slick_watts wrote:embiid just gets fatigued in fourth quarters
I worry about Brunson getting similarly worn down as our run goes on without anyone else to reliably create shots for us.
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slick_watts wrote:embiid just gets fatigued in fourth quarters
Capn'O wrote:We're the recovering meth addict older brother. And we've been clean for a few years now, thank you very much. Very uncouth to bring it up.
MVP1992 wrote:Game 7 will be epic
slick_watts wrote:embiid just gets fatigued in fourth quarters
iLLmatic860 wrote:slick_watts wrote:embiid just gets fatigued in fourth quarters
Everyone is tired. Its playoff basketball
Jokic be looking out of breath half the time but still always finds a way to get it done
Decipher wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:
Year after year this clown falters in the playoffs.
Year after year Embiid fans come out in October talking about how this is the best player in the NBA and greatest offensive force since Jordan.
It’s crazy, honestly.
He’s injured and being run into the ground because his team is horrific when he sits so hardly surprising that he’s running out of gas
UglyBugBall wrote:Jokic is a guy that needs a superstar like Murray to make his game work.
To me he is the third best player in the NBA - Luka and Embiid are comfortably ahead of him.
Decipher wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:
Year after year this clown falters in the playoffs.
Year after year Embiid fans come out in October talking about how this is the best player in the NBA and greatest offensive force since Jordan.
It’s crazy, honestly.
He’s injured and being run into the ground because his team is horrific when he sits so hardly surprising that he’s running out of gas
Larry_Russell wrote:cgf wrote:Man...Randle being done for the season is still such a bummer. This team is a ton of fun, but it's soooo much better with both of its offensive pillars. Philly hasn't been able to shut down Brunson & the supporting cast at the same time, but they have been able to limit one of the two...and with Julius out there, that turns into one of three.
I honestly THink that NYK is better without Randle. i like the way they all fit together more.
Capn'O wrote:I wonder what Paul Reed's feelings are about metal bats.
Larry_Russell wrote:cgf wrote:Man...Randle being done for the season is still such a bummer. This team is a ton of fun, but it's soooo much better with both of its offensive pillars. Philly hasn't been able to shut down Brunson & the supporting cast at the same time, but they have been able to limit one of the two...and with Julius out there, that turns into one of three.
I honestly THink that NYK is better without Randle. i like the way they all fit together more.
Jimmit79 wrote:At this point I want RJ to get paid
Oscirus wrote:What I dont get about all this is don't tickets go on sale before teams even know who their opponents are? How the hell were knicks fans even able to buy tickets like that when the tickets are usually sold out before the opponent is even known
Larry_Russell wrote:cgf wrote:Man...Randle being done for the season is still such a bummer. This team is a ton of fun, but it's soooo much better with both of its offensive pillars. Philly hasn't been able to shut down Brunson & the supporting cast at the same time, but they have been able to limit one of the two...and with Julius out there, that turns into one of three.
I honestly think that NYK would be better without Randle. i like the way they all fit together more.
Jimmit79 wrote:At this point I want RJ to get paid
Jadoogar wrote:Decipher wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:
Year after year this clown falters in the playoffs.
Year after year Embiid fans come out in October talking about how this is the best player in the NBA and greatest offensive force since Jordan.
It’s crazy, honestly.
He’s injured and being run into the ground because his team is horrific when he sits so hardly surprising that he’s running out of gas
if he's injured every season (not an exaggeration, it's literally every season), maybe we should start factoring that into his ranking? Maybe sixers' fans should stop proclaiming him as the best player in the NBA whenever he has a good stretch in the regular season?
For players of this caliber (top 5-10), playoffs matter a lot more than regular season numbers. Yes it's cool when he scores 70 points on Charlotte on a Tuesday in January but it's not the determining factor for "best player in the league".
- Sixers are 5-2 without him even playing a minute in playoff games
- he averages 22ppg on 49% TS in 9 elimination games
- the ONLY MVP in NBA history not to make a conference finals
- 0-3 in game 7’s averaging 49% shooting and 5.3 turnovers
Oscirus wrote:Larry_Russell wrote:cgf wrote:Man...Randle being done for the season is still such a bummer. This team is a ton of fun, but it's soooo much better with both of its offensive pillars. Philly hasn't been able to shut down Brunson & the supporting cast at the same time, but they have been able to limit one of the two...and with Julius out there, that turns into one of three.
I honestly think that NYK would be better without Randle. i like the way they all fit together more.
Randle admittedly makes a lot of boneheaded plays and often gets in the space of drivers, making it harder to score. On the other hand, his gravity alone pulls defense from Brunson and allows him to operate more efficiently. He's not as bad as non-Knicks fans think he is; however, he's also not as good as Knicks fans think he is.
Capn'O wrote:We're the recovering meth addict older brother. And we've been clean for a few years now, thank you very much. Very uncouth to bring it up.
Oscirus wrote:Larry_Russell wrote:cgf wrote:Man...Randle being done for the season is still such a bummer. This team is a ton of fun, but it's soooo much better with both of its offensive pillars. Philly hasn't been able to shut down Brunson & the supporting cast at the same time, but they have been able to limit one of the two...and with Julius out there, that turns into one of three.
I honestly think that NYK would be better without Randle. i like the way they all fit together more.
Randle admittedly makes a lot of boneheaded plays and often gets in the space of drivers, making it harder to score. On the other hand, his gravity alone pulls defense from Brunson and allows him to operate more efficiently. He's not as bad as non-Knicks fans think he is; however, he's also not as good as Knicks fans think he is.
cgf wrote:Oscirus wrote:Larry_Russell wrote:
I honestly think that NYK would be better without Randle. i like the way they all fit together more.
Randle admittedly makes a lot of boneheaded plays and often gets in the space of drivers, making it harder to score. On the other hand, his gravity alone pulls defense from Brunson and allows him to operate more efficiently. He's not as bad as non-Knicks fans think he is; however, he's also not as good as Knicks fans think he is.
Not sure how much I can agree with that when his harshest critics are certain knicks fans
3toheadmelo wrote:...
robillionaire wrote:...
Im Coming Home wrote:Embiid might go down as the biggest underachiever in the history of the NBA.
What do you guys think?
At least guys like Ewing and others made it to the finals, and they never even won MVP either..
Im Coming Home wrote:Embiid might go down as the biggest underachiever in the history of the NBA.
What do you guys think?
At least guys like Ewing and others made it to the finals, and they never even won MVP either..
Bum Adebayo wrote:Im Coming Home wrote:Embiid might go down as the biggest underachiever in the history of the NBA.
What do you guys think?
At least guys like Ewing and others made it to the finals, and they never even won MVP either..
Hard to say, as it depends on what your criteria is for underachiever. Relative to potential? perceived status? accolades?
I think it's safe to say he is probably the most underachiever ever in playoffs relative to how good he is in Regular Season. Dude would probably have 3 MVP if not for historically great RS performances from Jokic let's not forget that, it's not like his competiton in RS was poor, he really played at a very high level in RS. But the dropoff is so high it's not even funny.
Capn'O wrote:cgf wrote:Oscirus wrote:Randle admittedly makes a lot of boneheaded plays and often gets in the space of drivers, making it harder to score. On the other hand, his gravity alone pulls defense from Brunson and allows him to operate more efficiently. He's not as bad as non-Knicks fans think he is; however, he's also not as good as Knicks fans think he is.
Not sure how much I can agree with that when his harshest critics are certain knicks fans
Maybe he just meant3toheadmelo wrote:...
androbillionaire wrote:...
Capn'O wrote:We're the recovering meth addict older brother. And we've been clean for a few years now, thank you very much. Very uncouth to bring it up.