There are levels to running. Fast/offense oriented wingers are quite infamous for running way less than other positions. And for a reason. Basketball is way more explosive. Can’t compare the running in both sports directly.

The running on a hard court back and forth for 40 minutes a night in game time is absolutely a big deal no matter how well conditioned you are.

I don’t think you’ve ever ran before lol

It’s not so much the running, but the sprinting. Hard acceleration, and deceleration and lateral cuts.

Let us not forget about Haliburton last year.

They play longer games and so never play anything like an NBA schedule. 

Not sure that comparison works. 

You also aren’t playing as many games and as often as soccer players

Cutting and running on hard wood is different man, idk what to tell you

Running on hard surfaces WILL fuck you up over time. Go ask any member of the military why they all have fucked up knees

Bron Did it in 2004

Agreed I think he just had a great start and came back down to earth. Plus now that McCain and PG are back he is getting less opportunities offensively and his efficiency has taken a hit because of it. Once he is able to find his shots more effectively and find his way into the game flow more easily I think his efficiency will recover but he will not get the shot volume he had that first game unless there are injuries keeping out Maxey/PG/Embiid

The team is 10-9 at end of November. The Sixers didn’t win their 10th game until Christmas last year.

I just don’t know what people expect sometimes - it’s a play-in team at best without Embiid/George, and that’s exactly how they’re performing right now.

Not always, the championship team had a more balanced roster with the bench mob. He only started running starters into the ground when our bench became our starters and the next guys up were not on the same level as FVV et al…

lmao did you see our bench those years? i wouldn’t have played malachi flynn either

Not true. The last season the team had a good bench, he played the starters reasonable minutes (19-20).

Well FVV does rely on the athleticism he has but he never was that athletic to begin with (even though he isn’t unathletic relative to your average human by any means). That in turn impacts the way he had to develop his game, expanding his 3 point range longer than the line because he doesn’t have the size or vertical to gain separation taking more conventional 3s. It also showed up his entire career because he’s never been a good scorer inside the arc. Contrast with even other short guards like CP3 and Kyle and even Isaiah Thomas who all had better verticals to create separation. IT hurt his hip and was never the same because he could no longer drive and create separation like he could. Maxey being more athletic with his speed and vert along with being a bit bigger means if he’s not 100% he still has a bit more to “lose”. The Ja situation is different because he is not a good shooter like Maxey so he doesn’t have that part of his scoring game to fall back on despite being bigger and being able to create more separation on jump shots. I do think some of the Ja decline is him pouting on top of not being 100%, though it’s still kinda startling how swift his decline has been.

Yet Siakham is still goin strong. Maybe genetics are different

100%. VJ McCain back court is super raw but would work in theory quite well.