FIRST TAKE | “Joel Embiid has enough time to lift 76ers to NBA championship” – Stephen A. vs Shannon

FIRST TAKE | “Joel Embiid has enough time to lift 76ers to NBA championship” – Stephen A. vs Shannon

Is nearing a return and could play sometime this week sources told ESPN’s agan wowski yesterday the raing MVP was leading the NBA in scoring when he suffered a left miniscus injury and has been out since January 30th and his absence of 76ers have gone 14 and 27 and

Are currently eighth in the East I do want to mention also that Tim bont tweeted about 10 minutes ago that Joel embiid is not at shoot around um this morning in Philly so Tim legs obviously back with us legs uh what is the 76ers ceiling with embiid healthy if they

Could win a playin game get the seven spot then it’s Conference Finals you got to avoid the Boston Celtics that that’s the bottom line if they end up in the eighth spot you play Boston right off the bat it’ll be first round if they have a chance to go up against the

Milwaukee Bucks in the first round absolutely Philadelphia could win that series here here’s the thing about embiid and this is very rare for me to say this guys for a player to miss that much time to come back with such little time to prepare for the postseason and

Come out of the playin and expect that team to be able to win a couple of rounds I I don’t think I’ve ever said anything like that before but we’re talking about a different kind of player number one there there’s no matchup for this guy there’s no scheme you can come

Up with there’s no Personnel that affects him he is the most dominant offensive player in the Eastern Conference that’s what you’re getting back and you’re getting back a guy with fresh legs there is no question in my mind if he takes the court at any point

He is 100% he’s telling them I feel perfect physically or else he’s not seeing the court so you know he’s going to be fine now you give him a few games to get his stamina up shake off a little bit of rust that he may have and now you

Inject that into the Eastern Conference playoffs for me you’re going to have to make a compelling argument that teams have played to such an extent that they’re above that level that the Sixers can catch there’s only one team like that in East and that’s Boston Milwaukee’s not on that level Milwaukee

Has been basically a 500 team for the last two months the Philadelphia 76ers getting back a an energized and fresh Joel embiid going into a potential best of seven series with the Bucks yes I do think Philadelphia could win that series and eventually take on the Boston

Celtics in the Conference Finals that is their ceiling doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to play out that way question fres fresh legs cold lungs because how many minutes are you going to be able to play him legs can you play him his full alotment of minute can you

Give him 35 to 40 minutes on a nightly basis when the games are going happening every other day uh I agree with you I think if they can avoid Boston I still don’t believe they can beat Milwaukee given that he’s coming back after missing two months I don’t know how much

Time is he going to be on a minutes restriction are you saying okay Joel you just throw him out there and says hey go like you would normally play which is what somewhere between 35 I’m assuming 35 and 38 minutes I agree with you I do believe if they can avoid Boston they

Can give everybody else fits in the in that conference I don’t believe they can be Milwaukee in a seven game series because I don’t believe he can play enough minutes now while he’s out there he can do some damage but what happens when he goes to the bench yes I love

Tyres Maxon he’s been unbelievable they’ve been getting great production from Kelly UB Tobias Harris has been chipping in as well but all that being said is really contingent on how many minutes Joel and be can give you and how healthy that kns other than that nah I still don’t believe they can beat

Milwaukee or Boston in a seven game series everybody all belts are off for everybody else Philadelphia 76ers are 26 and 8 with him be 14 and 27 without him so we understand what he means we understand how great he is nobody’s disputing that but since we want to play

The if game since we want to play the if no no don’t do that with no no no no we not going to do that with want to play the if game Shannon you understand since we want to do that it’s the truth Shannon let me tell you something right now if

The New York Knicks get healthy enough for the play Mitchell Robinson oan noi Julius Randall if the New York Nicks he Philly ain’t beating them with andb that’s right I said it you understand say Philadelphia going home in the second round again that and that’s say and that’s a maybe

You understand they Ain be they be they Ain be Milwaukee they ain’t be in New York and they damn sure ain’t be in Boston that’s right I said it okay tell y’all something right now the blasphemy the blasphemy me have you seen the New York Knicks once they acquired at anobi have

You seen the kind of Road they were on have you seen how ferocious they are defensively have you seen how hard they play let me tell you something right now man if the New York Nicks are healthy I’m going takeing the step first okay I’m waiting on this they can go to the

Conference Finals they going go to Conference Finals now now now again I don’t know if that could happen with Julius Randle but I still believe they could beat Philly I don’t see Philly going to the Conference Finals I tell you that right now now if you want to

Tell me Milwaukee and Boston I’ll Stand Down y’all I’ll Stand down because a lot of ifs associated with the New York Knicks but again since you throwing out those ifs I’m G to say to you if you can say if and be I’m telling you right now

With the healthy and be they still going home you left out one have you seen you said about six have you seen have you seen with just said about those two guys coming back at this point I’m expecting not to see them that is what Josh Hart just

Said two days he ain’t no damn now listen I agree first of all listen listen watch listen to me listen to me stop it when they got all those guys I was the first one to say it I thought the New York Knicks could actually be the last

Team standing against Boston if they were fully healthy but we haven’t seen it I don’t expect to see but let me ask you a question let me ask a question sure that’s just that’s just shanon up on want see shanon when we asking these questions go ahead Shan I’m I’m ask

Stephen A something you can answer too all right so let’s just focus more on Julius Randall because I think he is critical to have that second offense generator for that team okay who do you trust more after a really long layoff to come back and be close to their dominant

Self Joel embiid Julius R thank you of course I I’m not I’m not no no no I’m not disputing that with y’all but here’s my point from a collective standpoint who do you trust more defensively I trust New York Knicks I trust the New York Knicks and I’m telling

You and by the way they’ll have home court advantage yeah yeah let me tell y’all something right now philadel this listen embiid I support them coming back but do I got them going to the Conference Finals hell no if we gonna play the if game that’s right yeah yeah

Yeah talk about no no no I got my Nicks man I got my Nicks Shannon that’s what we rolling T that’s right do how about y did y’all just lose two games in a row me a back sh me a back sh Shay gild just Alexander with the turn around jumper

Listen you ain’t got three damn starters up in there and you gave Oklahoma City a rough of that money it took Shay Gil just Alexander turnar around jump shot with a little over a second left to win the damn game for them don’t get me started with thaty Jaylen Brunson needs

Help I agree he needs offensive help and look Anon noi is is going to be their third best offensive player but more of a spot up guy and a slasher it’s Randall he’s the key and it just doesn’t look good for Julius Randle to make a return

To this team J be it looks imminent whether it’s tonight or soon he’s going to play for the 76ers and he’s going to be on his roster with fresh legs J the play without Julius Randle the New York Knicks what would have been battling for

The top two seed in the East right now if an anobi and Mitchell Robinson was there what what you leading back for Shannon with the bright orange on what you leading back for you you York with the blaz on baby you represent New York I’m I’m not going to

Lie Stephen A Stephen A Give It Up for this year for the next you you’re looking great for next year but y’all not going to do anything you’re not you’re not you you ain’t giving up for the Lakers you you you still holding on for Hope even though

I’ve been the more Nick games than you been to Laker games you know what I’m saying where you been which which which which one which which player on the Knicks is a goat James well goat James is struggling despite his great 4 did you see what he did SU

About hisam I’m talking about his team I’m talking about his team they struggling even though they’ve been they’ve been coming on as of late they’ve been coming on as of late I give them credit where credit is due but you know what all I’m saying to you is

That no the New York Knicks don’t have LeBron James they do not have that LeBron is his name not goat but the point is the way the New York Nicks play defense Jaylen brunson’s an MVP candidate you do know this they play hard they compete you understand Json

Jaylen Brunson is a viable MVP candidate are y’all willing to concede that listen or the Knicks he the MVP or the Knicks he ain’t a viable MVP candidate man you be that Blasphemous he’ll get some vot he’ll get some votes legs legs really so you go buy so so you already the bit

Disrespected uh Luca you disrespected Luca and put Shay over him and you now you disrespecting yic and you dis disrespecting Giannis and you disrespecting uh Jason me y you not me Ste you def to me I didn’t put I didn’t put Brunson over I didn’t do any of

Those things I didn’t put him over yic I didn’t do that you put you what so how many votes did y I mean damn yic Y how many slots do you get come on how many names you get the right list listen isn’t there a top five for MVP Brunson

No no I’m saying isn’t there a top five for M you’re going to get five saying five I’m looking at hey legs legs let me ask you a question is Brunson is the MVP candidate or he running for president in the general election damn if we got 300,

300 million votes out there hey you know what he he might he he might he might those that been watching him basketball listen when I said he’s going to get some votes he’s going his name is going to be written on one of those five lines by some people that’s that’s all I’m

Saying I don’t think he’s a legitimate threat to win the MVP no not at all it’s down to three people consideration cuz that’s how great he is I’m going to tell y both something know this if Dallas Mavericks had 10 more games 10 more games Lucas winning the MVP he’s going

To run out of time because he’s going to be six seven wins below Denver and Oklahoma City ultimately that’s going to cost him the way Dallas is playing now the way he’s played all year if he had if he had literally eight to 10 more games Luca donz would win MVP I can’t

Deny it Luca’s been Sensational and Kyrie Irvin has been big time as well let’s give him some love he’s been big time no doubt okay it’s all skill un our Middle Lane Tower is under attack First Blood to dragon and Slayer have appeared is under attack an ally has been defeated acquiring Target

You have been defeated an ally has been defeated enemy double Kill our Middle Lane Tower is under attack you have defeated an enemy an enemy has been defeated let me take an enemy has been defeated Tower an enemy has been defeated the iron defense line has disappeared send in the ballista your team has destroyed a tower an enemy has been defeated I never

Miss a shot an ally has been defeated double kill kill it’s over Tower is under attack our Middle Lane Tower is under attack your team has destroyed a tower acquiring Target SL an enemy has been defeated Tower is under attack your tower has been destroyed yeah no sweat your tower has been

Destroyed an ally has been defeated dragon and Slayer have evolved an ally our base Tower is under attack our Slayer Lane Tower is under attack your tower has been destroyed let me take the shot your tower has been destroyed your tower has been destroyed our base Tower is under

Attack your tower has been destroyed our base is under attack exeed your team has destroyed a tower our base Tower is under attack our base Tower is under attack your team has destroyed a tower your tower has been destroyed an En an ally has been defeated our base is under attack

Our base is under attack defeat spe e get the Morning e

FIRST TAKE | “Joel Embiid has enough time to lift 76ers to NBA championship” – Stephen A. vs Shannon