The Legend of Joel Embiid

[Ericb5]

I think they can afford to pay a little tax after we've been at the cap FLOOR these last couple years.

The tax has nothing to do with it. Pure cap space is what we would need to sign a Max free agent.


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[76ciology]

Is it OK to lie on the floor when you take breaks when playing ball? I know Nash used to do this.

[76ciology]

http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2018/02/sixers_mishandled_joel_embiid_against_the_clippers.html

[Sixersftw]

http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2018/02/sixers_mishandled_joel_embiid_against_the_clippers.html

Real talk, yesterday's game was the first time it felt like last year. He was a bit reckless, his legs weren't always under him, and I was screaming at my TV at points to get him out of the game. A minute restriction on the Back to back seems wise.

[sixers hoops]

http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2018/02/sixers_mishandled_joel_embiid_against_the_clippers.html

Real talk, yesterday's game was the first time it felt like last year. He was a bit reckless, his legs weren't always under him, and I was screaming at my TV at points to get him out of the game. A minute restriction on the Back to back seems wise.

He seemed fine. If he wasn’t seriously injured, then put him back in. However, if there is one medical staff that I don’t trust, it’s obviously ours.

[Black Mage]

The point is Brett has said they don't want him out there if he is gassed because that increases likelihood of an injury.

I was at the game last night and you could see he was gassed for minutes before that almost injury. He was laboring, his shots were all hitting front rim. He was coming up court slower and his body control was loose.

There is no way the Sixers couldn't see he was esxhausted and the decision to keep him out there was malpractice.

Embiid is too important to risk just because you have no faith in your backups to hold a lead. We dodged a bullet, but it should never have come to that.

I am very disappointed in BB and I am not shocked that our moron doctors didn't step in and recommend pulling him.

[XDevilBoiX]

The point is Brett has said they don't want him out there if he is gassed because that increases likelihood of an injury.

I was at the game last night and you could see he was gassed for minutes before that almost injury. He was laboring, his shots were all hitting front rim. He was coming up court slower and his body control was loose.

There is no way the Sixers couldn't see he was esxhausted and the decision to keep him out there was malpractice.

Embiid is too important to risk just because you have no faith in your backups to hold a lead. We dodged a bullet, but it should never have come to that.

I am very disappointed in BB and I am not shocked that our moron doctors didn't step in and recommend pulling him.

Yeah, I saw clearly how tired Embiid was too on TV. Was part of why he was fumbling all over the place, he just pushes himself too much to win the game. Brett should have seen it but I guess winning the game was more important. I’m getting fed up with him as a coach.

We’ve seen time and time again this management team is **** up. They played Embiid last year with a torn meniscus, they played Fultz at the start of the year with a jacked shoulder. I wouldn’t be surprise at all what they will do next for attention. Just hope Harris sells this team soon so they can clean house before they **** up this team more.

[76thBearCub]

I'd like a minute restriction on 2nd back to backs. I don't even care if it's common for him to sit out b2bs. I want to watch him in the playoffs.

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[76thBearCub]

If they're going to do scheduled rests though they need to **** tell us. Some of us only get a few chances a year to catch a game.

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[cool93]

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a risk in pkaying him b2b but they do it for PR reasons

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[Black Mage]

Overall, I think Brett is a good coach. I don't think he managed last night well at all. HOWEVER, it is our team staff and docs that are supposed to advise him if Embiid is too tired and needs a rest. They all failed our franchise star last night.

[Kobblehead]

Unfortunately, not playing in back-to-backs became a narrative and Embiid is mindful of and actively combating it. I blame the All-Star discussions over the last two seasons. All the national talking heads kept referencing Embiid's lightened workload and it sounds like he's heard every word of it.

Just have to manage his substitution pattern during back-to-backs. Brett has to space out his minutes more and give more frequent breathers.

[Ericb5]

Unfortunately, not playing in back-to-backs became a narrative and Embiid is mindful of and actively combating it. I blame the All-Star discussions over the last two seasons. All the national talking heads kept referencing Embiid's lightened workload and it sounds like he's heard every word of it.

Just have to manage his substitution pattern during back-to-backs. Brett has to space out his minutes more and give more frequent breathers.

The not playing in back to backs was always expected to be a temporary thing. He finally worked his way through that, and that is a significant milestone in his career.

I think that there was nothing wrong with Embiid coming back into the game. He was checked out and said he was fine. Banging your knee like that hurts like hell, but it isn’t dangerous.

I never played much basketball myself, but in soccer I banged my knee on the turf hard lots of times, and it is a short duration of extreme pain, which doesn’t linger at all. It isn’t an injury. It is just like banging your head on something, or stubbing your toe. You roll on the ground for a minute or two, but often don’t even need to come out of the game because it goes away quickly.

Yeah, he did look tired, but it was a very contested game at the time, and you don’t take him out at the expense of winning the game unless there is something really dangerous going on.

He will just have to get his stamina to the point where he can be strong in both games of a back to back all the way through. Hell, he just dominated both games of a back to back. He is fine.

I love that he is getting more dunks now too.
As long as he stays healthy we are going to play at a 50 win level for the rest of the season, and probably end up above teams like Miami, Indiana, and Washington.


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[kingofthecourt67]

I really hope he doesn't play tomorrow against the Knicks, or if he does, he's on some sort of mid-20s minute restrictions.He's played in 5 games in an 8 day span. He was clearly laboring and not taking care of himself out there. The Knicks are severely depleted without KP coming off a loss today to the Pacers and we have a way more important game against the Heat on Wed. Seems like a pretty easy decision to sit him.

[Mik317]

Amir was standing on the sideline ready to come in for quite a bit before Embiid fell. There simply wasn't any breaks in the action and calling a timeout wasn't optimal.

[kingofthecourt67]

Amir was standing on the sideline ready to come in for quite a bit before Embiid fell. There simply wasn't any breaks in the action and calling a timeout wasn't optimal.

I agree--and I don't think it's Brett's fault. He's made it pretty clear he's stepping away from any medical decisions which is probably smart given how convoluted that can get with basically any player on our team. I would have liked to see some team mandated minutes restrictions though given his lack of B2Bs and lower limb soreness. That's on Colangelo to be a man of action and intervene. We're very lucky if in fact he did avoid any serious injury.

[Simmons25]

http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2018/02/sixers_mishandled_joel_embiid_against_the_clippers.html

Quite possibly the most ridiculous article I have ever read.

It is like this Zack Rosenblatt clown had already decided he was going to write this article regardless as soon as Embiid went into the rooms and that he was desperately hoping he did re-injure himself or would be found to have something wrong with his knee after the game just so he could say I told you so. And when that didn't happen decided to write the article anyway

[76ciology]

http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2018/02/sixers_mishandled_joel_embiid_against_the_clippers.html

Quite possibly the most ridiculous article I have ever read.

It is like this Zack Rosenblatt clown had already decided he was going to write this article regardless as soon as Embiid went into the rooms and that he was desperately hoping he did re-injure himself or would be found to have something wrong with his knee after the game just so he could say I told you so. And when that didn't happen decided to write the article anyway

Thats why its damn you do and damn you dont with them.

Everybody needs to understand that injuries are serious and unpredictable. And most importantly, they are private info than public info. Let the specialized guys handle it. If you think you’re smarter, then apply to be our team’s doctor.

[TFK]

I just came here to say that while I love Embiid, I think he’s becoming too much of an ass with his antics. Like, there’s a difference between “just having fun” and letting your personality shine, which I think is great, versus doing just jackass things on the court like waiving bye to players who fouled out and throwing the ball at guys on the ground for no reason (he only got a delay of game for it Saturday, but he should’ve gotten a tech).

He just does a lot of bush league stuff, and I hope somebody is able to rein him in where he can still display his personality without being a Richard about it.

That is all. Carry on...

[XtremeDunkz]

I just came here to say that while I love Embiid, I think he’s becoming too much of an ass with his antics. Like, there’s a difference between “just having fun” and letting your personality shine, which I think is great, versus doing just jackass things on the court like waiving bye to players who fouled out and throwing the ball at guys on the ground for no reason (he only got a delay of game for it Saturday, but he should’ve gotten a tech).

He just does a lot of bush league stuff, and I hope somebody is able to rein him in where he can still display his personality without being a Richard about it.

That is all. Carry on...

?? lol please show me where he threw the ball at someone.