He was already J-phobic and a festering wound in half-court playoff offense, for years. I gave up on him when he wouldn’t shoot 1 three a game for Brett
Such an unnecessary throwback to post hahaha. You posting the Kawaii shot next? Lol
The worst part of that pass wasn’t that he passed up a dunk, it’s that, at that moment, he thought the best option was to pass the ball to a guy who had a worse FG% and FT% than him.
I’m just glad enough time has passed that our front office wasn’t tempted to do a Horford again and now Trey is safely in Washington.
Bro I’ve never felt so robbed as a Philly sports fan in my life smh. We absolutely win this series if Ben’s mind didn’t start talking to him like the Green Goblin mask. Kudos to Trae though, he stepped into some of the most hostile playoff environments that post season (NYC, Philly) and showed he was built for the moment.
Could there be anybody LESS scary defensively than Trae Young?
He’s half of his size. It’s like if a toddler was guarding an average person
This definitely has to be one of the top five worst moments in Philly sports history this century. This was like the proto-Trea Turner ovation situation only Ben to do this shit in the end lmao.
I was up in the 200 level behind this basket for this game and I’ll never forget the collective gasp of shock when he passed it. It’s a sound I never heard at a sporting event before and I likely never will again. Not anger, just pure shock at a franchise cornerstone wilting in real time
Man I just wish he just said he likes being a little fancy boy and always go for the extra unneeded pass because he thinks it’s cool and slick.
Gonna say something unpopular here, but the play wasn’t really that bad. He’s backing down Gallinari, spins around him, but loses his dribble for a moment in the process. By the time he has regathered near the baseline he is off-balance, awkwardly positioned under the rim, and probably thinks Gallinari is going to block him from behind. I don’t think Trae Young is what made him pass, more the worry of “lost my dribble, Gallinari right behind me”. Thybulle is open. In the end it wasn’t that big of a deal. If Matisse wasn’t standing flat footed he would have dunked it, as it is he made 1 of the 2 free throws.
Having said that, I get it. He deserves all the shit he gets. The real point is that this play is is emblematic of how he played all series. Timid and afraid. This was the just the moment that sticks in everyone’s mind and brought it all to a head.
Ben Simmons is a sad story.
I was at this game. I knew immediately following this play that 1. We just lost the game 2. The Ben Simmons Sixers era was over and 3. This guy will never ever be a winner no matter where he goes.
The whole stadium was so deflated. Ugh, that should’ve been the year.
Every time I see this photo it looks like Trae has been photoshopped to look smaller
No one ever brings up how Tobiass shot 8/24 or Embiid 9/24 with 8 turnovers in games 6 and 7. Or Doc refusing to play Maxey and blowing three 20+ point leads. Or Matisse missing the free throw and then fouling on a 3 pointer. I’m tired of the ben hate, he was scapegoated to cover for everyone else’s mistakes
Right after game 7 Doc and embiid threw him under the bus and received no criticism. then most of you followed suit when Ben was at his lowest point. you people called his mental illness fake even though he was clearly mentally off and oh yeah, had a broken back. Then a bunch of you had the audacity to tell the sub to empathize with Embiid when the article about him being depressed came out over the summer. Bunch of bad-faith hypocrites.
The basket is right there. You can tell Trae is caught in between attempting a block shot and readjusting for the pass. 🤦🏼
Unpopular opinion – Tobias was a bigger problem than Ben in that series.
That has to be the most embarrassing series loss of the embiid era. We really lost a game where Seth Curry scored 36 points. Embiid played a half where he shot 0-12 from the floor.
I remember watching this. I just stared in shock and kinda spaced out for the next few minutes.
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*Ended Ben Simmons. Full stop.
Is that jalen hurts in the background?
Ben Simmons ended Ben Simmons.
This was just him announcing it to the world.
He was already J-phobic and a festering wound in half-court playoff offense, for years. I gave up on him when he wouldn’t shoot 1 three a game for Brett
Such an unnecessary throwback to post hahaha. You posting the Kawaii shot next? Lol
The worst part of that pass wasn’t that he passed up a dunk, it’s that, at that moment, he thought the best option was to pass the ball to a guy who had a worse FG% and FT% than him.
I’m just glad enough time has passed that our front office wasn’t tempted to do a Horford again and now Trey is safely in Washington.
Bro I’ve never felt so robbed as a Philly sports fan in my life smh. We absolutely win this series if Ben’s mind didn’t start talking to him like the Green Goblin mask. Kudos to Trae though, he stepped into some of the most hostile playoff environments that post season (NYC, Philly) and showed he was built for the moment.
Could there be anybody LESS scary defensively than Trae Young?
He’s half of his size. It’s like if a toddler was guarding an average person
This definitely has to be one of the top five worst moments in Philly sports history this century. This was like the proto-Trea Turner ovation situation only Ben to do this shit in the end lmao.
I was up in the 200 level behind this basket for this game and I’ll never forget the collective gasp of shock when he passed it. It’s a sound I never heard at a sporting event before and I likely never will again. Not anger, just pure shock at a franchise cornerstone wilting in real time
Man I just wish he just said he likes being a little fancy boy and always go for the extra unneeded pass because he thinks it’s cool and slick.
Gonna say something unpopular here, but the play wasn’t really that bad. He’s backing down Gallinari, spins around him, but loses his dribble for a moment in the process. By the time he has regathered near the baseline he is off-balance, awkwardly positioned under the rim, and probably thinks Gallinari is going to block him from behind. I don’t think Trae Young is what made him pass, more the worry of “lost my dribble, Gallinari right behind me”. Thybulle is open. In the end it wasn’t that big of a deal. If Matisse wasn’t standing flat footed he would have dunked it, as it is he made 1 of the 2 free throws.
Having said that, I get it. He deserves all the shit he gets. The real point is that this play is is emblematic of how he played all series. Timid and afraid. This was the just the moment that sticks in everyone’s mind and brought it all to a head.
Ben Simmons is a sad story.
I was at this game. I knew immediately following this play that 1. We just lost the game 2. The Ben Simmons Sixers era was over and 3. This guy will never ever be a winner no matter where he goes.
The whole stadium was so deflated. Ugh, that should’ve been the year.
Every time I see this photo it looks like Trae has been photoshopped to look smaller
No one ever brings up how Tobiass shot 8/24 or Embiid 9/24 with 8 turnovers in games 6 and 7. Or Doc refusing to play Maxey and blowing three 20+ point leads. Or Matisse missing the free throw and then fouling on a 3 pointer. I’m tired of the ben hate, he was scapegoated to cover for everyone else’s mistakes
Right after game 7 Doc and embiid threw him under the bus and received no criticism. then most of you followed suit when Ben was at his lowest point. you people called his mental illness fake even though he was clearly mentally off and oh yeah, had a broken back. Then a bunch of you had the audacity to tell the sub to empathize with Embiid when the article about him being depressed came out over the summer. Bunch of bad-faith hypocrites.
The basket is right there. You can tell Trae is caught in between attempting a block shot and readjusting for the pass. 🤦🏼
Unpopular opinion – Tobias was a bigger problem than Ben in that series.
That has to be the most embarrassing series loss of the embiid era. We really lost a game where Seth Curry scored 36 points. Embiid played a half where he shot 0-12 from the floor.
I remember watching this. I just stared in shock and kinda spaced out for the next few minutes.