Should there be pressure on Joel Embid?

[redseat]

“People have been talking about who has the most pressure to win,” Embiid told me. “People want to mention me. I'm not at the top of that list. So, why is there pressure on me to do something when there are guys that have won two MVPs, a bunch of MVPs and haven't done anything either?”

 

[redseat]

 

[Shanemansj13]

I wouldn't put all the pressure on him but a lot of responsibility is on the best player but the fact is the 76ers as a team have a lot of pressure on them in general. Rivers as a coach, Morey, Harden and Embiid.

 

[redseat]

I wouldn't put all the pressure on him but a lot of responsibility is on the best player but the fact is the 76ers as a team have a lot of pressure on them in general. Rivers as a coach, Morey, Harden and Embiid.

Is he "trolling us" like JJ Reddick just said on FIrst Take?

I wouldn't say "ALL" the pressure should be put on him either but he should be getting a lot of it

 

[DJ]

EMBIID put up 47 and 18 vs Jokic last time they met.

 

[redseat]

EMBIID put to 47 and 18 vs Jokic last time they met.

Wasn't saying he wasn't producing... Simply asking should pressure be put on him

 

[bksballer89]

Is he "trolling us" like JJ Reddick just said on FIrst Take?

I wouldn't say "ALL" the pressure should be put on him either but he should be getting a lot of it

He need to eventually get his team to a conference finals

 

[tabascojet]

EMBIID put up 47 and 18 vs Jokic last time they met.

And then sat out rather than take jokics best shot yesterday.. what a fucking chump

 

[redseat]

And then sat out rather than take jokics best shot yesterday.. what a fucking chump

But I have a cramp!

 

[trojanfan12]

Do you want to be an MVP candidate and considered your teams best player?

If yes, there is pressure that comes with that.

If no, then you don't belong in those convos.

 

[redseat]

Do you want to be an MVP candidate and considered your teams best player?

If yes, there is pressure that comes with that.

If no, then you don't belong in those convos.

Though he wants those things yet doesn't want the pressure

 

[HurricaneDij39]

“People have been talking about who has the most pressure to win,” Embiid told me. “People want to mention me. I'm not at the top of that list. So, why is there pressure on me to do something when there are guys that have won two MVPs, a bunch of MVPs and haven't done anything either?”

Way too much stock is being put into an individual award.

Yes, Embiid would get my vote this year. However, you wouldn't ever hear comments like this from Jokic. You know why? Because he's more team-oriented and isn't looking to make distractions.

 

[msgkings322]

Way too much stock is being put into an individual award.

Yes, Embiid would get my vote this year. However, you wouldn't ever hear comments like this from Jokic. You know why? Because he's more team-oriented and isn't looking to make distractions.

And he has 2 already

 

[fightinfunbags]

Always pressure if you’re good. Read the whole article though because before these carefully parsed comments he led with the idea that nobody from the outside could ever put more pressure on him than he does himself.

But that’s not the intent of the article nor is it the intent of the tweets with half the quote. You’re supposed to internalize this as the man saying fuck you to everybody. NBA media is tellanovella shit and it’s Embiid’s job to play the heel.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Way too much stock is being put into an individual award.

Yes, Embiid would get my vote this year. However, you wouldn't ever hear comments like this from Jokic. You know why? Because he's more team-oriented and isn't looking to make distractions.

I agree. He’s a robot and a horrible interview. Most publications don’t even sit down with him for an Ivan Drago-esque just vomit back what you’re supposed to interview.

 

[trojanfan12]

Always pressure if you’re good. Read the whole article though because before these carefully parsed comments he led with the idea that nobody from the outside could ever put more pressure on him than he does himself.

But that’s not the intent of the article nor is it the intent of the tweets with half the quote. You’re supposed to internalize this as the man saying fuck you to everybody. NBA media is tellanovella shit and it’s Embiid’s job to play the heel.

lol

That could be said about pretty much any top player. It isn't unique to Embiid.

 

[fightinfunbags]

lol

That could be said about pretty much any top player. It isn't unique to Embiid.

Cool. But has nothing to do with my comment which pointed out this quote was purposefully parsed.

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[HurricaneDij39]

I agree. He’s a robot and a horrible interview. Most publications don’t even sit down with him for an Ivan Drago-esque just vomit back what you’re supposed to interview.

We’ll have should if nothing else get his first team selection this year, so in that sense you’ll be able to stop whining Kendrick Perkins style that he keeps losing out to a white guy (Jokic ain’t even American, lol)…

The east has been the much superior conference this year before the Nets’ firesale came into play and I hope voters recognize that.

 

[Duffman]

EMBIID put up 47 and 18 vs Jokic last time they met.

Wow, guy who plays great at home, played great at home. Now let’s see what he would do on the road…….. oh that’s right Embiid doesn’t play the Nuggets on the road as evident by him skipping the last 4 matchups.