I think that's probably true, as for a fight if the sixers get down in game 3 or 4 I could see. I doubt they go that way if they're playing better.It seems like a lot of the young guys (including Celtics youngsters too) have been playing much better at home and a lot worse on the road too. It wouldn't shock me if Embiid looks like a different player in game 3. Maybe the home/road split is something that wanes with more experience...esp in the bright lights of the playoffs.
Embiid was in the same draft as Marcus Smart, the longest tenured Celtic. Simmons has a case as a rookie, but Embiid is really extreme. They don’t have playoff experience,l agree....but rookie?Embiid while not a rookie had 31 games before this season and 60 ish this year so his experience is rookie like.
Young inexperienced kids would have been more accurate but I think the point is little changed.
Embiid has so much to learn and hasn't even been able to practice and started late.
In hindsight I'm not shocked he's been confused. The Celtics have done a great job dragging him away from the rim.
His confusion on rotations etc is a bit odd as he's usually the general out there. I don't know if the mask is a minor issue here too (limited peripheral) but bottom line the Celtics have done a great job making him confused defensively.
I was talking in terms of experience not age. I mean two years he couldn't practice or play, and he started playing late in life.Embiid was in the same draft as Marcus Smart, the longest tenured Celtic. Simmons has a case as a rookie, but Embiid is really extreme. They don’t have playoff experience,l agree....but rookie?
Yeah, he’s a day older than Rozier (who’s birthday is St. Patrick’s Day?!? C’mon, this dude was meant to be a Celtic) and ten days younger than Smart. He’s a playoff “rookie”, but so are lots of guys. Regardless of what happens, I think for him and Simmons, going up against a disciplined, battle-tested team in a playoff atmosphere has got to be good for the process.Embiid was in the same draft as Marcus Smart, the longest tenured Celtic. Simmons has a case as a rookie, but Embiid is really extreme. They don’t have playoff experience,l agree....but rookie?
Did anyone in the Boston media attempt to interview Russell before, during or after the game? He probably said "no interviews" but if Abby Chin Asked him very nicely I don't see how he could refuse.Wonder what Bill Russell was thinking as he watched Embiid in Game 1.
According to one of his books, Wilt had legendary stamina.Wonder what Bill Russell was thinking as he watched Embiid in Game 1. The Celtics were playing a similar cat-and-mouse game as his teams did with Wilt. Philly had a few teams with as much talent as Boston but somehow the Celts would overcome the odds, except for one time.
Embiid is a reasonable facsimile of the young Wilt, except Wilt could run the floor all night long. He ran track at Kansas and dabbled with the decathlon. Embiid's lack of stamina is a bit embarrassing.
I mean he finally played himself into shape late in the season after missing the offseason again, and then soon after had his cheek caved in, surgery and a concussion which meant he couldn't train.Wonder what Bill Russell was thinking as he watched Embiid in Game 1. The Celtics were playing a similar cat-and-mouse game as his teams did with Wilt. Philly had a few teams with as much talent as Boston but somehow the Celts would overcome the odds, except for one time.
Embiid is a reasonable facsimile of the young Wilt, except Wilt could run the floor all night long. He ran track at Kansas and dabbled with the decathlon. Embiid's lack of stamina is a bit embarrassing.
If they come out flat with their young guys, they need to be rethinking if there are some elements missing to their process; players' minds matter too.Hopefully this is the sort of loss that crushes Philly's soul, but I have a feeling they'll come out strong. The strategy of banging Embiid and making him work definitely wears him down by the end of the game.
Tatum youngest ever to score 20+ pts in 4 straight playoff games. Previous holder = Kobe Bryant.
Amazing thing about watching JB & JT & TRoz & Simmons & Embiid (etc.): 20 years ago, they probably be playing in the Final Four, not the NBA playoffs.
Dude has never been right about anything especially the sixers.Screamin' A rants about the Sixers and mostly Brett Brown:
How soon we forget THE DECISIONDude has never been right about anything
Understand what you say and I'm sure PHI is going to come out sky high but from watching a bit of the Pels during this playoff run, there's one huge difference between NO and PHI: AD plays like his hair is on fire while Embiid plays like he's getting a massage.Watched a few minutes of Warriors vs Pels game...
I'm afraid something similar awaits us today in Philly. My hopes are just to keep it close throughout. Then have Celtics experienced players and Brad's coaching be the edge in a late/tight game.
That and Simmons is not anything near playoff Rondo at this point in his career.Understand what you say and I'm sure PHI is going to come out sky high but from watching a bit of the Pels during this playoff run, there's one huge difference between NO and PHI: AD plays like his hair is on fire while Embiid plays like he's getting a massage.
Man AD is unbelievable.
7 game series.The record of the Celtics being 36-0 when leading 2 games to 0????? That must be in a 7 game series right???? Because in 1990 they blew a 2 to 0 lead to Knicks who then won 3 straight but that was a 5 game series. Some announcers across the country are saying it's in a 7 game series some are saying it's when leading 2 to to 0?? Just curious if anyone knows if it is a 7 game series which it has to be?
Here’s the more relevant statistic:The record of the Celtics being 36-0 when leading 2 games to 0????? That must be in a 7 game series right???? Because in 1990 they blew a 2 to 0 lead to Knicks who then won 3 straight but that was a 5 game series. Some announcers across the country are saying it's in a 7 game series some are saying it's when leading 2 to to 0?? Just curious if anyone knows if it is a 7 game series which it has to be?
Most hilarious part of this is "He is jump-shot away from being Lebron!"Screamin' A rants about the Sixers and mostly Brett Brown:
They said 7 game series on the telecast.I went to one of the games in that series. The Celtics won something like 160-70 (well not quite)* and then became a very old very slow team overnight.The record of the Celtics being 36-0 when leading 2 games to 0????? That must be in a 7 game series right???? Because in 1990 they blew a 2 to 0 lead to Knicks who then won 3 straight but that was a 5 game series. Some announcers across the country are saying it's in a 7 game series some are saying it's when leading 2 to to 0?? Just curious if anyone knows if it is a 7 game series which it has to be?
Sports joking isn't real life amigo.Just so you guys know.
Yes I'm very sad. Yes the Celtics are better. Yes that was horrendous to watch.
No there aren't any excuses.
Now I'll respond to all you abuse at a later point because believe it or not it's my 40th birthday party today so I'm gonna go be depressed at it
I feel for you, man. Geez, the sixers are not close at all. Considering who is coming back for the Celtics next year. I mean, wow. This has to be incredibly sobering for you.Just so you guys know.
Yes I'm very sad. Yes the Celtics are better. Yes that was horrendous to watch.
No there aren't any excuses.
Now I'll respond to all you abuse at a later point because believe it or not it's my 40th birthday party today so I'm gonna go be depressed at it