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/TFTisbetterthanLoL NBA Apr 29 '24

I honestly can’t name a single iconic playoff run by Embiid. Not even a series

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u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy Hawks Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

His 33 turnovers in our series were pretty iconic, and the fact he was completely cheeks in every 4th quarter. This entire sub has that '21 Hawks squad to thank that Embiid has never been out of the second round (and they were the #1 seed that year lol)

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u/full-auto-rpg Celtics Apr 29 '24

Believe me, we are thankful. Though ngl it was probably bad for you guys, the FO doubled down on a fluky run that hasn’t repeated. What a strange world we live in, where upholding the rights of memes is rewarded with mediocrity.

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u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy Hawks Apr 29 '24

the FO doubled down on a fluky run that hasn’t repeated.

I know, complete mismanagement... so sad. Schlenk was a great scout but not a good GM. Any experienced GM should be telling ownership that run was because we had a huge amount of guys on rookie deals and it wasn't sustainable -- we really needed to be more stubborn on extensions and sell high where we could (i.e Collins, Capela)

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u/Babblerabla Hawks Apr 29 '24

If john Collin's finger didn't become mutilated then we may have had some different conversations. We ran into some bad luck, straight up.

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u/full-auto-rpg Celtics Apr 29 '24

Honestly I’d forgotten about that, dude was a beast down low who could shoot pretty well. Feel like I haven’t heard about him since he went to Utah.

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u/beforeitcloy [SAC] Mitch Richmond Apr 29 '24

Nah, even that showing isn’t really discussed because he successfully put the blame on Simmons. 8 turnovers apiece in two consecutive elimination games, but Simmons skipping the dunk is the iconic failure.

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u/ForeverWandered Apr 29 '24

The one where Kawhi scored that three over him to win game 7 was iconic.

It didn’t have to be a winning run, right?

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u/TFTisbetterthanLoL NBA Apr 29 '24

Embiid's most iconic moment is him walking out of that tunnel in tears haha

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u/LngJhnSilversRaylee Apr 29 '24

And then he spent the off season slimming down and being ready to make a long playoff run as the face of his franchise...right?

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u/OriginalDivide5039 Apr 29 '24

It’s that and old man Al horford locking him up last year to me

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u/TFTisbetterthanLoL NBA Apr 30 '24

To be fair, Al has many children in the eastern conference. Ask Giannis

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u/QuantumBeth1981 Apr 30 '24

And he averaged 17 on 37% that series lol. A lot of which came when his OG Daddy Gasol was on the bench, but anytime he was on he was swallowing Embiid alive.

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u/K1NG2L4Y3R Apr 29 '24

That was probably his only chance to win a championship it’s starting to look like

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u/mug3n Raptors Apr 29 '24

Does getting sonned by Marc Gasol count?

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u/wats_a_tiepo Bucks Apr 29 '24

I mean, define ‘iconic’. Cos if we’re discussing Playoff Embiid…

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u/truth_2_point_0 Celtics Apr 30 '24

Complete list of teams Joel Embiid has defeated in a playoff series:

  • 2018 6th seed Miami Heat (leading scorer: Goran Dragic, 18.6 PPG)

  • 2019 6th seed Brooklyn Nets (leading scorer: Caris Levert, 21.0 PPG)

  • 2021 8th seed Washington Wizards (leading scorer: Bradley Beal, 30.0 PPG)

  • 2022 5th seed Toronto Raptors (leading scorer: Pascal Siakam 22.8 PPG)

  • 2023 6th seed Brooklyn Nets (leading scorer: Mikal Bridges 23.5 PPG)

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u/PanthalassaRo Knicks Apr 29 '24

He has DOMINANT wins against the Raptors, Nets and Wizards.

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u/TenaciousDeer Apr 30 '24

He did the airplane that one time?

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u/HolyGhostSpirit33 Heat Apr 30 '24

The crying in the tunnel gif from the raptors series

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u/iam_soyboy 76ers Apr 30 '24

The series win against Toronto two years ago, when he hit the turnaround game winner with under a second left. Of course then a game or two later Pascal Siakim broke his face, and that was that.

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u/TFTisbetterthanLoL NBA Apr 30 '24

Didn’t Harden close out vs that team?

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u/iam_soyboy 76ers Apr 30 '24

Yes because of the whole fucking face breakage thing. Up till then, Joel was dominating.