Embiid says he will never play another back to back.

[Kblaze8855]

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[Kblaze8855]

I’m sure the 76ers are in on it but it sucks for people buying tickets.

Im not sure there is a realistic way to address it with a negative beyond award eligibility which impacts contract eligibility.

The teams are making so much money it’s not worth a lockout to try to work language into the cba to punish people who decide in advance to sit out 18-20 percent of the season. You just plan accordingly I guess.

Fans better learn to do the same.

[RRR3]

He's constantly injured so makes sense

[StrongLurk]

What's crazy is that there are still fans who think this guy is the best big man in the league...He's the Center version of James Harden.

[Proctor]

:sleeping

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[Kblaze8855]

He's constantly injured so makes sense


Sure. People like him have existed forever. One of those Bill Walton 30 something game seasons as a Clipper was just a plan to have him play only home games and a couple others to see if he could make it through.

The issue is when people who don’t have such issues just kinda milk it and teams that are weak letting it happen.

I wonder what Jimmy Butler plays this year with Riley having called him out.

[L.Kizzle]

We done wit the 2020's!
Some teams played as many as 5 straight games back in the 60s.

[Kblaze8855]

We done wit the 2020's!
Some teams played as many as 5 straight games back in the 60s.


A Wilt stretch:


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They can say what they want about his opponents the court was the same size. A lot of guys today wouldn’t make it up and down the court that many times at the pace they played.

Dude didn’t come out of a game the whole season other than when he was kicked out for a fight.

[SouBeachTalents]

A Wilt stretch:


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They can say what they want about his opponents the court was the same size. A lot of guys today wouldn’t make it up and down the court that many times at the pace they played.

Dude didn’t come out of a game the whole season other than when he was kicked out for a fight.
I know Wilt gets clowned on for his era and his playoff shortcomings, but that level of endurance isn't even human. Just looking at his game log from that season, on 12/08 he played 63 minutes, then played 48 minutes the next 2 nights and 5 of the next 6, and did this while taking 40+ shots a game.

[rawimpact]

He will forever have a single MVP then

[SouBeachTalents]

He will forever have a single MVP then
He didn't even deserve that one.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Sure. People like him have existed forever. One of those Bill Walton 30 something game seasons as a Clipper was just a plan to have him play only home games and a couple others to see if he could make it through.

The issue is when people who don’t have such issues just kinda milk it and teams that are weak letting it happen.

I wonder what Jimmy Butler plays this year with Riley having called him out.

It doesn't fully justify things but butler's namesake dad died last year. With the wild way he came up he had some issues not truly out of control and crazy but a little different.

[fourkicks44]

Good news

Rest up for the playoffs and that one regular season game in Denver

[RRR3]

We done wit the 2020's!
Some teams played as many as 5 straight games back in the 60s.
Embiid would need surgery if he played 5 straight games. Everyone has different injury proneness and he is more close to Bill Walton than he is to Wilt unfortunately.

[Im Still Ballin]

He'll duck Zhaq Edey.

[bullettooth]

His salary better be cut then. Imagine any of you wanted full pay but showed up for work 80% of the time?

[Kblaze8855]

His salary better be cut then. Imagine any of you wanted full pay but showed up for work 80% of the time?

if the people I work for agreed to a contract saying I get the money no matter if I show up or not I would expect the money, no matter if I show up or not.

There’s a misconception that NBA contracts are required to be guaranteed. They aren’t. There is no language requiring you offer contracts that pay the same no matter how the player performs or is capable of performing. Teams just choose to do it because there is always another team ready to take your player if you won’t guarantee the contract.

Easy to hypothetically stand on principal till you realize that that hearing to it only means you’re gonna lose every single player who has options so winning is impossible.

It isn’t enough for you to be willing to lose. Every single owner has to agree not to compete. And that brings a number of much bigger problems that aren’t worth the trouble.

[highwhey]

if the people I work for agreed to a contract saying I get the money no matter if I show up or not I would expect the money, no matter if I show up or not.

There’s a misconception that NBA contracts are required to be guaranteed. They aren’t. There is no language requiring you offer contracts that pay the same no matter how the player performs or is capable of performing. Teams just choose to do it because there is always another team ready to take your player if you won’t guarantee the contract.

Easy to hypothetically stand on principal till you realize that that hearing to it only means you’re gonna lose every single player who has options so winning is impossible.

It isn’t enough for you to be willing to lose. Every single owner has to agree not to compete. And that brings a number of much bigger problems that aren’t worth the trouble.

you travel like every other week dawg

[fourkicks44]

Well PG just blew out his knee so Joel is gonna have to man the f"ck up and play 82 now :oldlol:

[DJMcDonald]

Well PG just blew out his knee so Joel is gonna have to man the f"ck up and play 82 now :oldlol:

You just gave me Andrew Bynum flashbacks

[Kblaze8855]

you travel like every other week dawg

I did write that from my actual home, but I just returned from a couple weeks away due to power outages. I was in Orlando specifically for a Ramen place I like before going to Virginia Beach to wait it out.

but if I did still work, and my contract said I would be paid even if I were off bullshitting in San Diego I would insist I be paid.

[Mask the Embiid]

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life sure comes at ya fast don't it?























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[Duffy Pratt]

A Wilt stretch:


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They can say what they want about his opponents the court was the same size. A lot of guys today wouldn’t make it up and down the court that many times at the pace they played.

Dude didn’t come out of a game the whole season other than when he was kicked out for a fight.

That same season, the Warriors had 14 back to backs, 9 3-day stretches, 2 4-day stretches, and this 5 day stretch. But Wilt only averaged 48.5 minutes per game that year.

Embiid would be taking off at least 27 games with his new rule (assuming he doesn’t get hurt 😄).

[Patrick Chewing]

Is this real life?


What has happened to the American athlete?

[ShawkFactory]

Is this real life?


What has happened to the American athlete?

They started making insane amounts of money.

[Spuddywebby]

Is this real life?


What has happened to the American athlete?

You are talking about a dude whose favorite drink is a Shirley Temple.

[Kblaze8855]

They started making insane amounts of money.


Yea.

as of right now, there are nine players in history with 300 million in career earnings. Seven of them are in the league right now. That list is gonna be a hell of a lot longer soon.

there are two players with an individual $300 million contract on the Celtics alone. Six players on the Celtics either already have or are scheduled to make more in one season than Kobe made in any season of his career despite being the highest paid player in the league for seven consecutive years ending in 2016. That’s how much the money has gone up and how quickly it happened.

An nba star is a half billion career earner now if he so much as stays healthy.

Wemby is gonna sign for 450 in 3 years. And he won’t even be the first to get 400. That’s gonna be SGA.

These people are all half a billion earners without counting shoe deals and off court dealings.

They all have too much money to dictate terms to.

I got to the point I would quit before inconveniencing myself a little before Covid and that’s exactly what I did. And I damn sure don’t have NBA money. I don’t have 80s nba money.

These people are too rich to respect a boss.

And I can’t blame them.

There comes a point im just not being told what to do anymore. And it’s well short of a half billion.

They’re richer than a lot of the individuals in ownership groups. These guys are signing individual contracts for more money than the previous era of owners sold their teams for.

And I don’t mean 50 years ago. The 76ers were purchased for 287 million the season before Embiid was drafted.

The 76ers cost less than Jaylen Brown.

Owners have very little leeway in that situation. Some real Batman/Joker shit



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[Full Court]

It's hard to imagine how this guy has fans....

[Manny98]

Maybe he will make it past the second round now......





































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That choking piece of shit could sit out the whole regular season for all I care that's not going to prevent him from flopping like always come playoff time

[Phoenix]

So much for any chance of HCA. I can't imagine that's gonna be good for locker room morale.

[NBAGOAT]

its about time. im just looking for one actual try in the playoffs with healthy embiid. george likely will be rdy for start of yr not a worry

[ShawkFactory]

Yea.

as of right now, there are nine players in history with 300 million in career earnings. Seven of them are in the league right now. That list is gonna be a hell of a lot longer soon.

there are two players with an individual $300 million contract on the Celtics alone. Six players on the Celtics either already have or are scheduled to make more in one season than Kobe made in any season of his career despite being the highest paid player in the league for seven consecutive years ending in 2016. That’s how much the money has gone up and how quickly it happened.

An nba star is a half billion career earner now if he so much as stays healthy.

Wemby is gonna sign for 450 in 3 years. And he won’t even be the first to get 400. That’s gonna be SGA.

These people are all half a billion earners without counting shoe deals and off court dealings.

They all have too much money to dictate terms to.

I got to the point I would quit before inconveniencing myself a little before Covid and that’s exactly what I did. And I damn sure don’t have NBA money. I don’t have 80s nba money.

These people are too rich to respect a boss.

And I can’t blame them.

There comes a point im just not being told what to do anymore. And it’s well short of a half billion.

They’re richer than a lot of the individuals in ownership groups. These guys are signing individual contracts for more money than the previous era of owners sold their teams for.

And I don’t mean 50 years ago. The 76ers were purchased for 287 million the season before Embiid was drafted.

The 76ers cost less than Jaylen Brown.

Owners have very little leeway in that situation. Some real Batman/Joker shit



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Pretty much.

I think this is also combined with guys who haven't gotten their maxes yet protecting themselves. There's a lot more incentive to keep yourself healthy when there's 300 million on the line vs 6 or whatever like it used to be.

[Mask the Embiid]

Maybe he will make it past the second round now......



































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That choking piece of shit could sit out the whole regular season for all I care that's not going to prevent him from flopping like always come playoff time


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They dont give these out in the 2nd round...you have to win the whole thing.......stay mad

[Wardell Curry]

Well I guess he's never going to get hurt then! lol.

[GOBB]

His salary better be cut then. Imagine any of you wanted full pay but showed up for work 80% of the time?

You the average joe got to stop imagining what your job would say if he did what pro athletes did. Apples and oranges. Embiid brings a ton of value to the franchise where you are just a number. Replaceable. And you very well may be a hard worker, well liked by coworkers. But at the end of the day? You’ll get replaced in a second with no f*cks given if the replacement isn’t 1/2 as good as you were. You don’t replace Joel Embiids so easily.

Breaking news teams have been doing load management for some time. I’m not defending it and I think it’s wack. But we average joes got to stop using our lives in comparison with theirs.

[Carbine]

Not true. This is just more evidence of Joel Embiid being a major bitch. He is incapable of being a #1 guy on a title team, he has negative intangibles. Not even zero, he's worth negative in that regard because of his ho ass

[Manny98]

You the average joe got to stop imagining what your job would say if he did what pro athletes did. Apples and oranges. Embiid brings a ton of value to the franchise where you are just a number. Replaceable. And you very well may be a hard worker, well liked by coworkers. But at the end of the day? You’ll get replaced in a second with no f*cks given if the replacement isn’t 1/2 as good as you were. You don’t replace Joel Embiids so easily.

Breaking news teams have been doing load management for some time. I’m not defending it and I think it’s wack. But we average joes got to stop using our lives in comparison with theirs.
Embiid is turning 31 and has yet to take Philly to a conference finals :oldlol:

let than sink in for a second before you talk about value, I'd be fuming if my franchise player that I'm paying 50 odd million year has failed year in and year out to do anything of significance when it matters

[GOBB]

Not true. This is just more evidence of Joel Embiid being a major bitch. He is incapable of being a #1 guy on a title team, he has negative intangibles. Not even zero, he's worth negative in that regard because of his ho ass

Spoken like someone who has no lats. I’m sure you have value to someone/some place. Just not here

[GOBB]

Embiid is turning 31 and has yet to take Philly to a conference finals :oldlol:

let than sink in for a second before you talk about value, I'd be fuming if my franchise player that I'm paying 50 odd million year has failed year in and year out to do anything of significance when it matters

Sixers and Embiid are in the same page with back to back games.

Sixers just gave Embiid $193mil over 3 years

Sixer have been careful/cautious with Embiid health since he’s been a Sixer

You don’t do this for a player if he didn’t present value to your franchise. Guess who else may not play in back to backs? Paul George. Another player where “injury” has been attached to his career. A guy sixers spent big bucks on at that. You guys can call them names like juveniles in high school. Fact remains they have value to a franchise where you don’t at your place of employment.


And again I have to emphasize this because some of you are slow. I’m not for load management in the nba. Never have never will. But as a fan of the nba? I’ve come to accept guys are gonna be handled like fragile goods. Me getting bent out of shape over it changes nothing. At the end of the day unfortunately for embiid and George? They have to be closer to 100% come playoff time. For them to have a realistic chance getting past rd 2. We shall see how the years goes…

[RRR3]

Some players may rest more than they need to but Embiid legitimately needs it, the dude is made of glass. You have to do everything you can to get him into the playoffs healthy if you're the Sixers.

[BarberSchool]

Did he do the math, on IF that choice would render him ineligible to ever win another award ?

How many back to backs are on Philly’s schedule this year ? More or less than 17 ?

[Real Men Wear Green]

At this point he should prioritize Philly getting a ring over potential supermax eligibility from an award. If he's too worn out to lead them in the playoffs going forward they wouldn't give him the supermax anyway.

[Patrick Chewing]

Sixers fans will still be waiting for a Finals appearance and long after Embiid retires, they'll look back and feel that perhaps Embiid should have played more games. :lol

[RRR3]

Sixers fans will still be waiting for a Finals appearance and long after Embiid retires, they'll look back and feel that perhaps Embiid should have played more games. :lol
You would collapse if you had to run for more than 20 seconds, I wouldn't talk.

[Patrick Chewing]

You would collapse if you had to run for more than 20 seconds, I wouldn't talk.

Grow up.

[GOBB]

Sixers fans will still be waiting for a Finals appearance and long after Embiid retires, they'll look back and feel that perhaps Embiid should have played more games. :lol

The logic doesn’t add up. So after he retires we will look back and say “damn he should’ve played more games”. Because somehow that correlates to winning an NBA championship? How? lol You didn’t think that reply through.

[Patrick Chewing]

The logic doesn’t add up. So after he retires we will look back and say “damn he should’ve played more games”. Because somehow that correlates to winning an NBA championship? How? lol You didn’t think that reply through.

That logic is perfectly sound. You have a window to win an NBA Championship with Embiid, right? "Trust the process" remember?

You don't win championships if your best player, an MVP, decides to take time off and play less games at the prime of his career at age 30. Players like Embiid don't grow on trees, so when he finally hangs it up and Philly has won nothing with him, it's not like there's another Embiid waiting in the wings to take his place. That's the logic.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Philly is counting on Maxey to carry them all season then they take the bubble wrap off Embiid and George in the playoffs. May not work but that should be obvious

[tontoz]

Embiid playing a few less games in the regular season isn't going to cause them to miss the playoffs. Potentially it could mean a lower seed and tougher road to the finals.

But if embiid isn't healthy in the playoffs they aren't going to make a finals run. I can certainly see the logic of him playing fewer games.

[3ba11]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaZ75vi60M

[GOBB]

That logic is perfectly sound. You have a window to win an NBA Championship with Embiid, right? "Trust the process" remember?

You don't win championships if your best player, an MVP, decides to take time off and play less games at the prime of his career at age 30. Players like Embiid don't grow on trees, so when he finally hangs it up and Philly has won nothing with him, it's not like there's another Embiid waiting in the wings to take his place. That's the logic.

This is just horrible logic. I don’t even know why you double down to sound even more ridiculous. You do realize Sixers have been very cautious with Embiid during regular seasons for years now right? So all of a sudden they should read your nonsense errr logic and say hey let’s make embiid play more games in regular season. No more missing games, load managing him. Becuase his window is closing and we want to win an nba championship. And if all hinges on how many games he plays in the regular season. I can only imagine copying off your test and getting back the results. Yikes.

The key to the sixers winning an nba championship is embiid, George being health in the playoffs. Especially Embiid. It’s also being able to defeat the Boston Celtics in a series. Those two things happen we might see them in the finals. And we revisit this if that happens. But your take makes zero sense.

[GOBB]

Embiid playing a few less games in the regular season isn't going to cause them to miss the playoffs. Potentially it could mean a lower seed and tougher road to the finals.

But if embiid isn't healthy in the playoffs they aren't going to make a finals run. I can certainly see the logic of him playing fewer games.

I can see the logic in it but to play devils advocate? Embiid doesn’t get injured because of overuse. He’s not getting injured because he’s on a coach Thibs workout plan. So you can sit, rest him games during the season. Any time he hobbles, limps, falls to the ground Sixers fans cross their fingers it’s nothing serious. The guy was playing mvp caliber ball until he got hurt.

[fourkicks44]

Did he do the math, on IF that choice would render him ineligible to ever win another award ?

How many back to backs are on Philly’s schedule this year ? More or less than 17 ?

It's interesting that this interview and story from Bontemps has caused so much talk because a week before it even came out, on media day, Embiid said he talked to Morey and they both agreed that there will be no All-NBA or All-Star game for him this season.

He legitimately ruled out any awards on day one, which I can imagine f'cked up some betting markets. Seems to me this was bigger news than just not playing back to backs, but just goes to show how much attention people actually pay.

I'm surprised Silver and the NBA didn't take action against this. Seems pretty radical to declare that you are not playing in the All-Star game on media day.

[Patrick Chewing]

This is just horrible logic. I don’t even know why you double down to sound even more ridiculous. You do realize Sixers have been very cautious with Embiid during regular seasons for years now right? So all of a sudden they should read your nonsense errr logic and say hey let’s make embiid play more games in regular season. No more missing games, load managing him. Becuase his window is closing and we want to win an nba championship. And if all hinges on how many games he plays in the regular season. I can only imagine copying off your test and getting back the results. Yikes.

The key to the sixers winning an nba championship is embiid, George being health in the playoffs. Especially Embiid. It’s also being able to defeat the Boston Celtics in a series. Those two things happen we might see them in the finals. And we revisit this if that happens. But your take makes zero sense.

:oldlol:

Why even have a regular season then??

[GOBB]

:oldlol:

Why even have a regular season then??

What? You still need to get in game shape, get a flow/rhythm. Silly question.

[Patrick Chewing]

What? You still need to get in game shape, get a flow/rhythm. Silly question.

Exactly! That’s why you have to play! You made my point. :oldlol:

[Axe]

To be fair with embiid, he didn't imply that he's gonna sit for like half the season or something like that. He's gonna play in the rs obviously but this time, with a specific restriction. Although he would be so unfortunate if he still breaks down under such scenario.

[GOBB]

Exactly! That’s why you have to play! You made my point. :oldlol:

He does play. I’m lost. Embiid issue is come playoffs can he remain health throughout. Everyone can talk about regular season games played/games missed. When it’s the playoffs are you there every game til the end or are we holding breath as you are out game 3 and questionable for game 4. Follow?

[tontoz]

I suspect that embiid may have played some games in the past when he was hurting just so he would have a chance at MVP. Even before the 65 game rule went into effect missed games were a pretty big factor when voting for MVP.

Now he isn't going to worry about regular season awards. In the past he made it clear that he really wanted a MVP.

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

And this is why the NBA is a joke league nowadays. No one wants to play. The most conditioned athletes in the history of the league because of modern medicine and training, and the softest bunch of pansies ever in the league.

[Real Men Wear Green]

And this is why the NBA is a joke league nowadays. No one wants to play. The most conditioned athletes in the history of the league because of modern medicine and training, and the softest bunch of pansies ever in the league.

Embiid had had enough injuries for it to be unfair to say this about him. He should maybe see if he could stay healthy at 250 pounds but as he is we have a lot of proof that he just can't take an 82 game season.

[Manny98]

KG goes off on EmSoft


https://youtu.be/3Y9o5Hl_4Pc?si=znDvA8eU2UfdkmQ3

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

Embiid had had enough injuries for it to be unfair to say this about him. He should maybe see if he could stay healthy at 250 pounds but as he is we have a lot of proof that he just can't take an 82 game season.

It isn't just Embiid that is doing this crap in the league. There are a bunch of superstars that are "taking the day off" about every 4th game. Not because of injury but because the 82 games and a few back to backs is just so hard.

[Real Men Wear Green]

It isn't just Embiid that is doing this crap in the league. There are a bunch of superstars that are "taking the day off" about every 4th game. Not because of injury but because the 82 games and a few back to backs is just so hard.

That has a lot to do with the teams, not just the players. Owner makes the same money whether a star plays or not, especially if the game is not nationally televised there's no downside to giving players rest. You could say that fans are being cheated but a lot of fans are in on it. If you're Sixers fan you are worried about having Embiid in the playoffs and if the price of that is a 50 game season then so be it. If you are a fan of the other team there's a good chance you will be happy to see your team get a win even if Embiid doesn't play. There are some fans that yes buy the ticket for their one chance to see some star in action and for them it sticks but overall this is a victimless crime.

Where I do wish a line was drawn is the nationally televised games. There have been a few times w where the league tried to showcase a match and teams decided to sit all their big names. That's bad for the league. But in this case Embiid is giving everyone a warning. So don't put Philly on TV.

[Axe]

In case embiid doesn't feel confident enough he'll make it unhampered, then why not take the IST seriously instead? I guess winning it is better than nothing at all. The only thing holding them back is george who may not be able to help him out there but who knows.

[John8204]

:oldlol:

Why even have a regular season then??

I mean I don't think we would lose anything if they cut the regular season down 50 games.

[Mask the Embiid]

Philly is counting on Maxey to carry them all season then they take the bubble wrap off Embiid and George in the playoffs. May not work but that should be obvious

A bubble wrapped embiid still got more time than your boy in the olympics and actually contributed to the team.

[Real Men Wear Green]

A bubble wrapped embiid still got more time than your boy in the olympics and actually contributed to the team.

Fascinating.

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[Mask the Embiid]

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no one takes that injury riddled ring seriously. Thats like the raptors vs the warriors.



except every.....single.....round.....

[Real Men Wear Green]

Right. Feel free not to watch the ring ceremony Tuesday. This isn't a rivalry.

[HylianNightmare]

Soft

[90sgoat]

Back to backs are pretty stupid as is the 82 game schedule, but you're not changing this after 50 years.

The issue is more that teams have mostly given up on systems and culture. Remember that Pop was one of the first to rest players, but he did it because he could, because Spurs had a system and a plug and play culture. Most teams today that have superstars absolutely suck without their stars.

[ShawkFactory]

That has a lot to do with the teams, not just the players. Owner makes the same money whether a star plays or not, especially if the game is not nationally televised there's no downside to giving players rest. You could say that fans are being cheated but a lot of fans are in on it. If you're Sixers fan you are worried about having Embiid in the playoffs and if the price of that is a 50 game season then so be it. If you are a fan of the other team there's a good chance you will be happy to see your team get a win even if Embiid doesn't play. There are some fans that yes buy the ticket for their one chance to see some star in action and for them it sticks but overall this is a victimless crime.

Where I do wish a line was drawn is the nationally televised games. There have been a few times w where the league tried to showcase a match and teams decided to sit all their big names. That's bad for the league. But in this case Embiid is giving everyone a warning. So don't put Philly on TV.

I think you underestimate this side of things. The NBA is a star-driven league, and every Lakers, Warriors, Suns game there are hundreds of kids taken there to see Lebron, Curry, or KD.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I think you underestimate this side of things. The NBA is a star-driven league, and every Lakers, Warriors, Suns game there are hundreds of kids taken there to see Lebron, Curry, or KD.
It isn't being quantified so we can only guess the impact. It's a fact that in this era of more load management than ever the NBA is making more money than ever. For the league it's only a real problem if it hurts owners' pockets. I realize that there are fans that only go to one game a year and it sucks if that one game the star doesn't play but no one has had to pay for it.

[Patrick Chewing]

KG goes off on EmSoft


https://youtu.be/3Y9o5Hl_4Pc?si=znDvA8eU2UfdkmQ3

This.

GOBB has to be in his 40's or 50's considering he's been around for a while, so I just don't understand someone who has watched basketball for so long, has seen the greats for so long, I can't understand how just because Embiid is his boy on his favorite team, that he has to go against everything he knows when you even have Hall of Famers calling Embiid out. He has the nerve to question us on our stance, well go and question an actual NBA player on their stance and see what they tell you.

[GOBB]

This.

GOBB has to be in his 40's or 50's considering he's been around for a while, so I just don't understand someone who has watched basketball for so long, has seen the greats for so long, I can't understand how just because Embiid is his boy on his favorite team, that he has to go against everything he knows when you even have Hall of Famers calling Embiid out. He has the nerve to question us on our stance, well go and question an actual NBA player on their stance and see what they tell you.


I think you’re remedial. Said in my initial reply I don’t like load management and players sitting out. Not sure how else I can type that. Perhaps in a different language you may still not understand. Just so you can repeat this comment above.

[Patrick Chewing]

I think you’re remedial. Said in my initial reply I don’t like load management and players sitting out. Not sure how else I can type that. Perhaps in a different language you may still not understand. Just so you can repeat this comment above.

If you don't like it, then you wouldn't be making excuses for Embiid just because he plays on your favorite team.

[Real Men Wear Green]

No George or Embiid in game 1. Season opener already ruined.

[Phoenix]

No George or Embiid in game 1. Season opener already ruined.

Like clockwork.

[Patrick Chewing]

No George or Embiid in game 1. Season opener already ruined.

The report is that Embiid won't even play this week. That's 2-3 games missed at least. :lol

[Phoenix]

The report is that Embiid won't even play this week. That's 2-3 games missed at least. :lol

Between that and Kawhi being out and......same shit, different season.

[Mask the Embiid]

You would think after embiid (as the mvp favorite by a huge margin at that point) blew his knees off vs the warriors https://i.postimg.cc/qqmpP3Pt/rGbECi3.gif yall would stop trolling....but yet here we are. hinting that "he's soft"


The man dominates in the playoffs with half his face frozen.....you still troll




the man wins a world championship......you still troll

[Kblaze8855]

Been watching this game for 40 years and the league has never been less exciting to be a fan of because of this nonstop bullshit. Every game that has the stars in it feels like a luxury. You really can’t even look forward to matchups anymore. You just tune in for 2-3 minutes…realize every storyline is ruined by people who could but refuse to play….and go about your business.

I didn’t even bother to look up the opening week schedule for the first time ever. You aren’t really going to get those games anyway.

[bison]

Surprise, surprise. Embiid and PG OUT for first week of season :roll:



@NBAonTNT
Joel Embiid and Paul George are both OUT for the Sixers' opener vs. the Bucks on Wednesday

Embiid will miss the entire week & PG will be re-evaluated later this week

If I'm a national TV network, I would start removing all sixers games from broadcast this season

[Patrick Chewing]

The future of the NBA is on the horizon:

https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-28-2023/OpwLT-.gif

[Real Men Wear Green]

The man dominates in the playoffsThat has never happened. At best, he's had an understndable excuse. Being a Sixers fan I can understand you accepting that in lieu of victory but understand that that is not domination.
Been watching this game for 40 years and the league has never been less exciting to be a fan of because of this nonstop bullshit. Every game that has the stars in it feels like a luxury.You need to start following Celtics. It's because they want to win those regular season awards but Tatum and Brown won't do that to you.

[BarberSchool]

The future of the NBA is on the horizon:

https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-28-2023/OpwLT-.gif
The owners prodigal suns will control these robots with a VR NBA2k interface and PS8 controller.

And nobody will tune in, but cable TV and its 50k remaining subscribers will watch it and say it’s great lol.

Then the company that leases them the robots (Tesla) will start load-managing the robots, but no one will notice, since you can just replace with a new model of the same player model.

Sports hell on earth.

[GOBB]

If you don't like it, then you wouldn't be making excuses for Embiid just because he plays on your favorite team.

What excuses? Are you not comprehending anything said? Jesus you’re slow

[Phoenix]

Been watching this game for 40 years and the league has never been less exciting to be a fan of because of this nonstop bullshit. Every game that has the stars in it feels like a luxury. You really can’t even look forward to matchups anymore. You just tune in for 2-3 minutes…realize every storyline is ruined by people who could but refuse to play….and go about your business.

I didn’t even bother to look up the opening week schedule for the first time ever. You aren’t really going to get those games anyway.

Its why I've been afraid to go to a live game in over a decade. Too much likelihood of the stars load managing. I suppose someone could argue if you're a purist that shouldn't matter, but I'm not spending triple digits to see the role players.

[eliteballer]

Shams says the league is launching an investigation into embiids load management.

[GOBB]

Its why I've been afraid to go to a live game in over a decade. Too much likelihood of the stars load managing. I suppose someone could argue if you're a purist that shouldn't matter, but I'm not spending triple digits to see the role players.

Purist? You must mean loyal. You’re not loyal to team you support/argue for. That’s ok but wrong word choice.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I wonder if Shaq's stance isn't a little hypocritical? I recall him missing 20 games a year in LA and saying that because he got hurt on company time that he would rehab on company time. That's not the same thing but if anything his approach would be worse. Philly is fully onboard with what Embiid is doing whereas the Lakers wanted Shaq to be ready for the season and he instead postponed his surgery until just before the start of training camp. How is that any better?

[tpols]

Shams says the league is launching an investigation into embiids load management.


He's got the Feds on him now.

https://i.postimg.cc/d14Qk7bK/Screenshot-20241023-175923-You-Tube.jpg

These dudes really are straight stealing money by behaving like this.

Making 100s of millions of dollars to not go to work.

[GOBB]

I wonder if Shaq's stance isn't a little hypocritical? I recall him missing 20 games a year in LA and saying that because he got hurt on company time that he would rehab on company time. That's not the same thing but if anything his approach would be worse. Philly is fully onboard with what Embiid is doing whereas the Lakers wanted Shaq to be ready for the season and he instead postponed his surgery until just before the start of training camp. How is that any better?

Hell yea hypocritical.

[bison]

I wonder if Shaq's stance isn't a little hypocritical? I recall him missing 20 games a year in LA and saying that because he got hurt on company time that he would rehab on company time. That's not the same thing but if anything his approach would be worse. Philly is fully onboard with what Embiid is doing whereas the Lakers wanted Shaq to be ready for the season and he instead postponed his surgery until just before the start of training camp. How is that any better?

That's why the Lakers shipped his fat ass to Miami.

[Patrick Chewing]

He's got the Feds on him now.

https://i.postimg.cc/d14Qk7bK/Screenshot-20241023-175923-You-Tube.jpg

These dudes really are straight stealing money by behaving like this.

Making 100s of millions of dollars to not go to work.

:roll:

Get your soft ass in the game, Embiid. You don’t **** with NBA revenues.

[highwhey]

Get your soft ass in the game, Embiid. You don’t **** with NBA revenues.


- https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ZmuTcHF46o/TOXzCWsdVfI/AAAAAAAABOI/P9zuECr8vBg/s280/thumb-fat_guy_in_girl_underwear5.jpg

[DJMcDonald]

Get your soft ass in the game, Embiid. You don’t **** with NBA revenues.


- https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ZmuTcHF46o/TOXzCWsdVfI/AAAAAAAABOI/P9zuECr8vBg/s280/thumb-fat_guy_in_girl_underwear5.jpg

:yaohappy:

[Phoenix]

Purist? You must mean loyal. You’re not loyal to team you support/argue for. That’s ok but wrong word choice.

I don't have any loyalty to any team period, since the 90s Bulls disbanded. I dont live in the U.S and whenever I've gone to a game live it's with the idea that I wanted to see a particular player(s).

When I say 'purist', I mean someone could argue it shouldn't matter if the featured star(s) is playing or not because one is going to watch the game and not individuals. So I believe I used the correct term for what I intended to express on a personal level.