2020-21-22 Sixers Season

[xogfog]

Nice to see the Sixers win a game without Embiid, but also without Simmons and win it going away.

[xogfog]

Oh man, Embiid just came down awkwardly on a dunk and his left knee buckled. He fell to the floor in pain, he was down for a while And was helped off the court, have not heard anything, but it looked like every torn ACL I've seen. Fingers crossed it is not that bad.

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[bigegypt0417]

So far it's being called a hyperextension...

[xogfog]

No update tonight, they'll travel back tonight, he'll be evaluated tomorrow. I'll be scocked, but thrilled if it is just hyoerextension.

[gmwannabe]

...could be over.

[Squire]

Woj says his sources say it is really good news...no structural damage, just a bone bruise, no damage to ACL or Meniscus

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1370723964146835456

Shams confirms sort of by saying he is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a bone bruise

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1370727723061088257

[bigegypt0417]

Thats the best we could have hoped for....sixers will need to add another piece to contend either way.

[xogfog]

Wow, I,m no doctor, I don't even play one on TV, but how do you get a bone bruise on a non-contact play, but I'll take it. Thank goodness.

[rkeden]

He posterized the defender, went around him with a giant step, slammed the ball through at about an 80 degree angle and landed with his leg "too straight" All that weight and height of the jump combined to stress a hyper extended leg. It wasn't horrid to see like some injuries but it did instantly look painful and then he writhed around and the season was hanging by a thread.

I envision the Sixers will bring up the Blue Coats Paul Reed, who is 6'9" and was the league's MVP, and also Isaiah Joe who is 6'3", has a good outside shot but I was very impressed by his defense. He is a real tough defender with great footwork. Mix that in with our newly found big- Tony Bradley and I think we are functional for the 2-3 weeks. Then we have to hope Joel can get back in primo shape.

[zambonir]

Still 280 pounds of impact I guess

[zambonir]

Asked if B Simmons needs to shoot jumpers to become elite, Pop said, "It would enhance his game, that can’t be argued w/. But (w/ his) physical & basketball skills, the way he understands the game, is unselfish as he is, he's so elite already. Who gives a damn if he can’t shoot?"

— Tom Orsborn ( @tom_orsborn ) March 14, 2021

[bigegypt0417]

Sixers destroy the Spurs...

If matisse thybulle can continue to improve his shooting then its a good thing the sixers didn't move him. His defense is elite so all he needs to be above average is a decent offensive game.

[zambonir]

Well, wait until March 26 (or even next year) before you say that for sure, but they obviously value him and Maxey both, and it could come down to a interesting choice.

[bkox]

Former Sixer:

Former NBA center Shawn Bradley paralyzed

[bigegypt0417]

Very sad...

[bkeich]

Terrible. I know he was not a success as a Sixer because they drafted him way, way too early, but he was almost a model for future centers, agile and actually able to have a shot that looked good. He wasn’t a brute unlike most centers before him

[phillychuck]

He would probably be more useful in this era with rim protection and a decent mid-range game. He might have been able to develop a decent 3.

[bigegypt0417]

Sixers blow a 19 point lead and lose in OT...

Bad loss even for a back to back.

[zambonir]

Thought they had that one in the bag, and then they made such a nice comeback late (twice, really, to get back in and then tie it up). But no Joel, no Curry, they probably should have just lost it wire-to-wire.

[phillychuck]

In many ways it was an encouraging loss even with the blown lead. Their defense is the first half was suffocating even without Joel. That they weren't blown out in the second half when the Bucks came storming back was also a good sign. Lost to a good team, keep playing defense like that and you won't lose much.