[The Athletic] “The Nets executed their game plan against the Sixers as well as they could have hoped for — and still lost by 12…. Harden scored just eight points, Embiid was held to 20 and the Sixers shot just 31 percent from 3… It shows how slim the Nets’ margin of error is in this series.”
by shadow_spinner0
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We didn’t execute offensively. We couldn’t hit any shots and we had plenty of open looks from 3.
And yet Cam Thomas just sitting on the bench. Just let him do his thing. What else do we have to lose?
Edit: if y’all wanna be satisfied with 84 points, be my guest. Everyone replying has offered criticism of Cam but zero solutions.
I can’t stand this point. We shot 31% from three…that’s why we lost. We can play tough every game…and it will drain them too. We “did just about everything we could” narrative is annoying.
I have no qualms about saying we’re losing or getting swept but saying there’s nothing we can do is silly. Our offense stunk…it’s doesn’t have to be that bad. We obviously lack superstars but still.
We win this game if Dinwiddie got his shit together.
JV has setup the ideal game-plan defensively and we’re actually executing to a high level.
But we just don’t have the offensive talent to keep up. Mikal is our only reliable scorer but he doesn’t have the playmaking or scoring gravity to be one-man offense.
Our best bet is to stick with the game plan and hopefully we can go bonkers from 3 at home. But I highly doubt it cos we scored 85 points playing 5-out small ball lmao.
A team built around 3 point shooting that can’t knock down 3s aren’t gonna win a lot of games. It’s clear this team doesn’t even deserve to be in the playoffs.
We should have tanked and gone for the 8th seed instead.
It’s clear, the Nets are good defensive team when all cylinders are rolling like they were yesterday, but our offense and rebounding are shit. Maybe if we had a healthy December Simmons, the chuck 3s offense would work, but it won’t work with Dinwiddie as the primary and sole playmaker.
To all the Cam stans – I’ve been too harsh on you. I actually think that we’re nearing Cam Time. When Embiid is on the floor, Spence and Mikal can’t penetrate. If Mikal’s shot is not falling, we can’t count on any mid-range and all that’s left is the 3-ball. If that isn’t falling, we have got to deploy Cam. I don’t care if it messes up the defensive scheme. We won’t win any games if we can’t get a bucket to drop.
They traded away two of the best offensive players of all time for a couple of 3 & D guys what do ya expect.
Our ceiling for the series was always winning one. They are a much better team. When our 3s aren’t falling, Embiid could guard the whole team by himself
That said, the defense was fun to watch last night. And even though he’s exactly what this team needs on the court, I’m still glad Kyrie is gone.
Maxey with 33 though….
We simply don’t have the offense, add a Trae and this team has conference finals abilities, somehow add Dame without gutting the defense and I think it can be a contender. But as we are right now I don’t see how we can steal more than a game from this series