Because he’s been the best player on the court despite playing at 80% health?This game is exactly why I will never put Embiid close to my top 10 players.
Because he’s been the best player on the court despite playing at 80% health?This game is exactly why I will never put Embiid close to my top 10 players.
Your valuation of basketball players and mine are just not close. Not worth engaging on thisBecause he’s been the best player on the court despite playing at 80% health?
He's been shooting great, but I'm not sure what else he's doing particularly well.. his defense was good for a few minutes, but NY is getting a ton of offensive rebounds.Your valuation of basketball players and mine are just not close. Not worth engaging on this
Ok, can you explain how this game is confirming a negative opinion on Embiid? I am honestly interested because while I can understand the prior of being down on Embiid I really can’t understand how this game reinforces it.Your valuation of basketball players and mine are just not close. Not worth engaging on this
Based on the blood on his sleeve it may just be that he got cut by his knee brace. I thought he landed such that all of his weight was going to the outside of his knee which I thought was bad.I didn’t see any significant twist/flex so was betting on hard impact + pain = fear as opposed to a serious injury.
The difference in the Sixers offense with and without him is so massive though.Embiid basically relegated to walking up and down the court
He can't be relied on. He's back and that's great, but how many of his seasons HAVEN'T ended with him moderately to severely injured?Ok, can you explain how this game is confirming a negative opinion on Embiid? I am honestly interested because while I can understand the prior of being down on Embiid I really can’t understand how this game reinforces it.
He did say top ten, but I suppose that's negative given many have him top three or so.Ok, can you explain how this game is confirming a negative opinion on Embiid? I am honestly interested because while I can understand the prior of being down on Embiid I really can’t understand how this game reinforces it.
he got injured again throwing an alley oop to himself. Thats about as Mickey Mouse as you can get.Ok, can you explain how this game is confirming a negative opinion on Embiid? I am honestly interested because while I can understand the prior of being down on Embiid I really can’t understand how this game reinforces it.
It definitely feels like he shouldn't be out there given the timeline. Seems he really needs to concentrate not doing anything requiring a ton of exertion on that knee.He can't be relied on. He's back and that's great, but how many of his seasons HAVEN'T ended with him moderately to severely injured?
Man, Embiid just being on the court changes everything for Philly. Maybe it's just me, but watching Embiid go back out feels like Washington running RG3 out in the playoffs until his leg basically snapped and his career as a star QB was basically over just as it began.
I would disagree that it was a dumb play. He made a skilled basketball move against a defender that overcommitted to his dribble. I agree that his health history diminishes his value, and I think there are real concerns about whether he’s risking his career in these playoffs. But I also think that typically we lionize players for battling through injury to compete. He’s not using his health as an excuse, he’s out there impacting the game for his team despite being literally hobbled.he got injured again throwing an alley oop to himself. Thats about as Mickey Mouse as you can get.
throughout his career he hasn’t risen to the occasion or understood the change in playoff basketball to regular season basketball. Or understood how important is it to remain healthy. Pulling dumb shit like a self alley oop just confirms it
Honest question, have you ever listened to or watched an Embiid press conference? He literally never takes responsibility for anything and has managed to throw just about everyone else under the bus. The guy had the nerve to say that the reason he hasn’t won a MVP was because the media didn’t like him (Embiid is fucking catnip to the media, it’s a fucking insane thing to say)I would disagree that it was a dumb play. He made a skilled basketball move against a defender that overcommitted to his dribble. I agree that his health history diminishes his value, and I think there are real concerns about whether he’s risking his career in these playoffs. But I also think that typically we lionize players for battling through injury to compete. He’s not using his health as an excuse, he’s out there impacting the game for his team despite being literally hobbled.
LolDoris apparently thinks Josh Hart's Hartness can overcome the fact that he is an absolute bricklayer of a shooter.
Edit: math!!!
Philly should keep letting him shoot all series.Hart is a stone cold killer.
Agree. He was .310 from three this season. It was an off balance shot that had no business going in.Philly should keep letting him shoot all series.
He made it and that's all that matters though.Agree. He was .310 from three this season. It was an off balance shot that had no business going in.
The difference between the first and fourth quarters regarding what was and wasn't a foul was ridiculous. As Hart said (something to the effect of) .. "it's hard to figure out what is and isn't a foul out there."Refs have totally swallowed their whistles
I wonder if anyone has told him that the time to bust his ass for the team is in the off season so that he is less likely to be injured and out of breath in the playoffs.Embiid is busting his ass for his team, but hard not to see this as a doomed enterprise. That knee ain’t getting better anytime soon.
I enjoy shitting on the Sixers and Embiid as much as anyone, but he really did his job coming into this season. He was playing at a runaway MVP level until he someone fell into his leg. Not really his fault.I wonder if anyone has told him that the time to bust his ass for the team is in the off season so that he is less likely to be injured and out of breath in the playoffs.
Embiid often hasn't been healthy enough during the summers to train properly. I think he was last summer and he showed it at the start of the season.I wonder if anyone has told him that the time to bust his ass for the team is in the off season so that he is less likely to be injured and out of breath in the playoffs.
I agree and disagree. I think that his MVP type play has more to do with the Sixers hiring a competent coach OR Embiid actually listening to the coach. He has been surrounded by a lot of talent in his career and he has failed to drag them past the second round. He gets injured and/or cannot keep up virtually every year. People falling on his leg is not his fault, but that does not excuse him for not being prepared for the season.I enjoy shitting on the Sixers and Embiid as much as anyone, but he really did his job coming into this season. He was playing at a runaway MVP level until he someone fell into his leg. Not really his fault.
The Sixers not being good enough around him in light of what other Eastern Conference teams have done is entirely on the Sixers management.
The idea that Embiid not being able to work on his conditioning every summer because he was recovering from injury every fricking year is possible but it makes my head hurt. I’m not ready to research this tonight.Embiid often hasn't been healthy enough during the summers to train properly. I think he was last summer and he showed it at the start of the season.
It would be the most Process thing ever if Embiid playing in the playoffs ended up with him missing part of next season for medical reasons when PHI has all this cap space to reconfigure their team.