Joel is averaging 36.8/11.8/4.3 on 69.5 TS% against the Celtics this season, yet the Sixers are 1-3 against them. The R2 series will come down to if the role players can do anything at all
Joel is averaging 36.8/11.8/4.3 on 69.5 TS% against the Celtics this season, yet the Sixers are 1-3 against them. The R2 series will come down to if the role players can do anything at all
It’s not 2019 anymore, Embiid himself has crushed Boston twice this season (52 and 44 points), with two more pretty good games (28 and 26, both efficient).
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We are 1-3 because literally everyone else (except Harden) has been dogbooty vs Boston this season. Maxey’s averaging 10 ppg on 40% TS vs them, Niang is at 2.8 ppg on 31 TS%, Tobi 11.5 ppg on 50% TS etc…. Maxey and Niang in particular have been huge liabilities against them, because they’re getting roasted on the other end (White’s having career games vs us every matchup)
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They’re selling out to double Joel, but even that hasn’t stopped Joel. Our role players have still been useless. Combine this with Boston having refs dickride them since last season (last playoffs was horrendous in terms of how much Celtics got favored by refs), it’ll be a tough hill to climb unless we can see Maxey / Tobi / Jalen etc be a lot lot better
tankguy33
Just give pj open looks?
Wisstig1
After tonight what is PJ? Honestly it’s a damn shame and I’m not sure who is more to blame. Everyone for not stepping up or Doc for not making adjustments. It’s obvious Niang shouldn’t play against the Celtics and when Tobi is having a night like last night switch him out for McDaniels or house jr (how times have changed). For Maxey, melton is much better defensively and we need that against a team like Boston but melton didn’t have a great game either. Some nice defensive stops but no points.
Doc and Tobias have been and continue to be our biggest what ifs
fuckbrocolli
I really worry about Maxey in the playoffs. I can’t remember him hitting any big shots in 4th quarters this season, it seems like the pressure really gets to him
mistergrape
Last night 2 starters and the entire bench combined for 8 made shots, likely costing Embiid and/or Harden a triple-double. Embiid & Harden iso so much (as does Tobi in the post/lane) or 2-man, it’s hard to know which came first or if there’s some causality there.
plebs_are_needed
This is just one reason why our bench and Tobi’s role have me not feeling great heading into the post season.
dogsarefun
We were a couple thousandths of a second away from possibly being 2-2 against the Celtics.
International-Dish95
I was honestly quite impressed with Tobis screening to help create those wide open looks for Tucker. I’d probably prefer it being vice versa though. 38 mill to set screens… that way tucker could be on the offensive glass in case tobi misses.
jorgelongo2
spoiler: they cant. Tobias is fucking awful and the bench sucks ass.
We straight up need Embiid to average 43-45 minutes in a celtics/bucks series to be able to compete
Even with how ass the rest of the team was he was a +17 in 38 minutes today in a 2 point win. Something like +23 before the silly last 30 seconds.
We cant afford the bench to lose by 15 every 10 minutes Embiid doesnt play
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It’s not 2019 anymore, Embiid himself has crushed Boston twice this season (52 and 44 points), with two more pretty good games (28 and 26, both efficient).
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We are 1-3 because literally everyone else (except Harden) has been dogbooty vs Boston this season. Maxey’s averaging 10 ppg on 40% TS vs them, Niang is at 2.8 ppg on 31 TS%, Tobi 11.5 ppg on 50% TS etc…. Maxey and Niang in particular have been huge liabilities against them, because they’re getting roasted on the other end (White’s having career games vs us every matchup)
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They’re selling out to double Joel, but even that hasn’t stopped Joel. Our role players have still been useless. Combine this with Boston having refs dickride them since last season (last playoffs was horrendous in terms of how much Celtics got favored by refs), it’ll be a tough hill to climb unless we can see Maxey / Tobi / Jalen etc be a lot lot better
Just give pj open looks?
After tonight what is PJ? Honestly it’s a damn shame and I’m not sure who is more to blame. Everyone for not stepping up or Doc for not making adjustments. It’s obvious Niang shouldn’t play against the Celtics and when Tobi is having a night like last night switch him out for McDaniels or house jr (how times have changed). For Maxey, melton is much better defensively and we need that against a team like Boston but melton didn’t have a great game either. Some nice defensive stops but no points.
Doc and Tobias have been and continue to be our biggest what ifs
I really worry about Maxey in the playoffs. I can’t remember him hitting any big shots in 4th quarters this season, it seems like the pressure really gets to him
Last night 2 starters and the entire bench combined for 8 made shots, likely costing Embiid and/or Harden a triple-double. Embiid & Harden iso so much (as does Tobi in the post/lane) or 2-man, it’s hard to know which came first or if there’s some causality there.
This is just one reason why our bench and Tobi’s role have me not feeling great heading into the post season.
We were a couple thousandths of a second away from possibly being 2-2 against the Celtics.
I was honestly quite impressed with Tobis screening to help create those wide open looks for Tucker. I’d probably prefer it being vice versa though. 38 mill to set screens… that way tucker could be on the offensive glass in case tobi misses.
spoiler: they cant. Tobias is fucking awful and the bench sucks ass.
We straight up need Embiid to average 43-45 minutes in a celtics/bucks series to be able to compete
Even with how ass the rest of the team was he was a +17 in 38 minutes today in a 2 point win. Something like +23 before the silly last 30 seconds.
We cant afford the bench to lose by 15 every 10 minutes Embiid doesnt play