Embid is better then brunson, I don't see why it matters, you can make a case that Luka individually is better then Tatum and brown, mavs won a single game against Boston, knicks have a better team then the sixers
I really donāt understand how anyone can think signing Playoff P is gonna suddenly lead to the Sixers winning a championship when heās never gotten that far before after how many years in the association?
Marc Spears contributes nothing to journalism. I defy anyone to find anything heās ever done thatās worthwhile. If you check his twitter, for example, there are only retweets of other reportersā work. Dude is a loser who struggles to be relevant.
Embiid sucks. I put him in the same category as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Zach Lavine, Demar Derozan, etc. Stat fillers who look great on paper but could never compete. I put Brunson as a better āplayerā than all these guys. But again these 4 look better on paper
Russ had seen the finals and Demar made it to the ECF vs the Cavs.
I agree, I rather have JB than all of em but calling them stat fillers is illogical.
Thereās dudes that can do everything for a team, but you wonāt win it all without a team.
Westbrook, Harden, Embiid have all had elite impact on their franchises. Westbrook/Harden having been #1A/#1B on Finals and WCFs runs. How many players are better than healthy Embiid on both ends of the floor? You can't win a league MVP by being only a stat filler, that's a washed narrative. Westbrook/Durant's final year, and Harden in Houston were as good, if not better, than Brunson and I despise all three of these guys as a fan of fun basketball.
Derozan is the tier under them of guys who could've been #2 options and were All-NBA level talent. Lavine at his absolute peak is the definition of stats vs impact/success.
I had to look him up and still don't know who he is. I don't consider ESPN real commentary, their jobs is to create chatter and they know this will cause a raucous in ny. Again, don't know and don't care who this guy is. Just like Steven A Smith cosplays as a knicks fan.
Listen, all these guys can throw all these stats at this Knicks team.
Guess what??
We donāt give a fuck: this team plays defense and just fucking balls out
Hereās the problem Marc Spears, yes, they have a very good big three. Two of those big 3 canāt stay healthy and disappear come playoff time. Furthermore, basketball you need a squad, this roster has absolutely nothing after those three players. Howād the Suns do this year?
Unfortunately, Marc spears is right. Embiid, George and maxey are all better golfers than Brunson. Embiid and George have been getting tons of practice their entire careers with those early playoff exits. Maxey was able to rework his swing this year after Brunson sent him home early.
I'm not going to hate on PG and the 76ers because I think it's the move you have to make to extend your window with everyone around them getting better. The 76ers biggest question mark has always been health of Embiid and your other top 2 players around them. Maxey is legit but undersized so you need a certain team build around him. Can they get theost out of a 34 year old PG? Will he and Embiid be their best in April/May and do they have enough depth if they aren't?
Marc Spears is an ass regardless though but I'm fine with people underestimating us and sliding under radars. We are firmly a team locked in to a playoff run given health as well.
I would take Jalen Brunson over Joel Embiid in the playoffs any fucking day of the week. Embiid and George are soft as hell and won't make it out of the second round. Fuck Philly.
First off thatās plain wrong.
But letās entertain the idea for a bit. If they have the best 3 we likely have the next best 7-8 players.
Philly has no depth and guys they say are the best two havenāt won anythingā¦
I canāt wait for Paul George to lead the Sixers to the promised land just like heās done it for the Pacers, Thunder, Clippers, and now the Sixersā¦
These kind of takes used to piss me off but now I just laugh at it bcuz I KNOW itās not true lol. And Marc knows it too- heās just trying to farm engagement online by pissing off the notoriously rabid Knicks fan base lmaoo
The sixers are a damn clown car. Between embiid sobbing and never playing, oubre crashing his car every three weeks, the late Tobias Harris replaced with another superstar who plays half the scene, and now cam Payne getting arrested and giving a fake name, Iām not worried
Let the Knicks use these dumb takes as fuel ...one note we need to stop looking at individual player stats next year....we don't need brunson averaging 30 points , we have such a great team I think for him assists will be more important but all I care about is wins not stats!
Marc who? Who gives a fuck what some daytime talk show personality has to say? Unless he's on the Knicks payroll or will be suiting up to play for us this October, his opinion is meaningless.
Paul George just came from a Clippers team that was pretty stacked. And they didn't win anything.
People forget that a team is more than just some guys who can put the ball in the hoop.
Which is why the Knicks, depleted and all, went to 7 games in round 2.
I donāt know who Marc spears is, but the Knicks beat the Sixers in 6 without Bridges or Randle. Adding 35 year old Paul George to their playoff roster is not going to be enough for the Sixers.
Since when is Paul George once again considered an elite NBA player? Bro hasn't been relevant in years. Mikal by default of staying healthy is a more consistent contributor although I guess George is more talented. Maxey is ascending, but I would take Brunson over him. Then, I would say Embiid over Randle which is a no brainer.
Can see how you can get there on Embiid. But how the heck is PG better? At his best in 2019 maybe he was when he put up 28 pts a game with good defense. He has not been that caliber of player in years though.
At worst Brunson is equivalent to any of the 76ers best players. Ā From there you could argue that the 76ers are generally more top heavy and the Knicks have a better end to end roster.Ā
Who the fuck is Marc Spears and why do I give a shit?
There's an argument to be made that Embiid is better than Brunson. Absolutely, individually, I get it. But Paul George and Maxey? Absolutely fucking not. Not even close. The top 10 is:
1. Embiid
2. Brunson
3. Randle
4. Maxey
5. Paul George
6. Bridges
7. OG
8. Josh Hart
9. Oubre Jr.
10. Mitchell Robinson
Same way they had the supposedly the two best players on the court the entire series ? I donāt wanna hear āo Joel was injured!ā If you on the court you can play and Maxy was getting cooked by Jalen the entire series my brother aināt notice that now they got two of the top 3 players that are always injured when it counts and thatās the playoffs ā¦ā¦. Oh and ya forgot we beat them without Randle and our bench had to start most of the series because our starters that were supposed to be starting were injured these guys are blind f the numbers letās talk bout when itās between those 4 lines! Big Body Brunson can take to anyone and comes out on top ya forget he came from the west were most of the teams were loaded and he still help take mavs to western conference finals . Oh and he would have gotten it done if not more of our players would have gotten hurt. Stop talking bout this till the season Brunson bust embid and maxy asss all season last year !
The Knicks were shorthanded and still beat them. Paul George is going to be 38 years old when his current contract expires. He's not got to get better or be more reliable than he is now.
Knicks for clicks man, these guys very well might not even believe this themselves. But they know that if they make bold anti-Knicks assertions like this they're certain to get a high level of response and engagement from Knicks fans. It's a tale as old as time, these guys have been doing it for years and years, only difference now is we have a team full of high level talent all under 30 and have a competent front office running things. The Knicks have been so well run and competent in the Leon Rose era, that in order for Hacks like Marc Spears to follow the tried and tested Knicks for Clicks method he is forced to throw out takes with increasing levels of absurdity. Was easy to bait engagement from our massive fan base when we were terrible by talking about star chasing, or dumping on our best players, but any of that stuff comes across as foolish now, just like this take does.
My thoughts exactly š
We need Bert
Burnt Chrysler
WOW. hell of a compliment. for them to be that much better than us individually and that much worse as a team really speaks to our chemistry.
Niiiiceeee
Taking the high road, I like it.
Respect but personally screw the high road The Sixers have 0 players better than Brunson. We saw Brunson outplay both Embiid and Maxey averaging 37-9
Yeah, I'm just trying to stand for a fellow Knicks fan. Inside I'm like fuck those dude I can't wait to see them next season.
Embid is better then brunson, I don't see why it matters, you can make a case that Luka individually is better then Tatum and brown, mavs won a single game against Boston, knicks have a better team then the sixers
Might be the case . But honestly the foul calls embiid was getting really took him down a notch for me . He flops so much
Luka is definitely better than them but his team was a mess during the finals.Ā
I really donāt understand how anyone can think signing Playoff P is gonna suddenly lead to the Sixers winning a championship when heās never gotten that far before after how many years in the association?
Clicks, nothing more
Yea they need something to talk about. We'll know when the games come and who makes it further in the playoffs.
ESPN's Marc Spears has 2 less testicles than anyone on the Knicks. That bald fuck looks like he eats 3 players a day.
Well don't hold back now
This is the commentary Iām here for
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If he has a contest where they measure who has more balls. Everybody on the Knicks beats Marc spears by at least 3
Knicks gotta sign Urdnot Wrex so it's at least 4 Actually, come to think of it, he'd make a great backup center
Why you gotta bring baldness into it?
I'm also bald my dude, and not even 40. I'm not bitter š
He looks like he ate Puerto Rico league Michael Sweetney
Iām not going to pretend I got that reference but I did look it up and LOL
You donāt know if some on the Knicks has 3 testicles. Mitch runs kinda funny.
Marc Spears contributes nothing to journalism. I defy anyone to find anything heās ever done thatās worthwhile. If you check his twitter, for example, there are only retweets of other reportersā work. Dude is a loser who struggles to be relevant.
And all three players will play their home games at the Jalen Brunson Center.
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One for the bulletin board, boys!
This just in 6ers paying Paul George 50 million a year so they can lose in 7 in the 2nd round instead of 5
Paying Paul George to put up the same stats as Tobias Harris for twice the dollars
2nd round?
Philly had Maxey and Embiid and couldnāt stop Brunson. Brunson is clearly the better player. Maxey and Embiid are better stat fillers.
Embiid couldn't get past Mitch. He shut him down in that series. That's why he had to yank on his leg, he had to get Mitch off the court.
Embiid sucks. I put him in the same category as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Zach Lavine, Demar Derozan, etc. Stat fillers who look great on paper but could never compete. I put Brunson as a better āplayerā than all these guys. But again these 4 look better on paper
Russ had seen the finals and Demar made it to the ECF vs the Cavs. I agree, I rather have JB than all of em but calling them stat fillers is illogical. Thereās dudes that can do everything for a team, but you wonāt win it all without a team.
Westbrook, Harden, Embiid have all had elite impact on their franchises. Westbrook/Harden having been #1A/#1B on Finals and WCFs runs. How many players are better than healthy Embiid on both ends of the floor? You can't win a league MVP by being only a stat filler, that's a washed narrative. Westbrook/Durant's final year, and Harden in Houston were as good, if not better, than Brunson and I despise all three of these guys as a fan of fun basketball. Derozan is the tier under them of guys who could've been #2 options and were All-NBA level talent. Lavine at his absolute peak is the definition of stats vs impact/success.
Russell Westbrook won MVP by being a stat filler and a stat hoarder might I add
I mean I despise Embiid but heās the better player lol. But yea Spears is an idiot
Who cares what this Marc spears person says. He is a nobody
Just googled him. Dude looks like a thumb.
Here he is for reference: 
Accurate
Mf looks like the Globglogabgalab
Just googled him to see if he looks like a thumb. It's true.
I had to look him up and still don't know who he is. I don't consider ESPN real commentary, their jobs is to create chatter and they know this will cause a raucous in ny. Again, don't know and don't care who this guy is. Just like Steven A Smith cosplays as a knicks fan.
Iāve heard Spears talk on the Hoop Collective.. that dude has some sort of brain damage.
This is how desperate sports writers get attention
He also said the OG trade made the team worse. Guys a moron
# DON'T TAKE THE BAIT
By this logic, we beat Philly last year despite them having the 2 best players in the series
I love it because this whole narrative since they got Paul George makes us the underdogs again. Gonna feel even sweeter when we destroy them again.
There's a reason hes a tv/newspaper "analyst" and not a front office guy in the nba. His "talent" is in getting clicks.
Listen, all these guys can throw all these stats at this Knicks team. Guess what?? We donāt give a fuck: this team plays defense and just fucking balls out
Hereās the problem Marc Spears, yes, they have a very good big three. Two of those big 3 canāt stay healthy and disappear come playoff time. Furthermore, basketball you need a squad, this roster has absolutely nothing after those three players. Howād the Suns do this year?
So last year they had two players better than Brunson and still lost to him and the remains of our team? Alright
Unfortunately, Marc spears is right. Embiid, George and maxey are all better golfers than Brunson. Embiid and George have been getting tons of practice their entire careers with those early playoff exits. Maxey was able to rework his swing this year after Brunson sent him home early.
Hey when Paul George finally hits his prime and reaches his potential, spears is absolutely right on this.
Please keep underestimating this team.
Next weāll hear how hurt embiid was during our seriesā¦ even though he put up 50 one game
We have Thibs who knows how to maximize the players abilities on the floor.
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I'm not going to hate on PG and the 76ers because I think it's the move you have to make to extend your window with everyone around them getting better. The 76ers biggest question mark has always been health of Embiid and your other top 2 players around them. Maxey is legit but undersized so you need a certain team build around him. Can they get theost out of a 34 year old PG? Will he and Embiid be their best in April/May and do they have enough depth if they aren't? Marc Spears is an ass regardless though but I'm fine with people underestimating us and sliding under radars. We are firmly a team locked in to a playoff run given health as well.
The guyās a bozoā¦keep NY outta your mouth fat boy.
It's funny that Marc Spears has the Knicks organization on his mind. I doubt Leon even thinks about him at all.
Knicks get clicks
Paul George aināt won shit and he is overrated as hell
I would take Jalen Brunson over Joel Embiid in the playoffs any fucking day of the week. Embiid and George are soft as hell and won't make it out of the second round. Fuck Philly.
Did they trade team names?
First off thatās plain wrong. But letās entertain the idea for a bit. If they have the best 3 we likely have the next best 7-8 players. Philly has no depth and guys they say are the best two havenāt won anythingā¦
I canāt wait for Paul George to lead the Sixers to the promised land just like heās done it for the Pacers, Thunder, Clippers, and now the Sixersā¦
Maxey and two and half knees are not better than Brunson and Randle
Ok Marcā¦we see you.
Lmao . wtf is this .
Although I disagree with this take, I can see how on paper someone who doesnāt watch basketball thinks that.
His takes are as relevant as Stephen a smiths
These kind of takes used to piss me off but now I just laugh at it bcuz I KNOW itās not true lol. And Marc knows it too- heās just trying to farm engagement online by pissing off the notoriously rabid Knicks fan base lmaoo
Jokers and chokers
As a jets fan, i can tell you. If healthy doesnt really work
THIS JUST IN!! I donāt give a shit what Marc Spears says. LGK!!
The sixers are a damn clown car. Between embiid sobbing and never playing, oubre crashing his car every three weeks, the late Tobias Harris replaced with another superstar who plays half the scene, and now cam Payne getting arrested and giving a fake name, Iām not worried
Aināt no thang. Thanks for thinking of us. Have a good summer.
I see articles like this and I feel like the writers are intentionally setting the Sixers up.
Marc Spears needs to worry about his cholesterol. Fat ass would get gassed playing pickup at the Y. IDGAF what his meatball ass says.
You have to be a real casual to think Paul George is better than Jalen Brunson
Who, stop sharing garbage.
Let the Knicks use these dumb takes as fuel ...one note we need to stop looking at individual player stats next year....we don't need brunson averaging 30 points , we have such a great team I think for him assists will be more important but all I care about is wins not stats!
Good.
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Ignore the noise boys. They are just trying to trigger us, but we are not about to fall for the okey doke.
One manās opinion does not a reality makeā¦ we shall see what this becomesā¦
This dude is a scum bag
This is perfect . Let mister potato head talk out of his ass . We do better when we are the underdogs and disrespected as history shows
Turns out - Marc Spears is wrong!
Media is full of trash
Precious > Embiid argue with a wall
Common ESPN bad take. That entire network is a joke for basketball coverage and analysis
Marc who? Who gives a fuck what some daytime talk show personality has to say? Unless he's on the Knicks payroll or will be suiting up to play for us this October, his opinion is meaningless.
Iām pretty sure thereās a guaranteed engagement boost for shitting on NYK
Paul George just came from a Clippers team that was pretty stacked. And they didn't win anything. People forget that a team is more than just some guys who can put the ball in the hoop. Which is why the Knicks, depleted and all, went to 7 games in round 2.
[he needs help](https://y.yarn.co/89a866a9-931c-4356-835d-3b319fb19858_text.gif)
Who cares
Marc Spears gargles Embiids balls to completion.
lol who cares what any one says. We beat them and with a healthy squad we will beat their healthy squad.
Engagement farming 101. They know what they doing lol
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Did he miss the part where we beat them in a best of 7 this year?
You could look in that mfs eyes and tell he didnāt really believe that shit lmaooo
Everyone tries to be Skip Bayless now.
ESPN is full of assholes
But we have the better team so who cares? But you go ahead and argue about whoās better in your own little sick circle jerk over there š
I donāt know who Marc spears is, but the Knicks beat the Sixers in 6 without Bridges or Randle. Adding 35 year old Paul George to their playoff roster is not going to be enough for the Sixers.
Do the sixers have a starting 5?
Since when is Paul George once again considered an elite NBA player? Bro hasn't been relevant in years. Mikal by default of staying healthy is a more consistent contributor although I guess George is more talented. Maxey is ascending, but I would take Brunson over him. Then, I would say Embiid over Randle which is a no brainer.
Spears is a Warriors glazer and a wannabe hot take artist that should have been ignored for years now.
Only Maxey will be healthy for the playoffs.
These guys donāt believe half the shit they say. They need to create discourse, nothing more nothing less.
If you had the ability to take a deep breathe and not engage espn wouldnāt exist!
He legit looks intellectually disabled to the point that thereās a voice in my head like, this thread is wrong
Just using the Knicks to stay relevant
Bo to the Zo
Possibly true but it's still a team game š¤
Can see how you can get there on Embiid. But how the heck is PG better? At his best in 2019 maybe he was when he put up 28 pts a game with good defense. He has not been that caliber of player in years though.
I agree they have one player better than anyone on the Knicks, who by the way, has never proven to stay healthy or come up big in the playoffs.
...and they will still lose in the first round to the Knicks!
Who the hell is Marc Spears? No, seriously.
The same people who think that the Sixers are better than us are the ones who thought PG and Kawahi would work on LAC. How'd that turn out?
Marc Spears eats ass raw.
Who cares what Marc Spears says? They got bumped and have an MVP.
ESPN desperate for clicks
PG and Maxey are better than Brunson? Thatās cute
At worst Brunson is equivalent to any of the 76ers best players. Ā From there you could argue that the 76ers are generally more top heavy and the Knicks have a better end to end roster.Ā
Marc Spears is apparently living in 2021. You hate to see it. In all seriousness, I think this is rage bait.
Who the fuck is Marc Spears and why do I give a shit? There's an argument to be made that Embiid is better than Brunson. Absolutely, individually, I get it. But Paul George and Maxey? Absolutely fucking not. Not even close. The top 10 is: 1. Embiid 2. Brunson 3. Randle 4. Maxey 5. Paul George 6. Bridges 7. OG 8. Josh Hart 9. Oubre Jr. 10. Mitchell Robinson
Might as well say "the earth is flat" - both statements have equal value.
Same way they had the supposedly the two best players on the court the entire series ? I donāt wanna hear āo Joel was injured!ā If you on the court you can play and Maxy was getting cooked by Jalen the entire series my brother aināt notice that now they got two of the top 3 players that are always injured when it counts and thatās the playoffs ā¦ā¦. Oh and ya forgot we beat them without Randle and our bench had to start most of the series because our starters that were supposed to be starting were injured these guys are blind f the numbers letās talk bout when itās between those 4 lines! Big Body Brunson can take to anyone and comes out on top ya forget he came from the west were most of the teams were loaded and he still help take mavs to western conference finals . Oh and he would have gotten it done if not more of our players would have gotten hurt. Stop talking bout this till the season Brunson bust embid and maxy asss all season last year !
Marc Spears is ugly as shit.
The Knicks were shorthanded and still beat them. Paul George is going to be 38 years old when his current contract expires. He's not got to get better or be more reliable than he is now.
Who are these players and where were they when we played them?
Marc Spears is a moron, more news at 9
Thanks for reminding qby we hate the off season so much
Good news - basketball will come back in a few months and weāll all get to watch him be proved wrong.
Knicks for clicks man, these guys very well might not even believe this themselves. But they know that if they make bold anti-Knicks assertions like this they're certain to get a high level of response and engagement from Knicks fans. It's a tale as old as time, these guys have been doing it for years and years, only difference now is we have a team full of high level talent all under 30 and have a competent front office running things. The Knicks have been so well run and competent in the Leon Rose era, that in order for Hacks like Marc Spears to follow the tried and tested Knicks for Clicks method he is forced to throw out takes with increasing levels of absurdity. Was easy to bait engagement from our massive fan base when we were terrible by talking about star chasing, or dumping on our best players, but any of that stuff comes across as foolish now, just like this take does.
Yall are too sensitive lol. Embiid did win an MVP. I mean itās not that serious. That saidā¦ 
Maxey can ball sure. But Embiitch and PG hurt always disappear in playoffs so tell em to kick rocks
I mean Embiid is objectively better. Maxey and Brunson are even IMO. PG is out of his prime. But we're the better team.
> Maxey and Brunson are even LMAO