eyeatoma wrote:ivysixer2000 wrote:Embiid's defensive intensity just wasnt that good, really.
This is what I've been saying... He is having difficulty bringing it... I'm telling you his conditioning isn't where it needs to be... I'm starting to get why the sixers have him on a minutes limit. He normally rotates so quickly, and he hasn't done that often at all in the games I've seen him play...
I agree, Jojo just isn't in basketball shape. Sure he's been getting stronger and bigger by lifting, running, and such. But he's not in NBA shape...yet.
The Process will take a lil while to get into basketball shape, cause he did look a lil lazy at times out there. Some may think he was holding back to prevent injury, but he wasn't, he's not the kind that holds back. He was just tired.
Putting up 18/13 in those limited minutes, in bad shape, is special. All we can do is wait for him to actually be in shape to see what will happen. One encouraging thing was he really looked like he was stronger in his landings, even if he is out of basketball shape. I didn't see him land as awkwardly as in the past, so we should be very, very happy about that.