#2 Knicks vs #7 Sixers

Jailblazers7 · Post #141 » by **Jailblazers7** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:29 pm

Maxey flu game

HarthorneWingo · Post #142 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:09 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:Maxey flu game

Gonna put up 50 points tonight. :lol:

Lou_23 · Post #143 » by **Lou_23** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:10 pm

Men, this team with the illnesses is a joke

76ciology · Post #144 » by **76ciology** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:18 pm

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Mik317 · Post #145 » by **Mik317** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:33 pm

like I said hair juice got in his eye

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #146 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:38 pm

Maybe he got poked in the eye? Or maybe he's getting eye floaters? Those are awful! I get them in my left eye. Sunglasses help. Jos going through a lot right now. I can only imagine the anxiety he's feeling with everything. The knee has got him freaked out as it would anyone in this situation. On top of that you've got the media along with millions of Internet demons just waiting to get their hits in. It's a lot. I bet he dreams of quiet days away from all this.

FireMorey · Post #147 » by **FireMorey** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:50 pm

The way I see it is either Embiid's knee is structurally sound and it's just some general soreness, to which he needs to suck it up and find a way to not just play but play at a high level. Like Giannis did a few years ago with that deep bone bruise. He took them to a title.

Or the knee is not fine and there's something going on in there, to which it would be obvious he came back from surgery too soon and everyone in the front office and medical staff should be fired for jeopardizing his career like that.

The landing after the dunk wasn't that bad. I went back and watched it multiple times. It didn't buckle, It didn't bend oddly. It didn't twist. He landed on his left leg with more weight than his right leg. Players do this probably every game at least once. The fact that he felt to the ground writhing in pain suggests there's either something more going on with that knee structurally, which would not be happening if his knee was fully recovered. Or he's being a bit of a drama queen with the pain. I really don't see an in between.

Regardless, if he's going to play, if they're going to win the series, he needs to respond better than he did in the 2nd half. Can throw out all the could's should's and blame game's aside. None of that matters once you step on the court. When you do it's either do or don't. If he can't play much closer to his regular season self, they will lose the series.

M2J · Post #148 » by **M2J** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:52 pm

He should wear goggles, 2 full knee braces. Wrap his angles and thumbs permanently. They only let you wear the face masks if you need it.... Otherwise..... That too

kuclas · Post #149 » by **kuclas** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:05 pm

The knee brace probably has saved his knee from further damage. But I’m sure it’s hurting him with too much jumping.

the_process · Post #150 » by **the_process** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:17 pm

seventy6ers wrote:
M2J wrote:The Buddy Hield game

I hope so - he has not been effective at all. Hate seeing Bogdanovic do well on the Knicks.

Everyone, including me, just kind of poo-pooed the news that DET offered Bogs and Burks for Harris and Morey said no.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #151 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:28 pm

I can't speculate on his knee. I also dislike when people on the Internet share their experiences as if it's going to shed light on the situation but I'm going to be that guy. I partially tore my left ACL many years ago (2004). I never had it surgically repaired because I'm not a pro athlete. Around 2006 I started playing pickup ball again and joined a league. There were times where I would land awkwardly and the knee would do weird $hit to me and freak me out. It happened for a few years off and on and then eventually went away. I'm pretty active to this day and the knee (knock on wood) doesn't give me any trouble. Anyway, I apologize for that, but my point is that maybe that's all this is? I personally DON'T think he should have returned this year. I think he should have taken his time and rehabbed it in the off-season, but it doesn't matter what I think and my personal experiences count for nothing compared to that of a professional athlete. Like some of you are saying, it's either one of two things. Either it's still tender and healing and he's adjusting OR there's more going on than anyone knows. I truly hope the medical staff and doctors handle this correctly. JoJo is one of my all time favorite players and I hate seeing him go out like this every postseason.

the_process · Post #152 » by **the_process** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:38 pm

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:I can't speculate on his knee. I also dislike when people on the Internet share their experiences as if it's going to shed light on the situation but I'm going to be that guy. I partially tore my left ACL many years ago (2004). I never had it surgically repaired because I'm not a pro athlete. Around 2006 I started playing pickup ball again and joined a league. There were times where I would land awkwardly and the knee would do weird $hit to me and freak me out. It happened for a few years off and on and then eventually went away. I'm pretty active to this day and the knee (knock on wood) doesn't give me any trouble. Anyway, I apologize for that, but my point is that maybe that's all this is? I personally DON'T think he should have returned this year. I think he should have taken his time and rehabbed it in the off-season, but it doesn't matter what I think and my personal experiences count for nothing compared to that of a professional athlete. Like some of you are saying, it's either one of two things. Either it's still tender and healing and he's adjusting OR there's more going on than anyone knows. I truly hope the medical staff and doctors handle this correctly. JoJo is one of my all time favorite players and I hate seeing him go out like this every postseason.

Don't forget: he's going to go play in the Olympics after the playoffs are over, as well. The Sixers really need to re-invent what Jo's game looks like going forward to optimize the rest of his career.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #153 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:40 pm

the_process wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:I can't speculate on his knee. I also dislike when people on the Internet share their experiences as if it's going to shed light on the situation but I'm going to be that guy. I partially tore my left ACL many years ago (2004). I never had it surgically repaired because I'm not a pro athlete. Around 2006 I started playing pickup ball again and joined a league. There were times where I would land awkwardly and the knee would do weird $hit to me and freak me out. It happened for a few years off and on and then eventually went away. I'm pretty active to this day and the knee (knock on wood) doesn't give me any trouble. Anyway, I apologize for that, but my point is that maybe that's all this is? I personally DON'T think he should have returned this year. I think he should have taken his time and rehabbed it in the off-season, but it doesn't matter what I think and my personal experiences count for nothing compared to that of a professional athlete. Like some of you are saying, it's either one of two things. Either it's still tender and healing and he's adjusting OR there's more going on than anyone knows. I truly hope the medical staff and doctors handle this correctly. JoJo is one of my all time favorite players and I hate seeing him go out like this every postseason.

Don't forget: he's going to go play in the Olympics after the playoffs are over, as well.

Yeah..The Olympics.

seventy6ers · Post #154 » by **seventy6ers** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:41 pm

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:JoJo is one of my all time favorite players and I hate seeing him go out like this every postseason.

Completely agree!

M2J · Post #155 » by **M2J** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:43 pm

I'll say one thing out there. Game 2 is not a must win. This team healthy (even 70% Joel) is capable of figuring out the Knicks and winning 4 straight, nevermind 4 of 5.

But they need to try and play some. Maxey and Joel. Even if just 20 minutes.

1. They need to implement their strategies and see what works. I think NYK is a deep roster that allows for them to do a lot of things on the margins like get 2nd chance points, fast break points and possibly have hot shooting nights.

However, they have very little variance in what they can do offensively and it's hard to win that way vs good teams in the playoffs.... Especially with a player like Brunson being vulnerable to length and size and ball dominant with no secondary creators.

So, point is make them play their game. See any adjustments they make offensive or how they defend Philly. Also see if you can fix the transition defense and rebounding.

Once they're figured out they have less bullets in their gun.

2. Joel can't keep taking time off and getting out of shape

sodmoraes · Post #156 » by **sodmoraes** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:53 pm

If we lose to the knicks it will be another year that Embiid was injured when it matters the most. Great player but unreliable because of his injuries...

Snotbubbles · Post #157 » by **Snotbubbles** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:58 pm

Can I just say, we still don't have the non-Embiid minutes figured out yet. Paul Reed -21 in 11 minutes.

AI_Efficiency · Post #158 » by **AI_Efficiency** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:28 pm

Snotbubbles wrote:Can I just say, we still don't have the non-Embiid minutes figured out yet. Paul Reed -21 in 11 minutes.

In fairness to Reed, I actually thought he played pretty well. Made a few nice plays. It just happened to be that his minutes coincided with some awful play by Hield and Tobias imo.

mjkvol · Post #159 » by **mjkvol** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:05 pm

Everyone needs to relax, this thing is under control.

https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/22/sixers-tobias-harris-watched-a-lot-of-film-looking-to-be-more-aggressive/

M2J · Post #160 » by **M2J** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:30 am

AI_Efficiency wrote:
Snotbubbles wrote:Can I just say, we still don't have the non-Embiid minutes figured out yet. Paul Reed -21 in 11 minutes.

In fairness to Reed, I actually thought he played pretty well. Made a few nice plays. It just happened to be that his minutes coincided with some awful play by Hield and Tobias imo.

I'll be fair and say that Paul Reed played well for himself. It's Morey fault. He's failed that position for 3 years straight.

Reed can't anchor a defense or help an offense. So the so called bad play by others when he's on the floor is magnified because they have at best a neutral player in a key spot.

He isn't a guy that can help Tyrese in the 2 man game in any way. Making them easier to defend. Doesn't make a huge impact with 2nd chance points either.