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syntax wrote:
Embiid posts up the most by far out of anyone?
syntax wrote:Negrodamus wrote:
Just you and your true blue footy cobbers out in the Bush have been saying it.
https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/76ers-doc-rivers-analytics-data-problems-joel-embiid-ben-simmons
If you surrounded Embiid with four shooters, that would be a better fit, but I’m also not sure it naturally works. Embiid still struggles with double teams four years into his NBA career. That it remains a way to at least limit him is a significant knock against him. Whereas Simmons has found more and more ways to counter his limitations and has figured the game out, Embiid is largely the same player he was two seasons ago.
Embiid would benefit from better spacing if the Sixers traded Simmons, but it wouldn’t matter if you could still double him effectively.
Simmons, on the other hand, looks very much like he could be a dominant force if the Sixers moved Embiid and put four shooters around him. There’s no reason you couldn’t build a “Milwaukee Light” with Simmons surrounded by shooters the way the Bucks have with Giannis Antetokounmpo. You can rightfully counter with the Bucks’ issues with the postseason, but that’s a problem to be solved in the postseason. You need to get to “our team is good enough to win a title” first, and the Sixers have not been.
the_process wrote:syntax wrote:Negrodamus wrote:
Just you and your true blue footy cobbers out in the Bush have been saying it.
https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/76ers-doc-rivers-analytics-data-problems-joel-embiid-ben-simmons
If you surrounded Embiid with four shooters, that would be a better fit, but I’m also not sure it naturally works. Embiid still struggles with double teams four years into his NBA career. That it remains a way to at least limit him is a significant knock against him. Whereas Simmons has found more and more ways to counter his limitations and has figured the game out, Embiid is largely the same player he was two seasons ago.
Embiid would benefit from better spacing if the Sixers traded Simmons, but it wouldn’t matter if you could still double him effectively.
Simmons, on the other hand, looks very much like he could be a dominant force if the Sixers moved Embiid and put four shooters around him. There’s no reason you couldn’t build a “Milwaukee Light” with Simmons surrounded by shooters the way the Bucks have with Giannis Antetokounmpo. You can rightfully counter with the Bucks’ issues with the postseason, but that’s a problem to be solved in the postseason. You need to get to “our team is good enough to win a title” first, and the Sixers have not been.
Ok, so we have an Aussie Ben Simmons fan here. Duly noted.
syntax wrote:the_process wrote:syntax wrote:
https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/76ers-doc-rivers-analytics-data-problems-joel-embiid-ben-simmons
If you surrounded Embiid with four shooters, that would be a better fit, but I’m also not sure it naturally works. Embiid still struggles with double teams four years into his NBA career. That it remains a way to at least limit him is a significant knock against him. Whereas Simmons has found more and more ways to counter his limitations and has figured the game out, Embiid is largely the same player he was two seasons ago.
Embiid would benefit from better spacing if the Sixers traded Simmons, but it wouldn’t matter if you could still double him effectively.
Simmons, on the other hand, looks very much like he could be a dominant force if the Sixers moved Embiid and put four shooters around him. There’s no reason you couldn’t build a “Milwaukee Light” with Simmons surrounded by shooters the way the Bucks have with Giannis Antetokounmpo. You can rightfully counter with the Bucks’ issues with the postseason, but that’s a problem to be solved in the postseason. You need to get to “our team is good enough to win a title” first, and the Sixers have not been.
Ok, so we have an Aussie Ben Simmons fan here. Duly noted.
I quoted an article, written by some NBA writer.
the_process wrote:syntax wrote:the_process wrote:
Ok, so we have an Aussie Ben Simmons fan here. Duly noted.
I quoted an article, written by some NBA writer.
Some obscure site from before the season started? Wonderful source. Embiid’s mid-ranger is cash now. Kinda ruins old’ Matty’s assertions there. I stand by my original declaration.
Stanford wrote:Now that I think about it, I can't name a single high usage guard and center combo that has ever won a championship.
DCasey91 wrote:Stanford wrote:Now that I think about it, I can't name a single high usage guard and center combo that has ever won a championship.
Kobe/Shaq won 3x in a row cmon now
Curry can take a backseat as it’s been shown Curry/Embiid healthy is a championship
Negrodamus wrote:DCasey91 wrote:Stanford wrote:Now that I think about it, I can't name a single high usage guard and center combo that has ever won a championship.
Kobe/Shaq won 3x in a row cmon now
Curry can take a backseat as it’s been shown Curry/Embiid healthy is a championship
He was being sarcastic about something that was clearly a silly argument.
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:MAN! It is absolutely awesome to see the Garden hoppin tonight the way it is! So glad to see the Knicks back in the playoffs. If we end up playing them in the second round, it's going to be epic! I realize they could potentially become the enemy, but right now I'm just glad to see them back in the postseason. Spike Lee, that atmosphere, the Garden...The NBA just isn't the same without it.
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:MAN! It is absolutely awesome to see the Garden hoppin tonight the way it is! So glad to see the Knicks back in the playoffs. If we end up playing them in the second round, it's going to be epic! I realize they could potentially become the enemy, but right now I'm just glad to see them back in the postseason. Spike Lee, that atmosphere, the Garden...The NBA just isn't the same without it.
76ciology wrote:Negrodamus wrote:
Man, how miserable is it to be a Suns fan? Best season in probably over a decade, get the 2 seed, all for a first round matchup with the defending champions. Just brutal.
Last week some guy here was laughing that Lakers is a championship contender
stormi wrote:I've been an RJ hater, but he... looks good
stormi wrote:I've been an RJ hater, but he... looks good
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:Well that was fun. I was rooting for the Knicks, but that ending was great. These opening games have not disappointed at all. It's going to be a grind for sure, but so far, it's been entertaining.
