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I’m going to Joel Embiib for Halloween, sit back collect 200 mil and watch my team lose to the Pistons. :lol
 
If anyone is unfamiliar with what's happening and why:

Here is the original article excerpt that bothered Embiid so much (and rightly so):






'Embiid to Marcus Hayes before the altercation: “You can say I suck, you can say whatever you want about me as a player. Don’t ever put my dead brothers name in your mouth, don’t talk about my family, don’t bring them into this...if you want to talk basketball that's different” '
 
As for Embiid not playing, he had a meniscus tear I think back in February. He came back just before last playoffs and played although apparently it wasn't 100% at that point.

After the Sixers were eliminated obviously he got more recovery time for a bit but unfortunately the Olympics were this year and he played in them. It's obvious that he still wasn't 100% in the Olympics (and if we're being honest he probably shouldn't have played).

Training camp comes around and he still isn't right. So they've been evaluating him and ramping him up.

Unfortunately the Sixers haven't been very forthcoming about all this so it's led to a lot of speculation and suspicion that he's not conditioned properly and that's the issue for why he hasn't played yet (it's not). I suspect the Sixers haven't wanted to admit he's still injured because they don't want to admit that he played in the Olympics and playoffs when he probably shouldn't have.

This led to the above Marcus Hayes (known locally as a shit stirring asswipe long before this) article which basically was saying that Embiid is letting down his son and dead brother by not playing and being out of shape.

Hayes is lucky Embiid didn't choke him.

Honestly Embiid made comments the day before yesterday that he was very unhappy with the article and if the Sixers were smart they should have banned Hayes from the stadium. Unfortunately the Sixers aren't smart.
 
Good info, Geng. I had no idea about any of that.
 
Genghis Khan said:
Unfortunately the Sixers haven't been very forthcoming about all this so it's led to a lot of speculation and suspicion that he's not conditioned properly and that's the issue for why he hasn't played yet (it's not). I suspect the Sixers haven't wanted to admit he's still injured because they don't want to admit that he played in the Olympics and playoffs when he probably shouldn't have.
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I know the old school train of thought for something like this is to keep all the information in-house in order to maintain as much competitive edge as possible, but as you kind of alluded to, a lot of this could have been avoided if the organization were more transparent about what Embiid's going through.

I think that transparency is particularly important now that these pro sports leagues have officially partnered with sports betting entities.

The OU football fan base has been going through a similar stretch in regards to fans turning on injured players. And it's all because the coaching staff chooses to be vague when it comes to disclosing injuries. A player is listed as QUESTIONABLE for over a month with a "lower body injury". Football fans expect someone with a QUESTIONABLE designation to probably play that week or the next at the very latest. So when they see someone still not playing over a month later, it creates frustration. If the player has a torn quad muscle or whatever, just admit it so that expectations are properly established.

Makes no sense to risk turning an entire fan base against players.
 
My dreams of a 82-0 season came crashing to an end last night. We came up 2 points short vs the Nuggets. We have a "get healthy" game vs Rev's Rockets tomorrow night.

I thought Minnesota and Dallas would be our toughest competition in the West but Phoenix and Golden State have been the surprise teams for me.

I thought we were finally finished with the Warriors dynasty, but like Michael Meyers, those SOBs refuse to die.
 
1bigfan13 said:
My dreams of a 82-0 season came crashing to an end last night. We came up 2 points short vs the Nuggets. We have a "get healthy" game vs Rev's Rockets tomorrow night.

I thought Minnesota and Dallas would be our toughest competition in the West but Phoenix and Golden State have been the surprise teams for me.

I thought we were finally finished with the Warriors dynasty, but like Michael Meyers, those SOBs refuse to die.
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Ask the Mavs about having a "get healthy" game against the future of the NBA.
 
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