Game 27: T-Wolves @ Sixers 12/20 @ 7 pm ET NBATV Thread

Sixteen · Post #121 » by **Sixteen** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:36 am

Sixersftw wrote:They real mad on the GB

it's a great read when we win. not so much when we lose :lol:

phillynative · Post #122 » by **phillynative** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:36 am

Mik317 wrote:Fantastic ass win

Still have my doubts because I am a bitch but good ass win

I dont think that's being a bitch I thinks it's being practical.

Morey has some work to do

Sixersftw · Post #123 » by **Sixersftw** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:37 am

Phila Tough wrote:
Sixersftw wrote:They real mad on the GB

it's a great read when we win. not so much when we lose

I've had just enough egg nogs to follow you into the fight tonight bro.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #124 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:37 am

Mik317 wrote:Fantastic ass win

Still have my doubts because I am a bitch but good ass win

I'm a stupid, skinnyfat, piece of $hit, but this is a great win!

brannigan73 · Post #125 » by **brannigan73** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:38 am

Well I guess thats the benefit of having two super stars you can occassionally win just by them carrying you alone.

Post #126 » by **Sixerscan** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:40 am

Great win

Wolves refused to help off shooters all game and made Embiid and Maxey beat them, they did.

Sixersftw · Post #127 » by **Sixersftw** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:46 am

I'm loving reading the GB. They're acting like Jo has ever had a problem **** all over Rudy's mids ass.

M2J · Post #128 » by **M2J** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:59 am

Mik317 · Post #129 » by **Mik317** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:31 am

sneaky thing about this game was Nurse just trying **** lol. Martin and then some zone stalled what felt like was going to be a run and kept us alive.

but also Finch pulled some bad **** lol. Not sure why NAW was on Maxey down the stretch instead of Jaden and it felt like Towns stayed out too long and they never went back to him. And they just never adjusted defensively often leaving Rudy in no mans land to die.

we take those tho

mjkvol · Post #130 » by **mjkvol** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:34 am

Really impressive win. Damn, if Morey can bring in even one more player who can score somewhat consistently, we might have something. Little pet peeve - I really wish Joel would just take that damn foul line jumper when he gets it instead of pumping 3-4 times trying to make it more difficult. He was remarkable tonight, as was Maxey.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #131 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:35 am

Minnesota has a nice record right now, but they are not the top team out west. Not even close in my opinion. Denver, both LA teams, Sacramento, OKC, and possibly the Warriors beat them in a seven game series. Either way we needed this win after the lame effort against the Bulls. Miami next, let's beat them too.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #132 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:40 am

mjkvol wrote:Really impressive win. Damn, if Morey can bring in even one more player who can score somewhat consistently, we might have something. Little pet peeve - I really wish Joel would just take that damn foul line jumper when he gets it instead of pumping 3-4 times trying to make it more difficult. He was remarkable tonight, as was Maxey.

That foul line/extended J is money every time. It's unstoppable. I don't my mind the pump fakes because he's probing to see how the defense is going to react. One thing about him this year is he's playing smart basketball. It's beyond important that we find a way to use that area in the postseason. Teams are going to try and take that away at some point and he'll have to counter when they do. The main thing is that he sticks with it. Don't stray from it when it works as good as it does. If he can hit those shots with Gobert on him, then he can do it against that goofball Al Horford.
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Da Doctor · Post #133 » by **Da Doctor** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:41 am

Good win. Let the Embiid haters seethe.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #134 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:49 am

I'm in full support of Nick Nurse. Last coach we had that I backed this much was LB. Doc drove me crazy. I'd always be trying to find the good in what Doc did to justify him being here.
An example tonight were the two challenges he used. They were huge for us. He pivoted to KJ Martin in the 4th which took guts. I'm telling you now that KJ Martin will be a big part of this team at some point this year. If not, then next year, but he's here to stay.

HotelVitale · Post #135 » by **HotelVitale** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:21 am

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:Minnesota has a nice record right now, but they are not the top team out west. Not even close in my opinion. Denver, both LA teams, Sacramento, OKC, and possibly the Warriors beat them in a seven game series. Either way we needed this win after the lame effort against the Bulls. Miami next, let's beat them too.

I don't know, man, they're pretty good. Defense is legit and they've got Ant as a legit star scorer plus some other solid options. Hard to project the PO now but I think they're right up there with anyone except DEN atm.

If Embiid's gonna hit contested jumper like that, and Maxey's gonna have stretches like he did tonight, we can beat anyone soundly. (Even with everyone else playing pretty mid.) Just not that likely they can be this good consistently.

HotelVitale · Post #136 » by **HotelVitale** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:31 am

Sixersftw wrote:I'm loving reading the GB. They're acting like Jo has ever had a problem **** all over Rudy's mids ass.

Pretty impressive performance by the GB. The dominant theory is legit that the refs called so many grift fouls for Embiid in the first quarter that the defense was intimidated out of contesting the shots and drives he had the rest of the game.

Negrodamus · Post #137 » by **Negrodamus** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:53 am

Bum Adebayo wrote:Expecting a loss, Embiid will have a below average game. Will still be a close game though.

Nailed it

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #138 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:01 am

HotelVitale wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:Minnesota has a nice record right now, but they are not the top team out west. Not even close in my opinion. Denver, both LA teams, Sacramento, OKC, and possibly the Warriors beat them in a seven game series. Either way we needed this win after the lame effort against the Bulls. Miami next, let's beat them too.

I don't know, man, they're pretty good. Defense is legit and they've got Ant as a legit star scorer plus some other solid options. Hard to project the PO now but I think they're right up there with anyone except DEN atm.

If Embiid's gonna hit contested jumper like that, and Maxey's gonna have stretches like he did tonight, we can beat anyone soundly. (Even with everyone else playing pretty mid.) Just not that likely they can be this good consistently.

No doubt, I could be jumping to conclusions because it is Minnesota and they've been a legit threat only a few times since they've come into the league. 20-5 is no joke of a record. They have beaten so titans this year.

M2J · Post #139 » by **M2J** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:37 am

As much as any team Minnie is built to defend the Sixers, not just Joel...but McDaniels as a long elite defender vs Maxey.

That was a dominant performance by both of them. Joel, legit was as dominant performance I've seen from him. I mean he was putting 7 footers in the rim, while then coming down and feathering in jumpers from all over and dominating defensively. That was amazing. He really has no weaknesses in terms of skill.

This night was an extreme version of what could be expected when the team was ready to let Harden walk, and why Nurse took the job with being real possibility.

Maxey just gassed McDaniels with his movement, screen after screen.

They have to be nicknamed Thunder and Lightning

eyeatoma · Post #140 » by **eyeatoma** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:48 am

M2J wrote:As much as any team Minnie is built to defend the Sixers, not just Joel...but McDaniels as a long elite defender vs Maxey.

That was a dominant performance by both of them. Joel, legit was as dominant performance I've seen from him. I mean he was putting 7 footers in the rim, while then coming down and feathering in jumpers from all over and dominating defensively. That was amazing. He really has no weaknesses in terms of skill.

This night was an extreme version of what could be expected when the team was ready to let Harden walk, and why Nurse took the job with being real possibility.

Maxey just gassed McDaniels with his movement, screen after screen.

They have to be nicknamed Thunder and Lightning

Thunder and Lightning I love it!!

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