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As always, you are a voice of reason.

All we need is for our bench to give us a little more than what it has given us so far.  And for Nick to mix in more zone  to prevent fatigue.

Thanks bro, appreciate that.
Just go thru the EC teams.  They all have playoff questions that will need to be answered.
Detroit — Do they have a capable second scorer when teams inevitably trap Cade into giving up the ball?
NYK — Can they win it all with Brunson at the head of their D & (kitty) KAT as the last line of defense?
Cleveland — Harden’s presence guarantees the Cavs will find a way to implode.
Boston — Their championship muscle memory is carrying them thru the regular season.  Not sure if they can make a Finals run with White & Pritchard are their 2nd & 3rd guys.
Toronto — No reason to be taken seriously.

Our biggest issue is health.
Biid basically has two weeks off coming out of the All Star break.  PG hopefully won’t find a way to hurt himself during his suspension.  Very good chance the two guys we worry about the most regarding health should be in relatively good shape heading into April. 
Lastly, outside of the Butler year and the Knicks series, Biid will have a perimeter guy he can actually trust to close games.  With Ben & James as lead ball handlers, the offense had to run thru Biid to close games in the playoffs.  Biid is still good enough to get his when the games slow down in April/May.  Maxey has the courage and skill to close out games instead of having Embiid figure out new ways to lose a perfectly winnable playoff game.

Considering that I correctly picked Broome as the 2nd round pick... I believe that I should defend the guy... And it really is not that hard to do... If I'm being 100% honest, the majority of you all said the same BS about McCain just weeks ago... Even today, most still want to throw him in trades lol...

You guys act as if Broome is in the rotation... He has played in 6 games all year. 28% of the season is already gone... Add that same number of 6, being his minutes being played. How do you judge someone off of 6 games and 6 minutes?

If you did not know, Barlow gets 26.3 MPG... Watford 20.4 MPG... Walker 13.7 MPG... And considering Walker gets 13.7 MPG, why is it Broome in his over half the minutes less gets 2.2 RPG to Walker's 3.5 RPG...

Broome was always the 4th option... Watford is on a TEAM OPTION... Barlow and Walker we all know the story... Broome is on a 4 year contract... And he can take the time to develop...

I have made it clear that Grimes is only doing what he is doing because of contract... I made the same claim with Drummond and Oubre... I made the same claim with all these 3 PF's ahead of Broome... They are looking for contracts as well... And speak the truth, Broome never got a chance to get the minutes that these guys have... When Walker was stinking up the joint, he still got minutes... To hate on a guy who only played in 6 games and 6 minutes is? Well Philadelphia...

Is it possible that you were just wrong on Broome?

The last 3 games, McCain has 15, 15, and 20 points... Many have given McCain a tough time, ignoring the fact that he has not played since his injury last season... Of course he is going to look slow and sluggish... I hoped the 5 steals tonight proved that theory false... After a rough start, he is getting close to being 100% back to what we all saw last year... Which at the time, I thought, why not a 20 ppg player in this league...

During those last 3 games... He has shot 75%, 40%, and 40% from 3-point range... 5 out of 6 from the free throw line... The biggest difference, MINUTES... 26, 25, and tonight 29 minutes... And for the too small guys... McCain was a TEAM HIGH +18 on the floor...

It's going to be very interesting when VJ Edgecombe comes back... Will he go back to the starting lineup? Or will they pair him off the bench with McCain? If he goes back as a starter... How does a McCain and Grimes bench backcourt work... I just see 2 guys doing the same thing... All that I know, 5 more turnovers for Grimes... It's not pretty... FYI, ZERO TURNOVERS FOR MCCAIN... I believe, in the end I will be right in this... And that McCain will be a long-term Sixers player... And in no way am I trading him... Maxey, VJ, and McCain will be our guards for some time to come...

McCain is getting back to the point where I think all of his shots are going in when he lets it go.  He’s starting to get to the rim a bit too.  He’s definitely rounding into shape.  I’ve been encouraged by the time he’s been on the court with Maxey.  I’m one of those guys that thought it would be a disaster defensively but it hasn’t been as exploited as I thought it would.  Would need to check the numbers to confirm the eye test.  I think you still go with VJ as the starter when he’s healthy.  Maxey should be at 36 MPG when everyone is healthy.  McCain is more than capable of keeping the offense rolling when Maxey goes to the bench.

Again, how do the Cavs make it work with 2 guys under 6'3... Oh wait, they have real size at PF and C... Not playing a guard sized Tucker at PF and a small PF playing Center smh... Where is the analytics in that...
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What is your idea of making it work?  A successful regular season or playoff success?
For all their regular season success they haven’t made it past the second round with the likkle backcourt.
Thomas/Dumars was almost 30 years ago. 
Maybe you play some zone when they share the court, maybe you pick up full court to limit the time they can hunt our guys in the half court.  Maybe the offense would be so efficient you could just outscore teams during their shared minutes. 
I want to give it a look see before anyone is moved but I think there would be a ton of Huerter/Curry flashbacks with that small of a backcourt.

I put sitting Embiid out the whole year at a very very low percentage but if he did it might be the one way out of his contract if he really can’t medically go on.  You’d have to wait 1 year after his last game played to apply which is in late February.  Embiid would have to be evaluated by an independent doctor who would have to validate he can’t go on which would be the toughest part but if approved his contract would be wiped off our salary cap books (but embiid would still be paid).

Only way I see Embiid sitting all year is if career is over and he is officially done and this is the play but they can do all that and the independent doctor deny the claim.  If Embiid sits all year though without another procedure he is practically done anyway and medical retirement makes sense. Technically if he got healthy again and came back he’d be able to reinstate but I put all of this at a huge long shot.  With Embiid if his knee is really F’d this might the logical path but if he is not done and plays this option is off the table as playing a game resets the 1 yr clock.   If he plays you’ll want to see him play as much as possible and be healthy but if he is at full health again it wouldn’t make sense to trade.

For the sake of this conversation, let’s take the optimistic view.  If he’s healthy we do have enough talent to make a run this season, especially in the east.
Oubre & Drum’s contracts should be able to get a decent depth piece, preferably a 3/4.  For all his faults, Morey has hit on the margins so I’m interested to see what Watford & Walker are able to contribute at PF.   If those guys hit and Biid can stay healthy, I like our chances.

Biid
Watford
PG
Grimes
Maxey

Bench
McCain
VJ
Oubre
Edwards
Bona
Walker

(BIG) If they can stay healthy that’s a nice 11 man rotation. 

Condolences to you & your family bro.

Bucks waive and stretch Dame to sign Myles Turner to a 4/107 contract.

Interesting.

I didn’t see that one coming from anywhere.  Feel bad for Indy and curious to see the other moves Milwaukee will make.  Ish just got real interesting.

He is smart, he wants us to blow everything up, tank another 3-4 seasons, and pray that we load up on Duke players in that time.

Cause that was evidently where Process 1.0 went wrong.  We took Embiid instead of Jabari Parker, Simmons instead of Ingram, Fultz instead of Tatum (this one was actual mistake lol).

From C4L’s POV, Grimes is the human roadblock to McCain’s ride to the HOF.  As you know, he got it right on McCain in the draft when we all had it wrong, lol…..