Post#6 » by ballup » Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:25 am
Great start to the season, showing the league whose conference this is.
The Good
Tatum and So Good. Name a more iconic duo. His timidness is gone and he is flashing every moment he can get. Look at him now, he's the star.
Horford's defense. He is making a great case for brains over brawn. So many contested shots and read Embiid like a children's book.
Baynes. Got bodied by Embiid a couple of times, but can't fault the dirty work guy plus he took over the mantle of Amir disrespect 3s. Controlled the boards so well.
Contributors
Smart. Not as much of that signature hustle, but made some shots and good help defense. Smart tax didn't kill us nor did it rear its head that much.
Hayward. Didn't kill the Celts when he was on the floor and made some nice pull ups and plays overall. Not all star form, but looked like a real positive on the floor.
Rozier. Showed he isn't dependant on starting, but needs to maintain composure. Hasn't shown his finishing around the rim isn't complete. That stepback 3 is cash money.
Morris. Some bad defense both 1 on 1 and help defense. Wasn't all bad as he hit a couple of threes and made Mook shots.
Jaylen. First half had tunnel vision plus poor finishing, leading to blocks. At least had a small run of his own in the end of the first. A bit behind on his off ball defense as he isn't springing for the contest like he did last season. His offense tightened up in the 2nd. Damn that thrunk was disgusting.
The bad
Kyrie. Really off the first half with his shot. It got better with the third, but never warmed up.
The offense wasn't as pass pretty as I hoped it would look, but it's all good when your ISO shots go in regularly. Needs to be worked out, but maybe this is the offensive identity of the team?
Sixers
Simmons was nice as always when he got transition/semi transition opportunities. Celtic's bench gave him that opportunity in the first quarter, but that quieted over time. Fultz looked pedestrian until the 2nd half. Jumper looks gingerly and it looks like he'll need more reps to take those shots at full game speed. Embiid looked scary at times, but the Celtics did a great job swalling him up forcing Embiid to miss shots and make bad passes. Sixers overall shot poorly from range. They are sorely missing spacing and they came out without an answer after the first quarter.
