My theory is that he is a massive head-case and we will all look back and realize his "prime" was his first two years in the league.
― Taliban! (PBKR), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 16:08 (two years ago) link
We slot them into "massive head-case" on either side of the ambition index.
― balance transfer eligible (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
NEW: Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr.: "I don't feel comfortable" taking vaccinevia @msinger #MileHighBasketball https://t.co/OaXMk4x4fE— Denver Post Nuggets (@nuggetsnews) September 29, 2021
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 18:09 (two years ago) link
maybe they shouldnt have paid him until this is figured out?
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 18:32 (two years ago) link
maybe they hope this will prevent triggering the performance payout via missed games
― balance transfer eligible (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 18:34 (two years ago) link
lmao
I stand with Kyrie Irving. I stand with Andrew Wiggins.I stand with Bradley Beal.I stand with Jonathan Isaac.#NBA#YourBodyYourChoice https://t.co/kn74nwjVRV— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 29, 2021
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
ah yes the cosign they were seeking
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 19:07 (two years ago) link
well jonathan isaac might've...
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 September 2021 19:09 (two years ago) link
maybe being associated with t cruz will tip the scales for some of these dudes
― gbx, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 19:33 (two years ago) link
Tuesday afternoon, LeBron James announced that he had in fact been vaccinated, but that he would not advocate that others do so. “We’re talking about individuals’ bodies,” he said. “We’re not talking about something that’s political or racism or police brutality and things of that nature.”
― symsymsym, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 11:21 AM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
funny the things we will and will not advocate for. maybe if moderna came through with a juicy sponsorship?
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 19:50 (two years ago) link
Lebron wouldn’t want to take sides against Sinopharm
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link
#yourbodyyourchoice from shithead ted, god what an awful human
― brimstead, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 4:08 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
republicans buy sneakers too
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
ESPN: Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook vows to push Anthony Davis ‘every single night’This is gonna be fun (tm)
― brimstead, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 22:58 (two years ago) link
down the stairs? into a briar patch? on a swing? by Sapphire?
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 September 2021 23:12 (two years ago) link
iirc if you push Anthony Davis he will get a contusion xp
― Clay, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 23:13 (two years ago) link
yeah seems like a bad idea
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 23:39 (two years ago) link
Aaron Gordon seems really happy to be in denver to a degree that makes me think the whole thing makes sense
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 30 September 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
haha. they’re paying him $92 million!
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 30 September 2021 02:58 (two years ago) link
LeBron James says he's now vaccinated. As for urging others to get vaccinated, he says "That's not my job.""We're talkin' about individuals' bodies. We're not talkin' about something that's political, or racism, or police brutality ..." pic.twitter.com/p7wv4mkf5o— The Recount (@therecount) September 28, 2021
just so so good
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Thursday, 30 September 2021 06:19 (two years ago) link
Embiid on Ben, partial: "Our teams have always been built around his needs. So it's just kind of surprising to see. Even going back to, the reason we signed Al, we got rid of Jimmy, which I still think was a mistake, just to make sure he needed the ball in his hands."— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) September 30, 2021
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 30 September 2021 18:27 (two years ago) link
love it
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Thursday, 30 September 2021 20:50 (two years ago) link
Might as well go all in on throwing him under the bus
If I'm not going to get fans booing him out of town, this will do.
― Taliban! (PBKR), Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
never recall hearing anything about jimmy being let go because of ben, joel making stuff up cause hes mad
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:21 (two years ago) link
yeah i'm a little bit confused by the "joel embiid, what a straight shooter" commentary i'm seeing everywhere
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
i mean i can understand why sportswriters might feel compelled to egg him on lol it is tremendous content
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:26 (two years ago) link
yeah even from normal educated fans though, it's like he's now this warrior who just cares about winning or something.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:29 (two years ago) link
There are definitely conflicting stories, but Jimmy revealed he had tension from Simmons in the 2019 playoffs because Brown started running the offense more through Jimmy.
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Friday, 1 October 2021 01:29 (two years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Thursday, September 30, 2021 9:29 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink
“I don’t get on the scale. It’s not good for my mental health.”- Joel Embiid. 😂(via @LaurenMRosen) pic.twitter.com/3Q2jCx0qaX— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) September 30, 2021
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
xp the way i remember that going down is not that they "got rid of jimmy" which is embiid's quote, it's more that jimmy decided to leave because he had some issues with the sixers but more importantly he could go to miami and be the guy
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
lol i saw that quote and tons of people being like "joel gets me!!!"
deep down were all overweight professional athletes
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
fat is potential in disguise as they say
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
Joel is sort of the perfect athlete for Philly.
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Friday, 1 October 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
i feel like my understanding was that jimmy left the sixers for the same reason he left chicago & minny which is bcuz they wouldn’t give him the full max. if that was because of simmons idk, it seems to me like they had the same reservations as those other teams about giving jimmy that kind of money. and so jimmy went and found a team who would give him that level of commitment. coincidentally or not each of those three teams have spent the years after jimmy in various states of turmoil
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 October 2021 04:10 (two years ago) link
it seems pretty unlikely to me that embiid would just say that unless there were some substantive truth to it. what would his reason be otherwise?
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Friday, 1 October 2021 14:26 (two years ago) link
hes a big mad baby idk
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 14:27 (two years ago) link
reminder that his twitter name is still joel “troel” embiid
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 October 2021 14:48 (two years ago) link
i believe joel too
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Friday, 1 October 2021 15:11 (two years ago) link
it's not mutually exclusive, reluctance to give jimmy the max surely tied to what needs they felt they had on the roster. thinking you've got a blue chip lead ball handler already on your team leaves you pretty reluctant to max out another. can easily imagine some front office folk saying as much casually to joel
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:41 (two years ago) link
like it doesn't mean simmons was making demands, the responsibility lies just as much with the team for betting big that he would have become a better offensive player by now. but he didn't so those decisions don't look good
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:42 (two years ago) link
yeah if philly was thinking that way then theyre dumb having more than one guy who can dribble is considered a good thing
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:45 (two years ago) link
i mean obvs they are dumb as demonstrated through the process and beyond so i guess i could see them being all we have our dribbling guy already
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:47 (two years ago) link
for sure, it is a key skill in the national basketball league
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
pretty funny that by the end of the season jimmy went to miami ben was spending a bunch of time hanging around the baseline not really doing anything
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:49 (two years ago) link
also funny that simmons was clear about the roster construction issue which is that he doesnt fit well with embiid which is true and has been obvious all along and embiid responded with bitchy gossip
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:51 (two years ago) link
wouldve been better for everyone if simmons made the trade demand two years ago, but i guess thats not how these things work
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
Things that participants have stated that I believe are true:
1. Joel was a big fan of Jimmy on and off the court in the short time together and wanted him to stay. They have remained friends.
2. Late in the 2019 season and the playoffs, Brown started running the offense more through Jimmy. Coincidently, the Sixers started playing better.
3. Jimmy has stated that Simmons wasn't too happy about #2. He also stated that he wouldn't have been happy if he were Simmons.
4. Sixers discussed a max contract with Jimmy, but were hesitant based on whether they could "control" him, his fit with Brown, and his fit with Simmons. Jimmy says Jimmy doesn't need to be controlled. Jimmy's going to take his talents to South Beach. Sixers maxed Harris and brought in Horford (oops).
I think Joel is probably over-simplifying some pretty complex reasons why the Sixers didn't bring back Jimmy, but some of those complex reasons were absolutely rooted in whether to piss off one of their two young stars by bringing in a guy who would take the ball out of his hand to some extent.
― Hannibal Lecture (PBKR), Friday, 1 October 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
that was exactly the moment they should have signed jimmy traded simmons and fired brown, but obvs thats asking a lot
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 15:58 (two years ago) link