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Ron Mexico said:
He was healthy last season. They just shut him down to tank.
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He was definitely hurt for parts of it though. I remember watching a game in which he got his legs/knees hurt half way through a game, then the physio had him examined in the locker room, he later emerged from the tunnel cheered on by the Sixers fan and played a bit, then he was shut down permanently again after that.


Not sure how hurt he was but the whole situation was really hard to read.
 
The Sixers were something like +54 with Embiid on the court this year. Think about that. The Sixers.

Without him, they were like -554 or something.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
I don't think u know what shutting someone down means. They rested him due to being cautious because of injury. He even had some injury stints.
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He had some minor issues but if they wanted or needed him to play he could have. They wanted to lose games and he was going to win too much for them.

No reason not to be over cautious when you have a guy with an injury past and you are trying to tank.

They shut him down because they didn't want to risk anything and to tank.

All reports are he is fully healthy and has no lingering issues.

Not sure you understand 76ers level of tanking.
 
Ron Mexico said:
He was healthy last season. They just shut him down to tank.
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So? Still has to be on the court putting up best center in the league numbers before I state as fact that he is one of the best centers in the league.
 
JustTheTip said:
Offense isn't the only part of basketball.

He's elite defensively.
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Duh. I put his 3.5 blocks in there (an amazing number) and rebounds, and said based off when he was on court last season I would think he will PROBABLY be a top 3 center in the league.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Embiid's FG% is deceiving because he shoots 3's fish. His TS% was 58.4%.
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I acknowledged that in my post.
Fwiw his 2 point percentage is poor for a center as well.
 
fishonjazz said:
So? Still has to be on the court putting up best center in the league numbers before I state as fact that he is one of the best centers in the league.
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So when he was on the court doing that it wasn't enough? You want him to do it for an entire season not just half? He put up top center numbers last year.
 
One thing to consider is that he missed two straight seasons due to injury, and had some minor breakdowns he doesn't exactly have a rep for staying healthy
 
I'm as high on Exum as anyone but I though for sure embiid would slip to us that draft. Imagine Gobert playing next to Embiid next season. That rim would be closed for business on defense and they would work perfectly together on offense.
 
Ron Mexico said:
So when he was on the court doing that it wasn't enough? You want him to do it for an entire season not just half? He put up top center numbers last year.
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Hell, I said I think he will probably be a top 3 center in the league of he is healthy. Just said that stating it as fact before it happens isn't how I'm gonna roll on this one.
What the **** more do you want from me?
 
Embiid looks like he will be fantastic. But he does have flaws. (Low field goal percentage for a big, fouls too much, turns the ball over too much, has health issues, and there is a chance he is kind of a ball hog/chucker) I'm not willing to proclaim him hakeem olijuwan just yet.
 
fishonjazz said:
Embiid looks like he will be fantastic. But he does have flaws. (Low field goal percentage for a big, fouls too much, turns the ball over too much, has health issues, and there is a chance he is kind of a ball hog/chucker) I'm not willing to proclaim him hakeem olijuwan just yet.
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Nobody is calling him that.
 
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