Chokic wrote:Infinite Llamas wrote:Chokic wrote:
Ppl can whine and cry about jokic was robbed of his 3rd mvp and should have won mvp last season but you can make the same argument that Embiid was robbed in 2022 instead of jokic. Jokic won w/ the media narrative that he did more w/ less(no murray and mpj) but the media completely ignored the sixers had a better record than nuggets despite playing in a stronger eastern conference and simmons(at the time 2nd best player) not playing and almost sabotaging the team.
So if it played out where jokic won 1st(2021) embiid won 2nd(2022) the rhetoric about jokic not having made the finals would have been used against him as the mvps have been split and jokic would have been going for his 2nd in 2023. Going for a 3peat mvp w/o a finals appearance and joining a exclusive club who actually won titles sets a bad precedent and tarnishes the accomplishment.
I think ppl are being too harsh on Embiid for his postseason woes. As already been stated ad nauseum he's been playing injured for most of his playoff runs. Based on how dominant hes been the past few seasons we have to at least give him the benefit of doubt that he would play much better when fully healthy. He hasnt shown any past indicatkon of mental choking like james harden. Let's see how he looks this playoffs after he wins his back to back mvp. If he's fully healthy and still loses w/ a competent head coach in nurse then he deserves all the criticism.
And yet, despite the 76ers having a better record and Jokic not having his #2 or 3…
Jokic 46 individual wins
Embiid 45 individual wins
Western conference was weak that year.
Nikola Jokic averaged 25.7 points, 13.7 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 27 games against the Eastern Conference in 2021-22..
Also Nikola Jokic had a record of 18-9 against the Eastern Conference in 2021-22.
A better record AGAINST the East vs West that year. What else you got? Easy work. Tell me again why Embiid was robbed
