I just want to know WHEN the Timberwolves and the Sixers are going to start WINNING games with all their collective young talent??
Currently the T-Wolves have the 25th record and the Sixers have the 28th!!!!
BTW. the Sixers have a blog and here it is for those interested:
http://www.libertyballers.com/
I think some of you might be more comfortable there:-))))
Smitty77
TP.
I'm sure I probably talk about the 76ers as much as anyone, but, like it or not they are pretty intertwined with us right now because
1) They are directly competing with Brooklyn for one of the worst records in the league and we really want them to have a better record than Brooklyn
2) We could definitely really use Noel and definitely want to avoid Okafor. Both have, at some point, been linked to the Celtics over the last few years so their play and role in the center cluster that exists on the 76ers is of particular interest to the Celtics
3) They are a division rival and we play them 4 times a year including just a few days ago
4) They have as much cap space and assets in the league so any time trade rumors and talk go out they are mentioned as a possible landing spot or third party facilitator
5) Embiid is probably the rookie having the biggest impact since either Blake Griffin or Lebron and has a chance of being an all star in like 27 minutes a game. He is someone a lot of people want to discuss.
Most "ROOKIES" do NOT get to observe for two years and then start playing with minute restrictions and NO back to backs!! He is NOT a rookie!!!!! I tire of people calling him a rook!!
Smitty77
P.S. I sort of buy some of your points, but not all of them!! Are you from Philly? Do you have relative living in Philly? There is something there. Tell us.
Nah I am from Rhode Island and Live in Oakland. I have a few friends from college that live in Philly, but they are not really even 76ers fans. I think the reason these threads take off is not really because of the reasons I mentioned, which are valid, but because there are a few really prolific posters that feel obligated to talk about how great Hinkie/Embiid/Simmons etc are. In something I constantly reference on this board a real low point was a discussion where one poster adamantly pumped up Philly's role players from a few years ago. Guys like Henry Sims, Tony Wroten, Hollis Thomspon, Fuken Aldimar. All of the guys are out of the league. I honestly think I have a pretty balanced view on the 76ers in the grand scheme of things.
I like Simmons
I like Covington
I like Noel
I like Embiid
I hate Okafor
I'm pretty meh on Saric as a more than a bench guy
I think Hinkie made a number of mistakes, but is neither a hero or an idiot.
Somehow I end up be coming off as anti-philly with those viewpoints because a few overly positive vocal supporters get upset I don't love everything single thing Philly and try to force me to believe Okafor is some sort of star despite being one of the worst players in the NBA.