If i was Seth I would literally never speak to Ben Simmons. Dude had career years playing in a perfect role on a team that was perfect for him and had to leave because Ben refused to play basketball
Not only that but he actively rooted against the USA Basketball team in the World Cup last year and then trolled them when they lost liking tweets and tweeting about it then deleting it. People act like the disdain is not warranted
The process ended when Sam Hinkie was fired and Adam Silver forced the Colangelos into power for the Sixers. Everything that’s happened after that is post process.
This is just pure delusion. Elton Brand let Jimmy Butler walk, brought Brett Brown back another year, signed Tobias Harris to a max deal, and paid Al Horford 112 million. He was a basketball terrorist
“It seemed like the [Sixers] were better when Elton Brand was the face [of the team]. He understood basketball… What are [Daryl] Morey’s credentials?… He’s an instagram guy, not a reality guy.”
— Gilbert Arenas 👀
(via
@GilsArenaShow
)
I think Sixers fans underestimate how good Tyrese Maxey is/how good he’s going to be as he grows. We trade him for a non superstar and we’ll be sick about it for the next 15 years
"James Johnson, Jimmie Johnson, Johnson and Johnson, Hell they can bring in Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Don't matter nun Sixers in 5."
#HereTheyCome
#TTP
Kevin Byard > CJ Gardner Johnson
Reed Blankenship > Marcus Epps
Jalen Carter > Javon Hargrave
DeAndre Swift > Miles Sanders
Nick Morrow > Kyzir White
Cam Jurgens > Isaac Seumalo
The Eagles have a better team than they had last year.
I hope the Sixers trade Ben to a team in the East so they can play him 3-4 times a year and they should employ the hack a Ben from the moment the game starts.
Knicks won Game 2 that they had no business winning.
Sixers won Game 5 that they had no business winning.
This series is supposed to be 3-2 NYK headed back to Philly, and it is.
Feels right.
Sixer fans were cheering the man on in the playoffs with applause for going 1-2 at the line. I don’t ever wanna hear they didn’t back him. Defended him for years against every other fan base and the media for years lol. Asking out with 4 years on your MAX DEAL is such a weak move
When Embiid cooked him it was “Embiid cares way too much about the matchup it’s his Super Bowl”
When Embiid is injured and sits out the matchup “He’s ducking Jokic”
The internet is a stupid place lol
Jalen Hurts fumble at Dallas 20
AJ Brown fumble at the Dallas 40
DeVonta Smith fumble at the Dallas 13
DeVonta Smith dropped TD leads to turnover on downs
AJ Brown dropped deep ball in red zone
That’s how you lose by 20 points. That’s anywhere from 19-35 points right there
Wanna thank the Celtics for the sacrifice of sweeping the Ben Simmons less Sixers resulting in a front office overhaul, roster moves, and in turn the Sixers now being
#1
in the East. Won’t lie though the Celtics are gonna be a tough out for anybody in the play in tournament.
Joel Embiid- “My goal is to be the best and I understand that to be the best you have to have something to show. That means championships, that means MVPs…I want it all and I’m not shy about it…anything that I can get my hands on, I want it.”
The culture of the Sixers is clearly so much better under Nurse. It’s different. All the players taking about how badly they want to be back. How they like Nurse. Embiid on how he’s proud of his teammates. His teammates saying they appreciate him for fighting thru injury, etc.
Literally all the Sixers had to do was keep Jimmy Butler. Nothing else would’ve mattered. If you have Embiid and Jimmy everything else can be easily figured out because you’d have 2 bonafide stars.
Fire Brian Johnson today absolutely pathetic loser. Sorry ass went outside zone, QB draw, QB draw, WR screen when the Eagles were in position to put the game away with a couple first downs and a TD. He’s horrible. Sirianni is horrible.
LSU Womens Basketball is going to trot out a starting lineup of
Hailey Van Lith (All American)
Mykalah Williams (
#1
HS player in country)
FlauJae Johnson (SEC Freshman of year)
Aneesah Morrow (2x All American)
Angel Reese (2X All American, NCAA tourney MVP)
The NBA forced Sam Hinkie out of Philly for tanking (when his star chess piece was legitimately injured) meanwhile the Thunder and Rockets are are obviously tanking and the Thunder even set healthy players last year yet not a peep from Adam Silver lol
Spent half his life in America
Learned and developed in American
Went to Kansas
Went to HS in Florida
Plays Pro ball here
Got married and had a son in America
Is an American citizen
Never once has he lived in France
The xenophobia beatin y’all ass
Remember when Utah fans said Embiid was scared of Gobert because he missed a game vs them and then Ben went for 42 in his paint and then they played again with Embiid back and he gave him 40 and was rag dolling him around the court 🤣
The Sixers giving Jimmy Butler 5 years 190 million and pairing him long term with Joel Embiid and letting them have whatever coach they wanted and whoever off the roster should’ve been a no brained. But here we are miserable lol
Woj says the chances of the Philadelphia Sixers breaking up Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are 'fairly remote'
"I think you’ll see them continue to try to build around Simmons and Embiid."
(Via ESPN)
In the 26:34 that Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic shared the floor at the same time today
Joel Embiid:
19 Points
4 Rebounds
1 Assist
2 Block
8-11 FG (72%)
2-3 3pt (66%)
1-1 FT (100%)
Nikola Jokic:
6 Points
1 Rebound
8 Assists
3-9 FG (33%)
0-4 3pt (0%)
USA: 75
Serbia: 59
"Draymond broke the code. You ain’t supposed to say some sh*t like that. He let Shaq peer pressure him into saying some sh*t he ain’t got no business saying. I didn’t sleep much after he said that. That was some bullsh*t."
Udonis Haslem on Draymond Green 😳
(via
@ChrisBHaynes
)
Hearing SHAQ and Barkley two guys that were historically out of shape in their careers spending half their time every show talking about Embiid and Zion being out of shape is quite ironic
Jokic is an amazing MVP caliber player but the way he’s discussed & the way that Embiid & even Giannis are discussed after losses, bad games, bad plays, etc. is nowhere close to the same. Its like you’re not allowed to say anything about him without the white knights out in force
I’d love to be able to fully understand why Joel Embiid is hated in the manner he is. Picked up a basketball at 16-17 yrs old. Became a Top 3 pick. Battled back from 2 career threatening injuries, lost his brother in a tragedy and questioned if he’d ever play again. Etc.
This is the kind of support that Sixers fans continued to give Ben Simmons even through the struggles
No matter how frustrating it has been the vast majority of fans have continued to stand behind him
You can feel the energy and support here:
If the Sixers simply offer Jimmy the 5yr max in the 2019 offseason the they’re a perennial contender from then to the foreseeable future. Elton Brand, Brett Brown, and ownership fumbled it.