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euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

yeah I think everyone would be fine if he demanded a trade even considering the context


and still played

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Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

euphronius posted:

yeah I think everyone would be fine if he demanded a trade even considering the context


and still played

Yeah, demand a trade be pissy on the court, make every after game press conference super awkward, pee on Embiid's shoes when he's not looking, whatever just show up and play at a reasonable approximation of full effort.

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?
I honestly don’t think the narrative would be significantly different

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1489395410632425486?s=21

jokic and Steph didn’t make it thank god

maybe people are learning

Dreylad
Jun 19, 2001
hell yeah Freddie made it. well deserved considering how he's been playing.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

yeah Fvv is really good

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

go KAT

HashtagGirlboss
Jan 4, 2005

indigi posted:

I honestly don’t think the narrative would be significantly different

Not only would it not be significantly different, every time he made a mistake or had a cold streak would be written off as bad faith sandbagging

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

I don’t think so

it’s pretty obvious when nba dudes are sandbagging

look at harden now for example

triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



https://twitter.com/joelembiid/status/1489411978976428033?s=21

lmaooooooooooo

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

holy poo poo

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009


omg

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

https://twitter.com/hoopsreference/status/1489412463967842305?s=21

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

there has never been a better subtweet

Stevie Lee
Oct 8, 2007

euphronius posted:

at least it appears everyone now agrees he’s done

yeah I've finally had it with this fool after this week. took me long enough


lmfao

https://twitter.com/Charmin/status/1489428246773051394
SILENCE, brand

Dreylad
Jun 19, 2001
gotta give morey credit for trying to trade simmons for lowry, fred, OG, and the 4th pick that became scottie barnes back in the summer

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

if Lowry would have resigned with the sixers that deal would have gotten done I think

not for all of that obviously

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
lmao at this page

HashtagGirlboss
Jan 4, 2005

vyelkin posted:

lmao at this page

It’s hard to have too much sympathy for a guy with more money than I’ll ever see but also just imagine taking the side of management/ownership not just letting a player leave lmao

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?
if they could just void his contract with no cap implications I’d agree but he’s actively collaborating with Morey on making a trade more difficult so I don’t care who wins as long as it’s funny

Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

indigi posted:

if they could just void his contract with no cap implications I’d agree but he’s actively collaborating with Morey on making a trade more difficult so I don’t care who wins as long as it’s funny

yeah definitely not siding with management, they're fine regardless. what i don't like is how it fucks with his teammates

Femur
Jan 10, 2004
I REALLY NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP

indigi posted:

if they could just void his contract with no cap implications I’d agree but he’s actively collaborating with Morey on making a trade more difficult so I don’t care who wins as long as it’s funny

Can't they by trading for expiring?

Their problem is the cap saving means jack poo poo. Thats on the nba cap and not simmons.

HashtagGirlboss
Jan 4, 2005

Azathoth posted:

yeah definitely not siding with management, they're fine regardless. what i don't like is how it fucks with his teammates

Idk he doesn’t want to play with them and they don’t seem like they want to play with him. At this point it’s just better for everyone except the sixers front office if they let him go and stop trying to get perfect value for the trade

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?

Femur posted:

Can't they by trading for expiring?

you could argue that sure

HashtagGirlboss posted:

Idk he doesn’t want to play with them and they don’t seem like they want to play with him. At this point it’s just better for everyone except the sixers front office if they let him go and stop trying to get perfect value for the trade

he doesn’t have to play with them as evidence by his currently not playing with them

HashtagGirlboss
Jan 4, 2005

indigi posted:

you could argue that sure

he doesn’t have to play with them as evidence by his currently not playing with them

Yeah but my point is how is he loving over teammates that dont seem like they want him around anyway. Really the management needs to just get over it in my opinion and figure out a way out. They could get a trade that would be acceptable if they really wanted to and they were willing to take a haircut on the perceived trade value

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



euphronius posted:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1489395410632425486?s=21

jokic and Steph didn’t make it thank god

maybe people are learning

you do know that both of them are starters right?

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?

HashtagGirlboss posted:

Yeah but my point is how is he loving over teammates that dont seem like they want him around anyway.

because he’s taking up a roster spot and cap space

HashtagGirlboss
Jan 4, 2005

indigi posted:

because he’s taking up a roster spot and cap space

The solution to that is right there if the sixers are willing to trade him for less than they insist he’s worth

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Femur posted:

Can't they by trading for expiring?

Their problem is the cap saving means jack poo poo. Thats on the nba cap and not simmons.

The sixers would still be over the cap.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Shear Modulus posted:

you do know that both of them are starters right?

Yeah I didn't even consider they would be starters but then saw the starters and was disappointed. The west starters are a joke.

skipmyseashells
Nov 14, 2020
Probation
Can't post for 3 days!
why do you hate jokic too

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?

HashtagGirlboss posted:

The solution to that is right there if the sixers are willing to trade him for less than they insist he’s worth

again, Ben is choosing to make this more difficult. him and Morey are doing the same thing: making a trade less likely by being obstinate

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1489681792881860620

Portland climbing the power ranking ladder for terrible management

Dreylad
Jun 19, 2001
this thread is now a safe space for blazers fans, all five of them that are left

a new study bible!
Feb 2, 2009



BIG DICK NICK
A Philadelphia Legend
Fly Eagles Fly


https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1489718713259638787?s=21

HashtagGirlboss
Jan 4, 2005

Vox Nihili posted:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1489681792881860620

Portland climbing the power ranking ladder for terrible management

https://mobile.twitter.com/jphanned/status/1489684893491613697


Dreylad posted:

this thread is now a safe space for blazers fans, all five of them that are left

It’s what I deserve for running my mouth about the sixers this morning

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



is dame going to stay now

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009


YESSSSSSS

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



that sounds like just another writeup of morey going to a reporter and telling them that, as a source close to the situation, he can say the sixers are in discussions with the celtics to trade simmons for jayson tatum jaylen brown and two firsts

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Azathoth
Apr 3, 2001

Shear Modulus posted:

is dame going to stay now

hard to see why he would. CJ isn't bouncing back and is now officially on the wrong side of thirty. they've got no cap space or draft picks to trade to improve. they're at best gonna be competing for a play in spot and that's if dame can somehow go all supersaiyan in the second half.

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