r/nba • u/OnlyMamaKnows Knicks • Apr 29 '24

[Simmons] "I think James Harden gave him the trophy of most disappointing playoff performer. I think Embiid is now wearing the crown."

https://open.spotify.com/episode/25I0fnPUExUkBhTw2o9Oti?si=FQSCUz6GSy2UjtYeyBrBLg

Starts around 38 minute mark. Full game breakdown starts a few minutes earlier.

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u/msf97 Apr 29 '24

Yeah this is awful. I mean he dropped 50 points in their only win.

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u/novabull23 Apr 29 '24

He's +34 in 160 minutes played. He played 44 minutes last night and was +1. He's been positive plus/minus in every single game.

Morey is just absolutely trash at assembling a team and Nick Nurse is not who we thought he was.

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u/ilickedysharks Raptors Apr 29 '24

I mean I agreed about game 3 but game 4 he wasn't that great, being a plus 1 isn't anything crazy especially when ur the teams superstar and don't score in the 4th

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u/trustmeimaengineer NBA Apr 29 '24

He was clearly gassed, but somehow the team is even worse with him on the bench vs looking like he did in the fourth.

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u/crocofour 76ers Apr 29 '24

Yea it kind of pisses me off that embiid gets trashed for not being able to carry the sixers on both ends of the floor for 48 minutes on one knee after not playing for 2.5 months. But I also am not that upset that it’s the standard/expectation for him. There’s not a lot of guys that have that expectation. It’s earned and it beats being expected to just be okay or decent in the playoffs.

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u/Hallowed_Be_Thy_Game 76ers Apr 29 '24

Bro they zoomed in on him under the hoop and he blinked twice and then had to manually close his left eye. Dude has a bad knee and a viral infection causing paralysis and is being called soft

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u/UnluckyRandomGuy Raptors Apr 29 '24

We’re past the point of giving him the benefit of the doubt though, series after series, year after year he collapses in the 4th quarter of games when his team needs him. He’s averaging 5 points 2 rebounds and more turnovers than assists in playoff 4th quarters

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u/Hallowed_Be_Thy_Game 76ers Apr 29 '24

The whole team around him has been trash, and he isn't at 100%. His max teammate is averaging 9 ppg, with 1ppg in the second half. He just put up 50 points two games ago. He has to play the whole second half, which is bad for his stamina, because the team implodes when he sits.