76ers vs OKC

[76Love]

Some of you guys really need a break from here

I already knew some of ya'll were but now some of ya'll are takin it to new heights with the posts in this thread

[mjkvol]

I swear you simply like to be a contrarian sometimes

Doc stinks as a coach. Just tonight he had Maxey on SGA; he took Biid out too soon, he featured Trez on offense during his stint, and then as we got it closer the first time spamming Biid was the actual answer...we went away from it.

He constantly made the wrong choice. Sometimes yeah a move doesn't work out...but all of them? His lack of adjustments and general lack of a second idea has cost his teams time and time again throughout his entire career..going back to Orlando ffs. Is it all on him? Of course not... no ONE person holds responsibility for anything regarding basketball...HOWEVER his job is to put the team in the correct spots to overcome down nights from players, hot nights from opponents...that means putting the right guys out there for example...something Doc has always struggled with. He has lived off of his ONE ring for decades now and even then he should have two but because he couldn't overcome the loss of Kendric **** Perkins he doesn't.

I cannot believe we are even having this discussion honestly. Ben got rightfully shat on for the Hawks series but I still say havign Danny on Trae in game one was the actual turning point....it allowed the Hawks to believe they could hang. Also lost in Ben's implosion was the fact that dude had Seth Curry on Huerter as he was killing us in Game 7. Yeah Biid could have been better with the ball. Not denying that. Yeah Ben could have had some balls....totally agree. I am in no way removing the players from the equation here especially the best players...but the fact remains that Doc failed at his own job as well...and it is a constant theme throughout his career. You keep bringing up Kawhii and PG bad shooting night as this teflon defense when it shouldn't even come to that if Doc would have just not played Trez....he gives the other team life and confidence and makes his own teams have to clean up his mess and that just doesn't always work out. Its been so long but I wonder how many games that Celtics team had to grit out due to Doc overplaying his hand...i remember a lot of clutch shots had to be made...which is nice but was it necessary?

And yeah coaches don't get fired unless the best players want them gone...but there is no way you go into next season with Doc if you are a serious franchise. Even under your dream world of him actually doing a good job...we are at the stage in which our only remaining move before the rebuild is to fire the coach anyway....

This x 1000. Perfect post that flat nails it.

The only thing you didn't mention is his consistently throwing his players under the bus after big losses and his incredible arrogance, attacking reporters by actually bringing up and rationalizing past failures and the coup de grace of comparing himself to a coach who has won 5 chips and coached 25+ years for the same franchise.

[Mik317]

Some of you guys really need a break from here

I already knew some of ya'll were but now some of ya'll are takin it to new heights with the posts in this thread

we willingly root for the Philadelphia 76ers

I thought the mental illness was obvious

[76ciology]

Some of you guys really need a break from here

I already knew some of ya'll were but now some of ya'll are takin it to new heights with the posts in this thread

We all love the team here and all the discussions here are just for fun

[rzzzzz]

If Doc says that Springer is such a good defensive player, when does he start playing him against the SGAs of the league?

[Murray_17]

Its been so long but I wonder how many games that Celtics team had to grit out due to Doc overplaying his hand...i remember a lot of clutch shots had to be made...which is nice but was it necessary?

The Celtics that won the title should have sweep their way to the finals and instead went 7 against the Hawks, 7 against The Lebron Cavs and 6 against the corpse of the Pistons.

My take? We need to play more close games in reg season and be really good at in. We dont have a good win-loss record on close game, and we only shoot 40%. While Nets, Celts and Bucks are top teams in close games.

I just don't think playing that many close games get you that prepared for the playoffs, it teach you how to deal with close games situations? sure, but also you're on that situation because you didn't play well enough to put the game away early.

There is a reason why Netrtg HIGHLY correlates with championships teams and why teams with a double-digit netrtg usually win championships

https://paceandspacehoops.com/statistical-test-how-well-does-net-rating-correlate-with-wins/

[76ciology]

Good NetRtg and Good at winning close games, that should be what we should try to be good at. That version of ourselves is the Nets.

[mjkvol]

The Celtics that won the title should have sweep their way to the finals and instead went 7 against the Hawks, 7 against The Lebron Cavs and 6 against the corpse of the Pistons.

And that Celtics team,with three HOFers, only winning one title was a massive underachievement.

[phillynative]

Some of you guys really need a break from here

I already knew some of ya'll were but now some of ya'll are takin it to new heights with the posts in this thread

we willingly root for the Philadelphia 76ers

I thought the mental illness was obvious

[Murray_17]

Good NetRtg and Good at winning close games, that should be what we should try to be good at. That version of ourselves is the Nets.

The point is, if you have a good-great NeRtg, you aren't playing that many close games

[Jailblazers7]

Embiid, Harden, PJ, and Tobias all have more than enough close game playoff experience (results not always great lol). Even young guys like Melton & Maxey have taken their lumps.

Regular season basketball won’t significantly improve the odds of Embiid or Harden finally putting it together in the biggest moments.

[76ciology]

Good NetRtg and Good at winning close games, that should be what we should try to be good at. That version of ourselves is the Nets.

The point is, if you have a good-great NeRtg, you aren't playing that many close games

Not necessarily

Cavs +4.9 NetRtg 27 close games
Sixers +4 NetRtg 19 close games

And the reason why I say we need more close games is to be good at winning close games, you need to play more close games (practice makes you better)

Sixers is pretty bad in close games for a contender

We need higher win % on close games while being one of the best offensive and defensive team. That’s the worth of reg season. Not just wins and losses.

The problem with this team is they focus too much on NetRtg. Thats why this team always collapse in the playoffs.

[76ciology]

Embiid, Harden, PJ, and Tobias all have more than enough close game playoff experience (results not always great lol). Even young guys like Melton & Maxey have taken their lumps.

Regular season basketball won’t significantly improve the odds of Embiid or Harden finally putting it together in the biggest moments.

Have more than enough but not yet good enough. They need more practice and they can have more practice by having more exposure.

Anyway, just try to observe how we try to keep the game close and play serious not until the last 6 mins of the game. Not always but its often

Gone are the immature days of trying to end games early

[kuclas]

We are the 3/4 seed eventually. But that means another 2nd round exit. I don’t see how we beat Celtics or bucks in a 7 game series. Embiid can score 40 a night on high efficiency and it won’t matter. It’s a team game.

Just seems like something about this sixers team we just aren’t good enough. Good enough to win 50 games for sure. But just not good enough to compete for nba title.

[Bum Adebayo]

Some of you guys really need a break from here

I already knew some of ya'll were but now some of ya'll are takin it to new heights with the posts in this thread

Maybe you hate to hear the bad news about this team? your usermane is 76love, it seems you only expect love for the Sixers, you literally don't know any better.

[Murray_17]

Cavs +4.9 NetRtg 27 close games
Sixers +4 NetRtg 19 close games

Sorry, what do you understand for "close game"? because i saw the schedule and the Cavs have 10 games decided by 5 points or less.

If your answer is 10 points, then sure, your prerogative but that would mean that an average NBA game is a "close game" because no team has a plus 10 netrtg right now. Under that definition we're playing a lot of close games

[Mik317]

I like the idea in theory...its the old Larry Brown lose on purpose to teach them a lesson type beat.

except we don't seem to learn said lesson.

Last night we lost due to their hot shooting but IDK it just felt like it was avoidable with actual simple adjustments. If we had of tried other **** and still got owned then while I am sure i'd whine about Morey...it would still sting a bit less. Like if Doc kept Biid in after he got 3 and then he got 4...sure I'd go "well should have pulled him idiot" lol but pulling him there felt like the death knell and since he only finished w/ 4 idk if it was the right choice. I am sure the idea behind putting Maxey on SGA was to see if he could hang and yeah you do that type of stuff in the regular season..but again Doc's history shows that it isn't just a regular season thing (see Danny on Trae...and DJ on anyone).

At the end of the day its just one loss...**** happens. But its moreso the way we lost...and how common it is.

[76ciology]

Cavs +4.9 NetRtg 27 close games
Sixers +4 NetRtg 19 close games

Sorry, what do you understand for "close game"? because i saw the schedule and the Cavs have 10 games decided by 5 points or less.

If your answer is 10 points, then sure, your prerogative but that would mean that an average NBA game is a "close game" because no team has a plus 10 netrtg right now. Under that definition we're playing a lot of close games

All games decided 5 pts or less in the last 5 minutes, not just final score

[phillynative]

Are we too predictable down the stretch of close games?

[Mik317]

Are we too predictable down the stretch of close games?

yep

but most teams are tbf.

Its just give the ball to your best guy and hope he bails you out. It's all because people use to clown on Bron for passing up gamewinners imo.