Didn't back read a ton... Any love for Steely Dan mentioned? They're my all time fav.

Top 5 songs:

You're Gold Teeth 2
Asia
Monkey in Your Soul
Sign in Stranger
Home At Last
- WhirlingDervish

Absolutely love Steely Dan! Favorite is My Old School, but they have a ton of great songs.

Sure it is. Just don't fill out the roster and/or show up to games.
- jmatchett383

something tells me other owners would care more when their team doesnt have anyone to play against

something tells me other owners would care more when their team doesnt have anyone to play against
- YuenglingJagr

Isn't that what happened during the Hinkie era?

And I would be cool tanking for any one of the guys they got, maybe two when Embiid got injured. But after 2 seasons, you need to (in my eyes) at least TRY to put a competitive team on the floor. Asking your fans to sit by while you get blown out by mediocre teams every night for 3 straight years is not something I would be cool with. And as a free agent player, I would never want to play for an organization that employs that kind of mentality.
- jmatchett383

and they still stink.

Didn't back read a ton... Any love for Steely Dan mentioned? They're my all time fav.

Top 5 songs:

You're Gold Teeth 2
Asia
Monkey in Your Soul
Sign in Stranger
Home At Last
- WhirlingDervish

Love Steely Dan, some of my faves are:
Dr. Wu
Bodhisattva
Deacon Blues
Black Friday
Don't Take Me Alive
Kid Charlemagne

New question before Bill gives us some fresh reading material...

You get to pick one "active" artist to play guitar (mic and guitar) in the corner of a dive bar on a Thursday night for hours...who do you pick?

I will say for me, at least at this moment, it would be (okay top 3 cause I'm indecisive) Gary Clark Jr, Ed Sheeran, or John Mayer
- YuenglingJagr

If he still counts as "active," David Gilmour.

Isn't that what happened during the Hinkie era?
- jmatchett383

if you mean fans getting upset then yeah

and they still stink.
- nastyflyergirl

process is still in process

If he still counts as "active," David Gilmour.
- pinkfloydfreak

Oh hell yes!

New blob has arrived

if you mean fans getting upset then yeah
- YuenglingJagr

I mean the other team not having anyone to play against.

First of all, I still believe in Couturier also. He's had too much of a track record of being a good player, to think that his early season struggles will continue. He certainly deserves some benefit of the doubt, but why are there always BS excuses made for his play by some? His defensive turnovers weren't weird, they were just bad plays, and bad decisions. No different from any other player. On PP production, again it's not his fault. Yes it is his fault. He simply hasn't made many plays on the PP in his entire career. We also can't call a strategy implemented by a coach as being ass backwards just because someone doesn't agree with it. Responsibility needs to be placed on the players sometimes. So easy to sit back and Monday morning quarterbacking when something isn't working. Joe Mullen is a HOF player, and knows what he doing. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest changes, but to suggest that the coach doesn't know what he's doing and to not credit him at all for the success of the top unit because a chimp could coach it, is completely unreasonable.

Bottom line, is Couturier needs to play better and raise his game when he comes back, and there are no excuses that need to be made.
- MJL

I love Couturier as well but Schenn vs Couturier, one is the golden boy and one isn't. One can do no wrong and the other is the reason for other the team's problems.

I love Couturier as well but Schenn vs Couturier, one is the golden boy and one isn't. One can do no wrong and the other is the reason for other the team's problems.
- SuperSchennBros

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The post I quoted is a perfect example of it. It's not that Schenn doesn't deserve criticism, it's that Couturier also does this season. Excuses are made for him though. Same for other players. That's the way it's always been. Some players are fan favorites, and some aren't Some fan favorites have earned it, but they haven't earned being immune from criticism. Some also think they know more than seasoned coaches do. Nothing wrong with suggesting new ideas, but the coach doesn't need to be called basically incompetent. That's arrogant.

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The post I quoted is a perfect example of it. It's not that Schenn doesn't deserve criticism, it's that Couturier also does this season. Excuses are made for him though. Same for other players. That's the way it's always been. Some players are fan favorites, and some aren't Some fan favorites have earned it, but they haven't earned being immune from criticism. Some also think they know more than seasoned coaches do. Nothing wrong with suggesting new ideas, but the coach doesn't need to be called basically incompetent. That's arrogant.
- MJL

Jake and TK have been off since Coots went down. Seems Coots was doing more than the stats say...

Jake and TK have been off since Coots went down. Seems Coots was doing more than the stats say...
- dragonoffrost

Maybe so, still doesn't change the point that there is legitimate criticism of Couturier's play that isn't just about weird turnovers. His play was sub par before he got injured, and he needs to be better, along with a lot of other players.