Good analysis… a couple eye test thoughts to add to your data:
#1. Despite the gritty and clutch comeback last night, I came away with mixed thoughts on Joel… as you rightly point out, his gravity opens up so much for rest of team … yet his great moments are mixed with so many clumsy passes and clunky drives into the paint… VJ saved him on one, refs give him fouls that would otherwise be TOs… but this does not bode well for playoff success against even better teams (as last 8 seasons have demonstrated)
#2. I don’t have an answer but can see a not too distant future where JoJo is a 4th option behind Maxey, PG and VJ… and that team, also to your point, could be really fun to watch… and potentially be more successful in playoffs than we even expect..
Oh, complete and utter meh. "I forsee a future where all of us are pushing up daisies!" So f in what?
Fact is, and the point of the article is that time isn't now. Fact is, Embiid as primary offensive threat/creator still exists. Fact is those people you are conjecturally putting ahead of him in the offensive pecking order are better with him than when he's injured.
So....yeah he's still figuring out how to best leverage his gravity, but if you think being "fun to watch" losing one series is all anyone could hope for, you are wrong.
Good analysis… a couple eye test thoughts to add to your data:
#1. Despite the gritty and clutch comeback last night, I came away with mixed thoughts on Joel… as you rightly point out, his gravity opens up so much for rest of team … yet his great moments are mixed with so many clumsy passes and clunky drives into the paint… VJ saved him on one, refs give him fouls that would otherwise be TOs… but this does not bode well for playoff success against even better teams (as last 8 seasons have demonstrated)
#2. I don’t have an answer but can see a not too distant future where JoJo is a 4th option behind Maxey, PG and VJ… and that team, also to your point, could be really fun to watch… and potentially be more successful in playoffs than we even expect..
Oh, complete and utter meh. "I forsee a future where all of us are pushing up daisies!" So f in what?
Fact is, and the point of the article is that time isn't now. Fact is, Embiid as primary offensive threat/creator still exists. Fact is those people you are conjecturally putting ahead of him in the offensive pecking order are better with him than when he's injured.
So....yeah he's still figuring out how to best leverage his gravity, but if you think being "fun to watch" losing one series is all anyone could hope for, you are wrong.