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Happy to see the Sixers in the same role the Celtics were in last year: good enough to make the playoffs, but enough glaringly obvious issues that they won't do anything once they get there. 
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i still cant believe a team with two guys perfectly suited to play the modern 4 decided to sign a center to play PF lol
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Feb 5, 2020 19:13
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Hopkins FBI posted:Happy to see the Sixers in the same role the Celtics were in last year: good enough to make the playoffs, but enough glaringly obvious issues that they won't do anything once they get there. Yeah it’s impossible Chicago catches them  They don’t have their first round pick anyways
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Feb 5, 2020 19:14
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euphronius posted:What do you mean based on what Like, it's obvious that a really common set they use is player comes up to Simmons at the top of the key, Simmons hands if off and moves down to the dunkers spot, and then looks for a cut or a post-up against a guard or whatever. If Simmons is running the wrong play like 60% of the time that is a big loving deal but he's probably not. He sometimes drifts to the corner, but that seems pretty dumb too. If instead of Horford they had another guard they could run a lot more high/low post with Simmons looking to pass, or have more room for cuts, whatever. But with the players they have and the scheme they are running I really think you are putting way too much on things Simmons has no decision over. Ghost Dog posted:i still cant believe a team with two guys perfectly suited to play the modern 4 decided to sign a center to play PF lol Yeah, this is basically everything in a nutshell.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:15
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Lockback posted:Like, it's obvious that a really common set they use is player comes up to Simmons at the top of the key, Simmons hands if off and moves down to the dunkers spot,. Fair enough I was too General and using personal shorthand for a complex issue The thing I’m referring to is when another player is attempting to post up, brown wants Simmons in the corner. Simmons doesn’t do that (consistent if ever) You are right it is a good okay for him to go down there sometimes
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Feb 5, 2020 19:18
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Yo, what the gently caress are the Rockets doing
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Feb 5, 2020 19:19
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Yo, what the gently caress are the Rockets doing Can't have too many centers if you don't have any centers. And if you don't have any forwards at all, well
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Feb 5, 2020 19:20
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Brett publicly tells the world he wants Ben to shoot more threes. Ben just doesn't do it Signing Al Horford to big money was a monumentally bad decision
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Feb 5, 2020 19:20
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Obviously when Embiid isn’t in the game Simmons should do his normal thing which is he is very Good at
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Feb 5, 2020 19:24
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The Rockets' small ball should be interesting. I'd be worried about rebounding just as much as defense, but that kind of spacing on offense must be tempting to try. They immediately have some big tests for the new lineup, too. Between now and the break: @ LA. AD is a tough matchup even when you do have a center. @ Pho. Ayton's going to have troubles defensively, but how do they keep him off the glass? Utah. Gobert is a nightmare matchup. Great defender, efficient finisher, strong rebounder. He may be lethal against them. Bos. Theis is out, so Kanter would normally start. But the Celtics play small a lot, and may try to match them, especially with Kanter still bothered by the hip. That should be a fascinating game.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:35
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https://twitter.com/RKalland/status/1225104759486439424?s=20
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Feb 5, 2020 19:40
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Ive said it before and Ill say it again: signing Al Horford is a fireable offense.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:41
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euphronius posted:Fair enough people are going to help on embiid post ups if their big cant defend him regardless of who the sixers run out there btw. even if simmons was a 35% corner shooter its entirely possible to dig down on an embiid post up and cover the ground to the corner. embiid needs to be able to reliably beat these double teams in some way if the sixers plan to run a ton of offense in the playoffs through him in the post. this problem does not disappear if you just throw enough shooters at it is what I am saying
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Feb 5, 2020 19:42
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I wish we had a bar graph showing quantity of posts by team, who's the least discussed team in here on average I wonder
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Feb 5, 2020 19:46
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Ghost Dog posted:people are going to help on embiid post ups if their big cant defend him regardless of who the sixers run out there btw. even if simmons was a 35% corner shooter its entirely possible to dig down on an embiid post up and cover the ground to the corner. embiid needs to be able to reliably beat these double teams in some way if the sixers plan to run a ton of offense in the playoffs through him in the post. this problem does not disappear if you just throw enough shooters at it is what I am saying Like Embiid literally runs into Simmons under the basket I’m not making some big strategy pronouncement. It would be better if he literally wasn’t standing there. Anywhere else
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Feb 5, 2020 19:47
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rivetz posted:I wish we had a bar graph showing quantity of posts by team, who's the least discussed team in here on average I wonder It's the Hornets
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Feb 5, 2020 19:49
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Metapod posted:It's the Hornets I'm posting as hard as I can
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Feb 5, 2020 19:51
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straight up brolic posted:Imagining Harden and Westbrook trying to get the ball to PJ Tucker, roll man is hilarious i want them to try wussle westbrook, roll man but that would require running a play that isn't an iso so these are some interesting discussions about how the rockets will work but fundamentally this is giving up a first in order to shed salary. it's robert sarver level of cheapassedness.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:53
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https://twitter.com/MikeVorkunov/status/1225108100379705345?s=19 Congrats on winning the draft lottery for the next decade, Knicks
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Feb 5, 2020 19:53
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Percentage of Bulls Posts that are just me posting Boylen3.jpg
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Feb 5, 2020 19:55
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This Houston team is made to destroy the blazers.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:55
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morestuff posted:I'm posting as hard as I can One day our beloved Hornets will draft a player that can bring them to relevancy 🙏🙏🙏
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Feb 5, 2020 19:55
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Bip Roberts posted:This Houston team is made to destroy the blazers. They went 7-6 this month, despite Dame’s heater.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:57
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Marcus Smart wins this contest.
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Feb 5, 2020 19:58
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Zach being in the three point contest is some sour poo poo, just shut the bulls out of th all star game, send everyone home, schedule a hockey game or a concert or something, have the all star game in roeemont this is embarrassing.
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Feb 5, 2020 20:01
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Ghost Dog posted:i still cant believe a team with two guys perfectly suited to play the modern 4 decided to sign a center to play PF lol Yeah, but if you look at it as they signed a capable backup for Embiid it's not that bad of an idea considering Embiid routinely falls apart and misses time. He's barely played a thousand minutes this year. He went into the playoffs two seasons ago in a mask. Last playoffs it was dysentery. It was an overpay, like the Harris deal, but they had one offseason to spend before the Simmons extension kicks in next year so they overpaid for players rather than go without. But if the idiot coach continues to insist on a SG-PF-PF-C-C starting lineup it's not going to work.
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Feb 5, 2020 20:06
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mrnoun posted:The Rockets' small ball should be interesting. I'd be worried about rebounding just as much as defense, but that kind of spacing on offense must be tempting to try. The one I disagree with here is the Jazz. Iirc the rockets have been a big problem for Gobert, playing him off the court in the playoffs with their small ball lineups
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Feb 5, 2020 20:08
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Feb 5, 2020 20:18
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Rockets willing to ... take on ... money ??
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Feb 5, 2020 20:23
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morestuff posted:I'm posting as hard as I can Which is why it's actually like the Magic or something. I think ifyou throw out people trolling Kyrie though it's the Nets.
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Feb 5, 2020 20:23
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Welcome to Houston mo bamba
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Feb 5, 2020 20:24
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Morey scopin' out those 'SETS
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Feb 5, 2020 20:24
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R.D. Mangles posted:Morey scopin' out those 'SETS He’s definitely anglin’ for some more ‘SETS
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Feb 5, 2020 20:25
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Cody Zeller to Rockets or some poo poo like that
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Feb 5, 2020 20:27
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Bye Tristan
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Feb 5, 2020 20:28
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NotWearingPants posted:Yeah, but if you look at it as they signed a capable backup for Embiid it's not that bad of an idea considering Embiid routinely falls apart and misses time. He's barely played a thousand minutes this year. He went into the playoffs two seasons ago in a mask. Last playoffs it was dysentery. You don't spend 30 million dollars a year on a backup center. The lakers pay Dwight and JaVale 5.5 million combined.
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Feb 5, 2020 20:28
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I can see the point of it in “beat Giannis” Too bad the team imploded before they ever got to Giannis
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Feb 5, 2020 20:29
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Buying a bluetooth earpiece so i can holler "What's the situation here, 'SET-wise," at the whole foods hot bar.
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Feb 5, 2020 20:30
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ayton on pj tucker is like the last thing i'm worried about with the suns
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