The Bigfooty NBA Week 14 Thread

[Elmer_Hauser]

Oh i am well aware of the hate for him, some of it justified.

He is balling this year and we have not heard a peep about it. He has been selfless, including in his time at the Nets as well. Barely heard a peep about it. Not saying people need to love him, but he is way too disrespected.

Oh absolutely (I am begrudgingly impressed with how Harden, Embiid and the Sixers have played in the last month especially, now consider them to be the biggest threat and problem to The Celtics in the East)

The knock on Harden still is still previous playoff disappointments and performances (some of it is actually due to poor coaching and teammates more than anything)

Definitely playing like an All NBA Second Team player (at least) so far.

Philly really need to be taken more seriously now as a legit contender, have won games without JoJo and or Embiid and Maxey several times this year, Doc seems to be using his bench and calling clutch time players better.

Massive game down at Sac-Town against a red hot Kings and their crazily loud fans.

Win that and I think most now would recognise Philly as the real deal !!!

 

[Jack Richards]

I’d take Poetl for a first & PP. Good currency game for him

Either that or Gallinari

 

[fidstar]

Dame, probably plenty of others but Dame

But he doesn't play for the Celtics.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Load management for Milwaukee will backfire for Bud when they end up with the 3rd or even 4th seed for resting Giannis in so many games.

 

[kozi]

Scary Terry

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Oof
Harden out too.
And they could have moved up to 2nd with a win at Sac-Town

 

[fidstar]

Load management for Milwaukee will backfire for Bud when they end up with the 3rd or even 4th seed for resting Giannis in so many games.

I'm sure they're okay with it.

2019 - No 1 seed - Didn't make NBA Finals
2020 - No 1 seed - Didn't make NBA Finals
2021 - No 3 seed - Champs

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

I'm sure they're okay with it.

2019 - No 1 seed - Didn't make NBA Finals
2020 - No 1 seed - Didn't make NBA Finals
2021 - No 3 seed - Champs

Yeah, I think they are finally cooked though this time tbh.

 

[Iceman!]

Trade Harden and Embiid and build around Maxey

 

[Richard Cranium]

Suns are back baby!

 

[DT_35]

Trade Harden and Embiid and build around Maxey

9/19? Lol

 

[Iceman!]

9/19? Lol

He was leading the comeback, playing better than the FG%

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Thybulle nearly cost the Sixers a very valuable road win with a bone headed foul on Barnes.

Happily for Philly, Barnes Jennifer Keyted it at the F/T line

Sixers officially now the 2nd best team in tbe East and now have to be considered as legit a chance as any team to win it all.

 

[srobbo]

Either that or Gallinari

Doubt they’d take Gallo but would happily offload him. He’s useless to us.

 

[Warsaw]

Thybulle nearly cost the Sixers a very valuable road win with a bone headed foul on Barnes.

Happily for Philly, Barnes Jennifer Keyted it at the F/T line

Sixers officially now the 2nd best team in tbe East and now have to be considered as legit a chance as any team to win it all.

Look forward to hearing about the other 49 teams that are the '2nd best team in the East' between now and April.

 

[peternorth]

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[Elmer_Hauser]

Look forward to hearing about the other 49 teams that are the '2nd best team in the East' between now and April.

To be fair to me, I have actually been talking up Philly for a couple of weeks now here, not as if I suddenly joined a bandwagon, your bench is finally getting good production, in part to Doc's improved coaching and rotations (which hopefully for your sake carries on into the playoffs) Embiid having another MVP esque season and Harden has finally found his niche in this team.

You have won several games this season (like against the Kings) with key personal out, which is also a key reason I rate (and yes fear) Philly this season.

I think there is enough sample size (more than 50 percent of games played) to suggest its sustainable and Philly ends up with the 2nd seed in the East.

Think I might have been wrong about Morey, that Sixers depth is actually pretty good.