Ben Simmons Trade Thread Part 6

[DCasey91]

I don’t know how people are blaming Morey. Take the Pacers deals we are in the same spot, don’t take it we are in the same spot.

He went into it with Horford and Richardson let alone Ben and Harris and less than ideal assets league wide and he came out of it better than evens with Curry ffs. He tried to trade Ben but got leveraged by an idiot owner.

Put the blame on the owners, fish rots from the head down. You aren’t winning anything with Doc as coach who blundered the whole series once you watch it back and Harris’s contract anyway.

Why hire a coach that lost his players literally the season before and severely underperformed relative to expectation with two great premier two way players it’s asinine.

Incredibly dumb on the mic too let’s not forget lol

There’s a very good reason Brown ran DHO over and over again. And then put the ball into Butlers hands afterwards.

With have half a bullet in the gun to play with that’s it.

Got to think logically here.

How would it be the same that you coming into the season with Brogdon and Levert Vs Ben Simmons who doesn't even want to show up ?

I know everyone wants to hit that home run in a deal but if nobody bites on it it's your problems not others.

If you take that deal it’s signing off on the inevitable and capping out the team on its ceiling which isn’t championship worthy.

Add to the fact the chances of all three being fit is slim to none. Levert probably has chronic injury problems to be fair with him. Backs and stress fractures is a no no.

Some sportsmen in all sports just can’t play with excess necessary weight their body just breaks down in the end.

[Mik317]

I remember I used to cape hard for a dude called Larry O'Brien? from Louisville.

Swore dude was going to be great and that everyone else was wrong.

Never even sniffed the league IIRC.

thus I was still right and the Big NBA scouts were simply conspiring against me for sure

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Are you sure you didn't conflate him with teammate Francisco Garcia? El Flaco was slept on hard in his NBA career.

I hated that dude actually

Probably from a NCAA videogame but I held that grudge for a while lol

[Negrodamus]

most things I say don't age well.

My old draft takes have to be legendary

You’re telling me. I posted the thread earlier of predraft Ben vs Ingram convo. I knew I eventually was off the Ben bandwagon but every time I enter one of these old threads, I find 2017/2018 me defending Okafor to my grave. Completely ruins the experience.

[Mik317]

most things I say don't age well.

My old draft takes have to be legendary

You’re telling me. I posted the thread earlier of predraft Ben vs Ingram convo. I knew I eventually was off the Ben bandwagon but every time I enter one of these old threads, I find 2017/2018 me defending Okafor to my grave. Completely ruins the experience.

part of the reason I don't get mad about the Okafor pick is that I was caping hard for Mudiay IIRC....and then Mario.

so yeah.

[TYO23]

I’d pack Australian Kyle Anderson’s bags myself for Kyrie if we could get that deal.

[Negrodamus]

I think you and I had some bad Kris Dunn takes in there too. Or maybe just me.

[GutUNC]

Him being booed does nothing as it relates to additional pressure on Morey players in sports get booed all the time.

As far as to whether they should that is for each individual paying customer to decide. I think we all agree it's more than justified. So you are essentially asking 20,000 customers/fans to follow some sort of machiavellian scheme good luck with that. It's gonna happen if he plays and if his handlers try to use that to their advantage honestly if I were Morey I'd laugh in their face.

I have never heard such a soft weak reason to look for leverage in a trade.

You continue to read what you want to read. I'm not telling anyone to do anything...I'm just pointing out that I think it's dumb to go out of your way to do something that's against your best interests. It's going to happen, there's no avoiding it, and people will pretend like they've accomplished something after they do it because....reasons.

You can relax, no one is trying to take away your Constitutional right to boo. We all now how vital that is to our fandom and how our forefathers died for those rights.

I don't know what is sadder Ben's pouting or Ben stans pretending to be sixer fans who still want to protect his feelings. Him getting booed would have done nothing to his value or put pressure on Morey.

As far as Rodgers goes he was booed his first game I watched it on nfl sunday ticket it was audible. I don't need google for that. But you guys are right they are nothing comparable Rodgers holdout was for legit reasons (even though I disagreed with those reasons) Ben has yet to give a valid reason likely because he is too much of a coward to say the truth.

Christ almighty dude….I want to fire Ben into the sun but yeah, Ben stan because I think booing is useless.


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[Mik317]

I think you and I had some bad Kris Dunn takes in there too. Or maybe just me.

Next DWade fo sho

still don't get how he busted so hard.

[Negrodamus]

I remember I used to cape hard for a dude called Larry O'Brien? from Louisville.

It’s not surprising the Sixers didn’t take him; we’re allergic to all things Larry O’Brien.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I remember I used to cape hard for a dude called Larry O'Brien? from Louisville.

Swore dude was going to be great and that everyone else was wrong.

Never even sniffed the league IIRC.

thus I was still right and the Big NBA scouts were simply conspiring against me for sure

?

Are you sure you didn't conflate him with teammate Francisco Garcia? El Flaco was slept on hard in his NBA career.

Taquan Dean....He was gonna be THAT DUDE in the NBA!

[Mik317]

Larry O'Bannon was who I was talking about lol.

edot: He's still playing. Darryl you know what to doooooo

[Negrodamus]

Terrence Williams and Earl Clark were the dudes from Louisville I was pumping up. I think Terrence was implicated on that healthcare fraud last week. Good to see him back in the spotlight.

[Kobblehead]

Man, mid2000s clothing was such trash. These uniforms were so baggy and ridiculous looking. We got Larry Obannon wearing dresses like Russell Westbrook.

[BullyKing]

New Athletic article. Nothing really new except I was amazed at just what a baby Simmons is. Apparently he refuses to even say hello back to a security guard at the facility. I mean really - a 6 year old acts more mature.

[FireMorey]

My takes have been pretty good.

Said getting rid of Butler for Horford was going to be a disaster
Hated the Zhaire Smith pick, wanted them to take SGA or Michael Porter Jr
Wasn't a huge fan of the Doc Rivers hire
Said Sixers would greatly regret missing out on Harden
Said Simmons while talented, Sixers will never win a title with him because his inability to shoot was too much of a detriment

Had some misses: I thought Fultz was going to be a stud. Then again who could've predicted he'd forget to shoot.
Thought the Sixers overpaid for Seth Curry

I'll throw in another, I think Springer is going to absolutely suck. Was not a fan of that pick. Not that there were a boatload of studs available at that point in the draft, but I don't like him as a player.

[Mik317]

Man, mid2000s clothing was such trash. These uniforms were so baggy and ridiculous looking. We got Larry Obannon wearing dresses like Russell Westbrook.

The guy from St. Bonnies basically was wearing big pants because he was short

[Mik317]

[Kobblehead]

Terrence Williams was not even fair. He was the ultimate prospect bait. Everyone talked themselves into the 6'6" 220 pound athlete with the cool arm sleeve.

[Kobblehead]

Fake Taye Diggs. What a legend.

[Kobblehead]

The kid from Memphis right now is the opposite of FTD from Bonnies. He literally wears a diaper.

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