CosmoKramer
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Come on guys.
Way too much hype on Embiid, he's not the once-in-a-generation talent he's still being made out to be. That would be Anthony Davis, whose barely over a year older than Embiid and is already one of the five best players in the entire league. The injury concerns for Embiid are way too legitimate to brush aside now, his immense talent is dragged down by a fragile body. Still a great prospect, but damn the once-in-a-generation has to stop. Those players can actually stay on the court.
I was even reading some DeMarcus Cousins comparisons, I really can't think of a worse comp for their games.
Embiid is going to be an old rookie (already about to turn 21) next year, best case scenario (no injury setbacks) the Sixers ease him into around 20-25 minutes a night as a defensive specialist. Even that's being generous; he struggled with foul trouble in college, I don't see that changing in his first year adjusting to the speed of the NBA game.
On the flip side, by the time Cousins was 21 he was averaging an 18/11 as a focal point of an NBA offense. He had already proven he was capable of staying on the court for 30+ minutes a night, something Embiid couldn't even do at the college level.
I just can't stand reading the "if Embiid was healthy" narrative, this guy was damaged goods throughout the entire process. He didn't even break his foot during a predraft without, our team doctors discovered a preexisting fracture. At that point it wasn't even a debate, Embiid's injury concerns cast serious doubt if he could ever tap into his vast potential and approach his lofty ceiling.
Way too much hype on Embiid, he's not the once-in-a-generation talent he's still being made out to be. That would be Anthony Davis, whose barely over a year older than Embiid and is already one of the five best players in the entire league. The injury concerns for Embiid are way too legitimate to brush aside now, his immense talent is dragged down by a fragile body. Still a great prospect, but damn the once-in-a-generation has to stop. Those players can actually stay on the court.
I was even reading some DeMarcus Cousins comparisons, I really can't think of a worse comp for their games.
Embiid is going to be an old rookie (already about to turn 21) next year, best case scenario (no injury setbacks) the Sixers ease him into around 20-25 minutes a night as a defensive specialist. Even that's being generous; he struggled with foul trouble in college, I don't see that changing in his first year adjusting to the speed of the NBA game.
On the flip side, by the time Cousins was 21 he was averaging an 18/11 as a focal point of an NBA offense. He had already proven he was capable of staying on the court for 30+ minutes a night, something Embiid couldn't even do at the college level.
I just can't stand reading the "if Embiid was healthy" narrative, this guy was damaged goods throughout the entire process. He didn't even break his foot during a predraft without, our team doctors discovered a preexisting fracture. At that point it wasn't even a debate, Embiid's injury concerns cast serious doubt if he could ever tap into his vast potential and approach his lofty ceiling.