76ers 2023-24 Season Thread Part 1

76ciology · Post #1221 » by **76ciology** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:04 am

Tony Franciosa wrote:I'd legit feel bad for Tobias if he got traded to DET. No one deserves that.

Why? He’d get all the usage he wants for a big pay day. It would be a dream to be with the Pistons for mid players. There could also be a rubber band effect with all the losing where at some point Pistons could not be losing that much and they’d attribute it to him

76ciology · Post #1222 » by **76ciology** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:43 am

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76ciology · Post #1223 » by **76ciology** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:59 am

how do you guys feel about Paul Reed and his 7M per year contract? Feels like we should have just signed Theis and/or Biyombo specially when we are planning to use every dollar of our cap space in this upcoming offseason. That extra 7M could be big.

Benfitnyc · Post #1224 » by **Benfitnyc** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:16 am

76ciology wrote:how do you guys feel about Paul Reed and his 7M per year contract? Feels like we should have just signed Theis and/or Biyombo specially when we are planning to use every dollar of our cap space in this upcoming offseason. That extra 7M could be big.

Not great. It’s like he got paid and regressed…

youngcrev · Post #1225 » by **youngcrev** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:19 pm

76ciology wrote:how do you guys feel about Paul Reed and his 7M per year contract? Feels like we should have just signed Theis and/or Biyombo specially when we are planning to use every dollar of our cap space in this upcoming offseason. That extra 7M could be big.

Better than I do about paying Springer 4M :dontknow:

But in general, meh. Kinda depends on what the plan is. Not sure what the actual opportunity cost of it looks like. Is the extra 5M or so in cap you'd have with a minimum guy a difference maker?

Regardless, I think it's a highly moveable deal if they want to get off of it.

youngcrev · Post #1226 » by **youngcrev** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:00 pm

We're far away from it for me to throw this out there, and this just came to mind from thinking through things from the Celtics perspective last year, but...

The Sixers would have gone to the championship last year if they had squeaked out game 6. Now that the wound has healed, you can't tell me that Heat team was beating them just because the lucked out against the Celtics. Celtics win that series 9 out of 10 times if you replay it.

They would have lost in the championship, but it would have at least been competitive.

Alright, it's out there.

the_process · Post #1227 » by **the_process** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:20 pm

youngcrev wrote:We're far away from it for me to throw this out there, and this just came to mind from thinking through things from the Celtics perspective last year, but...

The Sixers would have gone to the championship last year if they had squeaked out game 6. Now that the wound has healed, you can't tell me that Heat team was beating them just because the lucked out against the Celtics. Celtics win that series 9 out of 10 times if you replay it.

They would have lost in the championship, but it would have at least been competitive.

Alright, it's out there.

The Sixers would have been favored against the Heat, which Embiid-era Sixers teams have shown time and time again does not matter.

Monix · Post #1228 » by **Monix** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:49 pm

76ciology wrote:how do you guys feel about Paul Reed and his 7M per year contract? Feels like we should have just signed Theis and/or Biyombo specially when we are planning to use every dollar of our cap space in this upcoming offseason. That extra 7M could be big.

youngcrev wrote:Better than I do about paying Springer 4M

You can't have all old guys on a roster, you need some young legs to get through an 82 game regular season - both provide some defense, energy, and can play roles around primary scorers. They also both provide some position/role insurance to replace Melton/Harris if their next deals are cost prohibitive or they don't want to bring them back for fit reasons.

youngcrev · Post #1229 » by **youngcrev** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:20 pm

the_process wrote:
youngcrev wrote:We're far away from it for me to throw this out there, and this just came to mind from thinking through things from the Celtics perspective last year, but...

The Sixers would have gone to the championship last year if they had squeaked out game 6. Now that the wound has healed, you can't tell me that Heat team was beating them just because the lucked out against the Celtics. Celtics win that series 9 out of 10 times if you replay it.

They would have lost in the championship, but it would have at least been competitive.

Alright, it's out there.

The Sixers would have been favored against the Heat, which Embiid-era Sixers teams have shown time and time again does not matter.

Bleh. Sure, but I'm talking most likely outcome.

zaz102 · Post #1230 » by **zaz102** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:37 pm

I'm a big fan of Springer right now. He shows signs of being elite on defense. He just needs to hit a three.

A lot like Thybulle's early years, the dude just needs to learn how to shoot. The irony is once I was convinced that Thybulle can't shoot, he's having a pretty good season.

Kobblehead · Post #1231 » by **Kobblehead** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:47 pm

1st in offense, 5th in defense

Legitimate chance at competing for a title. Maxey/Embiid and a lot of playable depth just might be the formula that gets it done.

76ciology · Post #1232 » by **76ciology** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:58 pm

Kobblehead wrote:1st in offense, 5th in defense

Legitimate chance at competing for a title. Maxey/Embiid and a lot of playable depth just might be the formula that gets it done.

The teams we’re going to face in the playoffs are far from the Pistons, Hornets and the Wizards.

Bum Adebayo · Post #1233 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:59 pm

Kobblehead wrote:1st in offense, 5th in defense*

*In Regular Season

the_process · Post #1234 » by **the_process** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:10 pm

Kobblehead wrote:1st in offense, 5th in defense

Legitimate chance at competing for a title. Maxey/Embiid and a lot of playable depth just might be the formula that gets it done.

They have been padding stats against the dregs of the league for over a week now.

ankle420breaker · Post #1235 » by **ankle420breaker** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:43 pm

Kenneth Lofton Jr waived. Would be a nice upgrade from Bamba.

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Monix · Post #1236 » by **Monix** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:15 pm

Bamba stinks, but at least he has elite length to bother dudes near the rim

Lofton is too ground-bound to be consistently effective in the NBA

Monix · Post #1237 » by **Monix** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:17 pm

Monix wrote:Bamba stinks, but at least he has elite length to bother dudes near the rim

Lofton is too ground-bound to be consistently effective in the NBA

although...he may be the answer to the question - "Who is the worst player to ever score over 40 points in an NBA game?"

Jailblazers7 · Post #1238 » by **Jailblazers7** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:30 pm

A few stats:

Maxey/Melton/Harris/Batum/Embiid starting group has a +32.7 net rating in 203 mins. Next closest with >200 mins is Boston’s starters at +19.6.

Sixers are 2nd is REB% in the league. Last year, we were 19th.

Sixers are 12th is Pace this year. Last year, we were 27th.

Tyrese Maxey by play type: 85th percentile in transition, 89th in handoffs, 86th in spot up, 64th in isos, 62nd as PnR ballhandler

Joel Embiid by play type: 84th in isos, 81st in post ups, 31st as roll man (hoping this gets better lol)

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #1239 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:28 pm

Reed is only playing what? 14-15 minutes a game? I mean that's if Jo plays the 4th quarter. I think if Reed was given heavy minutes, you'd see more out of him. He hasn't regressed so much as he's just not been needed. Embiid has played, he hasn't really say out like he has in the past. I'm perfectly fine with Reed being here. We can always trade him later if needed, but I don't see a reason to.

ankle420breaker · Post #1240 » by **ankle420breaker** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:36 pm

Monix wrote:
Monix wrote:Bamba stinks, but at least he has elite length to bother dudes near the rim

Lofton is too ground-bound to be consistently effective in the NBA

although...he may be the answer to the question - "Who is the worst player to ever score over 40 points in an NBA game?"

Yeah, but that deep in the depth chart it's just a trade-off. Bamba has elite length and hardly knows how to use it. Lofton is the better screener, rebounder, passer while being an absolute bucket in the post.

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