We'll just pick this up at this early point in the season.
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2021-22 Sixers Thread
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Great win for the boys considering without 2 starters for the game and losing a 3rd around halftime. Everyone picked it up and the bench guys really played well.
....as a side note Dame has REALLY struggled from 3 this season so far....was 2-14 in Charlotte and 2-9 last night.
....as a side note Dame has REALLY struggled from 3 this season so far....was 2-14 in Charlotte and 2-9 last night.
We‘ll be generous to Portland by giving them perennial superstar Ben Simmons for the historically bad Lillard. No picks / other players involved.
I think Ben has destroyed his value. His team played this so poorly for the long term. Who wants to pay max money for a guy who goes this route?
perhaps.
you could also take this angle:
- after the playoffs, his value was down
- most GMs quickly got a sense that the Sixers were shopping him, so they knew they were in a buyer's market, and probably not offering a lot
- the Sixers decided that they weren't giving him away, and with him being on a 3- or 4-year contract (I forget which one), they had some leverage with him
At this point, I think both sides (Sixers and Ben) are playing out their roles to the max. The Sixers fined him for not reporting, and then suspended him for his efforts, or lack thereof, at practice. Ben is working the mental angle to try still get payed but to try to force a trade.
The Sixers are playing pretty well so far. I was quite pleased with their performance last night without JoJo and Tobias (and Green exiting due to injury). They have some nice pieces, especially when they move the ball around. As such, they're not missing Ben all that much.
This could play out for months, or even years. If the relationship remains fractured (which seems likely), then the Sixers will continue looking for a trade. It may take longer than any fans like, but at some point other GMs are going to have address a key injury, and/or will forget about the shortcomings in Ben's game and focuses on the many things that he does well on the floor, or will want to go all-in for a title run.
I concur that Ben has hurt his value. As for the Sixers, I think they're playing a bad hand pretty well so far.
Sixers with a big win with a depleted lineup. First time seeing the bulls and they look good and athletic.
If the Sixers don’t have those two horrendous quarters against the Knicks & Nets they are 8-0.
If the Sixers don’t have those two horrendous quarters against the Knicks & Nets they are 8-0.
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Entertaining game tonight. Nice to see the backups playing well in the absence of Tobias and Green and Furkan was also out.
And a trip down memory lane ... I had forgotten about this play/incident until I saw the below tweet
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Like I said when this started on the other board…this is gonna be a fun year! Anyone who thought Ben was being a good soldier was kidding themselves. His plan the whole time was just to make sure he found a loophole to get paid.
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Sixers with a big win last night. Missing half their roster they beat the Bulls again. Embiid finally with an “Embiid” type game and of course you get a huge game from the Turkish Mamba when you need it. You gotta wonder if this teams chemistry is a big reason why they are having so much success. They look like they are having fun. Keep Ben away!!
Sounds like Joel is dropping little hints to Ben…in short…”Stay the F away! We don’t want you here!” At least that’s how interpret what he’s saying
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Joel Embiid says 76ers are finally 'on the same page' without Ben Simmons — Yardbarker
Joel Embiid doesn't sound too anxious to get Ben Simmons back in the mix.
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If there is a silver lining, It would be that at least all of these starters are getting positive tests out of the way early in the season. However, these next few games are what I'd call bad timing to have all of your starters out. Might be a bumpy next few weeks or so. Hopefully these guys are symptom free and don't lose too much conditioning while quarantining.
