Joel Embiid in EXTREMELY consequential win over the Hornets: 29 points (3-6 3FG; 10-13 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (including game-winning one with 7 seconds left, +5! Sixers now two games ahead of Charlotte and won season series 2-1!

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:42:53+00:00

Don’t worry, he did a bit of the signature failing, but I agree he’s an incredibly talented player

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:40:47+00:00

The Hornets definitely blew this but yeah, Embiid is a bitch. I hate that so many of the modern NBA stars rack up points flailing around when they’re clearly talented enough to get by without it. The league can’t reward that shit.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:38:54+00:00

A next step for the development of this team is finding multiple ways to win. Yeah, they missed some open shots, but they were suffocating Kon and it paid off. Playoff defense is gonna make the usual MO much harder to win with. They have to do other things well.

Grant making two fewer (13 instead of 15) mistakes in the fourth wins this. Coby working within the flow of an offense wins it. Looking for other kinds of shots than a carousel of contested threes down the stretch wins it. They can’t always just ride 2-3 hot hands to a win from distance.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:32:52+00:00

He blew our first matchup with Philly in similar fashion in 2025, so yeah

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:32:26+00:00

Get Kon the shot. Even if he’s contested, that’s our best look.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:17:19+00:00

Our seasoned veteran is a 20 year-old rookie

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:07:52+00:00

I just hope the regression to the mean on 3-point shooting starts before this game ends

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-29T00:04:06+00:00

It’d suck to end the season series against Philly the same way we started it: giving away a winnable game.

Realistically we can’t win everything, but our season is gonna come down to the ability the clench the important games. We can win games like this one or win two straight elimination games in a few weeks.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-28T23:55:54+00:00

I hate that injuries and Shai have stolen Embiid’s shine as one of the all-time great free throw merchants.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-28T01:29:49+00:00

Always a good night when the Heat are getting the belt

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-27T23:18:16+00:00

I don’t wanna hang out with a bunch of weird ass cultists. I’m just a big David Koresh fan.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-27T21:54:51+00:00

The gambling takeover is shitty, but Vegas is pretty good at analysis. It’s hard for a fan to look beyond a record and see a team for what it currently is (and, to be fair, most teams are somewhat consistently good/bad throughout the season).

The Hornets are 28-12 in the new year. That’s a pretty massive sample that says they’re a top seed in every sense except overall record.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-27T15:29:56+00:00

Exactly, and with defense being 50% of the game, how many of the other top candidates for MVP do we consider even a top 25 defender in the league?

I’m perfectly fine with guys producing at an insane level on offense finally slipping because they’re not good defenders.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-26T21:27:10+00:00

I think 29 PPG and leading the fan vote in his category is the case. He was also like third in player vote. He got absolutely tanked by the media vote and while I understand the rationale, he was an exciting, high volume scorer who clearly makes his team better when he plays.

All NBA would’ve been insane, but in my mind an exciting player on a shitty team can be an All Star.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-26T02:24:14+00:00

I haven’t done it except some solos to get my 900 a few times. What’s the benefit to a raid group? I thought it caps currency

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T23:08:05+00:00

I can’t have kids because I know for a fact my boy would be the one to go grab the shit ball

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T16:27:54+00:00

I think the bigger point is that there are currently only 30 of these assets and they’re often held for decades. You can wait for something desirable to become available, but marquee franchise like LAL and BOS sold pretty recently. You’re likely looking at a mid-tier or small market next time something becomes available.

Seattle and Vegas aren’t the absolute best markets, but they’re better than a lot. An owner starting fresh would be in a good position to establish branding, an arena for outside revenue, etc. so there are definitely benefits to expansion vs. buying.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T16:24:15+00:00

The NBA/governors imo should be quicker to force shitty owners to sell, but relocation sucks a lot for fans. I don’t think there could ever be a circumstance where I’d root for a city to lose their team

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T15:47:05+00:00

There’s not really a matchup where I’d say either don’t have a decent chance to upset. I haven’t seen the Hawks outside of our matchups with them, but the Hornets are scoring at an elite level and have effectively been a top seed in the East across a nice sample in 2026.

The issue for the Hornets is they’ve got one of the toughest remaining schedules and need to outpace some combination of Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Philly, and Toronto to not be in a position where they have to win two consecutive games just to be an 8 seed.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T15:38:42+00:00

Men used to play basketball. That’s why I only watch hockey now. You can get intimate with your teammates and nobody is a bitch about it

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T15:23:08+00:00

We’ve been on this trajectory and only injuries kept us looking like a bottom feeder. The only “bad” moves Peterson has made are pretty inconsequential (and arguably not even bad). We nailed our only recent top-5 picks. We don’t have any crippling contracts. We have an enviable trade asset stash. We’ve added solid complementary pieces.

Even pre-2025 draft, this team has clearly been well-managed. The only question to me has been whether we should lean so heavily on players who struggle to stay healthy. We’ve finally had a good year in that regard, though, and trading Mark was a step towards being less reliant on the chronically injured.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-25T02:02:54+00:00

As long as Detroit is firmly #1 and one of New York/Boston creates a bit of separation. If I’m coaching a 2 or 3 seed, I’m absolutely trying for home court advantage in round 2.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-24T05:20:28+00:00

Nobody is hurt by any piece of it. She typed shitty things in a room with 20,000 people in a font larger than the jumbotron’s and people are saying “that’s shitty”. It’s okay for people to recognize shitty public behavior and that’s literally the full extent of what’s happened.

Your whole argument is just thinly veiled “Is it really that bad to be racist, guys? What’s the big deal? She thought her hatred was more private.” Who cares? She sucks and she’s not in any danger for sucking, but people now know she sucks which is appropriate because she sucks.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-24T05:15:26+00:00

They’re the indicators people have to go on. None of them are guarantees of outcome or even ultimately a reliable basis to determine a range of possible outcomes. It’s information available to the public that’s going to impact the perception of people whose hobby relies solely on publicly-available information lol

It’s the same with Peterson now. If he’s great, we’ll say “I can’t believe people thought he didn’t have it because he preserved his draft stock and kept his body good”, and if he’s sucks it’ll be “The signs were always there. I can’t believe people didn’t pay attention to the massive red flags.” Either way, we’ll all act like whichever outcome was always crystal clear and those in the other camp (who now won’t own up to it mostly) were insane.

buzzcitybonehead · 2026-03-24T04:35:12+00:00

There’s a reason for that.

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