Sixers Offseason Thread Part 5

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That looked horrible

[76ciology]

Chatted with Paul George in the postgame locker room. He had a sleeve on the knee but was walking and said he is “not too concerned” about the prognosis. Will get treatment on it tonight and proceed from there. More coming later.

[Eyeamok]

Chatted with Paul George in the postgame locker room. He had a sleeve on the knee but was walking and said he is “not too concerned” about the prognosis. Will get treatment on it tonight and proceed from there. More coming later.

How did you get access to Paul George? Good Job man, you got a quote right from the man himself.

[76ciology]

If you have Drummond at center, you need to have strong guard skills and shot creators because defenses can just switch on screens and/or leaving him open, knowing he’s not a significant threat in or outside the paint.

To counter this, I’d look to stagger the backcourts, pairing Reggie Jackson with Tyrese Maxey for more dynamic offense, and Kyle Lowry with Eric Gordon for a mix of playmaking and shooting.

[76ciology]

Chatted with Paul George in the postgame locker room. He had a sleeve on the knee but was walking and said he is “not too concerned” about the prognosis. Will get treatment on it tonight and proceed from there. More coming later.

How did you get access to Paul George? Good Job man, you got a quote right from the man himself.

Just lazy to post the link of the tweet

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[Eyeamok]

Chatted with Paul George in the postgame locker room. He had a sleeve on the knee but was walking and said he is “not too concerned” about the prognosis. Will get treatment on it tonight and proceed from there. More coming later.

How did you get access to Paul George? Good Job man, you got a quote right from the man himself.

Just lazy to post the link of the tweet

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Damn I'm disappointed son. I thought we had a true insider among us.

[The KnicksFix]

Diehard Knick fan here, all fandom aside, I hope PG is ok. Hope that knee is ok, we need both him and Embiid to be good so us and you guys can give Boston nightmares

[76ciology]

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[76ciology]

Diehard Knick fan here, all fandom aside, I hope PG is ok. Hope that knee is ok, we need both him and Embiid to be good so us and you guys can give Boston nightmares

Thanks for the kind words!

As fans, I think what we can really appreciate is getting to watch great games that make it all worthwhile. The new look Knicks and Sixers going head to head is going to be exciting, and it’s always better to face strong competition.

True competitors thrive on challenges.

[Sixerscan]

https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-paul-george-injury-knee-hyperextended-atlanta-hawks-preseason-joel-embiid-20241015.html

The only visible reminder of what had taken the All-Star wing off the floor of his team’s preseason win over the Hawks was the black sleeve on his left knee. He felt it hyperextend back after poking the ball away from Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson, and then attempting to take a step to “burst through” an opening. His immediate thought was, “All right, I need to get taken out and look at this.”

But though George expressed disappointment about any “very valuable” on-court time he may now lose with his new team ahead of its Oct. 23 season opener, he calmly stressed he is “not too concerned” about the long-term prognosis.

“Obviously, I’m in a new organization. I’m trying to build,” George said. “We’ve got so much with growing pains, and [only] so much time to learn and try to figure each other out. … So it [stinks]. It’s unfortunate.

“But, again, I’m not too concerned going forward of what this injury is. It’ll just be a little time.”

How much time? We’ll see.

Jeff Stotts, a certified athletic trainer who tracks NBA injuries through his “In Street Clothes” social media account, posted late Monday that the term hyperextension is “more of a descriptor of what happened to the knee than an actual diagnosis.” Injuries resulting from a hyperextension, he added, can include bone bruises, ligament sprains, or capsule injuries. Though all have differing recovery timelines, his data indicates the average player absence with that descriptor lasts 6.4 days.

George said he had already received some treatment Monday, and will see how the knee responds Tuesday morning and “evaluate from there.” The overarching postgame locker room vibe was not of a team that believed its much-anticipated season was already over before it began, but of one ready to get home after a rare six-day, three-game preseason road trip from Des Moines, to Boston, to Atlanta.

Good as can be expected i guess so far, hope for good news

[Iverson Armband]

Bone bruise for PG. Will be evaluated in a week..

[Eyeamok]

PG take your time getting better. Let Ricky Council cook it will be ok.

[elchengue20]

Dodged a bullet, the issue is there is more of them comin to PG and Embiid.

Luck needs to really be on our side to have this team healthy when it matters.

[FlyingArrow]

Dodged a bullet, the issue is there is more of them comin to PG and Embiid.

Luck needs to really be on our side to have this team healthy when it matters.

I'm all-in for load management. There are 15 back-backs on our schedule. Every single one of them should have PG playing in one game and Embiid playing in the other. That's 67 games for each of them. If there's any injury that goes more than a couple games, say good-bye to regular season accolades. Worth it to maximize the chances of postseason health.

[Eyeamok]

Dodged a bullet, the issue is there is more of them comin to PG and Embiid.

Luck needs to really be on our side to have this team healthy when it matters.

I'm all-in for load management. There are 15 back-backs on our schedule. Every single one of them should have PG playing in one game and Embiid playing in the other. That's 67 games for each of them. If there's any injury that goes more than a couple games, say good-bye to regular season accolades. Worth it to maximize the chances of postseason health.

Well Joel did mention he is not worried about the regular season accolades. And my math could be wrong but each one of them could alternate on back to backs and PG would miss 7 games and Embiid would miss 8. Which still gives them breathing room for more rest. I like your idea.

[FlyingArrow]

Dodged a bullet, the issue is there is more of them comin to PG and Embiid.

Luck needs to really be on our side to have this team healthy when it matters.

I'm all-in for load management. There are 15 back-backs on our schedule. Every single one of them should have PG playing in one game and Embiid playing in the other. That's 67 games for each of them. If there's any injury that goes more than a couple games, say good-bye to regular season accolades. Worth it to maximize the chances of postseason health.

Well Joel did mention he is not worried about the regular season accolades. And my math could be wrong but each one of them could alternate on back to backs and PG would miss 7 games and Embiid would miss 8. Which still gives them breathing room for more rest. I like your idea.

Yeah, unfortunately, that's not the math. There are 15 games that come the night after another game. So 30 of the games that appear in 15 back-to-back pairs.

[Eyeamok]

I'm all-in for load management. There are 15 back-backs on our schedule. Every single one of them should have PG playing in one game and Embiid playing in the other. That's 67 games for each of them. If there's any injury that goes more than a couple games, say good-bye to regular season accolades. Worth it to maximize the chances of postseason health.

Well Joel did mention he is not worried about the regular season accolades. And my math could be wrong but each one of them could alternate on back to backs and PG would miss 7 games and Embiid would miss 8. Which still gives them breathing room for more rest. I like your idea.

Yeah, unfortunately, that's not the math. There are 15 games that come the night after another game. So 30 of the games that appear in 15 back-to-back pairs.

Thank you very much sir.

[76ciology]

A lot of team putting their fowards on the opponent’s guards. And a LOT shooting 40 3s a game. Celts taking it a step further by shooting 50 3s a game.

[76ciology]

The issue with Drummond on offense is that he’s not a real threat as a screener. He doesn’t have the vertical spacing to be a lob threat, nor does he capitalize effectively when opponents switch onto him. And you can’t run a 1-3 PnR of Maxey-PG (especially when Embiid is out for load management), as defenses can comfortably just switch.

Right now, defenses aren’t compelled to send extra help when Maxey or PG isolate, and Drummond’s rolls are predictable, his defender waits for him in the paint, anticipating the pass. Similarly, when Caleb or Oubre drive, good defenses remain comfortable staying at home.

While the talent level is high enough to keep the team afloat, the lack of reliable actions to generate high quality 4v5 situations to make the defense scramble back to their man while some of their defenders can shade the strong side action, makes the offense clunky right now.

[76ciology]

Defensively, we’re lacking rim protection, and it shows in our low block numbers. Caleb Martin’s effort against the Hawks was commendable, especially with the 2-3 blocks, including that impressive chase-down on ZR.

If we’re going to play Drummond or Yabusele at the 5, our wings at the 3 and 4 need to be highly active, flying around on defense to cover for the lack of interior presence. The second unit featuring Lowry, Yabu, KJ Martin, and Caleb is showing signs of defensive cohesion, but we still have a long way to go to reach the level we need.