ECSF Gm 6: 76ers (2-3) V Heat (3-2) | Thr 5/12 7:00PM EST ESPN

[Ferry Avenue]

Aside from Maxey, I'm ready for wholesale changes (including exploring Embiid trades). This roster is spineless from top to bottom and I'm over supporting a team that never seems to want it more than their opposition.

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Very difficult to have a spine as a team when your top player and leader isn't a dog, or for whatever reason can't exhibit that kind of approach to the game consistently. Watch to determine whether the remaining teams in the playoffs have such a player and how his performance inspires his team to fight through whatever adversity they encounter on the way to a championship. In the end you won't see the NBA champion without such a player.

This series was essentially Jimmy Butler -- their dog -- over the Sixers, who don't have a dog consistently. It ain't much more complex than that. Butler was inspirational for the Heat even in their two losses in the series. He provides the consistent "spine" for the Heat you don't see in the Sixers. The rest of their team just rallies around him, and in the end their identity as a team is generated and sustained by Butler's approach to the game. That's why they're a winner.

[hookshot199]

Aside from Maxey, I'm ready for wholesale changes (including exploring Embiid trades). This roster is spineless from top to bottom and I'm over supporting a team that never seems to want it more than their opposition.

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Not enough depth. They need to split the Harris contract - get two players for one. And Doc needs to build a bench with young players. Since he won't, he needs to go.

[Ferry Avenue]

Aside from Maxey, I'm ready for wholesale changes (including exploring Embiid trades). This roster is spineless from top to bottom and I'm over supporting a team that never seems to want it more than their opposition.

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Not enough depth. They need to split the Harris contract - get two players for one. And Doc needs to build a bench with young players. Since he won't, he needs to go.

The "depth" argument doesn't hold water because the team's bench scoring wasn't a significant predictor of its point differential over the 30 games it played with both Embiid and Harden on the court. If depth was the issue, the team would've risen and fallen as a function of bench scoring. It didn't, however. It rose and fell as a function of the scoring of Maxey and Harden, in that order. Their scoring were the only significant predictors of point differential for the team over those 30 games.

[mjkvol]

Lol

You would twist that into him not being who you want him to be as well

He was asked a question and gave his honest answer I’d rather that than pr fluff for better or for worse

He is allowed to be disappointed tht he did not win the award…. Especially now that his body is yet again getting in the way of success. It doesn’t make him soft or selfish or whatever either….it’s called being human

I cannot believe that this stupid narrative is being pushed seriously

So many stupid, asinine narratives have been pushed by the same trolls on here that it's actually quite easy to believe it.

[GoSixersBro]

Keep your heads up

I really think the 76s have a bright future. The base parts are there, they just need more time to develop Maxey and Thybulle.

Harris and Maxey needed less then Embiid to win the first two games. 76ers just need to figure out how to keep Harris and Maxey attacking when Embiid stalls out or get something, anything out of Harden.

After watching a few seasons of Herro, what Thybulle was doing to him was effective. If they can get Thybulle's 3 to be reliable I think half that battle is won.

Loosing sucks, but you guys are right in it the talent there can win the east.

That's kind of you, but I completely disagree.

[mjkvol]

Keep your heads up

I really think the 76s have a bright future. The base parts are there, they just need more time to develop Maxey and Thybulle.

Harris and Maxey needed less then Embiid to win the first two games. 76ers just need to figure out how to keep Harris and Maxey attacking when Embiid stalls out or get something, anything out of Harden.

After watching a few seasons of Herro, what Thybulle was doing to him was effective. If they can get Thybulle's 3 to be reliable I think half that battle is won.

Loosing sucks, but you guys are right in it the talent there can win the east.

That's kind of you, but I completely disagree.

So do I. A plan moving forward with Harris and Thybulle involved is not one that's going to win anything more than perhaps a first round playoff series.

[LordCovington33]

Never got to watch the match as I was working, and a buddy (Nets fan) messaged me to say we got knocked out. No point dwelling on it - team is what it is …. 2nd round fodder (sadly). Oh boy, the General Board is a train wreck right now. At least 10 threads connected to the Sixers on the first page alone.

[hookshot199]

Aside from Maxey, I'm ready for wholesale changes (including exploring Embiid trades). This roster is spineless from top to bottom and I'm over supporting a team that never seems to want it more than their opposition.

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Not enough depth. They need to split the Harris contract - get two players for one. And Doc needs to build a bench with young players. Since he won't, he needs to go.

The "depth" argument doesn't hold water because the team's bench scoring wasn't a significant predictor of its point differential over the 30 games it played with both Embiid and Harden on the court. If depth was the issue, the team would've risen and fallen as a function of bench scoring. It didn't, however. It rose and fell as a function of the scoring of Maxey and Harden, in that order. Their scoring were the only significant predictors of point differential for the team over those 30 games.

Are you talking about playoffs or regular season? Doc waited until the last game of the season - a meaningless game - to give Paul some serious playing time. Morey is responsible for not cutting Millsap and not cutting Jordan, after he appeased Doc and realized Jordan had no game left. We had no depth and no athleticism. Playing Kork?

[kriss73]

Sixteen points by Strus. No need for other comments.

What good is getting Harden when you allow a guy like Struss get that much pts

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[GoSixersBro]

Hoping Niang can be for us what Strus was for Miami in this series last year.

[M2J]

Hoping Niang can be for us what Strus was for Miami in this series last year.

Hopefully Harden can be Butler. Laying relatively low offensively most of the season, and exploding in the playoffs

[the_process]

Hoping Niang can be for us what Strus was for Miami in this series last year.

Hopefully Harden can be Butler. Laying relatively low offensively most of the season, and exploding in the playoffs

James has played far too many minutes this season for that IMO.

[Bum Adebayo]

Hoping Niang can be for us what Strus was for Miami in this series last year.

Hopefully Harden can be Butler. Laying relatively low offensively most of the season, and exploding in the playoffs

Butler has a fraction of the talent Harden has, but Harden has a fraction of the heart Butler has.