Yeah no shame in this performance at all.76ers will lose this game but we got to see the way they never quit. Flawed team with a lot of heart.
Yeah no shame in this performance at all.76ers will lose this game but we got to see the way they never quit. Flawed team with a lot of heart.
I kinda feel they've lost the battle but - with Embiid looking so good and Hunter out - are in a great position to win the war (series).76ers will lose this game but we got to see the way they never quit. Flawed team with a lot of heart.
Apart from Game 2, he coached superbly in the Knicks series. There's a real possibility that a) he's learned some real coaching lessons, and b) his bad record is much more down to his teams being less talented than their opponents.Nate McMillan is a famously bad playoff coach and we are seeing the chickens come home to roost.
I mean, you're right...but when do NBA teams ever press these days? Even in one- or two-possession playoff games, the number of full court presses I've seen this year could be counted on one hand - there's a real shock factor involved with a tactic like that.That was like watching rec league kids seeing a press for the first time
The discourse around Simmons was a fascination with his inability to shoot. This year it was met with more media backlash as people focused on "We hear about how he can't shoot but he does so many other things so well."Simmons will never hit his potential until he is moved to a new team where he can be the point center.
He is so good in such a particular way but he needs to be a particular cog in a roster and having a guy like Embiid makes it impossible.
But can he score in the clutch?Looks like LAC are going to get a big offensive game from Kawhi. Every time that has happened they won.
I agree completely. Giannis had the same problem and clearly worked/works on it. Show some fight.The discourse around Simmons was a fascination with his inability to shoot. This year it was met with more media backlash as people focused on "We hear about how he can't shoot but he does so many other things so well."
However, the guy refuses to get better (by learning to shoot) and he doesn't come across as a competitor at the level of most other NBA players. It's a major problem that I think a lot of people ignore it.
They both have the same problem in that they don't have strong outside shots, but there's an order of magnitude difference. Giannis is a poor outside shooter and it occasionally limits his offensive game in the half court. Simmons is a historically awful outside shooter and it often renders him completely useless in the half court. For the last half decade, Giannis has been one of the most efficient high volume scorers in the league even without an average outside shot. In a relative down year for him he was still one of 15 players who averaged 25+ ppg, and in that group he was 4th in eFG%. At .600, he was barely behind Jokic (.602) and Curry (.605), with Zion well out in front at .616. Similar weaknesses aside, he really isn't in the same league as Simmons.I agree completely. Giannis had the same problem and clearly worked/works on it. Show some fight.
Doesn't matter if the get up big. But the answer to that is... Yes but not consistently at an elite level.But can he score in the clutch?
Agreed on all of this. Huge difference on scale between bad and historically bad shooting. But what I don't get is why he doesn't work at it. Giannis's shooting numbers from 2, 3, and FT are an upward, fairly linear trend. Simmons is basically flat. He's so bad that he won't shoot and doesn't seem to be working on it at all (from the results). It's bizarre.They both have the same problem in that they don't have strong outside shots, but there's an order of magnitude difference. Giannis is a poor outside shooter and it occasionally limits his offensive game in the half court. Simmons is a historically awful outside shooter and it often renders him completely useless in the half court. For the last half decade, Giannis has been one of the most efficient high volume scorers in the league even without an average outside shot. In a relative down year for him he was still one of 15 players who averaged 25+ ppg, and in that group he was 4th in eFG%. At .600, he was barely behind Jokic (.602) and Curry (.605), with Zion well out in front at .616. Similar weaknesses aside, he really isn't in the same league as Simmons.
The problem with Simmons is sort of that he's out of place playing next to Embiid, but that's not Embiid's fault. I agree with those who say that Simmons needs an offense built around him (where he can be the point center) in order to reach his full potential, but can a team built around a 15 ppg scorer without a hint of an outside shot win a title? At this point, his offensive potential isn't enough to justify that sort of gamble.
It's funny because I really couldn't be any higher on his defense, but it says something really terrible that he's not even trying to shoot from outside. Brett Brown was practically begging him publicly to to do so, nothing. New coach, nothing. 10 3 point attempts in 58 games this year. Over 20% of his shots as a rookie were from 10 feet or farther, this year it was just over 7%.Agreed on all of this. Huge difference on scale between bad and historically bad shooting. But what I don't get is why he doesn't work at it. Giannis's shooting numbers from 2, 3, and FT are an upward, fairly linear trend. Simmons is basically flat. He's so bad that he won't shoot and doesn't seem to be working on it at all (from the results). It's bizarre.
Yeah he is gassed badly. I'm not one to body shame, since the guy is a stud and all. But Kawhi looks like he has about 3% bodyfat and keeps that robot routine going until the buzzer.Luka needs rest otherwise he's gonna run out of gas again, but the Mavs can't keep it close with him sitting. They're in real trouble unless their bench catches fire from 3
And it was a foreseeably bad decision at the time, that wasn’t a Giannis situation.Imagine taking Marvin Bagley over Luka?
Kennard bum ass tooMook Morris earned his $15 million this game, going 7-9 from three, for 23 points.
The Clippers got a lot of value from Reggie Jackson’s $2.3 million salary.