The Sixers Just Got HUGE Injury Updates… & They’re About To Show Us Who They REALLY Are!

The Sixers Just Got HUGE Injury Updates… & They’re About To Show Us Who They REALLY Are!

Ladies and gentlemen, I can’t believe it, but the 76ers are actually about to get healthy. And oh boy, if they do, watch out because this team could get dangerous. We’re going to talk about the latest health updates with this team. We’ll talk about Tyrese Maxi, where the group is at. I also want to get into VJ Edgecomb a little bit and what I think is going on there. And last but not least, we will take a look at the next fivegame stretch, which in my opinion is going to show us who this team really is. All that and more coming up here on Philly Take with RB. But welcome into the show. Smash the like button. Subscribe to the channel. We give you this coverage every day. We live stream every game. And the Sixers will take on the Detroit Pistons tomorrow night, who by the way won again. They’ve won eight in a row. Shout out Bball Paul, my guy. He went off. I think he had 28 yesterday. The Pistons are cooking right now. Sixers should have beat him the other night. Can they get the revenge? We’re going to talk about that a little later on. But here is the 76ers and the look at the Eastern Conference. They are tied for third right now. 7-4. I feel like the Sixers should be 9 and two or maybe even 10-1. like they’ve played good enough in most of these games to win, but again, the dreaded third quarter comes along where they are the worst team in the last 11 years and they need to pick it up. So, how do you feel about the 76ers right now? I think they’re off to a pretty good start this season. Better than expected for sure, but this next stretch is definitely going to tell us a lot. But why are they seven and four? Well, we got to give a shout out to Tyrese Maxi. And I’ve seen a lot of things said on both sides like, “Oh, Maxi’s good. He’s having an MVP start to the season, but he also can’t finish games and this and that.” Well, how come we don’t ever look at the other people around Tyrese Maxi? Like, in most of these games, Tyrese Maxi is carrying this team. And if a couple other players step up, and if a couple other players get back to what they were doing in the first couple games, Sixers might be undefeated this season. Tyrese Maxi this year has more points per game than Joic, Brunson, Edwards, Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell. He has more assists than Trey, Jaw, Drew Holiday, Brunson, SGA. He has more threes made than Luca Harden, Lavine, Larry, Markin, LaMelo Ball. Tyrese Maxi should be in the MVP convo. I don’t know if he should be the favorite right now based on what we’re seeing out of Luca. Based on what we’re seeing out of Wemby, who by the way, I think is a cheat code. There was a play last night where WBY jumped from the paint and blocked a three-pointer from Draymond Green. It was unreal. But anyway, Tyrese Maxi is putting this team on his back. If you don’t think this is Maxis offense right now, you’re just being naive. I mean, again, they need contributions from everybody, but the Maxi Leap has been nothing short of amazing. So ladies and gentlemen, if we go and we look at the stats for this season, Maxi second in points behind SGA, third in points per game amongst qualifiers. Tyrese Maxi seventh in assist right now. He is fifth in field goals made per game. He is second overall in three-pointers made. He is fourth in three-pointers made per game. Listen, man. Tyrese Maxi is having an incredible season. And I just want to say we have to appreciate what this team has and it has led to the Sixers being the sixth overall offense in the NBA right now. They were sitting at three for a while. They fell over the last couple of games. But their offense is at number six. Their defense is climbing up. It was at 22, then 20, now it’s at 17. So the Sixers are starting to come together. But ultimately, the thing that we always say is they have to be healthy. And we have some health updates to provide. We talked about this on the postgame show as the update dropped. But man, I took a deep breath even after that last game where the Sixers get a big win against Boston. You had this weight on your shoulders like, man, are we going to go through this again? Are we going to have to endure another season of re-evaluations and dayto days and injuries and we’re never going to get on the floor? Well, guess what? Joel Embiid has no structural damage and his day today. So maybe it was just a precaution. I don’t like that his other knee was swelling, but at least he’s okay. They had the imaging done. I was worried because they were getting testing done, but he seems to be okay. And then in terms of Paul George, it says he’s in the final stage of his debut process. Will be re-evaluated this week. He’s moving close to a return, but doctors want additional strength of his left quad to support the knee before clearance. So PG’s got to get in a weight room. Go ahead, strengthen that quad and get back because the Sixers need you. And they specifically need you and Joel Embiid on the defensive side. If this defense comes together, I think the Sixers can be one of the best teams all season long, especially in the Eastern Conference, which is weak as we expected, but even the Cavs, the Knicks, Brunson just got hurt. They are showing signs of weakness. This conference is there for the taking and the Sixers have to go get it done. Now, one of the underrated pieces that, you know, a lot of the casual fans probably don’t even know exists is Dominic Barlo. And I don’t know what’s going on with this guy. He’s been out for eight games with a laceration of his elbow. Nick Nurse finally commented on it and he says Barlo’s elbow is close to being healed up and he thinks Barlo will not be out much longer. It has been fixed and taken care of. We should be good to go fairly soon. So now with Don Barlo back in the equation, what does that mean for the other power forwards on the team? I can’t believe we have a problem here where I don’t know which power forward to play because Trendan Watford had that big breakout triple double game. He’s been okay since. I thought Jabari Walker has been contributing some great minutes off the bench even though it seems like Nick Nurse doesn’t like to play him that much. Like he’ll start him for a couple minutes then he’ll sit him the rest of the game. But could the Sixers even get to a point now where if Joel Embiid comes back, they’re experimenting with maybe one of these guys playing center off the bench? Like what about that? Right? Because Adm Bona is kind of falling out of the favor of Nick Nurse. I guess we could say that, right? Like we don’t really know, but uh Bona’s been up and down. Still looks to be a work in progress. So, Dominic Barlo, in case you’re just tuning in, or maybe you’re just getting back in the Sixers, looked like the best rebounder on this team. He was doing the gritty, dirty work next to Joel Embiid. He’s just a dog, man. And he’s a two-way player, so people are disrespecting him, but keep your eyes on this guy. When he comes back, I really do think that Don Barlo can make an impact on this team. Like, I think I’ve seen enough. I’m not saying he’s some superstar all-star player, but he’s exactly what they need on the glass next to Joel Embiid. But I do like the playmaking of Trendan Watford. So, I think they’re going to end up starting Watford, but Barlo should have a role on this team. Speaking of a role in this team, we have to talk about VJ Edgecom because there has been some concern and people don’t know what’s going on with VJ now because he started off so great this year. He is still second in rookie scoring. He’s top five in almost every category. But the splits are a little bit concerning. Like if we look at his games from October where he’s dropping 34 and 26 and then we get to November, the last six games, he really has looked mediocre. It’s not time to hit the panic button because he’s a rookie. We expect him to have ups and downs. No rookie is perfect. And I think VJ has shown a lot more than we even expected coming out of the gate, not only being a defender and a rebounder, but you know, doing all the little things and also being able to run a bit of the offense, right? and be that secondary playmaking option at times being able to shoot off the catch and shoot and he’s just been better than we thought, right? The handles seem to be there. He’s doing these little crossover stepbacks from the mid-range. I like what I’ve seen from VJ Edgecom, but there’s a couple things I do want to say. Sleeper is a fantasy sports and real money gaming app that is taking things to the next level. 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Terms and conditions apply. to see Sleeper’s terms of use for details currently operational in over 25 states. Check out Sleeper today. I have the split numbers here in front of me, but the first five games he was averaging 21 points per game, shooting nearly 44% from three, shooting nearly 50% from the field. And over the last six, he’s averaging 10.5 points a game, 27% from three, and 31 12% from the field. So, just a drastic drop off. Two things. Number one, I think the Sixers need to go back to running some of the offense through VJ. I just think that in those first five, you know, you kind of hit the defense with a surprise. Sure, they’re going to watch tape and make adjustments, but you know, you got to go back to letting this guy get comfortable with the ball in his hands. He can’t just be idle in the corner sitting around waiting for a three. Give Maxi a break, you know, give Grimes a break. Let VJ take over at some points. When they did that and he was going downhill, he looked very comfortable. And second, we heard that quote from Andre Drummond the other day who told VJ Edgecomb, “Stay in your bed. You look exhausted.” He was playing over 40 minutes per game in the first five. Nick Nurse might be burning this guy out. And it’s crazy to say for a rookie who’s 11 games in, but maybe give him a rest game. You know, maybe give him a chance to breathe a little bit. So, those are my couple things on VJ. I’m not concerned at all. I think he will be a okay. And for the 76ers, I think this next stretch will really tell us who this team is. I usually like to wait 15 to 20 games into a season to really assess where a team’s at. But you’re going up against the Red Hot Pistons who have won eight in a row. Then you have the Clippers who are a disaster and I said they would be one, but they still have guys like James Harden and a few others even though Bradley Beal is now out for the year. Then you’re going up against Toronto who you just beat, but I think they’ve won four out of five and like seven out of eight. So, they are red-hot. Milwaukee has Giannis, who is surely an MVP candidate right now. And then you play Miami, who has been way better than expected. A lot of pieces on that team. I think this next five will tell us who they really are. And I think they’re going to win three out of five. What do you think? I think there’s going to be some challenging games. They’re going to need to get Joel Embiid on the floor for most of these. You know, are there any backtobacks? There’s one. So he’ll probably miss one of those games, but Embiid McCain who they’re trying to get back up to speed and Paul George when he gets back on the floor. So I think the Sixers really need to make a statement over these next five games. So those are my thoughts. What do you think? Let me know down below. How do you feel about this team and what they have done so far and how many games will they win in the next five? Appreciate everybody for tapping in. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe. As always, I will catch you on the next one. Peace.

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The Sixers are 7-4 to begin the season, but things are about to get real over this next 5-game stretch which features some tough opponents. We may also finally get to see the full version of this team after some positive injury updates on Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Dominick Barlow. In other news, Tyrese Maxey is still playing at an MVP level and the Sixers need to get VJ Edgecombe more involved in the offense, so he can get back to where he was over the first couple games. This team is about to show us who they really are in their biggest test yet. Today, we discuss it all!

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