Welcome Zhaire Smith

Revived · Post #861 » by **Revived** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:12 pm

gdog2004 wrote:
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thequeenJ wrote:
HotelVitale wrote:Yeah, I liked the trade in principle (Mikal Bridges for pick plus mid-teens pick) and wasn't that cold on Zhaire as a pure prospect, but was pretty upset about trading for him of all the option there. Would've been great to get someone we were pretty confident would be a contributor, and Zhaire strikes me as very much a wildcard given his skillset and his style of athleticism (which is awesome but sort of that raw flubber running/jumping power). All these guys have uncertain outcomes, though, and I don't want to overstate the 'sure thing' vs 'risk-reward' player, hasn't worked out like we expected all the time. (It was also tough to let SGA pass, even if he's not a great fit and definitely isn't a surefire killer or anything.)

Zhairie's upside is much higher than Mikal ever dream

Maybe. Fultz has great upside too. Until he gets on the court and shows he can do it in NBA games, upside doesn't mean squat.

Bridges is already a solid contributor.

Bridges has been hot trash on the offensive end of the court.

His ceiling is Andre Roberson and that’s not a player you spend a top 10 pick on. Especially for an older rookie like Bridges.

youngcrev · Post #862 » by **youngcrev** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:41 pm

Revived wrote:
gdog2004 wrote:
Spoiler:
thequeenJ wrote:Zhairie's upside is much higher than Mikal ever dream

Maybe. Fultz has great upside too. Until he gets on the court and shows he can do it in NBA games, upside doesn't mean squat.

Bridges is already a solid contributor.

Bridges has been hot trash on the offensive end of the court.

His ceiling is Andre Roberson and that’s not a player you spend a top 10 pick on. Especially for an older rookie like Bridges.

That's an odd comparison. If Andre Roberson could shoot like Bridges is as a rookie he'd be an elite role player.

Revived · Post #863 » by **Revived** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:06 pm

youngcrev wrote:
Revived wrote:
gdog2004 wrote:
Spoiler:
Maybe. Fultz has great upside too. Until he gets on the court and shows he can do it in NBA games, upside doesn't mean squat.

Bridges is already a solid contributor.

Bridges has been hot trash on the offensive end of the court.

His ceiling is Andre Roberson and that’s not a player you spend a top 10 pick on. Especially for an older rookie like Bridges.

That's an odd comparison. If Andre Roberson could shoot like Bridges is as a rookie he'd be an elite role player.

You are correct, perhaps a rich man’s Wesley Johnson is a better comparison. Similar frame too.

Post #864 » by **Stanford** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:27 pm

gdog2004 wrote:Bridges is already a solid contributor.

I'd hope so. He's 22.

LloydFree · Post #865 » by **LloydFree** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:40 pm

gdog2004 wrote:
thequeenJ wrote:
HotelVitale wrote:Yeah, I liked the trade in principle (Mikal Bridges for pick plus mid-teens pick) and wasn't that cold on Zhaire as a pure prospect, but was pretty upset about trading for him of all the option there. Would've been great to get someone we were pretty confident would be a contributor, and Zhaire strikes me as very much a wildcard given his skillset and his style of athleticism (which is awesome but sort of that raw flubber running/jumping power). All these guys have uncertain outcomes, though, and I don't want to overstate the 'sure thing' vs 'risk-reward' player, hasn't worked out like we expected all the time. (It was also tough to let SGA pass, even if he's not a great fit and definitely isn't a surefire killer or anything.)

Zhairie's upside is much higher than Mikal ever dream

Maybe. Fultz has great upside too. Until he gets on the court and shows he can do it in NBA games, upside doesn't mean squat.
Bridges is already a solid contributor.

Mikal Bridges ain't s... Get out of here.

youngcrev · Post #866 » by **youngcrev** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:12 am

Bridges is an intriguing player with his length, shooting and defensive potential. That doesn't take anything away from Zhaire.

76ciology · Post #867 » by **76ciology** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:43 am

https://trib.al/yFhV4iH

Ive said this before but I'm not into it anymore for i think AD will just end up in LA

XtremeDunkz · Post #868 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:32 am

76ciology wrote:https://trib.al/yFhV4iH

Ive said this before but I'm not into it anymore for i think AD will just end up in LA

Im not the biggest Simmons fan but that trade leaves us without a true PG completely and hurts our perimeter D even more. Not a good switch.

Wilfried · Post #869 » by **Wilfried** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:55 am

76ciology wrote:https://trib.al/yFhV4iH

Ive said this before but I'm not into it anymore for i think AD will just end up in LA

Only if we can get JRue back.

If Fultz would be healthy, yeah, we could consider it. But unfortunately, he's about the most opposite of healthy you can imagine.

Bum Adebayo · Post #870 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:03 pm

XtremeDunkz wrote:
76ciology wrote:https://trib.al/yFhV4iH

Ive said this before but I'm not into it anymore for i think AD will just end up in LA

Im not the biggest Simmons fan but that trade leaves us without a true PG completely and hurts our perimeter D even more. Not a good switch.

Not to mention it would be a downgrade, Ben Simmons is a better player than Anthony Davis.

Bum Adebayo · Post #871 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:04 pm

XtremeDunkz wrote:
76ciology wrote:https://trib.al/yFhV4iH

Ive said this before but I'm not into it anymore for i think AD will just end up in LA

Im not the biggest Simmons fan but that trade leaves us without a true PG completely and hurts our perimeter D even more. Not a good switch.

Not to mention it would be a downgrade, Ben Simmons is a better player than Anthony Davis. Davis puts up empty numbers, he is just a glorified Kevin Love.

Post #872 » by **Sixerscan** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 3:11 pm

Not sure why that was posted in here but there's plenty of other threads to discuss Anthony Davis.

76ciology · Post #873 » by **76ciology** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:43 pm

Sixerscan wrote:Not sure why that was posted in here but there's plenty of other threads to discuss Anthony Davis.

Trying to Low key q hot take.

Honestly, i made a mistake posting this here thats why im also not replying to it

Ben Simmons · Post #874 » by **Ben Simmons** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:33 pm

Bum Adebayo wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:
76ciology wrote:https://trib.al/yFhV4iH

Ive said this before but I'm not into it anymore for i think AD will just end up in LA

Im not the biggest Simmons fan but that trade leaves us without a true PG completely and hurts our perimeter D even more. Not a good switch.

Not to mention it would be a downgrade, Ben Simmons is a better player than Anthony Davis. Davis puts up empty numbers, he is just a glorified Kevin Love.

i agree, Davis is not a winner, he's lost without Rondo!

Post #875 » by **Foshan** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:29 am

Heidi4Ben wrote:
Bum Adebayo wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:
Im not the biggest Simmons fan but that trade leaves us without a true PG completely and hurts our perimeter D even more. Not a good switch.

Not to mention it would be a downgrade, Ben Simmons is a better player than Anthony Davis. Davis puts up empty numbers, he is just a glorified Kevin Love.

i agree, Davis is not a winner, he's lost without Rondo!

This has nothing to do with Smith.

XDevilBoiX · Post #876 » by **XDevilBoiX** » Fri Feb 1, 2019 12:44 am

Read on Twitter

Post #877 » by **Foshan** » Fri Feb 1, 2019 12:48 am

XDevilBoiX wrote:

Read on Twitter

Woot! This is literally the post i Ben been looking for every time I see this thread bumped. Glad it wasn’t about AD!

THSNks for relaying the news

rzzzzz · Post #878 » by **rzzzzz** » Sat Feb 2, 2019 3:50 pm

Foshan wrote:
XDevilBoiX wrote:

Read on Twitter

Woot! This is literally the post i Ben been looking for every time I see this thread bumped. Glad it wasn’t about AD!

THSNks for relaying the news

yeah, i just saw this. https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2019/01/31/zhaire-smith-justin-patton-eye-return-to-court-with-blue-coats/

am i reading this right. like suited up on Thursday?

kio80 · Post #879 » by **kio80** » Sat Feb 2, 2019 5:11 pm

Come back soon peanut guy.

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MVP1992 · Post #880 » by **MVP1992** » Sat Feb 2, 2019 10:58 pm

kio80 wrote:Come back soon peanut guy.

Guessing he won't get a gig on 'Sesame' Street...
Could still be feeling a little 'seedy'.