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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2706827, member: 488"] Redick's a damn good player, I think you're underrating him. I'd take him over Rozier and Smart for sure, maybe Tatum. Covington is definitely better than Smart - he's an all-NBA defender who shoots the three at a solid 37% clip. Saric is a 6'10 dude averaging 15 a game on 39% from three. Embiid is the best player in the series, I'm less sure that Simmons is the second best. Either way, I'm surprised anybody is arguing that the Celtics, minus Irving and Hayward, have more talent than the Sixers. I can see how coming off the Milwaukee series it might seem like a breath of fresh air to play Philly. I had the same thought. Redick, Belinelli, Ilysova, and Saric definitely don't match up well athletically against Boston and that was exposed last night when the Celtics pulled Embiid away from the rim and attacked off the bounce. But Embiid is too good for them not to figure it out. He's among the handful of players in the league capable of hiding multiple liabilities on the perimeter with his ability to protect the rim and contain ball-handlers. The Philly team you saw last night is not the team we've seen over the last two months. (Non-related, it will be interesting to see if the Sixers dust off Fultz at any point). [/QUOTE]