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The OFFICIAL don't draft Joel Embiid thread

Beantown said:
I agree on the minutes issue. But I also think its an issue he's only played a couple of years and even right now hes only playing 20 minutes a game on a short college season.

If he's the next Olajuwon why would the coach no be playing him more?
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His team is stacked. Ellis is their most experienced player so he deserves a lot of burn. Plus, Black transferred from Memphis and can only play this year so I think Bill Self is kind of forced to play him.

If I was self, I'd say "screw Black" and get Embiid in there a lot more. Then one would definitely see his PPG, RPG, BPG, and APG climb.
 
GVC said:
You have to go back 3.5 years to find something stupid I've posted. I have to go back 3.5 minutes to find something stupid you've posted.
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Even if you can "make a case" for his lackluster stats you still have his skinny body frame. And in the NBA its hard for a center to ever overcome that. And again I am not saying he is 100% bust. I am just saying out of the top 5 players he is the riskiest pick.
 
Beanclown, stop making such a huge clown of yourself. Embiid would not be so highly regarded if the scouts who do this for their job did not think he was awesome.

The guy has great per minute numbers, he is huge, he is young, and is a freshman. If you are going to be comparing him to Thabeet, at least compare freshman numbers, because Embiid is a freshman.
 
Beantown said:
Even if you can "make a case" for his lackluster stats you still have his skinny body frame. And in the NBA its hard for a center to ever overcome that. And again I am not saying he is 100% bust. I am just saying out of the top 5 players he is the riskiest pick.
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Jabari seems like a risky pick to me. He is chubby, he got injured in high school, and his defense is suspect.

Wiggins seems risky to me. His drive does not seem like it should be, and his numbers have been solid but unspectacular.

Randle seems like a safe bet to be about 75% of what a superstar should be, so that seems risky too.

Exum has not played more than a few minutes against anyone but high schoolers... how risky is that pick?
 
b_line said:
Beanclown, stop making such a huge clown of yourself. Embiid would not be so highly regarded if the scouts who do this for their job did not think he was awesome.

The guy has great per minute numbers, he is huge, he is young, and is a freshman. If you are going to be comparing him to Thabeet, at least compare freshman numbers, because Embiid is a freshman.
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Im not saying he will be a bust. I am just saying he is the riskiest pick in the draft. Big difference.
 
Anybody can find weaknesses with prospects. Good evaluators can determine whether or not those weaknesses will prevent them from being successful at the next level. Nobody can do this with 100% accuracy.
 
LazyD said:
Anybody can find weaknesses with prospects. Good evaluators can determine whether or not those weaknesses will prevent them from being successful at the next level. Nobody can do this with 100% accuracy.
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Scouts and GM's are wrong more times than they are right.

A player who has only played a few years of basketball rarely works out in the NBA.
 
Hakeem didn't start playing until age 15. I'm not worried about when they started playing for heavens sake. What's really impressive to me is how fast Embiid seems to be developing. He's getting better, and more confident as the season progresses. If we land the number one pick I'd still probably take Jabari over him, but I'd take a good long look beforehand.
 
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