2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK

idk why you’d treat Simmons much different than young bron like not the pg but you want the ball in his hands as much as possible

i'd let simmons run the offense too for the time being. not a lot to lose doing so.

ITS BECAUSE HE CANT SHOOT

get him coming off screens going towards the basket then he can make reads and pass or finish, get him the ball at the elbow with an advantage and hell destroy ppl, having him operate where hes not a threat to score is doing the defense a favor

ben simmons is not young lebron

next time u watch philly notice he doesnt really get to the basket in the half court, theres a lot of 15ft hook shots happening, hes got a really weird uneven skillset

yeah i have noticed that, i just think that the long-term rewards of letting him run the point now are potentially compelling. it's not like they're blocking some pg prospect right now.

like i wouldn't make any decisions about the guys on the sixers based on what they're doing today. let em play for a while. they're not winning a playoff series this year.

yeah thats what makes it a goofy early career experiment

ben simmons is not young lebron

― lag∞n

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— Cristina Daglas (@cristinadaglas) December 1, 2017

lol

Stephen Curry still noticeably grimacing, bothered by ring finger on shooting hand. He tells ESPN it hasn’t gotten better. “It’s not going away anytime soon. It’s something I’ll have to play through.”

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 1, 2017

kd's ankle still isn't right

it's right ankle that's not right, right?

just filling in here:

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis had to be helped off the court after suffering a left groin injury in the fourth quarter Friday night against the Utah Jazz.

Feel like the right hybrid fit for Simmons until he figures out his shot is to have the ball in his hands asap off rebounds / inbounds and let him try to immediately create and, if nothing is there, handoff to someone and go head toward the elbow. IE, point guard for everything but halfcourt sets. Hack-a-Simmons might end up being an even bigger problem than his jump shot, though; hope they make him tear down and rebuild his ft/jump shot over the summer, esp. if that's what keeps the 76ers from being a 40+ win team that flames out in Round 1 from a 50+ win team that can challenge.

Judging by Simmons' shot chart, at least it's clear that he knows his shot is too broken to shoot.

i agree w that, the sixers are really good at getting out and running but they dont have the wisdom to covert at a very high rate yet

such a fascinating team they cld easily turn into the next dynasty but cld also totally flame out, like the bucks have an emerging mvp candidate and a bunch of solid guys some of whom cld sniff an allstar game or two, the sixers have two potential mvp candidates who cld also easily never get there plus a number one pick who is a huge question mark and another guy who cld max out at a borderline allstar level but might also just be another euro weirdo, the fit of their two potential mvp bigmen is a lil imperfect their center can shoot but their pf cant, both orgs seem kinda iffy, which wld you take, the sixers ceiling is higher but the bucks are locked in a with a superstar for years to come

how is there a celtics game at halftime this is way too early for basketball

right

Good job good effort

Suns defense 😩 pic.twitter.com/PIWEM5pEje

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 2, 2017

wow lol

Tyson chandlers hand never even came up above his elbows on that whole sequence

yall need to get on this jordan bell bandwagon w me.

can you bench an entire team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uheKTIwNxqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM7-MWFH9N0

Tyson is already relaxing on his favorite beach. Mentally.

that wld be considered bad D in a pickup game

the best part is on that second rebound three celtics went for the it and were all in the corner and horford still got an uncontested look

Oh my lord

Tyson Chandler has definitely reached the point where any given step or jump is weighed against getting injured in case a decent team trades for him or just not giving a shit if they don't

I’m all in on Jordan Bell. He’s so fun to watch.

there is no category of player im more skeptical of than superteam role player

a casual warriors fan tried to tell me their bench wldve made the playoffs last year lmao

which os not to say jordan bell isnt fun hes fun

It’s easier to succeed as a role player when everyone’s guarding the 3-4 all stars, for sure. He’s killing it on defense, though.

the same principle applies on D too if youre on a good defensive its easier to D particularly things like weakside blocks and steals

He's killing it on the defensive highlight reel but I'd like to see him sell out for the block less so his opponents don't rack up a thousand offensive boards. Count me in on Team Bell though. He's fun as hell to watch.

feel like theres always not that skilled four year rookies with good athleticism who people are all hey wow this this guy but then they never get that much better

having some fresh bouncy legs is def a good for the dubs tho u need guys like that on veteran teams

there is no category of player im more skeptical of than superteam role player

― lag∞n, Saturday, December 2, 2017 5:48 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

See: Miami Heatles PGs

tbf norris cole did turn out to be one of our most exciting young players

incredible that simmons wasnt tossed for this bullshit

https://streamable.com/g3yzh

cavs have won 11 games in a row

ooh simmons is dirty

this cavs win streak is even less impressive than bostons theyre winning every game by 5 points and bron is playing 40 a night

tho their D has improved bigtime since rose went awol

celtics were behind in the 4th in half of their win streak games and kyrie had a per of over 70 in crunch time lol

ugh purple lakers vs. yellow nuggets what is this clown shit