All Things Philadelphia 76ers (merged Sixers threads)

[celticsclay]

Seems like the perfect scenario to continue their tank-a-thon.

Sit Embiid, trade Noel/Okafor, get second-best odds, push LAL odds down, hope for two top-5 picks in stacked draft.

Them getting second best odds seems really really unlikely. They would have to outsuck teams like the suns and lakers and are already even with a bunch of other teams. Even if they don't play Embiid again it would be pretty shocking to not see simmons at all this year and Noel, Covington, Henderson, Saric and Illasova are all already NBA players. They are too far along in their rebuild to go on a 25 game losing streak at this point.

[moiso]

This thread has gone to a really weird place.

Anyways, Embiid dancing is a non-issue. He's been practicing and working out on the court. The idea that lightly dancing around a stage is in any way going to put him at risk seems silly to me when he's playing bball at practice.

I suspect he'd be playing if this were the playoffs or something.

Last I heard he was just shooting around; every time he tried to play the knee flared up.

[hpantazo]

I wouldn't be worried at all about Embiid's health. The Sixers are obviously milking a minor injury to showcase Okafor and Noel, and it's working.

If anyone is actually worried about Embiid's health, then they should be really worried about Avery Bradley's health.

[celticsclay]

I wouldn't be worried at all about Embiid's health. The Sixers are obviously milking a minor injury to showcase Okafor and Noel, and it's working.

If anyone is actually worried about Embiid's health, then they should be really worried about Avery Bradley's health.

This is a bizarre comparison. Bradley definitely gets dinged up more than the average player but is coming off completed seasons of playing 76 and 77 regular seasons games (and has been in the league 6 full seasons at this point). Embiid missed 2 full seasons, couldn't complete his one college season and now is potentially missing significant time with a new knee injury of debatable severity. I apologize if you are being sarcastic or joking here but I honestly can't tell with some of this Philly stuff when people are serious any more. There is so much hyperbole.

[moiso]

I wouldn't be worried at all about Embiid's health. The Sixers are obviously milking a minor injury to showcase Okafor and Noel, and it's working.

If anyone is actually worried about Embiid's health, then they should be really worried about Avery Bradley's health.

Showcasing Okafor by holding him out of games?

[RAAAAAAAANDY]

I wouldn't be worried at all about Embiid's health. The Sixers are obviously milking a minor injury to showcase Okafor and Noel, and it's working.

If anyone is actually worried about Embiid's health, then they should be really worried about Avery Bradley's health.

Showcasing Okafor by holding him out of games?

To be fair, it's not like playing him was going to drive up his value lol...

[celticsclay]

For someone that has been debated as much as he has this is a very important read

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/does-jahlil-okafor-have-a-place-in-todays-nba/

[footey]

For someone that has been debated as much as he has this is a very important read

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/does-jahlil-okafor-have-a-place-in-todays-nba/

Okafor should read it, it might help him figure out how to be a more productive player. Still time for him to improve his poor rebounding numbers. He has the body and athleticism to do a lot better.

[jdz101]

I wouldn't be worried at all about Embiid's health. The Sixers are obviously milking a minor injury to showcase Okafor and Noel, and it's working.

If anyone is actually worried about Embiid's health, then they should be really worried about Avery Bradley's health.

Torn meniscus isn't career threatening but it definitely isn't minor. If not given proper treatment and time, it can lead to other more significant injuries and problems in the knee.

[jpotter33]

So with the whole "Okafor trade-gate" ruse now a complete failure and it being clear that they're not going to get what they need for Okafor, do the 76ers simply just accept him as a backup center for now and move forward with trading Noel? Wouldn't that make the most sense for him anyways - a Kanter-like backup center in this league?

[tazzmaniac]

So with the whole "Okafor trade-gate" ruse now a complete failure and it being clear that they're not going to get what they need for Okafor, do the 76ers simply just accept him as a backup center for now and move forward with trading Noel? Wouldn't that make the most sense for him anyways - a Kanter-like backup center in this league?

I don't think there is a Noel trade in the works either.  I think they'll try again to move Okafor during the draft.  Even if that doesn't happen, I think they'll offer Noel the minimum qualifying offer and see how expensive he gets to keep. 

[PAOBoston]

Report: Scan shows Ben Simmons foot not fully healed

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/02/16/report-scan-shows-ben-simmons-foot-not-fully-healed/

[footey]

Report: Scan shows Ben Simmons foot not fully healed

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/02/16/report-scan-shows-ben-simmons-foot-not-fully-healed/

Must have Embiid's surgeon.

[jpotter33]

Report: Scan shows Ben Simmons foot not fully healed

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/02/16/report-scan-shows-ben-simmons-foot-not-fully-healed/

http://www.libertyballers.com/2017/2/16/14642082/report-ben-simmons-foot-not-fully-healed-sixers-said-it-was-joel-embiid-brett-brown-bryan-colangelo

Ole Lyin' Bryan Colangelo at it again!

Seriously, that entire management and ownership group is a mess in Philly right now. During BC's short tenure, he's already been caught in several blatant lies, including this latest Simmons lie, and is suspected to be lying about several other things.

Brett Brown seems to be the only good thing going for them in terms of coaching, management, and ownership.

[celticsclay]

Report: Scan shows Ben Simmons foot not fully healed

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/02/16/report-scan-shows-ben-simmons-foot-not-fully-healed/

http://www.libertyballers.com/2017/2/16/14642082/report-ben-simmons-foot-not-fully-healed-sixers-said-it-was-joel-embiid-brett-brown-bryan-colangelo

Ole Lyin' Bryan Colangelo at it again!

Seriously, that entire management and ownership group is a mess in Philly right now. During BC's short tenure, he's already been caught in several blatant lies, including this latest Simmons lie, and is suspected to be lying about several other things.

Brett Brown seems to be the only good thing going for them in terms of coaching, management, and ownership.

i honestly don't get why BC is lying about everything right now. It is just weird and doesn't make any sense to me. It is like he is trying to get fired or something.