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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#741 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:33 am

sixers4real wrote:After watching full Doc and Morey press conference, it seems that:

-there is no deal that they like and no trade will be done soon enough
-they will just fine Ben for missing games, practices, whatever
-they will run the season as if Ben never existed

Although Morey said there is a ton of hope that Ben will come back anyday, I think they just hope other teams will raise their offers, while Doc will focus on the players they have right now. And they talked about Maxey I lot, love it, I bet he’s going to start and play a big role.


Dont trust anything Morey say out there. He probably is just showing a good face or just projecting it so teams would try harder to trade for Ben. Morey is a great sales man.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#742 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:34 am

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ProcessDoctor wrote:Really just hoping for Ant at this point. Beal is seemingly a complacent anti-vax idiot who knows he's not winning anything, while Dame is loyal to a fault.

Wolves aren’t trading Ant. FWIW - Wolves fans would rather trade Towns to build around Ant, if they were forced to pick one or the other.


Actually KAT and Biid would be a good compliment. It will just be so awkward lol
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#743 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:38 am

If Wolves wont trade Edwards, which i highly doubt.

Im wondering if Cavs would give up Sexton and a lightly protected pick for like Beasley, whatever fillers and a Sixers pick.

Something like this..

Cavs:
Beasley
Fillers
2022 Sixers 2022 pick

Wolves:
Ben Simmons

Sixers:
Sexton
Fillers
2022 Cavs lightly protected pick
2022 Wolves lightly protected pick
2024 Wolves lightly protected pick

Counter offer if Cavs denies: replace Sixers 2022 pick with Wolves’ 2024 lightly protected pick

*those wolves pick would be somewhere like mid first
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#744 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:55 am

OT: we have some nice jerseys this season.

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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#745 » by eyeatoma » Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:19 am

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Yup. And also look how bad vax is doing in Israel.

Im not anti-vaxx. Actually I had my parents get vaxxed.

I just dont agree to vax mandates. Because mass vax would create higher transmissions (explains the current surge) and mutations.

If you think you’re vulnerable then take the vax. But the vax isnt going to stop you from getting covid nor stop you from transmitting it.

If getting vaxxed is stopping you from getting transmission (perfect vaccines), then I’ll be all for it. But it’s not.

While i can assure you most of these guys got the covid before they were vaxed. And these vax that loses efficacy in like 8 months, is just putting more risks than benefit.

The league is just imposing this vax mandates to not be liable in case there’s a vax related casualty to a player than it is for some altruistic or community/family related reason

Overall, i respect everyone’s opinion and the league’s rules. If im a business owner, which iam, i’d also recommend my employees to get vaccinated because i dont want to be liable if anything happens to them.

But yeah, i dont want to talk about vax here so just let me post this one and if you want to talk about it we can discuss it on twitter.



Follow Monica Gandhi on Twitter. She knows her ****. The fear of waning antibodies from the vaccine is very overblown because of memory T cells.

https://leaps.org/how-long-do-covid-antibodies-last/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/singapore-is-seeing-record-covid-cases-that-may-not-be-a-bad-thing.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#746 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:40 am

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76ciology wrote:


Yup. And also look how bad vax is doing in Israel.

Im not anti-vaxx. Actually I had my parents get vaxxed.

I just dont agree to vax mandates. Because mass vax would create higher transmissions (explains the current surge) and mutations.

If you think you’re vulnerable then take the vax. But the vax isnt going to stop you from getting covid nor stop you from transmitting it.

If getting vaxxed is stopping you from getting transmission (perfect vaccines), then I’ll be all for it. But it’s not.

While i can assure you most of these guys got the covid before they were vaxed. And these vax that loses efficacy in like 8 months, is just putting more risks than benefit.

The league is just imposing this vax mandates to not be liable in case there’s a vax related casualty to a player than it is for some altruistic or community/family related reason

Overall, i respect everyone’s opinion and the league’s rules. If im a business owner, which iam, i’d also recommend my employees to get vaccinated because i dont want to be liable if anything happens to them.

But yeah, i dont want to talk about vax here so just let me post this one and if you want to talk about it we can discuss it on twitter.



Follow Monica Gandhi on Twitter. She knows her ****. The fear of waning antibodies from the vaccine is very overblown because of memory T cells.

https://leaps.org/how-long-do-covid-antibodies-last/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/singapore-is-seeing-record-covid-cases-that-may-not-be-a-bad-thing.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

Read on Twitter


I kind of agree with what the article says about natural immunity and it’s much better to be vaxed first then acquire natural immunity later.

Personally, I dont mind to be vaxed or to stay unvaxed. I just dont see it yet. Specially when I had covid around July (I posted it on the OT board)

Regarding Vax science..

Scientists says A
Scientists says B

Both are right, relative to time

The facts change and i respect that because we’re in a complex system. So i dont mind people changing their position.

Like when they first released the vax, they told us it will not lead to transmissions. But it did (vax that leads to transmission is called as “leaky vaccines” and this lead to mutations. Data also shows that vax rollouts lead to the mutation of the virus).

And i dont mind science changing their position. Because facts do change. So regarding this issue, it’s better to be a centrist and keep an open mind so your belief can change as soon as the facts change.

If vaccines efficacy does not wane, then what’s with all the booster shots? They are not considering double dosed as vaccinated in Israel, unless you have taken the booster. Canada is already planning to take boosters till 2024, based on Trodeau’s latest statement on their agreement with Pfizer yesterday.

For singapore, yeah there’s spike in cases, and also in deaths and hospitalization. I believe it’s higher than pre-vax singapore.

Vaccines work relative to time. Initially it works then it slowly loses its efficacy. Then you have to take boosters. Im recommending my parents to take them BTW. My guess is most will get infected without the efficacy of the vax at some point, unless people take their booster shots.

If there’s one country I think is doing well. It’s your country, India. With a low vax rate but most of the population (70%) having natural antibodies. And it shows with how they have low deaths per million compared to a lot of countries (recent coverage was overblown), no recent surge of cases relative to this recent global surge and the flu is now back.

Once the flu is back, then I guess it will be an endemic.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#747 » by DCasey91 » Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:57 am

Stanford wrote:
Howard Cosell wrote:Why this keeps getting brought up is beyond delusional.


Yeah, we're delusional idiots. So go away.

No clue why posters from other boards are dropping in to decline trade offers on behalf of their team.


I mean this thread has gone to part V! Overs/unders on getting to VI? lol

I got told to not take the first girl that likes you that is way above your “league”.

Whelp that’s wrong, Kawhi if only...
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#748 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:58 am

Hahaha sorry with the V discussions. I respect everyone’s opinion regarding this.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#749 » by DCasey91 » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:07 am

76ciology wrote:Hahaha sorry with the V discussions. I respect everyone’s opinion regarding this.


For me and my own experience:

- Governments are in indifferent and can be all the way bad or good. Take everything they say with a grain of salt. (My two mates who works in different but classified sectors don’t tell many stories about this because some are awfully bad).

- Surges? Well having up to 500++ people walk through a door everyday to get the shot you bet your bottom dollar someone who didn’t get it would by virtue of going to get vaccinated. That’s irony lol

- All of the docs kicked up a fuss when I didn’t go with PFIZER just the other day. They tried to change it twice without telling me why. The only reason I could book a shot was because I picked the other one. I’m not waiting another month+ f that.

I’m thinking wtf I don’t give two hoots about this (very high immune system) I got other important stuff to do like relaxing at work and waiting on the “Ben Trade” and what we get in return :).
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#750 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:10 am

DCasey91 wrote:
76ciology wrote:Hahaha sorry with the V discussions. I respect everyone’s opinion regarding this.


For me and my own experience:

- Governments are in indifferent and can be all the way bad or good. Take everything they say with a grain of salt. (My two mates who works in different but classified sectors don’t tell many stories about this because some are awfully bad).

- Surges? Well having up to 500++ people walk through a door everyday to get the shot you bet your bottom dollar someone who didn’t get it would by virtue of going to get vaccinated. That’s irony lol

- All of the docs kicked up a fuss when I didn’t go with PFIZER just the other day. I’m thinking wtf I don’t give two hoots about this (very high immune system) I got other important stuff to do like waiting on the Ben Trade and what we get in return :).


Hahaha yeah, sometimes i get too caught up from this then i realize i should take some time off because i dont want to develop a very strong position because facts do change and i may look smart now but look stupid in the future.

I just want to post my personal opinion here about vax. I also would like to learn what other’s position are.

Yeah, better to talk about Ben trade. Just crazy time were in. Im curious on how these decision of Wiggins and other players who decides not to take the vax goes.

Sigh.. i miss what life was back then.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#751 » by eyeatoma » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:21 am

76ciology wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:
76ciology wrote:
Yup. And also look how bad vax is doing in Israel.

Im not anti-vaxx. Actually I had my parents get vaxxed.

I just dont agree to vax mandates. Because mass vax would create higher transmissions (explains the current surge) and mutations.

If you think you’re vulnerable then take the vax. But the vax isnt going to stop you from getting covid nor stop you from transmitting it.

If getting vaxxed is stopping you from getting transmission (perfect vaccines), then I’ll be all for it. But it’s not.

While i can assure you most of these guys got the covid before they were vaxed. And these vax that loses efficacy in like 8 months, is just putting more risks than benefit.

The league is just imposing this vax mandates to not be liable in case there’s a vax related casualty to a player than it is for some altruistic or community/family related reason

Overall, i respect everyone’s opinion and the league’s rules. If im a business owner, which iam, i’d also recommend my employees to get vaccinated because i dont want to be liable if anything happens to them.

But yeah, i dont want to talk about vax here so just let me post this one and if you want to talk about it we can discuss it on twitter.



Follow Monica Gandhi on Twitter. She knows her ****. The fear of waning antibodies from the vaccine is very overblown because of memory T cells.

https://leaps.org/how-long-do-covid-antibodies-last/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/singapore-is-seeing-record-covid-cases-that-may-not-be-a-bad-thing.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

Read on Twitter


I kind of agree with what the article says about natural immunity and it’s much better to be vaxed first then acquire natural immunity later.

Personally, I dont mind to be vaxed or to stay unvaxed. I just dont see it yet. Specially when I had covid around July (I posted it on the OT board)

Regarding Vax science..

Scientists says A
Scientists says B

Both are right, relative to time

The facts change and i respect that because we’re in a complex system. So i dont mind people changing their position.

Like when they first released the vax, they told us it will not lead to transmissions. But it did (vax that leads to transmission is called as “leaky vaccines” and this lead to mutations. Data also shows that vax rollouts lead to the mutation of the virus).

And i dont mind science changing their position. Because facts do change. So regarding this issue, it’s better to be a centrist and keep an open mind so your belief can change as soon as the facts change.

If vaccines efficacy does not wane, then what’s with all the booster shots? They are not considering double dosed as vaccinated in Israel, unless you have taken the booster. Canada is already planning to take boosters till 2024, based on Trodeau’s latest statement on their agreement with Pfizer yesterday.

For singapore, yeah there’s spike in cases, and also in deaths and hospitalization. I believe it’s higher than pre-vax singapore.

Vaccines work relative to time. Initially it works then it slowly loses its efficacy. Then you have to take boosters. Im recommending my parents to take them BTW. My guess is most will get infected without the efficacy of the vax at some point, unless people take their booster shots.

If there’s one country I think is doing well. It’s your country, India. With a low vax rate but most of the population (70%) having natural antibodies. And it shows with how they have low deaths per million compared to a lot of countries (recent coverage was overblown), no recent surge of cases relative to this recent global surge and the flu is now back.

Once the flu is back, then I guess it will be an endemic.


With regards to boosters take a look at what she has to say on that as well. Monica Gandhi is highly active on twitter posting multiple times a day. A few days ago she said she didn't agree with Biden saying all needed to get a booster. She believes only immuno compromised and the elderly need it. She had quoted someone who had a reaction that was persistent after getting a booster (3rd shot), and advises people to talk to their doctors. They were completely healthy middle aged adults. i think the chances of side effects probably goes up a bit when you get a booster, so although you're likely to be fine, there is some risk.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#752 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:33 am

eyeatoma wrote:
76ciology wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:

Follow Monica Gandhi on Twitter. She knows her ****. The fear of waning antibodies from the vaccine is very overblown because of memory T cells.

https://leaps.org/how-long-do-covid-antibodies-last/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/singapore-is-seeing-record-covid-cases-that-may-not-be-a-bad-thing.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

Read on Twitter


I kind of agree with what the article says about natural immunity and it’s much better to be vaxed first then acquire natural immunity later.

Personally, I dont mind to be vaxed or to stay unvaxed. I just dont see it yet. Specially when I had covid around July (I posted it on the OT board)

Regarding Vax science..

Scientists says A
Scientists says B

Both are right, relative to time

The facts change and i respect that because we’re in a complex system. So i dont mind people changing their position.

Like when they first released the vax, they told us it will not lead to transmissions. But it did (vax that leads to transmission is called as “leaky vaccines” and this lead to mutations. Data also shows that vax rollouts lead to the mutation of the virus).

And i dont mind science changing their position. Because facts do change. So regarding this issue, it’s better to be a centrist and keep an open mind so your belief can change as soon as the facts change.

If vaccines efficacy does not wane, then what’s with all the booster shots? They are not considering double dosed as vaccinated in Israel, unless you have taken the booster. Canada is already planning to take boosters till 2024, based on Trodeau’s latest statement on their agreement with Pfizer yesterday.

For singapore, yeah there’s spike in cases, and also in deaths and hospitalization. I believe it’s higher than pre-vax singapore.

Vaccines work relative to time. Initially it works then it slowly loses its efficacy. Then you have to take boosters. Im recommending my parents to take them BTW. My guess is most will get infected without the efficacy of the vax at some point, unless people take their booster shots.

If there’s one country I think is doing well. It’s your country, India. With a low vax rate but most of the population (70%) having natural antibodies. And it shows with how they have low deaths per million compared to a lot of countries (recent coverage was overblown), no recent surge of cases relative to this recent global surge and the flu is now back.

Once the flu is back, then I guess it will be an endemic.


With regards to boosters take a look at what she has to say on that as well. Monica Gandhi is highly active on twitter posting multiple times a day. A few days ago she said she didn't agree with Biden saying all needed to get a booster. She believes only immuno compromised and the elderly need it. She had quoted someone who had a reaction that was persistent after getting a booster (3rd shot), and advises people to talk to their doctors. They were completely healthy middle aged adults. i think the chances of side effects probably goes up a bit when you get a booster, so although you're likely to be fine, there is some risk.


Im not really concerned with the side effects.
For now like in the short term.
And for now, before the boosters.

As per US FDA:
Risks of Myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) from booster outweigh risks from COVID in men under 40 years old.

My position is.. not taking the vaccine does not put anyone at any risk. It’s more of a personal decision. And it just puts off NBA to any kind of liabilities if anything happens to you, which is understandable.

While i strongly recommend you taking the vax if you think you should take it (peace of mind), age or health condition.

Maybe if i grow old and this covid is still a thing, I will take the vax. But for now, im saving it for later and hopefully for better versions of the vax which i find to be imperfect for now.

In our country, we’re just taking the vax to not overwhelm the healthcare system. Our country produces the most of the global supply of healthcare workers but our hospitals are around 80% occupied. The surge in our country coincides with the vax rollouts, but yeah I still think it makes sense for my parents to get it. I do think our best chance to get out from this is to follow India’s approach due to lack of resources and being a high density country.

Regarding your sources, i will follow and check it out

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#753 » by Tomjas » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:40 am

76ciology wrote:
DCasey91 wrote:
76ciology wrote:Hahaha sorry with the V discussions. I respect everyone’s opinion regarding this.


For me and my own experience:

- Governments are in indifferent and can be all the way bad or good. Take everything they say with a grain of salt. (My two mates who works in different but classified sectors don’t tell many stories about this because some are awfully bad).

- Surges? Well having up to 500++ people walk through a door everyday to get the shot you bet your bottom dollar someone who didn’t get it would by virtue of going to get vaccinated. That’s irony lol

- All of the docs kicked up a fuss when I didn’t go with PFIZER just the other day. I’m thinking wtf I don’t give two hoots about this (very high immune system) I got other important stuff to do like waiting on the Ben Trade and what we get in return :).


Hahaha yeah, sometimes i get too caught up from this then i realize i should take some time off because i dont want to develop a very strong position because facts do change and i may look smart now but look stupid in the future.

I just want to post my personal opinion here about vax. I also would like to learn what other’s position are.

Yeah, better to talk about Ben trade. Just crazy time were in. Im curious on how these decision of Wiggins and other players who decides not to take the vax goes.

Sigh.. i miss what life was back then.


I live in a part of Australia where we’ve had very few cases and as we can’t travel, hadn’t bothered about getting vaccinated

My wife has recently been declared an essential worker so got an expedited appointment so tagged along

In my life, I have been vaxed for lots of stuff so didn’t worry about another jab

Got jabbed in the left and had a sore right arm for a day :lol:

That’s the sum total of the side effects I felt after 2 doses
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#754 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:54 am

After watching our media day, I get the impression that this whole Ben drama wasn’t really about how the team acted on Ben.

Biid is right about his statement taken out of context. And you guys believe Ben didnt hear or knew the whole statement and also just take that single statement that made it sound like its his fault?

Even Tobi wasnt expecting it to have been a big issue he said if he only knew then he would have called for a meeting or something.

You know what I think? I think its just a business decision for Ben and he doesnt just want to make it look like its a selfish decision.

Ben has always been about himself since his LSU days. I do think this action gives him the opportunity to be bigger than what he is, whereas we all know that he’d just be a glue guy on our team. Another thing is Klutch has to position Maxey into the next big thing for them. By doing so, we’re likely going to pay Maxey his $30M atleast contract per year at some point.

Ben doesnt want to share the PG role. We’ve seen it with Jimmy or Fultz. He doesnt want to be on the dunker spot. And I think it likely eventually to happen with Maxey.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#755 » by Rastas » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:21 am

76ciology wrote:
DCasey91 wrote:
76ciology wrote:Hahaha sorry with the V discussions. I respect everyone’s opinion regarding this.


For me and my own experience:

- Governments are in indifferent and can be all the way bad or good. Take everything they say with a grain of salt. (My two mates who works in different but classified sectors don’t tell many stories about this because some are awfully bad).

- Surges? Well having up to 500++ people walk through a door everyday to get the shot you bet your bottom dollar someone who didn’t get it would by virtue of going to get vaccinated. That’s irony lol

- All of the docs kicked up a fuss when I didn’t go with PFIZER just the other day. I’m thinking wtf I don’t give two hoots about this (very high immune system) I got other important stuff to do like waiting on the Ben Trade and what we get in return :).


Hahaha yeah, sometimes i get too caught up from this then i realize i should take some time off because i dont want to develop a very strong position because facts do change and i may look smart now but look stupid in the future.

I just want to post my personal opinion here about vax. I also would like to learn what other’s position are.

Yeah, better to talk about Ben trade. Just crazy time were in. Im curious on how these decision of Wiggins and other players who decides not to take the vax goes.

Sigh.. i miss what life was back then.


Double Astra vaxxed here - never felt any effects, but I'm sure as a Ben Stan I will probably drop dead within a week or 2.
On a Basketball note here in Australia I am aware of at least 3 top NBL players here have had there contracts torn up over not getting the vaccine , see here you can't get on a plane unless your vaxxed, also most of our sporting venues won't allow any Unvaxxed inside.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#756 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:41 am

Rastas wrote:
76ciology wrote:
DCasey91 wrote:
For me and my own experience:

- Governments are in indifferent and can be all the way bad or good. Take everything they say with a grain of salt. (My two mates who works in different but classified sectors don’t tell many stories about this because some are awfully bad).

- Surges? Well having up to 500++ people walk through a door everyday to get the shot you bet your bottom dollar someone who didn’t get it would by virtue of going to get vaccinated. That’s irony lol

- All of the docs kicked up a fuss when I didn’t go with PFIZER just the other day. I’m thinking wtf I don’t give two hoots about this (very high immune system) I got other important stuff to do like waiting on the Ben Trade and what we get in return :).


Hahaha yeah, sometimes i get too caught up from this then i realize i should take some time off because i dont want to develop a very strong position because facts do change and i may look smart now but look stupid in the future.

I just want to post my personal opinion here about vax. I also would like to learn what other’s position are.

Yeah, better to talk about Ben trade. Just crazy time were in. Im curious on how these decision of Wiggins and other players who decides not to take the vax goes.

Sigh.. i miss what life was back then.


Double Astra vaxxed here - never felt any effects, but I'm sure as a Ben Stan I will probably drop dead within a week or 2.
On a Basketball note here in Australia I am aware of at least 3 top NBL players here have had there contracts torn up over not getting the vaccine , see here you can't get on an plane unless your vaxxed, also most of our sporting venues won't allow any Unvaxxed inside.


Yeah, i dont mind taking the vax. But i just dont see the reason for it for me right now. But when things ends up like how things are for you out there, I’d take the vax. And if im an NBA player, i may also take the vax because of what im losing and how it may hurt my team.

I heard things are crazy about how your country is imposing the vax mandate out there. I was just about to ask Tomjas actually but Im second guessing if i should continue discussing about Covid hahaha nowadays i dont not trust but more of being cautious about what MSM throws out there like I feel the recent covid coverage in india was overblown that is based on numbers of casualty per million compared to UK or US.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#757 » by Tomjas » Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:19 am

76ciology wrote:After watching our media day, I get the impression that this whole Ben drama wasn’t really about how the team acted on Ben.

Biid is right about his statement taken out of context. And you guys believe Ben didnt hear or knew the whole statement and also just take that single statement that made it sound like its his fault?

Even Tobi wasnt expecting it to have been a big issue he said if he only knew then he would have called for a meeting or something.

You know what I think? I think its just a business decision for Ben and he doesnt just want to make it look like its a selfish decision.

Ben has always been about himself since his LSU days. I do think this action gives him the opportunity to be bigger than what he is, whereas we all know that he’d just be a glue guy on our team. Another thing is Klutch has to position Maxey into the next big thing for them. By doing so, we’re likely going to pay Maxey his $30M atleast contract per year at some point.

Ben doesnt want to share the PG role. We’ve seen it with Jimmy or Fultz. He doesnt want to be on the dunker spot. And I think it likely eventually to happen with Maxey.


That’s nonsense

Simmons is very unselfish and plays off the ball all the time

His usage rate is also ridiculously low

It’s got nothing to do with him wanting to be known as a pg

He simply doesn’t want to play here anymore for whatever reason

Simmons is being a complete dick but being a pg is the least of his concerns
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#758 » by 76ciology » Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:30 am

Tomjas wrote:
76ciology wrote:After watching our media day, I get the impression that this whole Ben drama wasn’t really about how the team acted on Ben.

Biid is right about his statement taken out of context. And you guys believe Ben didnt hear or knew the whole statement and also just take that single statement that made it sound like its his fault?

Even Tobi wasnt expecting it to have been a big issue he said if he only knew then he would have called for a meeting or something.

You know what I think? I think its just a business decision for Ben and he doesnt just want to make it look like its a selfish decision.

Ben has always been about himself since his LSU days. I do think this action gives him the opportunity to be bigger than what he is, whereas we all know that he’d just be a glue guy on our team. Another thing is Klutch has to position Maxey into the next big thing for them. By doing so, we’re likely going to pay Maxey his $30M atleast contract per year at some point.

Ben doesnt want to share the PG role. We’ve seen it with Jimmy or Fultz. He doesnt want to be on the dunker spot. And I think it likely eventually to happen with Maxey.


That’s nonsense

Simmons is very unselfish and plays off the ball all the time

His usage rate is also ridiculously low

It’s got nothing to do with him wanting to be known as a pg

He simply doesn’t want to play here anymore for whatever reason

Simmons is being a complete dick but being a pg is the least of his concerns


Haha ok. I just dont buy that he is offended by what Doc and Biid said, unless he just read headlines.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#759 » by DCasey91 » Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:32 am

Tomjas wrote:
76ciology wrote:After watching our media day, I get the impression that this whole Ben drama wasn’t really about how the team acted on Ben.

Biid is right about his statement taken out of context. And you guys believe Ben didnt hear or knew the whole statement and also just take that single statement that made it sound like its his fault?

Even Tobi wasnt expecting it to have been a big issue he said if he only knew then he would have called for a meeting or something.

You know what I think? I think its just a business decision for Ben and he doesnt just want to make it look like its a selfish decision.

Ben has always been about himself since his LSU days. I do think this action gives him the opportunity to be bigger than what he is, whereas we all know that he’d just be a glue guy on our team. Another thing is Klutch has to position Maxey into the next big thing for them. By doing so, we’re likely going to pay Maxey his $30M atleast contract per year at some point.

Ben doesnt want to share the PG role. We’ve seen it with Jimmy or Fultz. He doesnt want to be on the dunker spot. And I think it likely eventually to happen with Maxey.


That’s nonsense

Simmons is very unselfish and plays off the ball all the time

His usage rate is also ridiculously low

It’s got nothing to do with him wanting to be known as a pg

He simply doesn’t want to play here anymore for whatever reason

Simmons is being a complete dick but being a pg is the least of his concerns


I think it’s somewhere in the middle. Ben def ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed and selfish meaning what he’s doing now is pretty selfish/self centered to me. That’s fine but make it clear to everyone especially where you work and get paid (could be that who knows but the reports look bad).

Has player empowerment gone too far the other way

Also he did kick up a fuss about the whole Butler PG role thing.

From outside looking in he’s isn’t franchise material hence the divide in reality of himself wanting his own thing could be there all this time as the agenda.

Sixers have really catered every step of the way for Ben.
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Re: Ben Simmons Trade Thread part V 

Post#760 » by Rastas » Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:47 am

76ciology wrote:
Tomjas wrote:
76ciology wrote:After watching our media day, I get the impression that this whole Ben drama wasn’t really about how the team acted on Ben.

Biid is right about his statement taken out of context. And you guys believe Ben didnt hear or knew the whole statement and also just take that single statement that made it sound like its his fault?

Even Tobi wasnt expecting it to have been a big issue he said if he only knew then he would have called for a meeting or something.

You know what I think? I think its just a business decision for Ben and he doesnt just want to make it look like its a selfish decision.

Ben has always been about himself since his LSU days. I do think this action gives him the opportunity to be bigger than what he is, whereas we all know that he’d just be a glue guy on our team. Another thing is Klutch has to position Maxey into the next big thing for them. By doing so, we’re likely going to pay Maxey his $30M atleast contract per year at some point.

Ben doesnt want to share the PG role. We’ve seen it with Jimmy or Fultz. He doesnt want to be on the dunker spot. And I think it likely eventually to happen with Maxey.


That’s nonsense

Simmons is very unselfish and plays off the ball all the time

His usage rate is also ridiculously low

It’s got nothing to do with him wanting to be known as a pg

He simply doesn’t want to play here anymore for whatever reason

Simmons is being a complete dick but being a pg is the least of his concerns


Haha ok. I just dont buy that he is offended by what Doc and Biid said, unless he just read headlines.


He wasn't , he just used that as added incentive to leave , Ben for quite some time has wanted out and used the comments and the Fan reaction as the chance to get away.

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