Was Embiid’s effort and performance yesterday disappointing? Absolutely. However, given with full context, the “I can’t win alone” from Embiid quote doesn’t make Embiid look as bad as a lot of you and the media would like to believe. He’s not throwing the team under the bus.
by stefanakiman
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Yeah it was obviously taken out of context. He more than anyone does need to be better though
We’re sitting here analyzing a press conference more than his actual performance on the court. Come on now.
Nah it’s still a horrendous quote given his performance.
If he had gone out and dominated but we still lost, this is an acceptable quote.
But he shouldn’t have even mentioned the rest of the team after such a pitiful game 7 performance coming off of an MVP award.
Even with the full quote, that’s a terrible fucking look for your MVP. It just is.
He’s earned every last ounce of shit he gets from fans, teammates, media, and everyone else this summer. Maybe an offseason being a true laughing stock will strengthen his resolve to never experience it again.
More disturbed by the smiling. I would feel better if he appeared to be upset.
Yea this really isn’t that bad. He was talking about his performance and Hardens contract so I’m sure they were at the front of his mind. “We just lost and we all need to play better” isn’t the hot take everyone is making it out to be.
Crazy how I pretty much already knew the title was going to be taken out of context. “I gotta do better but I cant do it alone” doesnt sell so well
Tbh. I really don’t see anything wrong with what he said, the entire quote taken into consideration.
His performance was worth being upset about yes, but not this quote. People are angry and disappointed, deservedly so but blindly hating on everything is just not meaningful
Joel’s quotes ALWAYS get taken out of context. I have no idea how he hasn’t learned by now to just say the most bland shit to the media and leave these thoughtful answers for behind closed doors.
For example, after the game harden said something along the lines of “i have a lot to say right now but it’s just frustrating.” That’s how you do it
This is why Marshawn Lynch was one of the best at press conferences. No matter what you say it can be taken out of context or warped to make you look crazy in the heat of the moment. Stick to yes or no answer or very generic coach speak replies.
Did you see that man cheesing when he quoted Giannis during his post game interview? Not really the best optics after laying an egg in the biggest game of the season
On the bill Simmons pod this morning they read the Harden “my relationship with doc is fine” quote deadpan and tried to read between the lines. Any of these guys could say anything and it will be twisted.
Sure this is much better than the out of context snippet of it….however it the same BA he spews everytime he loses. Joel is a loser. Joel, Harden, Doc Rivers are one in the same. Choke artists.
It’s still a cop out, but very standard athlete answer. He’s going to have a rude awakening game 1 next year
This is hilarious. As if providing the entire bullshit quote in any way changes the fact that Embiid shit the bed yet again in the biggest game of the season.
He just said a lot of nothing–as expected to remain objective. All of them don’t have to come back and improve; the front office needs to make moves now to improve. The playcalling was horrid, the spacing was horrid, the lack of adjustments after Celtics inserted Williams III into the starting lineup was horrid. The decison-making, lack of aggression, etc. was all just horrid.
Reading this means nothing to me. It’s just talk until they actually walk.
He’s right, but he asked the Sixers to win game 6 and 7 without him and Harden. It goes both ways . You can’t be an MVP and not show up.
It still sucks in context. The supporting cast did its job. He didn’t. The talent was there to progress. He’s gotta own it.
“Doesn’t matter Spike and Mike told me to hate his guts so I do now”
-98% of this subreddit
I don’t really see how this mitigates it at all.
I have no quarrels with Embiid or what he said, while he didn’t really add much to what’s already known with the fans and around the NBA. He can average Wilt numbers in the regular season, but it’s all for nothing if we don’t see improvement. Nuggets fans are patient because Jokic took them to the WCF. Miami fans believe in their team because Jimmy hustles his ass off and made the Finals, as well as the ECF, recently.
Embiid, Harden, Tyrese, everyone is great until the postseason hits and we just don’t find success. This sub wouldn’t be imploding and yelling to trade the man if we made the Finals, or at least the ECF, at least once. We went through The Process, we had one of the worst regular season records, we traded for Tobi and Jimmy, we went through Ben Simmons, yet the result continues to be the same. Until this city sees these guys actually progress when it matters, regular season success and accolades are meaningless.
Embiid made himself look bad enough with his play. I don’t give a fuck what he has to say he needs to play like he did during the regular season in the playoffs. There were some great highs with him this season, Celtics win, nuggets win, grizzlies win and his heartwarming MVP. But fuck did I want him to win us one god damn game this playoffs and he just never fully showed up.
Even with the context, it doesn’t make it any better. At best, Embiid is deflecting responsibility away from himself and on to everybody else. The reason everybody else plays poorly is because Joel Embiid is a shitty teammate on the court. He has never changed his game to be a team player. If you and James can’t win alone, and you two know that, why did the two of you dominate the ball instead of getting Tobi and Maxey more involved? How do you even know if Tobi or Maxey are improving if they only get to show it when you are out? You’re the star player. You’re the MVP. You’ve been saying this same shit every year. Try saying this:
“I need to be better. I need to be a team player. If I’m not going well, I need to make sure I’m setting good picks and rolling hard to create better opportunities for my teammates. If I’m not healthy enough to play, I need to put my ego aside and tell the coach I’m not able to play. Basketball is played 5-on-5, and I need to stop playing it 1-on-5 so often. My teammates keep getting better, I need to stop holding them back.”
I’m sorry, but he brought his teammates into the equation. It was a clear question about him and Harden and he went out of his way to talk about the whole team needing to improve. I think if you go out of your way to say anything about your teammates it is a problem when you are the MVP who didn’t show up. I’m surprised so many people feel Comfortable with that.
The press conference isn’t worth being mad about. The team’s play at the end of Game 6 and all of Game 7 is.
This dude is better off just being quiet, he seems to love talking to the press.
Sounds fine. Ill believe it if he really dedicates himself this offseason and comes back with better conditioning and continued skill improvement.
Need to move in from doc also, the experiment has clearly failed.