Tobias Harris makes the 76ers the best team in the East – Max Kellerman | First Take
Max Kellerman likes the way the Philadelphia 76ers are coming together after the addition of Tobias Harris because now they’ve surrounded Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid with shooting. Will Cain still wants to see more games before making a decision on whether 76ers can win the Eastern Conference.
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*People say but Simmons cant shoot they’re not going anywhere* This is the reason we got Tobias a 4th star who can shoot the lights out and upgraded the roster with better depth thats shoots more efficntly so we can still beat down good teams when Simmons gets shut down he can just facilitate if the scorings not there because of the shooting around him vs the good teams Tobias and the bench additions truly makes this offense scary the new spacing makes Embiid unguardable you cant double him dont say leave Simmons open because you cant hes usually in the short corner its a dunk or layup if u help off him Embiid essentially can go 1 on 1 now unlike before where teams would leave Chandler open Simmons can only be a issue vs good teams when he has the ball in his hands in the clutch time because he obviously can’t shoot as i said we got 3 other stars Simmons can just play off ball go to the short corner most of the time in halfcourt sets in clutch time
+Bstacks Tobias was nearly a West allstar he would have been a allstar in the East
+Apinash Thankavadivel HAHAHA the raptors are known chokers nobody trust them to win sht.
+ADblurrr OKC WAS UP BY 3- 1 against GSW in WESTERN CONFERENCE WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT? YOUR TEAM CHOKES TO BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS OKC DOES IT IN THE FINALS UR TEAM AIN’T GOING ANYWHERE WESTBRICK WILL BRICK SHOTS IN THE 4T QTR
I think the point is you shouldn’t NEED to compensate, Simmons is a number 1 overall pick, people look at him like the next LeBron, he should be able to shoot
Real refund hq lol
Where Stephen A.?
He’s 😷
+Refund HD you really copying some other dudes account what a loser lmao.
Taking a break from lespn
Resting his back.
Max needs to end that KD and Warriors were scared of Lebron theory and had to gang up on him to beat him because did Dirk and Tim
Duncan gang up on him when they whipped him in the finals ?
+Victor Thompson
You can say Wade had bad knees
A old 37 year old Ray Allen
Bosh was healthy but his first 7 years he only made it to the playoffs 2 times with both being first round exits.
So you can say Bosh was inexperienced
Boston wasn’t old
They were still A threat
Then you had The Nets also
LeBron had to still deal with teams
It’s but theory it’s the truth, they lost so draymond had to go recruit kd. If they would’ve beat bron that year u think they calling kd. Nope! He kickin facts dawg, imo
+Nino-Da Blogger Wade didn’t have bad knees when lebron didn’t show up in the Dallas finals, but he had bad knees vs the spurs lol? And Ray Allen was the best shooter in history up until that point. That last thing to go is your jump shot bruh, so Allen was still a factor. And Bosh was inexperienced?? C’mon man. Like i said, you’re discrediting his teammates to boost him up lol!
+YouWasSnevathere 1990 Lebron also recruited KD after losing to him in the finals. What’s your point?
Victor Thompson it’s not my point, I’m agreeing with Max’s theory. I’m going off of what trevion said in his comment. Read that b4 u run ya mouth🤫
Tbh da east better than west this year
Honestly,the east is much more competitive and stronger than the west. That’s insane.
It may be the first time since Jordan Dynasty
Varom Management shut up bitch they had 8 whole years and nobody even wanted to challenge him
+GNB shut up Bronsexual
GNB yes because he left and then the east got Kawhi, Jimmy, Tobias, healthy Blake, and the top players there from last year are even better now lol.
GNB lmaooooooooooooo
TBH they should pick me up for the bench. I’m the true headband god!
It’d funny for Melo to be on the bench just to stick it to the LeLakers.
Unless you’re coming in as hoodie Melo, no thanks.
*No*
Your trash. Retire
the one and only Hawks and Bulls GOAT
I waste my life on YouTube trolling the real refund HD to make myself feel better. I’m a bum with no life
Refund HD mental issues bro go get some help
+Basketball Enlightenment W I’m a bum
3-6
Your not alone.. but you have the freedom to do whatever you want at anytime
lmao what he do to you bruh? 😂
Y’all see Ben Simmons attempt his first actual three pointer…..
He’s coming lol
Almost made it
LeBron gonna teach em how to shoot this weekend at the All-Star game
thank Kendall Jenner for that. LOL. Ben saw how Kendall looked at Lebron and wanted to prove himself. Basically, Kendall Jenner is the reason why Ben will attempt more 3 point shots =D She’s more helpful to the 76ers than Markelle Fultz ever was LOL.
LeChoke James NOT MY GOAT 25-30% is better than 0% now isn’t it? And it is a good thing in that it would at least force teams to account for the possibility of him hitting a three-point shot. Embiid only shoots like 29%, but the threat of it forces defenders to come up, which allows him to make plays off the dribble. Same thing could happen with Simmons.
W LMAO
*Let’s be real, Philly got better and Ben Simmons still cant shoot.*
With everything else he does, the average fan would never notice without it being mentioned
That’s like saying, “the foot can’t write”, when the foot does best what the foot does, and the hands do best what the hands do, for a productive and stable body, which is what the 6ers now look like, kickin and swingin
He can shoot. He just doesnt have faith in his shot. Look up “Ben Simmons 3 point shot evidence” it’s gonna be a video of him DRAINING 3’s at someones camp. He just needs confidence
Go make some more Dragonball z videos
Sushil Kumar i’m not saying he needs to learn this season. it will be something he improves on in the offseason for sure, but this season what he does should be enough with all the shooters the Sixers have around him.
#philly #76ERS #MVP21
COMPLETE THE PROCESS
philly vs errrrbody
I dont agree with MVP as a sixers fan but still love Joel (Only rsn hes notrlly MVP his team alrdy got 3 other all stars and an all time 3 point shooter)
+SwalioN joel has been leading the team in scoring before the other all stars came and he is putting up mvp numbers so far this year. he single handedly put philly back on the map so i disagree with him not being mvp
Bobby Tsunami, more like Warriors vs everybody
*LeESPN has finally put Stephen A in bed rest.* LoL
dan rutland
the best and most slept on comment in the section 😂😂. This is from a Lebron fan
if you dont like this show dont watch it no one begging your sorry ass lmao you think youre the center of the world its sad mate
I want max to die this is a waste of time we need Stephen a
If it’s that bad don’t watch bro lol it’s Lebron league dawg. Deal wit it or don’t watch🤷🏽♂️
They need to drop Max and just make Will Cain full time.
Steven A. Smith Ain’t There Today But If ESPN Needs Him They Will Just Throw Up The Bat Signal Or Have Alfred Fetch Him 😆
+CeeWorld Nah You Just A Nobody Trying To Get Some Shine Off Somebody Else Comment.
A smith isn’t it like that lol
Lee Adams Jr naw I don’t think that’s what he is. It’s fake, deal with it
+CeeWorld This Weirdo With The No Sense Of Humor. Fuck Outta Here
LMAOOOOO 😂🤣😂😊🤣😊
Wen Lakers win media say they contender but wen the lose the media say the garbage lol ian even no lakers fan and I peeped that
Ben Simmons 3 pointer didn’t look that bad.
Wtkiller 123 nor does his 1 pointers!😂
deandre jordan too when he made his
Lmao these bums think Bucks doesn’t depend on only Giannis. You can slow Giannis come playoff time.Then Bucks done.
You can slow Joel Embiid, then what are you gonna do with Butler?Or Harris?.
Bucks can play the best ball at the regular season, in playoffs I would take Raptors, Celtics and Sixers over them easily.
+Matt Ryan and Stephen Curry are BLOOD brothers they went to the 2nd round with their only 2 stars being a rookie and a sophomore (simmons and embiid) and now they are one of the best teams in the nba with jimmy, tobias and a deep bench. The fuck did the bucks do in the playoffs? giannis can pad his stats and flex on players as much as he want, but come playoffs he will still be a 1 round exit as he was in all his years.
When have you EVER seen embiid “slowed down” 🤔🤔🧐
Absurd. They don’t depend on just Giannis lmfao. They have a series of players who can score the ball and shoot the 3. middleton, bledsoe, brogdon, lopez. mirotic, etc. They play great as a team and their offense is best in the east. They are at worst ECF.
liam Eastwood aren’t the bucks the best defensive team in the NBA?
Someone doesn’t watch the bucks play basketball.
I ask you this: how are the 76ers going to slow down giannis? Packing the paint, right? That’s how you slow him down.
Good luck doing that when Splash Mountain is raining 3s. Or Middleton. Or Brogdon. Or Mirotic. Or Tony Snell, etc. Go ahead and leave all our shooters open. Teams have tried doing that and it destroys them.
Oh, the idea then is to keep Embiid down low right? Deter the drive and dunks.
How’s he doing that with a 7 footer shooting 40% from 3 to cover? He’s the only one on the court tall enough to cover Lopez.
You may ask that’s fine. We conceed the 3s and when they make them they make them. We will just outscore them.
But the bucks are the #1 defense is the NBA. We have not just good defender, but elite defenders with size, speed, length, and strength. Is embiid better then Lopez. Sure. He is stronger and going to push Lopez around? No. Beldsoe has been elite in defense this year. He can absolutely handle a Ben Simmons who can’t shoot. Tobias Harris! He will eat the bucks alive! I mean, if Giannis is covering him, Giannis is rated as the best defender in the NBA.
Oh it’s.Jimmy Butler who will kill the bucks! I think Middleton, who has been tasked with covering the best players all year, is more than capable of handling it.
The problem people have when they try to diss the bucks is they focus so much how “how to stop giannis” that they forget a huge part of the offense is created by the defense, and nobody at the analysts or fan level talk about how the heck they are going to beat that defense. Coaches certainly talk a out it.
Early on it was screen and pop your big. He will be open.
The. The bucks went to a switching defense and it became “get to your spot and make the tough shot”. Oh they are switching, let’s mismatch them!
But the. The bucks sub in length, fast, tall players that can cover 5 positions and you go “we need a center in to beat them!” – Lopez subs back in sbdbrge pick and roll is stopped.
Bucks have a multifaceted team defense approach that has yet to be figured out.
So sure, focus on stopping giannis. Expel all your energy throwing multiple bodies at him. Good luck scoring on the other end.
Philly could take Gs to 6 games maybe 7. They have everything a team would need, make curry play defense, switch everything, low post scoring, 3 point shooting, defense. Would be a great finals
+Bstacks 6
Dev Shah who warriors?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 y’all sorry asf and y’all might get swept if that no. 2 makes it to the final, I mean if y’all don’t lose early
+Brian Ortiz the Warriors just won 15 out the last 16 and only lost 15 games all year.
Darius Mathis why does everyone think curry can’t play defense?
Darius Mathis To be honest, the Warriors are really only Top Heavy. Their best bench players are Looney and Jerebko. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Warriors don’t even make the NBA Finals.
Lmao…you dont need to have somebody take the last shot when you win by 23…and tobias harris did A LOT of driving to the rim and a POSTER on MCGEE as well…wtf is will cain talking about??
Dashan Tyler this is a debate show so they have people writing different points of view. McCain isn’t an idiot he knows max is right he’s just going with the flow
yeah from what I’ve seen Tobias pretty much has license to bring the ball up if he recovers it, pretty sure he and JB are encouraged to handle in transition unless Ben calls for it. All 3 of them being versatile ball handlers and great transition cutters is what really makes their transition o scary. Idk if he did that in LA much but it works really well for this team.
Butler will take the last shot lol simple
+TheButler DidIT no doubt I like Jimmy a lot and I was saying the same thing, he creates his own shot. I think ever since he came to philly he’s been trying to fit more into his role for the team and that’s great. I was excited when we got him because it can only make us better. I do think he should let his shot go a little more but he has other great players around him now.
TheButler DidIT Harris is one of the best catch and shoot players in the league and is the second best corner shooter in the league
ColonelZeta
Key word catch and shoot players when do you see klay take the last shot on golden state, just because he’s the best catch and shoot player on the warriors ?
TheButler DidIT this literally ties into what they were talking about in this segment . Ben Simmons (or whoever’s handling the ball) gets to survey the floor now and see who is the best option for the last shot . You see Tobias wide open or in the corner , toss the ball to him . If Butler has some space between him and his defender I can see the ball going to him . It’s like Max said with the warriors , they play basketball the right way so the open man gets the last shot . Now the Sixers don’t have the luxury of all the weapons the Warriors have but at least now they don’t have to rely on a Jimmy Butler iso off the dribble to win a game
O – butler’s ego
o – what he can actually do
Stephen a, Shannon and skip all meeting at Applebee’s right now…talking free agency over some artichoke dip.
I feel like jimmy butler is going to start crying again about be “the one” on the team. I hope not but watch… Harris is perfect for this team because of 1 reason similar to Simmons….UNSELFISH. He does not have to be the star or take the last shot. He just wants to win simple as that. He can have 5pts and win a game and be happy with his team doing the scoring. That is a great piece man I hope he keeps it up through to the post season and beyond. Teams in the past are idiots for letting this gem go.
Dugg Lyfe Entertainment no he’s not. Him and Elton brand already talked about the problems he had in the past. Jimmy has never been on a team like this before. They will be good
76rs are the 2nd best team in the league