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[AWGTI] Joel Embiid

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by shastarocket, Oct 6, 2016.

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  1. Yung-T

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    Brilliant season so far, hope he can stay healthy. There's no glaring weakness in his game and he seems so polished already for his age, will be one of the best players in history if he can stay on the court.

     
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    Oh boi, another Beasty Beast.

    Give us Jahlil!

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    amazing. he's already better than greg oden
     
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    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    The best big man since Duncan if he stays healthy. His athleticism reminds everyone of Hakeem.
     
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    Wow, this guy is incredible. I’ve never really heard about him until now...the sixers have a good future with him.
     
  6. tmacfor35

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    Yeah. He is the closest player to Hakeem’s skill set that we have seen. Doesn’t seem as athletic, but he is bigger and the footwork is comparable. Best Big in the game.
     
  7. clos4life

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    Can you imagine Hakeem in this era!?! He would dominate the league like no other
     
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    Yeah.

    Would be nice to see him dismantle a Draymond Green.
     
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    It would be an absolute joke! Dream34's quickness and skill would render these guys helpless. It would be NOTHING they could do and he easily be the best defensive big in the league. Hell, 98% of the bigs in the NBA today get punked by 6'6 Draymond Green!
     
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    Lol can you imagine... Green would have fouled out before half time.

    Not so low-key as Hakeem though haha

     
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    can't wait for this to happen, someone have to school this dirty dude, Joel embid can take Darymond's lunch in his sleep...
     
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    Kevin Garnett disagrees with you
     
  13. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Kevin Garnett skill set wasn't even close to Dreams. His post moves were slightly above average. Garnett was great because he was very mobile and had good handles for someone that long.
     
  14. tmacfor35

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    What?
     
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    Average? Are we referring to the same KG here?

     
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    Strong name to post irony
     
  17. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Yep. He had a turnaround jumpsuit and that was it. I'm as a big of Garnett fan as anyone on the board, but he was not amazingly skilled. What set him.apart was his tenaciousness and athleticism.
     
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    Future is the one thing Embiid doesn't have. I will be surprised if he is still playing 5 years from now considering the state of his legs.
     
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    He wasn't as fundamentally sound as Duncan or skilled as Olajuwon or Yao Ming, but he was relatively skilled.
     
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    It's all about Steph Curry now. Unless a big man can hit a lot of threes I don't know how good they can be in today's game. Lets see if Philly can make the playoffs, or get anywhere in the playoffs. I think Ben Simmons is probably more important to their success.
     
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