Game 75: 76ers vs Denver -- No Joel No problem.

[the_process]

I've been the main Embiid defender in this board, most of you know this. Not anymore, I'm officially Embiid hater n1 after the BS he is pulling today.

And here comes the heel turn

I know most are annoyed but I find it humorous in its predictability.

[Bum Adebayo]

Embiid got kicked in the calf and was legitimately hobbled by it. What if he played and the calf injury turned into something else. Achilles heel strain or worse. People would be killing him about putting his individual needs, MVP award, over the team needs of being healthy for the playoffs.

3 years in a row not playing in Denver, come on man let's stop with this BS, he also said "I'm gonna need rest soon", but no problem playing back to back on the road? even if he had no calf issue before the Suns game, knowing him, he would've liked to be in top form against Nuggets in Denver to perform as best as possible in that game, don't you think? if he had the intention of playing against Nuggets in Denver, he would've 100% skipped the game against Suns.

Do you realize that generally the game in Denver is during the 2nd half of the season? It's when he load manages or gets injured. You're making something out of nothing.

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No I'm not, him having more issues than most players with stamina + Denver being the highest altitude = equation solved. He doesn't like playing in altitude, and he choses this game (and Jazz games in Utah most seasons) to rest.

[Murray_17]

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Yeah, Springer should be getting minutes next season, hopefully his shot eventually comes.

[Eyeamok]

3 years in a row not playing in Denver, come on man let's stop with this BS, he also said "I'm gonna need rest soon", but no problem playing back to back on the road? even if he had no calf issue before the Suns game, knowing him, he would've liked to be in top form against Nuggets in Denver to perform as best as possible in that game, don't you think? if he had the intention of playing against Nuggets in Denver, he would've 100% skipped the game against Suns.

Do you realize that generally the game in Denver is during the 2nd half of the season? It's when he load manages or gets injured. You're making something out of nothing.

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No I'm not, him having more issues than most players with stamina + Denver being the highest altitude = equation solved. He doesn't like playing in altitude, and he choses this game (and Jazz games in Utah most seasons) to rest.

OK so let's say you are right. What's the problem with that? Embiid knows his body and his needs better than anyone else. So he should listen to it correct. Others may call him soft his ducking or whatever but it's his body and Lord knows he has gone though a lot just to get here, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. He does not feel up to it. That's good enough for me.

[phillynative]

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Yeah, Springer should be getting minutes next season, hopefully his shot eventually comes.

We need him to develop his shot so he can replace Melton and we ship Melton out for something like a late first or a shooter, playmaker or something of need.

[Negrodamus]

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Yeah, Springer should be getting minutes next season, hopefully his shot eventually comes.

He should be getting minutes now. Top flight defender who can get to the rim and draw fouls.

[Murray_17]

He should be getting minutes now. Top flight defender who can get to the rim and draw fouls.

I mean, yeah, i would play him now but doc.

Next season doc (or whoever replaces him) is gonna be forced to play him with Shake out of the team

[mjkvol]

One of the innumerable infuriating things about Rivers is his refusal to give young players any serious run in the regular season to see what you might have, possibly giving you another option come playoff time. It took his being backed to the wall to allow Maxey to step out, otherwise we'd probably still be wondering if that was a wasted pick as well.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I think Springer absolutely needs to be on the playoff roster if at all possible. Obviously Doc is going to be a stubborn bastard, but who knows? He may get desperate and put Springer in the game to harass the likes of Jaylen Brown or Jrue Holiday for a few minutes. Hopefully he's smart enough to save him for a surprise situation like that if we can get to the second round and end up matching up with Boston. They'd never suspect him to put him in the game and no teams right now are even dreaming of game planning for him. I'm not saying play him 20 minutes, but throw him in for a few minutes just to disrupt the flow. Give him a short leash, I'm not sure what the big deal is. We should start doing it now.

[76ciology]

One of the innumerable infuriating things about Rivers is his refusal to give young players any serious run in the regular season to see what you might have, possibly giving you another option come playoff time. It took his being backed to the wall to allow Maxey to step out, otherwise we'd probably still be wondering if that was a wasted pick as well.

He’ll give them PT if they’re really good look.

We’re talking about a dime in a dozen flawed role player in Springer. Who I’d rather have DHJ, who could atleast shoot 3s.

It’s not like we have the next SGA or Rondo off the bench here.

[Mik317]

i think Springer is mid at best but we'd never find out.

Joe is one of the best shooters in the league this season...and why its easy to say "well he didn't play well when he got chances" and thats true...I wonder why its true? Thybulle mentioned it and people took that as a hit against philly fans but its Doc. Young guys know they are going to get pulled if they **** up too much and may never see the light of day again. That leads to them pressing, playing scared, and then **** up anyway. Maxey is lucky that Ben was a hoe ass dude and sat out because Doc couldn't wait to bench him. Hell he did this season and lied about it being Maxey's idea. He played George Hill's corpse over Maxey and constantly wants Maxey to play like Rondo...dude is washed and the reason his "best" coaching comes in games we are missing dudes is because he has no choice but to use his full roster. He has been carried by Biid hitting every middy and Harden being an elite passer because he has no clue what else to really do. There is so much more that this flawed ass roster could do than what we do. We should use Maxey's speed as a weirdo version of the old JJ DHO play that gets him downhill...but nope. Run some pick and pops with Tobias and Harden. When you do go to PJ at the 5...make sure its with McDaniels and House so they can switch and create havoc. There are tons of things a better coach could do but Doc does not have that creativity...

and thats why none of this matters lol. He got another chance due to flaming out due to injury rather than JUST his poor decisions and probably will get another mulligan because the ownership group is too busy buying an NFL team to pay for him to sit at home and another late season flukey run.

[mjkvol]

One of the innumerable infuriating things about Rivers is his refusal to give young players any serious run in the regular season to see what you might have, possibly giving you another option come playoff time. It took his being backed to the wall to allow Maxey to step out, otherwise we'd probably still be wondering if that was a wasted pick as well.

He’ll give them PT if they’re really good look.

We’re talking about a dime in a dozen flawed role player in Springer. Who I’d rather have DHJ, who could atleast shoot 3s.

It’s not like we have the next SGA or Rondo off the bench here.

No one is suggesting anything remotely like that - we're talking about a role player who has the potential to play what can be an incredibly valuable role in certain big spots.

As for your first sentence, I can only laugh at how you suggest that Rivers has even a semblance of an open mind. He 'adjusts' only when there is no other option, especially with regard to young players.

[Murray_17]

And as we have this discussion Springer was sent back to Delaware

[phillynative]

Doc is a troll and he hates philly media and fans

[the_process]

This board cracks me up.

Springer.