skywalker33 wrote:Hearing Davis may supplant Embiid as starting C on team USA, isn't he in top shape, not playing "team" ball, or what ?? Embiid is more dominant that AD, what's going on ?
Against smaller defenders and non intense competition, AD is more effective because of his wing-like traits. However, against bigger defenders and more intense competition, Embiid is more impactful as he neutralizes the opponent's size advantage and is a better scorer on tight defense.
From what I've seen on social media, Embiid often starts slow, and this might be another example of that.
Players like Bam or AD offer more defensive versatility; they can play effectively in zone defense or switch against less athletic international players. Offensively, Embiid's contributions aren't as valued because players like Curry or Ant Edwards can generate higher points per possession against non tight defense. Embiid's offensive value becomes crucial when Curry or Ant struggle to generate shots, necessitating the need to dump the ball to him.
Embiid is also called upon by Team USA not for matchups against players like Dwight Powell or Jock Landale, but for facing elite players like Jokic and potentially the twin towers of France, and most importantly for facing top teams on a do or die where these teams would lock up on our scorers and would need Embiid’s iso scoring and not for friendly matches where Tyrese Haliburton can look like an allstar.
In my perspective, it’s an overkill for Team USA to add Embiid. It might be an overreaction for their flop last summer with Walker Kessler as their starting C. And it’s just for an insurance just in case the top teams are able to lockdown guys like Ant Edwards, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry and if Jokic and France’s twin towers just proves too much for Team USA.
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