Quote (MildSambal @ Mar 30 2023 02:23am)
Bro you can’t dog on Tatum or Jokic for playoff performance when Embiid has done absolutely nothing to prove his dominance in the playoffs. Having individual stats does not cut it, you would say the same thing for Jokic or Tatum (even when they both have achieved more in the playoffs)
Embiid has had Butler and now Harden which are better players than Middleton ever was even at his peak. He has to get it done in the playoffs or people are just going to keep clowning him. People were putting Simmons in top 10 All-NBA conversations too so don’t act like he was always considered a bum. Philly mismanaged their talent, Simmons and Embiid wanted to share the same spots offensively. Should’ve cashed in on Simmons or Embiid to get better fitting pieces but hey we have been over these terrible moves by Philly FO many times.
"Philly mismanaged simmons"
Yeah, because he's really working out well in Brooklyn now, huh?
Embiid is HIM in the playoffs, we alllll know that, he shows up and dominates. Simmons on the other hand has not been, and last year Harden on a bum hamstring certainly wasnt reliable either. You can't do it all by yourself. Jokic only advanced to the western conference finals when he wasn't even the leading scoring on his team that postseason lmao. Giannis only advanced and won a title when Middleton had one of the most clutch playoff runs in NBA history closing games and hitting big shot after big shot.
You can't do it alone, and Embiid has had to try to do that the past three years. Harden now looks relatively healthy and productive, and Maxey has taken another step forward. So this year may be a different story, hopefully those guys play at a high level in the postseason.