Clay the problem I have with you is twofold. First, you follow me around posting irrelevant off topic things constantly. Second, you have consistently misconstrued those irrelevant off topic things. You can see that on the prior page.
For example, let's look at my partial post from 2014.
Moranis 2014: "Philadelphia is probably better positioned to win a title in the next 5 years than Boston is. Philadelphia has the reigning rookie of the year, a top contender for rookie of the year this year in Noel, a top contender for rookie of the year next year in Embiid, a top contender for rookie of the year two years from now in Saric, some solid other young players like Wroten and Moultrie,
Clay's "Analysis": Notable as an another example of talking of 76ers role players who are now out of the league (moultrie?), and being high on Noel who was recently traded for a bag of balls. Granted, I am high on Noel too but this is clear example of Moranis moving the goal posts over time to retain the everything is good in Philly narrative. With near being 3 seasons later and Noel gone, Simmons not having played and Embiid doubtful to string together full season them winning a championship in the next few years seems highly improbable.
Now let's remember, this was before Embiid was ruled out his 2nd year. The reigning rookie of the year was traded for the yet to transfer Lakers pick. Though, Embiid definitely looks like a star if he can stay healthy. I was right about Saric as well (who is going to win the rookie of the year this year i.e. 2 years from now). Had Embiid played last year, he likely would have been rookie of the year given his talent and just how well he played this year missing a whole nother year. Yet the first thing Clay, talks about is my last comment about Moultrie and the fact that Noel got traded (though in his last 3 games in Dallas is averaging 13 and 11). If you think Moultrie and Wroten are why in 2014 I thought Philly was better positioned to win a title in 5 years than Boston, then you are just a crazy nut job.
Ok now about this one from 2015.
Moranis 2015 They only won 17 games. I really think 34 is reasonable for them as Noel now is a full season removed from the injury (and the second year is always better than the first) and I do really like Okafor. He was the most NBA ready of all players in the draft. I expect Aldemir to make a big jump with a full season. Thompson is still an incredible shooter. Grant, Covington, Canaan, and Sampson should all improve. Wroten is back. They added Staukas. I like Wallace and Landry for leadership potential.
It will all come down to Noel and Okafor, obviously, but I really think they are going to surprise a lot of people.
Analysis: Oh boy here Moranis is projecting the 76ers to win 34 games in 2015-2016 citing improvements from Canaan, Jakaar Sampson, a big jump from Furkan Aldemir, the incredible shooting of Hollis Thompson and the development of Noel and Okafor along with the return of Tony Wroten.
What happened? Aldemir, Sampson and Thompson were all eventually waived by the 76ers. The "return of Wroten" led to him also getting cut from the team, briefly being signed by the Knicks and then cut again. The team would go on to nearly break the all-time record for futility in the league with a 10-72 record a very far cry from the surprising 34 wins you projected.
Funny, the analysis from Clay totally ignore the real meat of my post i.e. it will all come down to Noel and Okafor. Those two obviously didn't play well together, which is why the Sixers were a horrible team last year. Aldemir went back to Europe. Wroten had a devasting injury (odd clay never accounts for injuries).
The rest of those posts of mine, that allegedly prove Clay's nonsense is just more of the same from him. Total hack jobs, taking things out of context, and ignoring the real meat of the posts.
For example, let's look at that last one.
Moranis 2015: "There isn't a team in the league wouldn't sign Covington, Stauskas, Wroten, Thompson, and Grant to their roster immediately if they were available (at least at vet minimum type contracts). Marshall had more suitors than just Philly last summer.
People love to talk in hyperbole with the Sixers. It is the new fun thing to do, but it is just silly talk."
Analysis: People were being hyperbolic when they questioned how good these players were.
Yet Wroten has not played in the NBA in two years, Thompson was just on waivers for 2 months after the 76ers cut him and Marshal has been out of the league for years also. So it clearly was not just "silly talk."
Stauskas has rebounded a bit this year, but was one of the last players to make their roster this year. This isn't even the most ridiculous one, but clearly a very high opinion of guys who are half out of the league.
So let's see I said Covington, Stauskas, Wroten, Thompson, and Grant would be signed to every team in the league as a vet minimum type contract at least. Wroten suffered a devasting injury and was never the same, but last time I checked those other 4 guys are all in the league and two of them aren't on the Sixers (heck they got Ilyasova and a 1st for Grant - who oddly enough is playing the most efficient ball of his career in 20 mpg for a playoff team, strange I thought all those Sixers bench players were terrible). Marshall for the record, I didn't say would be signed by every team in the league, merely that he had more suitors than just the Sixers, of course Marshall like Wroten suffered a pretty devasting injury and statistically suffered badly as a result (well below his career numbers his final season - of course when you are talking about a role player, no surprise he is out of the league).
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