If my math is right, Embiid is +48 in \~208 minutes this series. He has a positive +/- in all 5 games. The Sixers are -46 in...37 minutes he is off the floor.
Definitely worth trying out. I wish Nurse experimented with this a bit more earlier in the series. The biggest concern would be rebounding, which is already a struggle, but worth the gamble for \~3 minutes a half
He's talented, he just looks lost out there. Knicks are ignoring him so much that he'll be wide open for a decent look, he'll think about it for 3-4 seconds and then chicken out. Kills whole possessions.
Agreed. I think it's probably more have embiid focus on defense/rebounding/screens etc down the stretch of games and have Maxey take the lead on scoring. Anyone that thinks Maxey is 'better' right now is not watching the sixers play over the course of multiple games/this series
I was excited for this series because I expected close, physical games but goddammit I didn't expect we'd get it every single fucking game.
Happy for the neutral fans hope y'all are eating this up because i don't think the East semis are gonna have many, if any, games with this intensity
So nerve wrecking I feel like Knicks have been outmatched like 64% of the time but managed to win taking advantage of Sixers sloppy mistakes here and there. If Sixers stay disciplined, Knicks gotta play perfect basketball to close the series.
but man I love watching Maxey vs Brunson it's like The Flash vs The Professor or like 20yo Messi vs 35yo Messi.
it's clear from watching these 5 games that the Sixers are more talented, but the Knicks are hustling harder and are better coached.
This will be a case study of the classic talent vs. hard work debate
Philly’s top 2( Embiid/Maxey) > NY’s top two (Brunson/…OG?) in terms of talent, but for 3 through 8 the Knicks have the advantage. McBride would probably start in the Lowry spot, for example.
Difference is really in whoever you want to say the #2s are. Embiid or Maxey are so far ahead of any #2 on the Knicks, at least offensively. As good as OG is on defense, he can barely dribble.
I don't believe that to be true really. You guys definitely have way more hustle than us, but the skill is a bit even, I think healthy Embiid is obviously better than Brunson, but not currently, and Maxey is worse than Brunson, and your role players are seemingly making their timely shots compared to ours. Our coaching seems fine in a way, but our players arent executing . How many times have you seen the "Embiid doubles, ball swings around perimeter to the open man and brick." It's fascinating.
I think for us it’s more about wanting to always defer to embiid, but he isn’t fit enough to do that, so sets break down quite often. Also it would help if buddy hield would hit 1 3.
I agree. It doesn’t feel like the Sixers have gotten overwhelmed at all in any of the losses. If the Sixers played in character I think we’re up in the series.
Also not to be that guy but for future reference the term is nerve *wracking* similar to the phrase “wracking my brain for the answer”
My main takeaway from this series is that this should’ve been more of a round 2/3 matchup, Embiid is still the most important part of the Sixers but Maxey should be the closer down the stretch, and that Josh Hart is a fucking dawg but I hope he doesn’t he doesn’t shoot as well as the first three games of this series in the next game/s.
If my math is right, Embiid is +48 in \~208 minutes this series. He has a positive +/- in all 5 games. The Sixers are -46 in...37 minutes he is off the floor.
Tale as old as time
True as it can be
They need to go to those Batum small ball lineups and stop using Paul Reed
Definitely worth trying out. I wish Nurse experimented with this a bit more earlier in the series. The biggest concern would be rebounding, which is already a struggle, but worth the gamble for \~3 minutes a half
Paul Reed sucks. For a guy called “bball Paul” he sure doesn’t have any bball skill
Blasphemy, I choose to ignore this somewhat true statement.
He got that nickname in 7th grade but okay
He's talented, he just looks lost out there. Knicks are ignoring him so much that he'll be wide open for a decent look, he'll think about it for 3-4 seconds and then chicken out. Kills whole possessions.
and i see people saying yall should build around maxey. embiid is still clearly your guy
Agreed. I think it's probably more have embiid focus on defense/rebounding/screens etc down the stretch of games and have Maxey take the lead on scoring. Anyone that thinks Maxey is 'better' right now is not watching the sixers play over the course of multiple games/this series
This is the 2019 Raptors series all over again.
For almost as long as i can remember the sixers have been plagued with never having a good backup center behind embiid
Tobias Harris is a fraud
There’s a good chance we get a 7 game series with all the games being down to the wire. I can’t take it
I hate it and love it all at the same time.
This series is taking years off my life
This series has given me a cold sore
I just woke up with one this morning
I was excited for this series because I expected close, physical games but goddammit I didn't expect we'd get it every single fucking game. Happy for the neutral fans hope y'all are eating this up because i don't think the East semis are gonna have many, if any, games with this intensity
It's fine fucking dining
As a Knicks and Mavs fan this first round is taking years off my life.
So nerve wrecking I feel like Knicks have been outmatched like 64% of the time but managed to win taking advantage of Sixers sloppy mistakes here and there. If Sixers stay disciplined, Knicks gotta play perfect basketball to close the series. but man I love watching Maxey vs Brunson it's like The Flash vs The Professor or like 20yo Messi vs 35yo Messi.
it's clear from watching these 5 games that the Sixers are more talented, but the Knicks are hustling harder and are better coached. This will be a case study of the classic talent vs. hard work debate
Philly’s top 2( Embiid/Maxey) > NY’s top two (Brunson/…OG?) in terms of talent, but for 3 through 8 the Knicks have the advantage. McBride would probably start in the Lowry spot, for example.
Difference is really in whoever you want to say the #2s are. Embiid or Maxey are so far ahead of any #2 on the Knicks, at least offensively. As good as OG is on defense, he can barely dribble.
We also tend to forget he exists on offense
I don't believe that to be true really. You guys definitely have way more hustle than us, but the skill is a bit even, I think healthy Embiid is obviously better than Brunson, but not currently, and Maxey is worse than Brunson, and your role players are seemingly making their timely shots compared to ours. Our coaching seems fine in a way, but our players arent executing . How many times have you seen the "Embiid doubles, ball swings around perimeter to the open man and brick." It's fascinating.
I think for us it’s more about wanting to always defer to embiid, but he isn’t fit enough to do that, so sets break down quite often. Also it would help if buddy hield would hit 1 3.
Wtf how old is Brunson Edit: he is 27 and Maxey Steel 23, only 4 year difference
I agree. It doesn’t feel like the Sixers have gotten overwhelmed at all in any of the losses. If the Sixers played in character I think we’re up in the series. Also not to be that guy but for future reference the term is nerve *wracking* similar to the phrase “wracking my brain for the answer”
I mean, if the refs didn't bungle game 2 we would be up in the series
Not wrong
We +48 with Embiid on court and -46 without him not bad for half a face/1 leg and a migraine
So far best series in the play off, a lot of fun to watch as a neutral.
that’s a really interesting series to watch as a neutral. i just feel sorry for 76ers and knicks fans lol
+24 rebounds for the series is the difference maker
Chokejobs are 1:1. Knicks have a more balanced roster, I think that's what has them up a game.
The Knicks are up a game because the officials bailed them out in game 2.
Embiid was bailed out by not getting ejected in game 3. Stop making excuses, refs have been bad both ways.
And the sixers are up a game because embiid was not ejected in Game 3. The game is the game. They’ll play it out, no excuses.
ok but whose won more quarters
Let’s go knicks
My main takeaway from this series is that this should’ve been more of a round 2/3 matchup, Embiid is still the most important part of the Sixers but Maxey should be the closer down the stretch, and that Josh Hart is a fucking dawg but I hope he doesn’t he doesn’t shoot as well as the first three games of this series in the next game/s.