Sixers Offseason Thread Part 5

[Mik317]

the fact that we are able to be realistically mad when we lose in the playoffs means despite it all we are still "close" enough to win it all. Now sadly its gonna take some luck but thats to be expected with all of the mistakes made along the way.

If you want to return to the world in which just winning a game was cause for celebration then sure by all means..

[Stanford]

Isn't Cameroon central Africa?

Again, he's not serious.

[76ciology]

Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden is expected to travel with the team to Milwaukee today but will not play on Thursday against Bucks, league sources tell



Oh James, whats the excuse this time? Your dog is sick?

[Stanford]

His excuse is probably that he hasn't practiced

[FireMorey]

Read on Twitter

[76ciology]

James Harden returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday night with his bags packed to join team on the road for Thursday vs. Bucks and Saturday vs. Raptors, but the 76ers have now asked him not to travel with the team, sources said.

[Stanford]

You can't break up with me because I'm breaking up with you!

[76ciology]

Terrance Mann also wont play with the Clips opener.

[Negrodamus]

Nice. Glad he was told to kick rocks.

[Arsenal]

Good move. Tell him to sit at home until he's traded. No need to have him around moping and/or sabotaging the team on the court.

[76thBearCub]

So much for his brilliant plan to make things uncomfortable

[Mik317]

.....i think its moreso that he isn't game ready so why travel and get jet lag.

[the_process]

James Harden returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday night with his bags packed to join team on the road for Thursday vs. Bucks and Saturday vs. Raptors, but the 76ers have now asked him not to travel with the team, sources said.

They should just officially grant him a paid leave of absence until a deal is done.

[Negrodamus]

In other news, Ricky Council back on two way contract.

[Jailblazers7]

Harden has manage to isolate himself & piss off the only remaining team that actually wants him in their lineup.

I think he could seriously end up in China next year. Nobody is gonna pay him & he’s just going to take the money and god-status overseas.

[HartfordWhalers]

I will explode with anger if we trade Joel Embiid. It's simply not going to happen. We're talking about a generational talent at the center position. I think some of you take that for granted. We're not giving him away nor are we just trading just because "it's time do it." The only way we trade him is if he demands it. The only way we were going to trade Charles Barkley or Allen Iverson was when they asked out. I know Barkley definitely did and I'm willing to bet Iverson did so behind closed doors. Barkley, Iverson, and Embiid. That's three franchise players in a thirty-eight-year span.

With Joel Embiid and four scrubs on the floor, this team is a playoff team. With Joel Embiid and the current supporting cast (minus fata$$ Harden) this is a fifty-win roster. I'm sure Morey and company will at the very least critique any offer thrown their way for Embiid, and obviously we will also, but at the end of the day, this is not something that should go beyond just general discussion.

We should know by now that talent means jack **** if the brain and desire is not there. Simmons was also an inmensely talented player, but he just didn't care at all other than collecting paychecks and refusing to improve. Embiid is very talented but has that South African choking gene, along with disappointing basketball IQ. Yeah it's amazing how smooth and skilled he is at what he does, but with proper defense in a playoffs setting, he just gets exposed, he ain't a generational player. Jimmy Butler is a better basketball player than Embiid where it matters, yet he has like 1/10 of the talent.

Also, point is proven when you keep talking about "fifty-win" and "playoff team", you are basically admitting we have no chance of truly competing for a championship.

Yeah, don't do this at all.

[SixthStreet]

Looks like the potential for a short-term reunion and truce until the trade is dead in the water.

It's unfortunate because I really did think with an engaged Harden this was the best Embiid team of them all, even the Butler version. Better teams in the conference compared to that year so less championship equity, but still a pretty damn good shot to win one. It sucks.

[Monix]

In other news, Ricky Council back on two way contract.

They do right by a guy with a partial guarantee (Tubelis) by letting it vest before cutting him - not really on brand for the worst ownership and front office in the league

[Tony Franciosa]

James' plan was clearly an "I'm just here so I don't get fined" move. He has no intention of playing.

[Bum Adebayo]

Embiid at least is not a malcontent, as much as opposing fans like to mock him for being a diva sometimes. James Soften on the other hand, is always causing issues with all the teams he's played for, maybe you are the problem?