So how about Joel Embiid

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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1661 » by Jack_Tretton » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:13 am

BigSleep333 wrote:good example of prejudice, isnt it?


Embiid's not offended by this, though. In fact, he used to play up the stereotype.

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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1662 » by nbafan341 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:14 am

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Having Colangelo at the helm with so much at stake really makes me nervous and uneasy.

Colangelo is a great gm. His biggest issue was he held onto bargnani for too long and felt like no free agents would come to toronto so he always overpaid. he definitely did not surround bosh with enough talent and the first domino out should have been bargnani. Colangelo is an elite drafter and risk taker.


Well I sure hope you are right.

Honeslty, I dont think even billy king could **** up the sixers, theyre in great position. better than milwaukee boston and toronto. the key to beating cleveland is to play big and rebound. philly should try and trade jahlil to boston for jaylen brown
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1663 » by dorkestra » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:23 am

Kevistics wrote:
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Kevistics wrote:Colangelo is a great gm. His biggest issue was he held onto bargnani for too long and felt like no free agents would come to toronto so he always overpaid. he definitely did not surround bosh with enough talent and the first domino out should have been bargnani. Colangelo is an elite drafter and risk taker.


Well I sure hope you are right.

Honeslty, I dont think even billy king could **** up the sixers, theyre in great position. better than milwaukee boston and toronto. the key to beating cleveland is to play big and rebound. philly should try and trade jahlil to boston for jaylen brown


Thanks for the vote of confidence. Hopefully no injuries. Simmons and Embiid tandem should be tantalizing. I would do that trade with Boston, but something tells me, they wouldn't be so happy about it.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1664 » by nbafan341 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:25 am

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Well I sure hope you are right.

Honeslty, I dont think even billy king could **** up the sixers, theyre in great position. better than milwaukee boston and toronto. the key to beating cleveland is to play big and rebound. philly should try and trade jahlil to boston for jaylen brown


Thanks for the vote of confidence. Hopefully no injuries. Simmons and Embiid tandem should be tantalizing. I would do that trade with Boston, but something tells me, they wouldn't be so happy about it.


yeah Im not even disappointed as a division rival, embiid is one lovable dude. There is no rebuilding necessary after this year for the sixers. I didnt watch much of simmons in college but I heard he cannot shoot. he needs to fix that if he wants to be a pf in this game. He needs to work on complimenting embiid. I think a veteran PG could fit nicely on the sixers if they throw money. If im lowry or isaiah thomas or even cp3, i would consider signing on that sixer team next year. Prior to embiid, I would say its crazy and delusional to think a 1 yr player could be on a championship contender but joel embiid is a genius and gifted athlete. Nowadays more bigs are picking up the game alot quicker, kind like towns, zinger and turner
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1665 » by kriss73 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:09 am

I think the Cameroon could have a legit shot to a medal in the next Olympics.

Embiid and 4 bodies could work.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1666 » by MR28 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:11 am

Last thing I need is him getting hurt playing for **** Cameroon.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1667 » by Gary Cokeman » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:11 am

kriss73 wrote:I think the Cameroon could have a legit shot to a medal in the next Olympics.

Embiid and 4 bodies could work.


I'm in love with Embiid's potential, but that just sounds crazy to me.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1668 » by dorkestra » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:14 am

Pascal Siakam and Luc Mbah a Moute are also on the Cameroon team
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1669 » by dorkestra » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:14 am

But guard play would be a problem
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1670 » by kriss73 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:16 am

Gary Cokeman wrote:
kriss73 wrote:I think the Cameroon could have a legit shot to a medal in the next Olympics.

Embiid and 4 bodies could work.


I'm in love with Embiid's potential, but that just sounds crazy to me.


I was jocking man :D
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1671 » by 76ers 2020 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:18 am

kriss73 wrote:I think the Cameroon could have a legit shot to a medal in the next Olympics.

Embiid and 4 bodies could work.


Mbah a Moute is pretty damn good defensively. Embiid, Mbah a Moute and Siakam would be entertaining to watch. Not sure about winning a medal tough.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1672 » by Gary Cokeman » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:18 am

kriss73 wrote:
Gary Cokeman wrote:
kriss73 wrote:I think the Cameroon could have a legit shot to a medal in the next Olympics.

Embiid and 4 bodies could work.


I'm in love with Embiid's potential, but that just sounds crazy to me.


I was jocking man :D


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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1673 » by kriss73 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:27 am

Anyway it's a scary thought :-)
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1674 » by 76ciology » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:39 am

Kevistics wrote:
dorkestra wrote:
Kevistics wrote:Honeslty, I dont think even billy king could **** up the sixers, theyre in great position. better than milwaukee boston and toronto. the key to beating cleveland is to play big and rebound. philly should try and trade jahlil to boston for jaylen brown


Thanks for the vote of confidence. Hopefully no injuries. Simmons and Embiid tandem should be tantalizing. I would do that trade with Boston, but something tells me, they wouldn't be so happy about it.


yeah Im not even disappointed as a division rival, embiid is one lovable dude. There is no rebuilding necessary after this year for the sixers. I didnt watch much of simmons in college but I heard he cannot shoot. he needs to fix that if he wants to be a pf in this game. He needs to work on complimenting embiid. I think a veteran PG could fit nicely on the sixers if they throw money. If im lowry or isaiah thomas or even cp3, i would consider signing on that sixer team next year. Prior to embiid, I would say its crazy and delusional to think a 1 yr player could be on a championship contender but joel embiid is a genius and gifted athlete. Nowadays more bigs are picking up the game alot quicker, kind like towns, zinger and turner


Plan is to have Simmons play PG abuse opponent's PG (via switch or individual D) and switch all screens.

After Simmons and Biid, Sixers need to acquire multiple top tier 3&D via Okafor, Noel, 2017 Sixers&LAL picks and FA.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1675 » by ratrac » Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:06 am

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At the end of the day, he is being REAL and saying what he wants. He is his own person, and us Philly fans love it. Keep it up JoJo!


Looks like he removed the geotag btw...


Good for him if he removed. He has to realise this is not college anymore, the words he is saying or he is writing on social media, can have serious consequences, from the league, other team fans and even players.


Funny thing is that he recognised this week that he is bound to make a mistake and take it too far.

“In the back of my head I think, ‘This is going to backfire at some point,’” Embiid said. “But before that day comes, I’m going to keep on going. When that day comes, I’m going to stop.”
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1676 » by ckman » Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:29 am

I'm on this Embiid's hype train, dude is amazing, the defensive impact he's showing so far in his rookie season was unreal, and not like Dwight or Deandre Jordan, he can actually shoot a bit. As long as he stay healthy and improving, he's gonna be a monster.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1677 » by zimpy27 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:48 am

76ciology wrote:
Kevistics wrote:
dorkestra wrote:
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Hopefully no injuries. Simmons and Embiid tandem should be tantalizing. I would do that trade with Boston, but something tells me, they wouldn't be so happy about it.


yeah Im not even disappointed as a division rival, embiid is one lovable dude. There is no rebuilding necessary after this year for the sixers. I didnt watch much of simmons in college but I heard he cannot shoot. he needs to fix that if he wants to be a pf in this game. He needs to work on complimenting embiid. I think a veteran PG could fit nicely on the sixers if they throw money. If im lowry or isaiah thomas or even cp3, i would consider signing on that sixer team next year. Prior to embiid, I would say its crazy and delusional to think a 1 yr player could be on a championship contender but joel embiid is a genius and gifted athlete. Nowadays more bigs are picking up the game alot quicker, kind like towns, zinger and turner


Plan is to have Simmons play PG abuse opponent's PG (via switch or individual D) and switch all screens.

After Simmons and Biid, Sixers need to acquire multiple top tier 3&D via Okafor, Noel, 2017 Sixers&LAL picks and FA.


They could get some in the free agency. Hill, Pope, Jrue, Otto, Reddick, Thabo.
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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1678 » by Tanks1 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:47 pm

They could get some in the free agency. Hill, Pope, Jrue, Otto, Reddick, Thabo.[/quote]


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Re: So how about Joel Embiid 

Post#1679 » by QRich3 » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:51 pm

Otto Porter or KCP would be awesome for the 76ers, but I think the Wizards and Pistons match pretty much anything. The rest of those veterans are not gonna want to go to Philadelphia, nor should the 6ers take that road anyway. They have more than enough assets to get those role players in the age frame that fits them.
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Post#1680 » by Misteclipse » Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:51 pm

zimpy27 wrote:
76ciology wrote:
Kevistics wrote:
yeah Im not even disappointed as a division rival, embiid is one lovable dude. There is no rebuilding necessary after this year for the sixers. I didnt watch much of simmons in college but I heard he cannot shoot. he needs to fix that if he wants to be a pf in this game. He needs to work on complimenting embiid. I think a veteran PG could fit nicely on the sixers if they throw money. If im lowry or isaiah thomas or even cp3, i would consider signing on that sixer team next year. Prior to embiid, I would say its crazy and delusional to think a 1 yr player could be on a championship contender but joel embiid is a genius and gifted athlete. Nowadays more bigs are picking up the game alot quicker, kind like towns, zinger and turner


Plan is to have Simmons play PG abuse opponent's PG (via switch or individual D) and switch all screens.

After Simmons and Biid, Sixers need to acquire multiple top tier 3&D via Okafor, Noel, 2017 Sixers&LAL picks and FA.


They could get some in the free agency. Hill, Pope, Jrue, Otto, Reddick, Thabo.

Hill and Reddick would be ideal. I'd love Otto Porter, isn't he an RFA though? KCP is another RFA I'd look into heavily.

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