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Post #161 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:53 am

GooniesNeverDie wrote:TLC is not good at basketball

Most disappointed I've been in a Sixer this season.

RaptorsLife · Post #162 » by **RaptorsLife** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:54 am

Tigersrule wrote:Imagine Robert Covington on the Rockets or Cavs...

Imagine covington on the next king of east team..

Post #163 » by **zimpy27** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:54 am

CoreyGallagher wrote:
Concernedcad wrote:The funniest thing about the 76ers is people thinking they will actually be contenders with Colangelo at the helm. He will ruin them.

Sixers fans are just hoping that what we got enough before him.

Is it possible he was brought in to the sixers by the league to make the process look undesirable for other teams?

Kings2013 · Post #164 » by **Kings2013** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:55 am

Amir doesn’t play much

Post #165 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:55 am

Embiid, Simmons, Covington are doing everything tonight, would be nice if anybody else showed up.

TheHartBreakKid · Post #166 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:55 am

Duke4life831 wrote:I think Ingram has been blocked at least 5 times tonight already.

yup....his lack of a pull up/floater game leads to taking poor shots at the basket when he gets passed his man, which he seems to do effortlessly. He's not strong enough to finish over guys/with contact, so he's at this best when he uses his length to manouver around the rim defenders to finish, but that becomes way harder to do when the defender knows that you aren't pulling up for a floater or a J. I'm not worried though....I think his finishing ability will improve with added strength, and from all acounts he's a gym rat, so I his chances of developing that midrange game as well.

Post #167 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:56 am

Kings2013 wrote:Is Amir Johnson injured or just doesn’t play?

He's played. Holmes is getting more minutes because Saric is injured though, he can play PF too.

MotownMadness · Post #168 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:56 am

Cmon Lakers WTF

MotownMadness · Post #169 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:57 am

KCP!!

Tigersrule · Post #170 » by **Tigersrule** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:57 am

Holy this is a quick Warriors like run by the 76ers right now....then embiid decides to be an idiot wtf was that

evilpimp972 · Post #171 » by **evilpimp972** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:58 am

Terrible lineup for L.A, terrible spacing ...Luke?

Shamrock · Post #172 » by **Shamrock** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:58 am

There we go, get this W. Want that Lakers pick

Post #173 » by **Duke4life831** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:58 am

wafer88 wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:I think Ingram has been blocked at least 5 times tonight already.

yup....his lack of a pull up/floater game leads to taking poor shots at the basket when he gets passed his man, which he seems to do effortlessly. He's not strong enough to finish over guys/with contact, so he's at this best when he uses his length to manouver around the rim defenders to finish, but that becomes way harder to do when the defender knows that you aren't pulling up for a floater or a J. I'm not worried though....I think his finishing ability will improve with added strength, and from all acounts he's a gym rat, so I his chances of developing that midrange game as well.

Yup this is kind of the prototypical young player game. Looked great and showed a ton flashes 1 half and really struggling another half. Give him time to learn and he wont be getting blocked all the time and he will improve and be more consistent over tie. But ya really struggling this quarter.

Post #174 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:58 am

Really know how to shoot ourselves in the foot. :banghead:

TheHartBreakKid · Post #175 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:58 am

CoreyGallagher wrote:Embiid, Simmons, Covington are doing everything tonight, would be nice if anybody else showed up.

covington is so damn good. Great defender and knockdown shooter. Exactly the type of guy you need with Simmons/Embiid (and Fultz). They need to treat him like their Draymond in terms of prioritizing keeping him.

Edit: I'm in a keeper fantasy league where you keep six players each year. Really considering keeping Convington over guys like B.Lopez, Aldridge, Melo, Jaylen Brown as my last keeper this season.

Jingles · Post #176 » by **Jingles** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:58 am

Simmons hands LA four points to singlehandedly blow that nice run.

Tigersrule · Post #177 » by **Tigersrule** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:59 am

Andrew Bogut stays getting away with the moving screens lol

TommyPoints · Post #178 » by **TommyPoints** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:59 am

Kevin Harlan just irritates me.

PierceFan4ever · Post #179 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 2:59 am

Simmons doing some killer turnovers. Just take it to the rim

evilpimp972 · Post #180 » by **evilpimp972** » Fri Dec 8, 2017 3:00 am

Shamrock wrote:There we go, get this W. Want that Lakers pick

Hahaha I don't think we're going top 5 this year

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