (three years ago) link
come get the "can you believe this dipshit" wings while they last!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:44 (three years ago) link
Simmons is a reserved guy. I don't think that means he doesn't care. I might agree he cares more about perception of himself than the team, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like basketball.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:39 (three years ago) link
he seems pretty aloof which is maybe not that great for team sports but who knows thats just what he looks like on tv
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:46 (three years ago) link
i think the aussie guys in general put themselves at a little bit of a remove but i don't think it really matters much.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
i have not followed any insider gossip re ben simmons
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
aron baynes wears his heart on his huge sleeve mate
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 22:50 (three years ago) link
ya and patty mils is always like, game day bala and yelling and shit
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:00 (three years ago) link
that sixers team is def a case of 2k-itis
simmons was regarded as putting himself at a remove from the other australians, partly because hes not very aussie
― micah, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:05 (three years ago) link
they are a very racialist folk tbf
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 00:06 (three years ago) link
When simmons was in college he treated those games like tech demos
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 02:04 (three years ago) link
Anyway, very impressed by Jonathan Isaac in these scrimmages
He was having a great season before the injury.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
watching the grizzlies/heat scrimmage from earlier today. man, i love how the grizz play on offense. such a young team but they really move the ball and play with rhythm and tempo. super unselfish. with so many athletes sharing the ball it's a very fun style to watch. and ja is amazing which helps.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 02:52 (three years ago) link
Michael porter jr is an antivaxer and coronavirus conspiracy therorist?
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 03:42 (three years ago) link
he was homeschooled
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 12:16 (three years ago) link
everyones picking the lakers now even tho they only have two players and milwaukee has been destroying the league all season +11 point diff! https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/7/29/21345882/nba-power-rankings-contenders-lakers-clippers-bucks
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
AND the lakers have to get by the clippers
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 14:01 (three years ago) link
Porter claims he’s never been vaccinated in his life. Apparently his family has strange religious beliefs and there’s lots of theories about how he and his brother’s injuries were caused by the advice of some weird physical therapist
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
Forgot he was also the pray for the cops guy after the George Floyd murder
― Spottie, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link