Joel Embiid -- The Process is now Live

Arsenal · Post #1421 » by **Arsenal** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:49 pm

Any update on this? What's going on with JoJo?

Sixersftw · Post #1422 » by **Sixersftw** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:29 pm

Arsenal wrote:Any update on this? What's going on with JoJo?

Ah, I see someone else is waiting for Pompey or Cooney to **** up your whole day. Welcome friend.

Ericb5 · Post #1423 » by **Ericb5** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:31 pm

bedjawII wrote:
HankTheTank wrote:
bedjawII wrote:Thinking Noel is insurance for Embiid is asinine.

Wouldn't be nice to have Noel for the 20ish games Embiid won't play next year? Wouldn't be nice to trade him when he's not an impending RFA and has value?

So you think paying him 17-20m and playing him limited minutes will increase his value? Signing NN to a big contract, during a rebuild, is a direct path to mediocrity. He is neither a star player or fills a need. The Sixers would regret that contract for years, when they can't get to the ECF

Signing a player like him to a big contract during a rebuild is a path to mediocrity if you still need to find your stars from external sources. We don't. We already have 2 stars, or at least 2 players that are heading towards stardom, and probably superstardom.

Noel's value would go up signed to a big deal because he would be signed to a deal. The only reason that his value was in the toilet was because of his impending free agency.

Well its moot now. We will never know. I expect Noel to be resigned to Dallas and to be very important to their team going forward.

HankTheTank · Post #1424 » by **HankTheTank** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:55 pm

bedjawII wrote:
HankTheTank wrote:
bedjawII wrote:Thinking Noel is insurance for Embiid is asinine.

Wouldn't be nice to have Noel for the 20ish games Embiid won't play next year? Wouldn't be nice to trade him when he's not an impending RFA and has value?

So you think paying him 17-20m and playing him limited minutes will increase his value? Signing NN to a big contract, during a rebuild, is a direct path to mediocrity. He is neither a star player or fills a need. The Sixers would regret that contract for years, when they can't get to the ECF

Eric said it well, but I'll add... yes, I think Nerlens value would be higher this offseason, next year, or even 2 years from now. He'd likely play 20 mins a game and start 20 -30 games given Embiid's injury history + the Sixers kid glove treatment of him for the foreseeable future. I wouldn't classify that as limited minutes.

He's 22, an elite defender and rim protector, and should continue to get better. I think he'll be more marketable while under contract, and don't believe the Sixers will be stuck with his contract in the way Portland is stuck with Crabbe.

I would've kept him, looked to move him at the opportune time, and not settled for that pathetic return. The Sixers are a couple years away from cap issues, and had available the luxury of keeping him for that purpose.

eyeatoma · Post #1425 » by **eyeatoma** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:57 pm

Can we stop talking about Noel on this thread please? This is specifically for Joel Embiid. People are waiting to see if there is an update on the MRI. If you want to keep talking about Noel, can we do it in the thread that's already on the board?

76thBearCub · Post #1426 » by **76thBearCub** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 2:15 am

PennSports wrote:So many people are living in lala land with these tanking theories. Embiid is totally fine! He hasnt played for two years and barely plays this year but if we keep him in the box we can REALLY use him next year! You guys are delusional, red flags are freaking everywhere and you refuse to look at things logically. There is no world where this is good news. Ditto for Simmons.

I agree with this, unfortunately.

kriss73 · Post #1427 » by **kriss73** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:16 am

eyeatoma wrote:Can we stop talking about Noel on this thread please? This is specifically for Joel Embiid. People are waiting to see if there is an update on the MRI. If you want to keep talking about Noel, can we do it in the thread that's already on the board?

Sadly, no news is usally bad news with this team.
I hope I'm wrong though.

kriss73 · Post #1428 » by **kriss73** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 2:50 pm

I bet we'll have a timetable on Durant well sooner than on Joel.

snoopdogg88 · Post #1429 » by **snoopdogg88** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:18 pm

Durants supposed to be back in 4-6 weeks

Good thing he doesn't play for us. He'd be out until next December

76ciology · Post #1430 » by **76ciology** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:19 pm

I heard it's a 24 game protected injury, that means unless this season has 83 games, biid plays next season

Pork N Chili · Post #1431 » by **Pork N Chili** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:37 pm

Apparently he's with the team in Miami (judging by his instagram story), so I think the MRI results were probably like, "it's swelling caused by the meniscus tear/bone bruise, but it's literally nothing new right now."

The lack of any updates from the team is just dumb however.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1432 » by **Unbreakable99** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 7:57 pm

Hold your butts.

Read on Twitter

Kobblehead · Post #1433 » by **Kobblehead** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:03 pm

Another surgery would be pretty devastating. Embiid's athletic prime will probably expire by age 26.

JamesConway · Post #1434 » by **JamesConway** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:05 pm

Read on Twitter

JojoSlimbiid · Post #1435 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:08 pm

Kobblehead · Post #1436 » by **Kobblehead** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:10 pm

We just gotta hope that they're shutting him down to recover through rest. If he needs a knee surgery, that's another stepped towards becoming cooked.

LongLiveHinkie · Post #1437 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:10 pm

So his meniscus tear got worse. After they let him play and practice on it and run and jump and dunk on it.

HOW IS THIS TRAINING STAFF STILL EMPLOYED???

If I'm Embiid I Fing sue their asses for negligence.

LongLiveHinkie · Post #1438 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:11 pm

Embiid will most likely need surgery on the knee, meniscus tears just don't go away.

Ericb5 · Post #1439 » by **Ericb5** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:11 pm

This is brutal.

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eyeatoma · Post #1440 » by **eyeatoma** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 8:13 pm

Is it another surgery, or is he just being rested for the year?