The Legend of Joel Embiid

[Sixerscan]

Well we can say bye bye to the number 3 seed. Unless Fultz because the UW version over the next few games, we may not even be able to hold on to the 4 seed...

Things were looking too rosy for us to be celebrating like this. As long as Embiid is ready by the playoffs we should be fine, that being said, if he misses even one game the post-season we're first round fodder.

This guy disagrees. He will be the calming presence and lead us because that’s what superstars do.

Unless that calming presence averages 20 ppg, and is able to replicate Embiid's offensive production we're going to be sputtering to the playoffs.

We'll see. The team has been playing really well and it hasn't been all Embiid. Heck Amir is +15.9 net this month.

They're not exactly facing a murderers row the rest of the way either.

[Unbreakable99]

I don't see the issue, if ben is the superstar we all think he is, then he should be able to take the scoring role easily.

Ben isn’t a scorer like that but he can score 25 if he wants. We might see some Fultz and Ben sharing the court now.

[eyeatoma]

This guy disagrees. He will be the calming presence and lead us because that’s what superstars do.

Unless that calming presence averages 20 ppg, and is able to replicate Embiid's offensive production we're going to be sputtering to the playoffs.

We'll see. The team has been playing really well and it hasn't been all Embiid. Heck Amir is +15.9 net this month.

They're not exactly facing a murderers row the rest of the way either.

Right cuz we all saw that against the Wolves when we brought in our deep bench. We can stave off runs etc. now with Marco/Fultz/Ersan but we are not going to be consistently winning unless a switch flips scoring wise for Fultz/Simmons.

We've had a cakewalk of a schedule on this run and Embiid has been instrumental defensively and helping us get those big leads early in the game.

If by any chance we have a poor start to our games, and we're not hitting our threes we have zero offense, apart from Saric (not sure how we'll deal with Dwight either).

[Sixerscan]

Unless that calming presence averages 20 ppg, and is able to replicate Embiid's offensive production we're going to be sputtering to the playoffs.

We'll see. The team has been playing really well and it hasn't been all Embiid. Heck Amir is +15.9 net this month.

They're not exactly facing a murderers row the rest of the way either.

Right cuz we all saw that against the Wolves when we brought in our deep bench. We can stave off runs etc. now with Marco/Fultz/Ersan but we are not going to be consistently winning unless a flip switches scoring wise for Fultz/Simmons.

We've had a cakewalk of a schedule on this run and Embiid has been instrumental defensively and helping us get those big leads early in the game.

If by any chance we have a poor start to our games, and we're not hitting our threes we have zero offense, apart from Saric (not sure how we'll deal with Dwight either).

Are you planning on playing Furkan and Demetrius Jackson? What does that lineup have to do with anything?

If you're just saying we're not gonna win out, sure, but I think they should still be pretty good.

[cksdayoff]

Pompey is reporting a source says there still may be a fracture to the orbital bone.

amare stoudamire, iirc, missed the playoffs with that injury when the suns were one of the best teams in the league

[cksdayoff]

Pompey is reporting a source says there still may be a fracture to the orbital bone.

I guess our medical staff can't read x-rays, which reportedly came back negative prior to his trip to the hospital.

I'm a bit dumbfounded by this.... in watching the replays it honestly just didn't appear to be that severe of a collision.

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his under eye looked swole as f*** the second he rammed his face into fultz's shoulder

[Ericb5]

I can't imagine what kind of facial injury would require extended absence. Players play with masks all the time.

It is a bummer that he is going to be out for the next two game though, and this obviously puts our playoff seeding in jeopardy.

I'm grateful that this injury is to his face though and not parts of his body that are much more important to a basketball player. I would imagine that the risk with this injury is just pain, and or aggravating it, but the mask can help for those things. It isn't going to limit his mobility.

A similarly severe injury to his foot or knee would be heartbreaking given how close we are to the playoffs.

[kriss73]

As long as Joel is ready for the playoff, this could be a blessing in disguide.
We're in but we would like to have the homecourt advantage.
Well...let's see what the other guys are able to do. Let's see if 30+ assist a game are fo real a sign of a good team.
The Celtics are winning without Irving. If we want ot advance in the post season we have to be able to compete and win even without Jojo against inferior or equal teams at least.

[eyeatoma]

We'll see. The team has been playing really well and it hasn't been all Embiid. Heck Amir is +15.9 net this month.

They're not exactly facing a murderers row the rest of the way either.

Right cuz we all saw that against the Wolves when we brought in our deep bench. We can stave off runs etc. now with Marco/Fultz/Ersan but we are not going to be consistently winning unless a flip switches scoring wise for Fultz/Simmons.

We've had a cakewalk of a schedule on this run and Embiid has been instrumental defensively and helping us get those big leads early in the game.

If by any chance we have a poor start to our games, and we're not hitting our threes we have zero offense, apart from Saric (not sure how we'll deal with Dwight either).

Are you planning on playing Furkan and Demetrius Jackson? What does that lineup have to do with anything?

If you're just saying we're not gonna win out, sure, but I think they should still be pretty good.

We're going to need production from somewhere. Yeah I doubt they roll out that lineup a lot, I just see us going .500 at best with Embiid out. If it's a couple of games we can still get homecourt advantage (4th probably, 3rd is going to be tough as hell now). Color me surprised if we play any better. That would mean one of our young guys takes on a significant scoring roll.

[Unbreakable99]

Right cuz we all saw that against the Wolves when we brought in our deep bench. We can stave off runs etc. now with Marco/Fultz/Ersan but we are not going to be consistently winning unless a flip switches scoring wise for Fultz/Simmons.

We've had a cakewalk of a schedule on this run and Embiid has been instrumental defensively and helping us get those big leads early in the game.

If by any chance we have a poor start to our games, and we're not hitting our threes we have zero offense, apart from Saric (not sure how we'll deal with Dwight either).

Are you planning on playing Furkan and Demetrius Jackson? What does that lineup have to do with anything?

If you're just saying we're not gonna win out, sure, but I think they should still be pretty good.

We're going to need production from somewhere. Yeah I doubt they roll out that lineup a lot, I just see us going .500 at best with Embiid out. If it's a couple of games we can still get homecourt advantage (4th probably, 3rd is going to be tough as hell now). Color me surprised if we play any better. That would mean one of our young guys takes on a significant scoring roll.

Fultz will see more time.

[kuclas]

As long as Joel is ready for the playoff, this could be a blessing in disguide.
We're in but we would like to have the homecourt advantage.
Well...let's see what the other guys are able to do. Let's see if 30+ assist a game are fo real a sign of a good team.
The Celtics are winning without Irving. If we want ot advance in the post season we have to be able to compete and win even without Jojo against inferior or equal teams at least.

1. Celtics have better team defense than sixers
2. Celtics have better coach than sixers
3. Irving isn’t 7 foot 2 rim protector for sixers

So Celtics miss Irving production on offense. But he’s no where as important as embiid on defense.

If u look at sixers games. Even with Amir in the middle. Teams will attack the rim more consistently when embiid is out of the game. Embiid presence is a big deterrent.

[kriss73]

As long as Joel is ready for the playoff, this could be a blessing in disguide.
We're in but we would like to have the homecourt advantage.
Well...let's see what the other guys are able to do. Let's see if 30+ assist a game are fo real a sign of a good team.
The Celtics are winning without Irving. If we want ot advance in the post season we have to be able to compete and win even without Jojo against inferior or equal teams at least.

1. Celtics have better team defense than sixers
2. Celtics have better coach than sixers
3. Irving isn’t 7 foot 2 rim protector for sixers

So Celtics miss Irving production on offense. But he’s no where as important as embiid on defense.

If u look at sixers games. Even with Amir in the middle. Teams will attack the rim more consistently when embiid is out of the game. Embiid presence is a big deterrent.

Fine, but how I wrote, good teams find a way to win games against inferior or equal teams. Someone has to step up or the whole team has to step up.

If we're not able to close out well the season, we're simply not a good team yet.

You have to test the resilience of the team. Is there a better timing than this?
We're already in the post-season.

[CoreyGallagher]

Capela only missed two games with an orbital fracture earlier in the season, others have typically missed 5-6.

Initial x-rays were supposedly negative, which obviously doesn’t matter, but hopefully that means it’s not an extensive fracture and they just happened to miss it.

[Negrodamus]

"At least two games". Fultz was going to miss "at least 4 games". Concerning timeline from the Sixers.

[tk76]

Capela only missed two games with an orbital fracture earlier in the season, others have typically missed 5-6.

Initial x-rays were supposedly negative, which obviously doesn’t matter, but hopefully that means it’s not an extensive fracture and they just happened to miss it.

Even if they are talking a non-displaced orbital fracture, I presume they would hold him out until the playoffs to protect him as much as possible. They also have to be sure his eye itself is OK. If you damage your retina you have to avoid vigorous activity for quite a while to let it heal.

[NYSixersFan]

The irony of Fultz injuring Embiid is incredible...

In terms of who steps up...I go with Saric...I want him shooting even more as opposed to Simmons

[Brox]

I still don't get why 20 hours later it's still being couched in that he may or may not have broken it. This isn't complicated just do a CT scan in 10 seconds. It's either broken or it isn't. It's a bone not a ligament or something.

It's the Fn Sixers

[eyeatoma]

The irony of Fultz injuring Embiid is incredible...

In terms of who steps up...I go with Saric...I want him shooting even more as opposed to Simmons

I wouldn't really blame Fultz for this. Yeah it's his head that Embiid knocked into, but Embiid fumbled the ball. He is so clumsy at times that he gets in his own way. Dude seriously needs more practice next year, so he actually knows the plays.

[Brox]

Saric will step it up to about 25 per game and Ben Simmons around 18. We'll miss his D.

[NYSixersFan]

The irony of Fultz injuring Embiid is incredible...

In terms of who steps up...I go with Saric...I want him shooting even more as opposed to Simmons

I wouldn't really blame Fultz for this. Yeah it's his head that Embiid knocked into, but Embiid fumbled the ball. He is so clumsy at times that he gets in his own way. Dude seriously needs more practice next year, so he actually knows the plays.

I'm not blaming Fultz