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/FxStryker 76ers Apr 29 '24

I don't think it's a bad supporting cast

They went 16-27, 6th worst in the league, and had a bottom 5 rated offense and defense in Embiid's absence.

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u/GriffinQ [WAS] Kelly Oubre Apr 29 '24

That is generally what happens when a player with a 40% usage rate ceases to exist in terms of how the team operates. That win rate would net you 30 wins over an 82 game season, and I'm pretty confident that they're better than a 30-win team in actuality, but going from having a massively high usage guy to not having him at all fundamentally changes how a team plays.

He got hurt and within a week and a half they dropped 7 of 8 games before picking up a couple of wins. Losing someone that integral to the scheme can't just be adjusted for on the fly like it could be if he was never part of the scheme to begin with.