76ers simply collapsed this year in game 7. Hardin, who had the same rep in Houston, didn't show up in the 4th quarter of any of the last three games. Embiid plays too much on the perimeter.
he performed about as well as all of the other doctors in the COVID era.
Maybe. But I hear a talk show report he’s lost 5 (or 7)playoff series after being up 3-2. There's a common thread there.
And Harden came through in game one, then disappeared! Will he ever win a ring?
Does he even want one? Doesn’t act like it. Word it is that Jay Wright has zero interest in the role and loves his life and TV gig. The early frontrunner for the role is the fired Milwaukee Bucks coach.
Team had 2 of the better playoff wins in team history in Games 1 and 5. Also had 3 of the worst in Games 2/6/7.
Agreed, but having 4 players stand still while Embiid has the ball 18 ft from the basket allow for easy help. When they had movement, they had more open looks.
Yep. The NBA has a "second season" that is entirely different from the regular season. While it is great to have your center be able to stretch the D by having an outside game, you really want him defending the paint on D and getting offensive rebounds on O. And that ends up in needing a very physical presence inside. Celtics, Knick and Miami are built for the second season. Denver's Joker is simply dominating the post season in the West and no team seems to have an answer for him. And as physical as he is, he didn't have his first foul last night until late int the second quarter. Yikes.
Embiid will never be the typical low post guy because of load management. Going to the block every trip adds 15 ft every trip. Over the course of the season with some one as big as him, wears his knees down. That is why he is rarely down there. It sounds dumb, but it is significant with his potential leg issues.
Our doctors and nurses actually performed pretty well, but our politicians --- not so much.he performed about as well as all of the other doctors in the COVID era.
Harden is so non clutch it is comical. Never seen a supposed "superstar" come up so small in big moments as he does.
There is a common thread with Doc. He can’t be blamed for the game 7 disaster but I think he did a bad job of getting the team ready for game 6; they came out like they were sleep walking. That’s when they lost their chance to beat Boston. IMHO. Having said that, we all know it’s easier to fire the coach or manager than the players. The three biggest mistakes the front office made was not keeping Butler (although in fairness I think he wanted to go to Miami), drafting Fultz instead of Tatum and drafting local guy Bridges and immediately trading him for a guy who never played in the NBA. But hey this is the team who went into a draft with Moses Malone and the No 1 pick and traded all of that for a guy who was bone on bone in his knee and a couple of other stiffs.
Agreed to an extent that it is a very fine line. The Boston Coach was heading for the axe after not calling timeout to set up a play in game 4, and then the game 5 blow out. Rivers even defended the guy after game 4.
Now that I've been watching Miami win both games in the Eastern finals on Bostons home court, I'm even more disgusted!
