Well the last one was good and this one sucked ... a lot. Sixers go down 3-2 after an embarrassing performance in Miami in game five. They head back home to Philly facing elimination. I ranted a ton on this episode so hang with me here.

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WHAT A WIN! Fresh off a game three win vs. the The Miami Heat to get back into the series, we discussed the man, the myth, the legend Joel Embiid and his amazing comeback and how this could change everything for the team in this series and in the playoffs moving forward. We also touched on a bunch of stuff including Danny Green's revenge vs. the Sixers crowd, Maxey's insane second half after a cold start, Tobias 2.0 making winning plays, and game manager James Harden.

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The Sixers (without Joel Embiid) lost a very winnable game one in Miami to the Heat. We ranted about Doc Rivers, Deandre Jordan, the refusal to change, the major differences between the Heat and the Sixers as organizations and more. Enjoy!

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I am sad. We are sad. Embiid might miss the entire Heat series. This sucks. Get well soon Joel.

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The Sixers scared us for a second but they beat the Toronto Raptors in a game 6 blowout to seal the series and advance to the second round. Next up, the Miami Heat. We talked about the end of the Raptors series and what we are and aren't looking forward to in the Miami Heat series. Then we talked about the other series around the league. Enjoy!

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Embiid hit the first game winning shot of his career to go up 3-0 on the Toronto Raptors ... but then we found out he had torn ligaments in his thumb and the team laid an egg in game 4 .. because it's the Sixers baby! But overall we tried to keep things positive on this podcast as the Sixers aim to close out the Raptors at home in game 5 on Monday night. We talked the big shot and win in game 3, the Tobias "Harrison Barnes" vision we discussed finally coming to fruition and why guys like Danny Green, Shake Milton and Paul Reed will be crucial to the Sixers success in the playoffs. We then wrapped up the episode talking about why the Ben Simmons era with the KD/Kyrie Brooklyn Nets continues to look like a disaster before it even gets off the ground.

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Embiid is MVP. Maxey is a superstar. Harden is a point god. Doc and Tobias are finally normal. Paul Reed is playing? Danny Green is not washed? Hopefully we didn't push our luck with this episode. Everyone online is mad about free throws. Everything is good ... for now. Enjoy.

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I was joined by the Pound the Rock guys to preview the Sixers Raptors first round series and talk about why the Raptors are such a weird matchup for the Sixers in general. We discussed a whole ton of stuff including how the Raptors turning their season around, the unique ways they slow down Sixers superstar Joel Embiid and whether some regular season elements such as the Sixers foul drawing and the Raptors transition offense will be able to translate to playoff success. Some other things discussed included the coaching mismatch between Nick Nurse and Doc Rivers, why Thybulle's comments on his vaccination status that will make him ineligible to play in Toronto make zero sense and why sophomore rising star Tyrese Maxey could be a huge part of the Sixers offense in this series. We ended the episode by giving our series predictions and talking about whether the winner of this series will beat the Miami Heat and go on to make the conference finals. Enjoy!

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It's the most dreadful time of the year, the NBA playoffs! The Sixers are playing the Raptors (again) which I will get into more later this week but before that we had to discuss some general things looming over the team including Thybulle's vaccination status that makes him ineligible to play in nearly half the series, why that makes the Deandre Jordan signing even more of a head scratcher, Doc's too late to adjust style that has us scrambling to figure out the backup center position and which eastern conference playoff path was better for the Sixers chances to win the conference and potentially the finals. We also touched on lineup configurations that include possibly resting Harden and Embiid at the same time? At the end of this episode we marveled at how far Joel Embiid has come in his career and all of the adversity he has faced to become the scoring champion and potential MVP of the league. Some other things we tackled included BBall Paul finally getting some run and Tobias Harris getting some love from a national takes men that he probably did not deserve. Enjoy!

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We have seen the movie before Sixers fans! The Sixers cannot figure out how to survive without Joel Embiid on the court and they need to figure it out fast before the playoffs. But hey at least they're shooting a ton of threes now?? Dave Early from Liberty Ballers and Clutch Points App joined me to talk about a lot of things including the weird parallels between the 2018-2019 Sixers and this year's team, Tobias and Maxey becoming more willing three point shooters, and Doc Rivers ruining my life by playing the corpse of Deandre Jordan 10 minutes every night. Next we talked about Doc to the Lakers or Jazz rumors and why he could be the perfect scapegoat (and a justified one) if the Sixers flame out early this year in the playoffs and potential beef between Morey and Doc discovered due to a member of the You Know Ball Discord. Then we discussed the first thoughts of doubt creeping into my brain about James Harden due to his passive play and potentially declining skillset and wonder if the Sixers are having buyers remorse or whether I am just panicking over a few bad games. We also talked about why the Brooklyn matchup doesn't seem as concerning for the Celtics, Sixers and Bucks as it did a few weeks ago ... Finally we closed out the episode ranking my Dreams and Nightmares scenarios for the Sixers in this year's playoffs. Enjoy!

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