Wasn't able to watch the last 5 minutes of this Game 1.
But on the bright side, I was able to watch a commercial for the Little Fucking Mermaid about 30 times because YoutubeTV is a fucking mess.
Like Phoenix, Philly is in a tough, tough spot.
Embiid sucked shit through a straw today but he had a tremendous year. But he turns 30 next March and is owed over $200 the next 4 years - any step backwards from him and that contract becomes among the worst in the league.
Harden will undoubtedly decline his player option for next season and become a FA - could be good or bad for Philly.
Tobias is owed $39 million next season. 😬
And then there's Doc.
Unless Maxey and Melton make unrealistically gigantic leaps, I can't see that team winning 50 games next season.
Selecting Fultz over Tatum (and maybe to a lesser extent choosing to pay Tobias instead of Butler) will forever be the great what-if for Philly fans.
I have quite a few thoughts on Mitchell (am out of town on business this week) - if I have time later will post (I know everyone is waiting with bated breath).
Once again - the same issues reared its ugly head today - bench, rebounding, coaching.
In the 4th, the Knicks didn't even bother to guard Okoro or Osman, figuring (correctly) that they will not make enough shots for guarding them to be worthwhile.
So the lane gets clogged which means that short Garland and short Mitchell are going to have a really difficult time finding open shots.