The 76ers CANNOT AFFORD Joel Embiid not being dominant! – Austin Rivers | NBA Today
The NBA Today panel reflect on the first 5 games of the New York Knicks’ first-round matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers and discuss how Philly can take it to 7 games.
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Nope knicks will close it out
Ok OG I see you!! 305!
Not that suprising that NY fans are at the Wells Fargo. Tickets at the garden are so much more expensive, so it's close enough and cheaper for them to go to Philly.
Knicks in 6
I'm praying the Sixers win this game tonight to force a game 7 at Madison Square Garden, it would be amazing because this is easily the most entertaining series in the first round.
UD got the smile and the vibe. Lose the tie, keep it smart casual. Take a page out of Richard Jefferson’s style guide and keep your swag
Philly owners don't have faith in their own team so they trying to ice the Knicks fans. SAADDD!!!! Haha!
Same Old Clippers
Paul George = LOSER
James Harden = LOSER
Russell Westbrook = LOSER
LA Clippers = LOSERS!!!
Been showing it since Feb. There’s a reason they never won a ring and never will. I’m more focused on the Derby….
Dallas Mavericks wins Game 5 ✅
with
#18 Stronghold wins Derby = $400
#19 Resilience wins Derby = $400 👀
#14 Endlessly wins Derby = $500
Then on Derby/Star Wars Day …
$60 Show
#2 Sierra Leone = $150
#19 Resilience = $400
^ Thinking of altering that bet. Maybe put $40 show on them both so I can add #20 Society Man in my wagers. Put $40 show on him too.
Going back to my same old Dippers, I thought Kawhi would be our savior. That we would have our Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant but for the Clippers. Boy, was I wrong! He’s been more of a detriment to our franchise since we got him.
Kawhi wanted Paul George. He basically blackmailed us in 2019 like what LeLeaving is doing to the Lakers by wanting them to draft 4.8 PPG college elite, Bronny. We traded Shai who is an MVP candidate and is already in the next round while playing with a bunch of kids. While my Flippers have 3 future HoFers available in which 2 of them were MVPs and we still can’t handle Dallas at home.
Kawhi’s playoff history with the Clippers..
2020: Blew a 3-1 lead to Denver
2021: Hurt
2022: Hurt (we didn’t make the playoffs)
2023: Hurt
2024: Hurt
Dude is just robbing money from Ballmer like Ben Simmons is doing with the Nets and every team that Gordon Hayward has played for. So we lost Shai and our draft picks that we can use for trades only to see Kawhi be unavailable 4 out of the 5 years when the playoffs happens.
Now let me get to The Three Stooges. Paul George is a loser. He’s not that guy. He idolized Kobe but he has no Mamba Mentality in him. Ofc, I don’t expect everyone to think like MJ and Kobe. That’s what made them different. But it’s still so frustrating because PG is so skilled and has a smooth game. But all we’re seeing is Tracy McGrady after Orlando. Washed. Banged up. Wayoff P or PG-13%. If he’s cold, he’s cold. If he’s hot, he’s hot. But there’s no in between with him.
James Harden, same way. Very streaky. When neither one is playing well, we’re screwed. There’s no saving us. We rely on them to be efficient. We can’t afford games when George or Harden are shooting below 20-25% which they both tend to frequently do in the playoffs. Two very skilled offensive players with the most inefficient playoff games in modern times.
There’s no fixing Russell Westbrook. Not even Ty Lue can perform that miracle. Every time Russ jacks a wide open three, I cringe because I know it’s not going in. If Russ was really serious with basketball, he should’ve developed a reliable jumper like 10 years ago. But he never did. That’s why the Lakers improved after dumping him. Bad hands. Bad decisions. Can’t shoot. Can’t even make layups. Clippers have the two highest turnover players.
Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook are all losers. I laugh when Don MacLean tries to gas up James Harden when he criticized Harden’s play 5 years ago saying Lou Williams had a better game than he did. We got an old af Harden. Not the one from 2018 or 2020. Stop thinking that Harden is coming back, That run we had in Dec-Jan was a mirage.
I already knew we were frauds after we lost to the Lakers a third time and LeBron went crazy hot after we were up like 20+ in the 4th and when Minnesota blew us out when playing for the No. 1 seed. And this was when all our guys played. Kawhi was present against NOLA, Minnesota, and OKC and we got destroyed by them.
I know when my Clippers are good and we’re not good this year. Need to remind you all on how he drafted Jerome Robinson over Michael Porter Jr. I will listen to Adam Ausland talk about how the Clippers have this “brain trust”. Where’s the brain, Adam? We can’t draft. Our best players are all 1-on-1 players and usually hurt, old, and slow. Nobody knows how to move the ball. We choke big leads.
I thought July 5, 2019 was the greatest date in Clippers’ history. But it’s been mostly a nightmare. We did finally make the WCF that one time in 2021 but that’s it. It’s been a disaster year after year because Kawhi is always unavailable and The Three Stooges are ringless for a reason. They have the most sub-25% playoff games in modern times.
I’m so over these Clippers. I preferred the 2019 roster way more than the last three rosters. Clippers have no direction. We became the 2013-2014 Nets. Or the 2004, 2013, and 2022 Lakers chasing old stars. Gave up tons of assets to bank on these aging stars. Maybe Steve Ballmer is too stupid or blind to really see what’s going on. Continues to get duped by Doc Rivers’ hire, Lawrence Frank.
I know for a fact Ballmer will not trade Kawhi. He just signed a 3-year extension and he needs his “stars” to help market our new arena. But it’s never going to get better for us. We’ll only get older and worse. We’ll probably be a 6th seed next year before another 1st round exit. Then play-in or lottery after that. Clippers are stuck in quicksand and won’t get out of it until Kawhi is gone.
I don’t care if Ty Lue leaves us and goes to the Lakers. I find him overrated anyway similar to his mentor, Doc, living off that one ring thanks to LeBron. Even if we re-sign Lue, does it matter? Kawhi is always hurt, PG, JH, and RW are perennial playoff chokers/losers who don’t have winning intangibles or the drive to win a ring. They just want to be in LA because they’re from here. Doing a LABron who isn’t from here.
Kawhi’s two Final MVPs made him so overrated. Won them because he was at the right place at the right time. When he plays and he’s healthy, he’s great. The closest thing to watching MJ in this era. But he’s no savior. He’s no leader. He’s rarely available. We should’ve went after LeBron but I know he would never want to be a Clipper because he’s smart plus we didn’t have the cap space until 2019.
Expect more mediocrity in the next 3 years with these Flippers. Then time to rebuild for another 5 years. We cannot take shortcuts, Zippers. The Fakers do it and the league let’s them because their brand is so popular. But look at Denver. They built it the right way. Not from aging brand names who are well passed their prime.
We should be fishing by tomorrow night. We have no heart. We are gutless. Paul George loves to fish 🎣. I think he got Kawhi into it. They can start as early as Saturday morning. We ain’t beating Dallas tomorrow. Even if it goes 7, I believe we will still lose. We have the three most unreliable stars in the playoffs.
The real Finals is Denver vs. Minnesota. Whoever wins that series wins it all. The Celtics and Knicks don’t have the size to compete against them.
Final 8
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Minnesota Timberwolves
3. Boston Celtics
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. New York Knicks
6. Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
8. Indiana Pacers
I’m actually hoping the Knicks and Pacers blow that 3-1 lead they once had. I forgot I have wagers on the Bucks and Sixers winning their series. If Sixers do pull the Game 7 upset, I would place Sixers at 4th below Boston.
Denver or Minny vs. Philly would be more of an interesting Finals matchup thanks to Embiid going against Jokic or KAT/Gobert. To me, the hottest team is Minnesota and they’re a cold state. Jamal Murray and KCP look hurt. Porzingis is hurt. Embiid is always hurt like Kawhi.
Ant-Man = Next Jordan
Wins his first ring in Year 4 like Kobe. But Kobe wasn’t as important or as valuable to the Lakers until Year 5. I won’t be surprised if Minnesota wins it all. Congrats. They built it the right way like Denver did and unlike LeBron’s teams and the Clippers.
The superteam shortcuts worked for LeBron and KD but in their prime. Look at their situation now. Karma. LeBron needs more help to beat a Denver team with one all-star/top 10 player. Is 1-8 since last year and 1-12 since Dec 2022 against someone who looks like a plumber. LeBron and AD played as great as they could and still lost.
I personally don’t care if Paul George goes to Philly this summer. The Sixers will not get any closer to a championship. I keep telling y’all, Paul George is a failure in the playoffs just like Harden. And even if PG left the Clippers, how will playing next to Embiid be any different than Kawhi? They’re always hurt in the playoffs!
I would read all these articles on how Philly wants Paul George, blah blah blah. You can have him, Philly. Give us SEVEN 1st round futures. Then expect the same results like my Clippers just had. But I know PG isn’t leaving. He’s from here. Why go to stinky af Philly only to lose the same way over there? But I wouldn’t be mad if PG was gone. Neither Clippers and Sixers are going anywhere these next few years. We’re both cursed.
He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey not Chicago.
No Perkins – it means most real fans can't afford the darned tickets
We have 2 guys averaging 30 and we are acrually out scoring the knick in this total series
Embiid is trash and a flopping free throw merchant. Hope this punk always lose
Keep underestimating Brun Brun watch!!
Later 9pm start just for Embiid, get that extra rest and medical IV's in.
Why Perk always laughs before he speaks
It better not go to 7 if it does i got sixers in 7
But 80% chance the knicks win tonight
Udonis is a great analyst and I hope they have him on more.
Precious has to play so that OG and Precious can switch to stop Maxey penetration
I swear Perkins just yesterday said right next to Austin rivers that he originally picked the knicks in 6 but said he Agreed that he thought it was going to go to seven and now today on this video he’s keeping his original pic …. Well, then don’t say you think it’s going 7 that’s a cop out lol
Austin Rivers will never be popular because he was a nepotism hire. A fringe NBA guy who kept getting chances on teams his dad was coaching. Pave your own lane.
Big Perk! Let’s go Knicks 🙌🏽💙🧡🔥
James Brunson will score more than 50 points Today 🔥🔥🔥
Brunson is a gun. They won't win a chip.
Brunson is overrated
Don't lknow……DON'T CARE!
Currently homeless and these are ball-bouncing multi-millionaires. Good for THEM!
Knicks tougher mentally. The loss did hurt but they have been battling adversity all season long with injuries and all teams playing difficult against the Knicks in the garden etc. We have to play the 76ers the way we did game 4 OG on Embid and putting Duece on and DV on maxey. I like Robinson but he doesn’t have the speed to keep up embid and maxey…. Cmon Knicks!!!’
Keep UD on here for real
Sixers will blowout the Knicks tonight to force game 7.
I really wish Buddy Hield would heat up. It'd be nice to see Ricky Council get busy too.
Tell Austin rivers criticize his fathers coaching and team he’s a sucker for the comments he makes about Brunson and the Knicks. Meanwhile he sucked as a pro he helped absolutely no team never was an asset so to speak in a team that’s winning without buying 3 superstars give us our credit or keep our Franks out ya mouth Austin Rivers! Your father is a pathetic coach 😂should’ve never had that job he can’t coach or win with 2 superstars shitting me and you bad mouthing the Knicks the nerve of this guy 😂
It’s not the truth
Perkins is a Clown
Perkins is a Fake Professional 😂 omg
Austin rivers is trash
They bought 2,000 tickets for there home game. Thats sad. It would be funny tho if u still hear the knicks fans
Maxey been the best player this series 100% not Brunson
Perkins was never a factor on no team he won a ring off other players skills & y’all laugh & joke in his face like he’s intelligent 😂 bahahaha Perkins stfu scrub
I wish theyd fire Perkins
Why is Austin rivers even there?
Big Body Brunson sending Philly home tonight
Most Valuable Free Throw makes the game unwatchable
As usual 76ers players will be sitting on a beach in Florida while another team advances to the NBA final
no 😢
Bounced Embid is hot trash 1 dimensional 💩 sandwich. In the g league east too 😂😂😂 nick nurse sucks bad so overrated with his bogus fake craptor asterisk jewelry