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[Monix]

with how poor the Sixers' perimeter D has been with Green and Thybulle out, perhaps Springer can get some burn with the big boys

[mjkvol]

I'd love for Springer to blossom here, but at the very least he is playing his way into being a nice trade chip.

[Skates]

I'd love for Springer to blossom here, but at the very least he is playing his way into being a nice trade chip.

This, and/or they want him to take a pretty full redshirt year at his age and stage of development. His playing his way into being an asset of any kind for next year, traded or playing, works for me.

[stormi]

Springer might be something... Something about his ugly awkward game gives me confidence

[Kobblehead]

Always trust the traits. Springer's assist percentage, steal percentage, block percentage, and per minute scoring at Tennessee said all it needed to about his talent. He's the best rookie contract player we have in the organization (I think Isaiah Joe is #2) despite there being a couple of guys ahead of them in the pecking order.

[mjkvol]

Always trust the traits. Springer's assist percentage, steal percentage, block percentage, and per minute scoring at Tennessee said all it needed to about his talent. He's the best rookie contract player we have in the organization (I think Isaiah Joe is #2) despite there being a couple of guys ahead of them in the pecking order.

I watched most of his games last season at UT, the kid has everything it takes to be a starting guard in the league but a consistent perimeter game, and he's showing flashes of that now.

[Iverson Armband]

Always trust the traits. Springer's assist percentage, steal percentage, block percentage, and per minute scoring at Tennessee said all it needed to about his talent. He's the best rookie contract player we have in the organization (I think Isaiah Joe is #2) despite there being a couple of guys ahead of them in the pecking order.

So you have Joe as better than Maxey?

Interesting.

[HotelVitale]

Always trust the traits. Springer's assist percentage, steal percentage, block percentage, and per minute scoring at Tennessee said all it needed to about his talent. He's the best rookie contract player we have in the organization (I think Isaiah Joe is #2) despite there being a couple of guys ahead of them in the pecking order.

I watched most of his games last season at UT, the kid has everything it takes to be a starting guard in the league but a consistent perimeter game, and he's showing flashes of that now.

He looked pretty miserable in SL, super raw in terms of basics like how to dribble against a decent NBA defender. I'm already down with the traits but gonna have to give them even more credit if they end up trumping the eye test that much with Springer.

As always though I bow down to the great mystery of 'can these guys adapt to NBA speed, strength, and timing and just f'ing play at this level?' Seems like Springer was able to level up and adapt his perimeter game quickly for whatever reason. No one knows who can do that until it's happening. Hail to the great mystery again.

[mjkvol]

Always trust the traits. Springer's assist percentage, steal percentage, block percentage, and per minute scoring at Tennessee said all it needed to about his talent. He's the best rookie contract player we have in the organization (I think Isaiah Joe is #2) despite there being a couple of guys ahead of them in the pecking order.

I watched most of his games last season at UT, the kid has everything it takes to be a starting guard in the league but a consistent perimeter game, and he's showing flashes of that now.

He looked pretty miserable in SL, super raw in terms of basics like how to dribble against a decent NBA defender. I'm already down with the traits but gonna have to give them even more credit if they end up trumping the eye test that much with Springer.

As always though I bow down to the great mystery of 'can these guys adapt to NBA speed, strength, and timing and just f'ing play at this level?' Seems like Springer was able to level up and adapt his perimeter game quickly for whatever reason. No one knows who can do that until it's happening. Hail to the great mystery again.

Strength isn't going to be an issue, but adapting to the speed of the NBA game will be his biggest challenge as well as developing a consistent 3 pt. stroke IMO. The more spot up and step back threes he takes now, the better.

[Negrodamus]

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He's going to need some time to mesh with the Sixers before the playoffs. I actually think we'll need him as a 3&D option.

[mjkvol]

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He's going to need some time to mesh with the Sixers before the playoffs. I actually think we'll need him as a 3&D option.

Do you really believe that Doc would integrate a kid this raw into his playoff rotation? Hell, he can barely bring himself to give Joe serious minutes.

[Negrodamus]

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He's going to need some time to mesh with the Sixers before the playoffs. I actually think we'll need him as a 3&D option.

Do you really believe that Doc would integrate a kid this raw into his playoff rotation? Hell, he can barely bring himself to give Joe serious minutes.

Probably not, but we're going to be seeing Kyrie, LaVine, Holiday, Garland, VanVleet, Young (if he can get his team there) and/or Beal in the playoffs and have only Thybulle to show for it as a defensive wing. As the elite guard are bludgeoning Curry and Maxey, we're going to need an answer defensively. Doc might get desperate. I'm hoping he'll ingratiate himself in the short window between the G League ending the NBA Playoffs beginning.

[rzzzzz]

Groan. Can picture a malnourished season with Simmons not traded and promising youngsters not played to fill the holes to give Embiid enough complimentary scheming not to waste the best performance we’ve seen out of a sixer since…Moses’ first healthy season? (And how far would he have gotten without Andrew Toney?)

[mjkvol]

Groan. Can picture a malnourished season with Simmons not traded and promising youngsters not played to fill the holes to give Embiid enough complimentary scheming not to waste the best performance we’ve seen out of a sixer since…Moses’ first healthy season? (And how far would he have gotten without Andrew Toney?)

Very simple - no Toney, no 1983 Championship.

My favorite ever NBA player, a lock HOFer if he stayed healthy. Just ask Larry Bird.

[mjkvol]

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He's going to need some time to mesh with the Sixers before the playoffs. I actually think we'll need him as a 3&D option.

Do you really believe that Doc would integrate a kid this raw into his playoff rotation? Hell, he can barely bring himself to give Joe serious minutes.

Probably not, but we're going to be seeing Kyrie, LaVine, Holiday, Garland, VanVleet, Young (if he can get his team there) and/or Beal in the playoffs and have only Thybulle to show for it as a defensive wing. As the elite guard are bludgeoning Curry and Maxey, we're going to need an answer defensively. Doc might get desperate. I'm hoping he'll ingratiate himself in the short window between the G League ending the NBA Playoffs beginning.

With you 100%. To me, the great coaches integrate young talent early to see what they have and how much they can handle, and then utilize them in big spots where they might be able to help. One of the reasons I think Doc is a good coach who relates well to players, but fails in the biggest spots often due to stubbornness and loyalty to veteran players even when they're struggling.

[Monix]

that latest youtube video...

choppy editing, half of it was free throws - weak sauce

[Negrodamus]

Watching the Ignite-Blue Coats game right now. The lineup just a moment ago was Powell, Springer, Brown, Reed, and Bassey. They were waxing them up and down the court. Fun watching Powell play well again.

[Foshan]

Didn’t Maxey get some post all star burn last year and a few playoff minutes? (And we all wishes he had gotten more time earlier!) maybe history repeating itself