Official Game Thread: 76ers at Hawks

[terrell]

4 minutes ago, nathan2331 said:

Another ball handler on this team needs to step up. It's early days so you can't be too critical but we need someone to take pressure off of Trae. Down the stretch our offense stalled since no one other than Trae could put pressure on the defense. And Len better be careful, if he can't hit open shots consistently he's gonna lose the starting job to Bruno. I like Len for what he is, but he's a backup with a limited game.

Cant believe he was drafted #6 overall. Oh yes I can. It was the Suns. lol

[GameTime]

5 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Off the ball, he may be doing a good job, but with the ball in his hands, he isn't close to NBA caliber so far. We really need him to eventually become viable on that end because his presence is so valuable on the other end. Heck I'd go as far to say that he is hands down our best defender. 

LP sure thinks so.

[JTB]

I want Steven Adams for the trade proposal by @JayBirdHawk....we don’t really need turner as bembry has pretty much taken Turners “would have been minutes”...

can Steven Adams stop Embiid??? Of course not don’t be stupid folks...but I do think he would have contested some of those shots better than Len! Perhaps held embiid to a lower shooting percentage even if he did drop 30+....Embiid had Len ass on skates when he did put the ball on the floor and Len was too afraid to fully contest those 3s by embiid cause he was afraid of embiid running by him.

hell maybe just play the rookie Bruno big minutes at center down the stretch. He had a good game as a rook but he has to learn to not put his hands down vs big men stars like embiid when he gets his opportunities out there .

 

Unfortunately I’m a bit upset cause we should have won this one. Oh and if Len can’t make his 3s ....man he’s just ass. Len is pretty much reminding me of Jarron Collins when he was being thrown in just to take fouls vs Howard in the playoffs that year....Smh i really thought Len got the 3s down after last season but Len can’t hit anything right now. I hope it comes soon cause at 7 years in the nba his time is now.

[Atlantaholic]

Just now, bleachkit said:

How could a guy with such a shaky offensive game have been a top 3 high school prospect? I don't get it.

He was amazing in high school. I'm sure if you stroll by practice and watch the guy play he is making all of these shots. The guy has the talent but it's between his ears that he is struggling. 

[terrell]

1 minute ago, bleachkit said:

How could a guy with such a shaky offensive game have been a top 3 high school prospect? I don't get it.

Give the kid some time. He couldnt play ball all summer or SL. Just let him play great defense for now...

[Atlantaholic]

1 minute ago, Plainview1981 said:

-Can’t create his own shot.

-Can’t defend.

-Fouls too much.

-Can’t shoot free throws.

-Below average passer.

-Inconsistent rebounding.

Who are you talking about?

[GameTime]

2 minutes ago, Plainview1981 said:

-Can’t create his own shot.

-Can’t defend.

-Fouls too much.

-Can’t shoot free throws.

-Below average passer.

-Inconsistent rebounding.

Edited October 29, 2019 by GameTime

[NBASupes]

10 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Off the ball, he may be doing a good job, but with the ball in his hands, he isn't close to NBA caliber so far. We really need him to eventually become viable on that end because his presence is so valuable on the other end. Heck I'd go as far to say that he is hands down our best defender. 

Off the ball really matters, a large number of our turnovers are due to on the ball foolishness in general. His movement helps spacing for others. That said, he has to be much more offensively productive but how productive can someone with a 12.3 usage be? He is barely getting any valuable touches to be frank, he didn't deserve it tonight. This defense would have created even more turnovers 

Edited October 29, 2019 by NBASupes

[Plainview1981]

1 minute ago, Atlantaholic said:

Who are you talking about?

John Collins

[GameTime]

4 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

How could a guy with such a shaky offensive game have been a top 3 high school prospect? I don't get it.

Give him time. He still shows flashes of his offensive ability from time to time. He just has the rookie jitters on offense now.

[Atlantaholic]

1 minute ago, Plainview1981 said:

John Collins

He has been playing excellent defense this year and shot 79% from the line last season lol. 

Horford had what 4 points tonight?

Edited October 29, 2019 by Atlantaholic

[nathan2331]

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

Off the ball really matters, a large number of our turnovers are due to on the ball foolishness in general. His movement helps spacing for others. That said, he has to be much more offensively productive but how productive can someone with a 12.3 usage be? He is barely getting is valuable touches 

He looks like he doesn't want the ball on offense. Cam has as much opportunity as Hunter has on offense, but he looks like he's overthinking everything. Hopefully he'll settle down soon.

[Atlantaholic]

Just now, GameTime said:

Give him time. He still shows flashes of his offensive ability from time to time. He just has the rookie jitters on offense now.

Have fans forgotten what Trae looked like this time last year. It wasn't pretty. 

[DBac]

Cam is just bad on offense. Very good on defense. But man.. he should be able to at least get some of those looks guys like Thybulle and Milton(?) were getting from three. All of his shots are rushed.

[Atlantaholic]

Just now, nathan2331 said:

He looks like he doesn't want the ball on offense. Cam has as much opportunity as Hunter has on offense, but he looks like he's overthinking everything. Hopefully he'll settle down soon.

He doesn't have confidence in his game because he hasn't figured out what he can do at this level. It was a similar story in Duke. 

[turnermx]

12 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Off the ball, he may be doing a good job, but with the ball in his hands, he isn't close to NBA caliber so far. We really need him to eventually become viable on that end because his presence is so valuable on the other end. Heck I'd go as far to say that he is hands down our best defender. 

Statistically through the first 2 games he was our best defender, just in front of Hunter.  I don't expect that to change when the stats are updated with tonight's game included.

[JayBirdHawk]

16 minutes ago, marco102 said:

De'Andre Hunter has a minutes restriction per coach. Maybe they aren't playing the rookies more than 30 minutes on back to back.

Aahh, noted. Bummer.

I was wondering why LP pulled him.

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, Atlantaholic said:

He doesn't have confidence in his game because he hasn't figured out what he can do at this level. It was a similar story in Duke. 

The game on offense is a blur for Cam right now. He needs to get out of his own head.

Thinking too much on offense while just playing instinctively and letting his talent shine through on defense.

[JayBirdHawk]

21 minutes ago, Dnice said:

You see I got anxious and pissed and posted in the wrong place..lol

You made me do it too, lol.

[marco102]

3 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

The game on offense is a blur for Cam right now. He needs to get out of his own head.

Thinking too much on offense while just playing instinctively and letting his talent shine through on defense.

My gawd! If he ever gets his shot down, he really does have the highest upside in this draft.  His off the dribble shot is the only thing he's hitting. If he gets elite to good at that, we have us another one. 

I never expected his defense to be this good.

De'Andre Hunter is just everything! 

Bruno has played well above my expectations.  

We can be upset with Pierce tonight about rotations, which I mainly believe are due to the back to back, but he's a really good coach to turn this team into very respectable from what we saw in the preseason.

We all have to be patient. Hopefully, we'll be rewarded this season or next with a deep run in the playoffs.

Edited October 29, 2019 by marco102