Getting Angry About A Pointless Thing
1) Seth Curry is absolutely irreplaceable.
Because slow-and-dough guards that can't create their own shot, won't shoot unless they are wide open, aren't great with the ball in regards to turnovers, can't defend their position and get exposed when they have to play starter's minutes... boy and howdy, can't replace that guy. Especially when they are on the wrong side of 30 and have a hard time staying healthy. (But he's a Curry! The one who has been on a half dozen teams.)
2) The Sixers are really going to miss Andre Drummond.
Yes, because the NBA was just beating a path to his door before the Sixers came along and gave him the back up minutes to rejuvenate his career. Also, he's definitely going to stop making insane turnovers and taking unnecessary fouls any minute now. And the good work done by Paul Reed and Paul Milsap in the games since Drummond was moved is in no way going to continue.
3) They killed their depth.
Playoff games, where you play every other day at most, when you shorten your rotations routinely, and when games are decided by stars... totally reveal depth.
4) They shouldn't have burned their bridges with Simmons.
Because coddling him -- and national media? Philly Fan cheered for this chucklef*** to make the free throws like we were trying to keep Tinker Bell alive -- had totally worked out. That's why he's such a better player now then when he was a rookie! (Oh, crap, he's not.)
5) There's no way it will work with Harden because Harden is fat / selfish / a defensive sieve / a quitter / a guy who likes strip joints / bearded / whatever.
Because fat guys are top 10 in the NBA in terms of statistical impact, average double digits in assists, can't defend as well as Seth Curry(?), have no desire to shut their critics up... I give up. Along with the idea that they aren't just a lot better for having a star instead of a void.
Look, the Sixers probably went from a 3% chance of a title before the trade to about a 12 to 15% one. That's not just my estimate, it's also what you can bet at various sports books. If you want to argue it can't work, feel free -- but maybe go after actual reasons (HEALTH is what keeps me up at night, with secondary concerns about how Doc Rivers will screw this up, and a side bar of they are going to need Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey and several other less than sure things to make threes) that make sense. Rather than the bad faith nonsense that's previously listed.
A 15% chance is great. It's probably about the same as a half dozen other teams right now. For everyone who was screaming to the heavens that they were wasting Peak Joel Embiid... um, we're not doing that any more, yes? Perhaps we should just be grateful and watch, you know, their actual Games rather than try to convince the viewer that Hope is Stupid?
And oh, by the way... getting angry at the media for intellectually lazy and annoying opinions about sports? *Way* better than doing the same about topics that actually matter...
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