The Official NBA Thread: Celtics Lead 3-1 in the NBA Finals | RIP Jerry West

[Raji Lowenthal]

Must’ve been a mental thing. Since he never played there’s no actual on court production to compare.

Would make more sense to say the 6ers are better since the pj tucker trade.

I watch a lot sixers games, them boys look better with Harden gone. I can see it.

 

[Raji Lowenthal]

I’m saying Harden has presence/absence has nothing to do with the Sixers winning. As long as Joel is healthy, they’re a good team

Bruh nobody said they were a bad team

 

[amitt5504]

Bruh nobody said they were a bad team

as long as Joel is healthy, they’re able to win games. With or without Harden

That’s all I’m saying

 

[Moheezy]

Smart has basically replaced Brooks role on the team. But their moves left them one guy short (no Tyus), and obviously missing Ja.

Agreed. I think them missing Tyus had a bigger impact than Brooks leaving since Brook's role was replaced by Smart.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I don’t think a lot of people had much faith in the sixers coming into the season

I certainly didn’t. But shoutout to maxey and nurse and Harris too

 

[amitt5504]

I don’t think a lot of people had much faith in the sixers coming into the season

I certainly didn’t. But shoutout to maxey and nurse and Harris too

Ducked the no excuses allegations

 

[Raji Lowenthal]

as long as Joel is healthy, they’re able to win games. With or without Harden

That’s all I’m saying

This team minus Harden don't look better to you? Do you watch the 6ers

 

[N41D]

Ducked the no excuses allegations

You don't duck those til the summer hits.

Joel still got some questions to answer.

 

[pmatic]

Biggest thing with the injuries is it's prevented the Pelicans from making a decision on the Zion-Ingram pairing because we've never seen them mesh or not mesh for a large sample size.

 

[amitt5504]

This team minus Harden don't look better to you? Do you watch the 6ers

They’re better without PJ. Harden hasn’t played for us in 23/24

We don’t know what Jim would’ve looked like under Nurse

 

[B Sox]

Ingram is great.

 

[amitt5504]

You don't duck those til the summer hits.

Joel still got some questions to answer.

EYE recall not having us on those lists lol but jokes aside, this year is more about Maxey taking that step to be the closer. Let Joel carry the team early on and Maxey to close it out

 

[B Sox]

They’re better without PJ. Harden hasn’t played for us in 23/24

We don’t know what Jim would’ve looked like under Nurse

I know folks don’t like Jim, but the Sixers had the 3rd best record in the league with him last year.

The Maxey emergence definitely wouldn’t be as prevalent with Jim still there, but there’s basically no evidence that they wouldn’t be a good team if they still had him.

And Nurse is better than Doctor.

 

[Moheezy]

I don’t think a lot of people had much faith in the sixers coming into the season

I certainly didn’t. But shoutout to maxey and nurse and Harris too

My Reddit predictions were on point:

I did also have Paule Reed as an MIP candidate but I got that one very wrong

I did expect 25+ from Maxey and career high in assists, but even with that expectation he still surpassed it. Especially on the defensive end.

 

[rolaholic]

The Bucks really should've gone harder for Nurse man...

 

[xxpizzo]

Sixers were 1st in the east without harden for a few weeks before he joined the team if i recall

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

The pels are sad to watch knowing how much hype they had when they played the suns

Ingram trying to get all nba coming off that subpar fiba tournament… Damb ..

 

[amitt5504]

I know folks don’t like Jim, but the Sixers had the 3rd best record in the league with him last year.

The Maxey emergence definitely wouldn’t be as prevalent with Jim still there, but there’s basically no evidence that they wouldn’t be a good team if they still had him.

And Nurse is better than Doctor.

I’m with ya. It’s hard to say we look better without him this year when he never played for us

My stance is as long as Joel is healthy (good coach or not), the team is still good. (50 win pace each year he’s been the starter outside of the bubble)

 

[pmatic]

The Bucks really should've gone harder for Nurse man...

Bucks Twitter is not happy with Adrian Griffin.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Adrian griffin can’t mess this up? Right

 

[Moheezy]

I know folks don’t like Jim, but the Sixers had the 3rd best record in the league with him last year.

The Maxey emergence definitely wouldn’t be as prevalent with Jim still there, but there’s basically no evidence that they wouldn’t be a good team if they still had him.

And Nurse is better than Doctor.

In theory, Harden's style (and ego) would have clashed with what Nurse tries to do. You're right with the fact that we don't know if they will be worse, but there's evidence that a Harded lead group has a lower ceiling than what the team aspires to do, which is win a championship.

Plus we don't know what Morey is cooking up in the trade deadline.

One things for sure. Maxey's emergence + depth + flexibility + team chemistry > Whatever Harden provides.

 

[Raji Lowenthal]

They’re better without PJ. Harden hasn’t played for us in 23/24

We don’t know what Jim would’ve looked like under Nurse

Yeah ok, Nurse was the reason Harden dragged the team down. Cool atd

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Harden would just continue to stunt maxey in the regular season and playoffs, good riddance and good luck LAC

 

[nick.]

osh kosh bosh

 

[rolaholic]

Bucks Twitter is not happy with Adrian Griffin.

I understand Giannis liked him and he came up in the Nurse system in Toronto but it's always extra tough for all first year coaches getting thrown into a situation where it's title/Finals appearence or bust.

Fully expect them to get better on the defensive end as the season goes on, because really how could they not with how horrible they've been , but there's gonna be a lot of growing pains on the way there.

Nurse would've been more tailor made for that win now mode instead of going the project approach.