Thursday 3/10 Game Thread

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Who wins the big games?

Nets
30
36%
@ Sixers
17
20%
Warriors
12
14%
@ Nuggets
25
30%
 
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#641 » by mademan » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:05 am

picc wrote:Missed the whole thing. What was the story of the game? Any subplots?


Ballers vs floppers. Ballers win
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#642 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:05 am

rocketsfan100 wrote:Embiid is going to embarrass the nets lack of interior defense. It’s going to get ugly on the interior. The Nets will need a 50 piece from Durant to offset that

This didn’t aged well
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#643 » by Dubnation » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:05 am

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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#644 » by Antinomy » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:05 am

ChiCitySPORTS#1 wrote:Hate how Embiid is 5/17 but has 27 points.


Funny thing is: Harden’s had TONS of those kinds of games in his career.

I remember him scoring 33 points on like 6 FGs a few years back.
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Post#645 » by Pointgod » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:07 am

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Pointgod wrote:Ah I see Harden is in peak playoff form already….. expect more games like this Sixers fans

His issue is that he doesn’t have anything else to go to once refs are not calling fouls on his drive and or he’s not making his step back 3. Dude has no mid range game at all he can go to.


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James Harden is quitter plain and simple. Any team he faces even the slightest adversity he bitches up. It should be pretty obvious that he quit on the Nets. He’s a player that loves to win, not a player who hates losing if that makes sense.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#646 » by somerandomdude » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:07 am

Embiid walked straight to the locker room, not even GG daps.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#647 » by celticfan42487 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:07 am

HumbleRen wrote:Embiid is an all time talent but his game is so disgusting to watch.


Availability is apart of being an all time talent. If Embiid has all the skills but can only put in the effort for 5 minutes out of 48... is that really an all time talent?

He's just a skilled guy but doesn't have the stamina to use his skills so he's nothing but a foul baiter. That's not all time talent, that's someone living off the softest whistle in the league and who would be trash in the 80s facing players just as strong as him but with without the whistle to bail him out as he is gassed 5 minutes into any game.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#648 » by GSP » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:08 am

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this has to make Philly fans sick. Main piece of the trade not playing. Drummond laughing his ass off. Seth playing like prime Klay. 5 steals and 1 block WTF
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#649 » by Antinomy » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:08 am

Upperclass wrote:Harden does not play well with a clogged lane.. so idk what they're going to do to figure that part out. Sixers also have zero movement on offense.. just standing around


He still has no in-between game and he’s being tasked with being the primary playmaker & perimeter scorer.

It’s gonna be a glorious flameout.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#650 » by AussieCeltic » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:08 am

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Wow. The refs have to stop carrying Embiid this is horrible for the game of basketball.

Let him earn it on the court. Or let him fail on the court like I suspect he would without the refs carrying him.

This was a shooting foul lmao
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The Celtics game was worse believe it or not. In these big games where he’s losing he just falls down. The thing is, the man is actually skilled enough to not do that.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#651 » by Ballerhogger » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:09 am

Time to watch the mystro jokic
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#652 » by Antinomy » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:09 am

Harden-Embiid-Rivers

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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#653 » by BoatsNZones » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:10 am

I like KD. Smart dude. True pro.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#654 » by celticfan42487 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:10 am

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Sprewell4Three wrote:
Pointgod wrote:Ah I see Harden is in peak playoff form already….. expect more games like this Sixers fans

His issue is that he doesn’t have anything else to go to once refs are not calling fouls on his drive and or he’s not making his step back 3. Dude has no mid range game at all he can go to.


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James Harden is quitter plain and simple. Any team he faces even the slightest adversity he bitches up. It should be pretty obvious that he quit on the Nets. He’s a player that loves to win, not a player who hates losing if that makes sense.



Embiid and Harden are twins at this point in their career not that Harden's offensive skills have taken a hit with this athleticism falling off in his 30s.

They are both quiters and their offensive game is great when things are great... and just flopping when things are somewhat challenging... and just quitting completely if things are bad.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#655 » by Ballerhogger » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:11 am

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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#656 » by Antinomy » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:11 am

Cubbies2120 wrote:
Antinomy wrote:Embiid with 24 points on 4 made shots is disgusting.

On another note: Some Philly fans bought tickets for $4000 just to see the Sixers get their ass kicked lmaoooo :lol:


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

They got to yell some mean words at Ben Simmons though!

:lol: :lol: :lol:


And he didn’t even play! So what was the point? :lol:
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#657 » by Mamba81p » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:12 am

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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#658 » by Michael Jackson » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:12 am

Has there ever been a more polarizing trade than the Nets and Sixers one? Division rivals. Both Ben and Harden are not the most beloved... The teams with Embiid, Irving and Durant are not the most beloved. It is such an interesting dynamic. As far as media storylines they couldn't be any happier.
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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#659 » by celticfan42487 » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:12 am

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Re: Thursday 3/10 Game Thread 

Post#660 » by DonaldSanders » Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:13 am

picc wrote:Missed the whole thing. What was the story of the game? Any subplots?


Playoff Harden showed up & Embiid did his usual good but not great in a big playoff atmosphere type game. Embiid baited for fouls almost the whole game, it was hard to watch.

Also turns out a 50% shooter from 3 in the playoffs is a pretty good pickup.

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