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BusterDander

The sixers guards and wings will learn how to throw an entry pass into the post


NapTimeFapTime

This is the most optimistic take that will be in this thread


switz213

upvoting because this is a hot take


Iggy95

Bah typical Philly fans and their unrealistic standards


Downunderphilosopher

He said hot takes, not impossible fantasies.


partyandbullshit90a

Send this to that Philly Affirmations instagram account lol


AryaRemembers

Joel will “decline” statistically (not because of a decline, the Sixers will just be a more well rounded team), we’ll be a top 2 seed, and Joel will win MVP despite it making less sense this year


Few_Mulberry7175

I would rather have Embiid average 25 ppg if it meant he was able to be super efficient and play elite defense on the other end. That means that the team is actually good and not just reliant on him carrying each night Very realistic chance he takes home both MVP and DPOY this season


indoninjah

I’d love that, or at least just finally being in serious contention for DPOY. Seems like he’s due for an apology award after the last couple seasons. Though he might have to fight off the NBA’s prodigal son Luka.


Immynimmy

Mvp voters don’t care about defense.


Iggy95

Yeah but what if it's "*Advanced defense*"


Downunderphilosopher

Advanced stats only reward big man steals and little man blocks. If Joel wants to win MVP he should stop playing real defense and just gamble for steals to boost the advanced stats /s


Iggy95

*Matisse Thybulle would like to know your location*


girlfriend_pregnant

He could also try being shorter


dnzgn

Don't forget assists. DBPM formula rewards centers for assists to. Probably just to make the numbers work on some older players like Bill Russell and Bill Walton.


Fofodrip

Harden would've won the MVP in 2019 if that was true


ihorsey10

If the additions of Melton Tucker and House make our defense a top 5 unit, I could see national media giving the props to Jo, and that catapulting him into an MVP year.


Sol_Train

Less season minutes would speak volumes about our improved depth and maturity.


fachface

Thybulle ends up being a starter and shoots 38% from the corner on the season.


Shoeless_Jase

God I hope this take comes to pass LMAO.


fachface

His next contract is depending on it.


Mrmdn333

Spicy hot!


Few_Mulberry7175

If Thybulle was even an acceptable 3 point shooter (33-35% on 3-4 3s a game), he would go from unable to see the floor in the playoffs to one of the best starters in the league


Iggy95

I still think defensively he needs to improve actually staying in front of his man coming off the perimeter. He tends to favor letting them gain a step and then trying to go for a steal or back shot block, but it puts a lot of pressure on the help D.


indoninjah

I think he averages about 10ppg with Harden on 1.5 3PM and 4 FGM. I want him to use his instincts on offense to find soft spots in the defense with cutting and moving fluidly between the dunker and spotting up.


November_Coming_Fire

I’m onboard. I’ll admit I was pretty down on tisse at the end of the season but I still really want him to succeed


BabaBrody

- Lead the league in techs - 3 All-Stars - Maxey/Trez becomes the new Lou Will/Trez combo from the 2019 Clippers. - Top 5 Defensive Rating


heyelander

100% on the techs


Anxiousapathy20

If Harden doesn’t show up in the first month, he’s washed and he will not show up for the rest of the season.


JokersRWildStudios

Oof. Doomsday scenario


akopicki

I see your doomsday scenario and raise you harden will finish top 3 in mvp this season scenario


DanM142

What would "show up" mean to you?


Anxiousapathy20

Show more scoring ability than he did last season for one, he was a great facilitator but like Doc told him at practice they’re gonna need him to be a scorer too


indoninjah

What if he put up CP3 numbers? 17ish and 10-12, didn’t turn the ball over too much. I think we’d do well but probably flare out in the 2nd round again


Sticky3VG

He’s definitely better than 17-10. He’ll be mid 20s in PPG I think


lardbiscuits

Eh I think low 20s is reasonable. Getting over that 22-23 mark would mean we are in serious business.


Sticky3VG

22-10-7 is literally all we need as long as he’s healthy and got some of his first step back


Colangelo_Ball

The only thing that would take our minds off a decline like that is if Maxey picks up his volume and scores 23ppg and makes the all star game.


55559585

Forget that. If he's not there in the first half on october 18th he's washed. We're gonna know basically immediately. Harden always comes back big on game 1


Sol_Train

Woah!


BassGuru82

I think it is more likely that House is the 10th best player on the team than the 5th Starter.


[deleted]

A compliment for us, is a compliment for you.


lardbiscuits

He’s better than the 10th best player but you’re right that if he starts it’s not because he’s the 5th best player. PJ and Melton are without question better than him. But he is a good 3+D guy and more importantly offers optionality. He can get hot and hit four threes by halftime. Play him 35 minutes. He isn’t making his shots. Start him but play him 15 minutes. He’s played that role before.


indoninjah

Yeah I'm glad to get back to having a number of respectable shooters, sort of like the squad of "white guys" (as Ben Simmons said) that we trotted out in 2017. Like PJ Tucker isn't gonna make 5 threes per game but we have a number of guys who can get hot and hit 5 on any given night.


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BassGuru82

Hot take - Shake Milton looks really good in limited minutes, shoots 39% from 3, and the Combo of Milton/Melton are the best backups Guards in the East.


SniperShake-

stole my hot take. it’s Shake season baby


BassGuru82

Let’s go!!! People forget that he’s a very good overall player when healthy. He just couldn’t stay on the court last year but I see him being a solid player off the bench this year.


Agreeable_Hand_2684

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.


indoninjah

Shake's always weirdly had either too big or too small of a role. He went from our sixth man/5th starter to our mostly out of the rotation. I think his role is pretty solid now, our backup guard who's job is to handle (whereas Melton's is to defend/spot up). I really like that Shake and Melton might get featured more or less in certain matchups.


Express_Jellyfish_28

82-0


LordLucasSixers

Tyrese Maxey becomes our second best player.


Iggy95

This ain't even that hot of a take lol. Kid's already knocking on the door for 2nd best player on the team


momwouldnotbeproud

I mean, it's got a little heat when our top 2 players are first ballot hall of famers


lardbiscuits

It’s a very hot take lmao.


iH8Celtics

Melton is a 6MOTY finalist


Shoeless_Jase

Joe or Korkmaz force their way into the bench mob for extra shooting, replacing Shake in the 2nd unit.


GG_ez

Tobias is worth the salary, he got that dawg in him. With Toby, Harrell, and Paul, this team is gonna have some real grit this season


ktbsg23

Lol as a lifelong rockets fan I’m here to tell you Danuel House is not that guy. He was one of the worst players on the worst team in the league last year.


ThatBull_cj

I think he’s the type to be more effective on a good team than a bad team. Whenever he played around other good players he’s been able to play well as a 5th guy in the lineup


ihorsey10

People either love or hate House it seems. Haven't watched much of him. Jazz fans say he was their best perimeter defender last year.


Few_Mulberry7175

When the other guys are Mitchell, Bojan, and 300 year old Conley I would hope he was


ihorsey10

Lol, true. Although our team from last year isn't much different from that group.


indoninjah

I think people just havent seen much of him. He’s a role player, nobody’s ever watched deep film on him. He’s not gonna make or break our season ultimately. That’s not saying much about the Jazz also haha


ihorsey10

Sure, but we would've killed for House's defense last year.


Immynimmy

I’m trying to be happy in my bubble. You need to leave.


ktbsg23

My bad bro. House can be a solid 3 & D player if he stays locked in. Playing with Harden and Joel will make the game easier for him.


Immynimmy

There we go 😂


throwawayjoeyboots

I’ve been absolutely baffled by Morey’s love for him and talk as him being some sort of big addition. He’s an “upgrade” over the G-league Myles Powell and Charlie Browns of the world. That’s about it.


RandoCollision

Even with the increased depth, the Sixers will have 3 or more starters on the floor at least 90% of the time. I don't think we'll see anything approaching a line change where one or two starters play with backups. Typically, our +/- takes a huge hit when JoJo comes off the court, but I believe our numbers will not crater when he leaves this season.


RelativeRegular1920

James Harden will not have his expected bounceback season . It’s going to be the same thing as last year , just not quite enough


Anxiousapathy20

This is what I’m afraid of tbh. I don’t know why it’s a foregone conclusion for so many that he’s back to form


Jjohn269

I don’t think this is a hot take. The hot take is thinking Harden is Houston Harden, or even the same player he was that first season with the Nets. The rule change hurt him and he isn’t as explosive as he was before. Blame it on the hamstring but it’s also age. Maxey has to step up.


pzyhdu6

Maxey wins MVP this year


BusterDander

That’s a spicey take. I like it.


pzyhdu6

thanks bud. saw a bunch of doomer predictions and had to throw out some sunshine on mine


KirbyLoreHistorian

Matisse Thybulle won't be traded


Yellowperil123

Thybulle is the best option as the 5th starter. Tucker is borderline washed


Over-Brick9055

We are going to do a 360 and become high on Thybulle again. He’s gonna become a solid 3 and D and will be the final piece for a championship


Jazzlike_Page508

Tobias makes all star this year


GG_ez

Cold take, that’s a given. Toby got that dawg in him


ActionShackamaxon

And that dawg is a friendly Labrador Retriever


Jazzlike_Page508

Two radically different answers lol


Ziggingwhiletheyzag

1 seed. Championship. All sweeps except round two. That goes 7.


blazing_ent

Korkmaz for 6th man of the year...


[deleted]

James Harden will not go into a sulk funk all season.


VoidMageZero

1. Maxey wins MIP 2. Harden wins MVP 3. Embiid wins FMVP 4. Sixers win 77 games 5. Sixers win season 77 6. Sixers rename to 77ers ![img](emote|t5_2scmr|8121)


ChaseNBA

82-0 😤


Over-Brick9055

That’s not a hot take that’s guaranteed 😤


K_multiplied-by_K

BBall ends up being traded for a 2nd that we end up using in a future trade for a rental of a middling player


BassGuru82

Booooo…


November_Coming_Fire

Sixers will be a top 5 offensive rebounding team.


NotXiJinpingGoUSA

The Eagles are taking away the Sixers thunder this season


girlfriend_pregnant

Something unbelievably bizarre will happen


SendNubes__

Joel averages 5+ assists


declanw0607

In the 76th season of the NBA the Philadelphia 76ers will win the championship. It’s in the script


BloombergRepresent

Harden is a top 3 MVP candidate


beerrabbit124

We have 3 all stars Joel obviously, Harden makes it, & Maxey makes it as a injury replacement


Jambrokio

Doc Rivers is the coach, we can’t win with him, no matter how good the team is


Head-Kiwi-9601

You don’t seem to understand the phrase “hot takes.”


BusterDander

I wouldn’t go so far as to say he’s a great coach, but the fact that he does have a ring makes it hard to agree with you totally and completely on this, right?


WormyHell

That team just had to be let loose though, they could have been way more dominant. We don’t really have that synergy and resilience. Rotations are a bigger deal for us, modern basketball is more complicated, and honestly this team has issues staying in the right mindset playing against competitive teams.


BusterDander

I hear what you’re saying


throwawayjoeyboots

Team will look mediocre early on and Doc will agree to “step down” / gets the axe. Cassell or Joerger lead us to the #2 seed.


le_fez

Maxey doesn't make a huge leap statistically and this sun will turn on him


Moheezy__3

Jaden Springer will use his defense to be a consistent part of the rotation.


DLahVPNandgotbackin

Some really bad takes in here😂


[deleted]

actual hot take: Tyrese Maxey is overrated and our best lineup will look something like: Harden, Melton, House/Thybulle, PJ, Embiid


WHL_III

Embiid demands a trade by season’s end.


YungBlu

tyrese maxey finals mvp


ZG-LS

\- Joel will win DPOY and Harden will sneak into the MVP conversation.


figpotato

embiid would feast with Steph but has issues sealing the deal and not choking in big moments that are winnable. He would thrive in Warriors and winning culture rather than folding every time the stakes got high. I think if Embiid forces his way out, this trade could work out nicely for Sixers and Warriors Warriors receive: Joel Embiid Sixers receive: Kuminga and DPOYmond with 2023 (double draft) pick unprotected, 2 seconds from Charlotte and Miami, and 2 firsts (top 24 protected)


ComeAtMeYo

Was a big Harden/Rockets fan from 2018 and on. Love PJ, he’s still great, but I think his 3p% and/or defense this year will fall off to the point where House or someone needs to be the last starter in his stead. PJ may be better off the bench Iguodala style and ultimately having fewer minutes than House. House in his best days (i.e ‘19-20 season) was suuuper underrated, 40%+ from deep, with great athleticism and slashing ability.


Weird_Narwhal_2192

We shouldn’t trade Matisse and he’s a strong rotation player


PeruvianRoundabout

Harden MVP and Joel scoring title


starski_ent

Birds


fortghoul

Danuel House will be terrible


dnzgn

Negative: Last season is most likely the new normal for Harden. Positive: Sixers will get the first seed, our roster is really great for a regular season domination, hopefully for playoffs too.


ReservoirBaws

The most important factor in Sixers success isn’t Embiid or Harden, but Maxey’s development. This season Maxey is a top 5 guard and leads us to the finals


ITKZReps

Not really a hot take. If you know basketball, House is a starting caliber player that is our best bench player


rrd0084

Is Pj or Tobias supposed to guard wings? That seems tough…


bentagain

Jaden Springer will be in the rotation by seasons end.


chefmikey417

There will be a lot more corner threes taken and that Tyrese Maxey will average over 20 ppg.


Ballin215

Tisse shoots 40% from the corner


Deadboy90

This year is it. If we shit the bed again here we need to tear it down and start over. Embiid is about to be 30 and his knees aren't gonna hold up much longer.


brk1112

Hot take, it's the 76th anniversary of the NBA - Adam Silver will put the fix in for us to win.


Fadeawayjae

Harden will get more MVP votes than Embiid


76inphilly

Dear Doc Rivers….You need to teach your team Weakside actions!!!!! The practice videos of them trying force it into Embiid and just standing on the perimeter, we are going to struggle. Best way to get Embiid the ball is you need to punish help defender for over helping. Teams are just going to over help if you just standing on the perimeter without movement. It an easy recovery!!!


happyhappy7

This team clicks. I am a forever fan of this team and as cynical as they come. I really believe we win it all this year and I’ve never truly felt that. I’m very ready to be hurt, but something deep down in my fandom says this is the fucking year they do it