Genghis Khan
The worst version of myself
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Role players. Sure they need to show up, but the star needs to dominate. Had Boston not pulled it out last night, Tatum's shooting was clearly going to be the reason, despite the injuries.
Embiid should be going for 40+ against Kornet.
Embiid has put up 40 probably more than anyone else in the league. I'm not going to put his feet to the fire for not doing it literally nightly. That's an absurd ask. The rest of the roster needs to step up.
And no, Maxey is not a role player. He's a 20 ppg scorer who put up 6 last night. Harris is a 16 ppg scorer who put up 4.
And for years the sixers have had trouble backing up Embiid. He can't play 48 minutes. A few nights ago against NY Harrell was like a -15 in about 5 minutes. That's insane. Dude is a turnstile.
The sixers are a top 3 team in the east largely because of Embiid and harden. But the depth will be what holds them back. The wing defense needs to be much better, they need find a backup for Embiid, and they need Maxey to step up and give teams another scorer to have to guard.