Embiid has been the best player in this series. 35/7/9 on decent efficiency(I saw it was 62% TS before last night, not sure what it is now) and obviously great defense.
Plus, the Knicks are just more talented outside of the top two players on the roster. Nobody on the 76ers outside of Embiid and Maxey will be starting next year. Maybe Paul Reed thatās it.
Knicks have Brunson, and around him they have Hartenstein, DiVincenzo, OG, even McBride and Josh Hart to a degree.
syllabic
slander season has begun
yic0
*Bradley Beal quietly sneaks out the side exit.*
novabull23
Embiid is averaging 35.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists on 60% true shooting.
His teammates:
26.7% from the field, 31% true shooting and a 60.9 offensive rating as a team without Embiid.
Just another bad Simmons take
_01213_
Bill Simmons is such a clueless dumbass
He loves injecting his nonsense takes in key moments throughout the year.
Dude definitely shoots three pointers underhanded
dustinharm
27, 50, 34, 29 while the rest of his team shoots like 3%. Sure thing bro. Canāt wait for this series to be over just so I donāt have to see a thousand new Knicks post every hour about how Embiid is a G league player and/or should be in prison.
Obvious_Parsley3238
[the sixers literally cannot function without him out there](https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1784915734411247763), his conditioning ain’t where it needs to be and you can decide how much of that is the knee but he shouldn’t have to be playing the entire second half
AntiTopspin
Luka has been *easily* worse than Embiid on both ends these playoffs lol
TS% of 50.4 and shooting 37.7% from the field and 30% from three
Luka’s best stat these playoffs is by far his on-off which is still lower than Embiid’s
You can say that he’s not down 3-1 but he’s also playing a team that basically has their best player with one leg in the coffin right now while the Knicks’ best player is averaging 33
sanchopanza84
I dislike Embiid as much as the next guy and will enjoy watching him hopefully get sent home in game 5, but this narrative is going way too far.
The man is clearly not even close to 100% and still had some spectacular moments in this series. I hate his foul baiting, constant complaining and dirty plays, but I canāt honestly fault his effort.
NeatTry7674
r/NYKnicks has officially taken over r/nba
Joetheshow1
This is just Bill Simmons being an idiot
TheCoxer
Basically if he can’t get the 76ers a giant lead in the first 2.5 quarters before he gasses out, the 76ers lose. The Knicks know how to grind out the wins and has seemingly unlimited stamina.
Chairman_Zhao
Hasn’t this been Embiid’s best individual playoffs ever?
SleepyEel
Simmons never fails to be the ultimate prisoner of the moment
fire_wings
Embiid literally dropped 50 a few days ago lol
Thirdstar1
How? Heās killing on one leg.
j4thewin_1
Seems unfair to Harden. His run with the Rockets against GSW was probably the biggest difficulty their primary dynasty era ever faced.
Ronshol
Embiid is putting up 35/9/5 on a a bum knee the fuck is this guy talking about.
peanut-britle-latte
He’s playing dirty but it’s hard to for me to be too critical, every-time he sits we go on a run. At max he’s 65-70%Ā healthy.Ā
The supporting cast outside of Maxey is cheeks. Lowry might make some smart plays, Payne might hit a jumper or two- but there isn’t enough there.Ā Our bench struggled offensively too but at least they played hard D.Ā
zincinzincout
Sixers point differential over 4 games:
-7, -4, +11, -5
Paul Reed, backup center: -21 in 11 minutes, -6 in 8 minutes, -5 in 7 minutes, -6 in 4 minutes
Lowry +6, +6, +11, +1 (played only 3 non-Embiid mins)
Embiid +14, +3, +16, +1
Embiid is so far from being the problem. Every single year, the opposition looks for the minutes Embiid sits and turns on the jets.
The only way to win against the Sixers is to win the non-Embiid minutes, even if itās only 4 of them.
Own_Result3651
Bruh whatš¤£ Embiid is a positive in every single game this series and is averaging 35 ppg this shit is dumb af
V_LEE96
In the same pod he had a ābest free agent signing of this centuryā or something and he ranked Brunson HIGHER than Jimmy Butler jointing the Heat. Oh Jimmy aināt done shit except take them to the finals twice lol
LightningMcDream
Will never understand why people listen to Simmons and itās not even about his takes. Itās his voice – idk how to explain it other than the fact it just bugs me.
jeRskier
This is a little much. Embiidās averaging 35/9/5 on one knee.
ZE_HAHAHA
Embiid hasnāt even been the worst superstar in the postseason. Itās been Luka and KD (had a good game last night but a little too late)
SonicdaSloth
Sixers have a 60 offensive rating when he sits on 31% TS. Heās averaging 35 and anchoring D.
I think heās fair to criticize but damn Bill
bravof1ve
Embiid: 35/9/5 on 61% TS – Massive Failure
Brunson: 33/5/9 on 49% TS – Playoff God
This is why happens when watching games becomes secondary to narratives. Shockingly, there is more to the sport than 1 player.
3830BlockKing
Media personnel like Bill Simmons in the 2010s were the ones that built the image of Harden that so many think now
JoJonesy
the guyās always fucking hurt, and even when he comes back his conditioning is ruined. like it sucks but i donāt think you can really *blame* him for that
vitalbumhole
Iāve come to strongly dislike Jojo but to say heās bad is absurd. He had a 50 ball like 3 nights ago lol
No-Presentation6616
Embiid dropped 50 in a win with a partially paralyzed face. The slander this man receives is insane lmao
ed42000
Iām all for slandering Embiid, but not for his production. Heās having a good series, and his +/- supports this.
He should be criticized for being a dirty and scummy player who hunts foul shots.
tonypearcern
I really hate this narrative surrounding Harden. If KD hadn’t gone to the Warriors, the Rockets clean house in the 2018 playoffs and the narrative dies with it.
PoppaJMoney
He dropped 50 in game 3 with a bum knee and bells palsey.
The team is net rating -1,000,000 when heās off the floor.
This team is/was trash around him. Our bench had 6 points at home. Iām throwing this at the feet of Daryl Morey and the Sixers front office. Along with Embiid not being able to stay healthy one freaking time when it matters.
Iām not excusing Embiid, but itās not just on him.
ChiefHunter1
This is such a dumb take but Iām here for the jokes lol
RoastDaMostToast
Did Embiid not just drop 50?
Zobair416
Embiid has been better than Luka lol
Apprehensive_Ad1148
embiid is sacrificing his body out there. there is no one else on that sixers team.
Carolake1
Didn’t he score 50 in game 3? Can’t really understand how he could be considered disappointing given he is injured yet still scoring. And I just looked it up — he is scoring 35 per game this playoffs. Can’t say that qualifies as disappointing.
Jc9829
Lmao the Embiid hate on here is ridiculous. If you want to criticize that he might never win due to never being healthy in the playoffs, completely fair. Dude is on one leg with Bellās palsy and is far and away the best player on the team. They look like a G league squad without him on the floor
This conversation was completely fair after the Boston Series last year, but looking at the history they can never find someone serviceable to play behind him in the playoffs. Itās insane
godjacob
EmbiidĀ is the only reason the 76ers won a game this series and this team flat out seems to collapse whenever he has to sit. An Embiid dealing with some visible nagging injuries to boot.
Rdce
Simmons is trash
ripsnort
Thank you.
Sincerely, The entire PHX Suns team.
BradyReas
Embiid is clearly not the issue yall just hate him
GooseMaster5980
As much as Embiid pisses me off, if he was getting passable performances from anybody other than Maxey and maybe Oubre, this would be a different series.
It sucks, but I actually donāt know what you want Embiid to do differently in terms of helping his team win. I donāt think he should be blamed (but I also donāt think itās an excuse either, the Knicks are missing Randle and Robinson)
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Embiid has been the best player in this series. 35/7/9 on decent efficiency(I saw it was 62% TS before last night, not sure what it is now) and obviously great defense.
Plus, the Knicks are just more talented outside of the top two players on the roster. Nobody on the 76ers outside of Embiid and Maxey will be starting next year. Maybe Paul Reed thatās it.
Knicks have Brunson, and around him they have Hartenstein, DiVincenzo, OG, even McBride and Josh Hart to a degree.
slander season has begun
*Bradley Beal quietly sneaks out the side exit.*
Embiid is averaging 35.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists on 60% true shooting.
His teammates:
26.7% from the field, 31% true shooting and a 60.9 offensive rating as a team without Embiid.
Just another bad Simmons take
Bill Simmons is such a clueless dumbass
He loves injecting his nonsense takes in key moments throughout the year.
Dude definitely shoots three pointers underhanded
27, 50, 34, 29 while the rest of his team shoots like 3%. Sure thing bro. Canāt wait for this series to be over just so I donāt have to see a thousand new Knicks post every hour about how Embiid is a G league player and/or should be in prison.
[the sixers literally cannot function without him out there](https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1784915734411247763), his conditioning ain’t where it needs to be and you can decide how much of that is the knee but he shouldn’t have to be playing the entire second half
Luka has been *easily* worse than Embiid on both ends these playoffs lol
TS% of 50.4 and shooting 37.7% from the field and 30% from three
Luka’s best stat these playoffs is by far his on-off which is still lower than Embiid’s
You can say that he’s not down 3-1 but he’s also playing a team that basically has their best player with one leg in the coffin right now while the Knicks’ best player is averaging 33
I dislike Embiid as much as the next guy and will enjoy watching him hopefully get sent home in game 5, but this narrative is going way too far.
The man is clearly not even close to 100% and still had some spectacular moments in this series. I hate his foul baiting, constant complaining and dirty plays, but I canāt honestly fault his effort.
r/NYKnicks has officially taken over r/nba
This is just Bill Simmons being an idiot
Basically if he can’t get the 76ers a giant lead in the first 2.5 quarters before he gasses out, the 76ers lose. The Knicks know how to grind out the wins and has seemingly unlimited stamina.
Hasn’t this been Embiid’s best individual playoffs ever?
Simmons never fails to be the ultimate prisoner of the moment
Embiid literally dropped 50 a few days ago lol
How? Heās killing on one leg.
Seems unfair to Harden. His run with the Rockets against GSW was probably the biggest difficulty their primary dynasty era ever faced.
Embiid is putting up 35/9/5 on a a bum knee the fuck is this guy talking about.
He’s playing dirty but it’s hard to for me to be too critical, every-time he sits we go on a run. At max he’s 65-70%Ā healthy.Ā
The supporting cast outside of Maxey is cheeks. Lowry might make some smart plays, Payne might hit a jumper or two- but there isn’t enough there.Ā Our bench struggled offensively too but at least they played hard D.Ā
Sixers point differential over 4 games:
-7, -4, +11, -5
Paul Reed, backup center: -21 in 11 minutes, -6 in 8 minutes, -5 in 7 minutes, -6 in 4 minutes
Starters:
Harris 0, -5, +2, -7
Maxey -4, -3, +4, -4 (played 30 of 31 non-Embiid minutes)
Oubre +6, -1, +7, -4
Lowry +6, +6, +11, +1 (played only 3 non-Embiid mins)
Embiid +14, +3, +16, +1
Embiid is so far from being the problem. Every single year, the opposition looks for the minutes Embiid sits and turns on the jets.
The only way to win against the Sixers is to win the non-Embiid minutes, even if itās only 4 of them.
Bruh whatš¤£ Embiid is a positive in every single game this series and is averaging 35 ppg this shit is dumb af
In the same pod he had a ābest free agent signing of this centuryā or something and he ranked Brunson HIGHER than Jimmy Butler jointing the Heat. Oh Jimmy aināt done shit except take them to the finals twice lol
Will never understand why people listen to Simmons and itās not even about his takes. Itās his voice – idk how to explain it other than the fact it just bugs me.
This is a little much. Embiidās averaging 35/9/5 on one knee.
Embiid hasnāt even been the worst superstar in the postseason. Itās been Luka and KD (had a good game last night but a little too late)
Sixers have a 60 offensive rating when he sits on 31% TS. Heās averaging 35 and anchoring D.
I think heās fair to criticize but damn Bill
Embiid: 35/9/5 on 61% TS – Massive Failure
Brunson: 33/5/9 on 49% TS – Playoff God
This is why happens when watching games becomes secondary to narratives. Shockingly, there is more to the sport than 1 player.
Media personnel like Bill Simmons in the 2010s were the ones that built the image of Harden that so many think now
the guyās always fucking hurt, and even when he comes back his conditioning is ruined. like it sucks but i donāt think you can really *blame* him for that
Iāve come to strongly dislike Jojo but to say heās bad is absurd. He had a 50 ball like 3 nights ago lol
Embiid dropped 50 in a win with a partially paralyzed face. The slander this man receives is insane lmao
Iām all for slandering Embiid, but not for his production. Heās having a good series, and his +/- supports this.
He should be criticized for being a dirty and scummy player who hunts foul shots.
I really hate this narrative surrounding Harden. If KD hadn’t gone to the Warriors, the Rockets clean house in the 2018 playoffs and the narrative dies with it.
He dropped 50 in game 3 with a bum knee and bells palsey.
The team is net rating -1,000,000 when heās off the floor.
This team is/was trash around him. Our bench had 6 points at home. Iām throwing this at the feet of Daryl Morey and the Sixers front office. Along with Embiid not being able to stay healthy one freaking time when it matters.
Iām not excusing Embiid, but itās not just on him.
This is such a dumb take but Iām here for the jokes lol
Did Embiid not just drop 50?
Embiid has been better than Luka lol
embiid is sacrificing his body out there. there is no one else on that sixers team.
Didn’t he score 50 in game 3? Can’t really understand how he could be considered disappointing given he is injured yet still scoring. And I just looked it up — he is scoring 35 per game this playoffs. Can’t say that qualifies as disappointing.
Lmao the Embiid hate on here is ridiculous. If you want to criticize that he might never win due to never being healthy in the playoffs, completely fair. Dude is on one leg with Bellās palsy and is far and away the best player on the team. They look like a G league squad without him on the floor
This conversation was completely fair after the Boston Series last year, but looking at the history they can never find someone serviceable to play behind him in the playoffs. Itās insane
EmbiidĀ is the only reason the 76ers won a game this series and this team flat out seems to collapse whenever he has to sit. An Embiid dealing with some visible nagging injuries to boot.
Simmons is trash
Thank you.
Sincerely,
The entire PHX Suns team.
Embiid is clearly not the issue yall just hate him
As much as Embiid pisses me off, if he was getting passable performances from anybody other than Maxey and maybe Oubre, this would be a different series.
It sucks, but I actually donāt know what you want Embiid to do differently in terms of helping his team win. I donāt think he should be blamed (but I also donāt think itās an excuse either, the Knicks are missing Randle and Robinson)