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Kevin O’Connor

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The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Yeah. That's what I mean. If they win the two playing games and they sneak in in that case, and there's a seven or eight, like you gotta, you have to go for that possibility. You can't completely tank out here, but if MB doesn't come back, Moving up in the lottery is your silver lining here for Philadelphia. But I don't think you can tank for that. It's not worth doing that.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Yeah. That's what I mean. If they win the two playing games and they sneak in in that case, and there's a seven or eight, like you gotta, you have to go for that possibility. You can't completely tank out here, but if MB doesn't come back, Moving up in the lottery is your silver lining here for Philadelphia. But I don't think you can tank for that. It's not worth doing that.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

You at least have to go for it. Otherwise, it's another year wasted. And for Daryl Morey in the front office as well, and Nick Nurse as head coach, that could mean your job too. If they do miss the playoffs, and if next year they go into things and it's not better, you might not get another job anytime soon. So I don't think they have much of a choice but to go for it now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

You at least have to go for it. Otherwise, it's another year wasted. And for Daryl Morey in the front office as well, and Nick Nurse as head coach, that could mean your job too. If they do miss the playoffs, and if next year they go into things and it's not better, you might not get another job anytime soon. So I don't think they have much of a choice but to go for it now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

You at least have to go for it. Otherwise, it's another year wasted. And for Daryl Morey in the front office as well, and Nick Nurse as head coach, that could mean your job too. If they do miss the playoffs, and if next year they go into things and it's not better, you might not get another job anytime soon. So I don't think they have much of a choice but to go for it now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

We have hit fall guy range.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

We have hit fall guy range.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

We have hit fall guy range.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Those guys don't play hard for Nurse at all.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Those guys don't play hard for Nurse at all.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Those guys don't play hard for Nurse at all.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Yeah, I mean, at the least, at a minimum, he was a far better spot-up shooter than Tobias Harris. He was always above 40% from three. Tobias Harris was very streaky and consistent in lower volume. This year, Paul George, only 35% from three, has not been a knockdown guy on top of, you know, just stinking it up, end-of-game situations, losing control of the ball in the final minutes of games.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Yeah, I mean, at the least, at a minimum, he was a far better spot-up shooter than Tobias Harris. He was always above 40% from three. Tobias Harris was very streaky and consistent in lower volume. This year, Paul George, only 35% from three, has not been a knockdown guy on top of, you know, just stinking it up, end-of-game situations, losing control of the ball in the final minutes of games.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Yeah, I mean, at the least, at a minimum, he was a far better spot-up shooter than Tobias Harris. He was always above 40% from three. Tobias Harris was very streaky and consistent in lower volume. This year, Paul George, only 35% from three, has not been a knockdown guy on top of, you know, just stinking it up, end-of-game situations, losing control of the ball in the final minutes of games.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Right. real careless turnovers and the defense is not at a lockdown level for that matter either. So like the things that you thought at a minimum, we're getting elite defender and knockdown shooter who can sometimes go off. You're not even getting the role player stuff from him right now. And so that's where your Philadelphia

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Right. real careless turnovers and the defense is not at a lockdown level for that matter either. So like the things that you thought at a minimum, we're getting elite defender and knockdown shooter who can sometimes go off. You're not even getting the role player stuff from him right now. And so that's where your Philadelphia

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

Right. real careless turnovers and the defense is not at a lockdown level for that matter either. So like the things that you thought at a minimum, we're getting elite defender and knockdown shooter who can sometimes go off. You're not even getting the role player stuff from him right now. And so that's where your Philadelphia

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

If he's not producing, I don't know if there's an answer for you to solve that at all with this roster. You were banking on Paul George. You waited for him in free agency. That's what the whole plan was, was to go out and get Paul George for seven months. This was the plan. So if he's not working out, nobody's going to take him for that matter.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

If he's not producing, I don't know if there's an answer for you to solve that at all with this roster. You were banking on Paul George. You waited for him in free agency. That's what the whole plan was, was to go out and get Paul George for seven months. This was the plan. So if he's not working out, nobody's going to take him for that matter.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
An NBA Fake-Trade Fiesta With Kevin O’Connor

If he's not producing, I don't know if there's an answer for you to solve that at all with this roster. You were banking on Paul George. You waited for him in free agency. That's what the whole plan was, was to go out and get Paul George for seven months. This was the plan. So if he's not working out, nobody's going to take him for that matter.