Giannis? Huh? He just missed the last 2 games and is questionable again...HotRocks34 wrote:Giannis gaining fast.
Still can't see Embiid at this point in time.
Since the last straw poll was taken, here are the team records:
BUCKS.......8-1 (3-0 without Giannis)
NUGGS......5-3 (all with Jokic)
SIXERS.......5-3 (1-0 without Embiid)
Sixers recently lost 3 in a row with Embiid, 2 of those coming at home.
Denver's recent stumbles likely help Giannis the most, although of course Embiid also benefits. But with Denver and Philly having the same record since the last straw poll, can't see how Embiid has made up any ground. And he had a huge amount of ground to make up as he was at 490 total points to Jokic's 913.
But there's hope now for Jokic's challengers. I know someone posted Mannix talking to Nick Wright earlier in the thread but Mannix was someone who voted for Embiid last year and was an outlier in that (only 1/4 of the voters had Embiid as their top choice). So he's a guy that has already shown he's ready to pull away from Jokic.
Things are definitely getting more interesting, though. Denver has opened the door up for Giannis and Embiid. We'll see if one of them can walk through it.
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