Joel Embiid is NOT HIM. Period. Full stop.

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Joel Embiid is NOT HIM. Period. Full stop. 

Post#1 » by Cubbies2120 » Wed May 1, 2024 1:31 am

We can stop laboring under the delusion that this man will ever be the #1 option on an NBA Champion.

You simply cannot shrink in the biggest moments like he does, year after year...no matter the teammates, no matter the coach...this man always finds a way to avoid playoff success...

Almost a quadruple double with turnovers, on 33% shooting tonight...
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Post#2 » by One Last Shot » Wed May 1, 2024 1:33 am

It sucks that Embiid ruined Jokic's 4 straight MVPs.
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Post#3 » by Sticks » Wed May 1, 2024 1:33 am

Embiid is a fraud.
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Post#4 » by Cubbies2120 » Wed May 1, 2024 1:35 am

One Last Shot wrote:It sucks that Embiid ruined Jokic's 4 straight MVPs.


Can't blame Embiid for that, he gave his all that regular season - we can blame the certain media members that turned it into a race debate.
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Post#5 » by Rendei » Wed May 1, 2024 1:41 am

One of the biggest gripes against the process back in the day was that you'd never be able to wipe the loser stink off of any great players you managed to draft. They managed to draft two all NBA level talents during that period.

Joel Embiid
Ben Simmons

Is it all a coincidence? Maxey didn't experience the process and he looks like a winner. The most ironic thing about it all is that the process was designed to keep the team out of NBA purgatory.
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Post#6 » by CIN-C-STAR » Wed May 1, 2024 1:42 am

Out here looking like Maxey's Robin in an elimination game lol
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Post#7 » by TheAlchemist » Wed May 1, 2024 1:44 am

There's no winning with him. He's too injury prone, he fades in big games too much.

If I was the 76ers, I'd get a haul for him. Maybe flip him out West?
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Post#8 » by CS707 » Wed May 1, 2024 1:53 am

He’s they.
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Post#9 » by Cubbies2120 » Wed May 1, 2024 1:53 am

CS707 wrote:He’s they.


They're them.
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Post#10 » by EmperorLocky » Wed May 1, 2024 1:56 am

Some big defensive plays in ot from embiid.
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Post#11 » by LarsV8 » Wed May 1, 2024 1:56 am

For starters, we need to collectively agree to kill this "he is him" lingo that has popped up because it is incredibly stupid.

Secondly, Embiid is awesome. While he hasn't had his best game from an offensive efficiency standpoint, he is still has a monster stat line and is currently a +12.

Thirdly, Morey is my guy, but not giving Harden his money was incredibly stupid.
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Post#12 » by GSP » Wed May 1, 2024 1:59 am

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Never put him in same sentence as Jokic again
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Post#13 » by RB34 » Wed May 1, 2024 2:02 am

C’mon.. he almost had a quad double whilst having a migraine.
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Post#14 » by GeorgeMarcus » Wed May 1, 2024 2:08 am

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Maxey said it himself yesterday and it's such an obvious thing when you watch the game... When Embiid gets the ball he gets trapped by 2-3 players without fail. So it's up to the supporting cast to capitalize like Maxey did tonight in incredible fashion. A combination of that and his elite defensive impact results in what is/will always be clear in his stats: the Sixers win when he's on the court. Everything else is just noise.
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Post#15 » by jc23 » Wed May 1, 2024 2:08 am

LarsV8 wrote:For starters, we need to collectively agree to kill this "he is him" lingo that has popped up because it is incredibly stupid.

Secondly, Embiid is awesome. While he hasn't had his best game from an offensive efficiency standpoint, he is still has a monster stat line and is currently a +12.

Thirdly, Morey is my guy, but not giving Harden his money was incredibly stupid.


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Post#16 » by BlackKnight » Wed May 1, 2024 2:10 am

Triple double, elite D in OT, and a team high +14. Only the casuals hating on Embiid
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Post#17 » by Slacktard » Wed May 1, 2024 2:10 am

GSP wrote:Image

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Never put him in same sentence as Jokic again


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Post#18 » by AussieCeltic » Wed May 1, 2024 2:10 am

What’s New Yorks elevation above sea level?
eyeatoma wrote:IMO the bigger issue is that Denver and the Jazz are allowed to host games at a high altitute, when they have literally had news exposes saying how it's a clear competetive advantage to play there.
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Post#19 » by picc » Wed May 1, 2024 2:11 am

He's clearly hurt so I'm not docking him for the scoring struggles.

But his decision making and body language is horrible. You can't have him as your leader no matter what.
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Post#20 » by Chokic » Wed May 1, 2024 2:13 am

One Last Shot wrote:It sucks that Embiid ruined Jokic's 4 straight MVPs.



Nah jokic was just extremely fortunate embiid was injury prone otherwise he would only have 1 mvp.

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