2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

saw there was an article today about how joel is totally on board with morey taking forever to trade simmons, which idk what the point of planting these obviously planted stories is

seems like there's a problem with maxing out the value you're gonna get on a guy if everyone's last memories of the him is "i don't want to dunk and we lost" and "i did practice with my phone in my pocket" and "everyone on my team hates me" and also that was months and months ago, not exactly sure what ol' dar's really thinking here

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yeah simmons couldve just had a bad playoffs in a normal way and still been well regarded around the league but being scared to shoot and then refusing to show up to work can not have been good for his stock

feel like theres a good chance the sixers are bluffing here and will end up taking some sort of deal like detroits

his stock basically bottomed out with one single non-injury related play which is completely unheard of. his teammates and coaches reactions to it just made it worse they coulda easily been like man he just thought the defender was there and made the wrong read he's still amazing and a part of our future but instead doc was like yeaaaaah lol he sucks and we cant win with him. pretty baffling to me that doc survived that honestly. basically burned a massive asset and at minimum half a season of other players to help.

yeah truly wild shit from doc

the funny thing was... it wasnt even a bad play he was off balance and under the basket and did not actually have an easy dunk

the detroit offer makes a lot of sense and is good imo!!! but im v high on saddiq bey and kelly o would make a great backup for joel so he's not having to play so many minutes.

i mean he had a shot but it wasnt the uncontested dunk everyone says xp self

yeah it was just the nadir of his play in that series

yeah it was emblematic of something (being afraid to shoot)

the detroit offer makes a lot of sense and is good imo!!! but im v high on saddiq bey and kelly o would make a great backup for joel so he's not having to play so many minutes.

― class project pat (m bison), Wednesday, January 19, 2022 4:51 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

beys shooting numbers are concerning but other than that seems like a pretty good deal + they could bring in a third team to flip that pick for another guy and end up pretty stacked

that deal would make even more sense if bey had made improvements on his rookie season but yeah instead hes shooting 38/33 splits with a green light

if detroit gave them their unprotected or lightly protected 2023 pick thats pretty valuable

i'm honestly a little more confused about that deal for detroit! but at least they've got the right idea (playing ben at a position that is not point guard)

detroit is looking around and saying hey why not play ben simmons at center after all he is tall and cannot shoot

ben rejects this thesis and would sulk at center

he will be fine he will like it

feel like theres a good chance the sixers are bluffing here and will end up taking some sort of deal like detroits

i highly doubt simmons ends up in detroit but if you were gonna build a team around simmons cade cunningham would be a pretty great fit i think in that a. he’s a perimeter player b. he seems to have a high basketball IQ, is a good passer etc. feel like they could figure some stuff out if they had some shooting around them

watched the pistons last night and the dubs were up by ~40 at one point, just some of the worst defense you can imagine. warriors were playing at about 75% speed and were walking into layups, backdoor cuts or kicking out to 3s with no one within 15 feet. just truly detestable play. ben would help there big time.

cade skill set is the same reason why i like the combo of ben and lamelo

hornets should def be trying to get ben

i think the problem there is the sixers would likely want bridges and i don’t think i’d do that if i was philly. but if you could give them any other amount/combo of players and a pick or two i’d strongly consider it. lonzo + bridges + simmons would be a nightmare in transition & could play some interesting switchable defense too

the best player the sixers are getting in that detroit package is….jeremi grant

feels like that trade sets up an answer to their potential for a playoff injury sinking them instantly

his stock basically bottomed out with one single non-injury related play which is completely unheard of. his teammates and coaches reactions to it just made it worse they coulda easily been like man he just thought the defender was there and made the wrong read he's still amazing and a part of our future but instead doc was like yeaaaaah lol he sucks and we cant win with him. pretty baffling to me that doc survived that honestly. basically burned a massive asset and at minimum half a season of other players to help.

― Spottie, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 4:48 PM (two hours ago)

the extraordinary nature of his team's reaction is just evidence that the guy is an asshole diva snake, all the more underscored by his conduct this season, hope he gets banned for life for being a punk ass chump

It’s not just the non-dunk didn’t he like not take a single 4th quarter shot throughout that entire series

kev tell us how you really fell lol

*feel

unacceptable behavior from an adult I’m sorry

simmons getting paid millions to do nothing, he cracked the code

i agree hes a baby xp

Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey is shooting 46.8/39.5/87.2

maxey is looking pretty nice

i think he's prob best as a sixth man ultimately but for where they got him in the draft he's developed really nicely

not sure mo bamba 3pt specialist is a good idea, but it's working this game against the sixers

if you catch him on the right night he looks like an actual player, just don't go and look at his full season stats

detroit is looking around and saying hey why not play ben simmons at center after all he is tall and cannot shoot

― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 4:58 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

ben rejects this thesis and would sulk at center

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Wednesday, January 19, 2022 5:01 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

he will be fine he will like it

― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 5:03 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Sure, Simmons has been a guy who seems open to new things and adding facets to his game, lol.

I can't believe people in this thread acting like Simmons was a completely normal guy until suddenly one play in Game 7.

Dude has been a cream puff drama fueled bizzo from day 1.

He's always been more of an Instagram influencer's idea of a basketball player than an actual basketball player.

he's been first team all defense each of the last two seasons and the sixers are suddenly dead last in the NBA in rebounding w/ him not playing

He's a great defensive player and I would never argue otherwise.

His biggest problem seems to be he doesn't like basketball.

dont blame him, full of tryhard grind cult weirdos, not a good work-life balance

tbh his production this season hasn't been very impressive

His production of $$ earned / work performed is infinity

have to say I respect kyrie infinitely more than ben. kyrie’s critical thinking skills may be averageish, but he’s at least honest. I respected his answers recently when he was getting pressed by reporters about getting the vaccine: basketball isn’t that serious to me, I’m getting paid either way, joke’s on you guys.

i.....did not respect kyrie's answers

Joel went for 50 tonight in 27 minutes, he’s crankin right now

i.....did not respect kyrie's answers

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, January 1

issuing a correction on a previous post of mine, regarding the basketball player and anti-vaxxer kyrie irving. you do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to him”

it's just tough when someone who gets paid like 35 million to play basketball claims they have all this big important life stuff outside of basketball. you got a kid, kyrie? congrats, so do i.