>Embiid leads the entire NBA in FGA per game between 15-19 feet (3.9) and also leads the entire NBA in FG% on shots between 15-19 feet (60.5%!!!)
>The league average FG% around the rim is 59.7%. The long-2 is legitimately a layup for Embiid…
[Source](https://twitter.com/NBA_University/status/1748333554491088914)
That’s nice but if you take away his free throws and shots from 15-19 feet, he isn’t scoring much anymore.
by LebenJammons
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…ok
Show me these categories for the postseason after the second round.
People are so sensitive about positive Embiid posts for no reason lol
but if you take away all his points and rebounds he is a below average player
Biggest development in his game since the awful Toronto series in 2019 was improving his midrange. He’s worked at it for years and it’s really come together the last two years.
Makes him harder to double, gives him so many more options on the court, operating at the nail or elbow instead of deep in the post every possession. Just a sweet shot, can’t remember the last time I was so certain a shot was gonna fall every time a sixer player releases it.
>That’s nice but if you take away his free throws and shots from 15-19 feet, he isn’t scoring much anymore.
If you take away Steph’s 3 pointers he doesn’t score much either. And?
Why is every pro-embiid post so cringe?
IDC what anyone says he’s one of, if not the most, skilled big man of all time.
Not saying best. But skilled? I’ll stand on that. It’s like how people say Kyrie is one of the most skilled players of all time.
I always chuckle to myself when he hits a fade away from the free throw line.
Lord baby Jesus plz let this man get to the playoffs healthy this year
Because you cant touch Embid and the air within 5 feet around him cus then its an automatic foul when you get in contact with his skin or the air molecules cus of air pressure on him
Last year I remember one of the sixers players saying during training camp whenever Embiid shot a middy in the nail he’d yell “Free throw!!” because of how automatic he was lol
I wonder where he’ll rank in the second round
Also leading the entire NBA in Flops Per Games and getting soft calls per game ?
Felt that way last time we played, but that’s insane it’s actually true. Holy shit
I wish his whistle could just be normal, I’d be a big fan
Of course his mid range game is great. The majority of those shots are uncontested because they’re at the free throw line.
That’s genuinely impressive.
Cuz he’s practicing those free throws every game
Wonder how much this changes once you take away the flop free throws. Dude should marry the floor.
Mostly because they call a foul on almost any shot he doesn’t make.
Now if only he would stop flopping all the time, he would be fun to watch.
Flop merchant
https://twitter.com/nuggetstan11/status/1748529309063540851?s=19
Flop merchant
https://twitter.com/nuggetstan11/status/1748534572428472593?s=19
So much stupid bullshit is said in this sub, people cry about any foul Joel gets, glad there’s some pushback now
I really really respect a guy who works on the weak areas of his game so much.
Still waiting for Giannis to do the same.
This is a redux of Harden a few years ago. He’s so ridiculously skilled, so why does he resort to his flopping shenanigans?
There was a quote about him running out of Jordan film to watch
It paid off 🤗
And why is it so easy for him? Because he gets the best whistle and softest calls in the NBA.
Because nobody can defend him because if they even get close to him they call a foul…
Until the playoffs get into May and he starts leaving them short off the front rim
It’s crazy the Sixers haven’t had any postseason success with a giant 7 footer who is as skilled as he is. That should be the golden ticket.
Well when you call a foul on 75% of his missed shots that fg% gonna look pretty good
Also leads most times on the ground
People are like yeah he gets more FTS than Shaq without hacking. Sure, he also just gets legit fouled a lot because he can make shots Shaq wouldn’t be hitting. There’s definitely a soft whistle problem in the NBA he benefits from, but pretending like he wouldn’t just wind up scoring way more FGs without fouls is dumb
He is so great, I wish he didn’t have to do all the bullshit flopping and foul baiting. Really takes away from the generational talent.
As a certified ex Embiid hater, drafting him in fantasy this year really turned me around on him. I tune into most sixers games now, anyone who is hating at this point either doesn’t watch him enough or doesn’t know ball. Bro is automatic from midrange and dominates games in so many different ways, FTs aside. This sub gets kinda ridiculous with its hate for Embiid and I’m sorry to have been a part of it in the past, I missed out on so much good basketball
Probably not sustainable long term but it’s still pretty crazy.
I don’t believe this data