WEBVTT - Atlantic Division Preview: 76ers

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<v Speaker 1>Episode of My geat Check. It's the Eastern Conference preview time. Baby,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna be looking at the audi of the divisions,

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<v Speaker 1>the Atlantic. We're gonna be looking at Toronto, which is,

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<v Speaker 1>let's be honest, the worst of them all, Philadelphia, Brooklyn,

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<v Speaker 1>New York Knicks, and the Boston Celtis. That's five playoff

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<v Speaker 1>or playing teams of one division, folks, everybody be eaten

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<v Speaker 1>in the Atlantic. Let's get a move roam and drop

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<v Speaker 1>that generic gas beat that should be Rihanna's break was

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<v Speaker 1>breaking down all the biggest NBA storylines. So the heat Check.

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<v Speaker 1>The heat Check was just as the best podcast covering

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<v Speaker 1>all the drama around the association. All right, so we

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<v Speaker 1>got to finish our NBA season previews. I realized that

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<v Speaker 1>a conference previews, they're kind of a but we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to give our first stop. I know it's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot in the Atlantic Division where most of the Eastern

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<v Speaker 1>best teams are located. Let's start with are they though

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<v Speaker 1>I don't actually know if that's true. I just know

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<v Speaker 1>that it's like a pretty loaded division in general. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no like besides Toronto. There's no bottom feeders here. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>start with the Philadelphia seventy six Ers that finished fifty

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<v Speaker 1>four and twenty eight last year, which is good for

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<v Speaker 1>third place. Key additions, Pat Beverley, that's really a key addition.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, Kelly Oubrace Tsunami Poppy, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Nurse Key, we'll call it subtractions, key losses. George

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<v Speaker 1>Nang he goes to Cleveland. I always think his name

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<v Speaker 1>is Georgie Yang because there's another Georgi. Gorgi Jang is too.

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<v Speaker 1>It's too confusing. And then Doc Rivers, of course, the

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<v Speaker 1>players coach that nobody actually liked playing for. And ever

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<v Speaker 1>since he's left, and now Nick Nurse is there, everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>starting to like spill the tea about how Iso heavy

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<v Speaker 1>dog Rivers style was like, oh yeah, I'm Joel and

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<v Speaker 1>Beads being like, oh yeah, I never really wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be an ISO player. I never really wanted to just

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<v Speaker 1>be in the block. I like ball movement. Anyway, we

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<v Speaker 1>move on. The Sixers begin the off season by firing

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<v Speaker 1>that guy, Doc Rivers, and shit has been a little

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<v Speaker 1>haywire since then. I don't know if anyone has had

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<v Speaker 1>a worse off season in the NBA than the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably the Toronto Raptors because they're getting sued by another

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<v Speaker 1>team in their own division. The next maybe the Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Heat who lost out on Dave. There's a few down

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<v Speaker 1>bad teams, let's be honest. But short of those, the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers are in rough shape at the start of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, of course, it's about disgruntled former All Star

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden, who would rather sink his own damn career

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<v Speaker 1>and play in China than never be seen in the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers uniform. Again, very stubborn man, James Harden, extremely stubborn man.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, this has been the story that's been looming

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<v Speaker 1>the entire summer. He hijacked my entire offseason, wondering is

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<v Speaker 1>it gonna happen, When is it gonna happen, what's he

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say next? But the long story short is he

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<v Speaker 1>ain't coming home. He ain't coming home. There's no there's

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<v Speaker 1>no way to cajole or finesse or tell him, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if you play eight games like he did for the Rockets,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna get traded soon, it'll happily promise. No, he

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<v Speaker 1>knows he's dealing with Daryl Morey and Daryl Moorey is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do whatever he can to extract the greatest set

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<v Speaker 1>of assets for him as he can, and that's just

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna be working for James. James is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to play for anyone else but the Clippers, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers apparently don't want to get rid of now new

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<v Speaker 1>starting I don't even know what position Terrence Man plays

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<v Speaker 1>for the Clippers because they don't fucking know, But anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>he's in the starting lineup now. Finally, Terrence Man. As

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned last week, Terrence Man apparently is the second

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<v Speaker 1>coming of Michael Jordan as it relates to the LA Clippers,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's holding up the entire trade. Lawrence Frank believes

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<v Speaker 1>Terrence Man is untouchable. Let's be real, though, the lackluster

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<v Speaker 1>years for Terrence Man, I think that the Clippers fault. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>they played him twenty three minutes a game. They moved

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<v Speaker 1>him in and out of the rotation. You're here, you're there.

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<v Speaker 1>Is he getting minutes? Is he not getting minutes? Where's

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<v Speaker 1>he at in the playoffs? So it's been a little

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<v Speaker 1>like touch and go with Terrence Man's development. He averaged

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<v Speaker 1>nine points last season, but remember he had this incredible

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<v Speaker 1>game in the playoffs where he put up almost forty.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just very weird. The whole thing is very weird.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to the Sixers, here's what they gained. Patrick Beverly,

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<v Speaker 1>who's an absolute past great culture guy, gonna fit on

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<v Speaker 1>this team absolutely. Tsunami Poppy, who is reckless, plays with

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<v Speaker 1>a level of I don't give a fuck that only

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<v Speaker 1>a man beloved and lusted at if they're by other

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<v Speaker 1>men that claim to be heterosexual could have. Right Like

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<v Speaker 1>when you know you can turn I hate to say this,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're a guy who knows that you can turn

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<v Speaker 1>any anyone in your favor despite their proclivities, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>that's confidence right there. That's the type of confidence that

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly Ubre plays with. I will shoot this ball whenever

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<v Speaker 1>I want, despite whether I'm open or not, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>the way it goes. So Kelly Uber. He's in addition,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be the three point shooting that they

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<v Speaker 1>lost from Nang, which I think he's probably a little

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<v Speaker 1>better than George Nang. You have Nick Nurse with a

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<v Speaker 1>new system from Toronto. He's going to implement this new

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<v Speaker 1>system with this without a point guard. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be Tyresse MAXI that will be very interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to see how it works. But the truth of the

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<v Speaker 1>matter is that the Sixers are going to, like always

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<v Speaker 1>trust the process, fail or succeed this season based on

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid's health. The team with the healthy Embiid is

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<v Speaker 1>a problem, especially when you have PJ. Tucker, Tobias Harris,

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubray, and yes, even Pat Beverley. And

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, if you haven't seen Joel Embiid at

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<v Speaker 1>media Day or during his press availability, he looks fucking ripped.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the most in shape I think I've ever

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<v Speaker 1>seen Joel Embiid. So we can say things are looking up.

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<v Speaker 1>They always have Daniel House the Anthony Mountain. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the upside for the Sixers is actually pretty good, but

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't really solved their biggest issue yet, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a roster that is constructed not to win in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>constructed this way where teams can throw high quality defenders

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<v Speaker 1>at Joel Embiid, who may or may not be healthy

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<v Speaker 1>at that point because his uses radued through the roof

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<v Speaker 1>and he's been injured every playoffs for the last four years.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Sixers are in flux. And the funny thing is,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter if James Harden's playing for this team or not.

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<v Speaker 1>And also Terrence Man, if he plays on this team

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<v Speaker 1>or not, not gonna save him.