Sunday 2/27 Game Thread

OGEEZ · Post #61 » by **OGEEZ** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:25 pm

I get he's a big boy and conserving energy matters. Fair point. Still it just isn't a good look

DarkXaero · Post #62 » by **DarkXaero** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:30 pm

Hello Brooklyn wrote:Harden looking back to normal. This is why I was against the trade from the start.

Simmons won't even play. Nets should have held on. They would have waltzed their way to a Championship.

Harden quit on the team a while before the trade actually happen, it would have made no sense to hold on to a disgruntled player who was killing the locker room atmosphere and not playing hard.

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #63 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:30 pm

OGEEZ wrote:I get he's a big boy and conserving energy matters. Fair point. Still it just isn't a good look

He had an awkward fall in the first quarter, before that he was pretty energetic.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #64 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:31 pm

I was one of the ones in the trade thread warning people that Embiid+Harden was going to be the best duo in the league, and amazing. They mesh so damn well. I think the 76ers will come out of the east, and picked them the day of the trade.

As fun as it is to clown on Harden, he’s still a top 7 ish player when motivated and focused. Embiid is my favorite for MVP.

DarkXaero · Post #65 » by **DarkXaero** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:32 pm

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:There's nothing you can do on that Harden/Embiid pick, only thing I can think of is completely blitzing it and leaving Thybulle/Harris completely open.

I mean Thybulle certainly needs to be given non shooter treatment and you can live with leaving Tobias Harris open too as he's not really a good catch & shoot 3pt guy (34.5% on the season on c&s 3s).

Hello Brooklyn · Post #66 » by **Hello Brooklyn** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:33 pm

DarkXaero wrote:
Hello Brooklyn wrote:Harden looking back to normal. This is why I was against the trade from the start.

Simmons won't even play. Nets should have held on. They would have waltzed their way to a Championship.
Harden quit on the team a while before the trade actually happen, it would have made no sense to hold on to a disgruntled player who was killing the locker room atmosphere and not playing hard.

Would have gone back to normal for the playoffs.

Cubbies2120 · Post #67 » by **Cubbies2120** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:34 pm

Live over/under on Embiid free throws today: 24.5

What ya taking?

GotDaSauce · Post #68 » by **GotDaSauce** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:37 pm

Ref bailed out embiid being out of control

Mamba81p · Post #69 » by **Mamba81p** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:38 pm

Sixers are unstoppable with these refs

USWAY · Post #70 » by **USWAY** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:38 pm

Maxey and Thybulle are having so much fun out there with all of the space they have.

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #71 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:39 pm

DarkXaero wrote:
NoDopeOnSundays wrote:There's nothing you can do on that Harden/Embiid pick, only thing I can think of is completely blitzing it and leaving Thybulle/Harris completely open.
I mean Thybulle certainly needs to be given non shooter treatment and you can live with leaving Tobias Harris open too as he's not really a good catch & shoot 3pt guy (34.5% on the season on c&s 3s).

Those Harris catch and shoot numbers are a little skewered, he was dreadful for most of the season, his last 15 games he's shooting 44% on the shot.

I believe he was shooting 25-27% from three at one point, his total percentage is on the rise so I wouldn't want to give him too many open threes right now.

GotDaSauce · Post #72 » by **GotDaSauce** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:39 pm

The hell was Maxey doing? :lol:

dautjazz · Post #73 » by **dautjazz** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:40 pm

GotDaSauce wrote:The hell was Maxey doing?

In the words of Bill Walton: simply having the time of his life

hisairness · Post #74 » by **hisairness** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:41 pm

Embiid almost did a Paul's flopocopter

Murray_17 · Post #75 » by **Murray_17** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:42 pm

OGEEZ wrote:I get he's a big boy and conserving energy matters. Fair point. Still it just isn't a good look

He was playing with 2 fouls on the first quarter.

USWAY · Post #76 » by **USWAY** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:44 pm

Harden is just incredible with his passing right now

rocketsfan100 · Post #77 » by **rocketsfan100** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:48 pm

Harden has made even thybulle look good on offense

rocketsfan100 · Post #78 » by **rocketsfan100** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:49 pm

USWAY wrote:Harden is just incredible with his passing right now

He has always been a sublime passer. Harden is a generational scorer and playmaker

Paradise · Post #79 » by **Paradise** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:49 pm

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
XTC wrote:Damn Harden was really dogging it in Brooklyn, when his boy Durant advocated for him.

It really makes you wonder about all the what ifs with that OKC team. Harden would have wanted out either way.

Didn't Harden say he was sold on him not having to carry the load coming to brooklyn? All of a sudden Kyrie is going Braveheart and KD is injured. It was inevitable.

And what do you think will happen when Embiid gets hurt or misses games? Lol

cgf · Post #80 » by **cgf** » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:49 pm

James Harden has been so much fun to watch today.

Who will win these assorted big games?