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Not Running => The Open Pub => Topic started by: siamesedream on June 26, 2014, 05:55:48 PM
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I'm not a big fan of the NBA but I kind of like watching the draft. I hope the 76'ers take Joel Embiid.
He will either be injury prone and never get on the floor or the next Hakeem Olajuwon.
I want high risk/high reward for this draft pick.
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Embiid!!
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Sixers haven't been the same since Croce split
These shall be dark times in Philly, all around
I don't mind waiting, I'm going to try and trust the new ownership as they swing for the fences.
It would be spectacular if they hit a home run with Embiid.
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What's with these guys?
They're winning too many games, this is supposed to be a lottery year.
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Snap!
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If they get the first pick it will be Okafor, why is Duke bad in Philly? I don't follow college hoops, but my memory seems to be of Christian Laetner's moment of glory.
My dad is excited about college ball this year because he's a Villanova alum, his moment of glory was watching Nova beat the Hoyas in Lexington.
I don't think MCW was a good player,and this team could potentially have 4 first round picks in this year's draft
Team Tank!
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Velp, they lost to Orlando. Tanknado 3.
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http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/NBA_Mock_Draft_Picks.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/NBA_Mock_Draft_Picks.html)
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Oh myy.
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(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--fnxGcIXG--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/q7yh3uttze4md2pwfccb.gif)
Nope
They just got Nik Stauskas.
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Okafor was a good pick, but 76ers still stink.
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Okafor was a good pick, but 76ers still stink.
And an obvious pick. So glad that the Lakers didn't take him.
--buzz
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And an obvious pick. So glad that the Lakers didn't take him.
--buzz
Obvious, until it wasn't. Okafor was the consensus number one or two pick until about a month before the draft, then you had all these general managers who suddenly thought Russell was better. I AM glad the Lakers outsmarted themselves and took Russell. I fear the Sixers would have probably taken Russell if they had been at number 2. They really wanted to get him.
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Obvious, until it wasn't. Okafor was the consensus number one or two pick until about a month before the draft, then you had all these general managers who suddenly thought Russell was better. I AM glad the Lakers outsmarted themselves and took Russell. I fear the Sixers would have probably taken Russell if they had been at number 2. They really wanted to get him.
You may be right. I don't really follow college bball until the ncaa tournament. I thought Okafor was supposed to be the consensus #1. Towns really looked good in the tourney, and it was no surprise he went #1 after all was said and done. Really didn't know too much about Russell as I didn't see him too much as Ohio State made a quick exit from the tourney. I thought some other Kentucky players may move up higher.
--buzz
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http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20151120_After_humbling_loss__questions_arise_about_Sixers__direction.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20151120_After_humbling_loss__questions_arise_about_Sixers__direction.html)
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http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20151120_After_humbling_loss__questions_arise_about_Sixers__direction.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20151120_After_humbling_loss__questions_arise_about_Sixers__direction.html)
Ben Simmons?
--buzz
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Ben Simmons?
--buzz
I think that's the hope.
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Oak destroys Towns:
Jahlil Okafor Full Highlights at Timberwolves (2015.11.23) - 25 Pts, 12 Reb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AvNpo411Q#)
And Sixers lose 14th straight.
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What happens first? Sixers win a game or Golden State loses one.
--buzz
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What happens first? Sixers win a game or Golden State loses one.
--buzz
Golden State loses one.
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0 and 17!
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Knock knock
Who's there?
Owen
Owen who?
Owen November
:D
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What happens first? Sixers win a game or Golden State loses one.
--buzz
Both still alive going into December.
--buzz
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Both still alive going into December.
--buzz
Golden State almost lost last night, they are on fire, though.
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Pop the champagne!
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The league had to step in and tell them to knock it off
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2015/12/07/jerry-colangelo-hire-change-rebuilding-plan-sam-hinkie-76ers/76954620/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2015/12/07/jerry-colangelo-hire-change-rebuilding-plan-sam-hinkie-76ers/76954620/)
So the appearance of Colangelo is going to suddenly turn around this Franchise?
Me thinks not!
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So the appearance of Colangelo is going to suddenly turn around this Franchise?
Me thinks not!
I think they want him to try to put the kibosh on the constant tanking. Don't know if he would be able to, I just think the league wants to make the appearance that it's anti-tanking.
--buzz
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I think they want him to try to put the kibosh on the constant tanking. Don't know if he would be able to, I just think the league wants to make the appearance that it's anti-tanking.
--buzz
Yeah, it's a cosmetic move, but the Sixers are still going to tank like crazy and try to get the number 1 pick.
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Yeah, it's a cosmetic move, but the Sixers are still going to tank like crazy and try to get the number 1 pick.
Again.
--buzz
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http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Forbes-says-Sixers-owners-looking-to-flip-team.html#disqus_thread (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Forbes-says-Sixers-owners-looking-to-flip-team.html#disqus_thread)
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I don't think they're tanking anymore, they're just god-awful.
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Final record: 10 wins and 72 losses.
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Yeah, it's a cosmetic move, but the Sixers are still going to tank like crazy and try to get the number 1 pick.
Mission accomplished.
--buzz
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Mission accomplished.
--buzz
It's nice, but I'm not super excited about the players at the top of the board, we'll see.
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It's nice, but I'm not super excited about the players at the top of the board, we'll see.
One of these times you have to hit it.
--buzz
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One of these times you have to hit it.
--buzz
I don't think Okafor was a bad pick at 3 last year, he needs to grow up and learn to play defense, but he has true scoring talent. It would be nice to get a generational talent like a James or Curry. It would also be good if Embiid could recover from that microfracture and log some minutes.
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In the interest of keeping alive a 2 year old sports thread, Simmons.
Be the one!
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I'm not a big fan of the NBA but I kind of like watching the draft. I hope the 76'ers take Joel Embiid.
He will either be injury prone and never get on the floor or the next Hakeem Olajuwon.
I want high risk/high reward for this draft pick.
You were riiiiiight....
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Best of Joel Embiid from October & November (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJVUu6vmPow#)
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The 2013 Brooklyn/Boston trade looks worse every year for Brooklyn.
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BROOKLYN, NY – The Brooklyn Nets have acquired Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jason Terry and D.J. White from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks, Kris Joseph, Keith Bogans and three first round draft picks (2014, 2016 and 2018), as well as the right to swap first round picks in 2017, Nets General Manager Billy King has announced.
“Today, the basketball gods smiled on the Nets," said Nets Principal Owner Mikhail Prokhorov. "With the arrival of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, we have achieved a great balance on our roster between veteran stars and young talents. This team will be dazzling to watch, and tough to compete against."
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Joel Embiid was seen dancing at a concert, Philly sports fans are outraged because he's supposed to be injured.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Sixers-Joel-Embiid-Im-not-healthy.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Sixers-Joel-Embiid-Im-not-healthy.html)
The comments section provides much humor.
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Joel Embiid was seen dancing at a concert, Philly sports fans are outraged because he's supposed to be injured.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Sixers-Joel-Embiid-Im-not-healthy.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/sixers/Sixers-Joel-Embiid-Im-not-healthy.html)
The comments section provides much humor.
Prolly all Raptors fans... :eyeroll:
(Embiid was dancing at a Meek Mills concert; Meek Mills had a much-publicized feud with Drake a year or two ago. Drake is "brand ambassador" or something to the Raptors... :D)
...let's hope Embiid doesn't just turn out to be another brittle big man.
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Prolly all Raptors fans... :eyeroll:
(Embiid was dancing at a Meek Mills concert; Meek Mills had a much-publicized feud with Drake a year or two ago. Drake is "brand ambassador" or something to the Raptors... :D)
...let's hope Embiid doesn't just turn out to be another brittle big man.
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Gawd, no.
I was at a bar/restaurant and the Portland game was on one of the TVs the night he was injured, I knew right away it wasn't good, and I spent the rest of the meal worrying about the extent of the injury. :D
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Gawd, no.
I was at a bar/restaurant and the Portland game was on one of the TVs the night he was injured, I knew right away it wasn't good, and I spent the rest of the meal worrying about the extent of the injury. :D
Unfortunately that's why he dropped to 3 in his draft. His injury history.
I would have taken the chance too. BTW, I was hoping he would drop to 6 so the Celtics would take him. We ended up with Marcus Smart, who I believe they are very happy with, but Embiid has the potential to be a Hall of Famer if he can get himself healthy. He is impressive to watch. He patrols the point and protects the rim like DeAndre Jordan, and in addition can fire up 3s from the outside. Love the athletic big man. Admittedly a Celtics fan, but I want him to make it. Awesome player to watch if he's healthy.
--buzz
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Unfortunately that's why he dropped to 3 in his draft. His injury history.
I would have taken the chance too. BTW, I was hoping he would drop to 6 so the Celtics would take him. We ended up with Marcus Smart, who I believe they are very happy with, but Embiid has the potential to be a Hall of Famer if he can get himself healthy. He is impressive to watch. He patrols the point and protects the rim like DeAndre Jordan, and in addition can fire up 3s from the outside. Love the athletic big man. Admittedly a Celtics fan, but I want him to make it. Awesome player to watch if he's healthy.
--buzz
Embiid could be amazing, even if he only has a 5 year career. I think the 76ers org has handled the Simmons injury pretty badly, They won't give any kind of timeline for when he will return. Bryan Colangelo needs to be a bit more forthright with the media on stuff like this.
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https://theringer.com/philadelphia-76ers-process-sam-hinkie-bryan-colangelo-3a9f321f3786#.j7soruhiv (https://theringer.com/philadelphia-76ers-process-sam-hinkie-bryan-colangelo-3a9f321f3786#.j7soruhiv)
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I feel rage
I feel beautiful beautiful rage!
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Celtics get #1 pick!!!
Without tanking!!
:rockon:
--buzz
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Celtics get #1 pick!!!
Without tanking!!
:rockon:
--buzz
Boo ha ha!
I was thinking about you tonight. Fultz is the pick. Let the Lakers deal with Lonzo Ball and his Carl Lindros-like dad. Much respect to Mister Hinkie for his vision, he fleeced Sacramento good. A good night for the Celties and a decent one for the 76ers.
Domo arigato, Sacramento.
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76ers trading with the Celts to get Fultz?
I like Fultz as a player, but let's not give away the farm to get him.
I found this tidbit fascinating: "Oddly enough Boston has Jackson, Fox, Monk, Ball and Tatum but not Fultz in their draft night "Who will be the Pick?" advertisement picture"*
Source: some guy on the webz.*
I think the 76ers can stay at 3 and still get a good player in Josh Jackson or Lonzo Ball, Colangelo might get fleeced if he makes this trade.
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Deal done. The 76ers didn't give up too much, IMO. I was worried they might. As silly as it sounds, this really is a win-win trade for both teams. Fultz and IT may not have fit together well and the Celts have various options at number 3. The Celts could use the picks to engineer a trade too.
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Deal done. The 76ers didn't give up too much, IMO. I was worried they might. As silly as it sounds, this really is a win-win trade for both teams. Fultz and IT may not have fit together well and the Celts have various options at number 3. The Celts could use the picks to engineer a trade too.
I'm not sad about the trade. I'd be happy to get Josh Jackson at 3. I'm sure the Lakers take Ball at 2. I hope.
--buzz
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Or Jason Tatum if the Lakers take Jackson.
Can you imagine Ball slipping to 4???
Could happen, but I doubt it.
--buzz
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Or Jason Tatum if the Lakers take Jackson.
Can you imagine Ball slipping to 4???
Could happen, but I doubt it.
--buzz
I'd go Jackson, if he falls to 3. He has hops and a huge upside. He's also a feisty competitor, he hates to lose. I don't know much about Tatum. My impression is that he's kind of in the Oakafor mold: not athletic, but a polished scorer.
Ball could be there at 3, but I don't think the Celts want him.
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Or Jason Tatum if the Lakers take Jackson.
Can you imagine Ball slipping to 4???
Could happen, but I doubt it.
--buzz
The Lakers traded Russel, I think they are going to take Fox or Ball.... or Jackson! After the 76ers, this thing is difficult to predict. I almost think that the Celts will trade back if Jackson is not there. Or maybe the Celts will trade for an established NBA player.
1. Fultz
2. Fox
3. Jackson, or trade.
4. Tatum
5 Ball
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Or Jason Tatum if the Lakers take Jackson.
Can you imagine Ball slipping to 4???
Could happen, but I doubt it.
--buzz
I heard Josh Jackson cancelled his pre-draft workout with the Celts and Ainge got pissed. You have to wonder about Jackson's intelligence.
I'm a little surprised that the Celtics didn't make make a trade, I'm sure they tried. I don't think the trade with Sixers was a bad move for the Celts. Tatum might turn out to be really good and the Celtics already have Isaiah Thomas, so Fultz wasn't the best fit.
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Lonzo Ball will get the Lakers back competitive with golden state in a few years (especially if bron goes to LA).
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Lonzo Ball will get the Lakers back competitive with golden state in a few years (especially if bron goes to LA).
I'm not sure how well his game will translate to the NBA, I think he'll struggle to create his own shots because he doesn't have great speed or moves. He's the best pure passer in the draft though, and if he has LeBron....he'll pile up the assists.
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Lonzo Ball will get the Lakers back competitive with golden state in a few years (especially if bron goes to LA).
The NBA is rigged, I'm still not sure about professional wressillin though.
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The Zen Master!!!
https://theringer.com/phil-jackson-fired-new-york-knicks-537adaa7d62f (https://theringer.com/phil-jackson-fired-new-york-knicks-537adaa7d62f)
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The sixers have made mad moves, signing JJ Redick and Amir Somebody, it's gonna be a big year!
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No more Ricky Rubio in Minnesota!
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No more Ricky Rubio in Minnesota!
I think they're still searching for the right pieces and chemistry
They were only a few wins better than the sixers last year, but they had Towns, Wiggins, and Lavine. They should have been better, me thinks.
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The sixers have made mad moves, signing JJ Redick and Amir Somebody, it's gonna be a big year!
Amir Johnson. Good for business guy, but his ankles are shot. Hope he does well. Spent the season defending him, even though he didn't have much in the tank.
--buzz
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Amir Johnson. Good for business guy, but his ankles are shot. Hope he does well. Spent the season defending him, even though he didn't have much in the tank.
--buzz
Both guys signed a 1 year contract, so a large amount of flexibility and low amount of risk for the Sixers. Hopefully they can win 40 games and attract bigger name free agents the following season.
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C's get Gordon Hayward.
Sadly, this prolly spells the end of the Kelly Olynyk era in Boston. :D
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C's get Gordon Hayward.
Sadly, this prolly spells the end of the Kelly Olynyk era in Boston. :D
Ooo, they're loading up to challenge the Cavs!
Tatum looked decent in his first game, so did Fultz. I really hate when people watch 22 minutes of summer league play and call Fultz a bust.
Here's a highlight video for the truly bored!
Markelle Fultz Full 76ers Debut Highlights vs Celtics (2017.07.03) Summer League - 17 Pts, 3 Blks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjvDhCY8Y8#)
The only thing that disappointed me, a little, was the lack of foot speed. I thought Fultz was a little faster. He seems to be able to jump, 3 blocks. Smooth jump shot and good handle. Maybe not a classic point guard, but a definite offensive threat. He'll be good.
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-gordon-hayward-good-enough-to-get-the-celtics-past-the-cavs/amp/
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-gordon-hayward-good-enough-to-get-the-celtics-past-the-cavs/amp/
I don't know if the Celts are done yet. Aren't they supposed to be going after one more free agent?
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I don't know if the Celts are done yet. Aren't they supposed to be going after one more free agent?
I think they need to. They lost all their bigs (except Al Horford)
Kelly Olynyk - gone most likely
Jonas Jerebko - gone most likely
Amir Johnson - gone
Tyler Zeller - gone
That's our guys 6'9" and taller.
Obviously Ante Zizic will make the team. We don't have anyone else. Rebounding was our problem last year, and it doesn't look much better.
--buzz
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I think they need to. They lost all their bigs (except Al Horford)
Kelly Olynyk - gone most likely
Jonas Jerebko - gone most likely
Amir Johnson - gone
Tyler Zeller - gone
That's our guys 6'9" and taller.
Obviously Ante Zizic will make the team. We don't have anyone else. Rebounding was our problem last year, and it doesn't look much better.
--buzz
Maybe they get Marc Gasol. I'm behind on my NBA rumors today.
This is a good article. Maybe a bit Phillycentric, but it's a good snapshot of the league right now.
https://theringer.com/sixers-process-nba-superteams-mediocrity-b3d8e3a0f863 (https://theringer.com/sixers-process-nba-superteams-mediocrity-b3d8e3a0f863)
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Maybe you'll run into Kelly Olynyk around Miami! :D
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Maybe you'll run into Kelly Olynyk around Miami! :D
:D
Maybe at the Fontainbleau! When I was there in March. I saw two really big guys who seemed to be college or NBA players.
I've never been to a Heat game or A Dolphins game. I've seen the Panthers twice, and I've gone to 4 or 5 Miami Marlins games. i have a friend who used to have season tickets to the dolphins, he gave them up a few years ago when the team started to get bad.
Lonzo "airrrr" Ball! Lonzo had a bad shooting night in his summer league debut, 2 for 14....bust! :D
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It ain't Philly basketball until someone gets catastrophically injured.
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C's beat LA! :D
Triple double for Lonzo Ball, though...
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C's beat LA! :D
Triple double for Lonzo Ball, though...
Lonzo ball doesn't really bother me, but his dad's a cretin.
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Lonzo ball doesn't really bother me, but his dad's a cretin.
Yeah, his dad is a crazy sports parent! Makes Richard Williams seem chill. :D
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Yeah, his dad is a crazy sports parent! Makes Richard Williams seem chill. :D
:D
He got into a twitter war with Joel Embiid, It was silly. I'm kind of annoyed at Embiid too, he needs to get off the damn twitter! :D
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He got into a twitter war with Joel Embiid, It was silly. I'm kind of annoyed at Embiid too, he needs to get off the damn twitter! :D
You should start a thread titled 362443 in which you post what Embiid tweets. :D
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You should start a thread titled 362443 in which you post what Embiid tweets. :D
:D
3500 - Hair (soundtrack) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9oUqQF7pg#)
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Yawnzie this year, Sixers have a 1.1 percent chance of getting the number one pick.
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Yawnzie this year, Sixers have a 1.1 percent chance of getting the number one pick.
Does this mean that the process is complete?
--buzz
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Does this mean that the process is complete?
--buzz
The draft part of the process is (almost) complete. Now the free agent part of the process begins.
The process was Sam Hinkie's idea, so who knows what the 76ers would be doing if he were still GM. I now believe that Hinkie may not have had a full blueprint. He's smart, and he's definitely an "outside the box" thinker, but i'm not sure he had much of a plan beyond tanking and "collecting assets" in the form of draft picks. The idea was very simple, but Sam took it to extremes, and he hit on Embiid, Simmons, Saric, while the jury is still out on Fultz. Though Fultz is more of a Colangelo pick.
Count Okafor, MCW, and Nerlens Noel as misses, but teams make bad first round picks all the time. You pick in the high first round often enough and you're going to miss some.
Sam was like Mickey Mouse in Fantasia, smart enough to be able to cast a spell to bring the brooms to life, but not quite skilled enough to make them turn back into inanimate objects, so I guess that would make Jerry/Brian Colangelo the sorcerer, but Jerry/Brian ain't all that great either.
We'll have to C in the long run, this will play out over the next 5 years.
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https://deadspin.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-yet-another-sixers-rookie-1828166944
Admittedly, I always thought that was part of the process. Draft a really good player. Have him get 'injured' for a year so the team will suck for an extra year, and get right back in the lottery. Get another high pick. repeat.
--buzz