76ers 2025-2026 Season: The Rise of Skywalker (Thread 1)

[FlyingArrow]

Probably will tell the public it's to get more rest before next game and still have a few days before Fridays contest. The truth is likely they think they can bank the wizards as a W with him, and Orlando could be a L even with him.

Sounds about right. The math isn't hard once you have estimates of your odds with/without Embiid.

[Wilfried]

Not a fan of that decision. Play the Magic, miss the Wizards.

Yea I dont understand not wanting to play him against the bigger team. Would like to know what goes into making the decision on which team to play on the back to back.
Especially with Barlow out will be too undersized to compete with the magic.

Probably will tell the public it's to get more rest before next game and still have a few days before Fridays contest. The truth is likely they think they can bank the wizards as a W with him, and Orlando could be a L even with him.

Shouldn't we win the Wizards game without him?

[M2J]

Yea I dont understand not wanting to play him against the bigger team. Would like to know what goes into making the decision on which team to play on the back to back.
Especially with Barlow out will be too undersized to compete with the magic.

Probably will tell the public it's to get more rest before next game and still have a few days before Fridays contest. The truth is likely they think they can bank the wizards as a W with him, and Orlando could be a L even with him.

Shouldn't we win the Wizards game without him?

Well that's my point. But, I think they want to double down on that game with him. Team still has questions at backup center unfortunately

[BNelley24]

What’s the time table on PG? Do you guys think he still has juice left in the tank?

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

Probably will tell the public it's to get more rest before next game and still have a few days before Fridays contest. The truth is likely they think they can bank the wizards as a W with him, and Orlando could be a L even with him.

Shouldn't we win the Wizards game without him?

Well that's my point. But, I think they want to double down on that game with him. Team still has questions at backup center unfortunately

Either that, or they're giving Embiid a choice for which game he wants to play in. He was icing his knee in the Charlotte game, and while it's no cause for panic, it's concerning considering his history. Maybe they're giving him an extra day. I feel like this super cautious approach with him is going to get irritating, but it's really the only way to go about it. He's basically getting the Kawhi treatment, but on a different path.

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[the_process]

Yea I dont understand not wanting to play him against the bigger team. Would like to know what goes into making the decision on which team to play on the back to back.
Especially with Barlow out will be too undersized to compete with the magic.

Probably will tell the public it's to get more rest before next game and still have a few days before Fridays contest. The truth is likely they think they can bank the wizards as a W with him, and Orlando could be a L even with him.

Shouldn't we win the Wizards game without him?

Not necessarily.

[76ciology]

The way I see it, our team might’ve finally found the right formula to play without Jojo, and I hope I’m right. We’ve gone from bracing for a collapse every time he sits to actually looking forward to how the game unfolds when he’s off the floor.

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No praise for our FO for not re-signing Yabu?

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[M2J]

No praise for our FO for not re-signing Yabu?

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Yabu look fat again. They must've told him to prepare to play more center. Yabu of last year would've been great on this team though

[76ciology]

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Yabu look fat again. They must've told him to prepare to play more center. Yabu of last year would've been great on this team though

Just my observation, players tend to get out of shape once they join the Knicks. Maybe the New York food scene is just too good to resist.

[76ciology]

Ideally, George suits up next game so we can cut down Maxey and Edgecombe’s minutes, or at least have some backup talent ready in case they both look gassed tomorrow.

[M2J]

Ideally, George suits up next game so we can cut down Maxey and Edgecombe’s minutes, or at least have some backup talent ready in case they both look gassed tomorrow.

Hopefully Joel can take some of the load off them too. I'm ready to see how Nurse handles the full roster though..... He better not change a damn thing for Maxey and VJ though... Other than less minutes. Even if Joel gets into shape in a few weeks and capable of playing great ball

[Stanford]

Of course Morey knows better than I do. But I can still complain about stuff ya know.

[76ciology]

I’ve been hearing on podcasts about Paul George starting at the 4, but the way I see it, we need Barlow there given how Embiid is playing. I think George should start at the 3 with Oubre backing him up. Oubre’s offensive role right now fits also very well with George. From there, we can build a solid 4–5 rotation with Barlow–Embiid and Walker or Watford/Bona or Drummond.

[Ferry Avenue]

The way I see it, our team might’ve finally found the right formula to play without Jojo, and I hope I’m right. We’ve gone from bracing for a collapse every time he sits to actually looking forward to how the game unfolds when he’s off the floor.

The danger however is that whenever you put him on the floor there is "gravity" with regard to giving him the ball offensively, and that can disrupt what we've been seeing through the first three games here.

That "gravity" doesn't exist with Bona or the kinds of centers who are most effective in today's perimeter-driven NBA game.

People here have talked for years about how "the team just stands around out there." I suspect that's a function of giving Embiid the ball at the arc or in the midrange and having the offense go through him. Nobody is standing around nowadays with these top-notch guards/wings flying all over the court, because the offense is going through them.

[sodmoraes]

I know its way too early, but who do you guys see as east's contender this year? The way i see it, the Knicks and the Cavs are the only teams who are really better than us. After that, you have some good teams, like the bucks, bulls and the pistons( maybe the magic if they start playing well), but i think we are better than them, if we get PG and Embiid at a decent level.

The east looks so bad this year, that maybe its our best chance to go to the conference finals lol.

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[M2J]

I’ve been hearing on podcasts about Paul George starting at the 4, but the way I see it, we need Barlow there given how Embiid is playing. I think George should start at the 3 with Oubre backing him up. Oubre’s offensive role right now fits also very well with George. From there, we can build a solid 4–5 rotation with Barlow–Embiid and Walker or Watford/Bona or Drummond.

Interested in Watford.... Walker needs to be a break glass in case of emergency player at the 4/5.

We've actually seen a fair amount of Oubre at 4 with the 3 guards.... George can fit in there somewhere...anywhere from the 2-4 theoretically. George of last season would still be the best defender.

I think you said it before, or someone did.... This roster has a ton of versatility.. Theoretically at least. Watford and Barlow could be the sizeable 4s to Oubre and George being the smaller versions.

It unfortunately is still dependent on Joel being healthy. The roster doesn't seen to require him to average 30 anymore, but instead to be a defender and block out and still a shooting threat

[M2J]

I know its way too early, but who do you guys see as east's contender this year? The way i see it, the Knicks and the Cavs are the only teams who are really better than us. After that, you have some good teams, like the bucks, bulls and the pistons( maybe the magic if they start playing well), but i think we are better than them, if we get PG and Embiid at a decent level.

The east looks so bad this year, that maybe its our best chance to go to the conference finals lol.

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In a couple of weeks when we can't blame game shape on Joel... We'll know a lot. But I will literally say that he may have had worse starts to a year where he finished top 2 MVP and he just came off a game scoring 20 in 20 limited minutes on 11 shots vs what will be a team in the playoff mix