Would you rather have Embiid and Simmons because of their age, thes air young emerging stars who are likely to get better and whether you play them?

They wind up on the same team because they play very well together or you move one off.

Um, because you could make the argument and I do that then Simmons may be better off with his own team.

If I'm a GM coming into a situation, give me Embiid and Simmons.

Give me a 7 ft plus player who does allow the things a classically great center has done traditionally, plus consume better than most of them right from the outside and is a defense of monster.

And then give me the point guard, who is kind of like a poor man's LeBron James with a better handle.

You know, no shot, obviously.

But who does all the things that Daryl Morey wants you to do?

Other than shoot, he's created Mawr Open looks from three than any player since he's gotten into the league, which is his job as a point guard, and then otherwise, all his shots come in the paint, which is the highest percentage shot, right?

So, in fact, he is an analytics type of player, but also does things like play I thought was the best defensive player in basketball when healthy this past season.

And who knows what he could do if they designed a team around him the way Milwaukee designed a team around it?

That the Campo right?

Maybe even better.

So if I'm a GM looking at, like, what situation do I wanna walk into?

Yeah, give me Embiid and Simmons.

Absolutely.

Yeah, yeah, Max.

But that wasn't the question.

The question My who is the better duo and right now is Russell Westbrook and James Harden, the eighth time Brody's Look, you're gonna have to start putting some respect on both of these guys.

Name.

James Harden.

You're talking about the guy who has been leading the league in scoring are walking Bucket, one of the best scores of all time in my eyes.

Seen walked the Planet Earth and Russell Westbrook.

He was having one of the best seasons of his career this year at shooting 47 field right before Temic Houston.

The Houston Rockets were the talk of the NBA before the pandemic hit.

Both of those guys were playing at the elite level.

The only that I was taking over them that I'm still taking over them is Anthony Davis and LeBron James.

Now, when you look at Joe L.

M.

B and Ben Simmons Yes, the ceiling is higher, Max.

Yes, Both of these guys are studs.

I'm not knocking that.

But this is a guard driven lead.

And until both of those, but get healthy, Uh, more than the sample size of them together on the court.

I have to see it first.

Secondly, Joel has to get in better shape until he gets in better shape.

I don't know if he's gonna be able to keep up with the pace of the NBA and the way that it is playing right now.

So that's why Doc Rivers is there.

But I agree.

Yes, Philadelphia has the better roster, the Rockets.

But when you talk about the better duo out of the 20 it's the Brody's all day and age time.

Do you think did well, First of all, I wouldn't even say that the second best combo after what I saw from Jamal Murray and Yokich in the playoffs.

I take those two guys as the second best comedy.

But it was Harden Westbrook.

Well, actually, those guys air ascending Harden and Westbrook or as good as they'll ever be.

Would you agree with That?

Ain't getting any better than this, but there's a very good chance that m beaten Simmons are getting better.

Simmons, I thought, was having his best season overall and he gets hurt, right?

And Embiid.

I think the issue with them beat has been organizational kind of lack of direction.

So he was sort of self load managing, which is why I think he didn't play as well on the road.

What you gonna do about his back?

What you gonna do about his needs?

I don't know what to do, right?

Daryl Morey is taking over a situation where this man knows how to run an organization top to bottom.

And he's bringing with him Doc Rivers or doctors bringing worry with him.

Whatever.

They're both coming.

Ah, coach who has won a championship and knows what he's doing.

So in terms of getting the most out of Embiid and Simmons, I'd be very optimistic about that, given their present situation.

Where is Harden and Westbrook?

We've seen the best they could be.

Perk.

They're not getting better than we've already seen.

To say nothing of the fact that the basket is way up in the air and you're talking about a 7 ft plus dude and a 6 ft 10 dude who are in their mid twenties.

You, Max Max.

And we're talking about the guy, um, James Harden.

You're talking about the best that they're going to be.

Yeah, the best that he is is leading the league in school.

James Harden.

And look, I'm not about the best situation.

Yes, there are more is gonna do wonders.

Philadelphia 76 is Doc Rivers would be a blessing for Joe and B.

Look at what DeAndre Jordan did playing under Doc Rivers.

He has some of his best.

He has some of his best seasons of his of his career under Doc.

I'm not disputing that.

I'm saying what I've seen with my own two eyes in this past and in the present right now, Russell Westbrook and James Harden are the better duo, and until Ben Simmons and Joe are healthy and I get more than a sample size.

I got a ride with the Brodie's.

They have to show me that they could play together for once and they that they could be held.

How far did you get in the playoffs?

Those two guys this last year?

Not that far, whereas, and Beat and Simmons?

The last time they were playing together came one Miracle Co.

I shot away from getting to the conference finals, where they likely wind up in the finals and giving what happened to Golden State.

Probably win the championship when last seen on the floor.

Healthy together.

You're talking offense.

They're really good offensively.

Defensively.

It's not even close and beating Simmons.

Russ Russell Russell Westbrook was not healthy last year, Max.

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