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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1275 on: November 21, 2018, 06:48:16 PM »

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Geez..never heard of the kid until up to the NBA draft..sounds like he's a mess right now..hope see him get straighted out
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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1276 on: November 21, 2018, 06:54:35 PM »

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Apparently, Fultz wants out:

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Sources with knowledge of Fultz’s thinking have also told The Athletic that the player would prefer a fresh start with a new team.

https://theathletic.com/669684/2018/11/21/markelle-fultz-dealing-with-wrist-issue-on-top-of-shoulder-woes-sources-say-he-would-prefer-a-move-to-new-team/

Lol.

"Sources with knowledge of Fultz's thinking". Reckon this might be opposing GM's? Or maybe Sam Hinkie haha

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1277 on: November 21, 2018, 06:57:00 PM »

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Apparently, Fultz wants out:

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Sources with knowledge of Fultz’s thinking have also told The Athletic that the player would prefer a fresh start with a new team.

https://theathletic.com/669684/2018/11/21/markelle-fultz-dealing-with-wrist-issue-on-top-of-shoulder-woes-sources-say-he-would-prefer-a-move-to-new-team/

Lol.
Just crazy
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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1278 on: November 21, 2018, 07:04:05 PM »

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Apparently, Fultz wants out:

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Sources with knowledge of Fultz’s thinking have also told The Athletic that the player would prefer a fresh start with a new team.

https://theathletic.com/669684/2018/11/21/markelle-fultz-dealing-with-wrist-issue-on-top-of-shoulder-woes-sources-say-he-would-prefer-a-move-to-new-team/

Lol.
Just crazy

This seemed like the inevitable conclusion, but, wow, that was fast.

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1279 on: November 21, 2018, 07:05:57 PM »

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Fultz might end up in China sooner then I thought....they do look much better with Butler though...not loving that.

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1280 on: November 21, 2018, 07:19:40 PM »

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76ers board are freaking out

“What's gonna be debilitating is if he gets traded and ever steps foot back into this arena again, he will get booed like no player here has ever been booed. If I'm his new team, I'd honestly make him stay home whenever that teams makes the trip to Philly. This city supported him like an adult coddles an 8 year old kid.”

“Dude started 15 games for this team. Whatever teams throws a conditional second round pick for him isn't going to play him at all.

The kid has lost his [dang] mind.”

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1281 on: November 21, 2018, 07:23:28 PM »

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76ers board are freaking out

“What's gonna be debilitating is if he gets traded and ever steps foot back into this arena again, he will get booed like no player here has ever been booed. If I'm his new team, I'd honestly make him stay home whenever that teams makes the trip to Philly. This city supported him like an adult coddles an 8 year old kid.”

“Dude started 15 games for this team. Whatever teams throws a conditional second round pick for him isn't going to play him at all.

The kid has lost his [dang] mind.”

All eggs in a carton are not always whole...every now and then, a cracked one emerges and sometimes it is the first one you take.

Any team that trades anything of relevance for him will live to regret it.

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1282 on: November 21, 2018, 07:25:01 PM »

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Bust

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1283 on: November 21, 2018, 07:27:28 PM »

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I've had a lot of nice discussions/arguments with Moranis and many others about Fultz's trade value around the league, with me thinking it simply isn't high and the others saying it's still decent seeing that he's a #1 pick and still young. Now we'll find out considering Fultz has essentially demanded out of PHI. But boy this would be a huge bust if Fultz did leave PHI and they didn't get much in return (and I doubt they will, other teams will definitely be suspicious and understand the risks also with Fultz now seeing a shoulder specialist and likely in danger of missing significant time this season).

PHI is still a great, talented team, but while they have Simmons/Embiid, they've also had quite a few misses if we're being honest (Noel, Okafor, possibly Fultz, etc.). The Butler trade to me was a bit of a desperate move by them to keep up with the likes of Toronto in the East, but now it looks a bit like "damage control" with Fultz's issues, basically saying "hey Fultz didn't work out but we got Butler who will help us!"
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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1284 on: November 21, 2018, 07:40:20 PM »

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In the first two games of the preseason, the new mechanics were apparent and appeared to be yielding improvements, despite a slight hitch still present at the top of the shot. Then he went to China for an exhibition series put on by the NBA, and the consistency of his mechanics began to wane. When he got back for the regular season, the trend shifted in the other direction. He hit one pull-up against the Celtics in the season opener, then shot 1-for-6 in the first half of the home opener against the Chicago Bulls. Just about everyone from Fultz’s camp was in attendance, including his mother Ebony and trainer Hanlen.

At halftime, multiple witnesses observed Ebony yelling at Hanlen. According to sources with knowledge of the argument, she was angry that results were not showing for Markelle and Hanlen walked away. Hanlen did not work with Fultz again after that fight and officially parted ways.

When reached for comment, Hanlen told The Athletic, “Legally I am not allowed to address the situation or talk about anything regarding my time with Markelle.”

By October 29, Fultz had reverted back to the form similar to the one he displayed at 2017 training camp, with a set point down in front of his face. He hit one wide-open three with this form in a 1-for-5 shooting night, then missed a pair of 3-pointers wide off the rim early in the in the first few possessions of the game the next night in Toronto. He has not attempted another three in nine games since.

After a rough shooting night against the Brooklyn Nets on November 4, Hanlen responded to a tweet by saying that Fultz is not fully healthy, which he later deleted. This prompted questions to Brown and Fultz about whether this was true.

Fultz echoed the exact same “nobody’s ever 100 percent healthy” mantra, saying bumps and bruises are just life in the NBA and he’s working every day to get better. But over the past few weeks, Fultz has displayed some odd tendencies during dead-ball moments in the game. First, it was a whole-body spasm after tying his shoes. Then he double-pumped a free throw, something he explained away as the ball slipping out of his hands.

Then there was a shuffling of the ball on the way up on a free throw against Utah Friday night, which was, according to a source familiar with the matter, an attempt to block out the yips. A source said that concern about his injury causes him to double clutch, or hesitate, fearful the ball may slip. At this point, the source said, it is as much a mental hurdle as it is a physical one.

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1285 on: November 22, 2018, 07:23:49 AM »

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I've had a lot of nice discussions/arguments with Moranis and many others about Fultz's trade value around the league, with me thinking it simply isn't high and the others saying it's still decent seeing that he's a #1 pick and still young. Now we'll find out considering Fultz has essentially demanded out of PHI. But boy this would be a huge bust if Fultz did leave PHI and they didn't get much in return (and I doubt they will, other teams will definitely be suspicious and understand the risks also with Fultz now seeing a shoulder specialist and likely in danger of missing significant time this season).

PHI is still a great, talented team, but while they have Simmons/Embiid, they've also had quite a few misses if we're being honest (Noel, Okafor, possibly Fultz, etc.). The Butler trade to me was a bit of a desperate move by them to keep up with the likes of Toronto in the East, but now it looks a bit like "damage control" with Fultz's issues, basically saying "hey Fultz didn't work out but we got Butler who will help us!"
with him seeing a specialist and refusing to play, his trade value, whatever it was, is no longer nearly as high as it was early on this season.
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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1286 on: November 22, 2018, 07:26:11 AM »

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Would you rather be the Celtics or the 76ers right now? haha

Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1287 on: November 22, 2018, 07:42:09 AM »

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Would you rather be the Celtics or the 76ers right now? haha
That is an interesting question because right now the Sixers have the 2 best players on either team (Embiid and Butler) and might have the best rookie contract player (Simmons), but after that are very thin, while Boston is much deeper and has a lot more draft capital to improve the team through trades or drafts.  At the end of the day, I probably take the team with the best player, especially when that player is still super young (even with his injury history).  It is just a lot harder to find a true franchise player and Embiid certainly looks like one of those.
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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1288 on: November 23, 2018, 09:55:04 PM »

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Sixers lose to the Cavaliers.

I guess PHI should start panicking and should think about making drastic moves now, right guys!? ::)
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Re: All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)
« Reply #1289 on: November 23, 2018, 09:59:21 PM »

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Would you rather be the Celtics or the 76ers right now? haha
That is an interesting question because right now the Sixers have the 2 best players on either team (Embiid and Butler) and might have the best rookie contract player (Simmons), but after that are very thin, while Boston is much deeper and has a lot more draft capital to improve the team through trades or drafts.  At the end of the day, I probably take the team with the best player, especially when that player is still super young (even with his injury history).  It is just a lot harder to find a true franchise player and Embiid certainly looks like one of those.

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