Playoffs!?

Negrodamus · Post #621 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:42 am

Wow, bucks are screwed going forward. They needed to hit on a Maxey to keep this train going, but now they’re going to need to figure out how to shed all these bloated contracts of older players all while keeping Giannis happy. Or they’ll need to blow the whole thing up, which seems ill advised.

Bum Adebayo · Post #622 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:05 pm

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Bum Adebayo wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:

Troll of the most epic proportions.

Why? it's an honest prediction based on previous playoffs and what happened in this RS, also of course I expect Embiid to not be healthy enough, which has weight into the prediction.

You were good for a little bit, but have eased back to trolling.

I don't troll, maybe I should've sticked to only the GB to post my prediction, my fault.

eyeatoma · Post #623 » by **eyeatoma** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:07 pm

Bum Adebayo wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Bum Adebayo wrote:
Why? it's an honest prediction based on previous playoffs and what happened in this RS, also of course I expect Embiid to not be healthy enough, which has weight into the prediction.

You were good for a little bit, but have eased back to trolling.

I don't troll, maybe I should've sticked to only the GB to post my prediction, my fault.

Funny because the mods have warned you multiple times, for actually trolling on here.

Bum Adebayo · Post #624 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:09 pm

eyeatoma wrote:
Bum Adebayo wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
You were good for a little bit, but have eased back to trolling.

I don't troll, maybe I should've sticked to only the GB to post my prediction, my fault.

Funny because the mods have warned you multiple times, for actually trolling on here.

Exactly, that's mainly why I don't troll.

mjkvol · Post #625 » by **mjkvol** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:23 pm

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Bum Adebayo wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:

Troll of the most epic proportions.

Why? it's an honest prediction based on previous playoffs and what happened in this RS, also of course I expect Embiid to not be healthy enough, which has weight into the prediction.

You were good for a little bit, but have eased back to trolling.

The first part of that statement is very much open to debate.

mjkvol · Post #626 » by **mjkvol** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:25 pm

Bum Adebayo wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
Bum Adebayo wrote:
Why? it's an honest prediction based on previous playoffs and what happened in this RS, also of course I expect Embiid to not be healthy enough, which has weight into the prediction.

You were good for a little bit, but have eased back to trolling.

I don't troll, maybe I should've stuck to only the GB.

Fixed, including the grammar.

eyeatoma · Post #627 » by **eyeatoma** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:29 pm

Read on Twitter

James better get his head out of his ass before the start of the series.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10074236-tmz-76ers-james-harden-had-altercation-with-friend-in-las-vegas-captured-on-video

Bum Adebayo · Post #628 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:06 pm

Needless to say I trust injured Embiid more than this Harden. Hope he proves me wrong.

Negrodamus · Post #629 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:29 pm

eyeatoma wrote:

Read on Twitter

James better get his head out of his ass before the start of the series.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10074236-tmz-76ers-james-harden-had-altercation-with-friend-in-las-vegas-captured-on-video

Playoff form. Look at that hand eye coordination on the slap. We're getting Rockets Harden for sure.

Negrodamus · Post #630 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:42 pm

https://streamable.com/p5du57

LMAO, Jimmy is insane.

Post #631 » by **Stanford** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:29 pm

Where did this myth that the Sixers chose Tobias over Jimmy come from?

Negrodamus · Post #632 » by **Negrodamus** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:41 pm

I think we're going to see a Springer/Maxey backcourt in the next 2-3 years. If we can find a point forward in that process, I think that will be the "second wind" of contending for Embiid.

Jailblazers7 · Post #633 » by **Jailblazers7** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:23 pm

Stanford wrote:Where did this myth that the Sixers chose Tobias over Jimmy come from?

From Jimmy I feel like he’s the one who started that convo. I put a lot of blame on Jimmy for things not working out here. If he weren’t such a toxic coworker, he could’ve finessed the situation & pushed Ben out. Him & Embiid could’ve been calling the shots but Jimmy loves an ultimatum so it ended the way it did.

Bum Adebayo · Post #634 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:03 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:
Stanford wrote:Where did this myth that the Sixers chose Tobias over Jimmy come from?

From Jimmy I feel like he’s the one who started that convo. I put a lot of blame on Jimmy for things not working out here. If he weren’t such a toxic coworker, he could’ve finessed the situation & pushed Ben out. Him & Embiid could’ve been calling the shots but Jimmy loves an ultimatum so it ended the way it did.

Yeah it's his fault that soft beta males like KAT and Simmons can't handle criticism I guess...

76ciology · Post #635 » by **76ciology** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:03 pm

Read on Twitter

Zumramania · Post #636 » by **Zumramania** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:22 pm

Jailblazers7 wrote:
Stanford wrote:Where did this myth that the Sixers chose Tobias over Jimmy come from?

From Jimmy I feel like he’s the one who started that convo. I put a lot of blame on Jimmy for things not working out here. If he weren’t such a toxic coworker, he could’ve finessed the situation & pushed Ben out. Him & Embiid could’ve been calling the shots but Jimmy loves an ultimatum so it ended the way it did.

This is probably true to an extent, but I think that the FO and ownership were so enamored with Ben that it would have been very hard to "push him out". The only critical voice was ironically Elton Brand who at some point thought about trading Ben, but was quickly shut down. Back then Jimmy was considered to be an aging troublemaker and these morons probably thought that Ben was a jumpshot away from being Lebron James.

Embiid P · Post #637 » by **Embiid P** » Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:45 am

The Grizzlies go down in flames. Their season is up there with the Bucks in terms of major disappointments. Side note, it looks like the Lakers have gotten their swag back. Trading Russ was probably the best thing that could have happened to them. I don't envy the Kings or Warriors but I'd like to see another LeBron vs. the Warriors series.

rocketsfan100 · Post #638 » by **rocketsfan100** » Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:23 am

Harden being in Nevada is just not good given this is his best chance of a ring if not ever. Get past Boston and you get either New York or Miami with home court advantage

mjkvol · Post #639 » by **mjkvol** » Sat Apr 29, 2023 12:43 pm

Embiid P wrote:The Grizzlies go down in flames. Their season is up there with the Bucks in terms of major disappointments. Side note, it looks like the Lakers have gotten their swag back. Trading Russ was probably the best thing that could have happened to them. I don't envy the Kings or Warriors but I'd like to see another LeBron vs. the Warriors series.

I was hoping for a GS win because I figured they were better prepared to take out the Lakers, but this young Kings team has shown that the moment isn't too big for them. They go 8-9 deep with solid players, and have a couple of crunch time assassins in Fox and Monk. They're the most fun team to watch in the league right now.

ProcessDoctor · Post #640 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:48 pm

Negrodamus wrote:I think we're going to see a Springer/Maxey backcourt in the next 2-3 years. If we can find a point forward in that process, I think that will be the "second wind" of contending for Embiid.

Ingram is probably the ideal 3rd piece to bridge that gap. I wonder if Morey can turn Harden into him this summer. New Orleans is a difficult franchise to assess right now.