Sixers

Nick Nurse has Not Considered Bringing Tobias Harris Off the Bench

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 13th, 2024 · 9:27 AM EDT

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The Knicks and Sixers hit the under again on Tuesday night, though it was Philly contributing most to that number with 79 pitiful points in a 37.5% shooting effort. Tobias Harris scored two points on 1-6 shooting in 26 minutes and Nick Nurse was asked about bringing his 39 million dollar player off the pine:

Asked Nick Nurse if he has considered bringing Tobias Harris off the bench.

“Nope, not yet.”

— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) March 13, 2024

Harris put up a line that’s almost impossible to comprehend for someone earning his money and playing without the high-usage MVP teammate on the floor. He was a -20 in those 26 minutes, scored one field goal, went 0-2 from three, threw one assist, grabbed three rebounds and stole the ball twice. Even Ben Simmons on his worst days found a way to put more than two points on the board, and it wasn’t like the Sixers were playing the ’96 Bulls on Tuesday night. They were playing a half-decent Knicks team.

Tobias played a couple  of great games in a row when the Sixers had a win/win weekend against Charlotte and Dallas not long ago. He had 59 points on 24-38 shooting and really excelled at the three point line. Since the Mavs road game, he’s had point totals of 18, 8, 21, 11, and 2. He shot 25% at home against Memphis was 9-19 in the NOLA failed comeback in which the Sixers were run off the floor in the first half. In his last five games, he’s 2-18 from deep.

If the regular season ended today, the Sixers would be the 7th seed and preparing for the play-in tournament. The good thing is that there’s only two games separating fourth and seventh in the East, but the Sixers are 7-12 without Joel Embiid and they’ve got a tough March schedule. Someone get the flex tape because the boat is taking on water, and quickly.