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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 9, 2021 14:20:39 GMT
Sixers West with the 'W'! Villanova Alum and former Sixer - and the perfect prototype 3&D Wing - Mikal Bridges doing us proud with 27 points! I think we're going to do it!
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Jul 10, 2021 3:19:42 GMT
NBA is planning to expand the league. One of the destinations mentioned is Mexico City.
I can't wait to root for Mexico City Vatos or Mexico City Hombres or Mexico City Nachos etc.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 10, 2021 3:30:26 GMT
NBA is planning to expand the league. One of the destinations mentioned is Mexico City. I can't wait to root for Mexico City Vatos or Mexico City Hombres or Mexico City Nachos etc. Who is going to want to sign & live there? Who is going to be GM, coach... are draft picks going to accept their fate? I dunno. I do know that expansion is the quickest buck out of COVID-19 financial holes for leagues, so it obviously shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 10, 2021 10:47:26 GMT
Scott Brooks to join Blazers coaching staff
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 11, 2021 14:18:30 GMT
Orlando hiring Mavs assistant Jamahl Mosley as head coach.
And Luka starts packing up.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 11, 2021 19:17:03 GMT
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 12, 2021 21:54:12 GMT
Tad Brown new CEO of the Sixers (and Devils) taking over for the recently departed Scott O'Neill
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 13, 2021 15:21:30 GMT
Twitter exploding -
Per Shams -
'Sources: The Philadelphia 76ers have opened up trade conversations surrounding three-time All-Star Ben Simmons and have engaged with teams.
Sixers want an All-Star caliber player in return
Hold onto him unless we're getting an absolute haul back - stick him at the '4' as Point Forward and finally get a legit Combo Guard in here he can run with
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 13, 2021 15:23:39 GMT
Stephen A is taking an apology tour re Ohtani and Precious A
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Post by permutojoe on Jul 14, 2021 2:41:26 GMT
Twitter exploding - Per Shams - 'Sources: The Philadelphia 76ers have opened up trade conversations surrounding three-time All-Star Ben Simmons and have engaged with teams. Sixers want an All-Star caliber player in return Hold onto him unless we're getting an absolute haul back - stick him at the '4' as Point Forward and finally get a legit Combo Guard in here he can run with It would be easier just to trade him. You can definitely win with him but it will require more meticulous planning. He slows down the offense in ways that you don't want to see as a fan.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 14, 2021 7:15:03 GMT
Twitter exploding - Per Shams - 'Sources: The Philadelphia 76ers have opened up trade conversations surrounding three-time All-Star Ben Simmons and have engaged with teams. Sixers want an All-Star caliber player in return Hold onto him unless we're getting an absolute haul back - stick him at the '4' as Point Forward and finally get a legit Combo Guard in here he can run with It would be easier just to trade him. You can definitely win with him but it will require more meticulous planning. He slows down the offense in ways that you don't want to see as a fan. It's funny - NBA Central posted an article quoting an NBA Scout who stated pretty much the same thing I stated above and in other posts
Stick him at the '4' as a Point Forward and go out and sign Lowry to run the '1'. Don't want to keep using #s as we've moved into positionless ball but you need two ballhandlers and the 2nd ballhandler - Combo Guard - needs to be able to shoot too.
It's been the plan all along since they drafted Markelle and was the correct plan - the problem was Markelle was a headcase and came nothing as advertised
They've failed to put an above average Combo Guard next to him since the disaster
Here's Summer League when they drafted 'Kelle - who was a PG in college and everybody was wondering -
'Who's going to play the point if you have both Ben and 'Kelle'?
Ben states he's running the point but 'Kelle would be more of a Combo Guard - even the interviewers alludes to it - that 'Kelle would be a Combo Guard running with Ben
Kid was a disaster - it's the one situation in sports where I put it on the player. Wasn't the teams plan that failed. He was the consensus #1 by the masses. He was a coward afraid of the show - like a deer in the headlights - and hid like a scared child.
I want a legit Combo Guard to run with Ben - it's been the missing piece for years
....or I'll begrudgingly take Dame, Luka or Beal in a deal....
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 14, 2021 13:53:23 GMT
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jul 14, 2021 16:29:05 GMT
Based on their level of play over the past two years, Ben Simmons and Kyle Kuzma are destined for an exciting new team: the Shanghai Sharks!
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 15, 2021 0:05:28 GMT
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Post by permutojoe on Jul 15, 2021 0:24:31 GMT
It would be easier just to trade him. You can definitely win with him but it will require more meticulous planning. He slows down the offense in ways that you don't want to see as a fan. It's funny - NBA Central posted an article quoting an NBA Scout who stated pretty much the same thing I stated above and in other posts
Stick him at the '4' as a Point Forward and go out and sign Lowry to run the '1'. Don't want to keep using #s as we've moved into positionless ball but you need two ballhandlers and the 2nd ballhandler - Combo Guard - needs to be able to shoot too.
It can be done. I just think it would be significantly harder to implement.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 15, 2021 4:14:36 GMT
Isn't it awesome when referees, selected for a Finals, neither call a game properly, nor even seem to realize what they're even getting wrong?
Game was in hand, but that Suns trap at the end was not a foul. Full stop. The Booker fouls moments earlier, non-calls, disgraceful.
Blind NFL refs could call a better NBA series.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 16, 2021 16:03:07 GMT
Lilliard will request a trade.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2021 16:21:55 GMT
Lilliard will request a trade. Not being a homer
But -
If he wants to win a chip
Philly makes the most sense
Dame Tobias Embiid
That teams wins the East easily
Would love for Morey to work some magic though and figure out a way to swap out Ben for Tobias in that trade
As it is - may look something like -
Ben 'Tisse Maxey 1 (or 2 firsts)
Hopefully we can hold onto 1 of 'Tisse/Maxey and just ad another pick instead.
Losing both Ben and 'Tisse is losing a tremendous amount of defense
** Edit - Colin Cowherd just said the same thing - Dame, Tobias, Embiid - that team makes it to the Finals
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2021 17:35:41 GMT
Quentin Mayo - Host of 'BetMGM' and Washington Wizards Insider reports - 'Damian Lillard would like to be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers or New York Knicks, sources tell me'Heard the Knicks also on Cowherd
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Post by NJtoTX on Jul 16, 2021 20:30:56 GMT
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