A Closer Look at Joel Embiid's Injured Foot

[KU_216]

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Yup, if we don't take Embiid I will be pretty disappointed. I think Parker and Wiggins will be very solid too, but watching Embiid dominate the league on another team for the next 15 years would be gut wrenching.

And totally Cleveland, so I fully expect us to mess this up.

 

[Photon]

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IMO adequate postion/salary/performance ratio is more easy to achive on wing than post/c spot. You can cover sf spot with two mle players and get away with it. C spot not really. Maybe if you have someone already dominant down low... We have two outside options 3d sf would be enough, but not one offensive option near the rim. Personal views of course.

 

[Man Called X]

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We don't take Embiid, the Q burns to the ground. At the very least there will be riots and Ill be yelling at my TV.

 

[Just Checkin]

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Lots of highlights (and some lowlights) in this foreign scouting video.

[video=youtube;f5jDeC4wkzo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5jDeC4wkzo[/video]

This actually is better than the DraftExpress videos in some aspects. The french is simple to get around.

 

[Futuredome]

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We don't take Embiid, the Q burns to the ground. At the very least there will be riots and Ill be yelling at my TV.

I doubt it. The "non-die harders, Wiggins/Parker is probably the choice and they wonder why this Embiid is getting all the hype.

 

[Kouki]

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If Kyrie and especially Dion (who can't finish at the rim as well as Kyrie) develop a floater, team would be unstoppable

They have no problem getting around the first defender at which point JoJo's defender must make a choice to help or stay on JoJo. Pick your poison. The instant his defender steps off to help, you have a six foot wide alley-oop target.

 

[daytripper]

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Anyone else avoiding the Embiid videos until we actually draft him? I really want this guy but don't want to be disappointed if we draft someone else.

 

[Jack Brickman]

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If Kyrie and especially Dion (who can't finish at the rim as well as Kyrie) develop a floater, team would be unstoppable

Didn't Dion finish at the rim better than Kyrie last year?

 

[Kouki]

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Didn't Dion finish at the rim better than Kyrie last year?

Maybe in the second half of the season yeah but I think overall its pretty easy to say that Kyrie is a much better finisher than Dion. Kyrie was also mucking around with his floater early in the season which dropped his %'s.

 

[stick]

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EMBIID SUFFERS FOOT INJURY

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/11107087/joel-embiid-suffers-foot-injury-prior-nba-draft

"Joel Embiid, considered the front-runner to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, has suffered a foot injury, his mentor confirmed to ESPN.com.

Luc Mbah a Moute, who is overseas, was not certain as to the extent of the injury. It also is unclear as to which foot was injured.

"I just heard he got hurt," Mbah a Moute said.

"He may have broken it," one source told ESPN.

Attempts to reach both Embiid and his agent, Arn Tellem, were immediately unsuccessful."


Crap... I hope this is minor....

 

[YuenglingGator]

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http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/story/_/id/11107087/joel-embiid-suffers-foot-injury-prior-nba-draft

Does anyone know the extent of this foot injury that is being reported?
Not sure if there's any word floating around besides this vague article

 

[ajz20]

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My God... Can we once get some some good luck in this town.

 

[nikolajz1]

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If that's true no way the Cavs dont take Wiggins instead. Griffin will be risk averse.

 

[Crosby_Cavs]

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Ohhh for f*ck's sake! Wy always us.

 

[Amherstcavsfan]

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Wow, I...hmmm...

I'm a big Embiid fan, but boy does this give me some serious pause. Guy hasn't even played a game since he hurt his back and now he may have a broken foot?

I'm not sure if I could blame the Cavs if they overreact and decide on the other two than Embiid.