The Sixers have a Tobias Harris Problem…

The Sixers have a Tobias Harris Problem…

The Philadelphia 76ers have a Tobias Harris problem we’ve talked all about how the future of the Sixers season is fully dependent on when Joel embiid returns and what level he’s able to compete at when he steps back on the floor but if they’re getting this version of Tobias Harris it may not

Matter when and if Joel embiid is back in this video I want to break down what specifically is going wrong with Tobias Harris why I’ve hit my Breaking Point with my frustrations with him and overall what I think the deal is so I want to begin by setting the stage a

Little bit we all know the Tobias Harris Story by here that I have a hard time holding so much criticism towards the guy he he does get an unfair shake at moments that he’s been a player that has seen his role shift up and down more than just about any player in NBA

History and the issue with him is always the contract it is not Tobias Harris’s fault that he was offered this lucrative deal by the Sixers the 5year $180 million deal and I understand the more that we look back on it the worse it looks that I do want to note the side

Note of kind of the situation that this being immediately after the Sixers pushed all their chips into to get Jimmy Butler get Tobias Harris put together that 2018 19 Sixers team Jimmy Butler elected to walk away or wasn’t happy with the Sixers whatever that situation was there and the bottom line is these

Sixers could not afford to let both these guys walk away for free so they had to sign Tobias Harris to basically whatever he was asking and that deal has ultimately aged into one of the worst contracts in NBA history but the regardless of the money regardless of the situation these Sixers still need

Tobias Harris that he has been a guy that even through his flaws has been an effective player on the Sixers team but not lately and to dive into specifically what is frustrating me I want to begin by pulling up these stats from last night that Tobias Harris in the matchup

And uh in the matchup last night in the 110 to 96 loss to the Knicks Tobias Harris played 27 minutes added seven points four rebounds three assists did have three steals three of nine from the field and one of three from three just not quite good enough from the guy and

The rebounding is specifically what jumped out to me that the way the Sixers are playing the way these rosters are setup at this current time the Sixers need Tobias haris to be a plus rebounder and there’s been stretches of his career where he has delivered on that where he

Has been the guy to go up and get it get grown man rebounds just box out and do the little things that help this team win these sixes were outrebound 28 to 15 at halftime last night they did put together A Better Effort in the second half collectively as a team but dubas

Had one rebound until deep into that third quarter that is unacceptable and the three-point attempts also completely unacceptable that he’s having the the fewest three-point attempts he’s ever had in a Sixers uniform has to go all the way back to the 20156 season to which he was mirroring these types of

Types of uh output from there that 3.4 three-point attempts per game is not just going to cut it and it is not just last night that is frustrating me from Tobias Harris if we want to look at the last couple games from Tobias let’s look obviously there’s last night which was

The seven point and4 rebound performance in which he shot three of nine from the field he was inactive in the final two games before the uh NBA uh All-Star break there and I will note that of course them beating that Cleveland Team without him in incredibly short-handed

Fashion but then before that against the Wizards in his 32 minutes and 47 seconds of Play Time Tobias added a whopping 11 points he did add seven rebounds shot four 14 from the field and 0 of two from three the game prior he had a pretty

Nice game against Atlanta he did add 21 points there with seven rebounds that is the Tobias that we’re hoping to see seven of 16 from the field two of four from three then the games prior against the Golden State Warriors just 13 points seven rebounds shot six of 14 from the

Field zero of one from three in the game prior against the Dallas Mavericks just one of one from three as he added 17 points there he’s not the worst player in the NBA I’m not making it out to be that but he’s just not at all what the

Six years need and one of the defining traits of Tobias Harris one of the better situations as you kind of look at things and code things one of the ways you can swallow this contract is he has been a guy that has stepped up in Joel me’s absence and partially that has

Remain true that even this year Tobias is averaging 18.9 points per game 6.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in these 16 games without Joell embiid but that has not been the case lately and I’ve not been shy about Tobias not being a a great fit next to Joel ID either that

When you think about Tobias Harris and this is my greatest point of frustration with him is what is the defining skill that you need him on the floor as a basketball player he’s not the best shooter on the team not the best rebounder on the team not the best

Defender on the team he’s just very jack of all trades master of none that there isn’t that defining trait that you need him and I think when you’re building out a roster having that ability is more important than a well-rounded game for the most part and the biggest point that

Drives this frustration specifically last night it is after trade season has died down that there was so much talks about will Tobias Harris be moved what is the opportunity and one of the guy that we’ve spoke about pretty indepthly on this channel is buan bogdanovich that

That was a guy that was circled as a Sixers Target a guy that from a League wide perspective made sense for a contender to go out and get and that’s exactly what the New York Knicks did and why that is particularly frustrating is cuz these Sixers didn’t because of

Tobias Harris and to read the report here from Jake fiser of Yahoo sports he reported quote the Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons discussed trades ahead of the deadline Philadelphia was interested in adding Buon bogdanovich and Alec Burks but they weren’t willing to trade to BU as Harris to do it

Detroit’s interest in reuniting with Harris has been rumored for a while now the Pistons could pursue Harris when he becomes a free agent this summer the Sixers couldn’t afford to give up Harris as he’s a key player for them especially in the wake of Joel embiid’s knee knee surger

Philadelphia could seek to work out a new deal with Harris when he’s a free agent this summer oh gosh bogdanovich and Burks were ultimately traded to the New York Knicks the Pistons received Quinton Grimes two second round picks and a collection of matching salaries from the Knicks in the deal now why this

Hit such a sore spot right now is what was the difference between the Knicks and the Sixers last night it was buan bogdanovich that he played out of his mind and to give his statline specifically in his 24 minutes of play 22 points had two rebounds three steals

Shot six of six from three eight of 13 from the field and knock down some big time threes some tough threes some where he is shouldering off to create space and then fading away in the corner and still connecting there there was a couple catch and shoot looks where it

Barely felt like he catched the ball it was in his hands and out of there and in the net before you knew it and that ability that decisiveness in his game that Effectiveness as in a shooter are all things that Tobias Harris just straight up does not do and when we

Bring up the point as was written by Jake fiser once again that Philadelphia could seek to work out a new deal with Harris when he’s a free agent this summer stop no I want no part of Tobias Harris being back on this Sixers team and I’m past the point where it’s the

Contract is dictating my frustrations just as a basketball perspective it is dictating my frustrations that there is no number that I can talk myself into Tobias Harris being a positive asset on the Sixers team I’m appreciative for what he’s done during his time here from a leadership standpoint from a locker

Room standpoint from being the adult in the room in various different situations for the six years team but when you’re talking about building a championship Contender it just doesn’t involve Tobias Harris being in the picture that this is a guy that from a basketball perspective

Is destined to be a number two option on a lottery team for the remainder of his career that feels like the best usage of his skills that all the post up the tough fadeaway twos that he loves his preferred shot diet that just does not translate to winning basketball and

We’re seeing that in his full scale even a guy like Kelly UB who certainly has his flaws there is no doubt about it and we see them front in Center there was a huge moment last night where he missed a three and then miss back toback layup

The rim at crucial moments of the game but what Kelly does is he straps up defensively I thought he made an impact on Jaylen Bronson last night particularly in the second half when Nick nurse switched Kelly UB as the primary Defender and I thought the Kelly’s length did bother Brunson away

That neither buddy Hill nor Maxi was able to in the first half but he or uh Kelly brings it defensively and the athleticism that he brings that is a defining trait that when he gets out on the break when he’s hitting downhill when he’s using his body in frame in a

Way that’s stuff that Tobi has teris doesn’t do that Tobias feels like he forgets how big and athletic he is sometimes that he’s overly Rel reliant on the skill sets the pump fakes the fadeaways in a way that you just should not have to do at 6’8 and 200 200 and

Whatever pounds you are if Tobias just played a little more decisive use his physicality more I could be more willing but the lack of three-point volume the just frustrations and his overall usage and really him just looking disengaged out there is completely rubbing me the

Wrong way so we have 27 games left in this regular season what are hopefully the final 27 games of Tobias Harris wearing a Sixers uniform in the regular season the Sixers straight up need more from him that as we talk about is Tyrese Maxi ready is Buddy heel the missing

Piece so much of this contract is once again tied up in the 39.27 mil that are due to Tobias Harris I’m not here to hold your money against you to pocket watch any of those things but the bottom line is money comes with expectation and you are not delivering

That for the remainder of the Season these Sixers need a better version of to Tobias Harris more decisive version of Tobias Harris a guy that is willing to play more team basketball and just help them out in ways that he simply is not right now I’m not confident that will be

The case and I do think the battle that Nick neris is going through in his head right now is is it worth sacrificing what could potentially lose Tobias Harris from a mental standpoint for the remainder of the season if I do bench him and limit his minutes now or is it

Just worth swallowing it and going through it right now and I will note that even in last night’s game the 27 minutes that he did play fewer than the average that he’s typically a guy playing up in those 30 plus 35 minutes per game so the fact that he did only

Play 27 I do think is notable but I am curious how much Nick nuris is willing to push this envelope because I do think a guy like Ricky Council ivth who played uh four total minutes last night that is unacceptable that is a guy that does bring it from a mentality standpoint

From an effort level and will commit to rebounding the basketball in a way that Tobias Harris has not proven to me that he will once again there are 27 games left Tobias Harris has that amount of time to change the narrative on on himself I do hope that ultimately

However the story of Tobias Harris ends I do hope it is on a high note that this guy has taken his lumps here including the ones that I have delivered in this video here but I do hope that he can turn things around just play better basketball and be remembered a little

More fondly than is the case as currently constructed but until he plays like that I’m not going to defend what the guy is and I do think it is a legitimate issue on the Sixers team let me know what you guys think in the

Comments are you as fed up as I am with the Tobias Harris experience it has been rough these past couple games specifically last night I hit my breaking point for sure so I do want to hear from you guys appreciate you guys for tuning in make sure you’re smashing

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The Sixers have a Tobias Harris Problem…

After a frustrating loss to kick off the return from the NBA All-Star break, Sean Barnard has hit his breaking point with Tobias Harris. He breaks down the recent trend of unsatisfactory basketball and why this has been such a problem for the Sixers. He also highlights the failure to consider trading Tobias Harris at the deadline and how this issue was put on full display during the loss to the Knicks.

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