76ers Now: Stephen A. Smith Thinks 76ers Are BETTER Than Knicks + Skip Bayless RIPS Paul George

76ers Now: Stephen A. Smith Thinks 76ers Are BETTER Than Knicks + Skip Bayless RIPS Paul George

[Music] welcome into the show this is Philadelphia 76ers Now by chat sports I’m Chase senior no matter where you are how you’re tuned in we appreciate you as always for making Today’s show a part of your day so many very talented content creators out there talking Sixers and anytime you hang out with us we certainly appreciate that because there’s a lot of competition out there coming up here on the show how the six stack up with the top two teams in the Eastern Conference we’re talking about how Philadelphia fares against the New York Knicks and the defending Champion Boston Celtics and yes saying that does make me sick here inside the walls of chat sports we could take a look at how 76ers now Stacks up with Boston Celtics today and New York Knicks now most likes on a single video this month New York Knicks now 1,66 Celtics today 929 76ers now 847 can we get more likes on this video and take down the Knicks as well as the Boston Celtics let’s go 1 two 3 four five Sixers right onto that thumbs up icon as for the New York Knicks let’s start there how does Philadelphia compete with New York after losing to the Knicks in the first round in that series which featured everything was very intense was very entertaining and I thought throughout the duration of the entire NBA playoffs was the best playoff series it had an NBA Finals feel it really did two great fan bases two intense fan bases the atmosphere at the Wells Fargo Center Madison Square Garden it was awesome and then every single game came down to the wire and I want to show this quote from Stephen A Smith who is a diard Knicks fan this is what he had to say if Joel embiid is healthy there’s no excuses embiid on one leg average 35 against the next we know how big time em beat is we know that Tyrese Maxi is special brother got a $24 million extension brother got a $24 million extension if Paul George is what Paul George is supposed to be Maxi embid PG as much as I love my Nicks orange and blue skies baby they don’t come before Philly and Boston we know Boston’s on another level they the Champions they the reigning defend Champions and we’ll see what happens with them but embid with maxi and Paul George yes I believe in that that’s big I know some people are concerned about how Joel embiid fared in that Olympic ramp up game for Team USA against Team Canada he looked Rusty it’s almost as if he hadn’t played basketball in a really long time I thought em beat actually made a couple of really good transition passes and I don’t think he’s going to be cooked overnight the social media Ridiculousness was wild Dwight pal putting the clamps on Joel embiid I still think he’s going to be an elite player just has to stay healthy and I know the Knicks beat the Sixers but imagine if the Sixers had Paul George he’s defending Jaylen Brunson he’s making Jaylen brunson’s job a lot more difficult and he’s another offensive option who would have been a wildly better upgrade than Tobias Harris who crumbo cookies probably better than Tobias Harris in that series outside of that game five skip Bess on Paul George not as high on PG as we are and Stephen A Smith he’s going to play the contrarian role no really Paul George is just PG pretty good he has no killer will he won’t make a big difference in Philadelphia I think Skip in saying that is delusional if he thinks upgrading from Bas Harris to Paul George is not going to make a difference the shot making the shot creation the efficiency the defensive impact it makes Philadelphia so much better than what they were in that first round Series against the nexts as for the lineups and the starting lineups for both teams you have Tyrese Maxi Kelly UB Paul George Caleb Martin Joel mbid that’s our best crack at what the six or starting five will be the Knicks I still think they have a vacant hole at that Center Spot and it was a center position that Joel MB dominated on one leg like Stephen A Smith said Jaylen Brunson Mel Bridges ogan and Obi really good top three I think Julius Randle is an awful playoff player and Mitchell Robinson a good big but I don’t think that he can stick with Joel embiid for an entire playoff series if embiid is healthy the depth pieces for both teams this is where I think the Knicks do have the edge Duce McBride he’s made some strides Dante dienzo Josh Hart really good players the Villanova Nicks K beats baites deop and then Jericho Sims for the Sixers still moves to be made here to round out that rotation Jared McCain Eric Gordon Ricky counil I fourth ADM Bona and Andre Drummond so the big question from myself and chip is Philly better than New York I need to see it on the floor I think talent-wise Philadelphia is better but New York had something special Brewing last year but with how many minutes their core players played can that duplicate that success this upcoming season yeah look the Knicks just beat us give credit to them they played phenomenally and obviously had a big offseason adding Mikel Bridges y but losing Isa hardenstein is a big deal a very very big deal what he did for them rebounding wise energy-wise defensively offensively with that annoying little push shot about a few feet out from the rim I mean he was tremendous he really was and if they don’t make another addition those rumors are looking to trade for Walker Kesler they’re going to be in the market for another Center because you can’t trust Mitchell Robinson I truly think if both teams are at their best as currently constructed the Sixers are a more talented team if Paul George can play to his best of his abilties if Joel embiid can stay healthy again big if and we see a step from Tyrese Maxi I I truly think that they can beat the Knicks in a playoff series it just comes down to health for both teams yeah what do the final rosters look like I’m sure the rosters will change up at the deadline but as of right now I like Philly’s chances against the Knick I think they have more star power they have more offensive Firepower and I like nurse over tiido as well so we’ll see what happens come playoff time of course but I think the Sixers absolutely can hang with the New York Knicks coming up next can the Sixers hang with the Boston Celtics who Philadelphia has not beaten a playoff series since the mid1 1980s Jared McCain jerseys are available I think he made a good choice in wearing the number 20 chatsports.com McCain you can get yours today there are also other Sixers jerseys available if if you use that link thanks to our friends at Fanatics the aforementioned question can Philly compete with the defending champs I think Philadelphia can compete with the Boston Celtics but furthermore can they beat the Boston Celtics what’s interesting is that a lot of people have said Sixers are so small they need a power forward they’re not really that much smaller than the Boston Celtics when you compare their starting lineups Tyrese Maxi is 62 Drew holiday 64 Derek white is 64 but Kelly UB is what 66 67 Paul George Kayla Martin are bigger wings so Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum they play The Wings Spot as well there is some chatter that Jason Tatum has grown there were some photos of him standing next to bamat who is supposed to be and is a center and Jason Tatum look to be taller than bamat ofo and then you have Chris steps porzingis and Al Horford with Joel MB that’s pretty much a wash so Philadelphia is not that much smaller than Boston where Boston I think has the edge though certainly defense Drew holiday Derek white Jaylen Brown Jason Tatum are all NBA Defenders and how they match up with Philadelphia defensively I think is a little bit of a concern it would come down to elite shot making for the Sixers Tyrese Maxi would have to have Limitless range Paul George is going to have to hit contested shots and the big fell Joel embiid is going to have to do his thing and he has struggled historically against Al Horford and Chris STS porzingis could Tire embiid by getting him out to the three-point Arc and that’s a little bit of a concern and then the Celtics depth pieces here pton Pritchard Jaden Springer Sam Hower Xavier Tillman Luke cornette what they have over the Sixers here I’m not going to say they have like wildly more talent but a lot more continuity and a lot more familiarity a lot of these players have been together for a long time Pritchard Hower cornette they are byproducts of the Celtics player development program and we know the Sixers history against the Celtics I hate Boston more than any professional team in sports this is the best team that they’ve had in recent years I know they could be without uh KP to start the year but they’re still going to be really damn good chip I hate to say this I don’t think the Sixers are better than the Celtics yeah look at this moment in time the Celtics are just the most talented team in the NBA they’re champions for a reason it was relatively easy for them throughout the entire playoff run they just have a lot of really really good players and they’re going to for a couple of years the only way I can really see the Sixers beating the Celtics in a seven game series assuming both teams are healthy is as you said Chase elite shot making across the board because we know the Celtics regardless of if their offense is always on or not cuz they’re very three-point dependent yeah the defense is always going to be there it ju it just is so it’s going to take elite shot making and I I think it be’s going to have to have that Series where he Stakes his claim as the best player in the world yeah and if he doesn’t play like that and if he can’t stay healthy I don’t really think it matters much Tyrese Maxi does what Paul George does because the Celtics just have too much talent they’re starting five is historic honestly they put up historic numbers on the offensive side of the ball this year so you know am I going to say they have no chance you know it’s going to be very very tough the Celtics are just so so talented and so many different skill sets and just perfectly constructed for today’s NBA you got to hope they’re missing threes so it’s going to take a lot yeah but if everybody in the Sixers is playing at their Peak I think they got a chance but again gonna need everybody across the board to play absolutely out of their minds to beat Boston it’s really just what it comes down to another thing that Boston has they’ve had Jaylen Brown Jason Tatum together for a long time Al Horford has been on that team for a long time Derek white at this point has been on that team for a few seasons you have drew holiday going into year two that continuity I I thought really showed throughout this playoff run where they were a dominant team some people are trying to take credit away from Boston for winning the championship saying you know it’s a Mickey Mouse title they were literally the best team in the NBA from game one through game 82 and then all throughout the playoffs what they did got to tip your cap got to tip your cap best team in the East is in Philadelphia type p is it Boston type B is it New York Type n y let us know [Music]

Philadelphia 76ers news on 7/13/24: Stephen A. Smith & Skip Bayless had different opinions on the 76ers roster and how this 2024-25 NBA season will go for the Philadelphia 76ers. Stephen A. Smith thinks the 76ers are a superior team to the New York Knicks and can compete with the Boston Celtics. Skip Bayless said Paul George won’t make a difference for the 76ers. Chase Senior & Jake Chipper discuss how the 76ers stack up in the NBA Eastern Conference with the Boston Celtics & New York Knicks on today’s 76ers Now.

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Stephen A. Smith on the Philadelphia 76ers:
“If Embiid is healthy, there’s no excuses. Embiid on one leg averaged 35 against the Knicks on one leg. We know how big-time Embiid is. We know that Tyrese Maxey is special. Brother got a $204 million extension. If Paul George is what Paul George is supposed to be, Maxey, Embiid, and Paul George, as much as I love my Knicks, orange and blue skies, baby. They don’t come before Philly and Boston. We know Boston’s on another level. They the champions. They the reigning defending champions and we’ll see what happens with them, but Embiid with Maxey and Paul George? Yes, I believe in that. That’s big.”

Skip Bayless on Paul George:
“Paul George is just PG, pretty good. He has no killer will. He won’t make a big difference in Philadelphia.”

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