“He’s OK but he’s not the best, honestly. I won’t say more about it. He’s hit, that’s for sure. A lot of guys have got the virus and don’t understand, “What’s going on? I’m fine “. Tobias is not currently in this category. Here’s what I can tell you. »Doc Rivers
So if he does not want to express himself more on the state of health of one of his main leaders, he admits however that Harris will be greatly missed by his team for his qualities.
“Tobias breaks the opposing dynamics. When teams perform a run and Joel (Embiid) is on the bench, you turn to Tobias and he scores for you. We don’t have that right now. We don’t have his size, the bounce and his power. So looking at the way we’ve played since the start of the year, with a lot of rhythm and also a lot of power, if you take Tobias off the pitch, then we’re only going to play with a lot of rhythm now. »Doc Rivers
With 19.8 points, 9 rebounds and 4.2 assists this season, Harris actually leaves a big void behind him, especially in terms of power. However, Doc Rivers does not want to fall into fatalism or deny the basketball of his team which will adjust to this absence.
“We still have Joel, but the power comes when you have at least two such players. But we’re not going to change that much, keeping the same quick decision-making, the same runs, the same pullback, the same movement of the ball in attack. And we even have to be better defensively, because we won’t have the same margin of error that we have when we’re full. »Doc Rivers
An even more limited margin of error since Harris is also accompanied by Danny Green At the infirmary. The shooter suffers from the hamstring his return does not seem immediately a priori.
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“I don’t know the schedule for his return, but I will say a few games, at least. So obviously, without Danny or Tobias, we’re going to have to find a solution. »Doc Rivers
A situation always to be compared to the absence of Ben Simmons for mental reasons, which Doc Rivers doesn’t really want to talk about anymore.
“I don’t think about that. I honestly don’t think about it. I coach the guys who are in the field every day. That’s what I’m focusing on, and we’re doing pretty well so far. “
While the Sixers showed great solidarity to win against the Bulls last night, they will have to repeat this kind of performance over the next two weeks, since they will see stand in their way, the Bulls of again, the Knicks, Bucks, Raptors, Pacers, Jazz and Nuggets. A busy schedule that could give Philly a superb dynamic if the team had a few successes.
Via NBC Sports
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