I’ll correct legs.. the most dominant player in the eastern conference.
EndAnyone
Legler knows ball.
LuckyCulture7
This is a mild take. Their ceiling is the championship. The Celtics are good but they can be beaten. If doc wasn’t an active hindrance as a coach last year we may have beat the Celtics.
gucci_hotdog
Met Timmy legs at a wedding in Jamaica and it took every ounce of willpower in my body not to try and talk Sixers with him. I wanted to so so so badly haha
Soft_Humor4868
Nah we can take the Cs
RoscoeSantangelo
If Embiid and Maxey are locked in and feeling themselves, there is no stopping that duo. But that’s not gonna happen every game, in fact, we’ll be lucky if we can get that twice a series. Our chances are gonna boil down to if Oubre, Lowry, Payne, Reed, etc. can keep their dawg going when they’re getting chances and space.
Cause honestly, if Batum is knocking down the corner 3s, Oubre is successfully attacking the rim, and Tobias is putting in moderate effort, there isn’t much way to defend our offense whether Embiid/Maxey are as efficient as usual or not
EndAnyone
Correction: fuck it, we can win it all.
HoodieEmbiid
Do y’all not know what “ceiling” means?
luciferhornystar
I’ll believe it when I see it
loco1989
I’m all in regardless
theMAJdragon
Legler truly one of the last dudes without an agenda at ESPN. Just crunches film and explains the game so well.
eragon38
Look guys, if Embiid is the most dominant player in the Eastern Conference, we should not be more than a small underdog against the Celtics. The reason we have always lost to them is because Embiid hasn’t lived up to his potential in those series.
If Embiid plays like the MVP, we can take them with a bit of luck and should be favored against any other team in the association.
BradyReas
Disrespectful to embiids defensive impact
Electrical-Ad-1437
We will win the finals if embiid stays healthy
Jazzlike_Page508
ECF seems more like a floor rather than Ceiling. We’ve been on the verse so many times and we’ve nearly beat the Cs last year with a worst coach/cast
queens_boulevard
Not with Tobias playing significant minutes. It’s unfortunate, but true. Our most expensive player is actively holding us back bc he can never get out of his own head
IcyAd964
I think we can take the Celtics honestly there are times this year where they have shown cracks. We almost beat them last year with shitty ass doc
Different-Ad9986
I just want us to end this curse Al Horford put on us.
GrandmaJosey
He’s basically saying they can beat any team in the conference but Boston
Offensive? Get rid of that word in that sentence. This season he proved it
Norjac
That sounds about right. Still, it’s very optimistic and they need to catch every break possible.
jappixslackbot
Nah, just face Boston in the first round, lose, get a better draft pick or win and have the hardest team out of the way. Finals or bust
ApoliticalAth3ist
They *can*
PensiveinNJ
Fuck that if Embiid is back to 100% or close to it I give us decent odds to get the chip. Maybe not the favorites but the Celtics might be the only team that I think would worry me. We already punked the Wolves, Nuggets and OKC before our new arrivals, the west is strong but not top heavy.
jamhamram
We literally haven’t made it out of the second round in decades, have a starter who is a ghost that everyone hates, our emerging star guard has yet to step up in the playoffs and our best player hasn’t played in months. Truly hope we can do something great, but the key word here is “ceiling,” and this is a ceiling the Celtics, Bucks, Cavs, Knicks, etc all have. No-lose declaration by Tim.
defalt86
We are going to lose in the 2nd round. As is our fate.
throwawaymac83
Biggest thing is Embiids health and conditioning. If he can return to form prior to the injury, sky is the limit. Embiid-melt-Oubre-batum-maxey lineup was like +33 net rating! Throw buddy and Lowry into the mix (some cam Payne too) and they should seriously be feared. Let’s hope Embiid can be healthy!
DarkwingMcQuack
I feel like this is said every year. Why should I believe it to be true this year?
jawntothefuture
The Sixers can win it all if Joel is what he was pre injury. We were already a top 3 team, and the team has gotten better/more fitting pieces in Buddy, Kyle, and Cam. LFGGGGG
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He’s right.
I’ll correct legs.. the most dominant player in the eastern conference.
Legler knows ball.
This is a mild take. Their ceiling is the championship. The Celtics are good but they can be beaten. If doc wasn’t an active hindrance as a coach last year we may have beat the Celtics.
Met Timmy legs at a wedding in Jamaica and it took every ounce of willpower in my body not to try and talk Sixers with him. I wanted to so so so badly haha
Nah we can take the Cs
If Embiid and Maxey are locked in and feeling themselves, there is no stopping that duo. But that’s not gonna happen every game, in fact, we’ll be lucky if we can get that twice a series. Our chances are gonna boil down to if Oubre, Lowry, Payne, Reed, etc. can keep their dawg going when they’re getting chances and space.
Cause honestly, if Batum is knocking down the corner 3s, Oubre is successfully attacking the rim, and Tobias is putting in moderate effort, there isn’t much way to defend our offense whether Embiid/Maxey are as efficient as usual or not
Correction: fuck it, we can win it all.
Do y’all not know what “ceiling” means?
I’ll believe it when I see it
I’m all in regardless
Legler truly one of the last dudes without an agenda at ESPN. Just crunches film and explains the game so well.
Look guys, if Embiid is the most dominant player in the Eastern Conference, we should not be more than a small underdog against the Celtics. The reason we have always lost to them is because Embiid hasn’t lived up to his potential in those series.
If Embiid plays like the MVP, we can take them with a bit of luck and should be favored against any other team in the association.
Disrespectful to embiids defensive impact
We will win the finals if embiid stays healthy
ECF seems more like a floor rather than Ceiling. We’ve been on the verse so many times and we’ve nearly beat the Cs last year with a worst coach/cast
Not with Tobias playing significant minutes. It’s unfortunate, but true. Our most expensive player is actively holding us back bc he can never get out of his own head
I think we can take the Celtics honestly there are times this year where they have shown cracks. We almost beat them last year with shitty ass doc
I just want us to end this curse Al Horford put on us.
He’s basically saying they can beat any team in the conference but Boston
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Offensive? Get rid of that word in that sentence. This season he proved it
That sounds about right. Still, it’s very optimistic and they need to catch every break possible.
Nah, just face Boston in the first round, lose, get a better draft pick or win and have the hardest team out of the way. Finals or bust
They *can*
Fuck that if Embiid is back to 100% or close to it I give us decent odds to get the chip. Maybe not the favorites but the Celtics might be the only team that I think would worry me. We already punked the Wolves, Nuggets and OKC before our new arrivals, the west is strong but not top heavy.
We literally haven’t made it out of the second round in decades, have a starter who is a ghost that everyone hates, our emerging star guard has yet to step up in the playoffs and our best player hasn’t played in months. Truly hope we can do something great, but the key word here is “ceiling,” and this is a ceiling the Celtics, Bucks, Cavs, Knicks, etc all have. No-lose declaration by Tim.
We are going to lose in the 2nd round. As is our fate.
Biggest thing is Embiids health and conditioning. If he can return to form prior to the injury, sky is the limit. Embiid-melt-Oubre-batum-maxey lineup was like +33 net rating! Throw buddy and Lowry into the mix (some cam Payne too) and they should seriously be feared. Let’s hope Embiid can be healthy!
I feel like this is said every year. Why should I believe it to be true this year?
The Sixers can win it all if Joel is what he was pre injury. We were already a top 3 team, and the team has gotten better/more fitting pieces in Buddy, Kyle, and Cam. LFGGGGG