Game 3. Spurs at Sixers. Who caaaaahs

[youngcrev]

Is Tucker going to be able to give us 25-30 minutes per game in the playoffs? If not, is he leading from the bench?

I don't wanna be captain hindsight because I didn't have a strong opinion on his signing at the time, but sheesh, I just don't see it.

Huh?

Tucker seems perfectly fine to me. Plays defense, makes hustle plays, spaces, gets offensive boards. Not super productive in the box score, but that's never been the case.

Of course he's going to play that much in the playoffs, unless Doc manages to burn him out before then.

[Murray_17]

I’ll never understand Doc’s decision to shelf Paul Reed. It’s not like a second string QB where his potential success is abstract. He was one of the bright spots in the playoffs last year because he put forth 100% effort unlike the rest of the team. That’s spilling over into this year, except we’re no longer utilizing Bball Paul.

This, i also find fascinating how Reed came of the bench on the game againts the bucks, played good defense was a +1, only to get benched immediately by Harrell in the second half.

I understand Doc doesn't like him, but he isn't fooling anyone by trying to make like he has an option to play.

It's also valid to like Harrell, but he's getting absolutely torched on defense and has been totally useless on offense while playing in Harden line ups.

As the team is constructed you have 2 options:

1- Embiid plays like a switch big, forced or by prefference.
2- You play him with a PF who can switch.... and the only one we have is Reed.

[ProcessDoctor]

“Don’t watch the games”

[Kobblehead]

P.J. Tucker is one of the worst positional rebounders and worst positional shotblockers in the entire NBA.

[76ciology]

P.J. Tucker is one of the worst positional rebounders and worst positional shotblockers in the entire NBA.

He was a good fit with Bucks because of the length of the bucks where they even had Tucker-Portis-Giannis-Brolo 4 man unit in the finals.

He was good fit with the Heat because of the activity of Jimmy and Bam.

He was a good fit with the Rockets or our small ball unit because he is surrounded with switchable players

If you want Tucker with the starting unit, then Maxey has to go to the bench.

[Mik317]

Tucker has been fine

its just that he was our major addition...which was dumb
All of our addition replaced what we lost

Tucker is the new Danny. House is the new Thybulle. Melton is the new Shake. Harrell is the new DJ

The problem is that sans Danny...replacing those roles with maybe slightly better players fixed nothing.

Team needed dynamic athletic wings who can at least be bodies to stay in front of dudes, get back on defense and maybe chuck 3s.

Bu-but there wasn't alot of movement doe....bull, I'm not even sure if he's any good but the Lakers got Lonnie Walker for cheap. Morey fell back on dudes he knew and thats it. There are tons of athletic bodies on the market that we simply didn't even look at.

[mjkvol]

Is Tucker going to be able to give us 25-30 minutes per game in the playoffs? If not, is he leading from the bench?

I don't wanna be captain hindsight because I didn't have a strong opinion on his signing at the time, but sheesh, I just don't see it.

One thing for damn sure I didn't see was Tucker playing 40 minutes in regular season games. Let me correct myself - I did see it, but couldn't believe anyone would be foolish enough to actually do it.

[phillynative]

Obviously lacking length and athleticism on the wings.

[M2J]

Another issue is Tucker.

The guy has been very solid on both ends. Kind of like what Danny Green was.

But he’s not THE guy Jojo needs. Because he’s a poor defensive rebounder and a poor defender on transition.

Jojo needs someone like Reed, who is long and athletic to grab boards, help him protect the rim and run down the court for transition defense.

Who’s the best rebounder after Embiid? Harden&Tobias?

Who’s rotating to the paint when Biid has to step out on defense? Harden&Tobias?

Who’s running down the court on transition defense? Harden&Tobias?

When you have to rely on Harden&Tobias to play a big part on defense, you wont stand a chance to play very good defense.

Theorized myth. Just play Thybulle.

Thybulle’s rebounding numbers are comparable to Seth Curry

Also seems like Tucker is our primary perimeter defender so thybulle and tucker would overlap. We need a guy who can crash boards and clean up messes in individual defense and rotations

Dude, nobody is ever going to start Paul Reed next to Joel Embiid. Reed adds athleticism, but he's not fixing mistakes made from the perimeter, he'll be adding to them. He isn't really a rim protector, even when he is the actual center.... He is a decent defender in a switch system... That can get some deflections.

Furthermore again it's a myth.... You assume that just because he's a decent rebounder has a backup center... That he'll be a strong rebounder as a starting power forward when he would have to play more on the perimeter at that position defensively because of how most modern-day offenses are set up. I assume they would be better in that department, but would still miss out in other areas. For instance, he's not a good enough perimeter defender, even if he is a solid switching "big". Offensively he's basically giving you what Thybulle does, without the All NBA defense and versatility.

Also, Thybulle wouldn't overlap with Tucker if Tucker is replaced by him. Easiest fix for many issues defensively and additional rebounding could be Melton for Maxey

[Xtruroyaltyx77]

Iam not liking what Iam seeing from Melton, Harrell or House right now. The defense is not any better. The only chance we have is Embiid getting in shape and putting in more effort defensively and rebounding plus a trade to get more athletic. Pretty worried because this should have been a win. I don’t think Harden is going to get any better either he’s not going to have strings of 30 point games anymore. His offense was missing tonight.

Hardens offense was missing because Jo scored a ton.

The 2018 Rockets play with pace. Jo, however, prefers a plodding half court game.

It works when Jo gives up his MVP dreams and focuses on anchoring the defense, rebounding, and hitting trailer 3’s.

That’s actually not true about Harden or the 2018 Rockets. Both he and CP3 preferred a slower pace. They were actually one of the slower teams in the league during that time:

http://www.espn.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats/_/sort/paceFactor/year/2019

Harden likes the slower pace because he likes to methodically pick apart the defense, but he prefers to have the ball in his hands.

James may or may not have lost a step, but you gotta understand that when he was putting up insane numbers in Houston he was either the only star on the team or there was only one other star. Even when he was really good in Brooklyn, either Durant or Kyrie were missing games.

In Philly he has Embiid and Maxey. If you want the James of old what would have to happen is to give him complete control when he’s on the floor. Not sure if that makes Philly better or not.