I think we dodged a major bullet with Fultz.
Agree. But I think Fultz is injured right now too. I am not a supporter of him either. I think he is a dud. Both Simmons and Fultz are great at producing empty stats and not winning. Embid is a talent but he also is a knucklehead. After seeing this game I don't think Philly is as dangerous as some thought.
I don't like the way Fultz runs. It's too herky-jerky. I worry it puts a lot of stress on his joints. It's not as bad as Derrick Rose, but I still wonder if he will be injury prone. At worse, I think he is Tyreke Evans, which is a still a very talented offensive threat. He will likely be better long-term though.
Embiid is a knucklehead. I'm upset he didn't get t'd up last night on Baynes' tip-in at the end of the 3rd. It looks like he intentionally swung his elbow at Baynes after the play was over. I hope the NBA reviews that. He probably had his worst game his 4 year, 33 game career against us last night. We had him out of sync. I expect him to go at us next time we face him.
Simmons looks stiff, which may affect his finishing long-term. His talent is there though. He went for 11-5-11 against us last night. He played decent defense on Horford all night. I like him, but I don't think he is a transcendent talent. He's a future all-star though.
Saric looked awful last night. He could probably be a rotation guy on a good team, but I'm not buying that his ceiling is high. Is McConnel an NBA player? What about Anderson? Luwawu had a few plays last night, but how good can he be? I'm not a fan of Covington's game. He is limited and has definitely learned bad habits through the tanking years on offense.
From a business perspective, the Sixers organization has to be thrilled. At the beginning of the telecast, they were saying that 3 years ago, they only sold 3,000 season tickets. This year, there is a waiting list. The energy in their building was palpable last night. There is an excitement in the organization. They sold hope, and Philly fans are buying it. They are in a much better situation than they were.