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Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:13 pm
by Ballerhogger
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1.How should they make room for Harden at deadline?
2. Will the nets even budge in the summer ?
3. Is this season a wash for the 76ers?

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:16 pm
by Ballerhogger
Maybe pin this ? Going forward we won’t have million Ben Simmons threads ?

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:16 pm
by MoneyTalks41890
This is still posturing in my opinion.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:19 pm
by Ballerhogger
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:This is still posturing in my opinion.

Maybe but why do it now ? If teams feel like they won’t move him before the deadline why try chase for Ben when they can spend time and resources on other deals ?

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:22 pm
by PistolPeteJR
I think it's partially posturing, but I also think Morey is quite serious about waiting for the summer if he doesn't get a deal he's alright with come the deadline.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:22 pm
by kobe_vs_jordan
I'll eat my crow if they waste a year of MVP Embiid.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:27 pm
by Blazer1776
Ballerhogger wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:This is still posturing in my opinion.

Maybe but why do it now ? If teams feel like they won’t move him before the deadline why try chase for Ben when they can spend time and resources on other deals ?


Because he is trying to regain the upper hand. Last week he admitted he would take a top 40ish player.

By stating that they may wait until the off-season, he is trying to push people into upping their offers.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:29 pm
by thenbaman
Why do you think its a wasted year.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:31 pm
by shrink
Ballerhogger wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:This is still posturing in my opinion.

Maybe but why do it now ? If teams feel like they won’t move him before the deadline why try chase for Ben when they can spend time and resources on other deals ?

Perhaps Morey isn’t getting offers he likes, and he feels the reason is that the buyers think that Morey must trade him by the deadline. If that’s the case, he’d have Embiid speak, and get stories like this out there, to try to produce some leverage?

The truth is, we don’t know. The absence of a trade does not mean Morey is being lowballed, or that Morey is asking way too much - we only know that there hasn’t been a price established that both sides find agreeable. This recent rumor (and I stress, it is a rumor) may be true, it may be posturing, but regardless, I expect trade talks on Simmons to continue.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:36 pm
by GOBlazers
Sounds like Morey still isn't loving the offers he's getting for Simmons. His evaluation of Ben's value is not in line with the other GMs. I Still expect a trade by the deadline for whatever he can get. Then he'll try to sell the trade to the fans as a win.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:38 pm
by Ballerhogger
The next step is how do they move Tobias and not give away too many assets by the deadline since it’s wash season without good starting pg

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:39 pm
by thenbaman
GOBlazers wrote:Sounds like Morey still isn't loving the offers he's getting for Simmons. His evaluation of Ben's value is not in line with the other GMs. I Still expect a trade by the deadline for whatever he can get. Then he'll try to sell the trade to the fans as a win.

Whatever he gets for simmons is a win,lol

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:40 pm
by Ballerhogger
thenbaman wrote:Why do you think its a wasted year.

The will likely be 2nd exit at best . So they haven’t improved their chances at all. Doc not their to development talent ..

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:41 pm
by SNPA
I love the smell of a smokescreen in the morning.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:41 pm
by thenbaman
I think we have just as good a chance as anyone else the way embiid is playing.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:43 pm
by JRoy
So BS role in BKN on offense will be to bring up the ball, dump it off to a real star and then go stand in the dunkers spot because he’s useless otherwise?

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:44 pm
by kg01
thenbaman wrote:I think we have just as good a chance as anyone else the way embiid is playing.


It'll take contributions from the perimeter guys regardless of how good he's playing.

He was superb last season in the postseason too. Wasn't enough.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:45 pm
by Lovetron Joe
Ballerhogger wrote:The next step is how do they move Tobias and not give away too many assets by the deadline since it’s wash season without good starting pg


Maxey has been rapidly developing.

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:50 pm
by Ballerhogger
SNPA wrote:I love the smell of a smokescreen in the morning.

I don’t think this good one sense it’s just means teams are unlikely to even bother in trying get Ben at the deadline . It’s almost at the end of January .GMs jobs are on line .. (Rob Plinka :banghead: )

Re: Breaking News : Sixers prefer to hold out for James Harden

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:07 pm
by MoneyTalks41890
kg01 wrote:
thenbaman wrote:I think we have just as good a chance as anyone else the way embiid is playing.


It'll take contributions from the perimeter guys regardless of how good he's playing.

He was superb last season in the postseason too. Wasn't enough.


I mean he was also playing with a partially torn knee