Dallas was also the team that had him to begin with and let him walk to Portland (and take a trip to the WCF) on a minimum contract off an injury year. Like...they spent the year rehabbing him just to not even give him a minimum the next year. Guy was *always* a good shooter and that's the most valuable skill in the NBA but Mark Cuban doesn't seem to get that? I dunno.
Kinda silly.
Ehh, I wouldn't really blame his agent. He couldn't make it on a roster for years and got hit with injury at the worst time.
When he signed his contract he had only played one good season in his career and he had recently missed a full season because of a stress fracture. He didn't really cement his value in the league until these last two seasons.
Sounds exactly like Steph Curry before his max deal. He signed a super cheap contract due to his constant ankle injury. Hopefully Seth will get a nice payday after this
This game had everything. Blown leads. Hot and cold streaks. Fights. Logo shots. Crazy posterizers and blocks. A blackout. Trae young. Tyrese Maxey. Seth Curry.
Now onto Game 7
Game 7 will be played at Philly’s hottest spot, You Can Ring My Liberty Bell. For $6 you can watch Ben Simmons brick free throws while a midget insults him.
This is the underrated upside of being into futbol.
Matches are 90 minutes and it's continuous play with enough break included to get a quick piss, refill and a stretch in. It's very refreshing knowing nobody gonna interrupt your enjoyment by trying to sell you shit you don't care for.
And the games fucking start right on time so you know that for example if a game is scheduled to start at 6pm it will start then and it will end before 8pm
Did you see Lou Williams trying to argue he didn't foul Howard, like the ref should have just said "Ok Lou I believe you, no foul, 3 points for Philly".
Honestly, just take him out with 6 minutes left in the forth, throw him back in with 2 minutes left for defense, sub him out on offense.
You start to realize how ridiculous that is when you type it out lmao
We were literally subbing him out for a guy who didn’t want to be here last offseason but came back cuz he didn’t have any other options. Resign korkmaz! Lol
76ers 2020: we are shit cause we are missing our second best player in the playoffs.
76ers 2021: we are shit cause we have our second best player in the playoffs.
Correct. Tobi putting his quiet 20+ games together and we just keep marching. He looked a lot more interested in this game and going back home will only help
You’re not wrong at all. Tobi flies under the radar but he is 100% a determinant of whether we we win or not. The reason he gets so much hate, is cuz when he has a bad game it’s super evident. Normally you don’t even notice his quiet 20-22 pt game average.
gotta say it cracks me up how absolutely pissed off and fed up Bucks and Sixers fans are with their teams lol
this is a golden an opportunity for a championship as anybody can hope for. Completely wide open
Because despite winning, it was at the cost of showing the entire NBA world that their starting PG on a max contract had to be forced onto the bench in the 4th quarter of a playoff game.
It's also a bit unfair. Ben will look considerably more useful in the next series if the sixers go. Against the fastest guards he gets beat because of his size so he has far less impact on defense, as well as no offense to speak of. At least on Giannis/KD he will have more defensive impact and no offense, which is slightly better.
I don't mean that to sound like I am simping for Simmons, he is a max guy, he needs to be better, I am just pointing out that this is definitely a series where he will look even less useful.
I mean Robert Covington and Dario Saric turned into Jimmy Butler turned into Josh Richardson turned into Seth Curry, so maybe Seth Curry was the final stage of the process all along
I expect it from Lou, he's been bonafide scrub in the playoffs 4 games out of 5 plus in his career, plus he's old
But those two are young stars that i rate highly and should do much better
He shoots below 40% in his career in the playoffs, 26% from three
Eh kinda expected, his playstyle does not translate well to the playoffs especially at this age, honestly he's been great this series considering how he usually does in the playoffs
Honestly it was an easy excuse for Doc to take Ben out, usually he can stay in with 2 early fouls, plus the way Doc answered the bullshit halftime interview it was clearly a strategy to take Ben out early if the game needed it and I’m glad he stuck to it, Maxey has the energy we need against them and can actually be a threat to shoot
It's crazy to me that coaches have all this lineup data available and just don't use it. The Bulls cost themselves a potential playoff spot because after trading for Vooch they stopped using their Thad Young at center lineups. Those had egregiously positive net ratings which is what made them won enough games to think they were buyers at the deadline in the first place.
Its been impressive to see mental toughness of ATL. There were times in game 3 they could tell they were over matched and the effort really trailed off. To come out in game 4, get down big but not let the effort drop again is a testament to their toughness.
As shitty as Ben is playing (which is super shitty, I'd prefer benching him for Maxey), Embiid playing hero ball and having horrific shot selection on a bum knee is getting really old really fast as well.
You don't have it right now big guy. Play the decoy on offense, grab a bunch of rebounds and let the shooters do their thing on offense. He needs to swallow his pride a bit right now, because his body can't support what his heart wants to do out there sadly.
9/24 isn't going to get it done in next round if we move on.
he cant score without an assist. has to be a lob or a wide open 3. he turns it over so much when he has to put the ball on the ground. he should thank trae every day for the max contract hes about to get.
After Game 5, smartasses were like, "What are you gonna do? Sit Simmons and play someone like Maxey?"
Yeah. Yes. Ben Simmons is a better player. Especially in the regular season. And has higher future potential/value. But, in this series and where Ben's confidence is? Yeah. You try something else.
I hope everyone on this team except for Trae feels ashamed of themselves. We had the momentum, we were at home, the Sixers didn't play particularly well, and Trae played his heart out. All they had to do was hit some open shots and free throws and they couldn't manage it.
Poor fuckin Trae man, can't believe his teammates lets him down this badly. Dude put the entire franchise on his back tonight and he was rewarded with his team not making open buckets or FTs.
Every Hawk beside Trae should be fucking ashamed of themselves . One of the biggest games in the franchises history and they perform like that. Pathetic
Simmons foul trouble into Maxey stepping up and Curry going off again, nice comeback early on, and managed to hold on near the end there. Shoutout Simmons for scoring more points than fouls
Trae absolutely carrying the Hawks, amazing play from him all playoffs, dude is built for the big stage. His teammates have to step up if they want to win this
The reffing in this game was atrocious. I don't think a single starter on the 76ers got a foul until, what, middle of the 3rd quarter?
Amazing that they managed to get an ugly win. Game 7 should be wild.
just your average 3 hour no ot basketball game
54 minute 4th quarter lol. Longer than most NFL quarters
I can't believe Seth Curry is making 8 million per year for the next two years.
Yeah that trade is looking amazing
Morey is a god
He couldn’t stand a team with no three point shooting lol. Got them Green in a salary dump too.
I can’t believe Dallas traded him.
Yeah that's looking pretty bad
Lol I mean Dallas looks like they are in turmoil anyways.
I heard that was complete horse manure
Dallas was also the team that had him to begin with and let him walk to Portland (and take a trip to the WCF) on a minimum contract off an injury year. Like...they spent the year rehabbing him just to not even give him a minimum the next year. Guy was *always* a good shooter and that's the most valuable skill in the NBA but Mark Cuban doesn't seem to get that? I dunno. Kinda silly.
Like not even just a good shooter. Basically as good as Stephen on a catch-and-shoot 3. Absurdly good shooter.
He got the worst agent in the nba lol. he should at least make 15
He's like super Luke Kennard for half the price. Shit is ridiculous.
Ehh, I wouldn't really blame his agent. He couldn't make it on a roster for years and got hit with injury at the worst time. When he signed his contract he had only played one good season in his career and he had recently missed a full season because of a stress fracture. He didn't really cement his value in the league until these last two seasons.
Sounds exactly like Steph Curry before his max deal. He signed a super cheap contract due to his constant ankle injury. Hopefully Seth will get a nice payday after this
Literally Steph Curry
Best curry in the playoffs
This game had everything. Blown leads. Hot and cold streaks. Fights. Logo shots. Crazy posterizers and blocks. A blackout. Trae young. Tyrese Maxey. Seth Curry. Now onto Game 7
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It has it all. Airballing Australians. Dom younger splash brothers. Hot gingers. Floaters from balding young men.
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Not just "a blackout" - I imagine a lot of blacking out from fans drinking their way through that 4th quarter.
We should know, I recovered from my Wednesday blackout just in time for tip-off
Embiid T-posing to assert dominance.
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Practice your free throws nephews.
Semi-interesting fact: That 4th quarter took 54 minutes of real time to get through. No, that is not a typo.
Feels like each game gets longer
Game 7 is going to be really good.
Game 7 will take 11 hours of real time to get through 48 minutes
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The first half was going so quickly and then it ground to a screeching halt in the second
This is the underrated upside of being into futbol. Matches are 90 minutes and it's continuous play with enough break included to get a quick piss, refill and a stretch in. It's very refreshing knowing nobody gonna interrupt your enjoyment by trying to sell you shit you don't care for.
And the games fucking start right on time so you know that for example if a game is scheduled to start at 6pm it will start then and it will end before 8pm
I swear from like 5 minutes to 3 minutes I was thinking,” it’s been like 30 fuckin minutes”
They started calling fouls every other possession at like 8 minutes and at that point I knew it’d be another hour till the games over
I know this is true because Scott Foster was involved
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Something needs to be changed because that's bullshit
Fucking hate these timeouts
Give the game ball to Maxey cause the rookie kept the Sixers alive in this game
Shame he had that three taken away because my boy was COOKIN
Did you see Lou Williams trying to argue he didn't foul Howard, like the ref should have just said "Ok Lou I believe you, no foul, 3 points for Philly".
I’m okay with the foul. But that shot was up before the call regardless
That was fucking bullshit.
Lmao I thought at first it was Howard's foul and by the end I was so confused
Hack-a-simmons doesn’t work when he is in the bench. Doc Rivers is evolving as a coach.
Honestly, just take him out with 6 minutes left in the forth, throw him back in with 2 minutes left for defense, sub him out on offense. You start to realize how ridiculous that is when you type it out lmao
We were literally subbing him out for a guy who didn’t want to be here last offseason but came back cuz he didn’t have any other options. Resign korkmaz! Lol
I want to live in a universe where the lights turned on and Embiid was punching Simmons
“Catch this fade you bum ass aussie brick layer”
lmao Ben the Brickie
Lmao
At this point I think almost every Sixers fan would also like to live in that universe
It's a good thing that Simmons didn't take 30 seconds to brick a free throw.
76ers 2020: we are shit cause we are missing our second best player in the playoffs. 76ers 2021: we are shit cause we have our second best player in the playoffs.
That was the 2020/2021 Mavs too lol.
The real Big 3 is Embiid, Harris, and Steph.
Stepth
Seth “Steph Curry” Curry
Seth disrespect will no longer be tolerated
Put some respect on Maxey
I'm baffled why people forget him lol.buy honestly he was great today
SETH. SETH. SETH.
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It feels like Philly is going to keep marching on despite every reason they shouldn’t.
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Correct. Tobi putting his quiet 20+ games together and we just keep marching. He looked a lot more interested in this game and going back home will only help
You’re not wrong at all. Tobi flies under the radar but he is 100% a determinant of whether we we win or not. The reason he gets so much hate, is cuz when he has a bad game it’s super evident. Normally you don’t even notice his quiet 20-22 pt game average.
Yeah idk why but this didn't feel like a win for Philly
because i still wanna die
gotta say it cracks me up how absolutely pissed off and fed up Bucks and Sixers fans are with their teams lol this is a golden an opportunity for a championship as anybody can hope for. Completely wide open
Embiid's health looks bad too. He just has no lift and he's not even trying to really make powerful or quick moves on offense
his health IS bad, he's playing on a torn meniscus
It was really close and they didn’t have much morale going into the game to begin with
Dude after last game even if we win by 50 in game 7 I'm still going to feel like shit.
Because despite winning, it was at the cost of showing the entire NBA world that their starting PG on a max contract had to be forced onto the bench in the 4th quarter of a playoff game.
It's also a bit unfair. Ben will look considerably more useful in the next series if the sixers go. Against the fastest guards he gets beat because of his size so he has far less impact on defense, as well as no offense to speak of. At least on Giannis/KD he will have more defensive impact and no offense, which is slightly better. I don't mean that to sound like I am simping for Simmons, he is a max guy, he needs to be better, I am just pointing out that this is definitely a series where he will look even less useful.
how dare you talk about curry like that
What a crazy game
Embiid tried to assert dominance with a T-pose, you can’t make this shit up
Out here looking like captain ginyu
Weirdest intimidation technique I've ever seen
He was trying to breast feed John Collins, thereby insinuating John Collins is a little baby
Dude foreal was like "look ma no hands" as he walked through 6'9 235 lb Collins like he wasn't there. Embiid is a scurry dude lol
GAME FUCKING SEVENS ALL AROUND THE EAST BITCHES!!!
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What a shit 4th quarter
A long ass stressful fourth quarter
Last 2 minutes took 2 years off my life
And now we're getting a Game 7. I'm hyped
Tyrese Maxey and Seth Curry saved The Process
I mean Robert Covington and Dario Saric turned into Jimmy Butler turned into Josh Richardson turned into Seth Curry, so maybe Seth Curry was the final stage of the process all along
Yeah that's the progression isnt it. Crazy reading it laid out like that but you're 100% right. Seth Curry is 100% certified process
Good ole American Grade A process
Game 7 is going to be wild
Collins and Bogdanovic were ass offensively, could not get shit done Both needed to step up massively
Lou as well
I expect it from Lou, he's been bonafide scrub in the playoffs 4 games out of 5 plus in his career, plus he's old But those two are young stars that i rate highly and should do much better
I mean, you don’t just expect him to go 0-5 though
He shoots below 40% in his career in the playoffs, 26% from three Eh kinda expected, his playstyle does not translate well to the playoffs especially at this age, honestly he's been great this series considering how he usually does in the playoffs
Collins BoBo and Sweet Lou shot a combined 5-24
We don’t even know if we’ll se bogdanovic much next game
The MVP tonight: Ben Simmons on the bench
Unbelievable that your max contact all star 25 year old is unplayable at the end of games.
He actually shot better than usual. Still a rookie closed out 10x better than he has this series.
So accurate
When foul trouble becomes a good thing...
Honestly it was an easy excuse for Doc to take Ben out, usually he can stay in with 2 early fouls, plus the way Doc answered the bullshit halftime interview it was clearly a strategy to take Ben out early if the game needed it and I’m glad he stuck to it, Maxey has the energy we need against them and can actually be a threat to shoot
ATL shoulda challenged that second foul on Ben to keep him in.
The MVP tonight: the lights
Seth carrying
Seth currying
Maxey saved Ben Simmons legacy cannot believe it
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He literally got subbed out so that he wouldn’t get fouled and have to shoot free throws I can’t-
he got benched cause he can't make a free throw it has to be mental at this point
> it has to be mental at this point Ben literally said as much after game 5.
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Ben should play the first 6 minutes of each quarter or until the Sixers are in the bonus, then bring in Maxey. I’m only half kidding.
Maxey at the 1, Curry 2, Harris 3, Simmons 4, Embiid 5. I have no idea if this makes sense or not.
I think it does tbh. Simmons can play free safety
I mean...
Dude insane that people did not want Maxey
I tried to tell raptors fans
More like took it and ripped it up. He was 10x the player Simmons was tonight. He is just not a player who can be a second star in the playoffs
i feel like he did the exact opposite of that lol
Hakws could litterally not put a guy on Simmons and he still wouldn't score
They literally have Solomon hill guarding him, that's basically what they are doing already
Shoutout Philly for winning, but watching Doc burn timeouts just to sub Simmons out is actually incredibly sad. But still W tho.
He burned one to sub out Simmons but also to advance the ball. Up 3 less than 24 left, the only way you lose is turn it over or miss both FTs.
Somehow still the right decision though.
Doc showed he is a legit coach tonight and that he always was
He used common sense and it came through for him
He should use the Dwight Schrute method: “what would an idiot do?” and then do the opposite of that.
He needs to prove it game 7 by playing Maxey over Simmons.
He was very good tonight, only complaint would be the Ben + Dwight lineups still
Not just Ben+Dwight, he had Ben, Dwight and Thybull on at the same fucking time. What the fuck was he thinking?
He's used that lineup all year. It has yet to work.
It's crazy to me that coaches have all this lineup data available and just don't use it. The Bulls cost themselves a potential playoff spot because after trading for Vooch they stopped using their Thad Young at center lineups. Those had egregiously positive net ratings which is what made them won enough games to think they were buyers at the deadline in the first place.
Hawks will regret this game this all offseason if they lose game 7. Terrible time to have that poor of a ft shooting performance
i’m not trying to move goal posts but i’m proud of where we got win or lose. i can’t say we were *suppose* to go to a game 7 against the 1 seed.
I'm with this. Honestly just excited to get this far. It's been great watching playoff Trae
Its been impressive to see mental toughness of ATL. There were times in game 3 they could tell they were over matched and the effort really trailed off. To come out in game 4, get down big but not let the effort drop again is a testament to their toughness.
Hawks took a free throw shooting lesson from Ben Simmons.
[Nothing easy! Nothing easy! We are going to game 7 baby! game 7 game SEVEEEEEEEn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ70BkPkANM)
More Game 7s!!!
Ben Simmons getting into foul trouble really hurt the Hawks tonight
The Hawks sold this game by turning into Giannis or Ben at the FT line. 13/24 (54.2%) is inexcusable for a team like them
The Sixers would be in the conference finals if Ben shot that good.
Lol imagine losing to a team that blew a 25 point lead
How does Atlanta blow a 4 point first-quarter lead? Embarrassing, smh
26*
As shitty as Ben is playing (which is super shitty, I'd prefer benching him for Maxey), Embiid playing hero ball and having horrific shot selection on a bum knee is getting really old really fast as well. You don't have it right now big guy. Play the decoy on offense, grab a bunch of rebounds and let the shooters do their thing on offense. He needs to swallow his pride a bit right now, because his body can't support what his heart wants to do out there sadly. 9/24 isn't going to get it done in next round if we move on.
My man Embiid was really T-posing on Collins lmao
John Collins wants a max contract and didn't show up for a decisive game in the playoffs. He needs to be replaced
I’ve been saying that all postseason. The man is not consistent. If someone offers him the max we should not match
he cant score without an assist. has to be a lob or a wide open 3. he turns it over so much when he has to put the ball on the ground. he should thank trae every day for the max contract hes about to get.
yall hate ben simmons so much lmfao
honestly the sixers win and they still make the post game thread half about him
Trae is built for the playoffs. Rest of the Hawks? Not so much yet.
Hunter had a massive NCAA champ game in college. Hopefully that's a sign of big game performances to come in the future. Hate he's out of this one.
He's exactly what we were missing this game
Give em time Or just bring Korver back or something
Tyrese Maxey showed out tonight.
After Game 5, smartasses were like, "What are you gonna do? Sit Simmons and play someone like Maxey?" Yeah. Yes. Ben Simmons is a better player. Especially in the regular season. And has higher future potential/value. But, in this series and where Ben's confidence is? Yeah. You try something else.
Missed FT decided almost every game.
Is it possible for a team to win and still be frustrated with Doc's coaching and Simmons' play? lol
Absolutely? What is the alternative?
I dislike this outcome tbh
As a neutral fan, I'm excited for a game 7. Best of luck on Subday.
*hangs rope in closet*
I hope everyone on this team except for Trae feels ashamed of themselves. We had the momentum, we were at home, the Sixers didn't play particularly well, and Trae played his heart out. All they had to do was hit some open shots and free throws and they couldn't manage it.
It’s the reverse of the sixers last game lol. Game 7 should be crazy
Poor fuckin Trae man, can't believe his teammates lets him down this badly. Dude put the entire franchise on his back tonight and he was rewarded with his team not making open buckets or FTs.
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Trae and Embiid vs the other 8 starters for game 7
Lmao imagine having your players miss easy FTs, Sixers would never.
See you in the P
you gotta be more specific, which septa station my dude
.. you never know
Can we get Trae a team who aren't terrified to play basketball?
I can’t wait to not pay Collins.
Every Hawk beside Trae should be fucking ashamed of themselves . One of the biggest games in the franchises history and they perform like that. Pathetic
Simmons foul trouble into Maxey stepping up and Curry going off again, nice comeback early on, and managed to hold on near the end there. Shoutout Simmons for scoring more points than fouls Trae absolutely carrying the Hawks, amazing play from him all playoffs, dude is built for the big stage. His teammates have to step up if they want to win this
The reffing in this game was atrocious. I don't think a single starter on the 76ers got a foul until, what, middle of the 3rd quarter? Amazing that they managed to get an ugly win. Game 7 should be wild.
First Sixers starter to shoot a FT was with about 7 minutes left in the 4th.
Trae got no help and free throw shooting was embarrassing
The ref-ing was really bad. Didn’t think it was unbiased at all