76ers 2023-24 Season Thread Part 2

[the_process]

Oubre is flawed but the fact that he at least always plays hard (sometimes to a fault lol) makes up for a lot and for the vet min...thats more than ok. If he was on a max, then his flaws would hurt more but even then...

Tobias looks either hurt or checked out...which would be stupid as **** as I assume he'd want to get paid this offseason lol. He's had bad stretches before but those stretches he'd be invisible and we would be left wondering where's Tobias....he has been showcasing his badness this stretch lol. He is moving stiffer than ever which makes his already poor rebounding, getting to loose balls, and mid defense worse...and he can't even cook on those slow back downs anymore. He used to feast in the non Biid games. So if that is the case...then he needs to **** sit lol.

This franchise constantly seems to make the wrong decisions when it comes to this

Ramona said it, though. The team is trying to tread water until Jo gets back. So they're pushing everyone else to play.

They are in an unenviable position here. They can't really tank now, because even if they lose out for the rest of the season they won't fall below 10th. Jo still wants to play in the Olympics I presume, therefore he's going to need to come back and play at least a couple games before then. In the meantime, these guys know they're outmanned most nights and Maxey has played too many damn minutes this year and the kid is tired. Tobias will have a couple more random 25-10 nights between his usual 8-3's. Best case scenario is they sneak into sixth and draw the Cavs in the 1st round, with a potential 2nd round matchup against Choker Glenn. Worst case is they beat ATL in the 9-10 game, and then beat CHI in the 8th seed game.

[Bum Adebayo]

I don't know, if Embiid struggles so much in Playoffs, I don't even want to think about how he would do in FIBA rules, where there is more defense, less spacing, more double teams, etc.

[76ciology]

In the Bucks game, our chance to win depends on how often we exploit Dame's defense and Brolo playing drop defense. That’s how DLO got 44pts the other night.

[Negrodamus]

Unless Embiid is truly limited in what he's capable of doing for the rest of season, I think this will be the year he shows out big time in the playoffs.

That said, he can also catch another elbow to the face in the first round and we're SOL again.

[SixersSince82]

If Embiid comes back April 2nd (8 weeks) that's 18 days until the playoffs start. Almost 3 weeks. Should be enough time for him to ramp up to game shape. Even a 1st round loss to the Celtics or Bucks is an opportunity to learn something about playoff Maxey and how Hield fits with Joel.

Its worth it imo, so long as they aren't obviously risking another Joel injury.

[Murray_17]

In the Bucks game, our chance to win depends on how often we exploit Dame's defense and Brolo playing drop defense. That’s how DLO got 44pts the other night.

We're not gonna win any game against a good team if one of our supposed best players plays at G league level.

Maxey gets trapped consistently because no one else can score efficiently on this team, Tobias is supposed to help there and Oubre is not efficient enough to care about guarding him

[M2J]

I haven't commented on it, but Tobias clearly looks hurt. He missed time due to an ankle before the break, and clearly came back early because the team was suffering.

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[Negrodamus]

For as bad as things look right now, we could have been stuck with Hot Potato Simmons, who just had surgery on his back.

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Evidently during the Bucks game

[M2J]

Well there is a balance that needs to be struck. That play where Maxey got hit, and held by 3 Bucks was intense

[Negrodamus]

Maybe Kai Jones will make things interesting until Embiid comes back…. Our big men are pretty worthless right now.

[eyeatoma]

Maybe Kai Jones will make things interesting until Embiid comes back…. Our big men are pretty worthless right now.

Nurse has to actually play him. SHould be trying Bazely out at this point.

[Eyeamok]

Maybe Kai Jones will make things interesting until Embiid comes back…. Our big men are pretty worthless right now.

It will be Philly's own version of lob city.

[HotelVitale]

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Evidently during the Bucks game

Hmm that looks kinda fake news-y. Shooting fouls in March are almost the exact same as in October or Feb, and non-shooting is pretty much the same since January. The drop in defensive 3 second calls from midseason look significant at first glance...but they get called so rarely and the total calls are so small that it can't make more than a tiny difference. (This stat basically says that one more defensive 3 seconds gets called every 8 games this month than at the low point of the season).

I know people will say like always 'but once the refs stop calling things the defense can lock in, it's all about the psyhcology and approach!' But seems like calling literally 0.2 fouls less per game--one in every 5 games--is not something a defense would even notice let alone drastically change their approach because of.

This doesn't seem like anything close to enough to explain why scoring would drop like 10 pts. Gotta be much bigger factors.

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How in the hell was Maxey not on their most played 5 man unit last year?

[HotelVitale]

My point is that if the absolute best case scenario for guy of this type is a solid contributor like Chandler, we should be less focused on their tools/potential and more on what they can do right now. Doesn’t make sense to wait for these guys to develop. Just sign the older versions who have already proven they can contribute.

I'm not that excited about Kai Jones but I think the whole point here is that we're looking for some--any--legit NBA rotation-level play, and we don't have many options. If there was a mature, disciplined version of an athletic rim-runner available right now on the waiver wire, we'd be all over that. As near as I can tell there isn't so it's not relevant.

Another way to put it: the guys who could be in a 10-man rotation in the NBA are basically all signed right now (and can't be traded); Kai Jones isn't because he's distracting and probably has some mental health issues. We're taking the gamble on the issues for a guy who might play better than g-league replacement level for a month or so.

[the_process]

Maybe Kai Jones will make things interesting until Embiid comes back…. Our big men are pretty worthless right now.

Nurse has to actually play him. SHould be trying Bazely out at this point.

Speaking of this, did Council piss in Nurse's Cheerios or something? This is exactly the time they should be playing him to see if he can be a rotation guy going forward, and they need to manufacture some rotation players, like the good franchises do. Maybe asking too much, I know.

[the_process]

My point is that if the absolute best case scenario for guy of this type is a solid contributor like Chandler, we should be less focused on their tools/potential and more on what they can do right now. Doesn’t make sense to wait for these guys to develop. Just sign the older versions who have already proven they can contribute.

I'm not that excited about Kai Jones but I think the whole point here is that we're looking for some--any--legit NBA rotation-level play, and we don't have many options. If there was a mature, disciplined version of an athletic rim-runner available right now on the waiver wire, we'd be all over that. As near as I can tell there isn't so it's not relevant.

Another way to put it: the guys who could be in a 10-man rotation in the NBA are basically all signed right now (and can't be traded); Kai Jones isn't because he's distracting and probably has some mental health issues. We're taking the gamble on the issues for a guy who might play better than g-league replacement level for a month or so.

Don't forget they are trying to skirt around the 14th roster spot without going over the tax line.

[FireMorey]

With a brutal stretch coming up and no Embiid and how bad they are without him, there is a decent chance the Sixers could finish the season under .500.

I think it's a coin flip because the last handful of games are pretty weak, so they might be able to win some before the playoffs.