Season 2 episode 1: Sixers hot start, eagles drama and more

Stephen Starrett (0:01)

No, I was just looking around. All right, this is the Hard to Hear podcast. I'm with Cam G. Sadly, Zayn's on here too. And I guess we could jump right into the fucking Sixers, I guess, because that's like the most recent thing. I mean, we could talk Eagles, but I think the Sixers should start, because I know Giovanni loves the Sixers. You start with the Sixers. I don't know if you want to start with the first three games or the most recent game. How do you want to approach this?

Cam G (0:27)

I mean, you can kind of bunch them all together. I mean, it's early, so you kind of have to take it lightly.

Stephen Starrett (0:33)

I have a question. I have a question first. What do you feel about watching Simmons start the season? My fault. Zayn's fucking breaking shit. To start the season, what do you feel about fucking Ben Simmons trading them? I don't know.

Cam G (0:50)

He's played very mediocre.

But I mean, it's like I said, it's really early. I don't want to keep seeing that. But like I've seen what he can do. I'm not going to call in the towel just yet for him. I mean, still one of the best defenders in the league. But he has been playing poor, so shooting poor. I mean, his numbers are not poor. I mean, to his standards, to his standards. I mean, like he's had poor shooting nights. And like, I mean, it's only three games, though. I mean, he played big.

Stephen Starrett (1:22)

His defense, bro, he had RJ Barrett in jail. His defense is looks even better than last year. I think he has a chance to be deploy if he stays here.

SPEAKER_3 (1:30)

He should have been deploy last year. His defense has been good.

Cam G (1:33)

His defense has been good on the last three games. But no, I agree with you. But, yeah.

SPEAKER_4 (1:37)

I don't care, as long as we're winning.

SPEAKER_3 (1:39)

I think it's four games into a brand new system.

They literally have a new coach at every single coaching. Cause like, it's four games into a season. They haven't impressed me at all this year. They're three and one. They're three, relatively mediocre. They were 0-3 going into that game.

Stephen Starrett (1:57)

Yeah, but if you look at it...

SPEAKER_3 (1:58)

They beat the Knicks by 11, and they barely beat the Wizards. And we got blown out by 24 against the Cavaliers.

Stephen Starrett (2:04)

Without a bead.

SPEAKER_3 (2:06)

Oh, okay. I understand Darius Garland's average in almost 19 points a game. I understand that.

Stephen Starrett (2:12)

Colin Sexton.

SPEAKER_3 (2:13)

Colin Sexton. And Andre Drummond has always been the Sixers' dad. That doesn't mean anything.

Stephen Starrett (2:20)

Andre Drummond's fucking... Whenever he plays in beach, it's the bed.

Cam G (2:23)

Yeah, he gets bullied. I think, I mean, yeah, I haven't really been wowed either. The Toronto game was nice, though. I was watching that with Zane. I mean, considering how poor...

SPEAKER_4 (2:31)

Zane and you watch every game together.

Cam G (2:33)

Yeah, so far...

SPEAKER_4 (2:33)

It's nice to join in.

Cam G (2:34)

Considering how poor...

Stephen Starrett (2:35)

It sounded like an orgy.

Cam G (2:37)

That's a pause. Considering how poor the foul calling was, and how poor our play was early on...

SPEAKER_4 (2:43)

We were not getting a call.

Cam G (2:44)

Yeah, there was really no reason we should have even been close in that game...

SPEAKER_4 (2:47)

And we weren't even hitting threes at all.

We beat them without... What did we shoot, Jaffe? Like 30%?

Cam G (2:55)

It had to be something like a 14 of 40-something clip. It was really bad. And they were out shooting us. By the first half, they had a better 3-point percentage than our whole team.

Stephen Starrett (3:09)

We closed out the game on a 16-4 run. I mean, we were down 12 more than midway through the third. I mean, Seth really stepped up. Yeah, Tobias looked good for once. I mean, I'm saying it.

I can't believe it. But he did look really good. If he continues to do this.

SPEAKER_3 (3:28)

But that Wizards game from Tobias was horrific, though.

Cam G (3:31)

Yeah, that was rough first start.

SPEAKER_4 (3:33)

If he can put up 20 and like...

SPEAKER_3 (3:35)

Adjustment too much. If he could put up 17 a game, I'd be happy.

SPEAKER_4 (3:39)

He averaged 19 last year. Like, I don't like... As a third scoring option, I feel like 19 isn't bad. And people are like, Oh, well, Ben's not a scoring option. Ben, some games he is the second scoring option, some game he's like the fourth. Yeah, it's really how he decides he wants to play.