Yeezus_ wrote:PhilBlackson wrote:McGregFan wrote:I love how tankers are in every single thread crying. Should we start crying about all the high lotto top 5 picks that underachieve every year? A 2nd round pick just won rookie of the year with all those superstar propsectzzzz
Remember not to say anything in a few years when PHI stomps us and the rest of East.
Also not the strongest point when last year was considered one of the weakest drafts in years where the #1 pick didn't even play and nearly all the MVP candidates with the exception of the fluke pick of Kawhi were all players in the top 6 of the draft.
Philly has a long way to go. Especially with that teams best players being injury prone. Then you add the fact they have a mediorce GM and Im not sure they end up reaching their potential. We will see in time.
Agreed they do have a long way to go hence why I said a few years. Also the narrative of being injury prone I think is a bit stretched. It certainly applies to Embiid (and Noel who is GONE) but SImmons had a foot injury for crying out loud lol Michael Jordan had the same thing early on his career and it's not like Ben had a bunch of injuries before. Worst case scenario PHI is moving forward with Ben and Fultz surrounded by Saric, Korkmaz, Bolden, TLC etc and a TON of cap space. Fultz and Simmons will have a similar dynamic to Kyrie/Bron. Ben isn't the same level scorer of course but he is the super quick monster that sucks in the defense with unbelievable passing ability and Fultz is a great iso scorer/secondary ball handler. They at bare minimum project to be as good of a combo as Wall/Beal who are good enough to be top 4....I see no reasons considering Fultz showed A LOT more ball skills than Beal did as a freshman and Ben towering over Wall why they won't be at least at that level but also with no egos either.
They haven't even stepped foot on court together and there's already all this excitement and buzz around them so even if Embiid can never return tell me that there isn't a single young player coming up now that won't think that's an intriguing duo or franchise to join. On the flip side, if somehow Embiid can remain relatively healthy then it's a wrap. It's not an exaggeration but Embiid is actually a generational talent. His defensive impact is staggering, I wish I could remember that article but apparently his prescence on court took PHI from being related near dead last to top 3 in the league just when he's playing never mind the incredible offensive skills from a guy the height of Shaq and not quite as big but not that far off...he's physically bigger than even Hakeem or Robinson were. Those 3 together could make a mockery out of the league's rewarding for tanking.
Throwing out the Magic as a comparible is a joke, they haven't had a single player that was supposed to be as good as Fultz who incredibly is probably the least franchise altering of the 3 and only speaks to the talent of them.