Joel Embiid -- The Process is now Live

bedjawII · Post #241 » by **bedjawII** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 4:09 pm

Ericb5 wrote:I don't see any concerns with fluidity at all. He does what he wants to do on the court. I think he is still working himself into shape and gets tired by the end of his 4 minute shifts, and I see him falling periodically, which maybe can be improved with strengthening his base.

Generally speaking though, he is the athlete that we thought he was.

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Yes. His agility seems to becoming back. Plus he is 7' 2". He'll never move like a 6' 8" guy but he is way more agile then almost every big. He still rounding into form physically.

Ericb5 · Post #242 » by **Ericb5** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:00 am

bedjawII wrote:
Ericb5 wrote:
CoreyGallagher wrote:

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That's awesome! Lol

Btw, it is quietly annoying to me that the article on ESPN today is calling Towns the future of the league.

Towns, Davis, Cousins and Embiid are the most talented big men in the league, and different people may rank them differently, but I personally think that Embiid will be number 1 by this time next year.

The national guys still haven't taken full notice of him. Yes he fouls, and turns the ball over more than the other guys, but he is going to figure that out, and then it will be no contest.

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I think it's quite ok. Nobody is the future of the league after 8 games

I know that he hasn't proven it yet, but it is presumptuous to call Towns the future of the NBA when there is a young superstar in Anthony Davis that is currently better, and just as talented, and another prospect that has even more potential that just came into the league.

I think that any of those three guys could be the "future of the league". Still whatever. It's just one guy's opinion.

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Post #243 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Tue Nov 22, 2016 6:29 pm

Cool, short video by ESPN. Can't wait until we have more footage of Embiid to get some legitimate montages.

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phiphan · Post #244 » by **phiphan** » Tue Nov 22, 2016 6:34 pm

ESPN editing took over 200 hours in MS Paint

Post #245 » by **CoreyGallagher** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:25 pm

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With minute restriction, crazy.

76ciology · Post #246 » by **76ciology** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:39 pm

A lot of promising bigs but none has the impact of Embiid on D.

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ReturnofMVP3 · Post #247 » by **ReturnofMVP3** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:30 am

I like Joel, he is a good player. Rooting for him and this franchise.

bye.

cksdayoff · Post #248 » by **cksdayoff** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:30 am

i'm assuming embiid won't be playing tonight against the raptors. sucks

dalton749 · Post #249 » by **dalton749** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 1:19 pm

cksdayoff wrote:i'm assuming embiid won't be playing tonight against the raptors. sucks

Yup. I want to see him go against valanciunas. It'll be a very physical battle which I expect things will get heated.

Ericb5 · Post #250 » by **Ericb5** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:45 pm

dalton749 wrote:
cksdayoff wrote:i'm assuming embiid won't be playing tonight against the raptors. sucks

Yup. I want to see him go against valanciunas. It'll be a very physical battle which I expect things will get heated.

He should be back on Wednesday though to play Boogie. Looking forward to that one for sure.

VinBaker6 · Post #251 » by **VinBaker6** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:08 pm

Such a fan of the Process. You guys deserve him. Favorite big man in the NBA.

Hipster Doofus · Post #252 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 10:22 pm

Gameplan for tonight (since there's no game thread...)

- Glue stick Covington to Demar. He's the best midrange player/shooter in the game.
- Have Okafor try to push Jonas out of the paint, where he's a handful. Should be a good matchup between those two.
- Contest every Ross three pointer. Although this season he's driving more.
- Okafor, Stauskas and Henderson need to have good games for us to have a chance.

eyeatoma · Post #253 » by **eyeatoma** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:55 am

Loving how Joel is developing so far... Wonder if he'll ever have the sprints he shows in the first two clips of this video... They way he ran in those first two possessions is what impressed me the most when i first learned about him... He was running like a massive small forward in those clips... Incredibly agile, nimble on his feet, massive strides and speed... He does seem to lumber a bit now... He has said he's not in his best shape... I do wonder if he needs to lose about 10 lbs, to get back to that... Or if his additional height will prevent him from running like that... Interestingly enough the third clips is what he runs like now... More upright, strides are not as long or as fluid...

Thoughts???

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eyeatoma · Post #254 » by **eyeatoma** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:01 pm

Also... The pop he has on these dunks are ridiculous... Haven't seen that once this season.. Again, I think it's the additional weight, and being away from the game for 2 years... Just wondering... How long does it take to get that athleticism back? Does it come back?

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(P.S. It was after this workout that he found out he broke his foot, so not sure if he just doesn't want to got that hard anymore)

Also, looks like you need to click the youtube button to play it... Can't be played through our forums...

Ericb5 · Post #255 » by **Ericb5** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:25 pm

eyeatoma wrote:Also... The pop he has on these dunks are ridiculous... Haven't seen that once this season.. Again, I think it's the additional weight, and being away from the game for 2 years... Just wondering... How long does it take to get that athleticism back? Does it come back?

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(P.S. It was after this workout that he found out he broke his foot, so not sure if he just doesn't want to got that hard anymore)

He weighs more in that workout video than he does today.

Assuming that he is still 276 today, as he was to start the year, he was supposedly 280 in that work out, despite being up to 2 inches shorter.

I definitely think that his legs aren't completely back yet though. The hunched over running motion just seems like a basic jog. When he needs to turn it on, he does.

It's the explosion in his legs that he says hasn't returned yet.

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eyeatoma · Post #256 » by **eyeatoma** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 12:27 pm

Ericb5 wrote:
eyeatoma wrote:Also... The pop he has on these dunks are ridiculous... Haven't seen that once this season.. Again, I think it's the additional weight, and being away from the game for 2 years... Just wondering... How long does it take to get that athleticism back? Does it come back?

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(P.S. It was after this workout that he found out he broke his foot, so not sure if he just doesn't want to got that hard anymore)

He weighs more in that workout video than he does today.

Assuming that he is still 276 today, as he was to start the year, he was supposedly 280 in that work out, despite being up to 2 inches shorter.

I definitely think that his legs aren't completely back yet though. The hunched over running motion just seems like a basic jog. When he needs to turn it on, he does.

It's the explosion in his legs that he says hasn't returned yet.

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He was 280 in that workout and he had those springs? Makes me hopeful he might get it back then...

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Ericb5 · Post #257 » by **Ericb5** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:41 pm

Embiid's minutes increased to 28 tonight!!!!

Great news.

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Post #258 » by **Sixerscan** » Thu Dec 1, 2016 3:40 am

eyeatoma wrote:Also... The pop he has on these dunks are ridiculous... Haven't seen that once this season.. Again, I think it's the additional weight, and being away from the game for 2 years... Just wondering... How long does it take to get that athleticism back? Does it come back?

Watch on YouTube
(P.S. It was after this workout that he found out he broke his foot, so not sure if he just doesn't want to got that hard anymore)

Also, looks like you need to click the youtube button to play it... Can't be played through our forums...

I think he'll regain some of this when he has a summer to lift weights, do plyometrics etc.

What's also interesting is that they barely had him taking midrange shots in that and now 2.5 years later he's shooting 50% from 3 lol. Pretty sure if he was shooting like that back then the Cavs would have had no choice but to take him #1 even with the foot.

Post #259 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Thu Dec 1, 2016 5:05 am

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76ciology · Post #260 » by **76ciology** » Thu Dec 1, 2016 5:10 am

Ericb5 wrote:Embiid's minutes increased to 28 tonight!!!!

Great news.

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28mpg is comparable (28-29mpg range) to the ff:
- Tristan Thompson
- Valanciunas
- Dwight Howard
- Drummond