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Embiid athletic ability pre draft compared to 2017

Ice Trae: RealGM; Posts: 12,096; And1: 10,938; Joined: Jan 20, 2012; Post #81 » by Ice Trae » Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:32 am

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Post #81 » by Ice Trae » Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:32 am

Lost the hops but added strength which imo suits him better. Dude is still hella athletic for someone his size and the added strength will just make him harder to deal with going forward.

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eyeatoma: RealGM; Posts: 27,472; And1: 11,218; Joined: Feb 25, 2005; Location: An Indian in Indonesia; Post #82 » by eyeatoma » Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:38 pm

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Post #82 » by eyeatoma » Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:38 pm

Yeah I think those fears about his lack of athletic ability can now be put to rest...

At the start of the season, he had zero lift, but as the games have gone by he has put up some monster blocks and dunks...

Last 5 games, you're really starting to see it.

By the end of the season/beginning of next season we should be seeing this level of insane power consistently...

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Brauer: Bench Warmer; Posts: 1,298; And1: 806; Joined: May 19, 2012; Location: NYC / Puerto Rico; Post #83 » by Brauer » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:45 pm

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Post #83 » by Brauer » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:45 pm

I am gonna bump this. Jan 2017 he was getting his legs back before the meniscus thing. He is still not at that point yet though.

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