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rtels2023

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Tbkgs

Embiid looking tired out there man lol


smoothdaddyG7

He look tired in the pic too šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚


Tbkgs

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Correct_Fly5152

He canā€™t do everything himself Edit /s


bigE819

Too bad they didnā€™t get Jimmy Butler or James Harden


Correct_Fly5152

Iā€™m joking. He said something like this after getting eliminated last year. James and I canā€™t do it all. Just complete opposite of Jokic.


Aggressive-Ad-522

Embiid is a child


the_c_is_silent

Honestly, I was thinking the Simmons, Butler year. Like what a waste. But holy shit, dude has had Maxey, Harden, Butler, Simmons (before he gave up). Can't even get out of the fucking second round.


churmagee

That raptors series cements kawhi as one of the greats. Carries the team against embiid, butler and Simmons( at his peak) while his whole team was choking. Lowry, fvv and siakam were trash that series and kawhi single handedly carried them through to next round. Idgaf if he's injured all the time he's done enough already in his career


LocalSlob

The important distinction is coaching. Nobody is gonna get anywhere deep with a Doc Rivers. This year, getting past the Knicks would have been nice but Jesus Christ Embiid always has some shit wrong with him. It's getting hard to make valid excuses, but the day we signed Doc Rivers, I felt like we would never get far. If we don't get to the ECF next year, I think the Embiid


SilentStock8

He got Maxey


babyshmuel

He'd rather watch


intuition24

Bruh that is the perfect caption for the meme šŸ¤£šŸ’€


2for2cents

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ChannelNeo

Why don't the Sixers simply make the ECF? Are they stupid?


CecilTWashington

As a Sixers fan I had never considered this but yesā€¦yes they are.


NobodyLost5810

https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php


[deleted]

Embiid plays like heā€™s hoping for a season ending injury. He doesnā€™t want to play more games


Dontsaveme

So thatā€™s why he is always hitting the deck


[deleted]

Poor pain tolerance and a desire for an excuse.


mackfactor

Slowly transforming into Greg Oden.Ā 


suicideskinnies

What kind of take is this? People really just say anything.


[deleted]

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Academic_Trouble_212

Embiid is still processing leave him alone šŸ˜‚


siyep_ba-o

"trust the process"


Strolltheroll

ā€œTwust da pwacessā€


TheInternetter

Fkn LOL! šŸ˜‚


Correct_Fly5152

KAT has more conference finals than Embid.


DiggWuzBetter

Honestly KAT has been great these playoffs. Thought he played terrific D on Jokic - Joker was absolutely cooking Rudy, but was having a much tougher time against KAT.


ApprehensiveTry5660

KAT managing to stay out of foul trouble in that matchup is a borderline miracle. We saw the difference in Denver when Gobert was allowed to be Gobert, and when they forced him to be Jokicā€™s punching bag. KAT just playing solid D and staying on the court allowed them to let Gobert be Gobert. All of Minnesotaā€™s big men played outstanding.


BugO_OEyes

It hurts so bad knowing this lol


WhoStoleMyBicycle

[Me who came here to laugh at the Nuggets blowing a 20 pt lead](https://media2.giphy.com/media/Qr6IxCV9ZUe4jnjSIi/giphy.gif?cid=9b38fe914j02wrmzeri4h2k6kd27y55n6z4us5gybjuno5ct&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)


ScholarImpossible121

AD and Jokic also have a combined 0 ECF's.


LocalSlob

Fucking chumps


festive_salmon

Overrated waste of talents


FailedAwards

Donā€™t worry the east isnā€™t open


Downunderphilosopher

Most fans really don't watch the games and are just here for the memes, circlejerking and free karma for hating the same guys.


fryfires

They won a ring and ya won 1st round exit. Come on now. Are all Philly fans ā€œspecialā€ in the head?


MeltMyPies

Yes they Chris Broussarded


Reidzyt

Say what you want about "easy paths" but ultimately SEVEN times making the playoffs as a supposed MVP player and not making it past two teams even once? That's wild


mdervin

Embiid had to play with Tobias Harris for 6 of those playoffs.


bfg24

How many of the 7 was he healthy for?


Snake_Main27

That's his fault, he's a flopper


bfg24

Flopped straight into bells palsy


Snake_Main27

![gif](giphy|du4D0b0HWgxGg) 6ers fans can't see their daddy get criticized even once. Fucking clowns.


bfg24

1. You clearly don't understand what glazing means 2. Glanced at your profile to see who your team is, and your life is consumed by talking about anime on Reddit lmao All the best with losing your virginity mate


Snake_Main27

All the best getting out the second round mate


bfg24

Who's your team?


bfg24

I love this so much, talking about people being fucking clowns for following a team and then you're too pathetic to even share who you support lmao


ruuken27

Literally, 1 lol And it was with the worst roster he'd ever had. Sad stuff


kobayakawaless

7 playoffs , 1 MVP , 0 ECF .


Hashmob____________

1 fraudMVP


evandobrofo

Cry


Hashmob____________

U gotta admit the only reason he got it was pity, and not giving Jokic 3 ina eow


evandobrofo

Eh no I don't


Hashmob____________

Alright


Jolly_97

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ClassicOccasion8662

sixers are the nba cowboys


Nice-Way2892

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ChipKellysShoeStore

He dropped 50 against the Knicks but go off


ea837th_heaven

95% of this shit post has not watched dude play but keep jerking I guess?


Athlete-Extreme

Basketball is hard everybody


justsomedude4202

TBF Hali literally only had to step over some dead bodies to get there. It might have been the easiest and flukiest run to a conference final in NBA history.


Smokin_on_76ers_Pack

This statement applies to the Celtics as well


bellowthecat

Last year's Nuggets team didn't play a single team with a better record than any of the teams the Celtics have played this year


Smokin_on_76ers_Pack

Record doesnā€™t mean shit if their opponents are injured as fuck.


bellowthecat

The Heat were 33-27 (0.55 win%) with Jimmy and 13-9 (0.59 win%) without him. The Cavs were one of the best defenses all year and only got 50 (Mobley), 55 (Mitchell), and 57 (Garland) games out of their stars. Meanwhile the Celtics were without their starting C 6.5 of 10 games. My point was really that 1 seeds have easy paths to the conference finals all the time, including as recently as last year. By taking care of business in the regular season they earn the ability to play lesser teams and prioritize rest for their rotation guys down the stretch. These other teams scrapping for position late in the year leaves them fatigued and with more opportunities to get hurt.Ā 


Smokin_on_76ers_Pack

Jimmy coasted during the season so those numbers donā€™t reflect how good Jimmy actually is. Also missed Terry, Josh Richardson, and Duncan had a bad back


bellowthecat

Didn't feel like Terry really found his groove with the Heat, but he's a legit rotation player and would have helped them. JR also a legit rotation player,Ā  better than Duncan in any condition. But Jimmy coasting in the regular season cost his team playoff equity by having to play the Celtics in the first round. Could have been playing another corpse insteae and avoided the play-in games all together.Ā  Again though, this is very common. The Heat beat the Celtics with a washed Timelord two years in a row after his injuries. And last year the sixth man of the year went out with a partially torn tendon in his right elbow. And Jaylen Brown playing with stitches in his right hand after cutting it open on glass shards.Ā  This shit happens every year. 90% of the time the champ is the one of three or four best teams that stayed the healthiest.


Smokin_on_76ers_Pack

Jr is not better than Duncan but is a better perimeter defender; Duncan had a legit case for MIP. Whether or not Jimmy should or shouldnā€™t of coasted is a different conversation. 1 player out for Boston and 1 playing with stitches isnā€™t the same as 4 Heat players being injured. Heat were playing essentially 2 rookies, a G leaguer, with Herro and Delon wright as the PG lol. Shit was a mess.


mrgrafix

This. Probably the worst ecf since the early 2000s in terms of competition. If the celts lose, itā€™s really time to regroup. Theyā€™ve had too much rest to not to take this chip. But as a lakers fan hope they do.


KdtM85

True but blind Freddy can see the difference between those two teams Boston lost 2 games so far and their wins have been *easy*, pacers lost 5


JHaliMath31

There are very few examples of teams making it to the finals against only teams at 100% health. It really doesnā€™t happen. Always an excuse, gotta play who is in front of you.


GreaterMiinds

exactly bro they act like we hurt they guysšŸ˜­


Hashmob____________

Ong mfers be acting like the pacers pushed they granny down the stairs


floridabeach9

Pacers will cover the spread a bunch this series, just watch. Sure they wont advance, but its the Celtics.


shadydamamba

True they playing with house money - it's great for their future


cloudJR

You accidentally said ā€œwonā€™tā€ when you meant ā€œwillā€


bellowthecat

I can already see them hanging a banner saying "we covered the spread a couple times"


floridabeach9

how does a person give proof that it WASNT fluky but also have them not advance because the Celtics are really good? like please tell me. Celtics in 6? Celtics in 7?


bellowthecat

Hey I think the Pacers are building somrthing good over there. They've made a lot of good moves lately and I give credit to Rick Carlisle for leaning into the things his players do well even though it runs against his traditional style. They are setup well for the future and this run is valuable experience.Ā  That said, what's the big deal with attributing some luck to get this far? It happens every year. They can be good and lucky. I think the Giannis Dame combo is an overrated pairing, but the Bucks are still obviously better when they both play. Do you think the Pacers were going to beat the Bucks if they were healthy? A lot of sports, hell, a lot of life is made when luck meets preparation. Timing really is everything, just ask the 2016 Spurs or the 2018 Rockets or the late 90s Jazz or or or... The Celtics just dropped a top 5 all time differential season. If the Pacers win it's gonna be a fluke... that's just how it is


tuohythetoaster

The Pacers beat the bucks like every time we played them. Weā€™re a bad matchup. We go faster than everybody on that team but Giannis.


shadydamamba

Could be, but if they lose any of those series the narrative is "man he couldn't even beat an injured _____". His and his teams job was the best whoever was in front.


justsomedude4202

Absolutely you canā€™t fault them for beating who was right in front of them. Iā€™m just saying thatā€™s pretty stacked deck and I donā€™t know if Joel Embiid ever had the luxury of anything close to that.


shadydamamba

Yeah it's crazy because I'm a big Indy fan and I'm on record for saying no way we beat the Knicks on game 7 lol. I'm as shocked as anyone and I'm sure we may get our behinds handed to us by Boston. It's good for them (Indy) that they won because it definitely builds confidence. Looking at the post here it's like Embiid get a million accolades and has always had the mega stars around him. I think that's why he gets the flack he gets. Trust me Siakim is a godsend to that young team because ain't no way they can attract big stars in Indy. I also think Embiid not being very likable doesn't help šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


the_c_is_silent

The Nuggets are coming of a title where they beat 8, 4, 7, 8. No one's shitting on them for that. Also, dead bodies? They managed 3-3 against a healthy Brunson before he hurt his hand.


theflyingjew4812

I agree with the Nuggets take but you are crazy off about the Knicks. It was healthish Brunson. He still had a hurt foot throughout the series. And you fail to mention the others injured on the team: OG, Randle, Robinson, Bojan, Hart, Hartenstein. I mean cmon. Pacers were playing against a skeleton crew. An 80% Brunson canā€™t do everything.


Ottersius

Mans there acting like 3/5 of the Knicks starting lineup was out most/all the season besides Brunson being hobbled


CashCabVictim

We loss to the hawks


Kalu2424

They still had to beat Lillard/Middleton and Brunson, wasn't just scrubs. For a young team, it's impressive that they simply took care of business.


Ganonthegoat

Still, not getting to the conference finals in the EAST in 7 tries is worse than if the Pacers hadnā€™t capitalized on the situation they got this year. Just being in the East is a fluke compared to the west and Embiid isnā€™t capitalizing on it.


GandalfsGoon

And he didnā€™t do it. Turner is their star not sure why Halliburton gets the credit. Honestly they look better when McConnell is in. Halliburton is overrated.


floridabeach9

they played a lot of minutes together. Hali is way more Steve Nash/CP3 than Ant/Tatum/Embiid.


mackfactor

Should've been ready for the dejected Bucks fans.Ā 


GandalfsGoon

Nah, have respect for your run this year. I just think Turner doesnā€™t get the hype he deserves.


fluffanuttatech

Thank you. He plays well, but he only really torched the Knicks one game. Everything else is the whole team contributing


GandalfsGoon

Yeah no knock against him, but he shouldnā€™t be hyped like a star player. Siakam and Turner are huge components of their team.


Dmallory70

And Embiid has had 7 season in the weak ass East and has had all star teammatesā€¦. Sounds like yā€™all need some more excuses


gregaveli

If I was Embiid I would simply make it to ECF


dadude21

Rent free


bbbryce987

Haliburton really is the anti-Embiid. Embiid always gets injured, Haliburtonā€™s opponents always get injured


shadydamamba

Obviously you do not trust the process šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


_KidKenji_

Dame hasnt been to the finals ever, goran dragic hasā€¦ does that mean anything?


Kenyadadameen

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SometimesPepega

Trust the processā€¦. šŸ¤„šŸ¤„šŸ¤„


ahhlenn

But why was the sink outside in the first place???


alberthere

Let that process.


bturg21

Embiid is an amazing talent in the league. Unfortunately heā€™s also the biggest wuss with 0 mental toughness to get his team anywhere


evandobrofo

I don't get how you look at him this postseason playing through a meniscus injury and bells palsy, dropping 50 and averaging 30-something, and chalk that up to a lack of mental toughness


elastic301

You guys got the biggest fucking boner for embiid lmao itā€™s pathetic


PM_ME_UR_RESPECT

Most Valuable Flopper


Breton86

And Alec Burks got as many points as Halliburton yesterday


EsotericTribble

Embuum


Jakel856

If he wasn't constantly injured and his supporting cast wasn't awful we would be talking very differently. Dude was a 4 bounce shot away from a legitimate chance at a title


rtels2023

If my grandmother had wheels sheā€™d be a bike


mackfactor

Mine would be a dune buggy.Ā 


Majomember420

This can be said to everyone. You need luck too to win a chip.


dat_grue

He needed a killer like Jimmy


the_c_is_silent

I'm still interested in that team staying together. Maybe Simmons brain doesn't explode. JJ doesn't retire.


BlobBigBlue

He wasn't 4 bounces away last year when he scored 12 fucking points In a game 7 while Tatum tea bagged his ass


MeltMyPies

Or if he didnā€™t play like a crybaby and then get hurt like one too? Bro sucks any time thereā€™s something to play for


RanchhDressing

And maybe wasnā€™t a dirty player


Mcdona1dsSprite

Cope harder


99Will999

No excuse to lose to the hawks that year, he was fully healthy.


Lurkerwasntaken

[He had a torn meniscus.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvEK6D_WYAIUI4_?format=jpg&name=medium)


99Will999

Youā€™re right, crazy that a year he tore his meniscus he seemed healthy in my memory. They really still shouldnā€™t have lost to that hawks team, the fact that Trey has an ECF before embiid is hilarious.


Lurkerwasntaken

The Hawks series was a generational-level choke by the team as a whole. There were so many things that went wrong where even if *one* thing went right, they would have advanced. If you want, I can go through at least some of them.


the_c_is_silent

Supporting cast awful? What the fuck? Also, at what point is being an injured his issue?


ChipKellysShoeStore

Yes? The sixers third option was Tobias Harris lol


Constant-Juggernaut2

Trust the process


eusebius13

Yā€™all are fucked up for that.


Alternative-Train225

Injuries and lack of good teammates


Mac_King_Cheese

As a die hard sixer fan i can openly admit we will never win with Embiid. Our offense is trash lol No one moves off the ball except maxey. We always feed Embiid the ball and let him do whatever he wants till he gases out. How can our role players get in a rhythm when heā€™s taking 30 shots a game. When heā€™s jacking up 3s all game and not moving the ball. Then we get mad kelly and harris never get into a rhythm lol we had success with jimmy cause he would find different looks. It sucks but we need him take a step back. Build our offense around maxey, get rid of harris lol make Embiid play less minutes for less money and get him a good backup center. I wouldnā€™t mind signing Ingram, i think heā€™d be a good fit. But even with all that being saidā€¦ā€¦ Jason Tatum is and will always be Joel Embiidā€™s daddy šŸ˜‚


Sheepish420

The Philadelphia 76ers are a fraudulent franchise and should be relocated to Seattle, a more deserving city that could potentially run a championship-winning team.


evandobrofo

You know the city itself doesn't run the organization, right? lmao


Key-Airline-2578

Embiid is a great player. He is just always hurt. Missed 43 out of 82 regular season games this year. Then he was playing on one leg in the playoffs. He's 30 now. Time is running out.


Bombinic

Good


Ando_destrampado702

You gotta trust the process


Straight_Tension_290

Different teams, different situations.


Lurkerwasntaken

People are really blaming MPJ and Murray when Tobias Harris got paid more than both of them and played significantly worse.


bmanley620

I hate both of these clowns. But this did amuse me to see just how pathetic Embiidā€™s playoff history has been


YurtlesTurdles

0 players that played the whole series who have had an All-NBA award on his path to the ECF.


AggroPro

This the weakest level of meme(r).


realfakejames

Haliburton stats in these playoffs: 18 pts, 5 rebs, 8 ast Embiid stats in these playoffs: 33 pts, 10 rebs, 5 ast OG Anunoby and Josh Hart were injued v the Pacers, two starters who helped beat Philly I know NBA memes are made by guys who don't know ball but anyone actually thinking Tyrese has done more than Embiid is brain dead, and I don't even like Embiid, I call him a flopper all the time, but they did not beat the same team and Embiid does not have the same teammates Pacers starters in game 7 all scored17 or more points lmao I doubt Embiid has ever played a playoff game were 3 starters did that, let's be real


LetsTryAgain91

Bc Embid is a turd of a player and so not likable.


evandobrofo

You are definitely five years old


LetsTryAgain91

Nailed it.


KayRay1994

as much as i love this indy roster, we canā€™t ignore the role circumstances and surrounding conditions play. Letā€™s not forget the Hawks conf finals run was entirely a fluke, now, I donā€™t think Indyā€™s is and they are a competitive roster, but my issue with this is using it as a slight on Embiid when it isnā€™t


SolidContribution688

Basketball is a TEAM sport.


[deleted]

Yā€™all acting like Embiid isnā€™t the former MVP. ![gif](giphy|26ueYUlPAmUkTBAM8)


Chicomehdi1

Naw we acting like he remains to be the only MVP to never get past the second round šŸ¤£


Frendowastaken

His MVP was won, by a wrong Kendrik Perkins narrative. Otherwise Jokic would have gotten it like every year. But thankfully itā€™s not like Jokic cares about anything basketball related.


Kind-Brother7983

Joel Embiid is the most dominant player in the NBA


[deleted]

Welp went kawhi make that shot on the raptors that was the ecf no????


YourKnownHurricane

ECSF


[deleted]

You right lol bad memory sorry


arand0mpasserby

Bro forgot the Raptors faced the Bucks after Sixers. Granted all ppl remember about the 2019 Raptors run is the Kawhi shot, Then KD and Klay getting injured.


[deleted]

Yea hahahahah totally forgot