WEBVTT - Embiid, Harris, Surprising Maxey Stats, And Meet Assistant Coach Bobby Jackson 0:00:49.299 --> 0:00:51.819 I'm Tari's Mexi and you're listening to the seventy six 0:00:51.899 --> 0:00:53.459 Ers Insider's podcast. 0:00:53.739 --> 0:00:56.659 This podcast is part of the seventy six Ers podcast network, 0:00:56.699 --> 0:00:58.419 presented by Stern and Cohen Law. 0:00:58.339 --> 0:01:01.339 Search seventy six Ers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. 0:01:01.699 --> 0:01:04.459 Suffering an injury at work can cause physical pain, but 0:01:04.539 --> 0:01:07.699 also great uncertainty about your rights. You need to retain 0:01:07.739 --> 0:01:10.459 a worker's compensation law firm that is a winner like 0:01:10.539 --> 0:01:13.419 our Sixers, a firm that gets some of the best settlements, 0:01:13.499 --> 0:01:15.579 but is also willing to go toe to toe with 0:01:15.699 --> 0:01:19.419 the insurance company. No settling on the cheap. 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So 0:02:04.939 --> 0:02:08.619 it's good that today's Sixers and sixty falls on a 0:02:08.899 --> 0:02:11.139 game against the Nuggets. So we'll have a little bit 0:02:11.139 --> 0:02:16.619 of extended pregame here. I'm Matt Murphy along with Nick Stauskiss, 0:02:16.699 --> 0:02:19.979 will be joined by our fanatic basketball insider Bob Cooney, 0:02:20.099 --> 0:02:22.379 and will also be joined by our co seventy six 0:02:22.459 --> 0:02:26.659 er insider Lauren Rose in after she's done with pregame 0:02:26.979 --> 0:02:31.539 responsibilities down below. As we overlook the court here at 0:02:31.579 --> 0:02:35.459 the center, Nick and you obviously played here, and just 0:02:35.859 --> 0:02:39.339 you know, being around so far before Sixers Nuggets, there's 0:02:39.339 --> 0:02:42.419 fans watching Jokich's unique warm up. You can tell it 0:02:42.459 --> 0:02:44.179 has that. There are more people in the press room 0:02:44.219 --> 0:02:45.899 for coach Nurse pre game. You could tell it has 0:02:46.139 --> 0:02:49.299 that big game regular season to it. 0:02:49.939 --> 0:02:52.339 One, you got the reigning champs in the building, so 0:02:52.419 --> 0:02:54.619 that's always gonna draw a big crowd. And then second 0:02:54.619 --> 0:02:58.219 of all, you got Joel Embiid and Jokic going head 0:02:58.219 --> 0:03:01.539 to head, arguably the two best basketball players in the world. 0:03:01.619 --> 0:03:04.579 Right now, so you know, as coach Nurse said, this 0:03:04.659 --> 0:03:06.539 is this is worth the price of admission. This is 0:03:06.579 --> 0:03:08.299 a game that you're gonna want to see how it 0:03:08.339 --> 0:03:09.099 all unfolds. 0:03:09.739 --> 0:03:12.259 Yeah, it doesn't get much easier to sell a basketball game, 0:03:12.299 --> 0:03:14.019 a sporting event than two of the best in the 0:03:14.059 --> 0:03:15.859 world doing it. And that was kind of the question 0:03:15.979 --> 0:03:18.939 pose that you're referencing to Nick Nurse just a moment ago. 0:03:19.099 --> 0:03:21.579 We were we were there for it, and he was 0:03:21.619 --> 0:03:25.739 asked about just being excited to see the matchup against 0:03:25.779 --> 0:03:27.379 each other, and he was like, I don't know what 0:03:27.459 --> 0:03:30.979 to expect, And obviously he's a very prepared coach and 0:03:31.699 --> 0:03:35.339 Embiids a prepared player. The team is prepared, but once 0:03:35.379 --> 0:03:37.779 the ball goes up, that's the beauty of live sports. 0:03:37.819 --> 0:03:41.179 And we saw we saw a fantastic Embiid performance against 0:03:41.259 --> 0:03:44.459 Jokic in this building just a season ago. So we 0:03:44.499 --> 0:03:47.619 will see what tonight has in store. Our rundown for 0:03:47.699 --> 0:03:53.259 this episode includes a conversation with seventy six ers assistant 0:03:53.339 --> 0:03:56.299 coach Bobby Jackson, who spent a lot of his playing 0:03:56.339 --> 0:03:59.259 career with the Sacramento Kings, although his rookie season was 0:03:59.379 --> 0:04:02.859 with the Denver Nuggets. And Bobby Jackson, a first year 0:04:02.899 --> 0:04:06.059 assistant on Nick Nurse's staff. He spent the last two 0:04:06.099 --> 0:04:08.899 years coaching in the G League. A really fun conversation 0:04:09.499 --> 0:04:12.139 with former sixth Man of the Year at this level 0:04:12.139 --> 0:04:15.579 the NBA, Bobby Jackson coming up, and we've had some 0:04:15.619 --> 0:04:19.619 great conversations, including Brian Gates who joined us on the show, 0:04:19.659 --> 0:04:23.299 another Sixers assistant. Those are all available at the seventy 0:04:23.299 --> 0:04:27.179 six Ers Insiders podcast. This Sixers team, we'll have Bob 0:04:27.219 --> 0:04:31.059 Cooney joining us momentarily is coming off two wins and 0:04:31.059 --> 0:04:34.339 Embiid returned to the lineup and didn't skip a beat 0:04:34.379 --> 0:04:38.539 against the Houston Rockets, which was impressive after Tobias Harris 0:04:38.979 --> 0:04:41.459 had two straight thirty plus point games for the first 0:04:41.459 --> 0:04:42.139 time in his career. 0:04:42.379 --> 0:04:45.059 We love to see the versatility of this team. Obviously, 0:04:45.099 --> 0:04:47.859 when Joelle is out, other guys step up, and that's 0:04:47.899 --> 0:04:51.779 exactly what Tobias Harris was able to do against Atlanta 0:04:51.859 --> 0:04:55.179 and against Sacramento, two of his better games he's played 0:04:55.179 --> 0:04:57.859 the season, two of his better games he's played throughout 0:04:57.859 --> 0:05:01.179 his career with the Sixers, So those are things that 0:05:01.379 --> 0:05:03.859 he's put in a tough position sometimes with his role 0:05:03.979 --> 0:05:07.019 changing so much when Joelle comes back. But like you said, 0:05:07.099 --> 0:05:10.539 Joel comes back against Houston, doesn't miss a beat, makes 0:05:10.579 --> 0:05:12.899 it look very easy out there. Another forty and ten 0:05:12.979 --> 0:05:15.699 game for him. I mean, it's just unbelievable watching this 0:05:15.739 --> 0:05:16.859 guy work out there. 0:05:17.139 --> 0:05:19.219 That's something that you had referenced in a recent show, 0:05:19.339 --> 0:05:22.339 is like how guys in the NBA are capable of 0:05:22.379 --> 0:05:24.819 so much on a basketball court, but you're not always 0:05:24.939 --> 0:05:28.499 asked to do everything. And Tobias Harris was asked to 0:05:28.659 --> 0:05:32.339 quarterback the offense more when Embiid was out, which meant 0:05:32.339 --> 0:05:35.099 like center of the floor, more decision making and less 0:05:35.419 --> 0:05:38.139 being in the corner sometimes or elsewhere on the court 0:05:38.179 --> 0:05:41.019 catching and shooting. As the quarterback, he was asked to 0:05:41.059 --> 0:05:43.099 do that and he proved that he can well. 0:05:43.299 --> 0:05:46.139 And again it's just a mindset in the aggressiveness that 0:05:46.179 --> 0:05:48.779 he plays with in those games and the shot attempts. 0:05:49.099 --> 0:05:51.339 All the thirty seven point game he had twenty five 0:05:51.379 --> 0:05:54.019 shot attempts, and the previous game against Atlanta twenty four 0:05:54.019 --> 0:05:56.859 shot attempts. And you know the tricky part is is 0:05:56.859 --> 0:05:59.139 you fast forward to that Houston game and he only 0:05:59.219 --> 0:06:01.859 took seven shots. And it's not that he played a 0:06:01.859 --> 0:06:04.699 bad game, but with Joelle coming back and you know, 0:06:04.779 --> 0:06:08.299 managing those shot attempts with Tyres as well, who also 0:06:08.499 --> 0:06:09.899 you know, he might have it going on on a 0:06:09.979 --> 0:06:12.699 night to night basis. It's you know, it's tough, but 0:06:12.779 --> 0:06:14.499 he has to be the one that takes a step 0:06:14.539 --> 0:06:17.219 back and sacrifices a little bit. But hey, if he's 0:06:17.259 --> 0:06:20.099 willing to do that and commit to that, commit to 0:06:20.099 --> 0:06:22.379 that role, this team could be very special with him 0:06:22.419 --> 0:06:23.059 as a third option. 0:06:24.179 --> 0:06:28.539 We will have plenty of Sixers Nuggets talk with Bob 0:06:28.579 --> 0:06:32.619 Cooney with Lauren Rosen later on, But just going back 0:06:32.699 --> 0:06:34.779 to these games a little bit, how these teams come 0:06:34.779 --> 0:06:37.339 into this one because both are pretty in are in 0:06:37.419 --> 0:06:39.819 pretty good for him, I think is important, including Harris, 0:06:39.819 --> 0:06:43.739 including Embiid's return. The Nuggets have also won their last 0:06:43.739 --> 0:06:46.579 two games and Jokic is hardly missing shots at all. 0:06:46.619 --> 0:06:48.619 But for the Sixers, they come off the overtime loss 0:06:48.619 --> 0:06:51.739 to it they beat the Sacramento Kings and then the 0:06:51.779 --> 0:06:54.899 Houston Rockets, so unfortunately for them, it is a back 0:06:54.899 --> 0:06:57.379 to back situation, and it feels like that's the case 0:06:57.419 --> 0:06:59.219 a lot of times in star matchups in the NBA. 0:06:59.299 --> 0:07:01.179 Sometimes one is coming off of back to back and 0:07:01.219 --> 0:07:04.259 it's Embiid in this case. We are joined right now 0:07:04.579 --> 0:07:09.019 on the Comcast Business Hotline by our fanatic basketball insider, 0:07:09.459 --> 0:07:13.139 Bob Cooney. Bob Cooney of The John Cage Show weekdays 0:07:13.179 --> 0:07:15.499 six to ten am on ninety seven to five The 0:07:15.539 --> 0:07:18.979 Fanatic and Bob, it's great to have you back with us, 0:07:19.019 --> 0:07:21.499 and we'll get to Denver, I promise. But the recent 0:07:21.539 --> 0:07:24.059 games for the Sixers, what are some high level thoughts 0:07:24.339 --> 0:07:26.059 on where they're at in your mind right now? 0:07:26.899 --> 0:07:28.939 Yeah, you know, I think directly Murphy, you have to 0:07:28.979 --> 0:07:33.139 go to Tobias Harris, right not counting last night last night, 0:07:33.179 --> 0:07:35.219 he takes a back seat because Joel is back and 0:07:35.859 --> 0:07:40.179 all that entails. But man, the play of him when 0:07:40.259 --> 0:07:43.619 Joel Embiid was out was just terrific. And I love 0:07:44.099 --> 0:07:47.539 the way he's making decisions quickly, going to the basket, 0:07:47.579 --> 0:07:52.059 shooting the ball, making pay. He's decisive in his play offensively, 0:07:52.459 --> 0:07:54.499 and I think that's when he's at his best. And 0:07:55.139 --> 0:07:57.379 he's been really, really good. And then last night there 0:07:57.379 --> 0:07:59.419 was a couple of times where it was just okay. 0:07:59.419 --> 0:08:01.499 He only got seven shots last night, but you could 0:08:01.499 --> 0:08:03.779 tell it was like, okay, give Tobias the ball, because 0:08:03.819 --> 0:08:05.259 I don't think they call him any plays for him. 0:08:05.259 --> 0:08:07.579 When I was coming to team, they rarely called plays 0:08:07.579 --> 0:08:09.939 for him because he's just, you know, the other guy. 0:08:10.099 --> 0:08:12.179 Not just the other guy, but he's another guy. And 0:08:12.219 --> 0:08:13.979 then last night they did they did a couple of 0:08:14.019 --> 0:08:16.659 ice shows and he was fine, back down, turn around, boom. 0:08:17.579 --> 0:08:20.619 That's a real key part of this team. And if 0:08:20.659 --> 0:08:23.579 you can rely on him, not only when Joel is 0:08:23.619 --> 0:08:25.659 out or another stars out, if he can rely on 0:08:25.739 --> 0:08:28.259 him when they have a full lineup, that's a big 0:08:28.259 --> 0:08:29.219 addition for this team. 0:08:30.379 --> 0:08:35.139 Joined by Bob Cooney, R fanatic basketball insider talking Tobias 0:08:35.179 --> 0:08:37.979 Harris and the Sixers, and you've got to talk Joel 0:08:38.019 --> 0:08:40.699 Embiid and how he impacts this lineup. Of course it 0:08:40.739 --> 0:08:43.019 has an impact on Harris. But throwing this over to 0:08:43.379 --> 0:08:45.779 Nick Stauskas, who we've got here with us, is you 0:08:46.539 --> 0:08:50.459 said it, Joel's impact on the team immeasurable. When he's 0:08:50.459 --> 0:08:51.899 in there. He's so dominant. 0:08:52.139 --> 0:08:55.139 He's a generational talent. And you know, I hate to 0:08:55.139 --> 0:08:57.219 be the one to say it, but you take Joel 0:08:57.379 --> 0:08:59.939 away from this team and they are they're very much 0:08:59.979 --> 0:09:02.619 middle of the pack. And so that tends to be 0:09:02.739 --> 0:09:04.819 the separator with most of these good teams is you 0:09:04.939 --> 0:09:07.019 got that one guy. You got a lot of good players, 0:09:07.179 --> 0:09:09.619 but you got that one guy that at any given moment, 0:09:09.899 --> 0:09:12.619 can change a game, can change a season. And that's 0:09:12.619 --> 0:09:14.899 what this team has in Joel Embid. It is a 0:09:15.019 --> 0:09:18.819 generational talent, and whether he's healthy or not, every time 0:09:18.859 --> 0:09:21.059 he steps foot on this floor, he makes the game 0:09:21.099 --> 0:09:24.059 of basketball look easy against the other best players in 0:09:24.099 --> 0:09:28.139 the world. It's it's honestly, it's it's breathtaking to watch. 0:09:28.339 --> 0:09:31.539 The greatest thing about that Nick also is talking to 0:09:31.619 --> 0:09:35.139 people in the locker room and players talking about how 0:09:35.179 --> 0:09:37.539 easy it is to play with him on the floor 0:09:37.899 --> 0:09:41.339 because defensers are so keyed in on Joel Embiid. And 0:09:41.379 --> 0:09:44.979 you see the life of a Marcus Morris, obviously, a 0:09:46.459 --> 0:09:49.979 Tobias Harris and so many other guys how easier the 0:09:50.059 --> 0:09:51.779 game is for them when they're on the floor with 0:09:51.899 --> 0:09:55.659 Joel Embiid because defenses are so keyed on him. It 0:09:55.819 --> 0:09:58.819 leaves for wide open shots, wide open drives to the basket, 0:09:58.899 --> 0:10:02.259 a lot of one on one situations. I agree with these. 0:10:02.739 --> 0:10:06.219 He's generational changing and he makes it that much easier 0:10:06.259 --> 0:10:06.939 for his teammates. 0:10:07.939 --> 0:10:10.219 Well, Bob Cooney, we had to have you check in here, 0:10:10.299 --> 0:10:13.019 even though you're not with us tonight at the game 0:10:13.339 --> 0:10:15.379 right now, but we had to have you check in 0:10:15.459 --> 0:10:18.739 ahead of what is a heavyweight matchup. But Nick Nurse 0:10:18.899 --> 0:10:22.139 just said pregame that there's more on the card to 0:10:22.299 --> 0:10:24.859 use the boxing term when you talk about Jamal Murray 0:10:25.379 --> 0:10:28.739 and Tyrese Maxi and the rest of this defending champion 0:10:28.819 --> 0:10:31.099 Nuggets team and the way the Sixers built their team 0:10:31.459 --> 0:10:33.659 in the offseason and the new coaching staff. So there's 0:10:33.699 --> 0:10:35.899 more on the card. It's a very good card here 0:10:35.939 --> 0:10:38.859 in Philadelphia. When we're talking whether it's your show, the 0:10:38.939 --> 0:10:41.539 John Kincaid Show, our Next Sixers and sixty, if we're 0:10:41.579 --> 0:10:43.979 talking about or we are going to be talking about 0:10:43.979 --> 0:10:47.419 a Sixers win against the Nuggets. If what happens. 0:10:49.059 --> 0:10:51.779 The dominant performance by Joel Embiid, I mean, that's that's 0:10:51.819 --> 0:10:55.339 the given he has success against jo Kisch. I love 0:10:55.419 --> 0:10:58.139 the way there goes two battle against each other and 0:10:58.259 --> 0:11:02.539 indeed usually does come out, you know, with the better numbers. 0:11:02.979 --> 0:11:05.859 Uh So I'm anxious to see that. But it's it's 0:11:05.979 --> 0:11:08.939 the side. I think it's putting side pieces. But it's 0:11:09.059 --> 0:11:12.299 the secondary players, like you mentioned Murphy, it's the Murrays, 0:11:12.339 --> 0:11:16.819 it's the it's the Tyres Maxis, It'sbias Harrison that if 0:11:16.859 --> 0:11:19.179 you can say that to two of them, that yo 0:11:19.259 --> 0:11:22.379 Kitchen Embiid are going to be kind of a wash. Okay, Well, 0:11:22.459 --> 0:11:25.539 then you're looking at those secondary players and and that's 0:11:25.579 --> 0:11:28.179 where Murray comes into play, and then the other guys 0:11:28.219 --> 0:11:31.019 on the Sixers. I think whoever gets the better of that, 0:11:31.299 --> 0:11:34.179 from your second to fifth guys, and then maybe a 0:11:34.259 --> 0:11:37.659 guy off the bench, whoever gets the better of that tonight, 0:11:37.699 --> 0:11:39.499 I think is going to be able to win this matchup. 0:11:40.219 --> 0:11:44.339 Well right now, Joel Embiid warming up on one end, 0:11:44.819 --> 0:11:48.019 Jamal Murray warming up on the other end. Bob, we 0:11:48.139 --> 0:11:51.539 appreciate you or insight as always, Thanks for checking in. 0:11:51.579 --> 0:11:53.659 With us, Hey Aikes, have a great night. Thanks for 0:11:53.699 --> 0:11:54.939 having me Our. 0:11:54.899 --> 0:12:00.179 Fanatic basketball insider Bob Cooney, Matt Murphy, and Nick stauskis here. 0:12:00.259 --> 0:12:03.459 We will be joined by seventy six Ers team reporter 0:12:03.979 --> 0:12:07.819 Lauren Rosen on the other side. We'll have stats with Stauskas. 0:12:08.099 --> 0:12:11.179 We've got a lot to get to talk about. Jamal Murray, 0:12:11.179 --> 0:12:14.419 a little bit your fellow Canadian player, and we'll preview 0:12:14.499 --> 0:12:18.859 the Sixers Nuggets, and we'll also hear from Sixers assistant 0:12:18.939 --> 0:12:22.939 coach Bobby Jackson. All that coming up right here on 0:12:23.179 --> 0:12:31.459 Sixers in sixty. Welcome back to Sixers in sixty live 0:12:31.579 --> 0:12:36.379 from the Center in Philadelphia, prior to a showdown between 0:12:36.419 --> 0:12:40.099 the Philadelphia seventy six Ers and the Denver Nuggets. I'm 0:12:40.139 --> 0:12:43.939 Matt Murphy, I'm alongside Nick Stauskis and Lauren Rosen now 0:12:44.099 --> 0:12:47.459 joins us. Marty Dickerson, our engineer here on site. Silvana 0:12:47.579 --> 0:12:52.179 Kelleher producing tonight's show ahead of the big game. Thanks 0:12:52.179 --> 0:12:54.819 again to Bob Cooney for checking in with us in 0:12:54.899 --> 0:12:58.419 the last segment. Reminder, we've got Sixers assistant Bobby Jackson, 0:12:58.859 --> 0:13:02.179 the former sixth Man of the Year in the NBA, 0:13:02.739 --> 0:13:06.459 coming up later in the show. But Lauren and Nick, 0:13:06.539 --> 0:13:09.899 I want to start by talking about Tyrese Maxi because 0:13:09.899 --> 0:13:12.659 when you look at the stats, and I know we've 0:13:12.699 --> 0:13:16.539 got stats with Stawskis as we always do, there's one 0:13:17.219 --> 0:13:21.539 noticeable comparison that stands out to me ahead of Philadelphia 0:13:21.659 --> 0:13:26.139 and Denver, and it's Tyrese Maxi averaging more points than 0:13:26.499 --> 0:13:29.979 Nicola Jokic right now, Maxi twenty six point one. But 0:13:30.379 --> 0:13:32.179 let's get right into stats with Stauskis. 0:13:32.539 --> 0:13:35.979 Stats with Stawskis, you start talking about points and assists. 0:13:36.339 --> 0:13:39.619 You look at the top fifteen Maxi is on both 0:13:39.699 --> 0:13:42.659 those lists, and that's an elite category because the only 0:13:42.699 --> 0:13:46.099 other players on that list top fifteen points, top fifteen assists, 0:13:46.179 --> 0:13:49.899 We've got Luka Dancic, Trey Young, Devin Book and then 0:13:50.179 --> 0:13:54.059 just making the cut is Nicola Jokicic. So Maxie has 0:13:54.059 --> 0:13:57.939 put himself an elite company right there. You know, anytime 0:13:57.979 --> 0:14:00.259 you can do both of those at a high level, 0:14:00.299 --> 0:14:03.419 it speaks volumes not only about your skill level, but 0:14:03.539 --> 0:14:06.699 about your leadership, your ability to be a floor general, 0:14:07.179 --> 0:14:10.859 your ability to get other guys involved, make other teammates better. 0:14:11.459 --> 0:14:13.579 And I think that's what really stands out about Maxi, 0:14:13.739 --> 0:14:16.499 and that's what Scott in this coaching staff so excited 0:14:16.539 --> 0:14:19.859 about him, is his growth in the leadership department, in 0:14:20.139 --> 0:14:23.419 you know, directing guys where to go, getting them open shots. 0:14:23.979 --> 0:14:26.819 Those are things that maybe are even more difficult than 0:14:26.859 --> 0:14:29.699 sometimes just scoring the ball. And so to balance both 0:14:29.739 --> 0:14:32.179 of those, I think he's done a fantastic job. And 0:14:32.579 --> 0:14:34.779 again we've said, I hope he gets that chance in 0:14:34.819 --> 0:14:36.379 an All Star Game this year. I think he really 0:14:36.419 --> 0:14:36.819 deserves it. 0:14:37.659 --> 0:14:41.219 It's always eye opening to me to see him out 0:14:41.299 --> 0:14:44.339 scoring anyone who's the number one scoring option on their 0:14:44.339 --> 0:14:47.579 own team. I know when we're comparing Jokic, Jokic gets 0:14:47.579 --> 0:14:49.659 a lot of assists. They have other talented players. Michael 0:14:49.659 --> 0:14:52.179 Porter Junior in the last like since December first has 0:14:52.179 --> 0:14:55.139 been scoring the ball at a higher rate as well. 0:14:55.299 --> 0:14:59.259 But Lauren Rosen Sixers team reporter, what's the latest on 0:14:59.379 --> 0:15:02.539 all things Tyrese Maxi these days? 0:15:02.739 --> 0:15:05.739 Well, listen, you guys just said we are hoping to 0:15:05.859 --> 0:15:09.539 see Tyrese Maxie make his first All Star appearance in 0:15:09.979 --> 0:15:13.379 just now a few short weeks in Indianapolis, and matt 0:15:13.459 --> 0:15:19.939 if I may Tyrese fifth currently in Eastern Conference guard standings. 0:15:20.099 --> 0:15:23.619 To me, that's pretty low. He should be quite a 0:15:23.659 --> 0:15:27.379 bit higher in my estimation, right behind the other Tyrese Halliburton, 0:15:28.179 --> 0:15:31.219 Trey Young, Damian Lillard, and Donovan Mitchell. Splitting the two 0:15:31.339 --> 0:15:34.059 Tyreses in terms of Eastern Conference guards, Jowell and Beid 0:15:34.099 --> 0:15:37.339 of course second in the front court behind yannisante To kumpo, 0:15:37.419 --> 0:15:39.499 But listen, that is a pretty good place to be 0:15:39.539 --> 0:15:41.219 if you're hoping to make the team. Is fifth for 0:15:41.339 --> 0:15:44.379 Tyrese Maxey, and he's just been you know, we've talked 0:15:44.419 --> 0:15:46.619 about it on the show more than a few times, 0:15:46.659 --> 0:15:49.139 but every time a challenge is thrown at him, he 0:15:49.299 --> 0:15:53.699 embraces it and he exceeds the expectations that anyone externally 0:15:53.739 --> 0:15:55.179 puts on him. Obviously when you talk to him, you 0:15:55.219 --> 0:15:58.699 know his expectations are through the roof, right, but exceeding 0:15:58.739 --> 0:16:01.699 the expectations of those that watch and those that perhaps 0:16:01.779 --> 0:16:04.419 were unfamiliar with his game, as they say, and a 0:16:04.579 --> 0:16:09.379 national broadcast on TNT tonight another opportunity to familiarize some 0:16:09.459 --> 0:16:11.379 folks with his game. Of course, you're listening on the 0:16:11.419 --> 0:16:13.659 seventy six ers Insiders podcast feed, you already know what 0:16:13.699 --> 0:16:15.379 the outcome of this one is. But if I had 0:16:15.459 --> 0:16:18.459 to be a betting person, just like assistant coach Brian 0:16:18.539 --> 0:16:20.979 Gates said last week on this show, that was awesome. 0:16:21.059 --> 0:16:23.539 I'm putting all my stock And for those that didn't 0:16:23.579 --> 0:16:29.379 listen having six podcast, Matt Murphy interviewed Brian Gates, assistant 0:16:29.419 --> 0:16:32.019 coach who has a long standing history with Nick Nurse 0:16:32.099 --> 0:16:35.259 a short history though with Tyrese Maxey, and the quote 0:16:35.259 --> 0:16:38.179 that stuck with me from that interview was that if 0:16:38.219 --> 0:16:41.499 he could buy Tyrese Maxie stock, he would put the house, 0:16:41.539 --> 0:16:43.619 he would put everything on what did he call it, 0:16:43.739 --> 0:16:47.939 tm zeros as the abbreviation and listen. I think that 0:16:48.059 --> 0:16:49.619 that's how a lot of people will feel in and 0:16:49.659 --> 0:16:51.979 around this organization. Just a pleasure to watch him grow 0:16:52.019 --> 0:16:53.459 and hopefully a pleasure to watch him play in his 0:16:53.539 --> 0:16:54.699 first All Star Game next month. 0:16:55.059 --> 0:16:57.579 We know that Maxi has taken the reins of the 0:16:58.179 --> 0:17:01.779 starting point guard position and I definitely wanted to chat 0:17:01.819 --> 0:17:04.979 with Brian Gates about that and something that I wanted 0:17:05.019 --> 0:17:07.299 to ask Bobby Jackson, who we're gonna hear from in 0:17:07.299 --> 0:17:09.619 a few minutes. Another six Yers assistant is about the 0:17:09.739 --> 0:17:12.819 bench because it has fluctuated a bit, but one thing 0:17:12.859 --> 0:17:16.979 that's been constant is Patrick Beverly and Marcus Morris Senior 0:17:17.179 --> 0:17:20.579 kind of coming in first and making an impact on 0:17:20.739 --> 0:17:22.939 the game. That was another topic pregame with all of 0:17:23.059 --> 0:17:26.339 us and Coach Nurse, but having time with a former 0:17:26.419 --> 0:17:28.899 sixth Man of the Year winner in Coach Jackson, that's 0:17:28.939 --> 0:17:32.619 coming up his thoughts on Beverly and Morris Senior making 0:17:33.139 --> 0:17:37.379 that impact. But Nick, when the phrase two man game 0:17:37.419 --> 0:17:39.899 gets thrown out, the pairings that we've been talking about 0:17:39.939 --> 0:17:44.059 on this show, Yo Kitchen, Jamal Murray, Tyrese, Maxi, and 0:17:44.219 --> 0:17:47.339 Joel m Beads, So, like, can you take us as 0:17:47.379 --> 0:17:49.899 a former player in the NBA a little bit further 0:17:50.019 --> 0:17:54.419 into like what you're looking for when two players are 0:17:54.739 --> 0:17:57.139 quote unquote in the two man game, and like more 0:17:57.179 --> 0:17:59.619 for the casual observer, like what they should be watching 0:17:59.699 --> 0:18:02.539 for and what's a successful night with how Embiid and 0:18:02.619 --> 0:18:03.979 Maxie are playing off one another. 0:18:04.419 --> 0:18:05.939 Well, I think it starts with the pick and roll 0:18:06.179 --> 0:18:10.539 and for both players to have the versatility to do 0:18:10.819 --> 0:18:13.579 numerous things. It helps when the big man is able 0:18:13.699 --> 0:18:16.659 to roll and finish at the rim but also pop 0:18:17.299 --> 0:18:20.459 and shoot the three. And to me, when I watch 0:18:20.579 --> 0:18:23.139 Maxi and Embiid, that sweet spot of the two man 0:18:23.219 --> 0:18:26.659 game seems to be Joelle rolling to that free throw 0:18:26.739 --> 0:18:29.419 line area of mid range and when he catches there, 0:18:29.659 --> 0:18:31.979 I mean oftentimes we see that little mid range pull 0:18:32.059 --> 0:18:34.539 up that he's so good at. But he's also done 0:18:34.539 --> 0:18:36.659 a really good job of taking his time using shot 0:18:36.739 --> 0:18:39.219 fakes when he needs them, and it's just the patience 0:18:39.259 --> 0:18:42.779 and comfortability that he plays with out there that makes 0:18:42.859 --> 0:18:44.739 it so hard to stop. And then also, you know, 0:18:44.779 --> 0:18:47.219 when you have Maxi as the ball handler, you know 0:18:47.499 --> 0:18:49.779 he presents a ton of problems for the defense as well. 0:18:49.819 --> 0:18:51.739 You can't go under ball screens because he's such a 0:18:51.779 --> 0:18:54.299 good shooter. If you go over, he might beat you 0:18:54.379 --> 0:18:56.699 with his speed to the basket. And he's done such 0:18:56.699 --> 0:18:59.699 a good job with his driving angles, eating up the space, 0:19:00.019 --> 0:19:02.939 embracing the contact, finishing strong at the rim. We've seen 0:19:02.979 --> 0:19:05.579 a couple of highlight finishes from him over the past 0:19:05.619 --> 0:19:08.739 couple of games, you know, just being able to finish 0:19:08.779 --> 0:19:12.339 through contact in an extraordinary way. So again, those two 0:19:12.379 --> 0:19:13.979 guys are playing at the top of their game, and 0:19:14.299 --> 0:19:16.659 anytime you put him in a two man scenario, similar 0:19:16.659 --> 0:19:19.059 to Jokic and Murray, it's going to be difficult to stop. 0:19:19.619 --> 0:19:23.459 And then in your career, coming off the bench versus starting, 0:19:23.499 --> 0:19:26.619 if Pat Bev has settled into kind of this sixth 0:19:26.779 --> 0:19:28.859 man role. Other players have been in and out of 0:19:28.899 --> 0:19:32.139 the starting lineup, sometimes due to injury, like Kelly Oubray 0:19:32.219 --> 0:19:34.939 Junior is now starting again. We just got word today 0:19:35.099 --> 0:19:38.459 here on Tuesday, January sixteenth that the Anthony Melton, because 0:19:38.499 --> 0:19:40.939 of the back injury, is expected to be listed as 0:19:41.099 --> 0:19:44.179 out for each of the next three games, including the 0:19:44.299 --> 0:19:48.259 Denver Nuggets game, which we are speaking prior too, so, like, 0:19:48.499 --> 0:19:52.619 what are the keys to succeeding when you're not in 0:19:52.699 --> 0:19:55.379 the starting lineup or getting off to a good start 0:19:55.379 --> 0:19:57.939 when you're back into the starting lineup? The mindset, Well, 0:19:58.219 --> 0:19:58.819 I think for a. 0:19:58.819 --> 0:20:01.659 Guy like Pat Bev, it also helps to just know 0:20:01.779 --> 0:20:04.699 what your role is. No, you know, for me coming 0:20:04.739 --> 0:20:06.739 off the bench, it always helped me knowing, Hey, I'm 0:20:06.779 --> 0:20:08.379 going to go in at the three minute mark in 0:20:08.459 --> 0:20:10.899 the first quarter, and you know, I'm gonna play these 0:20:10.939 --> 0:20:13.779 eight minutes and I'm playing with these other guys, this 0:20:13.899 --> 0:20:15.539 is what's going to be asked of me. And you 0:20:15.619 --> 0:20:17.659 start to get comfortable and you know what to expect 0:20:17.699 --> 0:20:19.459 on a game to gain basis, it becomes a little 0:20:19.499 --> 0:20:22.859 tougher again when there's these lineup changes and you're kind 0:20:22.899 --> 0:20:25.219 of coming in and out of the rotation or playing 0:20:25.259 --> 0:20:28.059 with different groups of players. But I do think Pat 0:20:28.059 --> 0:20:30.179 Bev has done a phenomenal job of kind of finding 0:20:30.259 --> 0:20:32.979 his role with this team. And again it doesn't have 0:20:33.099 --> 0:20:35.579 to be scoring with him. He's shown he can score, 0:20:35.619 --> 0:20:37.379 He's shown he can do things on offense, but we 0:20:37.459 --> 0:20:39.779 all know what he brings on the defensive end too, 0:20:40.019 --> 0:20:42.579 So he's able to impact the game in numerous ways 0:20:42.619 --> 0:20:44.739 out there, and again he's going to be a key 0:20:44.779 --> 0:20:47.019 guy moving forward if the Sixers are going to make 0:20:47.059 --> 0:20:49.379 noise in the playoffs, like that, defense is going to 0:20:49.419 --> 0:20:52.219 be a major major role against some of the some 0:20:52.339 --> 0:20:56.539 of the guards in the East, Like we said, Tyrese Halliburton, Donovan, Mitchell, 0:20:56.659 --> 0:20:59.619 Trey Young, these are all guys that you know, require 0:20:59.739 --> 0:21:01.819 a big time defensive stopper, and Pat Bev is. 0:21:01.819 --> 0:21:05.019 That guy that's next. Nick Stauskis, I'm Matt Murphy with 0:21:05.339 --> 0:21:09.019 Lauren Rosen and we might have some live like lineup 0:21:09.139 --> 0:21:12.819 news to report here any minute, because we are, you know, 0:21:13.019 --> 0:21:18.339