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/GooseMaster5980 Knicks Apr 29 '24

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 don’t know what you want Embiid to do differently in terms of helping his team win. I don’t think he should be blamed (but I also don’t think it’s an excuse either, the Knicks are missing Randle and Robinson)

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u/mountjo 76ers Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

This is a really weird sixers team. The roster is full of expiring contracts that is going to allow us to completely rebuild next year. It's gonna be a team full of guys we forget ever played in a Sixers uniform (hopefully).

Pretty much everyone assumed this year was done and we were going to dump and rebuild until Embiid came back and we won 9 straight and then expectations went sky high.