Joel Embiid -- The Process is now Live

[BoomBap]

This month, with Embiid in the game, teams are only shooting 29.3% within 6 feet of the basket. Lol...

Biid seems like having the verticality of Gobert and the quickness of Noel.

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My Goodness, Biid is all over the place.

I can't believe how good he already is and how fast he learns. Kid will win us some Banners and himself some MVPs and DPOYs.

#TrustTheProcess #HinkieDiedForOurSins

[BigSleep333]

embiid is not as quick as noel, simply because he has 50 pounds more...but yeah. hes the quickest ~275 pounder i have ever witnessed. this guy is something else.

[Ericb5]

This month, with Embiid in the game, teams are only shooting 29.3% within 6 feet of the basket. Lol...

Biid seems like having the verticality of Gobert and the quickness of Noel.

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My Goodness, Biid is all over the place.

I can't believe how good he already is and how fast he learns. Kid will win us some Banners and himself some MVPs and DPOYs.

#TrustTheProcess #HinkieDiedForOurSins

Noel does the same stuff, and sadly Okafor will NEVER be able to do this.

The other thing that Okafor doesn't seem to be able to do is fight for positioning while the ball is in the air, or before the shot is taken. Embiid continually takes advantage of opposing players watching the ball by fighting into position to rebound the ball. Okafor doesn't fight until the ball hits the rim most of the time, and by that time the good rebounders are already in better position.

Embiid doesn't just make the spectacular plays, or the plays made from his physical dominance. He makes the effort, and positioning plays too.

A big time shot blocker usually forces opponents to try to dunk balls instead of lay them up, but Embiid makes even dunk attempts risky propositions. The offensive player can beat his man and see a clear path to the basket, go up for the dunk, and STILL get stuffed by Embiid who is collapsing to the basket from out of frame.

He is going to be leading the league in blocks pretty soon at under 30 mpg. Pretty amazing in a league with a few other great shot blockers.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

[Sixersftw]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

Playwise yes, we won't be a top 3 team in the East though which is typically a requirement.

[BigSleep333]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

Playwise yes, we won't be a top 3 team in the East though which is typically a requirement.

depends on the moves we make. we have all the tools to make them. great assets, ton of capspace...

future is bright, and contending time may come sooner than some think

[Sportfan73]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

This is why I said we have a real shot to sign Lowry


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[Wilfried]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

But he doesn't have that much flaws in his game.

If he can stay healthy, he can really make your team a contender. Iverson only did that 1 season.

[Ericb5]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

But he doesn't have that much flaws in his game.

If he can stay healthy, he can really make your team a contender. Iverson only did that 1 season.

Iverson was an average defender at best, and Embiid could be the biggest defensive force in the league. So he may not be winning scoring titles, but he should eventually be a top 5 offensive force, and maybe the top defensive force in the league.

A big man like that is a one man 50-55 win team in the sense that if you have one, and compliment him correctly, he will, by himself, get you into the second round of the playoffs pretty much every year. You add in a secondary star that also projects as a top 10-15 player in the league, and you have the makings of a true perennial contender.

[Sixersftw]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

Playwise yes, we won't be a top 3 team in the East though which is typically a requirement.

depends on the moves we make. we have all the tools to make them. great assets, ton of capspace...

future is bright, and contending time may come sooner than some think

I mean that would require a pretty meteoric rise but I'm not going to put a cap on this kid and if Simmons is diet Lebron, sky is the limit.

[Sixteen]

I really wish people would stop saying 'if he stays healthy' He's healthy now and that's what matter. Sure a random injury could happen, but it could randomly happen to any player. With that said, his dominance has been pleasant to watch and he has really exceeded my expectations.

[Ericb5]

I really wish people would stop saying 'if he stays healthy' He's healthy now and that's what matter. Sure a random injury could happen, but it could randomly happen to any player. With that said, his dominance has been pleasant to watch and he has really exceeded my expectations.

I don't think that there was ever much risk that he wouldn't get healthy. The point is can he stay healthy?

I always thought that he wouldn't erase the injury cloud until his second consecutive season with no stress fractures, and I still think that that is true.

I won't think of him as a guy with a regular injury outlook until the end of next season. Another way to think of it would be this. At what point would you be ok with giving him a long term max contract?

[bryanwithawhy]

I really wish people would stop saying 'if he stays healthy' He's healthy now and that's what matter. Sure a random injury could happen, but it could randomly happen to any player. With that said, his dominance has been pleasant to watch and he has really exceeded my expectations.

I don't think that there was ever much risk that he wouldn't get healthy. The point is can he stay healthy?

I always thought that he wouldn't erase the injury cloud until his second consecutive season with no stress fractures, and I still think that that is true.

I won't think of him as a guy with a regular injury outlook until the end of next season. Another way to think of it would be this. At what point would you be ok with giving him a long term max contract?

I would be okay with giving him a long-term max contract right now -- and that is coming from someone who understands that he has significant injury risks.

I think Embiid is incredible but some of the on/off stuff can be attributed to how terrible Jahlil Okafor is.

[cksdayoff]

Ive always wonder if the sixers medical staff has a routine for checking up on embiid during his off days. Maybe taking xrays or mris every two weeks on both feet. Checking his knees inside out. Embiids body is worth millions. You would think they are monitoring every square inch of his body every week or so.

[Sixerscan]

Ive always wonder if the sixers medical staff has a routine for checking up on embiid during his off days. Maybe taking xrays or mris every two weeks on both feet. Checking his knees inside out. Embiids body is worth millions. You would think they are monitoring every square inch of his body every week or so.

A Person Who Knows Things told me once that Hinkie used to have Noel go in for MRIs sometimes more than once a month when he was recovering, even though all the doctors told him that was completely unnecessary. Can only imagine what they do with embiid.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

If he stays healthy he could be an MVP candidate as early as next year. I'm crazy about this kid. He's that dude, the one guy that if you have on your team you always have a chance. Haven't had that since AI.

But he doesn't have that much flaws in his game.

If he can stay healthy, he can really make your team a contender. Iverson only did that 1 season.

I'm not comparing them, I'm simply saying that Iverson always gave me a sense of confidence. Like....we have him....he could go off tonight and we can beat anyone on any night. I realize we were never a dominant team with him, but other teams feared us BECAUSE of him. Embiid does the same thing, but since he's so dominant on the defensive end as well it makes it all the more scarier like you pointed out. Iverson was the ultimate playmaker and the most dominant scorer of his era. Embiid may become the most dominant overall player of his era.

[CoreyGallagher]

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[Ericb5]

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There is a whole swath of the NBA community at large that still doesn't get it with Embiid.

They think of him as an injury waiting to happen, and/or a guy putting up numbers on a bad team.

I said at the beginning of the year that I thought it would take a year for the consensus to be that he was better than KAT.

I think a lot of people already believe that, but a lot of the media and fans from other teams don't yet.

The Sixers starting to win like they have been doing recently is going to serve to accelerate that process.

If they continue their current stretch of play for the next 10 games, it will become an info graphic on a national NBA telecast where they will show the Sixers record during the stretch, next to Embiid's numbers, and the whole world will have an AH HA moment with him.

People will suddenly take notice of it, and he will get the credit he deserves.

He has been as good as Hakeem was as a rookie on a per minute basis, and so many people laughed at the Hakeem comparisons.


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[Sixteen]

I really wish people would stop saying 'if he stays healthy' He's healthy now and that's what matter. Sure a random injury could happen, but it could randomly happen to any player. With that said, his dominance has been pleasant to watch and he has really exceeded my expectations.

I don't think that there was ever much risk that he wouldn't get healthy. The point is can he stay healthy?

I always thought that he wouldn't erase the injury cloud until his second consecutive season with no stress fractures, and I still think that that is true.

I won't think of him as a guy with a regular injury outlook until the end of next season. Another way to think of it would be this. At what point would you be ok with giving him a long term max contract?

Embiid looks committed to the Sixers and looks to play the part of franchise player. I would be okay with giving him a long term max. It's a risk I feel is worth taking. What I meant by my original post was that I think by now his injury concerns have been well documented. I don't see the point I constanly bringing it up. Maybe I am nitpicking

[CoreyGallagher]

This is an awesome video, lots of Embiid/Olaujuwan splices.

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