Samo Reincarnated as Pompey's Elephants

same as it ever was

[Samo Reincarnated as Pompey's Elephants @Samothecat]

I rescued a trapped bee today. That was my purpose for being here.

[🗽🗽 @Elon0wnsMe]

Jaylen Brown started a beef that he can’t win in any universe nobody should make excuses or feel bad for him

[Austin Krell @NBAKrell]

Last night’s loss to the Celtics was the latest symptom in what has been a story for the first few weeks of the Sixers’ season:

They don’t make shots, and they’re not consistently about anything productive on offense.

https://t.co/8aE2GuzGse

[Corey B @CoreyB08]

Has anybody seen a fan base cope harder about a loss in November than the 76ers fans are today?

[Starbucks Workers United @SBWorkersUnited]

Starbucks baristas in South Korea are organizing their union, too! 🤝

From all of us here in the US, we're sending love, solidarity, & strength as you fight for the same things US union baristas are fighting for - better staffing, fair pay, stronger protections, & more.

[Riley ❄️ @rileysbetter]

Might be my favorite pic of the season

[XJ @xavierjdesigns]

The 76ers have had one of the most overhyped starts to a season and imo are an example of why W/L record isn't a good proxy for team performance.

Philly's expected wins based on actual performance (efficiency differential) is 42... as in a .500 team

[Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA]

Last night Boston averaged 126.3 points per 100 possessions in the half-court. It was the most effective half-court offense, for any team, in any game, so far this season.

The Sixers' middling offense has left them with no margin for error on that end.

https://t.co/f8XTLgQfZc

[Samo Reincarnated as Pompey's Elephants @Samothecat]

@Aaron_A_A_ron19 LOL

[💫 @HoodiZee]

Bro I promise you Celtics are not good

JB, Embiid and Bron aint doing shit and PG playing elite and they’re only up 6

[Jersey Shore Knicks Guy @njshoreknicks]

The Celtics were right, Jaylen Brown isn't "that guy."

The biggest regular season game of his short Sixers career and he absolutely flops.

13 points, 4 turnovers, foul trouble, and a 123-101 beatdown on his own floor while Paul George and Jayson Tatum drops 36 and 21 respectively.

He spent every media opportunity trying to sound like he was above the Celtics.

"Lamb chops and Gravy."
"There's nothing to talk about. Check the ball up." Ignores Tatum at tip off like he's too cool for it.

The corniest media week of the season, only to fold the second Tatum was standing across from him.

He's not built for the moment and he can't handle the heat. Boston knew it. Now Philly knows it.

[Emily Austin @Emilyaustin]

Jaylen Brown is acting like the bitter ex who still hasn’t moved on…

Jayson Tatum tried to be cordial, and Jaylen couldn’t even make eye contact. Ignoring him like that is just corny behavior. A little maturity wouldn’t hurt.

[ALL NBA Podcast @ALLCITY_NBA]

"Boston's ability to have their identity for 48 minutes is huge" -@Adam_Mares talking about how well Paul George maintains the Celtics' identity in the non-Tatum minutes

[NBA Courtside @NBA__Courtside]

Gilbert Arenas says when real time came for Jaylen Brown reality hit:

“You are who you are, and this whole team knows who you are so they would know how to guard you. You’re not going to be as aggressive as you will hope to be, you would think that they would focus on everybody and you get the open shots and all that, nah, nah. You got to go get the ball and do you and that became the problem and you can tell that in the first 2 minutes, like oh, this is a**.”

[Spike Eskin @SpikeEskin]

Sixers point differential through 12 games is +1.0, which is 16th. One team since the year 2000 has been out of the top ten in point differential and won the NBA title (05-06 Miami Heat +2.65).

Net rating is also 16th (0.8). Heat only qualifier outside of the top ten there too.

[Spike Eskin @SpikeEskin]

Every lineup with Brown so far this year of their most common five man lineups is a negative.

[Boston Sports Bros @BosSportsBros]

Jaylen Browns behavior last night was a glimpse into why:

1. He was traded from the Celtics and why the Celtics chose Tatum
2. Didn’t be asked to be part of team USA
3. Nobody would go on his live stream last year
4. Stephen A Smith reported what he did about his relationships

At a certain point you have to be able to look in the mirror and realize you’re the asshole

And as a Celtics fan seeing him play for Philly, he can continue to be the asshole all he wants!

[Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA]

The amount of "It was tied 76-76" comments today are hilarious. Hang the banner, I guess. Cope however you need to. You lost a home game with a 28-5 free throw advantage. That's pretty hard to do without getting your tail beat.

[Andy Bailey @AndrewDBailey]

Jaylen Brown’s 2025-26 MVP case was among the sillier media contrivances in my 15+ years covering the NBA, and it contributed to how wrong so many people were about Brown’s trade. Boston could still end up losing that deal, but the initial reaction to it never made sense.

[John Zannis @John_Zannis]

This was everything crashing down on Jaylen Brown in one sequence, featuring some of his worst tendencies.

Frustration turnover on one end.

Walks back on defense.

Unnecessary passive double team leaves wide open shooter.

George sticks dagger 3.

Tatum starts celebrating before it goes in.

Time out 76ers.

Game over.

[RyanBB @GreenTeamer247]

Going back to this thought on Jaylen Brown. Aside from the health and continued evolution of the Celtics actual #1 option (and their coaching), it’s probably Jaylen’s recurring flaws against aggressive, physical, game planning playoff defenses that are the most problematic to me.

[RyanBB @GreenTeamer247]

Gonna bump some past Jaylen posts today because I know the talking points are coming.

Celtics style of play hasn’t changed and doesn’t work in the playoffs. What’s different about this season?

Oh so NOW it was Jaylen’s fault the whole time? Talk about revisionist history! …