Play in Game for the 7th seed: Heat vs Sixers...

elchengue20 · Post #201 » by **elchengue20** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:20 am

It's mind blowing people still underrates Miami in these kind of games.

People thinking we were favorites to win tonight don't have a clue.

blargh · Post #202 » by **blargh** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:21 am

blargh wrote:I’m hopeful Nurse will have the Sixers better prepared for all of the gimmick zones against Embiid. Having Lowry on our side will probably help as well.

Well that didn’t age well.

FireMorey · Post #203 » by **FireMorey** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:21 am

The reality that the Sixers problem was never a Doc Rivers problem is gonna hit like an anvil tomorrow morning.

Team is not built for postseason success and the GM stinks. Has been true for years. Once they aggressively double Embiid, every postseason series is over because he can't handle it, and Maxey is good, but he's not a true superstar who can take over games.

Murray_17 · Post #204 » by **Murray_17** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:21 am

Didn't even pass the 40 pts mark.

Guys should be ashamed of themselves

Da Doctor · Post #205 » by **Da Doctor** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 am

Just focus on the NFL draft or something

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #206 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 am

There was like five straight possessions where Embiid didn't even touch the basketball. This is beyond pathetic. I truly hope we can turn this around but I think they've got us handled.

phillynative · Post #207 » by **phillynative** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 am

Game is not over guys lol

AI_Efficiency · Post #208 » by **AI_Efficiency** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 am

We’re also missing open shots and layups. This is a close game if we shoot even close to normal. Some of that is luck.

Iverson Armband · Post #209 » by **Iverson Armband** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 am

elchengue20 wrote:It's mind blowing people still underrates Miami in these kind of games.

People thinking we were favorites to win tonight don't have a clue.

Miami does not look good lol.

It’s just we are chokers, led by our best player.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #210 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:22 am

Murray_17 wrote:Didn't even pass the 40 pts mark.

Guys should be ashamed of themselves

These guys are making millions on top of millions of dollars guaranteed to them. They do not care.

Bum Adebayo · Post #211 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:23 am

Reality is, this team's issues were never mainly about coaching.
Obviously I can't name the elephant in the room without getting banned, but obviously there is a huge issue with mentality within this team, we need to clean house from process remnants.

NYSixersFan · Post #212 » by **NYSixersFan** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:23 am

Fraud GM, hired a fraud coach. Not good enough from anyone.

It's a miracle we're only down 12

Arsenal · Post #213 » by **Arsenal** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:23 am

Truly comical how bad we are against the zone.

AI_Efficiency · Post #214 » by **AI_Efficiency** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:24 am

Also, Miami is basically going to dare the Batum, Lowry, Harris, and Oubre’s of the world to make wide open threes. They have to make them.

Bum Adebayo · Post #215 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:25 am

NYSixersFan wrote:Fraud GM, hired a fraud coach. Not good enough from anyone.

It's a miracle we're only down 12

I mean, at one point, when you try different coaches and it's always the same old story, this time with a good and proven coach, maybe it's time to look somewhere else? what is the constant in all these years?

Andrew Toney · Post #216 » by **Andrew Toney** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:25 am

The preparation to face a zone defense is apparent

76ciology · Post #217 » by **76ciology** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:26 am

That zone is designed to counter an offense that heavily relies on someone operating in the FT line area. That's why when we have Reed instead of Embiid, Reed would simply be open at the baseline.

When Embiid is on the floor, there is less movement and pace, and it's predictable that the ball will go to the FT line area where the Heat anticipate the pass and use the zone to defend against his drive.

Defensively, our frustrations on offense and turnovers are leading to poor body language on defense.

M2J · Post #218 » by **M2J** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:26 am

This team is so unprepared it's not even funny.

There haven't been any genius in game adjustments I can recall this season.

Nurse has a great offensive system and that's all we've seen. The pace sucks when you need it to be high.

They're not prepared for a zone and high pressure in the biggest game of the year? Turning it over left and right.

He deserved to get fired by Toronto after missing the playoffs 2 of 3 years. Why is this man even close to be considered the 2nd best coach after Spo in the East?

elchengue20 · Post #219 » by **elchengue20** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:28 am

Iverson Armband wrote:
elchengue20 wrote:It's mind blowing people still underrates Miami in these kind of games.

People thinking we were favorites to win tonight don't have a clue.

Miami does not look good lol.

It’s just we are chokers, led by our best player.

Yeah, i'm not saying we don't suck and choke in these type of games.

That's why i coudn't understand how you can underrate a team like Miami that always brings it in these kind of games playing against a certified choker like us.

It was obvious it was a 50/50 game at best, and that's because we are at home. In their home floor we had no chance.

M2J · Post #220 » by **M2J** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:29 am

39 points