WEBVTT - Mailbag Monday | Ben Bringing It, Bench Too 0:00:00.320 --> 0:00:03.640 This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network 0:00:04.000 --> 0:00:08.680 search seventy Sixers podcast wherever you get your pods. Coming 0:00:08.720 --> 0:00:11.280 off a solid week cap by a great win against 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:13.840 the Brooklyn Nets, the seventy Sixers now take their act 0:00:13.960 --> 0:00:16.959 on the road against a couple of quality opponents. We 0:00:17.079 --> 0:00:20.640 cover a lot, from Bentham and Dunk to Danny Greens Threes, 0:00:20.840 --> 0:00:25.360 Toby Yes, coffee and not just any coffee, Salt Lake 0:00:25.440 --> 0:00:29.960 City Coffee. You're called DMS voicemail. We do it every 0:00:29.960 --> 0:00:35.720 week right here on mail bag work. The seventy Sixers 0:00:35.760 --> 0:00:38.800 in the midst of a rare reprieve back to back 0:00:38.920 --> 0:00:42.680 days without playing games as they sojourn west for the 0:00:42.720 --> 0:00:46.760 start of a four game road trip. But knock on wood, 0:00:47.159 --> 0:00:50.960 the mailbag is still busy, which we totally appreciate, and 0:00:51.000 --> 0:00:55.280 we got some noteworthy storylines learn to reflect upon from 0:00:55.280 --> 0:00:57.480 the week that was. The seventy sixers had a two 0:00:57.480 --> 0:00:59.440 and one week, just a little bit of a hiccup 0:00:59.480 --> 0:01:02.640 against Portland without one of their all stars, Ben Simmons. 0:01:02.960 --> 0:01:05.600 We can also look ahead to a four game swing 0:01:05.920 --> 0:01:08.479 through the West which I think you present some good 0:01:08.480 --> 0:01:12.000 tests for the old squad. I know we talk about 0:01:12.040 --> 0:01:13.959 all the time celts that this is a new team, 0:01:14.120 --> 0:01:16.039 but I think every time the team goes on the road, 0:01:16.080 --> 0:01:18.240 I do get just a little bit nervous. But then 0:01:18.360 --> 0:01:20.640 when I consider the way that this team has performed 0:01:20.640 --> 0:01:22.320 on the road thus far this season, I feel a 0:01:22.360 --> 0:01:24.600 little better. I'm looking forward to seeing how they embrace 0:01:24.720 --> 0:01:27.280 this challenge as opposed to being nervous about what could 0:01:27.280 --> 0:01:29.480 go down. They have been a lot better on the 0:01:29.520 --> 0:01:31.600 road this year, and it's a refreshing way to go 0:01:31.640 --> 0:01:33.720 into a four game trip. You know the way I'm 0:01:33.720 --> 0:01:37.640 feeling about this upcoming four game trip, tell me, I'll 0:01:37.680 --> 0:01:39.880 be honest, I'm a little envious. There are a couple 0:01:39.880 --> 0:01:41.960 of cities on this trip that, if you look at 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:45.480 the schedule, you might not think are the most appealing 0:01:45.520 --> 0:01:48.240 or attractive destinations on the NBA circuit. The Sixers are 0:01:48.280 --> 0:01:51.960 at Sacramento, Portland, Phoenix, and then Salt Lake City, home 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:53.960 of the Jazz. But there are a couple of those 0:01:53.960 --> 0:01:57.240 cities Sacramento might be surprising to some people. Sacramento and 0:01:57.680 --> 0:02:01.440 salt Lake concluded that are low key favorites of one 0:02:01.480 --> 0:02:04.680 Brian Seltzer. Salt Lake is a favorite of Lauren Rosen 0:02:04.800 --> 0:02:08.120 as well. I'm a big nature, clean air. There are 0:02:08.160 --> 0:02:11.400 some cities where the air just feels fresh. Salt Lake 0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:13.320 City is one of those. A ten minute drive and 0:02:13.360 --> 0:02:15.720 you're in the beautiful mountains. I'm a big Salt Lake 0:02:15.800 --> 0:02:18.520 City gal, and I feel you. I would really be 0:02:18.600 --> 0:02:20.799 happy to go on a trip to anywhere right about now, 0:02:20.880 --> 0:02:24.000 but of course, safety first. Glad that the team has 0:02:24.040 --> 0:02:25.480 been able to be as safe as they have with 0:02:25.520 --> 0:02:28.639 a condensed travel party. And I'll be getting to other 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:31.760 cities at some point in the next I don't know what, 0:02:32.000 --> 0:02:35.880 three years, four years, five years. Oh yeah, yeah, let's 0:02:35.919 --> 0:02:39.239 go a little bit more optimistic. Maybe within the next season. 0:02:39.520 --> 0:02:44.440 Fingers crossed, let's not jinx it. Yeah. Sacramento, I feel 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:47.760 gets a bad rapid times. They have a great brewery 0:02:47.800 --> 0:02:49.960 around the corner from the hotel. Hopefully I'm not divulging 0:02:50.000 --> 0:02:56.840 too much. Portland Hetty Crunchy, tremendous donuts, great grub. Phoenix 0:02:56.919 --> 0:02:59.720 is Phoenix in Salt Lake City. Like you said, the 0:02:59.800 --> 0:03:02.320 right time of year, get up in that mountain air, 0:03:02.800 --> 0:03:04.720 maybe have an off day, go to Park City, check 0:03:04.760 --> 0:03:08.040 it out. Those are different times, however, No, this is 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:11.280 a very Lauren Rosen trip. Actually, I love Portland. Portland 0:03:11.360 --> 0:03:13.640 might be of the NBA cities that I've seen, and 0:03:13.680 --> 0:03:15.480 now I've seen most of them all but a few. 0:03:15.840 --> 0:03:17.880 Portland is right at the very top for me. I 0:03:17.960 --> 0:03:22.200 love Portland, love salt Lake. Whenever there are West Coast trips, 0:03:22.200 --> 0:03:25.640 people get really excited about going to southern California, and 0:03:25.680 --> 0:03:27.840 for me, to be honest, I would take Portland and 0:03:27.880 --> 0:03:31.720 salt Lake ten times out of ten. Wow, I like that. 0:03:31.960 --> 0:03:34.000 I'm not sure if I would go ten times out 0:03:34.000 --> 0:03:37.400 of ten, maybe like eight and a half times out 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:40.280 of ten. I would mix in a few stops in 0:03:40.360 --> 0:03:43.960 Portland and Salt Lake in addition to Southern California fair 0:03:44.040 --> 0:03:47.400 enough and San Francisco fair enough. I have never been 0:03:47.400 --> 0:03:49.240 to the Staples Center, and I know that that's one 0:03:49.240 --> 0:03:50.840 of the one of the arenas with a lot of 0:03:50.840 --> 0:03:53.400 just sort of general vibes and ethos that you want 0:03:53.400 --> 0:03:57.480 to experience. So yes, maybe once I've done it, I'll 0:03:57.480 --> 0:04:00.400 feel differently. But I do love Portland and Salt Lake. 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:02.320 And now the people that listen to us know way 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:05.640 too much about where I care to travel to, so apologies, 0:04:06.040 --> 0:04:08.280 I'm gonna ask one more non seventy six ers question 0:04:08.320 --> 0:04:10.240 before we open up the mailbag, just because I feel 0:04:10.240 --> 0:04:12.840 like everyone has to have a take, whoever you are, 0:04:12.960 --> 0:04:15.320 whatever it is you do, whether you even like sports 0:04:15.400 --> 0:04:19.880 or don't any Super Bowl takes anything at all, Do 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:22.680 I ask you what was your favorite commercial? I gotta 0:04:22.720 --> 0:04:25.560 be honest, I almost didn't watch it, and I think 0:04:25.560 --> 0:04:29.599 that that's something important for folks to know about my identity. 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:32.520 I love sports. There's a reason I work in sports. 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:35.880 But I have just been a little sports out lately 0:04:35.880 --> 0:04:38.400 and I almost didn't watch. I don't have much of 0:04:38.400 --> 0:04:40.560 an affinity for either team that was playing. And then 0:04:40.600 --> 0:04:43.400 I said, look like it's a cultural moment. You got 0:04:43.400 --> 0:04:45.480 to watch the Super Bowl. So I did turn it on. 0:04:46.320 --> 0:04:49.599 I did believe that the outcome was going to be 0:04:49.680 --> 0:04:51.760 the outcome. I had a feeling. I'm one of those 0:04:51.760 --> 0:04:53.800 people you never bet against one of the greatest of 0:04:53.800 --> 0:04:56.040 all time. It's why I never bet against Lebron in 0:04:56.080 --> 0:04:58.279 the finals. It's why I never bet against Tom Brady 0:04:58.279 --> 0:05:00.960 and the Super Bowl. So for someone who almost didn't 0:05:00.960 --> 0:05:03.159 watch the game, I was proud of myself for having 0:05:03.240 --> 0:05:06.680 the right, you know, take, at least to myself. I 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:08.560 think that's fair. I think that's a reasonable way to 0:05:08.560 --> 0:05:10.680 look at it. I was a fan of the door 0:05:10.760 --> 0:05:14.120 Dash neighborhood ad with Sesame Street, just because that's kind 0:05:14.120 --> 0:05:16.440 of the realm that I'm living in these days. UM. 0:05:16.560 --> 0:05:20.160 Also not too dissimilar along that same theme, the Huggies 0:05:20.760 --> 0:05:23.520 shot from Home mostly diaper's ad a lot of I 0:05:23.560 --> 0:05:26.279 think it looked like it was a mashup of homeshot 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:29.480 phone videos um mixed in with some professional shots stuff. 0:05:29.480 --> 0:05:32.600 So I like that. Um what else? I feel like 0:05:32.640 --> 0:05:35.839 there was one more, Oh, general motors, Will Farrell. That 0:05:35.920 --> 0:05:38.440 was a good one. I don't know if you caught that. 0:05:39.640 --> 0:05:41.520 Sometimes a little bit play down on Will Farrell and 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:43.720 I think that he's, uh, it's slightly stale. But I 0:05:43.720 --> 0:05:47.680 thought this was fresh good Will Farrell. I found flat 0:05:47.680 --> 0:05:51.480 Matthew McConaughey amusing. I wasn't like I thought they could 0:05:51.480 --> 0:05:53.280 have done a little more with that, but but I 0:05:53.320 --> 0:05:56.800 was amused. I was intrigued by flat Matthew McConaughey at 0:05:56.839 --> 0:06:01.280 some point in the first quarter. So okay, hopefully there 0:06:01.279 --> 0:06:03.719 aren't too many people. I feel like it might be 0:06:03.760 --> 0:06:06.440 just about everyone who hit the tap ahead by ten 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:09.800 or fifteen or thirty second, wishing there was even more seconds. 0:06:09.800 --> 0:06:12.599 You could tap ahead with buttons on your pod apps. 0:06:13.320 --> 0:06:16.159 But at long last, it is time to open up 0:06:16.320 --> 0:06:22.640 this week's mailbag. You have one new message. How does 0:06:22.720 --> 0:06:24.960 mailbag Monday work? You have a couple of ways to 0:06:25.000 --> 0:06:26.880 reach us. You can call it. This is the preferred 0:06:26.880 --> 0:06:30.120 way our pod line two on five four zero three 0:06:30.360 --> 0:06:32.960 seven six three seven. That's two on five four zero 0:06:33.080 --> 0:06:36.160 three pods. Leave us a voicemail any time of the week, 0:06:36.279 --> 0:06:39.240 day or night about anything related to the seventy six ers, 0:06:39.279 --> 0:06:42.160 and we'll be more than happy to play. 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You are then entered 0:07:14.680 --> 0:07:19.720 into a random name picker for a seventy Sixers swag bag. 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:23.360 That's it. We'd love to hear from you. Love it 0:07:23.560 --> 0:07:26.840 every time we get questions. You guys are always engaged. 0:07:26.840 --> 0:07:28.720 You guys are always keeping us on our toes. We 0:07:28.760 --> 0:07:31.880 appreciate them, so keep them coming. This past week saw 0:07:31.920 --> 0:07:34.120 wins for the seventy six Ers, wrapping up a three 0:07:34.120 --> 0:07:37.440 game road trip in perfect fashion with a dub at 0:07:37.600 --> 0:07:40.800 Charlotte lost the next night at home against the Portland 0:07:40.800 --> 0:07:44.200 Trailblazers without Ben Simmons, and then a big victory on 0:07:44.240 --> 0:07:46.960 Saturday versus the Brooklyn Nats one twenty four to one await. 0:07:47.040 --> 0:07:50.040 Not surprisingly, a lot of people weighing in on that 0:07:50.080 --> 0:07:52.080 win over the Nats. We will start there do a 0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:55.480 couple quick hitters. First from Alex the King seven nine 0:07:55.600 --> 0:07:58.600 five on Instagram. He said the win was amazing. Big 0:07:58.640 --> 0:08:01.600 Ben is violent in a good way, and I am 0:08:01.640 --> 0:08:04.600 not one to promote violence in any way, shape or form, 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:08.440 unless it is a Ben Simmons in your face dunk 0:08:08.520 --> 0:08:13.040 on Tyler Johnson. That was awesome. It really really was awesome, 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:16.840 And I feel that in some cases I'm okay with 0:08:16.920 --> 0:08:20.320 technical fouls. Yeah, Like obviously you don't want too many 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:23.520 of them. It was a close game, but I was 0:08:23.560 --> 0:08:25.600 cool with it if it means that Ben's feeling himself 0:08:25.600 --> 0:08:28.400 and he's getting demonstrative out there. Ben Simmons is scary 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:31.320 when he's calm, right, So a riled up Ben Simmons 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:34.440 is honestly somewhat terrifying, and I was happy to see 0:08:34.520 --> 0:08:38.679 him get into that mode. Some underscore eighty five underscore. 0:08:38.720 --> 0:08:42.480 I am loving floor general Ben Simmons. His mindset is 0:08:42.559 --> 0:08:47.080 full on broad Street Bully when we win, I agree. 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:50.120 I thought that Ben came out with purpose. Honestly, in 0:08:50.160 --> 0:08:54.520 looking back a couple days later, I thought his contributions 0:08:54.600 --> 0:08:57.400 were more impactful than perhaps the final line reflected, at 0:08:57.480 --> 0:09:00.360 least on offense with the scoring fish with sixteen points, 0:09:00.360 --> 0:09:03.640 twelve rebounds, eight assists, three steals, helped change the game 0:09:03.640 --> 0:09:06.199 with his defense on James Hard midway through the third quarter. 0:09:06.559 --> 0:09:09.000 All around, great game from Ben, but his demeanor in 0:09:09.040 --> 0:09:11.320 that game was also something that I took away from 0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:13.200 the wind Laarn and I don't know how we can 0:09:13.240 --> 0:09:15.520 do a better job of addressing this, So I'm open 0:09:15.559 --> 0:09:17.640 to thoughts from you or from anyone that submits to 0:09:17.640 --> 0:09:21.160 the Mailbag. But I feel that Ben's stat line almost 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:25.160 never tells the full story. It always he's more impactful 0:09:25.440 --> 0:09:28.719 than even sixteen twelve and eight, which is an incredibly 0:09:28.760 --> 0:09:32.319 impactful stat line right the way that he impacts the 0:09:32.360 --> 0:09:33.760 game on both ends of the floor. We've heard Doc 0:09:33.840 --> 0:09:36.400 Rivers talk about it all season since even before this 0:09:36.440 --> 0:09:39.240 team actually hit the floor for meaningful minutes. We've heard 0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:41.320 Joel and Bead talk about Joel and Bead talked about 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:43.560 it on Twitter a couple nights ago to make sure 0:09:43.640 --> 0:09:46.880 people know how impactful Ben is beyond what the stats say. 0:09:47.320 --> 0:09:48.760 So I wish there was a way that we could 0:09:48.800 --> 0:09:51.400 just add like a little Ben bump to every stat 0:09:51.400 --> 0:09:54.080 line that he produces, because he is always making more 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:56.640 of an impact than that line suggests. And the same 0:09:56.640 --> 0:09:58.360 could go for a few other players on this team 0:09:58.360 --> 0:10:00.240 as well. When there are so many good players, the 0:10:00.240 --> 0:10:03.920 stats don't always tell the full story. Couldn't be in 0:10:04.040 --> 0:10:08.800 more alignment with you on that sentiment, Larne, and just 0:10:08.960 --> 0:10:11.240 very quickly as an aside, because we haven't done enough 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:14.600 asides already on this edition of mail Bag Monday, you 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:17.280 mentioned Twitter and some love shown by Joel embiad for 0:10:17.320 --> 0:10:19.840 his fellow players on the Sixers roster. On Twitter, it 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:22.160 is a fricking get you to the All Star Game 0:10:22.280 --> 0:10:26.440 LoveFest between Joe, Ben and Tobias. It's great, great support 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:30.120 for each other and tremendous camaraderie on social media between 0:10:30.200 --> 0:10:33.079 three all Star hopefuls for the Sixers. Yeah, you love 0:10:33.120 --> 0:10:37.199 to see it sets. They have varying sizes of followings, 0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:40.840 notably Joel Ben they have millions and millions of followers. 0:10:40.840 --> 0:10:43.600 Tobiases a little bit behind in the follower count, but 0:10:43.679 --> 0:10:45.520 Ben and Joel know that, and they know that they 0:10:45.520 --> 0:10:48.719 can use their audiences to boost the rising tide can 0:10:48.800 --> 0:10:53.160 raise all ships in this social media of Sixers landscape, 0:10:53.160 --> 0:10:55.520 and I've loved watching the way that they've all been 0:10:55.559 --> 0:10:58.080 able to leverage their own voices to help one another. 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:00.960 Tobias has done a little bit more media recently. He 0:11:01.040 --> 0:11:04.040 did the woj pod and he also has been super 0:11:04.080 --> 0:11:07.240 super complimentary of Ben and Joel. So to just hear 0:11:07.280 --> 0:11:11.640 them all spreading the love towards one another, it's it's 0:11:11.679 --> 0:11:13.880 just been beautiful to see salts. It warms my heart, 0:11:13.920 --> 0:11:17.880 It warms my cold, cold heart. Amen which, Hey, everyone's 0:11:17.880 --> 0:11:19.920 heart has got to be cold these days. Right now 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:24.560 as we're taping this, it's like twenty five degrees outside. Insanity. 0:11:25.280 --> 0:11:27.640 All right, back into the mail bag we go. You 0:11:27.720 --> 0:11:31.160 have one new message. Yeas me and Morgan on Ig 0:11:31.520 --> 0:11:35.760 said Brooklyn in that game that Simmons and Curry got 0:11:35.800 --> 0:11:40.200 back into a groove. I am hype. I've got one 0:11:40.200 --> 0:11:42.920 of two. Hey, look at you. One two year old 0:11:42.920 --> 0:11:47.120 twins are in the house. My man Asher there he is. 0:11:47.160 --> 0:11:50.439 He's going to come and read one of our submissions. 0:11:51.360 --> 0:11:52.920 He wants to sleep on my side of the bed 0:11:52.960 --> 0:11:54.719 for naps. Should we let him? Before we address he 0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:57.760 has me and Morgan's comment, I think, so are we 0:11:57.840 --> 0:12:00.480 keeping this part in salters? Or is this we're keeping in? Yeah, 0:12:00.520 --> 0:12:03.160 this is still in. I thought this was like a 0:12:03.559 --> 0:12:05.400 US question for the mail bag is no, it is. 0:12:05.400 --> 0:12:07.160 It's from Ashury. He wants to know can you sleep 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:10.160 on my side of the bed for nap? I think 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:12.400 we should let him? Should let me sleep on my 0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:16.120 side of the bed? Okay, all right? If he says yes, 0:12:16.160 --> 0:12:26.880 we should, then we shall goodbye, buddy, let's rerack it. Yes, 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:29.960 me and Morgan on Ig this was a game talking 0:12:29.960 --> 0:12:33.120 about the Brooklyn game that Ben Simmons and Seth Curry 0:12:33.360 --> 0:12:36.280 needed to get back in the groove. I am hype. 0:12:36.720 --> 0:12:39.920 I am as well loved seeing that fade away three 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:42.280 from the corner go down for Seth Curry at the 0:12:42.440 --> 0:12:44.920 end of the first half that put the Sixers back 0:12:44.960 --> 0:12:48.000 in front by one. He only finished with eleven points, 0:12:48.040 --> 0:12:51.000 but I thought that you saw Seth established that rhythm 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.840 once again, boosted by that late three in the second quarter, 0:12:53.880 --> 0:12:55.920 and then in the third quarter, he was really helpful 0:12:55.920 --> 0:12:58.839 as well, for sure, and that was yet another decisive 0:12:58.880 --> 0:13:01.720 third quarter for this team. So to see Seth get 0:13:01.760 --> 0:13:04.320 some shots going in, like you said right before halftime, 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:06.080 and then eight points in the second half really big 0:13:06.080 --> 0:13:07.760 for someone that's had a rough go of it the 0:13:07.840 --> 0:13:10.120 last few weeks. We know that he was sidelined due 0:13:10.120 --> 0:13:13.760 to COVID nineteen. Doc Rivers has been very understanding and 0:13:13.800 --> 0:13:16.680 has urged folks to give Seth a little slack because 0:13:16.679 --> 0:13:19.600 he's still coming back from something really difficult. Seth has 0:13:19.600 --> 0:13:22.080 explained that he hasn't been feeling great. We saw him 0:13:22.120 --> 0:13:24.360 sit out the second half of the Portland game because 0:13:24.400 --> 0:13:27.079 he wasn't feeling great. So just from a human perspective, 0:13:27.240 --> 0:13:31.520 really really nice to see Seth succeed against the Brooklyn Nets, 0:13:31.520 --> 0:13:33.280 and hopefully he can put together a good road trip 0:13:33.320 --> 0:13:35.160 for himself. But I would echo what Doc said and 0:13:35.240 --> 0:13:37.160 just make sure you're being patient with this man, because 0:13:37.200 --> 0:13:39.040 this has got to be really difficult for him. He 0:13:39.080 --> 0:13:41.120 obviously holds himself to a very high standard and it 0:13:41.200 --> 0:13:42.840 must be hard to not be able to reach that 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:45.640 standard because of something that's totally out of your control. 0:13:45.760 --> 0:13:48.560 And I like to presume positive intent, Lauren, with everyone, 0:13:48.600 --> 0:13:49.880 but if you do, happen to be one of those 0:13:49.920 --> 0:13:53.200 people who is not being patient with Seth Curry right now, 0:13:53.600 --> 0:13:57.480 he was shooting sixty percent this time last week from three, 0:13:57.640 --> 0:14:00.600 so let's let's give it a rest. And I think 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:03.240 most people are. I think they realize that, yeah, there's 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.360 ups and downs, especially when it comes with shooting throughout 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:08.800 a season, and Seth is, in particular trying to navigate 0:14:08.880 --> 0:14:12.199 this just crazy period and trying to get himself right. 0:14:12.240 --> 0:14:13.880 But I was, and I'm glad to see that some 0:14:13.920 --> 0:14:16.640 fans were as well, really happy to see him do 0:14:16.760 --> 0:14:19.320 his thing at various points in that game against the 0:14:19.440 --> 0:14:23.240 Nets on Saturday. I want to take a quick second 0:14:23.280 --> 0:14:25.680 to remind you of our programming slate here on the 0:14:25.720 --> 0:14:29.600 seventy Sixers podcast network main feed. Every Monday it's mail 0:14:29.640 --> 0:14:32.600 Bag Monday with myself and Lauren Rosen. 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You have one new message, Jay Harrap, 0:15:10.280 --> 0:15:14.680 eighty sixers are playing amazing. It's because we got shooters now, 0:15:15.120 --> 0:15:18.640 and I do not disagree with that. I feel that 0:15:18.680 --> 0:15:21.320 as well. The spacing of this team has looked really good. 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:23.280 The ball movement of this team has looked good, the 0:15:23.280 --> 0:15:26.400 shooting has looked good, and of course this week we 0:15:26.440 --> 0:15:28.520 saw a couple of cold streaks from the Sixers from 0:15:28.600 --> 0:15:32.120 deep but just knowing, and it's not coming to my 0:15:32.160 --> 0:15:34.760 head right now, but one of our players spoke about it, 0:15:34.800 --> 0:15:36.120 and it'll probably come to me as soon as we 0:15:36.160 --> 0:15:38.720 hang up from this call, Seltz, But about the idea 0:15:38.760 --> 0:15:41.680 that Danny and Seth are always threats, whether or not 0:15:41.720 --> 0:15:45.320 they're scoring high numbers in any given game, Leaving them 0:15:45.360 --> 0:15:49.920 open is always a mistake and that stretches opponent defenses 0:15:49.960 --> 0:15:52.120 in a way that we haven't seen a ton in 0:15:52.160 --> 0:15:54.840 the last couple of years, especially when they're going to 0:15:54.920 --> 0:15:57.080 try to double Joel Embiid with If you double Joel 0:15:57.080 --> 0:15:59.680 embid and you're guarding Danny and you're guarding Seth, who's 0:15:59.720 --> 0:16:02.720 guarding Ben and Tobias, it really is an interesting thing 0:16:03.040 --> 0:16:05.400 to see the way that other defenses have to deal 0:16:05.440 --> 0:16:07.440 with this team and have to give respect to guys 0:16:07.720 --> 0:16:10.000 like Danny and Seth. And that's just in the starting lineup. 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:11.640 We know we have shooters on the bench as well. 0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:14.560 How awesome was that when Danny Green in the corner 0:16:14.720 --> 0:16:17.360 right in front of the Brooklyn bench got the no call, 0:16:17.480 --> 0:16:19.880 and it was probably a fair no call. But listen, 0:16:20.040 --> 0:16:21.920 if the worst thing that happened from that was that 0:16:21.960 --> 0:16:24.640 he got so fired up, he went on that run 0:16:24.640 --> 0:16:26.920 of scoring eight straight points to essentially put the game 0:16:26.960 --> 0:16:29.880 in the seventy sixers control for good, terrific moment. And 0:16:29.880 --> 0:16:32.400 it speaks to your point, Lauren, that regardless of what 0:16:32.440 --> 0:16:34.280 these guys are shooting. To tie this back into the 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:37.360 comment that we were talking about with Seth, it's that 0:16:37.400 --> 0:16:40.840 you have to honor these guys, particularly those two, given 0:16:40.920 --> 0:16:42.720 their body of work. And I think last year the 0:16:42.760 --> 0:16:45.880 Sixers had some players on their roster who are solid 0:16:45.920 --> 0:16:48.760 three point shooters who yes, can knock down big shots, 0:16:48.760 --> 0:16:52.080 like a Josh Richardson. And this is no shade or 0:16:52.680 --> 0:16:55.360 any slight, but he's just he's not one of those 0:16:55.400 --> 0:16:58.360 dead eye marksmen like Danny Green and Seth Curry, and 0:16:58.520 --> 0:17:00.600 very few guys are in the NBA for that matter. 0:17:00.880 --> 0:17:03.000 But you have to honor players like that, and you 0:17:03.040 --> 0:17:05.080 just sort of know that when Danny or Seth is 0:17:05.160 --> 0:17:07.919 left open, they're gonna make you pay. I like what 0:17:07.960 --> 0:17:10.040 you said about Danny. I said that he returned to 0:17:10.040 --> 0:17:12.240 the scene of the crime for back to back threes 0:17:12.359 --> 0:17:15.480 after that egregious no call. There aren't many people in 0:17:15.520 --> 0:17:18.919 the building these days, but when there's a big no 0:17:19.080 --> 0:17:21.399 call in the building, you can kind of hear a 0:17:21.440 --> 0:17:25.360 collective sigh or a collective like if there were fans there, 0:17:25.400 --> 0:17:28.840 they'd be booing and being loud and being crazy. But 0:17:28.960 --> 0:17:31.400 even without fans, when a no call is as bad 0:17:31.400 --> 0:17:33.960 as that one on Danny was, you really hear you 0:17:34.080 --> 0:17:36.719 hear a collective sigh in the building. And then it 0:17:36.760 --> 0:17:39.200 was great to see him return to the scene get 0:17:39.200 --> 0:17:41.160 those back to back threes and really put the game 0:17:41.160 --> 0:17:42.840 away for the Sixers. I thought that was a great, 0:17:43.040 --> 0:17:45.639 great showing from Danny Green in a crucial part of 0:17:45.680 --> 0:17:48.760 the game for the first time. In this week's Mailbag Monday, 0:17:48.840 --> 0:17:52.720 we go to the podline. You have one new message. 0:17:53.040 --> 0:17:57.040 Seventy sixers have had some situations forward to had a 0:17:57.040 --> 0:18:00.680 big lead or going into the reporter or their down 0:18:00.680 --> 0:18:05.160 a little bit. The best fourth quarter team so far 0:18:05.280 --> 0:18:08.120 in the season, do you think this helps them close 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:10.399 out teams and put them away. They'd come back a 0:18:10.400 --> 0:18:15.480 little bit. We are talking about late game performance consistently 0:18:15.560 --> 0:18:18.800 learn by these seventy sixers. Do we think this helps 0:18:18.800 --> 0:18:20.560 close teams out and put them away because they've been 0:18:20.600 --> 0:18:23.199 so good in the fourth quarter. Absolutely, we've discussed this 0:18:23.240 --> 0:18:25.280 a couple of times. I honestly can't remember at this 0:18:25.320 --> 0:18:28.000 point where it was seven six Live Countdown Friday Deep 0:18:28.000 --> 0:18:30.119 Dive with Divan or here on the mail bag. But 0:18:30.200 --> 0:18:33.400 I really am a big believer that this fourth quarter success, 0:18:33.480 --> 0:18:36.679 closing teams out in the fourth especially for new team 0:18:36.960 --> 0:18:40.880 with a new coach, really conform the foundation for trust 0:18:40.960 --> 0:18:43.159 and buying. No doubt about it, the Sixers continue to 0:18:43.160 --> 0:18:45.120 be the best fourth quarter team in the league. Of course, 0:18:45.160 --> 0:18:46.960 that means that they are finding themselves in a lot 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:49.439 of close games scenarios in the fourth quarter, which I'm 0:18:49.440 --> 0:18:51.520 sure Doc Rivers would be relieved to not find himself 0:18:51.520 --> 0:18:54.320 in as much as this team is. But there will 0:18:54.359 --> 0:18:55.840 be a lot of close games down the road for 0:18:55.880 --> 0:18:57.240 this team. There will be a lot of close games 0:18:57.280 --> 0:18:59.000 in the playoffs for this team. It is cool to 0:18:59.000 --> 0:19:00.480 see the way that they've figured out a way to 0:19:00.560 --> 0:19:04.119 navigate tough situations this early in their ten year as 0:19:04.160 --> 0:19:06.000 a group, not just early in the season, but early 0:19:06.040 --> 0:19:08.080 as a group, early as a group under a new 0:19:08.160 --> 0:19:10.639 coaching staff. They really have figured out what late in 0:19:10.720 --> 0:19:13.560 games is supposed to look like, and to me, it 0:19:13.640 --> 0:19:16.359 starts on defense. I think this team's fourth quarter defense 0:19:16.600 --> 0:19:18.600 has been just based on the eye test, not even 0:19:18.680 --> 0:19:21.199 using any of the numbers. Pretty outstanding. I think that 0:19:21.240 --> 0:19:25.320 when we talk about stats, you know, there's I think 0:19:25.359 --> 0:19:28.520 more people these days obviously understand why it makes sense 0:19:28.560 --> 0:19:30.760 to look at things on a per one hundred possession 0:19:30.880 --> 0:19:34.200 basis that normalizes things for all thirty teams. But let's 0:19:34.200 --> 0:19:37.080 say if you just took the per game stats traditional 0:19:37.080 --> 0:19:39.320 stats and you narrowed it down to the fourth quarter, 0:19:39.760 --> 0:19:42.160 Sixers outscored the opposition by around three and a half 0:19:42.160 --> 0:19:44.800