Embiid - "I'll probably NOT play back to Back"

[Duffman]

Rage quit. And didn’t even have the decency to do a meltdown post.

Maybe the real Funbags was the Embiid’s we made along the way, or something like that.

 

[msgkings322]

Maybe the real Funbags was the Embiid’s we made along the way, or something like that.

Nice lol

 

[eaglesnut]

My take on this is that when you're a player who gets injured often and fans expect you to play what else will they think when this news happens and doesn't play back to back? I mean he seems injury prone way more then he should be. Fans expect him to play but he isn't. Not to mention he doesn't want to play back to back

I don't expect him to play. I don't want him to play until February. The NBA is a long dumb season. Only the playoffs matter. The refs do nothing to protect Embiid so he can play on the largest stage in May and June. So it's up to the Sixers to have a plan and for the fans to understand.

 

[Swoop GSG PH Three FL21SK]

I think this whole thing is bananas. Whenever he returns to play are fans gonna boo embiid for this story or they gonna embrace him? That's the question when it's all said and done and can the 76ers overcome this to win the chip? Not if the celtics have any say.

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

I don't expect him to play. I don't want him to play until February. The NBA is a long dumb season. Only the playoffs matter. The refs do nothing to protect Embiid so he can play on the largest stage in May and June. So it's up to the Sixers to have a plan and for the fans to understand.

You want the refs to wrap him in bubble tape?

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[eaglesnut]

You want the refs to wrap him in bubble tape?

Describe how this would work...

 

[trojanfan12]

Describe how this would work...

 

[eaglesnut]

Looks good for 24 seconds of gametime in a nationally televised game.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

glad the nba clowns prosper in philly now.

 

[Swoop GSG PH Three FL21SK]

The longer he stays out the more fans will question his effort i mean hes always injured to.

 

[eaglesnut]

The longer he stays out the more fans will question his effort i mean hes always injured to.

Love Embiid's effort, but I don't need him diving for any more loose balls. Especially not in the long dumb meaningless regular season.

What a waste of his unique talents to have him on the floor in October.

 

[Iggloo]

Somewhere, @fightinfunbags is crying it out over a plate of scrapple, wondering why he can't watch Embiid pad his stats against weak teams like Charlotte on weeknights like he used to, it's all he wanted. This is what Joel Embiid does best--put up big stats in meaningless moments.

It was painfully obvious to anyone watching the past few years that Joel Embiid was not and was never going to be "that guy". He is a beta male who is never going to come up big when it matters in postseason basketball because he lacks the fire in the belly to be great. He simply doesn't want it bad enough.

If they had kept Jimmy Butler he may have been able to light a fire under Embiid at least for a season or two and maybe get it done, but at this point it is never going to happen. Philly should have traded him while he still had his MVP shine, like I said, and some mocked me for. His value is plummeting at this point.

 

[Iggloo]

The analytics don't lie on this, also: This story has a very good chart on what happened to many notable big men over 280 pounds after they turn 30. This is like running backs in the NFL. Their stats drop off a freaking cliff. Those that manage to do well and keep playing like Brook Lopez generally see a sharp decline in their usage--they become limited role players.

	BEFORE AGE 30	AGES 30-32
	GMS/SEASON	USG%	GMS/SEASON	USG%
Shaquille O'Neal	67.5	31.0	69	29.0
Yao Ming	60.1	26.8	5.0	24.8
Andrew Bynum	46.4	19.9	0.0	0.0
Brook Lopez	63.6	25.8	73	17.2
Joel Embiid	43.3	35.5	TBD	TBD

Fact or Fiction: Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in for a painfully long season

Let's take a deeper dive into one of the league’s biggest storylines this week: a troubling trend for the 2023 MVP.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[eaglesnut]

The analytics don't lie on this, also: This story has a very good chart on what happened to many notable big men over 280 pounds after they turn 30. This is like running backs in the NFL. Their stats drop off a freaking cliff. Those that manage to do well and keep playing like Brook Lopez generally see a sharp decline in their usage--they become limited role players.

	BEFORE AGE 30	AGES 30-32
	GMS/SEASON	USG%	GMS/SEASON	USG%
Shaquille O'Neal	67.5	31.0	69	29.0
Yao Ming	60.1	26.8	5.0	24.8
Andrew Bynum	46.4	19.9	0.0	0.0
Brook Lopez	63.6	25.8	73	17.2
Joel Embiid	43.3	35.5	TBD	TBD

Fact or Fiction: Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in for a painfully long season

Let's take a deeper dive into one of the league’s biggest storylines this week: a troubling trend for the 2023 MVP.

sports.yahoo.com

Exactly why they need to skip the regular season. And get him ready for the playoffs. Thanks for making my point.

 

[McAdoo 72]

Did he say back to back games or back to back weeks?

 

[eaglesnut]

Did he say back to back games or back to back weeks?

No back to back months until 2025

The nba regular season is long, dumb and boring.


I've got it! Let's make a fake tournament right in the middle to make it more exciting!!!

 

[Shanemansj13]

No back to back months until 2025

The nba regular season is long, dumb and boring.


I've got it! Let's make a fake tournament right in the middle to make it more exciting!!!

Only dumb for Sixers fans bc Embiid can't walk on the court without tweaking or pulling something. I guess you expect them to hand out seeds after 20 games? It's a regular season just like any sport.

I told them to trade that fragile bitch when he was at his peak. They likely keep him till he plays out his contract and walks, deteriorates or retires-getting no return.

 

[eaglesnut]

Only dumb for Sixers fans bc Embiid can't walk on the court without tweaking or pulling something. I guess you expect them to hand out seeds after 20 games? It's a regular season just like any sport.

I told them to trade that fragile bitch when he was at his peak. They likely keep him till he plays out his contract and walks, deteriorates or retires-getting no return.

Yes, that's the plan. And it's a good one. Embiid's a great dude, hard worker, and has been good for the city. We need to milk some more healthy playoff time out of him.

The NBA should cut the season back to however many games the players can play hard for. Is that 50? They probably can't manage that, but it's much better.

 

[dtgold88]

The analytics don't lie on this, also: This story has a very good chart on what happened to many notable big men over 280 pounds after they turn 30. This is like running backs in the NFL. Their stats drop off a freaking cliff. Those that manage to do well and keep playing like Brook Lopez generally see a sharp decline in their usage--they become limited role players.

	BEFORE AGE 30	AGES 30-32
	GMS/SEASON	USG%	GMS/SEASON	USG%
Shaquille O'Neal	67.5	31.0	69	29.0
Yao Ming	60.1	26.8	5.0	24.8
Andrew Bynum	46.4	19.9	0.0	0.0
Brook Lopez	63.6	25.8	73	17.2
Joel Embiid	43.3	35.5	TBD	TBD

Fact or Fiction: Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in for a painfully long season

Let's take a deeper dive into one of the league’s biggest storylines this week: a troubling trend for the 2023 MVP.

sports.yahoo.com

Talk about an incredibly small sample size. A whopping 2 guys on this list saw a sharp decline in games/season. Hell, 2 went up.....of the 2 who didn't only 1 saw much of a decline in usage.