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  • illwill10
    Hall Of Fame
    • Mar 2009
    • 19829

    #1831
    Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

    Originally posted by jfsolo
    IMO Morey's ego is getting in the way. He isn't going to rob any team blind in a Simmons trade, he may even "lose" the trade in many people's eyes, but given the reality of situation he needs to try to get pieces that are going to fit really well and craft a team that may only be considered the third best in the conference but has the potential to overachieved enough to challenge for the Title. There is not a move that will put them close to the Nets so they better at least try to get close to the Bucks.
    I agree. There isnt a realistic move that they can make that can vault them past #3. Though, I can see the Nets prioritizing Playoff health over #1 seed.

    It can't be a superstar or bust deal. I'm not into waiting into the season to move him. I'm fully okay with a deal where you get better fits alongside Embiid & company. I would like a deal that fills multiple needs, where they add Shot Creation/Playmaking & Shooting and also makes the team deeper. I would love to move Curry into the 6th man role.

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    • DieHardYankee26
      BING BONG
      • Feb 2008
      • 10178

      #1832
      Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

      If the goal is to get a team to get 3rd place with the potential of overachieving…then they don’t need to trade him at all because that’s what they already have.
      Originally posted by G Perico
      If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
      I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
      In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
      The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up

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      • jfsolo
        Live Action, please?
        • May 2003
        • 12965

        #1833
        Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

        Originally posted by DieHardYankee26
        If the goal is to get a team to get 3rd place with the potential of overachieving…then they don’t need to trade him at all because that’s what they already have.
        IMO if they keep him they will be much worse than that. On paper they shouldn't be but I expect that the team will perform to the level of a 5 or 6 seed.
        Jordan Mychal Lemos
        @crypticjordan

        Do this today: Instead of $%*#!@& on a game you're not going to play or movie you're not going to watch, say something good about a piece of media you're excited about.

        Do the same thing tomorrow. And the next. Now do it forever.

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        • ProfessaPackMan
          Bamma
          • Mar 2008
          • 63852

          #1834
          Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

          You think that highly of the other non-Bucks/Nets teams in the East?
          #RespectTheCulture

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          • jfsolo
            Live Action, please?
            • May 2003
            • 12965

            #1835
            Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

            It's not that I think that highly of any of those other teams at all it's just my opinion that if Ben has to actually play in games for the Sixers this season then he might just pull a Vince Carter/Blake Griffin special and make the team worse with a subtraction by addition gambit.
            Jordan Mychal Lemos
            @crypticjordan

            Do this today: Instead of $%*#!@& on a game you're not going to play or movie you're not going to watch, say something good about a piece of media you're excited about.

            Do the same thing tomorrow. And the next. Now do it forever.

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            • illwill10
              Hall Of Fame
              • Mar 2009
              • 19829

              #1836
              Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

              I don't see Ben Simmons going full Harden on the court pre-trade and going half -hearted. But even if if isn't to his normal 14-8-8 with good defense effort, Sixers can drop in the standings.

              Eight days out until Training Camp and when the team has to speak to media. If it gets that point, then they are going to wait it out. But it will be a distraction will everyone being asked about the Simmons saga.

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              • ProfessaPackMan
                Bamma
                • Mar 2008
                • 63852

                #1837
                Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                Originally posted by illwill10
                I don't see Ben Simmons going full Harden on the court pre-trade and going half -hearted. But even if if isn't to his normal 14-8-8 with good defense effort, Sixers can drop in the standings.
                If Simmons put up numbers like a half hearted Harden did last year when he reported, then maybe the Sixers might be better off keeping him.
                #RespectTheCulture

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                • DieHardYankee26
                  BING BONG
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 10178

                  #1838
                  Re: 2021 Offseason Thread



                  COMEDY
                  Originally posted by G Perico
                  If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
                  I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
                  In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
                  The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up

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                  • ProfessaPackMan
                    Bamma
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 63852

                    #1839
                    Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                    Big “Y’all heard what I said the first time” energy
                    #RespectTheCulture

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                    • Master Live 013
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Oct 2013
                      • 12425

                      #1840
                      Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                      Well, at least we get some drama early in the (pre-)season.
                      OSHA Inspector for the NBA.

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                      • King_B_Mack
                        All Star
                        • Jan 2009
                        • 24450

                        #1841
                        Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                        Give him props for sticking to his guns, but this weak as hell bro. Be better man. Dude was legit playing actual, REAL NBA playoff games and terrified to shoot the ball. But sure, let's throw a hissy fit and try to force our way out of town 1 year into a 5 year, $177 million contract. Charmin right now. Real ****ing Charmin.

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                        • illwill10
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 19829

                          #1842
                          Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                          Yes, it could have been handled better than publicly throwing him under the bus. But, it comes off soft on his part not being accountable for his flaws.

                          I doubt this "tanks: his value anymore. This was status quo. But, do wonder how long this goes on

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                          • King_B_Mack
                            All Star
                            • Jan 2009
                            • 24450

                            #1843
                            Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                            Originally posted by illwill10
                            Yes, it could have been handled better than publicly throwing him under the bus. But, it comes off soft on his part not being accountable for his flaws.

                            I doubt this "tanks: his value anymore. This was status quo. But, do wonder how long this goes on
                            Realistically, he's with y'all til the trade deadline. Best case. This is wrapped up by opening night.

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                            • DieHardYankee26
                              BING BONG
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 10178

                              #1844
                              Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                              His thought process is so confusing to me. It’s like he watched Harden and forgot the part where you’re supposed to be an MVP and ball out. Why would any decent team want this guy? Owners about to be in a Zoom call trying to figure out how they can get rid of guaranteed contracts in the next CBA.
                              Originally posted by G Perico
                              If I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
                              I can't hide who I am, baby I'm a gangster
                              In the Rolls Royce, steppin' on a mink rug
                              The clique just a gang of bosses that linked up

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                              • ProfessaPackMan
                                Bamma
                                • Mar 2008
                                • 63852

                                #1845
                                Re: 2021 Offseason Thread

                                Originally posted by illwill10
                                Yes, it could have been handled better than publicly throwing him under the bus. But, it comes off soft on his part not being accountable for his flaws.



                                I doubt this "tanks: his value anymore. This was status quo. But, do wonder how long this goes on
                                He’ll be gone by MLK Day at the latest.

                                Harden made it at least 2-3 weeks before he got moved and this was after he showed up to practice fighting his teammates and being in a Club violating covid protocol at the time.

                                Of course, what “helped” him was that he had a GM who knew that he was gone once he turned down a $50 a year salary extension. Both sides haven’t handled this well from the moment all of this originated(When Morey was trying to move him for Harden in January)up to now so this was all inevitable either way. I think the playoffs performance from y’all just accelerated the process.
                                #RespectTheCulture

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