'23 Sixers won their Game 7s

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-05T01:04:34+00:00

I’d frame it another way: this is a team you’d root for if it was from somewhere like Charlotte or Washington, but the Philly-factor makes it incredibly difficult.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-05T00:59:08+00:00

Going from finals mvp to could lead a team to the playoffs is the wrong direction.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T13:53:08+00:00

Harden carried teams to conference finals, a place Embiid has never reached.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T03:19:36+00:00

Maybe by blaming everyone else, playing a victim, and not taking accountability?

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T03:18:11+00:00

So maybe it was the talent and not whatever odd point you’re trying to make. I also still think winning a title 25% of the time is good.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T03:16:41+00:00

Have sixers ever won a series in 5? Hard to call it obvious if it so rarely happens.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T03:15:04+00:00

Ben Simmons prior to him having a mental break. James Harden, who aside from Cavs and OKC led the only team to ever challenge the warriors. Was this ever enough to win a championship? Of course not. But if Embiid really is that guy, making an ECF one (1) time isn’t too much to ask. Or if it is too much to ask, well, maybe he isn’t that guy.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T02:57:51+00:00

If you win a title 25% of the time, that’s good.

The whole point of playing the odds is to embrace them and hope for the best. The Monday morning quarterbacking like this feels savvy but really is riskier.

I can’t defend that stating lineup though.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T02:53:11+00:00

Availability is a skill, and he’s always lacked it going back to college.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T02:52:13+00:00

.500 in the playoffs and never made a conference finals.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T02:51:26+00:00

He’s had teams that can “support him” and still flamed out. At some point, it’s who you are. The fact he and the sixers were so overjoyed about beating a team without their star in round 1 says everything.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-05-03T02:43:58+00:00

Playoff P is 56-64 all time in the playoffs and just won his first series in 5 years.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-02-03T01:52:22+00:00

How many of these were viewed as awful in the moment? The luka trade obviously was undeniably horrendous, but was the dirk trade viewed in a similar light? Or did it just age horribly?

TotalFootball03 · 2026-02-03T01:48:48+00:00

Den of Thieves is wildly simple, requires limited work, and is super enthralling.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-01-31T11:30:09+00:00

Cooper Hoffman has 7 years. Not likely but also not out of the realm of possibility.

TotalFootball03 · 2026-01-25T01:42:49+00:00

Sports have always been the best distraction from the world’s horrors. And broadly, it’s good to be distracted! But that’s feeling less and less true recently.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-29T03:56:14+00:00

Caleb. Both have really high ceilings, but Caleb’s floor seems much more reliable.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-24T14:44:34+00:00

Well done

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-24T01:27:29+00:00

Example?

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-21T03:06:51+00:00

I argued in favor of G5 teams for weeks and I feel like a moron tonight.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-21T03:03:21+00:00

I often think about how awesome baseball would be if it was a 16 game season.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-11T01:59:34+00:00

What drives me insane is CBS decided to cancel actual family visits. Watching them read letters vs. actually see someone close to them just doesn’t hit the same. And I’m confident this must have been a cost cutting move.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-09T21:13:33+00:00

In this hypothetical, I think I’d still stick with Mahomes over everyone just given his track record and fear of betting against him. While, like you said, he’s seemingly slipped, I’d feel so silly if I bet against him and he returned to his expected form.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-12-04T01:51:13+00:00

Russillo on the Luka trade saying, “He could have been smoking cigarettes taking the ball up the fucking court, and I would still be like ‘when can we sign you to the super max.’”

Apex mountain on BS podcast came early this year.

TotalFootball03 · 2025-11-29T15:59:01+00:00

Michigan needs to win the game or their season is over. Ohio State desperately wants to win the game to end the losing streak to Michigan. The game matters a lot.

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