General 76ers Thread

[the_process]

I have Embiid starting at C and I think he can play with either Noel/Okafor. Biid is a plug and play type big similar to Ibaka,Porzingis or Towns that you can pair him with any type of big.

With regards to Simmons and Saric, I think it would be best for their personal development and log jam issue that they explore playing at the SF position. They have better edge on those position due to their combination of length, mobility (or athleticism for Simmons) and skillset. Although I'd assume that they might play some PF since BB likes playing a non traditional PF.

Barring any health issues, I have Embiid playing 32mpg, Jah 25mpg, Noel 21mpg and Holmes at 12mpg, then have 6mpg with Simmons playing some smallball PF (96 total minutes). Similar minute distribution with OKC's bigs of Ibaka (32), Adams (25), Kanter (21) and Collison (12) with Durant playing some 4.

Simmons is minutes restricted the whole year. I highly doubt at any point he gets above 20.

You mean embiid right? If that's the case then he plays 21mpg then one of Jah or Noel plays 32mpg, I'd guess it's Noel.

I have Noel 28, Jah 20, Embiid 16, Simmons 32, Saric 32, Covington 32, Bayless 28, Henderson 32, Rodriguez 20.

[the_process]

I have Embiid starting at C and I think he can play with either Noel/Okafor. Biid is a plug and play type big similar to Ibaka,Porzingis or Towns that you can pair him with any type of big.

With regards to Simmons and Saric, I think it would be best for their personal development and log jam issue that they explore playing at the SF position. They have better edge on those position due to their combination of length, mobility (or athleticism for Simmons) and skillset. Although I'd assume that they might play some PF since BB likes playing a non traditional PF.

Barring any health issues, I have Embiid playing 32mpg, Jah 25mpg, Noel 21mpg and Holmes at 12mpg, then have 6mpg with Simmons playing some smallball PF (96 total minutes). Similar minute distribution with OKC's bigs of Ibaka (32), Adams (25), Kanter (21) and Collison (12) with Durant playing some 4.

Simmons is minutes restricted the whole year. I highly doubt at any point he gets above 20.

Embiid will be minutes restricted to start the season for sure, but he may not have much medical restriction in the second half of the year. I think his minutes will be sort of naturally restricted anyway by foul trouble though.

So basically I think that 30 mpg is very optimistic, and 20 mpg is probably too pessimistic.




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The way the team has always spoke of it is that Embiid is medically restricted all season long, will be on a minutes limit and no back-to-backs. I honestly think 20 mins per over 55-60 games for Embiid would be absolutely amazing. No reason to rush him, if he hits that goal then you remove the back to back restriction while still keeping him at or under 28 mins per next year. If he goes two seasons no problems then all kid gloves are off and you can actually rely on him to be one of the cornerstones of the franchise. He is attempting a completely unprecedented comeback. Ilgauskas is not the same because he actually played before he got hurt.

[Rastas]

I have Embiid starting at C and I think he can play with either Noel/Okafor. Biid is a plug and play type big similar to Ibaka,Porzingis or Towns that you can pair him with any type of big.

With regards to Simmons and Saric, I think it would be best for their personal development and log jam issue that they explore playing at the SF position. They have better edge on those position due to their combination of length, mobility (or athleticism for Simmons) and skillset. Although I'd assume that they might play some PF since BB likes playing a non traditional PF.

Barring any health issues, I have Embiid playing 32mpg, Jah 25mpg, Noel 21mpg and Holmes at 12mpg, then have 6mpg with Simmons playing some smallball PF (96 total minutes). Similar minute distribution with OKC's bigs of Ibaka (32), Adams (25), Kanter (21) and Collison (12) with Durant playing some 4.

Simmons is minutes restricted the whole year. I highly doubt at any point he gets above 20.

You mean embiid right? If that's the case then he plays 21mpg then one of Jah or Noel plays 32mpg, I'd guess it's Noel.

Simmons will also have a mins restriction - no more than 5 or 6 mins on the bench

[CoreyGallagher]

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Vegas set our over/under at 27.5.

[the_process]

Wow. 27 1/2 is really high for the Sixers. I would put their ceiling at about 25.

This is screaming for an under bet. I expect I'm not the only one who thinks so, and that number will come way down real quick.

[CoreyGallagher]

I think we'll be a lot better than people are expecting, but this does seem too high.

[LloydFree]

I don't think think it looks too high. It only looks high because of the 10 wins last year. They had 19, with Noel, LBMA and MCW as the best players on the team the year before. I don't count last year. Their not going to put the same ridiculous, ill-fitting, starting lineup out there again this year. So it's really only a 9-10 game jump based on added talent, IMO.

[HartfordWhalers]

Looking for participants willing to get egg on their face predicting win totals for all 30 teams for the trade board: viewtopic.php?p=49229498

[Ericb5]

Wow. 27 1/2 is really high for the Sixers. I would put their ceiling at about 25.

This is screaming for an under bet. I expect I'm not the only one who thinks so, and that number will come way down real quick.

It certainly seems a bit high, but this may be an example of the line telling us something. Namely that Vegas ACTUALLY thinks that they will win more than this and they are baiting people unto taking the under.




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[the_process]

Wow. 27 1/2 is really high for the Sixers. I would put their ceiling at about 25.

This is screaming for an under bet. I expect I'm not the only one who thinks so, and that number will come way down real quick.

It certainly seems a bit high, but this may be an example of the line telling us something. Namely that Vegas ACTUALLY thinks that they will win more than this and they are baiting people unto taking the under.

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Vegas picks a number where they think the action will be equal on both sides. They just want equilibrium. It could just be they think a lot of people will go over with Simmons and Embiid in tow, and want to temper that.

[Ericb5]

Wow. 27 1/2 is really high for the Sixers. I would put their ceiling at about 25.

This is screaming for an under bet. I expect I'm not the only one who thinks so, and that number will come way down real quick.

It certainly seems a bit high, but this may be an example of the line telling us something. Namely that Vegas ACTUALLY thinks that they will win more than this and they are baiting people unto taking the under.

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Vegas picks a number where they think the action will be equal on both sides. They just want equilibrium. It could just be they think a lot of people will go over with Simmons and Embiid in tow, and want to temper that.

I know that they want the betting to be equal on both sides. I'm just saying that if in actuality they think that the Sixers are going to win over 30, they might realize that most people wouldn't agree. There is a difference between what they predict the real number to be, and what they predict will be the number that gets equal betting action on both sides.

For example, the consensus in the league might be that the Sixers win 22-24 games, and if Vegas thought that the real number was going to be 27, then they aren't going to set the line at 27 knowing that most people think they will win fewer than that. They would set it at 24 or 25 to try to even out the betting. So 27.5 seems abnormally high, which tells me that they actually think that the Sixers are going to win 30+, and they are setting the line to the lowest number that they think the public will buy.

I know that Vegas will do this with lines where they think they know something that the public doesn't. The odds makers are some of the smartest people in the sports world. They know much more than your typical knowledgeable fan, and they always have a good sense of what the public knows, and how to manipulate them.




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[bondom34]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/545b02/oc_i_am_a_union_construction_worker_who_was/

[76ciology]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/545b02/oc_i_am_a_union_construction_worker_who_was/

damn great find

[CoreyGallagher]

So, this is... random and not basketball related, but the Philadelphia 76ers and ownership group become the first traditional sports franchise to own an esports team.

http://kotaku.com/the-philadelphia-76ers-buy-two-esports-teams-1787082558?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Team Dignitas, an esports powerhouse founded in 2004, and League of Legends’ stars Team Apex are merging into a single entity under the Dignitas name, with the Sixers handling all aspects of day-to-day management—sales, merchandising, marketing, branding and publicity. Team Dignitas manager Greg Richardson will serve as chairman of the combined team.

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EDIT: Actually going to merge this into the General 76ers thread.

[CoreyGallagher]

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[HartfordWhalers]

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I read that as I want a spot on the Cavs lets leak that I'm in demand (even though I am not). Standard operating practice, however picking the Sixers when they have 20 players and Cole would be 4th string was a bad choice imo. I would have gone for Memphis I think.

[HartfordWhalers]

Pelton's Sixers minutes projection:
Games/Minutes per game/Total minutes
Ben Simmons phi 78 30 2340
Nerlens Noel phi 61 28 1708
Jahlil Okafor phi 77 25 1925
Robert Covington phi 77 25 1925
Jerryd Bayless phi 75 24 1800
Gerald Henderson Jr. phi 78 20 1560
Dario Saric phi 78 20 1560
Sergio Rodriguez phi 78 20 1560
Joel Embiid phi 50 20 1000
Hollis Thompson phi 77 15 1155
Jerami Grant phi 77 11 812
Nik Stauskas phi 78 10 780
T.J. McConnell phi 78 10 780
Timothe Luwawu phi 78 5 390
Richaun Holmes phi 77 5 385

[CoreyGallagher]

Expecting Bayless to play more minutes per game than that.

[MatthewGeigerII]

Did you know:

Hollis "The Process" Thompson's real name is Keith.

[giambijuice]

I have a suggestion that might make it easier for you people who can't see through the tears… You should become New England Patriots fans. We just roll with this kind of thing; "next man up."

Pull in those lower lips before you get pigeons landing on them.

This was always going to take a very long time.

I believe most people will rater shoot themselves in the face then be fans of those cheaters scum

what do you think tanking is ? it's not even cheating to win, it's cheating to lose. far scummier. besides,that whole league is cheating. you cant even play in the nfl if you're not on 'roids