PHLY Sixers Podcast | The Sixers have a real shot at the sixth seed

Speaker 00s - 61.48s

We're driven by the search for better. But when it comes to hiring, the best way to search for a candidate isn't to search at all. Don't search, match with Indeed ORG. Indeed is your matching and hiring platform with over 350 million global monthly visitors, according to Indeed ORG data, and a matching engine that helps you find quality candidates fast. Leveraging over 140 million qualifications and preferences every day,Indeed ORG's matching engine is constantly learning from your preferences. Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide that use Indeed to hire great talent fast. And listeners of this show will get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com ORG slash bluewire. Just go to Indeed.com slash bluewire right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed ORG on this podcast. Indeed.com slash blue wire.Terms and conditions apply. Need to hire? You need indeed. What's up, PHLY ORG listeners?

Speaker 161.48s - 76.56s

It's Spencer from Big Drive Energy, the official golf podcast of All-City Network ORG. The Masters EVENT is approaching, which means golf's major season is upon us. To get all the news, hot takes, and even bad bets from the PGA Tour, LiveGolf ORG, and other pro tours,

Speaker 477s - 131.14s

tune in to the Big Drive Bros every single Monday and Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube at Big Drive Energy Golf. Listen, I mean, the way we're starting things off here already in the chat, it seems like there are a lot of people who are feeling really, really good about the six.

Speaker 3131.14s - 132.16s

Eat the shoe.

Speaker 6132.16s - 153.78s

He's chances of getting the six seed because Derek Bodner had to say one thing. And many people remember it as the Sixers close in with a real possibility with just two games remaining. And last night's final scores in the association, Derek PERSON might have to eat a shoe. Someone just did a shoe fly pie. A screenshot of an old leather shoe.

Speaker 3153.78s - 155.02s

A old leather shoe.

Speaker 6155.02s - 160.26s

And for the Sixer ORGs and you Sixer fans, that's a good thing.

Speaker 3160.36s - 232.3s

Welcome to the PHLY Sixers ORG podcast. Derek Bodner, Kyle Newbeck, I'm Devon's, Breonna PERSON, producing, all of you already active in the chat because of Derek PERSON's shoe eating habits. We'll have to discuss all of that after East's shoe because it looks like the Sixers ORG have a real possibility of sneaking in there and getting that succeed. Why? Because Miami fell big to Dallas last night. You also had last night happening the Orlando Magic ORG,the six's next opponent on Friday. They fell big to the Milwaukee Bucks without Janice and Tenacompo on Wednesday night as well. Cleveland ORG won. They beat Memphis ORG, so they did what they were supposed to do. But those two teams, in particular, Miami and Orlando ORG, winning their games, puts thesix is a half game up on the right now eighth-seated Miami Heat ORG. And the sixers remain one game back of the Indiana Pacers who were idle last night. They have won three games in a row. But the Orlando Magic now just two games in front of the sixes in the loss column. And Kyle PERSON, there are a lot of scenarios here, but that really for a lot

Speaker 6232.3s - 236.42s

of people paying attention. I thought there are only one up in the lost column. And the loss column.

Speaker 3236.42s - 243.54s

Because I think the whole, did I, yeah. All right, one one. I thought I had, I had to go

Speaker 6243.54s - 245.04s

double check real quick.

Speaker 3245.28s - 250.36s

One. But for where we are right now, there's a really good chance, man. A lot of people are really excited.

Speaker 6256.22s - 256.36s

Yeah, well, so everyone needs to, of course, thank Doc Rivers PERSON for setting this up.

Speaker 2258.86s - 264.68s

It was a classic Doc Rivers moment. It's like I tweeted last night. I knew I was screwed when Yannis went out because, you know, Doc PERSON levels up when he doesn't have a superstar.

Speaker 6265.04s - 283.82s

It's a classic Doc Rivers PERSON underman team really came through. Like that was not a close game. They pretty easily beat Orlando ORG. Now, granted, I think both teams were on second half of back to back if I remember correctly. And Orlando ORG was on a pretty rough. It was what?Houston to Milwaukee ORG.

Speaker 0284.12s - 295.46s

I don't know what schedule maker looked at that and was like, yeah, that seems reasonable for the final week of an 82 game season. But it's worked out really well for the Sixers ORG. So now on Friday night,

Speaker 6296.56s - 359.28s

I'd say it's a borderline playoff game type environment that we're all going to be walking into. It's great for us that there's a high stakes game, great for the fans, that this is not a game at the end of the season where the Sixers ORG are going to pack it inand rest guys who they don't really need to just to prepare for the playoffs. This game has real stakes. And I know there are probably a couple schools of thought here, right? Even if you're in the play in, Milwaukee now looks like a less dangerous team because of Yannis's injury. And there will be some people who say, hey, look, it's not actually that bad to stay in the play-in right now.That does put you in pretty precarious territory because you still do need to win that first game. You do not want to, hey, we're going to take it easy and shoot for Milwaukee ORG, who's compromised right now and end up playing a much better Boston GPE team. So my assumption listening to Nick and some of the players talk today is they're going full speed ahead.

Speaker 0359.42s - 364.88s

They're going for this and anything they can do to get next week off and they can get practice

Speaker 6364.88s - 373.36s

time. guys can rest they get more reps together with this new look team and joel and bide PERSON finally back i think they

Speaker 2373.36s - 427.3s

really want this at this point yeah like it's just common sense you don't you want to do everything you can to avoid playing boston celtics in the first round that means not having to play in that playing uh like i've said a bunch when you come down to a one game sample anything anything can happen. It's not always about the best team. Your shot could be off. You could just have it off night. You don't want to put yourself in that position. I think they're going to try to win these two games and see what happens from there. And also, like, it's not like they're in a position where they would want to rest and beat anyway. They want to get everybody onthe same page with them. They want to get him back up to game speed. They want to work on the sets that they didn't have a chance to do for two months. They have players. Like, what is Buddy Hill PERSON spent? Like, maybe 50 minutes playing along inside Joel and Bean PERSON so far in their careers. They want, if they can get another 20 or 30 or 40 of that,along with campaign, along with the whole bunch of people that just have not played much together. So, yeah, I think they're going to try to win. I think they're going to play their major players. And it looks like they are, they have a real chance of finishing six.

Speaker 3427.3s - 439.2s

And the real part about that with the eating the shoe and having fun with it is because, as you said, they might be able to reach the six seed. And there was something that didn't look possible. No. Orlando ORG was playing really well.

Speaker 6439.4s - 442.76s

And while you did have- We literally did a show called The Sixers Are a Play-in WORK_OF_ART.

Speaker 3442.9s - 496.06s

Yeah, we had a play-in show. We were ahead of this for a long time about the play-in. And a big part of it was because it just looked unlikely of how the thing, not only just the standings and what everyone else was doing and was in front of them, it was how poorly they were playing it. We knew a big deal.A big part of that was the big deal of Joel Embed PERSON not being available. He wasn't there. They are at their best when they have their best player on the floor. Clearly, he was not there. But Derek PERSON, the shoe part came up because it just seemed highly unlikely that this was possible for this basketball team. And as well as Orlando ORG was playing, we looked at them.We never really discussed them as a team. At one point, Kyle, we did say, all right, Orlando, maybe Cleveland will fall a little bit, and Miami GPE and the sixers will elevate themselves back into that top six. But they kept playing well, Orlando ORG did. And you saw

Speaker 0496.06s - 509.92s

some of the other New York, despite losing Julius Randall and O.G. and Inobie PERSON, still has some decent wins where they kept themselves far enough away and Indiana ORG also getting back into the mix and that was why we discussed it the way we did. Yeah and look

Speaker 2509.92s - 545.14s

Embed PERSON came back I think a little earlier I don't say than expected but when you got six weeks in you hadn't really heard anything about him practicing got a little skeptical whether or not he would play a significant amount of games before the end of the seasonso him coming back when he did I think was earlier than most expected. And then they reeled off six straight wins. You have someone like Orlando ORG now, I don't want to say stumbling, but coming back down into the pack, it's been a real good turnaround.And then picking up wins over the heat, picking up a double overtime win against the spurs without you all in Bid PERSON. It's just been a, it's been a, look, we can joke about eating the shoe,

Speaker 6545.24s - 549.98s

all that stuff. Oh, we're going to joke about eating the show and there are no jokes here.

Speaker 2550.06s - 555.16s

I ultimately want to be wrong. I want them to make the playoffs. I want them to have a deep playoff run.

Speaker 6555.4s - 561.3s

It is both more fun to cover and also better for us as a show if they do well. If I am wrong,

Speaker 3561.48s - 587.24s

that's fine. That's fine. And Kyle, when we got started with this show, and you got started, of course, in September, I came back a little bit later. Part of it was, though, and you can even include Paul Reed's PERSON contract, looking at how things kick in for second and third year of his contract being a second round visit in year number one, everything else kicks in because we're used to this team being good. That's the default mode.Yes.

Speaker 6587.36s - 590.7s

Now there's been a negative connotation with that, right?

Speaker 3590.8s - 626s

But that's the standard of what 50 wins and up and a second round appearance for this basketball team. And even with him be down, all right, maxi playing this way, you have others where the team is deep enough, you make the trades, and you look like you have a solid basketball team where the East LOC is good, but it's not good enough where we're worried about the Sixers not being here. But we talked about it again, as I said to Derek PERSON, the way that we did because he was out. They weren't playing as well. And you see how important he was,but now we're right back in the mix of, hey, this team might be the scariest outside of Boston going into this postseason.

Speaker 6626s - 691.98s

Oh, yeah. I mean, I would say if you're one of the top three teams, so we're going to, I will assume right now it'll be Boston, Milwaukee, New York GPE. I'd say unless you're really afraid of like the Miami Heat devil magic, which is a real thing at times. And maybe they just shoot 50% from three for two straight months again. I doubt it. Clearly the team you want to play the least is Philadelphia GPE, right?Like none of the other teams. I think Indiana ORG will scare some teams just because they're going to run, run, run. They'll force you to play their style of ball. And that could get interesting over seven games, but they've been fairly mediocre,basically since the play-in tournament. I don't think that they have the collective experience together. You know, they brought in Siakum PERSON as a major piece prior to the deadline. I think they're still trying to acclimate him. The magic are too young. So nobody's really fearful of them.Nobody's definitely fearful of the Cavs after they got punked last season.

Speaker 0691.98s - 709.8s

And they're they're kind of sputtering a little bit down the stretch. So look, do the Sixers ORG have a great playoff track record? No. Does Jewel and Bid PERSON individually have a great playoff track record? No. But this is sort of unique in that it looks like he's going to head into the postseason

Speaker 6709.8s - 756.78s

with not a ton of tread on the tires. He will have gotten this period to get his conditioning base up, to test his knee, to build a bit of chemistry, reestablish the chemistry with guys like Maxi, with guys like Kelly Ubre, so on and so forth. And they might be able to just hit the ground running in the playoffs and show everybody why they were so good all year whenever Joel PERSON was in the playoffs.So I can't sit here and tell you, hey, they're definitely going to do this or they'll definitely beat Milwaukee or the Knicks ORG or whoever it might be. But there are going to be some coaches and players who are not looking forward to this matchup because normally in the East, you have one of those top few seeds. The Sixers ORG have been the beneficiary of this, right?They've been a good regular season team. Right.

Speaker 0756.84s - 763.64s

And they've played, you know, the Nets and the Wizards or the Raptors ORG, not the good Raptors team,

Speaker 5763.64s - 767.44s

obviously the one where they had no guards and couldn't shoot.

Speaker 0768.16s - 790.14s

So they've gotten to beat up on a lot of those teams. Now one of these top seeds are like, oh, imagine being a Knicks ORG fan. This is their first, like, moment in quite a while. The fans are really excited. And, hey, guess what?You get to play the reigning MVP in round one, potentially. That is not the reward you'd be hoping for after the season that they've had.

Speaker 2790.94s - 855.44s

So I guess we've had some questions asking how the Sixers ORG can get to succeed. The key here is that if they are tied with the Magic ORG, they win the tiebreaker because they're two and O against the Magic with one more games left. Obviously, the Sixers ORG have to win out. That has to happen for any conversation to start. One of those games Friday being against the Magic ORG that would put the six at three and against Magic,head to head, two team tied. They win that tie breaker, no problem. The problem is if it ends up as a three-team tie, then the first tiebreaker becomes the division winner, which Orlando ORG will be. So in a three-team tie, let's say the Sixers, the Pacers, the Pacers, and the Magic, the Magic win that tiebreaker, they become the five-seat. Then it becomes a Sixers versus Pacers. Pacers won, two other three games. Sixers lose that tiebreaker, so the Pacers get the six-seat. Sixers fall to seven.So what you need is to basically, and there are other variations, but the most likely outcome here, you need to not be tied with the Pacers ORG. So in order for that to happen, sixers need to win out. Like I said, that's a precursor. It needs to happen for all of these.And then the Pacers ORG either need to win out so that then they're ahead of the Sixers

Speaker 5855.44s - 861.92s

or ahead of Orlando or lose out so they're below the Sixers ORG. That's sort of what has to happen. So again, or there's one other combination.

Speaker 2862.62s - 880.26s

You just remove Orlando ORG from the mix completely. If they lose both of their games, the one Friday against Sixers, you just remove Orlando ORG from the mix completely. If they lose both of their games, the one Friday against Sixers ORG, then the final one against the Bucks ORG. So to recap, Sixers ORG win both games and either the Pacers ORG lose both gamesor the Pacers ORG win both games or the Magic lose their final game against the Bucs ORG.

Speaker 3880.38s - 883.66s

Yes, one of those three ors have to happen

Speaker 6883.66s - 886.26s

along with the Sixers winning their final two games.

Speaker 3886.5s - 888.44s

That's too much. It's just.

Speaker 2888.88s - 897s

And that's not even involving, by the way, a team like Cleveland who's sitting on 33 losses and could potentially also be in the mix here.

Speaker 6897s - 899.66s

I knew the Sixers had a two and two record against in the head to head.

Speaker 2899.76s - 904.42s

So I don't even want to go through like four team tiebreakers or three team tiebreakers with the cabs.

Speaker 3904.58s - 907.26s

I don't have the mental bandwidth for that right now.

Speaker 2907.56s - 909.86s

The most likely ones are the ones that I laid out.

Speaker 3909.86s - 995.3s

And look, all they have to do is do their part, win their games and let the chips fall where they may, eight game winning streak, even if they get into that seven C, Kyle PERSON, and they are hosting the play-in, you're still going into that game against the Miami Heat ORG or the Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic ORG, whoever might be in the play in situation where they're doing so on a role though. Yeah.And they're playing really well. So that's something that, look, you can't, you, you, you look, we all look at them and we have fun with it. And the guys who are at practice today can talk about some different things that they heard at practice. But as Kyle PERSON said earlier,they're going for it. They're ready to play. They've been played off mode for two weeks while the others, Miami, yes, Indiana ORG, yes, to a lesser extent. But some of those other teamswhere we didn't expect Orlando ORG, sure, they wanted to win, but they weren't necessarily in playoff mode. They were just trying to win basketball games. These guys are playing for their playoff lives. And the sixers have been playing that way and now on this role that going into any scenario, whether it's the six, the seven, maybe the five, because that's as high as they can get,they're going to be playing with some wins behind them and maybe a fully healthy basketball team for the first time in a very long time. And that's why we said they're going to be very, very dangerous and people are going to be. Yeah, you're right. New York, all right, get the three C,the six is fall to six. New York GPE got, what the? He's like, come on, man.

Speaker 5995.72s - 1020.48s

Right? Yes, we beat Cleveland last year. That was great. This is different. We're a year elevated as a much better basketball team.This is so much better than last season. We have experience here. We have Dante DiVincenzo here who wasn't here last season. And sure Julius Randall PERSON is out. But we have O.G. Anoji, Anovi PERSON.We're feeling good. East LOC is not as strong. And we get these guys. We get that guy.

Speaker 61020.8s - 1022.02s

A team with two all-stars.

Speaker 31022.28s - 1030.5s

An all-star starter and another all-star. Yeah. Frankly, a lot of good role players. Boy boy i would love to preview that series though i would love to preview that series

Speaker 61030.5s - 1037.84s

selfishly oh man a series against the nicks ORG is just absolutely incredible on a bunch of levels

Speaker 31037.84s - 1043.96s

the travel part is easy for us to you know go to games get back and forth the road environment

Speaker 61043.96s - 1045.4s

is incredible.

Speaker 31047.74s - 1048.22s

For playoff games at MSG FAC is awesome.

Speaker 21051.28s - 1053.2s

We know the Sixers home games are awesome in the playoffs. And the Nick PERSON's fans travel.

Speaker 01053.2s - 1054.12s

There will be Nick PERSON's fans.

Speaker 21054.12s - 1054.32s

Oh, yeah.

Speaker 31055.24s - 1058.78s

There will be plenty of Nick's fans at Wells Fargo Center ORG.

Speaker 61058.78s - 1179.48s

So I look, I think the important thing, I don't care so much about whether they're hot or cold coming into the playoffs. Nick Nurse actually sort of touched on this the other day where he said, you know, some teams come in red hot and then you immediately lose the first game. And some teams have been sputtering or injured or screwing around. And then the playoffs start and you can feel it. Like they just flip that switch and they're in that mode and things can change. I think the important thing, Devon, that you're also getting out with the point that you'remaking is that I feel like they've reclaimed their identity somewhat over the last. Even before Juala Mee PERSON got back, we talked about defense has been better. They've been more engaged. You know, they have role players that are embracing doing things that are outside their comfort zone. So Kelly Ubra's PERSON passing, for example, is that shows you, you know, the team is in lockstep with the coaches. They're bought in. They want to be about the right things. Guys like Nick Batum PERSON are playing better. He was kind of lost in the wilderness there for a while.Now he's defending. Now he's rebounding. He's hitting some important threes in big games. We're seeing Ricky Council come in and, you know, fourth quarter overtime, double overtime in an important game on the road without you all the bead, steps up, make plays. KJ. Martin PERSON stepping up, making plays. And so you have all these guys who have sort of figured out who they are and how they fit in within this group. So even if like we still see that in the losses, right, thetight loss of the clippers at home. That was a great example of they play well and arguably deserved to win that game. Didn't get a call in the end. But I think the underlying stuff is more important. So even if they somehow lose these last two games, I think the important thing beyond Joelle and B PERSON being back, which is A1 top of the list, is that this finally looks like the team that is what, 28 and 8 with Juala and Bid on the floor? We have to ask our guy Ash PERSON in the chat,

Speaker 21179.48s - 1189.28s

but 30 and 8. Oh, is it 30 and 8? Yeah. See, I'm behind. I haven't been on these postgame shows or paying attention to Ash PERSON in the chat. So, yeah, the point being,

Speaker 61189.7s - 1201.1s

they look like the team that had the best point differential or one of the best point differentials in the league and has won games against a lot of elite competition this year. All right.

Speaker 31201.22s - 1372.36s

Well, when we come back, we'll talk a little bit more about the identity. I want to get Derek PERSON's thoughts on that overall, but I do have to tell you as we hang out with you here on this day that we are looking at a big baseball series here in town. Should the weather cooperate tonight and the rain kind of stays away, not only today, but also on Friday, it's a big series, Philadelphia hosting Pittsburgh ORG. And if you are willing to wager on that game and you're looking at your baseball team,looking to get on the roll with the lefty. Your favorite lefty is on the mound against Pittsburgh tonight. You got to go to our good friends from Bet Parks ORG. And with Bet Parks ORG when you're looking at them right now, brought to you by Bet Parks app. Our show is today. Get in the zone with Bet Park's Sportsbook PRODUCT app.Money is in the moments. And with that, speaking of the game tonight, your favorite lefty on the mound for Philadelphia, 6 and 6th team right now. So at 500, we're struggling a little bit, but they're hosting the Pittsburgh ORG team that's very surprising right now at 9 and 3. Normally you're like, oh, that's a cakewalk. They're coming in. Let's get 3 out of four. Four game series this weekend.Let's make sure we take three out of four. No problem. Well, not this early version of the Pittsburgh ORG team. So if you do feel good with the lefty on the mound, looking at the lineup that the manager has put together. And you say, you know what?I like this baseball team right now. I like the opportunity here at home. Your pitcher is going to get six and a half strikeouts, maybe something along those lines. You might the opportunity here at home. Your pitcher is going to get six and a half strikeouts, maybe something along those lines. You might get your star hitter, of course, and number three, who is going to maybe hit a home run. How about your Star shortstop with over one and a half total bases overall in this one? You can get this in a parlay form on bet apps right now. Over eight and a halftotal runs combined between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia GPE. And this one is very easy. Just go to the Bet Parks app like I did right here on your phone. Win big with action all day. You can also pivot and get ready for tomorrow's matchup on the basketball floor, Philadelphia GPE, and a must win situation against the visiting Orlando ORG, the young Orlando ORG team that's trying to sneak into the postseason,but Philadelphia GPE has other ideas, knocked them down a little bit, move up to that 60, potentially, at the end of the regular season on Sunday. If you want to do that tomorrow, placing a wager there,certainly baseball tonight with your Philadelphia GPE team. Win your first $10 bet and earn $125 in sports bonus bets and you play for fun. You love to win. You bet. Absolutely. Download the app and play along with us.Must be 21 or older. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800 gambler. So just looking up the playoff probabilities.

Speaker 21372.96s - 1375.06s

Oh, my bad.

Speaker 31375.1s - 1375.38s

My bad.

Speaker 21375.38s - 1375.98s

My bad.

Speaker 31376.06s - 1376.3s

My bad.

Speaker 21376.98s - 1377.98s

Excuse me.

Speaker 61378.06s - 1378.74s

You're right.

Speaker 21378.86s - 1379.16s

You're right.

Speaker 61379.26s - 1452.66s

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. First of all, Bree PERSON, I believe we have a super chat from our friend real time said, eat a sketcher with a cores light, less carbs.So as we talk about eating a shoe and the anxiety that Derek PERSON has, staring down that opportunity he might have tofollow through on to eat a shoe. Before you get there, Derek PERSON, you might have to calm the nerves. Maybe afterward, you're not feeling so good with that leather in your stomach. Whatever it might be. There is a better way and there is a chiller way before, not during. We were not going to associate our good friends during. Before and that that moment for you, Derek PERSON.You can choose an ice cold, Coors Light PRODUCT. And you know Coors Light PRODUCT will be ice cold because the mountains turn blue on the bottles and cans. When they hit that perfect temperature, frankly, guys, I've been choosing chill quite often thinking about this Eda Shoe PRODUCT thing because I don't have to do it. I didn't promise anything. Devon and I are sitting here. We're going to be,we're going to get a camera trained right on Derek as he's putting together the shoelaces with hot sauce.

Speaker 31452.66s - 1501.14s

We eat regular food. And whatever else, we're having some nice snacks from all our other good friends that are here at at PHLI. I will be choosing chill with a cold layered, cold filtered,cold packaged cores light that has a smooth finish, mountain cold refreshment from those people who absolutely love me and everything this show stands for in Colorado GPE, no matter what we are going through on a day-to-day basis, no matter how tough these playoff games get, I can choose chill. And so can you, with a crisp and refreshing beer, when you choose to rise above it all, choose chill.Choose Corzlight ORG. Get Coorslight delivered straight to your door with Instacart ORG by going to coreslight.com slash P.H.L.Y basketball. Celebrate responsibly. Cores brewing company, Golden Colorado GPE.

Speaker 21501.68s - 1509.16s

So, as I was mentioning before, Kyle PERSON rudely interrupted me with his ad read. It's like completely screwed up your transition.

Speaker 31509.42s - 1509.86s

Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 21510.32s - 1511.5s

I brought it back.

Speaker 31511.58s - 1516.32s

I apologize about that. You get a lot of recommendations, though, for some condiments on your shoe. So go ahead.

Speaker 21516.44s - 1556.6s

It's not going to be ketchup because ketchup. Anyway, we don't need to start that one. Yes. Not that I dislike it. Anyway, we don't need to litigate that one. Playoff probabilities according to basketball reference,seeding probabilities. 0.1% chance at a 4 seed. I don't even want to like try to think of what that would mean. 2.8% chance at a 5 seed. 15.4% chance at the 6th seed.That is lower than I expected. Because when you look at Indy's schedule, they have, I guess it's probably in part because they have two games that are, you know, not easy but not super tough. So them splitting it seems like a real possibility.43.6% chance of seven and actually a 23.5% chance of still being the eight seat. So with that. So if you had to-

Speaker 31556.6s - 1564.14s

The math says I am not guaranteed to eat a shoe yet. If you had the guess was the seed. Oh, six, just because they want to make my life hell.

Speaker 21564.24s - 1565.06s

Okay. Yeah. And you, if you had the guess, I kind of think they're going to be the seven. So the seed. Oh, six, just because they want to make my life help. Okay. Yeah.

Speaker 31567s - 1567.18s

And you, if you had the guess?

Speaker 21569.02s - 1569.14s

I kind of think they're going to be the seven.

Speaker 31569.66s - 1569.7s

So do I.

Speaker 61573.62s - 1574.46s

Just because I think Andy likely loses the Cleveland ORG.

Speaker 31575.7s - 1580.98s

And then they beat the Hawks ORG. They gun for it on Sunday against the Hawks who they're in no real danger, I don't think.

Speaker 21581.24s - 1581.36s

Yeah.

Speaker 31581.54s - 1585.22s

And just to be clear, the Sixers ORG winning out, it takes more than that.

Speaker 51585.34s - 1586.2s

They do need help.

Speaker 31586.58s - 1587.66s

They don't control their own.

Speaker 51587.7s - 1590.5s

They control their own destiny in terms of avoiding the eight seed.

Speaker 31590.88s - 1592.28s

They do not in terms of getting the six.

Speaker 21592.38s - 1596.94s

Yeah, I think they get the seven and they're hosting a playoff, play and playoff game here in

Speaker 61596.94s - 1597.4s

Philadelphia GPE.

Speaker 31597.4s - 1601.32s

Which we're still waiting to find out when that would actually be.

Speaker 61601.5s - 1606.48s

Those games are supposed to take place between Tuesday and Friday of next week.

Speaker 21606.58s - 1609s

The Flyers are hosting a game on Tuesday.

Speaker 31609.3s - 1616.38s

So I would think that that would mean Wednesday playing game here in South Philly

Speaker 61616.38s - 1622.1s

if that's indeed how it shakes out, which the problem with that is if you do happen to lose

Speaker 31622.1s - 1625.48s

that one, then you're probably playing what, Friday night?

Speaker 61625.82s - 1632.68s

And then the turnaround is likely you play Sunday. Yeah. Right? Yeah. So that, I mean, that would be a

Speaker 31632.68s - 1640.08s

brutal, brutal start to the playoffs. And then by the way, if you win that, congratulations. You get to go

Speaker 01640.08s - 1645.48s

play the Boston Celtics who are by far the best team in the conference. So the six seed would be

Speaker 31645.48s - 1652.54s

super meaningful if they can't get there, got to win that one at home or if for whatever reason

Speaker 61652.54s - 1657.56s

it ends up being in Miami GPE, which is that doesn't seem likely now. You got to get it by any means

Speaker 31657.56s - 1682.62s

necessary. Have to have to have to. Before we went to the break, Kyle PERSON was talking about the identity and looking at things. How are you looking at? How are you viewing it, Derek PERSON, now with him be back in these few games that he has played. Also, Kyle Lowry PERSON in and out, but he healed not playing all that great, but he's there. But Baton back, De Anthony Melton PERSON, this past game, identity-wise, what are it looking like for you at this point?

Speaker 21682.62s - 1738.12s

No, I mean, certainly their defense is just on another level with Joe PERSON on the floor. And they're able to not only be borderline dominant, or at least very good when he's on there, but Paul PERSON slides into that backup role a lot better than he did a starting role. You don't have to worry about the mob of minutes. You don't have to worry about KJ PERSON at the center minutes. Like everything makes a lot more sense on the defensive side of the floor.And NB covers up a lot of holes because they do have some significant holes on the perimeter. And just the shots he is able to create for others. Like the way they're able to get good looks from three changes completely with Joel and Bid PERSON on the floor. I mentioned the numbers of a lot of significant players with and without Joe PERSON a couple shows ago.I don't have them right in front of me, but it's very, very stark. The difference in this team shooting when Joe PERSON's on the floor, they have a real true identity. Like, it makes Tyrese makes a lot more sense. You don't have to try to shoehorn in another ball handler as much because you're able to run a lot. Shoohorn PERSON, you say, eh?

Speaker 61738.44s - 1740.4s

I did actually pivot to that just because of that.

Speaker 21741.14s - 1758.84s

Because you don't, you have so much of your offense and your creation running through Joe PERSON, so you don't necessarily need to rely on Kyle PERSON maybe as much as you did. Everything just slots in the place a lot easier, which makes sense because you build your team around the MVP, and when the MVP's out, everything kind of goes to hell. Well, let's hope it doesn't go to hell,

Speaker 31758.84s - 1773.18s

man, because it looks like it's been pretty fun with this team having Joel PERSON and B. Back, let's get to a couple of super chats because we do have a bunch of them mixed in here from a lot of people. Bill, starting us off, if the 76ers ORG make the playoffs.

Speaker 61774.38s - 1783.48s

And are on the opposite side of the bracket of the Celtics, will it be unacceptable if they don't make it out of the second round since there'll be favorites in that series?

Speaker 31783.68s - 1783.9s

Right. Right.

Speaker 61795.6s - 1799.6s

Feels like yes i know i know this we will be frustrated there will be people questioning joel and bees PERSON legacy there will be people angry there will be wanting it to be blown up i don't think

Speaker 21799.6s - 1804.88s

those are necessarily all that i wouldn't go to any of those but those reactions will be there for sure

Speaker 01804.88s - 1805.16s

yeah for sure.

Speaker 61805.84s - 1806.2s

Yeah, for sure.

Speaker 01807.78s - 1808.12s

I don't think any loss,

Speaker 21809.64s - 1812.54s

well, no, I take that back because I live through the Hawks ORG series. Most, I don't think it's ever...

Speaker 61812.54s - 1814.12s

Still bad. Like...

Speaker 21814.12s - 1815.5s

We also lived through last year.

Speaker 61815.64s - 1817.04s

Yeah. Also bad.

Speaker 21817.28s - 1844.68s

There are very few times where I'd say it's unacceptable not to get out of the second round. That's just not the way the sport is played. Unless you're like Boston GPE and you're so far ahead of everyone else, there's playoffs, things happen. You go through a couple games where you can't shoot. Another team gets hot. Circumstances, details matter a lot. I think we tend to throw out unacceptable a little too frequently. I understand it from a fan perspective, but I thinkpart of our job in the media is to try to be honest with our evaluations. That being said,

Speaker 41848.8s - 1868.1s

the cumulative effect of never getting out of the second round hits me a lot harder than anyone, again, outside of that Atlanta series, any one individual, like I said, Joomby's legacy isn't defined by what happened last year against Celtics ORG. He's not defined by really any of those series. He's defined right now by the fact that he hasn't gotten out of the second round ever. You need one breakthrough and this is a great chance to do so if he is able to stay

Speaker 31868.1s - 1874.1s

healthy. Now we can go back and pick at so many things in each and every one of those series, but you're right.

Speaker 61874.3s - 1884.1s

It's just the fact that he cannot get past that White Whale of the second round. At a certain point, nobody wants to hear, well he was sick this time and his face was broken this

Speaker 21884.1s - 1890.28s

time and his knee was hurt this time. NBA poops Toronto it doesn't matter and that one in hindsight is like

Speaker 61890.28s - 1898.76s

that's a little bit of a tougher pill to swallow like the real injuries 100% I get it be having like

Speaker 21898.76s - 1906.74s

the stomach bug or whatever I don't think people are now Now, in that series, his scoring was terrible.

Speaker 61906.9s - 1907.08s

Yeah.

Speaker 01907.24s - 1926.3s

But his defense was incredible. Unbelievable. And really the issue, the reason he doesn't catch more heat for that series is because the plus minus numbers are astronomical, right? I don't remember what it was, but Joe PERSON comes off the floor and they went off a cliff and they dominated all the minutes

Speaker 21926.3s - 1932.66s

with him on a floor and negative 100 overall total just pure plus minus with him off the floor actually

Speaker 31932.66s - 1944.24s

I tweeted that out at the end I'll probably pull so Ben Simmons PERSON wasn't right when he said I don't bring up how bad how poorly he played in Toronto he wasn't right oh when Ben said that I I was like first of all

Speaker 61944.24s - 1945.44s

you better shut the fuck up

Speaker 01945.44s - 1950.56s

real quick about anybody underperforming in the playoffs but that series in particular

Speaker 31950.56s - 1955.9s

especially because if we really want to go down that road ben do you want me to post the splits

Speaker 01955.9s - 1962.92s

for kauai in that series like you did you're doing a good job was still kawai lighting your team

Speaker 31962.92s - 1968.26s

the hell up so you, you know, whatever. He had a phenomenal game six. He was the best player on the floor.

Speaker 61968.36s - 1975.14s

And that went to force that game seven. But the whole part of it was, yo, my man, you needed that probably in game three.

Speaker 31976.34s - 2001.3s

And we might not be here. Yes, as good as Kauai Lenin and Kyle Lowry PERSON at that time, you know, all of that. You needed that real fast. Let me ask you this while we were on that. The double, the double team, where M.B. came off his man and Ben PERSON was on him on the inbound.I think most people agree that Kauai walked, like three, four steps, and they should have

Speaker 02001.3s - 2002s

blown that whistle.

Speaker 52002.72s - 2008.76s

But that being said, good luck getting them to call out in that spot. I know, I know that's fine. But he did well. What did you make

Speaker 32008.76s - 2013.62s

of, because you were there. What did you make of and be leaving off, cutting off Ben Simmons's

Speaker 62013.62s - 2019.56s

path? Stay with Kauai LOC, though, to make the shot tough and legendary and all that. What did you think

Speaker 32019.56s - 2025.3s

of that? I mean, I'd have more to say or criticize Joe PERSON for if he wasn't right there.

Speaker 62025.3s - 2026.34s

He was all for him.

Speaker 32026.58s - 2042.76s

Like, it was one thing if you cut Ben off, who's the faster guy and you don't get there and you're not in a, it's, it's, it's, you got beat by a great player hitting an all-time iconic shot in the playoffs in the game seven.

Speaker 62042.92s - 2043.84s

It happens.

Speaker 52044.92s - 2048.18s

That one bothers me or if if there's

Speaker 62048.18s - 2067.96s

a reason to be bothered it's because that team had a real chance to win at all it's not because i felt like they'd left a lot like a lot of meat on the bone like yeah game three is probably the most important one there right where the things or was it four? Game four LAW is the one that they lost, right?

Speaker 32068.06s - 2073.9s

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Game four is the real pivot point of that series. Because game three, and that was a close one.

Speaker 02074.12s - 2076.58s

Game three was like, that was the airplane.

Speaker 52076.68s - 2078.62s

That was the windmill dunk airplane.

Speaker 02078.62s - 2081.54s

It felt like everything's in their, the momentum's in their favor.

Speaker 52081.54s - 2094.64s

You were like, oh, they're going to win game four. Game four is back and forth. And it feels like, look, if you can, if you win this game and you go up 3-1, you're in the driver's seat. There is no Doc Rivers PERSON to throw the series away, right?

Speaker 32094.88s - 2115.06s

Yep. But because it's two, two, it's back and forth, back and forth. And then you're subject to a game seven. And unfortunately, the Raptors ORG had the best player in the series. And by a pretty comfortable margin, Kauai LOC ends up winning it.That's that simple. I didn't ever think that one was, it's frustrating for sure because they basically had six playable guys.

Speaker 62115.62s - 2119s

But the way they lost didn't bother me whatsoever.

Speaker 22119.32s - 2155.92s

Here's raw plus minus six or plus 90 with them beat on the floor in that series. Again, plus 90 in a series they lost three or four games of three they were negative 109 with him on the bench and again he's playing like 38 minutes per night sitting like 10 to be negative 10 and 9 in like 70 minutes of gameplay is ashenopical the sixers second, I had the entire starting five. Embeded plus 90.Jimmy Butler was the sixth was second highest ranked in plus minus. Where do you think he came in? If Embeddy's plus 90, Jimmy was... Plus 10? 15. Plus 15.

Speaker 62156.1s - 2159s

I was going to go 20. I knew it was close to...

Speaker 22159s - 2164.64s

Every other starter was a negative. Redick was negative 2. Simmons was negative 16. Harris was negative 33.

Speaker 32164.98s - 2177.02s

And the crazy part was in that series as we talk about Simmons PERSON and a beat, for whatever reason, I just looked at Jimmy Butler's PERSON on his basketball team. They're not losing that series. He, I thought, was the difference in that. They outscored them by 90 points.

Speaker 22177.02s - 2181.74s

I know. I know. I know. I know game four, man. Greg PERSON Monroe. Greg,

Speaker 32181.74s - 2186.08s

they signed him in the middle of March. It was Greg Monroe and Amir Johnson PERSON, right?

Speaker 52186.16s - 2186.86s

Weren't they the backups?

Speaker 32187.2s - 2187.92s

Bobon, too.

Speaker 52188s - 2189.96s

And Boban, he played some minutes in there, too.

Speaker 32190.02s - 2191.04s

But he was on the floor.

Speaker 52191.16s - 2192.32s

They were getting destroyed.

Speaker 02192.9s - 2196.08s

To Kyle PERSON's point, that one frustrates me, not because they played poorly.

Speaker 32196.52s - 2199.78s

That one frustrates me because that was a really, really good team.

Speaker 22199.78s - 2201.82s

And some fundamental flaws that shouldn't have been there.

Speaker 32202.22s - 2204.94s

And also, because you never got another chance with Jimmy PERSON.

Speaker 22205.26s - 2205.5s

And, like, you see how that plays out. And also because you never got another chance with Jimmy PERSON. Yes.

Speaker 52205.5s - 2206.96s

You see how that plays out.

Speaker 22207.2s - 2209.88s

And so there's some residual there too.

Speaker 62210.42s - 2210.9s

Damn.

Speaker 22211.84s - 2212.62s

It's unfortunate.

Speaker 62212.86s - 2214.38s

No, it's not unfortunate though.

Speaker 02214.48s - 2223.96s

It was not unfortunate. Our partnership with the great people at bagels and co. The shoes. They might make a shoe-shaped bagel.

Speaker 62224.04s - 2281.38s

We'll say. I'm hoping for it for Derek PERSON. That would be fun. But for you lot, for you people, you good people at home, they offer huge Brooklyn-style bagels made right here in Philadelphia GPE. I eat bagels several days a week, as I always tell you guys. Bagels and Co-offers an average of around 15 to 20 different types of bagels that they rotate seasonally.So whether you're, I'm an everything guy, right? But if you're a plane, a cheddar, something spicy, maybe something like sun dried tomato, I don't know, whatever floats your boat, I guarantee you at some point in the year, at some time bagels and co will have it. And if you like cream cheese, 30 different flavors, rotate those throughout the year, too. All kinds of themed cream cheeses as well.Definitely the sports ones, though. As the Sixers ORG head into the playoffs, maybe a Sixers ORG themed cream cheese is exactly what the doctor ordered, but you can get Eagles, Flyers, Phillies ORG. I always say this. Maybe the union.I don't know. Are the union always factored into?

Speaker 02281.62s - 2287.88s

They should be. Maybe they should, like, they should be. Again, we don't have to get into it. I'm a soccer guy. They're a very good team generally. They do get to the championship. So, yeah into they should be. Maybe they should like they should be again. We don't have to get into it. I'm a soccer guy. They're a very good team generally.

Speaker 32287.88s - 2291.92s

They do get to the championship. So yeah, they should. They represent fully well. Anyway,

Speaker 62292.52s - 2328.76s

just as important as that variety in the bagels and the cream cheese is the affordability. Bagels and Co. Has kept their prices down so that even as inflationcontinues to hit us all, you can be an everyday customer, not just someone who comes in for a weekend splurge. They offer premium coffee at a superior price to most national brands and chains, and what's better than a nice bageland a cup of coffee to start your day? So for the best Brooklyn-style bagels made right here in Philadelphia GPE, head to www.the-bagelsandco.com ORG slash store-locator to find the closest bagels and co.com slash store dash locator to find the closest bagels and co near you.

Speaker 32328.86s - 2334.3s

Maybe we can get Ranger Suarez PERSON as a bagel player of the game tonight, hopefully, if they play the game.

Speaker 62334.7s - 2335.8s

We'll see. Yeah, Ranger PERSON.

Speaker 32335.98s - 2339.56s

How would you get down to see the Phillies game tonight, I wonder?

Speaker 22339.76s - 2349.54s

Philly GPE's game or a playing game if they do end up hosting the playing game, which means, of course, I don't have to eat a shoot. Not that I'm rooting for it because I do want that to be six, but if they have a playoff or play in game early next week.

Speaker 32349.54s - 2351.12s

Tomorrow's a play in game. Playoffs.

Speaker 22351.28s - 2353.74s

And look, in this one, you won't have Greg Monroe PERSON to watch.

Speaker 32353.82s - 2359.72s

There's no Greg Monroe PERSON in a roster. We're all very thankful of that. Game time is the place to go. Bomba you get to see.

Speaker 22359.9s - 2418.28s

No, no. There will be no bomb in the playoffs. Buying tickets to your favorite event shouldn't be stressful. Game time is a fast and easy way to buy tickets for all sports, music, comedy, and theater near you, with killer deals on last minute tickets and their best price guarantee, you can stop stressing over the tickets and start getting hype for the fun you'll have.Game Time is the place for last minute ticket deals. Forget planning months in advance. Game Time has deals on tickets right up to the day of the event. And the game time guarantee means you'll always get the best price. If you find tickets in the same section in row for less, game time will credit you 110% of the difference. It's the fastest growing ticket app in the country for a reason. With game time, you get images of your seat before you buy,so you know exactly what to expect when you arrive, and you can buy tickets in a matter of seconds. Two taps and you're set with tickets sent directly your phone, so you never have to dig through your email. Snag the tickets without distress with game time. Down on the GameTime app, create an account and use code P HLY for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Again, create an account and redeem code PHLY for $20 off. Download game time today. Last minute

Speaker 32418.28s - 2471.18s

tickets, lowest price guaranteed. All right, Friday, Sixers, Magic at the Arena FAC in South Philly. 46 and 34 are the Orlando Magic ORG. The Sixers right now, courtesy of the six-game win streak. 45 and 35 at home, they are 23 and 16. The Magic on the road are 18 and 22. What are we looking at?What are you looking for tomorrow? This will be our last show. We'll have post-game tomorrow night. But we kind of wanted, of wanted because it's so big folks we wanted to preview this one against the orlando magic so kind when you're looking at the sixers and the magic going into this situation again a young team still the Orlando magic are they've won four of their last 10 or just simply lost six of their last 10 however you want to put it there for theOrlando magic what are you looking at when what are you focusing on in this one for the six is to do

Speaker 62471.18s - 2498.24s

to take down the magic well you have to stop their forwards right the the team and the program is built around palo man caro and franz wagner and nurse actually what was the term you used i think he called them power wings today after practice. I thought that was a good way of putting it. I believe those two did not play or one of them did not play in the previous meeting.Wagner PERSON, I believe.

Speaker 02498.24s - 2578.76s

Wagner PERSON did not play and that was the one that Joel PERSON actually was available for and they won by 15 was a pretty comfortable victory. So first order of business is how do you slow them down and who's guarding them and how they sort this, I guess, wing forward rotation out. I think the assumption has always been to buy a starts and then what do you do next to himthat lately Kelly PERSON's been getting a lot of burn? I do think if I had to guess Batum PERSON might move back into the starting lineup on a full-time basis just because you want to get him as many minutes as possible with Joelle and Bede PERSON. I think they specifically have great synergy and he helps Joel PERSON out in a big way on post-ups, duckins, outlet passes as a guy in the corner with a quick release he's a good connective passer all that and sort of how do you use him against one ofthose guys you would assume i think batum i have concerns about him as the top perumner PERSON defender which is how he's been used but mostly mostly against smaller guys. I think in a matchup against Wagner or Bancaro PERSON, he's certainly well within his wheelhouse guarding those guys. So that's, it always starts with them. I'm never that fearful of even though he's broken out a little bit this season.

Speaker 22579.34s - 2582.16s

Jalen Suggs PERSON, like I think the next, the next step.

Speaker 32583.24s - 2585.28s

Well, I was just going to say, like, his key is necessarily

Speaker 22585.28s - 2590s

he's breaking out offensively and becoming a huge threat, but that he's really, he's improved the shot so much

Speaker 62590s - 2600.04s

that his defense can be just. Yeah, because he's a great, he's an excellent defender, so it's being good enough on offense and as Derek PERSON says,

Speaker 22600.04s - 2603.12s

as a spacer to play heavy minutes.

Speaker 52603.12s - 2616.92s

But I just think if you can slow down the wings, their shot creation is not quite there. They're like one legit guy away to me from being like, they'll be a fun young playoff team, right?

Speaker 02616.96s - 2619.6s

Like they might steal a game or two off of somebody, I think.

Speaker 62619.6s - 2640.34s

But I think next year, if they can make a real move, somebody outshoots their trajectory in terms of player development, what have you, then I think they can do some real damage. But I think the Sixers ORG should win this game.And I think this season, they've done a relatively good job with Palo specifically.

Speaker 32640.64s - 2647.84s

100%. He scored 14 in the last meeting. 19 in the first when he was 6 for 21 in that game. Yeah.

Speaker 62647.96s - 2657.62s

So they've done a good job all year on maybe not the most important player, like him in Franz or kind of 1A, 1B to me at this point.

Speaker 32658.24s - 2659.72s

So we'll see what they do with those guys.

Speaker 62660.24s - 2661.86s

Yeah, 2 and 0, Derek PERSON, in those matchups.

Speaker 32662s - 2662.6s

And they weren't close.

Speaker 22662.68s - 2681.4s

They were blowouts in both games. No, I mean, look, this is a really good defensive squad, Orlando ORG. They do a lot of things really well. They get the free throw line. They win the rebounding battle a lot. They force a lot of turnovers.But if you can make this a half-gore game, I think you can have a pretty good chance to shut them down. And I think the, like, Joan Beads PERSON really good at basketball.

Speaker 32682.76s - 2684.12s

Sometimes it's really that simple.

Speaker 02684.2s - 2685.7s

He's the best player on the floor by a long shot.

Speaker 32685.82s - 2689.66s

Wendell Carter PERSON has nice games against him sometimes, but he still puts those guys in hell

Speaker 22689.66s - 2690.88s

where he puts them in foul trouble.

Speaker 62690.88s - 2693.96s

He has a nice game by scoring. Some of his,

Speaker 32694.44s - 2699.6s

Joel PERSON's most dominant games have been against. Like one of his first memorable 50 balls

Speaker 62699.6s - 2702.52s

that I can remember was against Wendell Carter on the Bulls ORG.

Speaker 32702.52s - 2725.76s

And that was a few years ago at this point. So he'll get active on the offensive glass. The one game he had 25 off the bench. And that was against Joelle and Bede. But on the other side, Joel had 36 with one personal foul when when Del Carter came off the bench and had four personal fouls. Not to mention, they started, how do you say his name? Put, but buttazi. Is that is that? Gook, what is it? Gogh, Googgo PERSON,

Speaker 62725.96s - 2736.9s

go. I think it's Goga, Batazzi. Yeah, he had four personal foul. So he puts them. But I could be butchering his name for all I know. So I'm not laughing at you as much as the general.

Speaker 22736.9s - 2738.9s

You said it more confidently than Devons PERSON. We're going to go with that.

Speaker 62739.28s - 2744.84s

How about that? Fowl Trouble is his name because that's what he does. He puts those guys in foul trouble.

Speaker 22745.44s - 2746.84s

And Derek PERSON, I know I cut you off.

Speaker 62747.22s - 2747.64s

No, that's fine.

Speaker 22747.64s - 2750.92s

Sorry, but he does give them problems at that five spot.

Speaker 62751s - 2752.04s

So you know what's going to happen.

Speaker 22752.1s - 2753.62s

They're going to throw multiple bodies out.

Speaker 32754.42s - 2756.84s

Look, Orlando doesn't shoot a ton of threes.

Speaker 22757s - 2767.02s

I think they're bottom five in both attempts and makes. As long as these Sixers don't lose the possession battle by a ton, I have a pretty confident they should be able to pull this one out.

Speaker 62767.36s - 2771.86s

I will say, is Jonathan Isaac healthy for this game?

Speaker 32771.86s - 2773.54s

He's been playing fantastic defensive.

Speaker 22773.54s - 2777.78s

He's been very, very good as a law defensive guy.

Speaker 32777.94s - 2779.04s

If he played enough.

Speaker 22779.04s - 2779.9s

Yeah, he is.

Speaker 62779.9s - 2787.12s

So I think he missed the first game and then he only played like 12 minutes or so in the second meeting.

Speaker 22787.84s - 2793.92s

And with him, they can do some really interesting things with lineups as well.

Speaker 62793.98s - 2801.42s

Now, whether they have as another story, but you can play essentially three huge wings and no big.

Speaker 22801.42s - 2804.26s

Now, against Dural and Bid PERSON, you're asking for some trouble.

Speaker 62804.44s - 2807.66s

But if you want to just play the constant double game

Speaker 22807.66s - 2812.56s

and you have three monster-sized wings or forwards,

Speaker 62812.96s - 2814.78s

kind of flying all over the floor and doing that,

Speaker 22815.1s - 2816.74s

you have Suggs PERSON at the point of attack,

Speaker 32816.8s - 2818.7s

as Derek PERSON mentioned, is a really good defender.

Speaker 62819.16s - 2821.98s

So he's a potential X factor,

Speaker 52822.18s - 2827.1s

but you never really know if he's actually available to play at any given time.

Speaker 62827.1s - 2829.68s

Check the last box for them while you talk.

Speaker 02829.88s - 2830.06s

Yeah.

Speaker 32830.26s - 2831.84s

So that's somebody.

Speaker 62832.98s - 2840.18s

I'm looking. I just pulled up his basketball reference page. Can you guess either of the nicknames that they have listed?

Speaker 22840.34s - 2840.46s

No.

Speaker 32840.62s - 2841.94s

Well, I have.

Speaker 22842.18s - 2844.52s

He played 13 minutes against the bucks last night, by the guy.

Speaker 32845.54s - 2846.44s

I don't know.

Speaker 22846.5s - 2848.44s

I have the pay job, so I can't guess.

Speaker 62848.44s - 2849.72s

One of them is Judah PERSON.

Speaker 32850.76s - 2851.08s

I forget.

Speaker 62851.22s - 2859.74s

The other one is the Minister of Defense PERSON, which it's stolen from somebody else.

Speaker 32859.86s - 2860.18s

Yes.

Speaker 62860.18s - 2861.94s

A much better player.

Speaker 32862.02s - 2863.44s

A legendary player here.

Speaker 62863.7s - 2864.1s

Right.

Speaker 32864.28s - 2864.52s

Yes.

Speaker 62864.62s - 2867.54s

So we're not going to allow Reggie White PERSON to take that,

Speaker 32867.54s - 2870.58s

that disrespect lying down.

Speaker 62871.02s - 2872.92s

But Jonathan Isaac's very good.

Speaker 32873.24s - 2879.06s

Franz Wagner did not play against the Bucks last night.

Speaker 62879.82s - 2881.26s

Window Carter did start.

Speaker 32881.46s - 2883.74s

Man Carroll had 20, 7 for 15,

Speaker 62884.36s - 2887.04s

but it didn't seem like there was any real damage

Speaker 32887.04s - 2892.22s

there, six points, I mean, six rebounds, six assists. Off the bench, you got Cole Anthony for 23.

Speaker 62892.7s - 2896.8s

So you do have to pay attention to those guys, player like him coming off the bench and scoring

Speaker 32896.8s - 2902.52s

and bunches. But the sixes ORG have done a relatively good job against him also out there on the

Speaker 62902.52s - 2906.9s

floor. So with the Orlando Magic ORG playing in this situation here,

Speaker 32906.96s - 2950.48s

this is going to be a tough spot. And they're under 500 on the road. The Sixes have had their number all season with the 2 and O record that they have had against this group. So it's going to be a fun game. It's going to be a really fun game.The atmosphere should be good on a Friday night in South Philly GPE. Hopefully you guys are there, guys, gals, whoever. If not, make sure you also at the end, check us out on the PHLY Sixes postgame show as we break it all down after the game. Let's get to a couple more super chats that we have left over in here. Mr. Rudy Poo PERSON, not too much faith in the team right now. We employ a $40 million $1980's wing in Tobias, Cookie Man, Harris PERSON.

Speaker 22950.98s - 2960.76s

I was supposed to say, I saw. I'm glad you read it. There was a big bag of crumble cookies in our elevator yesterday. Just completely, like, I couldn't not think of Tobias PERSON.

Speaker 32960.82s - 2961.78s

Did you burst out laughing?

Speaker 22961.96s - 2967.7s

No, but like the guy probably wondered, like, why is this guy looking at me all weird? I wasn't about you, about the crumble cookies you had.

Speaker 32967.7s - 2972.22s

He was pretty much as a trade package. He watches the show. He knows. Well,

Speaker 62972.32s - 2980.22s

we appreciate Mr. Rudy Poo PERSON. And to his point, though, I think we collectively have more confidence in the Sixers ORG, right?

Speaker 22980.32s - 2990.98s

Yeah, I think so. I don't think we're going to, none of us are sitting here saying, oh, they're going to win the title or even they're going to win the East LOC. But I think they have reasonable chancesto beat anybody they might play.

Speaker 62991s - 2992.14s

Even with him on the floor.

Speaker 02993.24s - 2994.58s

Even with him.

Speaker 32994.94s - 2997.82s

Tobias, as Mr. Rudy Pooh PERSON,

Speaker 62998.36s - 2999.04s

anointed him.

Speaker 33000.34s - 3024.36s

And by the way, again, people, he's not coming off the bench. So he may play less minutes, but he's not coming off the bench. Ain't happening. Yeah. Final one from Sange PERSON here.I was going to ask Derek PERSON this. So this is perfect. Is Ricky Counsel's PERSON contract going to get converted? Or is he not in the playoff rotation at any time at all anyway? Is it a tax issue?

Speaker 23028.16s - 3041.08s

So I have to double check. I don't believe it's a tax issue. It's also not a preserving cap space for next season issue because whatever they sign them to, it's not going to be much more than the minimum salary. Like he's not going to, all of a sudden just give him like three or four million dollars a year. It would be a multi-year

Speaker 03041.08s - 3047.06s

at or just barely above the minimum kind of thing. You're going to get hit with an incomplete roster charge anyway,

Speaker 43047.18s - 3048.82s

which is going to be close to what that would have been.

Speaker 03048.82s - 3055.56s

I can't imagine that it is a salary cap issue or a cap space issue for next summer.

Speaker 23056.02s - 3092.08s

My guess, and this is just a guess, is that Six ORG are trying to get him on a very fortuitous deal for them, a three-year deal at the minimum. He probably a lot of young players don't necessarily want to sign that because you lose a lot of control. We'll see what happens, but no, if he is not converted to an NBA ORG contract, and I'm not going to say it won't happen, but you certainly don't have any indications that it is close. If he is not converted to an NBAcontract, and again, I almost hate using the word converted because it sounds like it's just a sixers option when in reality it is a contract negotiation with two sides. If that does not happen by the end of their, is it the last day of the regular season?

Speaker 33092.26s - 3092.74s

Yeah, Sunday.

Speaker 23093.26s - 3108.16s

He will not be on the playoff roster. He can be around the team. He can be on the inactive list, but he cannot play. That being said, I don't think he's in the playoff rotation. No. Would it be on the roster if he's converted?Yes. Would you expect to see him play meaningful minutes? No. No, I don't think he's in the playoff rotation. Like, would it be on the roster if he's converted? Yes. Would you expect to see him play meaningful minutes? No. No, I don't.

Speaker 03108.48s - 3167.06s

We're driven by the search for better. But when it comes to hiring, the best way to search for a candidate isn't to search at all. Don't search. Match with Indeed ORG. Indeed is your matching and hiring platform with over 350 million global monthly visitors, according to Indeed ORG data, and a matching engine that helps you find quality candidates fast.Leveraging over 140 million qualifications and preferences every day, Indeed ORG's matching engine is constantly learning from your preferences. Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide that use Indeed ORG to hire great talent fast. And listeners of this show will get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com slash bluewire.Just go to Indeed.com slash bluewire right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed ORG on this podcast. Indeed.com ORG slash blue wire, terms and conditions apply. Need to hire? You need indeed.

Speaker 33178.12s - 3200.4s

Well, the way we were talking about it was just simply rewarding the guy for playing the way that he did, not only with the blue coats, but when he got some time for the sixers, in those games, especially that stretch that we really pumped him up. It was because of how important he was in helping them actually win those basketball games. So that's where, of course, a lot of it, I think I can speak for these guys, really has come from. What do you think, Kyle PERSON? We were all surprised that Jeff Doughton got the standard contract over Ricky Council. But as Derek PERSON alluded to, maybe it's just really a contractual thing where they don't wantto sign that contract.

Speaker 63200.4s - 3245.86s

Yeah. And I do think if you're looking at it from a roster perspective, they have more guard depth than they do like true trustworthy wing depth. But that's only really from a regular season perspective. Like if you look at if Lowry PERSON is going to be a starter, we don't know if the Anthony Melton is going to be able to stay healthy. I don't trust campaign in the playoffs. And Doughton is clearly a guy that Nick Nurse believes in, trusts, had him in Toronto GPE,brought him in here. And I think he was just, frankly, more comfortable taking the rest of the season deal. Right. We'll see with Ricky PERSON. Ricky is behind, as far as we can tell, K.J. Martin PERSON at this point and the rotation.

Speaker 53246.16s - 3267.62s

So it doesn't feel like they have the same urgency when you do have, Tobias, Batum, and Kelly Ubright PERSON are going to play the vast majority of your wing minutes. I still think if they can get him on a deal, it would be advantageous for them. Just it's better to have him than nothing essentially but

Speaker 63267.62s - 3274.04s

it's about getting him on the contract they want versus what he wants and the competing priorities

Speaker 53274.04s - 3280.34s

there so we'll see i haven't heard much about it but as you guys point out deadline coming up

Speaker 33280.34s - 3284.82s

and uh smy guy in the chat asking what would if there isn't a contract what would his status for

Speaker 53284.82s - 3285.1s

next year be he would be a restricted free agent going in in the chat asking if there isn't a contract, what would his status for next year

Speaker 23285.1s - 3289.86s

would be? He would be a restricted free agent going in in the summer. It was a one year two-way deal that he signed.

Speaker 33290.46s - 3291.8s

Don't want to see that guy leave.

Speaker 23292.3s - 3293.36s

No, but it would be restricted.

Speaker 33293.7s - 3301.02s

And I think it's probably part of the reason why the Sixers ORG don't necessarily have urgency. If he's not willing to accept the contract now, they have still have a chance to bring him back.

Speaker 63301.26s - 3305.32s

That might be a $5 million swing pass from the under the rim.

Speaker 23305.48s - 3312.98s

I don't know, yeah. Danny Age would be the guy to put the screws there. Troy Weaver or somebody, some Ahold PERSON out there.

Speaker 63312.98s - 3316.32s

Troy Weaver PERSON has a different big forward to go hunting for.

Speaker 23316.92s - 3318.08s

The $40 million man.

Speaker 33319.18s - 3320.16s

That he is.

Speaker 23320.72s - 3335.22s

Jeff Dalton PERSON campaign, you said you don't want to see him on the floor. If you had to call a number backup minute wise, because someone got in foul trouble and they had to go with a point guard, you call in campaign's number or you calling Jeff Doughton's PERSON number?

Speaker 63335.34s - 3337.9s

Probably campaign, but I would not.

Speaker 33338.54s - 3342.68s

Yeah, I would not feel good about it. I would say that. Okay.

Speaker 63343.28s - 3343.62s

All right.

Speaker 33343.62s - 3352.7s

Well, we also, since we started this show off with a lot of shoe talk here, that was fun, making fun of Derek PERSON. But there was also something fun on...

Speaker 63352.7s - 3353.74s

Now we get to make fun of me.

Speaker 33353.74s - 3356.92s

Tuesday? Was that Tuesday, Derek PERSON? Yeah, Tuesday was the game.

Speaker 23357.24s - 3362.8s

So the last game was on Tuesday. And if you were here with us... It is weird. We did two shows in a row with Kyle PERSON. That never happens.

Speaker 33362.96s - 3363.58s

Never happens.

Speaker 03363.72s - 3366.5s

Well, get ready for the all season because then it's five days in a row.

Speaker 23366.5s - 3367.3s

And you're stuck with me.

Speaker 03367.86s - 3375.5s

We make fun of Kyle now because if you were with us on Tuesday night, we were talking to him from the arena following the big win.

Speaker 33376.28s - 3389.36s

And then he just froze. What happened? We blame it on the arena and their internet service. Nevertheless, he froze. And immediately, Derek PERSON and I internet service. Nevertheless, he froze. And immediately, Derek and I are like, Brie PERSON, clip that.

Speaker 63390.02s - 3393.32s

Well, you guys clipped it and had some fun with it.

Speaker 33393.32s - 3397.76s

Our good friends who are in our diehard Discord, which, by the way, if you're not,

Speaker 63398.44s - 3402.52s

this is the type of insanity that you're missing out on that you were about to see.

Speaker 33403.02s - 3410.28s

So a still shot, I believe Aeron ORG was the one who posted the actual screenshot.

Speaker 03410.68s - 3413.44s

Somebody then put it on a transparent background.

Speaker 63414.44s - 3422.74s

And now you get to feast your eyes on some of the beautiful Photoshop PRODUCT creations from some of your fellow diehards of the award winning.

Speaker 03423.04s - 3423.84s

And listeners.

Speaker 53424.4s - 3426.88s

Award winning to the show. So Super producer Bree PERSON is going to throw some of these fellow diehards of the award winning and listeners award winning right to the show so

Speaker 63426.88s - 3431.6s

super producer brey PERSON is going to throw some of these up on the screen look at the air is

Speaker 03431.6s - 3441.2s

very fantastic in dune there was some debate from yish in the in the discord where first he thought

Speaker 63441.2s - 3446.38s

i was gurney then he believed that's more of a stillgar, and Derek PERSON is more of a gurney.

Speaker 03446.66s - 3449s

So, you know, you guys who are real dune heads

Speaker 63449s - 3451.14s

can dive into that one, but there I am.

Speaker 03451.3s - 3454s

Unfortunately, not getting dune too money,

Speaker 53454.24s - 3456.04s

but very few people are.

Speaker 03456.24s - 3458.22s

By the way, I'm a big Rebecca Ferguson PERSON person.

Speaker 33458.42s - 3459.1s

She's fantastic.

Speaker 63459.5s - 3461.5s

She's cool as ever. All right.

Speaker 33461.86s - 3462.66s

Here I am.

Speaker 53462.9s - 3466s

Front row seat for the Kauai LOC shot

Speaker 63466s - 3469.42s

in Toronto GPE. I've told you guys often, I was there.

Speaker 23469.6s - 3479.04s

We were. I just happened to be a lot closer in this Photoshop PRODUCT. And by the way, I got done dirty here. That, I don't remember who that is. I'll have to pull up the...

Speaker 63479.04s - 3480.46s

No, I don't want to watch that play.

Speaker 23480.46s - 3482.88s

The microphone piece is in this shot,

Speaker 63482.96s - 3484.84s

and it makes it look like I have a ridiculous

Speaker 23484.84s - 3489.18s

like one of those, like, guy from Port Richmond GPE.

Speaker 03489.42s - 3491.58s

A long goatee, beard thing.

Speaker 53491.82s - 3494.54s

And that is not me, obviously, as you can all see.

Speaker 03495.22s - 3497.76s

So there I was there. I think we have a couple more.

Speaker 53497.76s - 3504.02s

I don't know what is happening there. I am way too close to the Dodd Rivers LOC.

Speaker 03504.56s - 3509.7s

I don't know why I would be sideways by Doc PERSON's ass in this clip.

Speaker 63509.78s - 3511.7s

Well, you always on his ass when he was here.

Speaker 53511.96s - 3517.64s

It's just not that way. Maybe that's what was trying to be communicated through that one. Oh, man.

Speaker 03517.66s - 3518.94s

And here's the best one.

Speaker 53519.4s - 3523.54s

This was when I was amongst the people in colorful Colorado GPE.

Speaker 03524.66s - 3525.94s

On the scene with all

Speaker 63525.94s - 3527.94s

of my hated enemies in the state

Speaker 33527.94s - 3531.24s

of Colorado GPE. The Nuggets ORG fans, there I am.

Speaker 63531.24s - 3541.58s

Save that for the finals. Derek PERSON, we got to be... There were some more, but those I think were probably the... Those are the best ones. So I enjoyed those.Derek PERSON, what was your favorite? Quite a lot of those four.

Speaker 23542.26s - 3548.5s

I think the Dune PRODUCT one was probably the most well done one. But I think the Colorado one probably worked the best? I think the Dune PRODUCT one was probably the most well done one, but I think the Colorado GPE one probably worked the best.

Speaker 33548.62s - 3561.3s

I like the Doc Rivers PERSON one because not only could you just be there broadcasting from the side like this, but it was also, that could be on the side of the scores table. You know how you flip the advertisements?

Speaker 53562.38s - 3570.56s

Kyle was there with the PHLY Sixers ORG on the, and this is how I envision it. And they have, instead of me and Derek, they just have Kyle PERSON, they're holding

Speaker 63570.56s - 3578.98s

the mic. By the way, there is also, somebody made a gift of my frozen face spinning that I believe

Speaker 33578.98s - 3585.94s

Aeron said, this is going to make me sick looking at. He said this is epic. The spinning head, Kyle PERSON, was epic.

Speaker 63587s - 3588.04s

Yeah, that one.

Speaker 33588.78s - 3592.76s

It's not nice to say it makes you sick to look at my face because you do it every day,

Speaker 63592.76s - 3593.2s

I guess.

Speaker 33593.32s - 3597.94s

But anyway, I appreciated the Photoshop PRODUCT attempts.

Speaker 63598.04s - 3602.58s

As somebody who has done a lot of poorly done Photoshop PRODUCT's in his life, I got a kick out

Speaker 33602.58s - 3602.92s

of those.

Speaker 63603.04s - 3605.46s

And I did see Hubert Johnson PERSON says,

Speaker 33605.62s - 3606.3s

what is Discord PRODUCT?

Speaker 63606.54s - 3610.18s

Buddy, it is a unified chat platform.

Speaker 23610.72s - 3646.04s

It's access to our Discord PRODUCT, which has sections for the Sixers ORG, the Eagles ORG, Phillies, Flyers, Union ORG. We have some college stuff, but we've also split off intothere are pop culture chats. There's video game chats, movie chats, all kinds of things. And you only get access to it by signing up for our diehard program where you get a free shirt every year, free shirt or a hat, I believe it is now. You get access to exclusive content on the website, articles from myself, Derek, Zee, B, Bo, Charlie PERSON, the whole gang around here. And there are some other benefits for events, Zee, Bo, Charlie PERSON, the whole gang around here.

Speaker 63650.86s - 3666.6s

And there are some other benefits for events, cheaper events, cheaper tickets, exclusive access to different things. I personally, I love our Discord, just the ability to talk with everyone throughout the day, take questions from you, you get priority for mailbags. I believe we actually gave away some tickets a little Discord PRODUCT contest the

Speaker 33666.6s - 3673.28s

other day. So that's a Pistons game on Tuesday. Some pretty good ones as well. So get yourself a diehard

Speaker 63673.28s - 3679.32s

membership. I promise you will get value out of it. And if not, pretend I never said this,

Speaker 33679.44s - 3683.08s

but you definitely will. And then the Kauai LOC photo, everyone was saying that it was. They remember what

Speaker 63683.08s - 3685.18s

you say on the show. It was Norm Powell PERSON.

Speaker 33685.52s - 3686.94s

That was the one that was in that suit.

Speaker 63687.04s - 3688.7s

For every reason, I thought he was suited up.

Speaker 33689.22s - 3691.02s

But I guess he was in street clothes.

Speaker 23691.18s - 3695.04s

So Norm Powell was where you were in his spot on that Kauai LOC shot.

Speaker 33695.12s - 3696.82s

I don't remember him missing that game.

Speaker 63697s - 3698.12s

I thought he was in uniform.

Speaker 33698.38s - 3699.7s

But maybe he wasn't.

Speaker 63700s - 3717.32s

All right. Well, let's get out of here. Tomorrow we'll be back following the big matchup against the Orlando Magic ORG post game. Myself, Derek, Brianna PERSON will be here. Kyle PERSON will be at the arena, and he'll check in from there. And maybe this time it will not freeze.Who do we have a lot of people to thank? We do have a lot of people to thank.

Speaker 33717.4s - 3721.66s

Nice active chat today for a off day stream.

Speaker 63721.82s - 3753.08s

We love that. In the future, we're going to have a lot of those once the playoffs are over. So looking forward to this, we got A-A-Rom. What up there? We got Vincent PERSON. We got Fai Chi. We got Daryl Mory's PERSON Yams. That is not a combination of words I ever thought I would say in my life. We got Ray Burroughs, Rick Morse, my girl, Winona PERSON. What up, Nona? In Orlando ORG, by the way,rep in the sixes. Hey, we got Provalone John. We got Hubert Johnson. Our guy, Al. Cuey PERSON,

Speaker 33753.08s - 3770.42s

two minute warning. What about? Valhose. What a vow? We got Neil Deaver, Liam Stevens PERSON. Who else we got in here? I did see my guy Will PERSON up top who was saying, eat a shoe to Derek PERSON. I saw a Phil PERSON in there.

Speaker 63771.12s - 3771.9s

I did see Phil PERSON.

Speaker 53772.1s - 3774.08s

What up, Phil PERSON? Saw Smy guy.

Speaker 23774.38s - 3776s

Kelly Ubrey jersey for you, Phil PERSON.

Speaker 53776s - 3778.2s

Who's this idiot Devon Givens PERSON in the chat?

Speaker 03778.3s - 3781.88s

I don't know him. We got Alton Williamson, Randy Rubart PERSON.

Speaker 63782s - 3789.7s

What up, Randy PERSON? Who are our super chatters today? No, we had real time who said nice, choose choose chill, Coors Light moment whenever Derek PERSON is the

Speaker 03789.7s - 3794.64s

shoe. Really real. Got Bill, Mr. Rudy PERSON. Billy PERSON. And Sange, Keith PERSON.

Speaker 63795.58s - 3797.12s

A bunch of other people that I love to think.

Speaker 33797.12s - 3804.12s

Barb there, Ash PERSON, of course. Public enemy, number one. Money more. Money more. We getting ready for the playoffs.

Speaker 63804.28s - 3835.24s

Mar. What are you doing? K k red ORG in the house as well anyway thank you guys very much for coming through as always if you have not already hit the subscribe button hit the bell icon so you get notifications each and every time we go live and if you hit the thumbs up button we will find better condiments for a derrick to eat that shoe with we'll be back as devon already said after after Friday night's game against Orlando ORG.Until then, stay safe out there. Thanks, Bree PERSON. We're driven by the search for better.

Speaker 03837.38s - 3895.56s

But when it comes to hiring, the best way to search for a candidate isn't to search at all. Don't search match with Indeed. Indeed is your matching and hiring platform with over 350 million global monthly visitors, according to Indeed ORG data, and a matching engine that helps you find quality candidates fast. Leveraging over 140 million qualifications and preferences every day, Indeed ORG's matching engine is constantly learning from your preferences. Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide that use Indeed ORG to hire great talent fast.And listeners of this show will get a $75-sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed ORG.com slash bluewire. Just go to Indeed.com slash bluewire right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. Indeed.com slash bluewire. Terms and conditions apply. Need to hire? You need indeed. You need indeed.