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agree completely. i'm hoping the Nuggets make a move at the deadline as well. They are definitely better than most, but it would be great to see them make a move to push them to the Clippers level (no idea what they would be). they have such quality depth it seems like a good opportunity to do it.
I can't tell if half the time it is over-confidence or what, but yeah, they just look flat as hell tonight. weird cause they have seemed to get up for all the Boston games, but maybe since they are 3-0 against them this year they are just coasting tonight? i can't figure it out for the life of me. I agree with you. The Sixers defintely have a Jecky and Hyde kind of dynamic. The only way the Sixers can be meaningfully successful is if they understand their identity and impose their will and style of play onto every game. They are limited offensively on the perimeter--but they have size--they should constantly attack and constantly put pressure on other teams not to foul. They don't do that at all. Their size should impose defensively--but they don't do that either. Boston is attacking the basket with little to no fear. Until they learn to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses--they really can't be considered contenders. I like Brown--but I don't think he's doing a good job with the talent he has. I wonder if they are looking to make any moves before the deadline.
And if you want some funny stats to look at, check out their number at home vs. their numbers on the road. literally 2 different teams, and there is no rhyme or reason behind any of it
looking at the expectations coming into the season (i.e. East was simply a race between Mil and Phi), you would have to think they make a move. However, there isn't much they can do without moving one of the 5 starters. There was pressure on Brown last year in the playoffs to win, i don't know if he can survive after this year if this team doesn't turn it around.
The road losses are crazy. They’ve blown numerous halftime leads and been blown out as well. I wonder what the biggest disparity in home vs road winning percentage is — sixers have to be close.
And if you want some funny stats to look at, check out their number at home vs. their numbers on the road. literally 2 different teams, and there is no rhyme or reason behind any of it
largest disparity i can find so far: The Kings finished the 90-91 season 24-17 at home and 1-40 on the road.
But they ran a pick & roll w Embiid last nite!!!! Ben Simmons was nowhere near the court, of course (i read somewhere that they've run 6 pnrs in 2 1/2 yrs on the floor together) but, still....
dunc'd on mock trade deadline had a 4-team deal with BOS getting Capela, HOU getting Covington and Theis, MIN getting 3 1sts and OKC getting off Roberson and getting something else back, I think.
They shot 48% (22/46) from deep. How often are they realistically gonna do that?
it certainly seems unlikely, though to be fair, the picks were 2020 Hou and Mil 1sts, 2022 Hou 1st, so pretty crappy 1sts.The Wolves getting three 1sts to part with Covington?
0% chance
Agreed. I was watching the game thinking they're the best jerseys in the NBA. Reminds me of the old Nuggets uniforms with a Mardi Gras twist. Now if only they could find a better mascot or change their name back to the Jazz.
They probably should have traded Simmons and kept Butler and let Harris play the 4 instead of signing Horford and letting Butler go.
Seeing this now. I still think Simmons has MVP Calibur talent but if he never shoots, he'll never get there.
I don’t disagree and hopefully I am proven wrong, but it just doesn’t seem like he and Embiid fit well together.
i would rather move Embiid at this point if they choose to blow this all up. you probably get more in return for him. Embiid just looks totally uninterested at times this year, and if you are looking at 3 years or so down the road, i would rather have Simmons at that point than Embiid. i wonder if he could get close to what the AD deal was (though have no idea what team would do what the Lakers did). but they are still
When I think of great Jazz, I think of Utah."Pelicans" is classic locally for baseball. "Jazz" was perfect, but it looks like Utahns have adopted it as their own somehow
So he has won something.2x Big Sky Player of the Year is basically the same as a 5x NBA champion and 2x Finals MVP
The MIL first comes from Boston, plus they give up poirier, but still a pretty good deal.
Put Anthony Davis on his team and he’d win multiple chips. But I wasn’t talking about resumes, I compared Dame to Kobe because of their similar mentalities. Never scared. Irrationally confident. Etc.
No doubt. Probably my favorite player in the game even though he's killed my Rockets on many occasions. Would gladly trade Harden for him straight up.
The only surprising thing is the Warriors were talking to the Wolves at all.
yeah, not too surprising that fell through. I remember reading how sincerely pissed Pat Riley was last year when trying to get Butler from the Wolves and basically airing all of it in public.
The thing of it all is MN won't be a very good team even after they get Russell.
