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Young would be an awesome fit with the Spurs and Wemby
Yep. Brunson is benefiting from having a bunch of big games that were huge for his team down the stretch while Tatum barely played the last couple of weeks. Credit to Brunson for balling out when he needed to but Tatum doesn't have any recent highlights because he helped his team to such a good record he earned himself a rest. That should count for something.JT currently behind Brunson for first team all nba. So very real chance he won’t make it. What’s a little crazy is that jt not on first, second, or third on two ballots.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMzwRcilLDej0BWl7eYE_OYC9Tx9olI_Ptn-nHjKfpQ/htmlview#
That wouldn't be crazy, that would be downright corrupt.
But, it looks like the only two ballots that JT was left off of didn't name their second and third teams publicly.
Yeah, was coming here to say this. He’ll no doubt be on second team for those, so he’s slightly ahead in total points 42 to 40.
I am surprised it’s that close, though. A lot of recency bias going into that, as well as a lack of context. And for all the talk of the “Boston media machine”, the Brunson narrative is a product of the much larger “New York media machine”. Even saw one NY guy (Yaya) try to argue for Rose over Stevens for EOTY.
Precedent or no, I'd be curious to see the league react to an all star that gets caught doing this. Would they actually stick to it?This reeks of sacrificial lamb to send a message. Total hunch
I don't know about sacrificial lamb, since lambs are innocent, right? But, I do think the league is happy that the first time this happened it was a two-way player. They get to set a precedent that nobody will object to. Now, if it happens with a rotation player, or even a star, they can point to that precedent.
The Sixers should be able to beat NYK. It is a 7-game series not a 1 game play in.Idk if it's wise to say this and give NYK even more motivation...
https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1780983951307235781?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetQuotePaul Reed says he wanted to play the Knicks instead of the Celtics
“We wanted the Knicks matchup, that's the easier team.” 👀
(Via
@RunItBackFDTV)
If PHI doesn't play better than they did vs. MIA, they aren't going anywhere in any case. I don't know what happened to PHI. They were playing very well. Won their last 8 games. I expected Embiid to wear down and fade at some point in the playoffs, but not in the play-in round. NYK is the one that may end up happy with this match up.
Who does NYK have besides Brunson? If the Sixers hadn't shot so poorly and turned the ball over so much in the 1st half they would have won the game going away.
Embiid did end up playing 38 minutes and played better in the 4th. However he clearly isn't close to 100% and the injury scare in the Magic game set him back. Other than maybe for the 1st 2 season he missed due to injury I don't recall him talking much about the difficulty physically and mentally recovering from an injury. He needs to get through a few more games without another injury scare and maybe the mentality part gets sorted out.
The Sixers should be able to beat NYK. It is a 7-game series not a 1 game play in.Idk if it's wise to say this and give NYK even more motivation...
https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1780983951307235781?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetQuotePaul Reed says he wanted to play the Knicks instead of the Celtics
“We wanted the Knicks matchup, that's the easier team.” 👀
(Via
@RunItBackFDTV)
If PHI doesn't play better than they did vs. MIA, they aren't going anywhere in any case. I don't know what happened to PHI. They were playing very well. Won their last 8 games. I expected Embiid to wear down and fade at some point in the playoffs, but not in the play-in round. NYK is the one that may end up happy with this match up.
That Clingan guy reminded me of Eric Montross. The way he moved. His limited mobility & quickness. Zubac is probably the closest comparison to him in terms of a succcessful present day NBA player.
I was shocked to see some on ESPN questioning whether he could be the #1 pick.
Not only did Jayson Tatum fall out of the MVP race but I think its highly likely he falls out of the first team all nba race, I think he’s becoming one of the more hated and disrespected players in the game and while I’m a big fan of his unfortunately some it’s warranted. He’s a really good player, nothing more….hopefully he proves me wrong this postseason because imo that’s what’s holding us from a championship
He's a top-five player, particularly when you factor in defense.
Not only did Jayson Tatum fall out of the MVP race but I think its highly likely he falls out of the first team all nba race, I think he’s becoming one of the more hated and disrespected players in the game and while I’m a big fan of his unfortunately some it’s warranted. He’s a really good player, nothing more….hopefully he proves me wrong this postseason because imo that’s what’s holding us from a championship