NBA Insider Calls Sixers to SHUT DOWN Joel Embiid…

NBA Insider Calls Sixers to SHUT DOWN Joel Embiid…

The Philadelphia 76ers are down to 10 games remaining in this year’s NBA season and there still is no return for Joel embiid just yet we don’t have a timeline for when this will be the case and there’s beginning to be some building speculation about why this

Should not be the case that maybe it is best to hold M beat out for the forceable future I’m here to put an end to those conversations and discuss exactly why headlined by the man leading the charge and discussing a lot of this so first off I’ll shout out etan

Chanders of Philly voice he’s a guy that’s been around Sports media for a ton spent some time over at Fox Sports The Gambler who I’m currently employed by so he is a guy that I do have respect for his work we are mutuals on Twitter

And I actually like him a decent bit so I don’t mean for this to be an attack on him but I do think that he is straight up wrong in this situation in calling for these Sixers to shut down Joel embiid so I want to dive into a little

Bit about what specifically he wrote and then make my case for why I think it is just a bad Outlook to take so let’s start off with Eon written piece here and he writes quote it’s time to break up the 76ers truly break them up after another disappointing game on the road

Another wasted performance by Tyrese Maxi the Sixers are left with more questions than answered it’s a wasted season one hinged on hopes that Joel embiid IM immediately steps back onto the floor and Carries this team to an NBA Finals appearance the most likely scenario is that the Sixers struggle

Just to get in the playoffs and exit as fast as they entered I’m done asking questions about this season just like you I’m only left with one answer when it when all is said and done bringing back embiid for any part of the regular season or postseason is a mistake now to

This point I want to jump in and talk about there’s a very different conversation I think’s underlying here that this is the trade Joel embiid argument that’s what you mean by it’s time to break up the 76ers and that is the stuff that I cannot take that I’ll

Ask you this right now have you enjoyed watching the Sixers Team without Joel embiid of late cuz I sure have not and I can’t imagine there is a human being that is for all the trade Joel embiid people I just invite you to flip on some of these games that are currently going

On without him because there are ugly stretches of basketball now I’m not saying you need to prioritize getting him back in the floor for the sake of his health but for all that is being said here by all reports this is expected to be a 6 to 8 we recovery time

We are now 7 weeks past the point where he got surgery so if he is cleared to play by doctors if doctors believe that Joel embiid is good enough to play basketball then he should be doing that now if there is a little Ash next to

This or there is concern from doctors or the recovery process has not been as expected there is no argument for putting him back on the floor I’m with you there if that is the situation but that is not the situation at least that we know of by all reports the recovery

Has gone according to plan that he is a guy that is within the timeline that is expected at this point in time and it is in the process of his ramp up period to where he can contribute to the Sixers team and lead them now I agree that

Expectations are a little lofty for a guy to go from not playing for the past two months to just jump right back into being the best basketball player in the world maybe that’s a stretch but I do want to dive into a little bit more of

What he wrote here so in this next portion of the article he wrote writes the Sixers are better served keeping the injury-prone MVP on Ice preventing any further injury by embiid and the embarrassment of another early playoff exit on the floor there are a couple of key reasons why embiid returning is a

Lost cause primarily his health and the Sixers future it’s just way too much risk for an upcoming season full of possibilities the team just isn’t ready to compete sure embiid can lean a little on Maxi but that’s it Tobias Harris is too often a ghost buddy heeld is now

Bench material and the rest are either placeholders or young guys not developed enough this isn’t the NCA bracket Cinderella Don’t Dance deep in the NBA postseason and these current Sixers are no exception it’s just not fair to rush a guy back from injury and ask him to

Carry this team on his back selfishly you would rather watch a team flare out from the playoffs with him rather than without but the amount of scrutiny and Fallout from another early exit would be placed more on embiid which isn’t necessarily accurate this year I do

Think this is Well written I think you make valuable points here but I still disagree with the sentiment of it that for starters the driving force for these playoff shortcomings have been injuries for Joelle that know he has not been at his best but we’re talking about dude

That has played through two facial fractures had played with a torn ligament in his thumb hit that gamewinner over the tan Raptors with a torn ligament in his shooting hand thumb there’s been the indigestion issues the torn meniscus it’s year and year out that he’s dealt with things that this

Specific season the best Pathway to him having an actual healthy playoff run is exactly what has just gone down that it is him taking the time that he is in the process of taking to recover that he was ruled out 7 weeks ago that he’s now taking that recovery process with a

Couple weeks to go he can get his ramp up process get in a couple games and then we have a healthy Joel embiid come playoff time that to me speaks more about the chances of him in the playoffs and why that is so appealing to me is because Joel is the best basketball

Player in the world that I don’t want it to get lost in translation just how good his season is we were seriously talking about a guy averaging more points than minutes who is just as impactful on the defensive side of the ball was having a career high and assist I know this was

Feels like forever ago at this point and obviously it is going to get lost in the basketball history books because of the small sample size but don’t unell what an impact Joel embiid makes to this team and as far as the players around him a guy like buddy heeld who by your words

Is now bench material will not be when he’s playing next to Joel embiid when there is a guy where you’re making them make this decision to do I double down off buddy hee and give help to the MVP of the league or do I leave one of the

Greatest Shooters of all time open that’s a much more difficult conversation than is currently the case when you can see what these Sixers are rolling out that buddy heeld more so than anybody is going to be benefiting from playing next to Joel embiid and we the Slate should absolutely be wiped

Clean on judgment from him when that becomes the case now the final piece of this article that I did want to bring up here he writes by removing embiid from the equation for the rest of the year and playoffs the Sixers begin their next level of commitment to winning right now

There’s nothing only a team struggling to live let alone win anything not many teams will be able to compete with the amount of money that the Sixers have so they need they need a hook having embiid on the last few legs of his Philadelphia career is enough incentive to pull a big

Name he needs to be totally healthy for that the team really doesn’t have any other option at this point than to sit and beat until the 24-25 season there’s no risk no reason to risk further damage by racing back to play with a bunch of guys who won’t even be here next year

That’s a lot in lot to take in for you I’m sure as you just want to beat out there all the time but this team isn’t built to win much right now and that won’t change come playoffs it certainly will change by the start of next season

Something to look forward to at least so this this cap space plan this clearing keeping flexibility options open and having options on the table that was the driving force why this was a bit of an underwhelming just trade deadline period that I think we all hope that there

Would be this big swing have a chance at a championship this year and it hasn’t quite played out that way I also understand that from Daryl m based on at that point in time there was even less Clarity on what the status of Joel embiid could be will he be coming back

What level will he be coming back and those are questions that we have more concrete answers at this point in time than was the case a month ago now for this team I do think the ultimate Outlook is to build moving forward next year well that’s also a reason why you

Need to see how these players play next to Joel embiid that I don’t think it’s a championship or bust year for the Sixers that if they lose in the second round again while that will wear on embiid’s resume and will be something that note that people throw I don’t think that’s

The ultimate loss that you’re if you’re able to gauge is Buddy heill a guy that we want on the long term for this team is Nico Batum a guy that has a couple years left in his legs are these players that we brought in Kelly UB is this a

Guy that we believe is a long-term part of this core those are all questions that you will get a stronger answer on by playing them next to Joel embiid and I get that the championship is obviously the biggest goal that is still what these Sixers are seeking and what will

Be the ultimate measurement of the entire process era but I think this team has a better Fighting Chance than people are giving them credit that to take a look I’ll start with this right here the Sixers this season are 26 and8 with Joel embiid without him 13 and 25 at 26 and 8

You cannot argue that that is a legitimate Contender and for record in the standings that puts them at a 76.4% win rate when looking at in the standings that would put them second place in the Eastern Conference now I’m not saying you can make these direct exact translations obviously there are a

Ton more games to play out and the Sixers had the earli the easier portion of their schedule earlier on in the year so it isn’t the exact Apples to Apples comparison but my point in this being that wi Jo embiid is healthy on this roster this team is good that this is a

Contending level team that when you have the reigning MVP of the league it shouldn’t be a surprised that they’re night and day better when he’s there playing for this and specifically with this Sixers team each player is built to be maximized next to Joel embiid I know

I mentioned buddy hee as a guy that his shooting gravity is going to be incredibly value in this six years offense think about how it looked like with JJ reick how it looked like with Seth Curry buddy held is that caliber of shooter and he has a little more to his

Game than just that a guy like Kelly UB I could not be more impressed with the level that he’s been playing at but I still think the best version of him as a basketball player is a little more minimized role than is currently the case now the Sixers need him to be

Stepping up and he’s doing an amazing job at it so I don’t want this as a slight on Kelly but my point being that when Joel embiid is there when you’re getting those easy dump off passes on the Baseline Cuts as occurred while he was on the floor together with him

That’s great offense right there the Tobias Harris criticism I’m not going to touch you can let those pour on and that’s completely fair and probably the biggest driving reason but for Tyrese Maxi I think it would be incredibly value of him to have a playoff run where

He’s looked at as the second tier option now maybe that happens maybe they come up short and you come to the realization that Maxi is not quite ready to be a number two just yet that we need to find a Paul George or a big name to bring in

To complete this team and that’s a totally fair conclusion to come to but let’s go through the process of actually coming to that and when looking at the Sixers depth chart as a whole this squad is solid that when you look down the Eastern Conference just thinking about

The top eight or nine you should not be scared of anybody we’re talking about Tyrese Maxi Kyle Lowry Kelly UB Tobias Harris Joel embiid Paul Reed Nico Batum buddy heal even a guy like Robert Covington that’s a dangerous core and when you’re looking down the Eastern Conference these teams have flaws man

The Celtics are obviously kind of the gold standard across the NBA this season and have been phenomenal there’s no doubt about it the Milwaukee Bucks they’re coming off a game last night in which they blew a double digit lead to the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth

Quarter as Doc Rivers is a professional at that is the the the concern there Patrick Beverly just picked up a notable injury that’s something that weakens their defense to a significant extent Dame Lillard still has not quite looked like himself this season there are concerns with that Bucks team looking

Beyond that the Cleveland Cavs the Sixers have beat this Cavs team twice without Joel embiid and one of those times without Tyrese Maxi they are a team that absolutely folded against the New York Knicks in last year’s playoffs and they haven’t done much to change my

Mind that that won’t be the case again this year the New York Knicks have looked good have been a team that I’ve been high on and considered the second most dangerous team in the Eastern Conference for most of the season but the injury concerns are legit ogn anobi

Just has not been playing at the regular rate that he’s been expected to Julius Randle still battling Mitchell Robinson finally coming back that that team is not perfect and they have injury concerns and the OG thing is the biggest thing that I will push there looking beyond that the Orlando magic playing

Some terrific basketball but they’re a young basketball team and I personally don’t love the way that team fits together I think they lack shooting they need some more three-point volume guys that can spread the floor I just don’t love how all their talent matches up and meshes together and I think that will

Show phas come playoff time that I think they’re fighting a little bit above their weight class as far as pushing into the the top tier playoff conversation right now when looking below that the Indiana Pacers Tyrese halberton has looked like a shell of himself throughout the entirety of the

Second half of the Season that I think there’s h H string injuries are bothering him we know those linger and frankly they’re missing buddy heeld as well but that volume three-point shooting I don’t understand why they were eager to get rid of it so the Pacers have some issues as well they’ve

Fallen off in a long way and Pascal cakam I still think hasn’t quite found his stride the Miami Heat a dangerous team but one that still has issues as well so when you’re looking down the Eastern Conference why should the Sixers be afraid of all these teams and this

Isn’t a championship or bust year obviously the goal is to cut down the Nets win an NBA title and finally bring this narrative but if you’re taking steps forward toward that that’s still a win in my mind so this year may not be the year it may not be the year that

These Sixers win the championship and change everything but if you can go through the playoff process have Joel embiid return to himself have a healthy playoff run have Maxi figure out if he’s capable be capable of being a number two on this level and evaluate the rest of

The roster for who is a clean fit and who isn’t that can still be a success so I understand the frustration I get the concern with Joel embiid but the bottom line is if this guy is healthy if he’s ready to help this team win then you

Absolutely let him and frankly I don’t think there should be any questions about it and honestly the Sixers have a much better chance of making an actual playoff run that a lot of people are giving them credit this is a dangerous team and Joel embiid is going to be the

Best player on the floor on every single matchup he steps up into so with that being the case why can’t they have a fighting chance we’ll see what happens from here again we don’t have Clarity on when the exact target return for Joel embiid is but we got to be getting close

And until that is the case I appreciate all you guys for watching this channel here make sure you’re dropping a like on this video subscribing to six years digest on the channel and dropping your comments let me know if you disagree I’m pretty firm footed and standing 10 toes

Down on this take that if joelle’s healthy he should be returning but I understand that people see see it differently so appreciate you guys once again I’ll be talking with you next time right here on six years digest peace

NBA Insider Calls Sixers to SHUT DOWN Joel Embiid…

With just 10 games remaining, there is still no clarity on when Joel Embiid will return to the floor. Sean Barnard reacts to some recent speculation and desire for Embiid to be shut down for the season. He reads an article calling for this decision and pushes back on why this would be the wrong decision for the short and long-term of the Sixers.

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