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A Closer Look at Joel Embiid's Injured Foot
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Re: A Closer Look at Joel Embiid
Based off of last years draft they should have taken the top 7 highest rated players and put them In a hat and let the GMs pick. I for one now know wyh no matter who was high on who It did not matter. Olidipo was the closest thing to at least a solid NBA player. Cut the guy some slack as they all were average prospects. Embild looks like the opposite of Bynum 7 footer who plays with heart and has amazing moves for a guy who learned how to play then game when he was only 16. He he can add muscle and keep this explosiveness he will be the best Center In game eventually and a top 5 soon.
Based off of last years draft they should have taken the top 7 highest rated players and put them In a hat and let the GMs pick. I for one now know wyh no matter who was high on who It did not matter. Olidipo was the closest thing to at least a solid NBA player. Cut the guy some slack as they all were average prospects. Embild looks like the opposite of Bynum 7 footer who plays with heart and has amazing moves for a guy who learned how to play then game when he was only 16. He he can add muscle and keep this explosiveness he will be the best Center In game eventually and a top 5 soon.
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Embiid > Len. But Cavs luck they'll be picking outside the top 3. And with Chris Grant making the "consultation".... ugh
Embiid > Len. But Cavs luck they'll be picking outside the top 3. And with Chris Grant making the "consultation".... ugh
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Something tells me he will land in Milwaukee....and suck
Something tells me he will land in Milwaukee....and suck
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Milwaukee has probably more young talent than us. We just happened to have Kyrie.
Milwaukee has probably more young talent than us. We just happened to have Kyrie.
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A little scouting video I found from a couple weeks ago... Love this kids game. Great touch around the rim for a 7 footer.
[video=youtube;cn-dtrmh0nM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-dtrmh0nM[/video]
A little scouting video I found from a couple weeks ago... Love this kids game. Great touch around the rim for a 7 footer.
[video=youtube;cn-dtrmh0nM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-dtrmh0nM[/video]
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He is suprisingly versatile for his size. He is like a more versatile Roy Hibbert. I know thats a big claim, but its accurate. Kid will be good.
He is suprisingly versatile for his size. He is like a more versatile Roy Hibbert. I know thats a big claim, but its accurate. Kid will be good.
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That's exactly what i thought watching the scouting video... Can develop jump hooks in the lane with his soft touch and size like Hibbert as well.
That's exactly what i thought watching the scouting video... Can develop jump hooks in the lane with his soft touch and size like Hibbert as well.
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You know what the interesting thing is? A lot of the bad teams this year are full of good, young centers... Case in point:
Milwaukee - Larry Sanders
Orlando - Nikola Vucevic
Utah - Enes Kanter / Derrick Favors / Rudy Gobert
Sacramento - DeMarcus Cousins
Philly - Nerlens Noel (unless they see him as a 4)
Brooklyn - Brook Lopez
That's 6 of the top 10 teams (not including the Cavs) that already seem pretty set at center... So it wouldn't surprise me that even if Embiid is a top-3 talent, that he falls out of the top-3 and/or top-5... Not a lot of teams need centers this year...
Right now, using the current top-10, the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks and Cavs are the teams most likely looking Embiid's way and the Celtics and Lakers are sitting at #9 and #10..
So really, I don't see too much for competition for Embiid should the Cavs want him..
I'm beginning to want to tank for Embiid now... :chuckles:
You know what the interesting thing is? A lot of the bad teams this year are full of good, young centers... Case in point:
Milwaukee - Larry Sanders
Orlando - Nikola Vucevic
Utah - Enes Kanter / Derrick Favors / Rudy Gobert
Sacramento - DeMarcus Cousins
Philly - Nerlens Noel (unless they see him as a 4)
Brooklyn - Brook Lopez
That's 6 of the top 10 teams (not including the Cavs) that already seem pretty set at center... So it wouldn't surprise me that even if Embiid is a top-3 talent, that he falls out of the top-3 and/or top-5... Not a lot of teams need centers this year...
Right now, using the current top-10, the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks and Cavs are the teams most likely looking Embiid's way and the Celtics and Lakers are sitting at #9 and #10..
So really, I don't see too much for competition for Embiid should the Cavs want him..
I'm beginning to want to tank for Embiid now... :chuckles:
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Re: A Closer Look at Joel Embiid
Yes it is, thank you for that...
Argument still could be made they do have Horford and whether they see him as a center or not...
Also forgot Denver will have Nuggets pick... I don't think McGee would stop them from drafting Embiid..
Point still stands though: the Cavs could potentially be in a good position if they would be hoping for Embiid to fall...
Yes it is, thank you for that...
Argument still could be made they do have Horford and whether they see him as a center or not...
Also forgot Denver will have Nuggets pick... I don't think McGee would stop them from drafting Embiid..
Point still stands though: the Cavs could potentially be in a good position if they would be hoping for Embiid to fall...
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Re: A Closer Look at Joel Embiid
If Embiid is the talent many believe, quite a few of those teams might prefer to just take him and either let him develop for a year or two or trade away the guy currently in his way.
I.e. There is no team in the league in 2003 who would not have drafted LBJ or Melo(minus Dumars outsmarting himself) at SF, regardless of who else they had on their roster.
If Embiid is the talent many believe, quite a few of those teams might prefer to just take him and either let him develop for a year or two or trade away the guy currently in his way.
I.e. There is no team in the league in 2003 who would not have drafted LBJ or Melo(minus Dumars outsmarting himself) at SF, regardless of who else they had on their roster.