Speaker 1: The seventy Sixers have made a statement to start the
Speaker 1: second half of the season, and they've done it shorthanded.
Speaker 1: One thing we can say for sure, right here, right
Speaker 1: now in this podcast, Ben Simmons is not overrated. I
Speaker 1: think it's see volumes when you look at the All
Speaker 1: Star Game voting returns when the fans didn't vote him in,
Speaker 1: but it was a coach just steaks volumes. For the
Speaker 1: people that actually have to plan for heads, they don't
Speaker 1: have to spend too much time talking about this pretty
Speaker 1: civil why he's not overrated. Also, this past week, fans
Speaker 1: returned to the Center and the atmosphere was fantastic as
Speaker 1: the Sixers continue to show why they're one of the
Speaker 1: best home teams in the NBA. I missed most about
Speaker 1: whom being It's so loud and it's just beautiful, Like
Speaker 1: I can't wait to see the fans bank. I'm going
Speaker 1: to be so heavy. Your calls, your dms. Lauren Rose
Speaker 1: and I run through them every week right here on
Speaker 1: a mail bag Monday, Lauren Rosen, we are back from
Speaker 1: the All Star break, and not only are we back
Speaker 1: from the break, the streak is over. This is a
Speaker 1: merry mailbag Monday, we are doing a mail bag following
Speaker 1: a win for the first time in a while, at
Speaker 1: least two. I think, what an impressive set of games.
Speaker 1: I have so enjoyed watching these three games, winning each
Speaker 1: by twenty two points or more. I believe, two without Ben,
Speaker 1: two without Joel, two on the road, three massive wins.
Speaker 1: I love it. I love what I've seen. I really
Speaker 1: really do talk about not skipping a beat the seventy
Speaker 1: six ers. I was looking this up earlier. In their
Speaker 1: three games since the break, they're averaging well. First of all,
Speaker 1: like you said, they haven't had both of their all
Speaker 1: stars available in the same game, not once, and they
Speaker 1: won't for a little bit. But they're averaging nearly one
Speaker 1: hundred and thirty points on offense, shooting fifty four and
Speaker 1: a half percent from the field, forty three and a
Speaker 1: half percent from three, over eighty one percent from the line,
Speaker 1: while at scoring their first three opponents by eighty three
Speaker 1: points combined for a net rating of roughly twenty six
Speaker 1: and a half by far and away the best since
Speaker 1: the break. It's amazing, and again without their two anchors. Yes,
Speaker 1: they're doing all of this behind really solid stuff from
Speaker 1: Tobias Harris exactly what we're used to seeing in what
Speaker 1: we need from him as a city. When I say we,
Speaker 1: I mean the city of Philadelphia and the reserves, I
Speaker 1: mean what a stretch for fur con cork mause, for Matisse, thyble.
Speaker 1: My goodness, they've been so good, Tony Bradley stepping up.
Speaker 1: It's been really fun to watch these last few games,
Speaker 1: and it leads me to believe that this team really
Speaker 1: might have what it takes. If they're able to put
Speaker 1: stuff together like this against adversity, a very good sign
Speaker 1: amen to that. It is a mail bag Monday. What
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Speaker 1: both platforms hit us up with whatever thought inquiry you
Speaker 1: may have. So the two themes Lauren I wanted to
Speaker 1: set for this week's mail bag is number one, your
Speaker 1: thoughts about fans being back in the arena. Maybe you went,
Speaker 1: maybe you're going, you have a ticket lined up for
Speaker 1: this homestand great, what have you missed the most about
Speaker 1: not being at a game in over a year. And
Speaker 1: then the other question was tell us why you think
Speaker 1: Ben Simmons is not an overrated basketball player? Is that
Speaker 1: a fair two questions for the week? No doubt, No doubt.
Speaker 1: So I don't usually do this. I think you know
Speaker 1: me well enough by now you out there the listener
Speaker 1: probably knows me well enough. I'm not usually want to
Speaker 1: get on a soapbox. I don't give many takes, I
Speaker 1: don't rant or ramble. I'm just gonna say this, hopefully
Speaker 1: I can do it in just a few minutes. And
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Laren, I'm just I'm gonna hog some mic
Speaker 1: time here, do it. I'm ready, So justin Kutcher. I
Speaker 1: actually met him about ten years ago when I was
Speaker 1: doing games on the radio for pant I worked for
Speaker 1: the University of Pennsylvania before the Sixers. I called games
Speaker 1: for basketball and football, and Justin was working for some
Speaker 1: TV outlet and he called a couple of penn games
Speaker 1: and I had the chance to meet him, talk with him.
Speaker 1: Super helpful, really nice. Just seemed like a genuine good dude.
Speaker 1: So fast forward ten years later here we are. Didn't
Speaker 1: stay in touch with him, kind of followed his career.
Speaker 1: Clearly has done some great stuff. But I think this
Speaker 1: is a situation and the reason why it frustrated me
Speaker 1: and it still frustrates me so much, is that it's
Speaker 1: a presumption of power or authority with a position of stature.
Speaker 1: So if I unpack that just a little bit, there's
Speaker 1: only thirty NBA TV announcing jobs calling games in the
Speaker 1: entire league. Justin's got one awesome, great resume, credentials to
Speaker 1: back it up. But just because you are in a
Speaker 1: position like that does not necessarily mean you have the
Speaker 1: authority to speak about things and make bold, reckless claims.
Speaker 1: And I think, listen, you've been in the NBA and
Speaker 1: AP for three years. I've been doing this for almost
Speaker 1: ten years now, and I think we would never either
Speaker 1: of us say we're X and O experts or anything
Speaker 1: like that. But we talk to enough people, we hear
Speaker 1: enough things to be able to inform our opinions, to
Speaker 1: try and give responsible, fact based statements and opinions when
Speaker 1: we're pushing content out there. I just can't imagine, quite frankly,
Speaker 1: that anyone in the league talking about players, coaches, executives,
Speaker 1: would go on record or even off record and suggest
Speaker 1: that Ben Simmons is one of the most overrated players
Speaker 1: in the league. I mean, look at how some of
Speaker 1: the players Ben's peers responded on social media when they
Speaker 1: saw that clip of Justin saying what he said during
Speaker 1: the game. Thinking back to what Doc Rivers told the
Speaker 1: media about how when he went to make phone calls
Speaker 1: on behalf of Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris for All
Speaker 1: Star reserve spots. The coaches around the rest of the
Speaker 1: league they laughed Doc off the phone because they were like,
Speaker 1: what are you calling us about Ben? For? Of course
Speaker 1: he's an All Star. He's that good. So that brings
Speaker 1: me back to this, what could that statement that Justin
Speaker 1: made have been based on other than just reckless, baseless
Speaker 1: opinions or views, something that he wanted to throw out
Speaker 1: there and that I think is irresponsible, and that is
Speaker 1: perhaps abusing a bit of the influence and reach that
Speaker 1: his platform has, and that for me was the point
Speaker 1: of frustration. I'm with you, Selt. When I listened to
Speaker 1: the clip, I was confused and immediately thought that this
Speaker 1: is just someone who hasn't been watching Ben over the
Speaker 1: last couple of years, who hasn't looked at the stats.
Speaker 1: I could be wrong. I don't want to assume that
Speaker 1: someone isn't doing their research, but I just don't think
Speaker 1: that that's a claim you can make having done your
Speaker 1: research and having watched the tape. If anything, I believe
Speaker 1: Ben Simmons to be underrated. The only maybe maybe redeemable
Speaker 1: part of what he said was that Ben takes attention
Speaker 1: away from Tobias. But even that I'm not sold on
Speaker 1: because I hate the narrative of disparaging someone to put
Speaker 1: someone else up. Ben and Tobias have both been All
Speaker 1: Stars this year. It is not mutually, it is not
Speaker 1: exclusive to to one or the other. The fact that
Speaker 1: the thesis or his closing point was that it takes
Speaker 1: away too much attention from Tobias Harris. Okay, maybe he's
Speaker 1: saying something nice about Tobias in there, but I don't
Speaker 1: like the way that he got there. I believe them
Speaker 1: both to be All stars, and to be honest, I
Speaker 1: believe I'm both to be underrated, period. That's how I feel.
Speaker 1: I like that taking the opposite rate, you're going under
Speaker 1: instead of over, which I would agree with. Look, and
Speaker 1: this isn't meant to be some ran about whether or
Speaker 1: not play by play announcers are qualified to make statements
Speaker 1: evaluating the talents and abilities and skills of players. Not
Speaker 1: in the least. I mean. Listen, Let's take Tom McGinnis
Speaker 1: for example. Tom's been in the NBA for over twenty
Speaker 1: five years. He knows the game, he's seen it, he's
Speaker 1: talked to people. Sure, if Tom's going to say something
Speaker 1: about a guy, give an opinion or a stance and
Speaker 1: a player, great, all for it. It's rooted in something
Speaker 1: Sam goes from Mark zoom Off. If Mark says on
Speaker 1: the broadcast, well I think so and so about this
Speaker 1: player from that team. Are you gonna listen to it?
Speaker 1: And should you put credence into it. Of course, Mark's
Speaker 1: been in the league for like Tom nearly three decades,
Speaker 1: but I think that's part of the problem here. Justin's
Speaker 1: been in the NBA calling games in the league for
Speaker 1: not even four months. And that's not to say he
Speaker 1: can't do a great job saying that, Hey, this guy
Speaker 1: made that shot or missed that shot, but that's only
Speaker 1: part of the gig. When you have a platform like
Speaker 1: that that has such a reach and influence and people
Speaker 1: presume you to be an authority, you just got to
Speaker 1: be more responsible than that. I think anyone who follows
Speaker 1: this game, follows this league, understands how good Ben Simmons is.
Speaker 1: I know Greg Popovitch doesn't know much and he hasn't
Speaker 1: done much in his career, but I kind of like
Speaker 1: what Greg Poppitch had to say about Ben Simmons. I
Speaker 1: did as well. I liked that everyone has sort of
Speaker 1: sounded off and when they've done so, they've they've come
Speaker 1: to the same conclusion that Ben not in fact overrated.
Speaker 1: I also in general celts and it just rubbed me
Speaker 1: this way. I don't like opinions presented as facts. I
Speaker 1: think it happens a lot in our industry and It's
Speaker 1: fine if that's how you want to present your opinions.
Speaker 1: But when you mentioned Mark Zumoff, you mentioned Tom McGinnis.
Speaker 1: They present opinions, it's very clear that their opinions, and
Speaker 1: they're not trying to present opinion as fact. And that's
Speaker 1: just something that I try to look out for. Not
Speaker 1: that anyone wants to know what my tricks to the
Speaker 1: trade are, but I don't like when people present opinion
Speaker 1: as fact, especially when the opinion like this one was wrong. Yes,
Speaker 1: and you know what, Justin on social media, he doubled
Speaker 1: down on a statement. Good for him, but I was
Speaker 1: also pleased to see that if people had counterthoughts on that,
Speaker 1: people have engaged with his account and certainly made known
Speaker 1: what their opinions and thoughts about his take was, not
Speaker 1: the least of which Ben Simmons on his Instagram story.
Speaker 1: So that's I apologize on. I apologize for hagging the mic.
Speaker 1: I apologize to you listeners out there for going on
Speaker 1: that rant. I just felt I had to do it.
Speaker 1: All due respect to Justin. He was a great guy.
Speaker 1: I have nothing against him personally. I'm just reacting to
Speaker 1: a statement that was made. It happens to be a
Speaker 1: person that I met once or twice. No Ill Will,
Speaker 1: but I just felt I had to do it well
Speaker 1: add that as well, No Ill Will. It's a tough
Speaker 1: job play by play covering this league. It's not easy
Speaker 1: to do. Gotta give a little bit of leeway maybe
Speaker 1: for some types of takes. This one just not a
Speaker 1: great one. But wish him the best and hope that
Speaker 1: he improves his takes. At the end of the day,
Speaker 1: mail bag money is about you the populace out there,
Speaker 1: so let's get to it right now. You have one
Speaker 1: new message at jaw five nine eight two zero zero
Speaker 1: nine nine on at Twitter. Ben Simmons is not close
Speaker 1: to overrated. He is the best defender in the NBA
Speaker 1: guards one through five. Even though he does not shoot
Speaker 1: anything outside the paint, he rebounds FA till states and
Speaker 1: gets sixteen points per game. His role can become a
Speaker 1: bit bigger now with him beat out ghost sixers hashtag
Speaker 1: here they come. I'm with it. The guards one through
Speaker 1: five thing is an underrated plotline. Who else in the
Speaker 1: league can as successfully guard one through five as a
Speaker 1: guy like Ben Simmons. That is so hard to do.
Speaker 1: He's a big guy who can absolutely put the clamps
Speaker 1: on little guys, and he's a big guy who can
Speaker 1: fight up in the post against big guys. Nobody else
Speaker 1: in this league does that, certainly not the way that
Speaker 1: Ben does it. Guards one through five, maybe best defender
Speaker 1: in the league. Great teammate, makes his teammates better appreciated
Speaker 1: by his teammates. The list goes on. I'll save you
Speaker 1: from the rest of it. I'm gonna call for a
Speaker 1: vibe check here Ben Simmons vibes in that game on
Speaker 1: Sunday against the Spurs. Honestly, I don't think I've seen
Speaker 1: anything like that from him in the time that he's
Speaker 1: been with the team. He was, you know, looking up
Speaker 1: to the crowd, playing the crowd the whole time. Maybe
Speaker 1: it was easier because there were fewer fans in attendance,
Speaker 1: but just his energy in that game was tremendous. Well,
Speaker 1: Ben has been training a lot with Dwight Howard and
Speaker 1: there are some good things he can learn from Dwight Howard.
Speaker 1: Maybe one of them is showmanship, because both of them
Speaker 1: were so excited to see the fans. They were doing
Speaker 1: it all, they were showing off. It was cool to
Speaker 1: see Ben engage with this group it's clear that he
Speaker 1: missed them. He's been a little bit more demonstrative this season,
Speaker 1: in my opinion, and it was cool to see him
Speaker 1: be demonstrative, be expressive, be emotional and have fans like
Speaker 1: feed into it. And then Ben kept typing it up
Speaker 1: and the fans kept typing him up. It was really
Speaker 1: cool to see. It's reminding me now of all the
Speaker 1: conversations we've had about how excited we are for things
Speaker 1: to start going back to normal. And while last night's game,
Speaker 1: by no means it did not feel normal to me,
Speaker 1: but there were little moments where I don't know if
Speaker 1: I appreciated an interaction between a player and the fans
Speaker 1: in the room enough in the past. It was cool
Speaker 1: to not take that type of thing for granted. It
Speaker 1: was cool to watch Ben loved it, the crowd loved it.
Speaker 1: I loved it. It was really cool. To the podline,
Speaker 1: we go, you have one new message. Ben Simmons is
Speaker 1: not one of the most how ready plays in NBA.
Speaker 1: He's not one of the most overready plays in the NBA,
Speaker 1: because if he was, he would not be winning actual
Speaker 1: awards they actually haven't. He would not be averaging sixteen
Speaker 1: eight and eight, and he would not be averaging twenty one,
Speaker 1: seven and seven for the Muffle February. He would just
Speaker 1: like to look at box score and numbers and just
Speaker 1: do that. Oh but Simmons hasn't improved since you got
Speaker 1: into the NBA. And Simmons is twenty four years old
Speaker 1: and he's made aught MBA thirteen and aught NBA Defensive
Speaker 1: First Team. That is incredible. He's only stepped his defense
Speaker 1: up this season. He's looking everybody down and he's improving
Speaker 1: his supporting game. He had forty two against the defensive
Speaker 1: Player of the Year. That's incredible. So I know he's
Speaker 1: going to step it up and beat out and everybody's
Speaker 1: just going to see, Oh, maybe Ben Simmons is not
Speaker 1: one of the most over eighty players NBA. He's incredible.
Speaker 1: Rack Dad call that was tremendous. We were getting stats
Speaker 1: spat at us left and right, and I think two,
Speaker 1: Ben is going to step it up with Joel out.
Speaker 1: I think he's shown that in the past. I was
Speaker 1: like reading a resume and I was impressed. I would
Speaker 1: hire the person with that resume to play basketball. Setting
Speaker 1: not overrated. I agree the awards don't tell the whole story.
Speaker 1: They never do. But when you're getting them at the
Speaker 1: rate that Ben Simmons is getting them, at the age
Speaker 1: that Ben Simmons is incredible stuff. The best is yet
Speaker 1: to come from Ben, especially if this year is any
Speaker 1: indication He's gotten better on a lot of levels. And
Speaker 1: I'm very excited to see how the resume continues to
Speaker 1: fill itself out over the next few years. Yeah, pretty
Speaker 1: much since February, Ben off the charts his last fifteen games,
Speaker 1: nineteen and a half points, nearly sixty three percent, shooting
Speaker 1: almost seventy percent from the line, seven boards, seven and
Speaker 1: a half assists, and one and a half steals per
Speaker 1: game with three double doubles. You love to see. It's
Speaker 1: you have one new message. The other question we asked
Speaker 1: this week, especially on the Sixers at Sixers Instagram story sticker,
Speaker 1: which you can look for every either Saturday or Sunday.
Speaker 1: Going into our next mail back, mondays, what are you
Speaker 1: most looking forward to about being back at the center
Speaker 1: should you be fortunate enough to go to a game?
Speaker 1: Alana Robbins says, stoked to be part of why the
Speaker 1: team has the biggest home court advantage in the league.
Speaker 1: With the angry snorting emoji face Lauren. The game on
Speaker 1: Sunday makes the Sixers now forty six and five at
Speaker 1: the Center and games played in South Philly since the
Speaker 1: start of the twenty nineteen twenty season. Notable that one
Speaker 1: of those five they had seven players like I don't
Speaker 1: even know if we should really be counting that right anyway.
Speaker 1: So cool to have those fans back. I can't say
Speaker 1: it enough. I remain cautious about the safety. I want
Speaker 1: to make sure that I'm promoting mask wearing and promoting
Speaker 1: distancing when we talk about fans on this show. But
Speaker 1: it was so great to see them back, even in
Speaker 1: a limited capacity. They made such a difference. The guys
Speaker 1: set it after the game. Doc Rivers set it after
Speaker 1: the game. It was really really cool to have them there,
Speaker 1: and even though their number was smaller than usual, maybe
Speaker 1: they were mightier than usual. It was a really cool feeling.
Speaker 1: We asked on Instagram, what are you most looking for?
Speaker 1: Two about coming back to the Center? K Cam seventy
Speaker 1: one says Chickie and Pete's see Franco one two two
Speaker 1: nine says flying back from Miami for one. It's been
Speaker 1: so long. Love that loyalty. I love it as well.
Speaker 1: There's so many things that make these types of moments
Speaker 1: special to people. So whether that's chickens and PiZZ or
Speaker 1: who you go with, or what time of year you go,
Speaker 1: there are so many emotional associations to seeing games in person,
Speaker 1: and I think, especially now, like we've already said on
Speaker 1: this pod, you're going to start to appreciate things that
Speaker 1: you used to take for granted a little more. And
Speaker 1: that sense of just sheer joy, happy to be there
Speaker 1: was on everybody's face last night, and that was really cool.
Speaker 1: Only one dot Joseph three, Oh god, I don't know everything.
Speaker 1: That's what I'm looking forward to about being back, looking
Speaker 1: forward to everything. I would agree. Tierny Morrison says, welcoming
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie to Philly last night, he got a great
Speaker 1: ovation against the Spurs coinciding with a frosty freeze out possibility.
Speaker 1: What a great set of circumstances for the man featured
Speaker 1: in our latest here they come presented by Geico Video
Speaker 1: Series Tyrese Maxie to get out on the floor in
Speaker 1: front of fans. I think they really do love him
Speaker 1: and it was nice to see that against the Spurs.
Speaker 1: It was cool and Tyrese was robbed of the traditional
Speaker 1: first intro to the fans experience that we've seen other
Speaker 1: rookies get over the last few years. Philadelphia is thrilled
Speaker 1: to have Tyrese Maxie as part of the family, and
Speaker 1: it was cool for Tyrese to have the opportunity to
Speaker 1: feel that in a very sensory way. People were so
Speaker 1: excited to see Tyres and the other rookies that got
Speaker 1: to join the fun last night. We actually got the
Speaker 1: submission before the game on Sunday was played. Diehard Philly
Speaker 1: told us an igs what is he looking most forward
Speaker 1: to about coming back to games? Channing, I thought, this
Speaker 1: is ironic refu suck that did happen at the end
Speaker 1: of the first half and they Hey, the fans did
Speaker 1: not miss a beat. They were back and better than ever.
Speaker 1: They remembered all they were up to their old tricks
Speaker 1: in the best way. It was great. It was really nice,
Speaker 1: and it was also great to hear some of the
Speaker 1: players just shout out the fans after the game. And
Speaker 1: compared to how the energy was at such a higher
Speaker 1: level at the Center compared to other atmospheres on the road.
Speaker 1: How about this one, Lauren, the last one from our
Speaker 1: Instagram submissions, Bree Hornberger says, I'm looking forward to going
Speaker 1: to my first game with my best friend who made
Speaker 1: me a fan during the bubble. I love that new fans.
Speaker 1: There are people, there are Sixers fans with new children
Speaker 1: that they didn't have last time they were at games.
Speaker 1: We're going to see some new baby and toddler Sixer
Speaker 1: fans in the coming weeks and months, and I'm very
Speaker 1: excited to welcome that submission and everybody else into the family.
Speaker 1: All right, let's switch over to our Twitter mansions at
Speaker 1: Medina GRN six O nine n J says, and this
Speaker 1: was in response to Tobias Harris's remarks about not making
Speaker 1: the All Star Game. Bro, you got game. We all
Speaker 1: know you're nice, Stay hungry, stay tenacious, get it done.
Speaker 1: When you're on the floor, come playoff time, you will
Speaker 1: wreak havoc on the opposite Asians. So that was in
Speaker 1: response to a tweet that Lauren you and I put
Speaker 1: out there about Tobias Harris him summing up his thoughts
Speaker 1: on not making the All Star Game. He said it
Speaker 1: was disappointed, but essentially, and this was part of the
Speaker 1: quote that he's going to put a bounty on the
Speaker 1: heads of the coaches and media members who did not
Speaker 1: show him enough respect in his mind, and he's played
Speaker 1: like it so far. I love that attitude, and it's
Speaker 1: nice to hear the fans supporting him as well well.
Speaker 1: So you're the one that has pointed out this statistic
Speaker 1: all along, But since Tobias was not officially not named
Speaker 1: to the All Star team, the Sixers have not lost
Speaker 1: a game, and that's independent of personnel, opponent. Home wrote,
Speaker 1: they have not lost a game, and that is worth something.
Speaker 1: Tobias Harris has always been motivated, He's always been driven.
Speaker 1: He's always brought the utmost professionalism and class to his job.
Speaker 1: And now he's bringing a little more edge, a little
Speaker 1: bit of a chip on his shoulder, something to prove.
Speaker 1: He's taking names, and I'm okay with it. I promote it.
Speaker 1: I am happy for him. I love seeing him succeed
Speaker 1: this way, and hopefully, as Doc Rivers has suggested, you
Speaker 1: have suggested Celts, as he has suggested, this could all
Speaker 1: turn into an All Star bid the next time they're available.
Speaker 1: You know one else I really like to one of
Speaker 1: his former coaches, Danna Orlando stand the man, stan Van
Speaker 1: Gundhi a great Twitter follow if you do not already
Speaker 1: shouting out to Bias as well, saying that Tobias no
Speaker 1: doubt about it, an All Star and he represents everything
Speaker 1: that's right about the NBA professional working, get better as
Speaker 1: a person, great teammate, cares about people. I thought that
Speaker 1: was nice. I'm with it as well. Always good to
Speaker 1: see respected figures offer takes that are similar to our selts,
Speaker 1: but offer any positive reinforcement for guys that are no
Speaker 1: longer necessarily parts of their day to day lives. Stan
Speaker 1: doesn't have to say any of that. You know he
Speaker 1: means it because he doesn't have to say any of that.
Speaker 1: I liked seeing that endorsement as well. All right, one
Speaker 1: more to pull from the mail back for this week.
Speaker 1: You have one new message at MS sports with Z
Speaker 1: two one five says, do we still need an insurance
Speaker 1: pols to make a move by the trade deadline for
Speaker 1: one more player? Question mark? Hopefully not breaking up too
Speaker 1: much the second unit or bench players. I don't know,
Speaker 1: maybe offering up some future draft picks and money to
Speaker 1: shure up the quest to win the title this season. Listen,
Speaker 1: I think that I always think that Daryl Morey speaks
Speaker 1: true words, but I forget where it was. I don't
Speaker 1: know if it was on Twitter or in an article.
Speaker 1: Maybe I'm wrong, Lauren, you can check me on this.
Speaker 1: But didn't he say, He hopes that people focus on
Speaker 1: the team and the players the Sixers have now, rather
Speaker 1: on what they could get as we draw closer and
Speaker 1: closer to March twenty fifth, and listen, I think the
Speaker 1: bench right or wrong. They are playing like a group
Speaker 1: where no one wants to leave this team right now.
Speaker 1: Since the All Star break, they've been amazing, for sure,
Speaker 1: and it's been really interesting to hear from the high
Speaker 1: up folks, from Darryl Moorey, from Doc Rivers, it's dangerous
Speaker 1: to disrupt the vibes, and the vibes have never been better.
Speaker 1: These guys really get along, They support each other, they're
Speaker 1: enjoying their time together, and they're winning. What else can
Speaker 1: you ask for? Understand a reluctance to make a move
Speaker 1: when things are going well. How many times do we
Speaker 1: have we heard the cliche saying if it's not broken,
Speaker 1: don't fix it. This is a team that's working really
Speaker 1: well together, And honestly, maybe you're right. Maybe they were
Speaker 1: playing like a group of guys that didn't want to
Speaker 1: be moved, and if they're doing that, it's because they
Speaker 1: don't want to be moved. It's proof that they're enjoying
Speaker 1: each other, that they're enjoying this team, that they're enjoying
Speaker 1: this run. I don't know what else you could ask
Speaker 1: for at this point in this specifically difficult season. Let
Speaker 1: me tell you, if there's a Twitter follow that you
Speaker 1: don't have out there, you gotta get on AT six
Speaker 1: or stats. Quite the engaging account this year. I'll tell
Speaker 1: you there's been an evolution of engagement in AT six
Speaker 1: or stats this year. More personality, not just numbers. Love
Speaker 1: what they're doing. But this number Sixer's bench has scored
Speaker 1: at least fifty five points into the last three games.
Speaker 1: It's just the second time since bench stats were first
Speaker 1: tracked in nineteen seventy seventy one that the Sixers bench
Speaker 1: has pieced together such a streak. The only the time
Speaker 1: was in the middle of March nineteen seventy eight. Stuff,
Speaker 1: I'm with it, the bench, Great stuff from the bench.
Speaker 1: We've believed in them all along. Selts, I have to say,
Speaker 1: of course we did. Yes, never a doubts. All right,
Speaker 1: thank you mail bag participants and those of you who submitted.
Speaker 1: And before we go, Lauren, I'm just gonna apologize one
Speaker 1: more time for that rant and rave at the beginning
Speaker 1: of the podcast it. I had to get it out
Speaker 1: of my system. I tried to flush it away ever
Speaker 1: since it happened, I had three or four days to
Speaker 1: do it. Look, Seltz, he used his platform and now
Speaker 1: you've used yours. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
Speaker 1: And I'll say this, these are my opinions. They reflect
Speaker 1: no one but yours. Truly. This might be my last
Speaker 1: mailbag Monday. I don't know. Stop ditto. I'm with you,
Speaker 1: all right. Thanks to everyone who's submitted, Lauren, thank you.
Speaker 1: We'll do it again Friday with the von Gibbons for
Speaker 1: the Friday Deep Dive Awesome thank You sets and also
Speaker 1: on the Programming doc this week for the seventy six
Speaker 1: ers podcast network. We should have the latest episode of
Speaker 1: Tom's Talks with Tom mc ginnis available on Thursday. If
Speaker 1: you missed the last couple episodes, some great chats back
Speaker 1: in our back catalog and listen to Tom's interviews with
Speaker 1: to the new Sharpshooters for the seventy Sixers playing greats
Speaker 1: as of late. Danny Green and Seth Curry, thanks so
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