Sportfan73 wrote:youngcrev wrote:Negrodamus wrote:Unless everyone is concerned about a Tobias falloff with his massive contract, I don't really see a need to trade him. He wasn't really the problem.
In terms what went wrong in the playoffs I'd say he's reasonably far down the list, with Ben followed by Doc taking the blunt if that blame.
In terms of roster build and salary allocation, I do think he's a pretty big issue.
In the context of a Embiid/Simmons based team, that salary slot really should be going to a playmaking/scorer.
In the context of a Embiid+[good #2 that we get for Simmons], you're getting even less bang for your buck with him as a 3rd option next to 2 high usage players.
Like... Say they do somehow managed to get Dame for Simmons in our fantasy land... Tobias becomes what? A 15 ppg spot up shooter making about 38M a year on average over the next 3?
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I would completely disagree and say problems go
1. Doc
2aBench production (tobi played with this unit and showed he has no business being relied on to carry it)
2b Danny’s injury
3a Dwight and his horrible fit
3b Tobias’s shot selection and lack of 3 point volume. Say what you want but when he’s taking that many of our shots and not at 7+ 3pa a game we are **** COOKED
4. Ben’s lack of aggression
Come on, man.
When your second best player, who is the primary playmaker for the team, is terrified to touch the ball it's a massive issue and has ripple effects through the entire offense.
Ben was great defensively, and there are plenty other of things that you can point to that had they gone right, you could have overcame his play... But it was a complete meltdown for him offensively.
