How would you feel about Miles Bridges being a 76er?

[Kobblehead]

Just curious if it would bother anyone.

[LeTimmAy]

Sometimes it's about more important stuff than Basketball. And I dont want to see that guy making millions, especially not on my team.

[mjkvol]

I'd be okay with it. This town has accepted and embraced questionable characters before. Michael Vick was a convicted felon when the Eagles brought him in, and he toed the line and became a fan favorite. If Bridges comes in here, keeps his nose clean and balls out, he will be accepted.

[FireMorey]

I'm not a fan of the guy, but over the years I have really taken personal feelings about athletes as people out of the equation and just try to analyze it from a sports perspective and focus my energy there. The reality is, the feelings about Miles Bridges doesn't change him as a person or what he's done. That can't be undone. So me or anyone else ranting about it doesn't really accomplish anything, although they are certainly entitled to do it. And I'm sure if they did sign him, social media would be abuzz with people grandstanding about how terrible this is and how they can't support the Sixers anymore. And they're entitled to do that, but to me that's more a vanity thing than anything else.

So if they sign him I'll just analyze it from a basketball perspective and leave it at that.

[Negrodamus]

I’ll keep watching obviously but it would deeply annoy me.

[Jailblazers7]

As someone who had Big Ben as the QB of my hometown football team, I would absolutely caution against it. It dramatically impacted my enjoyment of the team when I had to watch a dirtbag be a key part of our success.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I'm just going to keep it basketball-related, so if that's the case, then yeah...I'm fine with us signing him. Miles Bridges brings a lot to the table basketball wise.

[the_process]

Strongly against it.

[Stanford]

Not good.

[mksp]

Would make me even less interested in what would be a very boring, uninteresting team with a player on it that I don't think should be in the league.

[Sixersftw]

I really enjoy being able to root for decent people and Miles is an obvious POS. It's even tougher when it's not a discovery. Like, we know he sucks and we're bringing him in. I'd likely be out for the foreseeable future.

[Mik317]

I don't think he's good enough for the headache.

I don't judge people based off their mistakes even the really **** up "mistakes". And the fact that he followed it up by throwing cue balls at her car shows he doesn't get it and will probably **** up again.

I also believe in karma and this franchise already has pretty bad karma lol so yeah not ideal.

The IDEA of him as a player makes sense but idk

[Arsenal]

I’m down if the price is right, like $25m in year one. Getting a young max player for a big discount could go a long way towards building a contender.

I couldn’t care less about his past issues as long as it doesn’t impact his ability to perform for my team going forward. I don’t have to live with the guy. My only interest is the entertainment value he provides on the court for my team.

[Monix]

F that dude

[ProcessDoctor]

I would have a problem with it, but am a Sixers fan and want Embiid to win so bad that I’d probably come around. It’s just the issue is such a terrible thing in society that it’s hard to overlook.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I certainly respect any opinion that's against Bridges coming here. Like I said, for me it would be strictly basketball, business related. I personally don't know the full story as I wasn't there. I know couples fight, I know people push each others buttons, I know people try and bait others into doing stupid ****, I know that in life we all need to develop self control. I also know that Bridges is a young man who obviously has not fully matured as a person and that one day he may look back at his behavior and feel true sorrow and shame over it. I believe that people can change for the better. Subjectively, all of us probably could list an act that a person could do that is completely unforgivable no matter what kind of reclamation the person committing them goes through. What one person can forgive, another may not be able to do so and I completely respect that. With that being said, there is definitely an aura of scumbaggery with Bridges. He doesn't carry himself as a changed man, he doesn't have an ounce of humbleness about him, and by the looks of him, he looks as if he simply does not care. That could just be his game mannerisms? It's not my job to judge, but that's what I did when we played against him. I knew he'd eventually be a part of our off-season conversation and I wanted to get a look at him. I don't know. I'm on and then off again about him. It may be better just to avoid the situation and let it be someone else's problem.

[Jhawk03]

I view him the same way I view Giddy, but if I'm being honest with myself, all I care about is what the player does when they put on the jersey and step on the court. I'll never have enough time or energy in my life to care about a players personal life, unless they break the law to the point where they can no longer play professionally.

[GoSixersBro]

I view him the same way I view Giddy, but if I'm being honest with myself, all I care about is what the player does when they put on the jersey and step on the court. I'll never have enough time or energy in my life to care about a players personal life, unless they break the law to the point where they can no longer play professionally.

[Negrodamus]

I certainly respect any opinion that's against Bridges coming here. Like I said, for me it would be strictly basketball, business related. I personally don't know the full story as I wasn't there. I know couples fight, I know people push each others buttons, I know people try and bait others into doing stupid ****, I know that in life we all need to develop self control. I also know that Bridges is a young man who obviously has not fully matured as a person and that one day he may look back at his behavior and feel true sorrow and shame over it. I believe that people can change for the better. Subjectively, all of us probably could list an act that a person could do that is completely unforgivable no matter what kind of reclamation the person committing them goes through. What one person can forgive, another may not be able to do so and I completely respect that. With that being said, there is definitely an aura of scumbaggery with Bridges. He doesn't carry himself as a changed man, he doesn't have an ounce of humbleness about him, and by the looks of him, he looks as if he simply does not care. That could just be his game mannerisms? It's not my job to judge, but that's what I did when we played against him. I knew he'd eventually be a part of our off-season conversation and I wanted to get a look at him. I don't know. I'm on and then off again about him. It may be better just to avoid the situation and let it be someone else's problem.

Yea, I'm not judging anyone that is okay with Bridges being here. After reading the situation, he just seems like a guy who hasn't really repented over what he did. I mean, there is no question that he was caught only once (there were definitely other times but not publicly known) with a time he beat the **** out of the mother of his children in front of them which is confirmed with injury documentation. However, after all this has been litigated, he violates his probation by throwing billiard balls at the woman's car with their children inside. He clearly has pure anger issues that he can't suppress, even when it can endanger his children.

I think his punishment would have been more severe if he wasn't a millionaire basketball player who is financially supporting his kids. I just don't like him and will have issues cheering for him if he comes here. And we'll also have to worry that he'll do this kind of thing again since it seems to be a pattern of awful behavior.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I certainly respect any opinion that's against Bridges coming here. Like I said, for me it would be strictly basketball, business related. I personally don't know the full story as I wasn't there. I know couples fight, I know people push each others buttons, I know people try and bait others into doing stupid ****, I know that in life we all need to develop self control. I also know that Bridges is a young man who obviously has not fully matured as a person and that one day he may look back at his behavior and feel true sorrow and shame over it. I believe that people can change for the better. Subjectively, all of us probably could list an act that a person could do that is completely unforgivable no matter what kind of reclamation the person committing them goes through. What one person can forgive, another may not be able to do so and I completely respect that. With that being said, there is definitely an aura of scumbaggery with Bridges. He doesn't carry himself as a changed man, he doesn't have an ounce of humbleness about him, and by the looks of him, he looks as if he simply does not care. That could just be his game mannerisms? It's not my job to judge, but that's what I did when we played against him. I knew he'd eventually be a part of our off-season conversation and I wanted to get a look at him. I don't know. I'm on and then off again about him. It may be better just to avoid the situation and let it be someone else's problem.

Yea, I'm not judging anyone that is okay with Bridges being here. After reading the situation, he just seems like a guy who hasn't really repented over what he did. I mean, there is no question that he was caught only once (there were definitely other times but not publicly known) with a time he beat the **** out of the mother of his children in front of them which is confirmed with injury documentation. However, after all this has been litigated, he violates his probation by throwing billiard balls at the woman's car with their children inside. He clearly has pure anger issues that he can't suppress, even when it can endanger his children.

I think his punishment would have been more severe if he wasn't a millionaire basketball player who is financially supporting his kids. I just don't like him and will have issues cheering for him if he comes here. And we'll also have to worry that he'll do this kind of thing again since it seems to be a pattern of awful behavior.

Yeah, I wasn't aware of this being multiple occasions where he's flown off the handle. Not a good look for him at all and he probably needs some help. No child should have to witness things like that, but many do on a daily basis. You're right, had Bridges been some ordinary guy, he would be looking at significant jail time, restraining orders, and mandatory anger management classes all under the watchful eye of an emotionless, stone-cold probation officer. I definitely see the point in not wanting him here. The more I hear about it, the less I'm willing to accept him as a Sixer. Like I said, if it does happen, I'll keep it strictly business with this team.