76ers vs Clippers 10:00 pm 11/6/2024 game 7

[76ciology]

I’m starting to have concerns about Nurse man. He can’t keep trotting these old guys out there.

I’m more concerned about Maxey. It seems teams have adjusted their defenses against him. I’m also worried about the spacing issues with Oubre and Caleb on the floor.

[Mik317]

teams are just going to blitz the one ballhandler we have on the floor and **** everything up

thats all you have to do to stop our "offense"

That won't really change when Biid gets back because we will probably force feed him the ball in obvious ways too.

[stormi]

This is Joel Embiid's help btw. They'll defame his name for carrying this squad to the playoffs and losing in heartbreaking fashion.

[AI_Efficiency]

teams are just going to blitz the one ballhandler we have on the floor and **** everything up

thats all you have to do to stop our "offense"

That won't really change when Biid gets back because we will probably force feed him the ball in obvious ways too.

Teams just aren’t really worried about our shooters consistently beating them imo.

[TYO23]

I’m starting to have concerns about Nurse man. He can’t keep trotting these old guys out there.

I’m more concerned about Maxey. It seems teams have adjusted their defenses against him. I’m also worried about the spacing issues with Oubre and Caleb on the floor.

Love Maxey but he’s a Joel merchant to a degree. Disheartening that his playmaking seems to have regressed as well.

As far as KO and Caleb Martin we knew that was a risk but you can’t start both of them anymore when the big fella comes back. They can’t shoot

[M2J]

teams are just going to blitz the one ballhandler we have on the floor and **** everything up

thats all you have to do to stop our "offense"

That won't really change when Biid gets back because we will probably force feed him the ball in obvious ways too.

Except he can see over the defenses better and is one of the best offensive hubs in the league from the key, and will have Maxey and George spacing for him, along with Maxey actually working off ball... Big difference from Drummond, Oubre, Martin, Yabu. Plus he's going to hold a player or two when he's off ball.

I like nurse's system with Joel and Maxey, I hate it when he can't adapt his style

[FlyingArrow]

I thought we were contenders. Even with Embiid, we aren't going far if this is our best without him.

[stormi]

Disappointing how little Nurse trusts McCain and especially Council

Our inability to hit on anything from mid/late frps to srps to udfas is what separates us and a team like Memphis who are constantly churning out upside players worthy of stealing minutes. That's how you build depth organically.

They drafted Wells 20 picks after McCain and he's getting 1st half minutes. Jay Huff is in the rotation. Laravia/Aldama/Pippen Jr/GG Jackson etc

I thought once Morey took over we'd head in that direction, Joe/Reed/Shake were some decent swings - but none of them besides Reed really stuck around.

That was the formula for Toronto leading up to 2019 with FVV/Siakam/Powell/Delon/OG all drafted and developed.

Boston is constantly chopping and changing and increasing the value of players found along the margins to eventually swing them to make bigger moves. Langford/Nesmith didn't work, they found Kornet/Hauser, developed Pritchard, picked up Queta and now he's logging them 20+ solid minutes a game.

Our pro-scouting has been abysmal and it seems old unathletic guys get priority here.

[sixerserpent]

2019 was our year and we couldn't get it done. we will not be winning a championship in the embiid era. its just an unfortunate truth.

i think we really need to start having a conversation about moving him at the end of the season. he deserves to play with a contender.

[Mik317]

should have hired D'Antoni

.... don;'t look at my previous posts tho

[Mik317]

gonna be like 1-9 as Biid will be rusty as **** too

[FireMorey]

Problem with building a team in free agency is in a league where cap is spent in real dollars and not fake like the NFL, PG took up the far majority of that money and you only had money leftover to sign middling players. Not saying it was the wrong move. The point is, when you have to gut your entire roster in order to try to construct a title team in the first place, that tells you that you've been a disaster at team building along the way. The fact that you had no players worth keeping around but Maxey and Embiid shows had bad the Sixers had been managing the roster for years. I mean they went into the summer with like 3 players on the roster and had to fill out an entire roster in free agency. That's not normal. That means you didn't have guys good enough to keep and have to fill most with vet minimums and cheap contracts which means most guys aren't gonna be that good.

Granted, guys they signed should still be better than last year. I think some of them have been dealing with undisclosed injuries too. But that combined with unexpectedly bad coaching and some general variance and you get a 1-6 start. They should still be very good when Embiid gets back though assuming he can be himself. And they'll trade for someone at the deadline.

I think something is wrong with Caleb Martin's elbow or shoulder though. I didn't watch the game but I saw some highlights and he was shaking out his arm after shots and I noticed he's been doing it all season. And I've seen him wincing after shots.

[76ciology]

Disappointing how little Nurse trusts McCain and especially Council

Our inability to hit on anything from mid/late frps to srps to udfas is what separates us and a team like Memphis who are constantly churning out upside players worthy of stealing minutes. That's how you build depth organically.

They drafted Wells 20 picks after McCain and he's getting 1st half minutes. Jay Huff is in the rotation. Laravia/Aldama/Pippen Jr/GG Jackson etc

I thought once Morey took over we'd head in that direction, Joe/Reed/Shake were some decent swings - but none of them besides Reed really stuck around.

That was the formula for Toronto leading up to 2019 with FVV/Siakam/Powell/Delon/OG all drafted and developed.

Boston is constantly chopping and changing and increasing the value of players found along the margins to eventually swing them to make bigger moves. Langford/Nesmith didn't work, they found Kornet/Hauser, developed Pritchard, picked up Queta and now he's logging them 20+ solid minutes a game.

Our pro-scouting has been abysmal and it seems old unathletic guys get priority here.

You need more talented players around Jojo than most stars, given his availability. His team should be able to operate with two distinct rotations and schemes, which also forces a top heavy roster construction. And man.. it would take seasons to build a chemistry that can beat chemistry of the top teams like the Celts who are very familiar with each other.

Sometimes I wonder if Nurse and Morey knows what they signed up to.

If we add more shooting, we sacrifice defense. If we add defense, we sacrifice shooting. And if we prioritize top heavy talent, we lose two way depth. On paper, this squad seems well-balanced, but we’ve been hit by bad luck: Jojo missing games, Paul George missing games, Maxey in a shooting slump, and poor shooting from Caleb and Oubre, all at the same time.

Winning a championship alone is hard. And it’s much harder with the cards were dealt with.

[stormi]

Disappointing how little Nurse trusts McCain and especially Council

Our inability to hit on anything from mid/late frps to srps to udfas is what separates us and a team like Memphis who are constantly churning out upside players worthy of stealing minutes. That's how you build depth organically.

They drafted Wells 20 picks after McCain and he's getting 1st half minutes. Jay Huff is in the rotation. Laravia/Aldama/Pippen Jr/GG Jackson etc

I thought once Morey took over we'd head in that direction, Joe/Reed/Shake were some decent swings - but none of them besides Reed really stuck around.

That was the formula for Toronto leading up to 2019 with FVV/Siakam/Powell/Delon/OG all drafted and developed.

Boston is constantly chopping and changing and increasing the value of players found along the margins to eventually swing them to make bigger moves. Langford/Nesmith didn't work, they found Kornet/Hauser, developed Pritchard, picked up Queta and now he's logging them 20+ solid minutes a game.

Our pro-scouting has been abysmal and it seems old unathletic guys get priority here.

You need more talented players around Jojo than most stars, given his availability.

That might be true, but I'd like to see him with a surrounding cast anywhere near 2023 Jokic, 2021 Giannis, 2017-2019 / 2022-2024 Tatum, Current SGA

Harden and Luka are probably the only two players that I've seen thrive more with less.

While watching the game today all I could think about is how perfectly Embiid and Harden complimented each other. That was the formula to give him a chance to compete in the backhalf of his career. Especially since Harden is so naturally gifted at elevating everyone around him.

[76ciology]

We didn’t take enough threes, which led us to drive to the basket more than necessary, resulting in too many turnovers.

Defensively, it was the same poor effort. We over-l committed on closeouts to shooters, allowing high percentage shots in the paint and providing zero rim protection.

Trust the process

[eyeatoma]

Why the **** has Maxey not taken a single shot yet? i swear if they make PG the 2nd option, or the 1st in this situation... Maxey is the #1 not PG. PG didn't even know what the freaking score was last game, and wouldn't give the ball to a red hot Maxey.

They are taking turns. George also has the hot hand.

Taking turns at that point he didn't take a single shot. He didnt' take his turn lol.

[76ciology]

Why the **** has Maxey not taken a single shot yet? i swear if they make PG the 2nd option, or the 1st in this situation... Maxey is the #1 not PG. PG didn't even know what the freaking score was last game, and wouldn't give the ball to a red hot Maxey.

They are taking turns. George also has the hot hand.

Taking turns at that point he didn't take a single shot. He didnt' take his turn lol.

Taking turns like Maxey will get his turn next game

[rocketsfan100]

Wishing maxey well. Hopefully his hamstring is minor tightness .

[Stanford]

Has our guy Cooper played yet?

[the_process]

Wasting another year in a stupor for Cooper you say?