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MrDollarBills wrote:Also, I agree with everyone who finds it baffling to have OG guard Maxey. Put Deuce on Maxey, let Brunson defend Lowry. OG is good enough to help, rotate and recover where needed.

Again, Philly hit the Knicks with a hay maker in the first quarter and Brunson was forcing contested shots...and they still got handled. Now what happens when Brunson adjusts to their coverage scheme?

I would run Brunson/Deuce/Hart/OG/Mitch w/ Hartenstein/Donte/Bojan. And possibly a sprinkle of Precious. Or, keep IHart starting but let Mitch have the lion's share of minutes on Embiid.

If they can't stop the Knicks from offensive rebounding they will not win this series.

ag3 wrote:Embiid won’t make it through the series. In fact, he might not even play game 2. Let’s see.

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Clyde_Style wrote:It looks like Bogie has picked up our defensive switches and is doing a little bit better on that end of the court now

He's been pretty decent in team defense for us for at least a few weeks now. Obviously he's a poor man to man defender, but seems to understand what we're trying to do as a team out there at least. He knows where his rotations are, and is even getting more comfortable stunting on plays, causing the dribble to be picked up, etc.

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ag3 wrote:Embiid won’t make it through the series. In fact, he might not even play game 2. Let’s see.

IDK what the extent of his injury is, but they can't lose games 3 and 4, so sitting him game 2 is an interesting way to lay out a trap.

TKKnicks1 wrote:Watching the replay this morning and that third quarter collapse was unacceptable but could have been prevented. Thibs just never made the needed substitutions. He called multiple timeouts to stop the Sixers momentum but never made the subs until we lost the double digit lead and were trailing. Can't be reactive in the playoffs, gotta be proactive. Thibs gotta up his coaching moving forward.

ag3 wrote:Embiid won’t make it through the series. In fact, he might not even play game 2. Let’s see.

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MrDollarBills wrote:Also, I agree with everyone who finds it baffling to have OG guard Maxey. Put Deuce on Maxey, let Brunson defend Lowry. OG is good enough to help, rotate and recover where needed.

Again, Philly hit the Knicks with a hay maker in the first quarter and Brunson was forcing contested shots...and they still got handled. Now what happens when Brunson adjusts to their coverage scheme?

I would run Brunson/Deuce/Hart/OG/Mitch w/ Hartenstein/Donte/Bojan. And possibly a sprinkle of Precious. Or, keep IHart starting but let Mitch have the lion's share of minutes on Embiid.

If they can't stop the Knicks from offensive rebounding they will not win this series.

They put OG on Maxey to switch the Embiid-Maxey pick-and-roll.

It was designed to defend Embiid.

I think it's sound if Joel's healthy enough to play PNR. If I remember correctly, Philly put him in that action less in the second half after the injury scare. If they feed Embiid in the post or in ISO more, then I think putting Deuce on Maxey is indeed the better move.

So much is contingent on Embiid's health.

TrueWarrior wrote:Deuce, Mitch, and Bojan held sh*t down to say the least. Awesome job by the bench. Josh legit also.

Playoffs are about matchups, and Deuce/Mitch looked like the better pairing against Maxey/Embiid than Donte/Isaiah in this one. Jalen and OG were quieter than usual as well.

We’ll see how the chess match goes now, but taking game 1 is always crucial. We may not have some bonafide 2nd option, but we have a deep squad of killers who will step up when needed. There will be many different heroes throughout.

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Deeeez Knicks wrote:Seems like no matter what Lowry is just a pest. He made so many big plays to keep the sixers in it. Not sure he’ll drop 18 every game but he’s going to be annoying all series.

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MrDollarBills wrote:Also, I agree with everyone who finds it baffling to have OG guard Maxey. Put Deuce on Maxey, let Brunson defend Lowry. OG is good enough to help, rotate and recover where needed.

Again, Philly hit the Knicks with a hay maker in the first quarter and Brunson was forcing contested shots...and they still got handled. Now what happens when Brunson adjusts to their coverage scheme?

I would run Brunson/Deuce/Hart/OG/Mitch w/ Hartenstein/Donte/Bojan. And possibly a sprinkle of Precious. Or, keep IHart starting but let Mitch have the lion's share of minutes on Embiid.

If they can't stop the Knicks from offensive rebounding they will not win this series.

They put OG on Maxey to switch the Embiid-Maxey pick-and-roll.

It was designed to defend Embiid.

I think it's sound if Joel's healthy enough to play PNR. If I remember correctly, Philly put him in that action less in the second half after the injury scare. If they feed Embiid in the post or in ISO more, then I think putting Deuce on Maxey is indeed the better move.

So much is contingent on Embiid's health.

Agreed. OG just looked like he was having a hard time with Maxey's speed, and tbh who wouldn't?

We'll see what game 2 brings. I absolutely however do not hard double Embiid off of shooters if Embiid goes Iso. Contest twos, don't commit stupid fouls and let him wear himself out.

Deeeez Knicks wrote:Seems like no matter what Lowry is just a pest. He made so many big plays to keep the sixers in it. Not sure he’ll drop 18 every game but he’s going to be annoying all series.

Im Coming Home wrote:

Deeeez Knicks wrote:Seems like no matter what Lowry is just a pest. He made so many big plays to keep the sixers in it. Not sure he’ll drop 18 every game but he’s going to be annoying all series.

Seems like he really hates us for some reason. Hart said he ignored his texts when he was waived too.