So how about Joel Embiid

[Upperclass]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

[Kolkmania]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

He's not going to be the best center in the NBA this season as some here say, but after 2.5 years without a competitive game he's already averaging something like 10/6 in 15 minutes. I know it's preseason, but he's been going up against Drummond, Marjanovic, A. Johnson, Horford, Gortat and Gasol and was never outclassed, on the contrary.

Why do you think he'll likely be a 11/7 career guy? Even if his career lasts for a short period, I'm sure he'll put better numbers on the board than 11/7.

[kc11]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

you trollin´, right? only injury can stop this guy from becoming at least a very, very solid center.

right now, if you ask me and considering future potential in the first place, I´d put only these few big men above or in line with Embiid:

Cousins, Drummond, Gobert, Adams, Whiteside, Jokic

EDIT: + of course Towns

[Eyeamok]

As positive as this thread could and should become, as Embiid continues to improve. You know there are probably a bunch of "haters" just sitting at their keyboards reading about his progress and foaming at the mouth. They are just waiting for something negative to happen or hoping he does not reach his potential so they can jump on this thread and the board and say, "Look look I told you so....I knew I was right !" You people know who you are. It must be sad going through life like this !

[OkcSinceSGA]

KAT is the real center with that first ballot HOF potential. Yet some of you believe a guy who hasn't played in 2 years is going to be better than KAT? As for the guy who said he would take him over DJ he has a very long way to go until he's a 13/15/2 blocks guy with elite efficiency and DPOY discussion worthy. Then you have Cousins, Drummond and a few other really good centers that I doubt he will be better than.

Maybe eventually he's an all star but to suggest he will be the best or is the next Drob/Shaq/Kareem etc is a huge, HUGE, YUGE overreaction.

[Quentin]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

you trollin´, right? only injury can stop this guy from becoming at least a very, very solid center.

right now, if you ask me and considering future potential in the first place, I´d put only these few big men above or in line with Embiid:

Cousins, Drummond, Gobert, Adams, Whiteside, Jokic

LOL. KAT.

[OkcSinceSGA]

As positive as this thread could and should become, as Embiid continues to improve. You know there are probably a bunch of "haters" just sitting at their keyboards reading about his progress and foaming at the mouth. They are just waiting for something negative to happen or hoping he does not reach his potential so they can jump on this thread and the board and say, "Look look I told you so....I knew I was right !" You people know who you are. It must be sad going through life like this !

Sixers fans are very interesting. They say things like this to where you legit can't tell if they live in a fantasy world and are being serious, or if they are trolling and joking about it. Nobody here is saying Embiid lacks potential to be a really good player. But when you start talking about 20/12 numbers (as someone said) and David Robinson, Kareem etc you are setting the bar REALLY high.

You're basically saying a guy who's played 4 preseason games after missing two full seasons is a first ballot hall of famer. You don't see how silly that seems?

[Sixersftw]

Sixers fans are very interesting. They say things like this to where you legit can't tell if they live in a fantasy world and are being serious, or if they are trolling and joking about it. Nobody here is saying Embiid lacks potential to be a really good player. But when you start talking about 20/12 numbers (as someone said) and David Robinson, Kareem etc you are setting the bar REALLY high.

You're basically saying a guy who's played 4 preseason games after missing two full seasons is a first ballot hall of famer. You don't see how silly that seems?

By and large,those aren't Sixers fans saying that in this thread.

[Misteclipse]

As positive as this thread could and should become, as Embiid continues to improve. You know there are probably a bunch of "haters" just sitting at their keyboards reading about his progress and foaming at the mouth. They are just waiting for something negative to happen or hoping he does not reach his potential so they can jump on this thread and the board and say, "Look look I told you so....I knew I was right !" You people know who you are. It must be sad going through life like this !

Sixers fans are very interesting. They say things like this to where you legit can't tell if they live in a fantasy world and are being serious, or if they are trolling and joking about it. Nobody here is saying Embiid lacks potential to be a really good player. But when you start talking about 20/12 numbers (as someone said) and David Robinson, Kareem etc you are setting the bar REALLY high.

You're basically saying a guy who's played 4 preseason games after missing two full seasons is a first ballot hall of famer. You don't see how silly that seems?

Yet nothing in that statement was really inaccurate. There are lots of people in this forum who want nothing more than for Embiid to get injured again to support their agendas. You can go to any Sixers thread in the GB the last 3 years to see how obvious that is.

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[Ericb5]

Embiid has more potential than any of the current centers, but that doesn't mean that he is better than them today.

However, I think he will prove that within 2 years if he stays healthy.

He may even average 20-10 this season if he can play enough minutes.




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[Tave]

I like the enthusiasm for a guy coming back from injury but a lot of these "highlights" are kinda tepid--those put backs especially when he's just barely squeeeeeezing it in over the top of the rim.

This is a league where guys elevate like:

Watch on YouTube

Let's get him in some real games against quality starters that are actually trying before we vote him in the Hall m'kay?

[meetbishop]

This hype train is going bananas, seriously.

Man check out his defense on Wall this guy is going to be really good if he is able to stay health.

[Stanford]

This hype train is going bananas, seriously.

Man check out his defense on Wall this guy is going to be really good if he is able to stay health.

Check out the delusional Sixers fan over here

[BullyKing]

As for the guy who said he would take him over DJ he has a very long way to go until he's a 13/15/2 blocks guy with elite efficiency and DPOY discussion worthy.

He's playing an additional five minutes a game from surpassing those numbers.

[zeebneeb]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

He's not going to be the best center in the NBA this season as some here say, but after 2.5 years without a competitive game he's already averaging something like 10/6 in 15 minutes. I know it's preseason, but he's been going up against Drummond, Marjanovic, A. Johnson, Horford, Gortat and Gasol and was never outclassed, on the contrary.

Why do you think he'll likely be a 11/7 career guy? Even if his career lasts for a short period, I'm sure he'll put better numbers on the board than 11/7.

Let's wait until the regular season until we proclaim anything shall we?

Skepticism is warranted in this case as it's been two years since he's been drafted.

[kc11]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

you trollin´, right? only injury can stop this guy from becoming at least a very, very solid center.

right now, if you ask me and considering future potential in the first place, I´d put only these few big men above or in line with Embiid:

Cousins, Drummond, Gobert, Adams, Whiteside, Jokic

LOL. KAT.

true, I forgot the probably most promising one.

[Ericb5]

As a Sixer fan I think that we ought to just keep our mouths closed for now.

If Embiid is healthy a month from now and playing 20-24 minutes, the naysayers will become a very small minority.

There will be no denying what he is doing.

His per 36 mpg stats already tell a story, but if he is doing the same thing by Dec 1st, let's say, in 24 minutes then it will be considered "real" in the minds of the basketball masses.


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[Patsfan1081]

Lol at this thread. Embiid will likely be a career 11/7 guy, with a few ejections per year from his hot-headedness and numerous nagging injuries. Kid is nowhere near David Robinson level .. wth?

He's not going to be the best center in the NBA this season as some here say, but after 2.5 years without a competitive game he's already averaging something like 10/6 in 15 minutes. I know it's preseason, but he's been going up against Drummond, Marjanovic, A. Johnson, Horford, Gortat and Gasol and was never outclassed, on the contrary.

Why do you think he'll likely be a 11/7 career guy? Even if his career lasts for a short period, I'm sure he'll put better numbers on the board than 11/7.

He never went up against Horford and he was up against Drummond and Gasol for maybe five minutes. There's a lot to be excited about with Embiid and if you can't see his upside when he's on the court then you have to be blind. He does have a ton of rust to shake off and again it's preseason. He had 12 rebounds in 14 minutes, but also had seven turnovers in that amount of time so it's fair to say that there's going to be a lot of learning going on this season after being off the court for so long. Some of these lofty comps and predictions are a little premature.

[Patsfan1081]

As positive as this thread could and should become, as Embiid continues to improve. You know there are probably a bunch of "haters" just sitting at their keyboards reading about his progress and foaming at the mouth. They are just waiting for something negative to happen or hoping he does not reach his potential so they can jump on this thread and the board and say, "Look look I told you so....I knew I was right !" You people know who you are. It must be sad going through life like this !

I think you're describing every fan base. Alot of fans, especially oppsing Celtic fans were calling Brown a bust and a reach after the draft. He's played pretty decent in the summer league and preseason but you can guarentee when he struggles you're going to see the comments start popping up. The same with Hield and the same with Bender, they just have that stigma about them. It's not about the player really, fans are just looking for an excuse to throw shade if they see another team getting attention.

[Snotbubbles]

As a Sixer fan I think that we ought to just keep our mouths closed for now.

If Embiid is healthy a month from now and playing 20-24 minutes, the naysayers will become a very small minority.

There will be no denying what he is doing.

His per 36 mpg stats already tell a story, but if he is doing the same thing by Dec 1st, let's say, in 24 minutes then it will be considered "real" in the minds of the basketball masses.


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It will take a few healthy season to remove the injury stigma from Embiid. But his talent is undeniable.