(01-12-2022, 02:30 PM)sefant Wrote: THJ is coming off the bench, will you bring Harris and his 35-40 mill off the bench too? Harris defensive metrics aint looking any better compared to THJ so far.

I mentioned it somewhere in the Kidd thread, currently the trifecta of defensive evil Luka - THJ - Brunson, barely seeing minutes together on the floor. They are also negative in the 14 minutes, despite going 5-0 in the last 5 games. Ok Luka missed a game, tho essentially 4 games. The sample sizes aren't big, but its something to watch for in the next few weeks.


Its way too early, but it seems coaching staff found ways to use THJ better. If you want to be a THJ hater, you could say they found ways to minimize his damage
You could argue THJ isn't good enough to adjust the lineups for him. But unless the rotation is pure luck by the coaching staff they are trying to go with more defense around THJ.

I don't see Harris as an ideal fit with Luka and nor you can start Luka/Brunson with Harris, if your goal is top 10 (5) defense longterm. And a 35 mill bench player is gross. Harris has lowkey had a terrible year. Mavs already made the mistake once, to think a former Sixers will look better due to Luka. His contract is Westbrook back. No way you trade for Harris. Mavs would be the laughing stock of the league, if it doesn't work out.
THJ also had better playoffs compared to Harris imo. Harris poor playoffs going unnoticed due to the Simmons drama.

I would also say THJ had better playoffs compared to Harris. And Clippers are way better than the Hawks/Knicks.

(01-12-2022, 02:30 PM)sefant Wrote: THJ is coming off the bench, will you bring Harris and his 35-40 mill off the bench too? Harris defensive metrics aint looking any better compared to THJ so far.

I mentioned it somewhere in the Kidd thread, currently the trifecta of defensive evil Luka - THJ - Brunson, barely seeing minutes together on the floor. They are also negative in the 14 minutes, despite going 5-0 in the last 5 games. Ok Luka missed a game, tho essentially 4 games. The sample sizes aren't big, but its something to watch for in the next few weeks.


Its way too early, but it seems coaching staff found ways to use THJ better. If you want to be a THJ hater, you could say they found ways to minimize his damage
You could argue THJ isn't good enough to adjust the lineups for him. But unless the rotation is pure luck by the coaching staff they are trying to go with more defense around THJ.

I don't see Harris as an ideal fit with Luka and nor you can start Luka/Brunson with Harris, if your goal is top 10 (5) defense longterm. And a 35 mill bench player is gross. Harris has lowkey had a terrible year. Mavs already made the mistake once, to think a former Sixers will look better due to Luka. His contract is Westbrook back. No way you trade for Harris. Mavs would be the laughing stock of the league, if it doesn't work out.
THJ also had better playoffs compared to Harris imo. Harris poor playoffs going unnoticed due to the Simmons drama.

I would also say THJ had better playoffs compared to Harris. And Clippers are way better than the Hawks/Knicks.

(01-12-2022, 03:03 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Good stuff.  The quibble I have here is Harris is replacing Powell in the starting lineup.  So, the proper trade-off is how much that hurts the D among your starters vs. how much it helps your O.  The opinions regarding Powell's D are wide ranging and the stats are not exactly conclusive.  Harris can create his own shot and distribute.  Maybe the D suffers, but the offense is more diverse and it will be really difficult to play off of any of Harris, KP, Luka or Brunson.

On the bench, you are adding Powell and creating more time for Green (both help the D).  I think DGreen and Bullock are roughly a wash.  We don't platoon so you have to think of lineups always having one of the PG's, but for comparison sake, is column one an improvement over column two or not in terms of your top nine?

Powell       KP
KP            Harris
DFS          DFS
Luka         Luka
Brunson    Brunson

Maxi         Powell
THJ          Maxi
JGreen     JGreen
Bullock     DGreen

(01-12-2022, 02:07 PM)Tyler Wrote: Woj is sounding more and more like Baghdad Bob carrying the water for Morey's propaganda. He's shredding his own credibility for access.

In the process, however, he does articulate the Philly position on Harris pretty clearly. If teams want to trade a high-priced forward for Simmons, Harris has to also be on the way out. 

That does open the window for a 3rd team like Dallas to trade for Harris if they're interested.

Quote:Per a source in Simmons camp: his preferred teams in the West are Dallas & GSW. He realises GSW is highly unlikely and thinks Philly’s asking price is too steep. Fears the 76ers may not trade him at all.

(01-12-2022, 04:51 PM)SamStetz Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheHoopGenius/status/1481378113108029448?s=20

(01-12-2022, 05:07 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Give me Turner and Simmons and Nico gets his statue next summer.

(01-12-2022, 05:07 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Give me Turner and Simmons and Nico gets his statue next summer.

(01-12-2022, 05:24 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: What happened to "BS wants his own team?" Golden State isn't giving them Steph, and we certainly aren't giving them Luka.

(01-12-2022, 05:07 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Give me Turner and Simmons and Nico gets his statue next summer.

(01-12-2022, 05:30 PM)burekemde Wrote: I don't much about Simmons skills as a basketball player. But it appears he has serious off field issues and with motivation and as team player? Any red flags here perhaps? Why is he leaving his team and not playing? Wouldnt the same happen here?

(01-12-2022, 05:36 PM)Jym Wrote: there also appears to be some sort of tension between Simmons and Embiid

(01-12-2022, 05:32 PM)Jym Wrote: A 3 team deal with between Dallas, Philly, and Charlotte makes the most sense. KP seems like the perfect fit on that Hornets team and Hayward would be useful for Philly

(01-12-2022, 05:30 PM)burekemde Wrote: I don't much about Simmons skills as a basketball player. But it appears he has serious off field issues and with motivation and as team player? Any red flags here perhaps? Why is he leaving his team and not playing? Wouldnt the same happen here?