Suns vs Sixers 11/19 @ 7pm EST

[SixersMS]

The best thing about tonight was TJ getting MF's second half burn.

Yep and I believe his energy turn the game around.

Kell needs to be positioned at the end of the bench for the rest of the year unless we have mega injuries

If you really believe TJ's energy turned the game around (they had already started the push before he checked in for the first time) and not Joel and Ben and the Suns no longer shooting 90% from deep then you're beyond redemption.

good point but he still had something to do with it you can feel the energy of the crowd go up.

[phillynative]

Love that Embiid is getting superstar calls. I love that it makes other fanbases mad even more.

Remember his first season he was getting hacked and knocked all round. Now that he's a star he barely gets touched and gets the call. Wow.

[XDevilBoiX]

We won this game at the free throw line, they made more 2 and 3 pt baskets then we did

[PhilasFinest]

No major complaints tonight, just want them to better utilize Butler. They’re wasting him standing on those corners. Needs the ball in his hands, not majorly off ball.

Better to have Butler learn the normal offense now instead of later. Especially against a bad team like the Suns.

There's plenty of time later in the season to just give him the ball and let him go to work.

I worry Brett is doing this not to have Butler learn the offense, but because Simmons will pout if he has to play off ball more with the ball in Butler's hands.

I don't know, I just get that vibe from Simmons.

So everyone complains because Ben isn't aggressive or scoring or shooting.....he does that in back to back games and now all of a sudden its because the coach favors him and he has a bad attitude?

Why can't be had 3 players who take turns having big nights? Isn't that the point of having a "big 3"?

Jesus, between the high fives and now this... I swear people are just looking for something to stir the pot and complain about.

[Arsenal]

Jimmy Butler finishes with 16 points and we got people complaining. I thought he did a good job getting his in the flow of the offense. He doesn't need to monopolize the ball all the time. He needs to learn how to play in our normal sets first.

[76ciology]

We controlled the entire game. We were just pacing it.

[sixers hoops]

Better to have Butler learn the normal offense now instead of later. Especially against a bad team like the Suns.

There's plenty of time later in the season to just give him the ball and let him go to work.

I worry Brett is doing this not to have Butler learn the offense, but because Simmons will pout if he has to play off ball more with the ball in Butler's hands.

I don't know, I just get that vibe from Simmons.

So everyone complains because Ben isn't aggressive or scoring or shooting.....he does that in back to back games and now all of a sudden its because the coach favors him and he has a bad attitude?

Why can't be had 3 players who take turns having big nights? Isn't that the point of having a "big 3"?

Jesus, between the high fives and now this... I swear people are just looking for something to stir the pot and complain about.

Butler got 16 when we didn’t get him the ball. Good sign.

[eyeatoma]

No major complaints tonight, just want them to better utilize Butler. They’re wasting him standing on those corners. Needs the ball in his hands, not majorly off ball.

Better to have Butler learn the normal offense now instead of later. Especially against a bad team like the Suns.

There's plenty of time later in the season to just give him the ball and let him go to work.

I worry Brett is doing this not to have Butler learn the offense, but because Simmons will pout if he has to play off ball more with the ball in Butler's hands.

I don't know, I just get that vibe from Simmons.

Yup feel the same way..

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[PhilasFinest]

Jimmy Butler finishes with 16 points and we got people complaining. I thought he did a good job getting his in the flow of the offense. He doesn't need to monopolize the ball all the time. He needs to learn how to play in our normal sets first.

Next game Embiid may be off and Butler might drop 30. Its the beauty of having multiple "stars" to play with.

Butler scored 16 points. 9 FGA and 8 FTA.
Simmons scored 19. 13 FGA and 6 FTA.
Embiid had 33. 23 FGA 12 FTA and was on an absolute mission in the 2nd half inside.


More butler for sure, but we had some guys step up as well. Moose with 19. JJ with 17. Team effort.

[Kobblehead]

We don't have a big three, we have a big four. J.J. Redick is one of the best upper mid-volume scorers in the NBA.

[FireMorey]

Better to have Butler learn the normal offense now instead of later. Especially against a bad team like the Suns.

There's plenty of time later in the season to just give him the ball and let him go to work.

I worry Brett is doing this not to have Butler learn the offense, but because Simmons will pout if he has to play off ball more with the ball in Butler's hands.

I don't know, I just get that vibe from Simmons.

So everyone complains because Ben isn't aggressive or scoring or shooting.....he does that in back to back games and now all of a sudden its because the coach favors him and he has a bad attitude?

Why can't be had 3 players who take turns having big nights? Isn't that the point of having a "big 3"?

Jesus, between the high fives and now this... I swear people are just looking for something to stir the pot and complain about.

Just would like to see Butler used better, you just blew it up into a big thing, not me. I just mentioned a potential concern I have. NBD.

[PhilasFinest]

Better to have Butler learn the normal offense now instead of later. Especially against a bad team like the Suns.

There's plenty of time later in the season to just give him the ball and let him go to work.

I worry Brett is doing this not to have Butler learn the offense, but because Simmons will pout if he has to play off ball more with the ball in Butler's hands.

I don't know, I just get that vibe from Simmons.

Yup feel the same way..

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So Simmons should just pass the ball and not look to score at all unless Butlers had 20 FGA?

[FireMorey]

I worry Brett is doing this not to have Butler learn the offense, but because Simmons will pout if he has to play off ball more with the ball in Butler's hands.

I don't know, I just get that vibe from Simmons.

Yup feel the same way..

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So Simmons should just pass the ball and not look to score at all unless Butlers had 20 FGA?

No one said or even remotely suggested that. Just would like Butler to touch the ball more. It's really that simple. It isn't controversial at all, it's a pretty innocuous suggestion.

[sixers hoops]

We don't have a big three, we have a big four. J.J. Redick is one of the best upper mid-volume scorers in the NBA.

I was thinking that tonight. He is an excellent offensive player. Not just a stand there and wait for the three kind of guy.

Then I flash back to the Boston series.

[Arsenal]

We don't have a big three, we have a big four. J.J. Redick is one of the best upper mid-volume scorers in the NBA.

I was thinking that tonight. He is an excellent offensive player. Not just a stand there and wait for the three kind of guy.

Then I flash back to the Boston series.

Jimmy Butler is our guy to exploit the Boston defense. He'll pay big dividends against them. He's exactly what we needed and didn't have in that series last year.

[FireMorey]

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[SixersMS]

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[Kobblehead]

Then I flash back to the Boston series.

16.4 ppg on 55% true shooting. He might have got picked on defensively, but he was still really good offensively against Boston.

[SixersMS]

We don't have a big three, we have a big four. J.J. Redick is one of the best upper mid-volume scorers in the NBA.

I was thinking that tonight. He is an excellent offensive player. Not just a stand there and wait for the three kind of guy.

Then I flash back to the Boston series.

Jimmy Butler is our guy to exploit the Boston defense. He'll pay big dividends against them. He's exactly what we needed and didn't have in that series last year.

[sixers hoops]

We don't have a big three, we have a big four. J.J. Redick is one of the best upper mid-volume scorers in the NBA.

I was thinking that tonight. He is an excellent offensive player. Not just a stand there and wait for the three kind of guy.

Then I flash back to the Boston series.

Jimmy Butler is our guy to exploit the Boston defense. He'll pay big dividends against them. He's exactly what we needed and didn't have in that series last year.

I haven’t seen Boston play in a month, but curious if they’re playing worse with Irving and Heyward. We kept hearing how they destroyed us without their two best players, and I was wondering if that team was better without Irving, and even moreso, Heyward. They were scoring and defending well in the playoffs. Adding those two might add some scoring at the cost of great defense.

But again, I haven’t really watched Boston.