They really need to figure out a way to get Embiid the ball deeper in the paint, he's way to far from the basket when he receives the pass.
This is where I'm at. Forged in the Bird-era battles, with history already established, I can't root for Philly. Plus Butler's a douche, Embiid's a bigger one, and Philly fans suck.
Denver would be winning by 20 if they hadn’t wasted half their possessions that quarter by running plays, mostly Murray isos, where Jokic didn’t touch the ball.
Welcome to Denver basketball. Murray is a great young player but he is too inconsistent to be a focal point of a team's offense. As I have noted before, they are one more consistent scorer away from being a true threat. And given Jokic's defensive limitations, even an healthy IT0 wouldn't be that guy.
What's so great about Murray? He isn't great at setting up teammates, and although he's supposed to be this great shooter, he's just ok -43.3/36.2%. He is a very good FG shooter at 88%. He is young though.
He has shown flashes of elite offensive skills but as you note, the numbers illustrate that he isn't consistent enough to be the team's true lead scorer.
His post moves are virtually unstoppable and his court vision and passing make those who try pay bigly.
This would be a problem for most NBA players but I don’t think Jokic needs energy to be effective.
