reignfire wrote:Just wanna say something about Noel's production recently:
Imagine if the Wolves moved Wiggins to the PF position. What would happen is he would dominate on offense but get abused on defense. But his numbers would look great. A lot of points on good efficiency. But it is a losing basketball move.
But this is what the Sixers have done with Noel. They made him a 5, put shooters around him. He produces because there is a ton of spacing, but the team loses like hell because they have no size. He not a true C. the Sixers will never win long term with him at C. When he moves back to the 4 spot production will dip again because of less spacing.
AD would have a 40 PER if he was played at C with shooters around him, because no center can guard him. But the team would lose way more.
In Noel's case he's quick and fast so he can get a lot of steals and blocks from slower centers.
His production is coming from getting the ball in better position thanks to Ish Smith looking for him constantly.
and the meh production next to Sims...is more on Sims being an awful defender. Embiid won't have that issue.
Sims has been benched for a while now and Noel wasn't been playing this well. Yes the spacing also helps but really it is just him getting more shots in general as his PGs are no longer jacking up bad shots (well...most of the time lol)...and that spacing has been shooting awful as it comes from Luc, Jrich's corpse, and Jakarr "Who?" Sampson..all who have been shooting quite poorly. I think Embiid could at the very least replicate that level of spacing, no? The spacing will hopefully come from the other 3 positions and both guys hopefully being able to hit the 15fter... Hell we got rocked by the Clippers tonight and Jordan scores by just dunking everything..I'm not worried about fit as that combo shows it can work...
I don't know why you are trying so hard to discredit the improvement tho. Noel now if vastly superior to the Noel of a month ago. Its not just the spacing but the fact that the game is slowing down for him and he is catching the ball a lot better. The position change happened a while ago and the change has come from his PGs be able and willing to actually get him the ball...
so what the hell are you on about?
i wish people would just talk about their players without putting down others (this goes for all yall..).
Noel is getting better.