eyeatoma wrote:eathb_au wrote:I still cannot work out what the argument for Embiid's fans over Jokic is.
Like throw stats aside to simplify it, is it because the belief is his scoring is more valuable than Jokic's entire offensive skillset? Is it that Embiid can do what Jokic does but doesn't because of the systems/team they play in? Is it purely team record? Is it that Jokic's stats are empty?
What is it?
Sixers were without a player who provides them defense, scoring, and passing. But the biggest issue was they dealt with the Ben Simmons drama. With a player who was actively trying to sabotage the team, and refused to play. That is very different than 2 good players getting hurt, and being unable to play. It is very different, and in the face of massive adversity, Embiid improved on his previous season, and was a deadly player throughout the season and in the clutch.
Yet Jokic did more with less then embiid. Jokic lead pretty all of basic stats across the board on his team. He was the most valuable to his team. He does everything because he has to do everything. He has to be the pg and Center at the same time. Has to be the playmaker, has to be the rebounder, has to be the scorer. Has to be last man in defense. This is why he is leading the mvp race. It not like Philly or the Bucks pulled a head of denver by a large margin.
