The Inside Crew Reacts to Embiid’s Meniscus Injury + New 65-Game Minimum For NBA Awards | NBA on TNT
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There is no other sports personality in EXISTENCE that actually cares about the fans like Charles Barkley, we are so blessed to have him.
Charles is a true basketball fan
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I agree with Chuck!!
@charlottecorday8494 where are you from
What Shaq said makes absolutely no Sense! If the player misses 65 or more games then he should not be rewarded? EmBed will never play over 70 games in a season!
So glad to here the real crew give a take that actually acknowledges the fans and the fact that we are the ones that pay the money for these games and allow these players to have these giant contracts. Chuck especially is a man of the people.
Best analyst of all time replacing peter vecsey was the best thing they did
He needs to run for a senator or something
@@lucky889s9 Please keep him out of politics. He's knows basketball but he's an idiot regarding anything outside of that.
You don’t “allow” nothing
@@Jdcjr1991then you aren’t very smart
Great takes by Chuck and Kenny. Another point that they didn't mention is that to be VALUABLE to your team, you have to play a lot of games. A guy being 95% as good as another guy, but playing 20% more games, is probably more valuable to his team. It's called the Most VALUABLE Player after all.
Also, per-game averages and performance go up if you play fewer games as you get more rest between games. So there's that too.
Great points.
And 20 minutes minimum is also correct. This to avoid kyrie to play only one half
Thunder fan here, hate seeing this happen. Even if it does mean Shai will get his first MVP, it’s still sad to see it come like this.
I don't know why this point isn't brought up more often. A player's value to the team goes down the less games they play. That is an indisputable truth. They essentially put up zeros across the board when they're sitting on the sidelines. When considering awards, they should start figuring averages based on 82 games. Otherwise, it benefits the guys who only play easy teams on the road, or take days off then they think their numbers will dip. The players who are out there night in and night out should be the ones rewarded.
The MVP award has never had a solid meaning. Now you want to put percentages on it when we don't even know how to even explain it? The MVP is basically a eye-test award.
Stop making excuses...
If a player can't play 65 games he should not win any NBA award. Period.
And as Chuck said, should have been 70 games.
Now I believe joker should have win it last year
ESPN made a political campaign for Embiid MVP 2023.
@@Nidzadrugarand that shows exactly what is wrong with sports today, everyone thinks they are more important than the sport itself
@@doge1590why this has nothing to do with last year, embiid is the mvp this year and last year goofy
@@Camefromnonehate to break it to you buddy, but Embiid ain’t gonna qualify to win MVP this season
As a fan, this is a necessary rule. So many games are unwatchable in the regular season because stars sit out. Its come to the point where even hardcore NBA fans don't bother watching regularly until after March Madness ends for that final stretch of the NBA regular season before the playoffs
I mean I think most actual fans watch almost every game but I see what you mean
Make the regular season shorter
As someone who isn't American I don't understand why the NBA has 82 regular season games. Its absurd. Lower the amount of games but like everything in the US everything is greed and $$$.
agreed the rule makes sense for awards, however for all nba and all defense selections it isnt fair, historically guys made that team with games played of 55 or 60. so the question is do we now go and rewrite history and take away the greats all nba selections? i think not, and histoically guys do not win mvp or defensive player with alot of missed games. this was a sneaky rule that has you guys looking at big awards when that was never the problem, the all nba selections are the biggest thing this is effecting
All of the most publicized rest games end up close or the team the guy sits for wins, what a bogus parrot take. Stars sitting out isn't what makes regular season games boring and meaningless it's the 82 game schedule+30 team league+ our own fan and media environment that creates that effect. We're the ones who say that regular season doesn't matter, prove yourself in the playoffs.
Kareem and Jordan had 4 MVP's each with a 82 game played seasons. Chamberlain played nine 82-game seasons.
jordan played 9 82-game seasons also
In much more physical eras..
Joel wouldnt be able to play 20 games in a 80s or 90s era season
@@MrJadude I would argue he would. Modern nba games are extremely fast paced, which is why Embiid's legs are so fragile from the constant running. He would dominate a slower paced 90s basketball
@@MrJadude Lol there were less injuries because it was more physical. Decreasing physicality puts much more pressure on tendons, ligaments, and other aspects of joints such as menisci. The game is monumentally more dangerous today for larger players who want to utilize space and pace
@@earakankuruparan6278especially due to the influx of load management. Because they’re not playing so many games they’re not conditioned to be routinely explosive, which causes them to be more easily injured
Who would've thought throwing yourself to the floor every other play would result in an injury? 😮
When Shaq won MVP, he played 79 games. Embiid has never even played 69 in a season. You shouldn't be MVP and miss almost a quarter of a season, that's just not right. Would anyone say having Embiid for 80% of the regular season is better than having Jokić for 90%?
Completely agree. playing less makes you less valuable to your team. Also, per-game averages often go up if you play fewer games as you get more rest between games.
65 games was the unwritten rule
It's a good rule but shouldn't count against real injury. This 65 game rule would have Malone and giannas lose thier mvp.
@@SamuelMills-ez4jo You're probably a child and don't realize those were shortened seasons
@@SamuelMills-ez4jo Malone's 2nd MVP was during the strike-shortened season, he played 49 out of 50 games. Giannis's 2nd was in the first COVID year and he played 63 out of 73 games.
Agree with chuck 100 percent here
Good they have A team finally hosting again was getting tired of the backup crew
That b team is terrible
Back up krew is trash
The B Team is completely unwatchable. I'd rather watch ESPN 😱
They're not the back up crew. They've become regulars sadly. These guys are only on on Thursday.
@@charlottecorday8494 same here the only good person on the b team is shaq when he decides to join
I am so glad to hear these guys talk about the fans. I grew up in a middle class family in the New England area. One year, my dad got my tickets to go see the Celtics play. Now, my family wasn't poor by any means, but we weren't so wealthy that we could afford to go down to Boston night after night, spending money on gas/food/parking/etc to watch the Celtics. Those tickets were one of the best birthday presents ever because I got to go and see a young Paul Pierce play. I fell in love with the sport and with the Celtics and my dad and I still talk about that game. This is the thing about professional sports. To players, it might seem like just 'one more game', but for fans that can be a special moment, a special memory between a father and son. I think this is what some players (once again, not all but some) lose sight of.
2 years ago I took my son to a Saturday Bucks game and the only starter to play was Brooke Lopez 😭 now we only go to playoff games.
Kobe... understood this right here!
@@drosales43The one thing Jayson Tatum took from Kobe that’s actually helped him. He’s said multiple times in interviews that he wants to give the fans their money’s worth every night, and he’s played through injury every year to do that. Tatum’s also played the most minutes in the Association since he was drafted.
I know, kind of a tangent. But it’s worth acknowledging the guys who do right by the fans, and the game.
@@tim.noonan yeah thats legit!
Kenny trying to do something when he mentioned Nash😂
Blacks are obsessed with race
Completely agree with Chuck. If you’re not hurt play the game. The load management era is hurting the game.
Mental health is a factor too
@@shreddersaurusrex323we all have mantel health and still come to work. Most guys need to play points blank period. Load management is really hurting guys with their injuries Bec you not allowing your body to go through the workout.
@@shreddersaurusrex323well difference between regular folks and nba players is that nba players have access to some of the best help in the world, regular people not so much.
@@MertoTrusts_Me Respectfully athletes of their caliber have much more leverage than the average Joe for a number of reasons. It’s just reality. To hate on that fact is to think like a child.
Embiid being crowned MVP before the All Star game is insane.
He’s the MVP thus far. Obviously, it can change.
You think that's bad, I heard No Dunks talking 'bout the MVP race after the 1st wk 🤔
Fake sport
@@Tray_mack267 not after playing less than 65 games. He ruined his own chances for mvp by missing games early on to small minor "injuries", now when he gets a true injury he doesn't get to 65 games, he was the one to waste those early missed games instead of saving them for actual injury
@@MrE_so you know Exactly how his body feels ?
Embiid can never stay upright. He’s always flopping and flailing all over the ground trying to draw fouls and that’s why he gets hurt so much throughout every season.
40 year fan and could not agree more .
That’s also why he shoots 20 ft sometimes.
never ever in my life i would see a fcking BIG MAN fall 15 times in every single game. like have you seen D rob, Shaq, hakeem and every other Goated Big Man fall on the ground every game???? this guy the "MVP" is the only softest guy in the history of the NBA
Why yall keep bitching about flopping when he dove for the ball and was showing effort yall say he doesn’t have?
@@tj360gonewildEmbiid meat rider
Luckily the 76ers have a nurse
They had a Doc before and it didn’t go well
@@ItsYuhBoyyyynick nurse runs his players to the ground. He should get fired for this it’s unacceptable
😂😂😂😂.
@@andreslancheros2863 hows is its nicks fault kuminga fell on embid?
@@gekos7155 bc embiid was already injured before that and it was clear. Did you not see him fall by himself trying to block a shot?
If there was no load management, the rule would never exist, so like Chuck said, the player did it to themself.
Crowning dude an MVP after 34 games half of which are against Detroit, Washington, Spurs and Charlotte is sickening
let's be clear, he 100% wasn't the mvp. please.
Not MVP to begin with. He's nothing without 20+ free throws gifted by the refs like this game
Sits out against almost every team .500 above
Bill Walton won 1978 MVP playing only 58 games...
MVP level hating
I actually like this rule, it gives a chance to more other players to win the awards who played more throughout the season. No wonder Kawhi, KD, LeBron and others are playing more games now because they know they will have the chance to win the awards. It's great for the NBA.
Chuck is right players used to play 70 games now it’s 40 worst era
The players who have championship seasons do not miss 30+games in their winning season
Not even guys like Jordan, magic played 80 plus games each year.
@@scruffd0g193 Jordan average 80 games per year during his career
Bruh they played back to back in the playoffs!! Sometimes three games in a row.
One name, John Stockton - missed 22 games out of 1504, enough said.
the best ability is availability, no player has value sitting on the bench. Im not saying its embiids fault thats just the way it is.
Agreed, plus embiid was already flirting with the games limit even before the warriors game - he has always been injury prone unfortunately.
Maybe next time save those 15 missed games for when you do get injured and not take one every now and then, then complain when you do get injurie because you already wasted 1/2 of them.
@@DC-cw4mj what are you even talking about. So it's his fault he had a sickness that infected the whole team, and then had someone fall on his knee?
@@outkast978 To be fair, he definitely had time to get up. Laying there for that long with your leg stretched out is pretty dangerous.
Embed is always going to be injured every year and this is why the 76ers will never win a Championship!
As a teacher i give my students assignment drops in case of emergency. Kid in the hospital, car problems, illness, etc etc. These drops also include forgetting to do the homework. I tell them to use these wisely as they all come from the same pool. If a student was lazy early in the semester then has a serious reason to miss classes already used their drops: they aren't awarded more because their laziness came befoee their planning. I make this comparison to counter Shaq's point. These players are given time to miss for serious injury and still get awards. Those who rest to sit out are knowingly chipping away at those days and not taking into account freak injuries happen. A player's unwillingness to take into account emergencies doesn't constitute an exception.
This!
Okay how can you tell when a guy is faking or is really hurt??? This rule is because they’ve taken advantage of the rule. Your comparison doesn’t work at all.
@@Juice-ig3jz that comparison .makes complete sense. Read again...
Exactly!!
@@Juice-ig3jz buddy, it's pretty simple. You got to play 65 games in an 82 game season, which means you have 17 games you can miss for whatever excuse you have. Use them wisely
65/82= 80% ... if you miss more than 20% of your scheduled work days are you going to get a bonus? that's like working a monday to friday and missing every thursday...
You’d be lucky if you weren’t fired from missing so much time at work
65 games is fair. Wish for speedy recovery.
Bill Walton won 1978 MVP playing only 58 games....
@mr.sinjin-smyth and aside from him nobody won MVP with less than 65 games except the lockout season.
@@andreitaker3527 Yes, but it's still worth mentioning. This kind of development just makes certain things from the past worth bringing up for comparison.
@@mr.sinjin-smyth doesn't matter what the past says when the past didn't have this specific rule set for a season. New season, new rules, no excuses
It’s not worth mentioning, simply because the games were on tap delay. The nba was barely surviving. It was less nba teams as well. Let’s not be dense about topics. Write clearly when trying to make an point.
Jokic the real mvp is finally back to get that third one he deserves. He’s there for his team day in and out. He’s still casually dropping triple doubles and being underrated and gets sent to the line 1/10 as often as other superstars. The man IS the league mvp. Embiid never should’ve been in the convo
lol Joel Embiid is clear cut mvp and its not close. your just being a hater,
@@Oba7Embiid played most of the games at home.
Joker just sat out the other night and he's definitely not having a better season than Embiid Giannis or Luka
@@Oba7 Easy to dominate when you take games off and rest, isn't it? Ask players who play 80 games per season if they would be more rested and dominate more if they played 60 like Emfraud! And what kind of injury is not bothering you when you score 40 or 50 or 70 or stay late in games to not lose your 30 points game streak!??? He's injury is not serious at all, he is just using it to manipulate and rest for tough away games!. Jokic is clear cut MVP whole season long, doesn't chase stats , plays hard every game, doesn't chicken out to play in any city and has 1 bad game for the whole season!
it is not hate to think someone else deserves mvp - what are you talking about?
Embiid really does duck games. Sorry but he does. And it is close between
Embiid and Jokic.@@Oba7
Thank you's from Minnesota Chuck. Can't count the times marque players rest in the twin cities
I’m a Jokic fan and wish Embiid the best. The NBA is better with all these great players playing.
As a Shai fan I agree
@dumafuji @duffal0 why do you guys need to preface your comment with which individual player you support? It’s so annoying. Nobody cares which player you care for. It doesn’t make your comment more sincere or more valid, it makes you seem like a glory chaser. Basketball is basketball and regardless of who you like, you should want the best players competing at the highest level all the time.
@@xMoondoit’s to say you not bias
The rule is fair but life is unfair. I have no problem with players missing out on awards and associated rewards if they don't play enough games. We are not going to start investigating every injury to determine the ones that count and the ones that don't. Keep it simple
I agree but feel it should be at 60 games instead of 65 games played
@Batx01234LOLXD I would agree if that only factored in rest games but with 70 if anyone has anything more than 1 sprained ankle in the season they wouldn’t make the threshold.
Well - investigate the suspicious ones with a league appointed medical practitioner. Or have the team produce an independent health report. It can be done…
@@anthonyw6092then they should get paid only 75 percent that year. Blame ben Simmons and Harden and kyrie for that. Owners not gonna get punked by players ever since their fiasco
The awards have no impact on your life so why would you card. This is a problem for the players to sort out not you.
a real MVP should be available & durable not just talented...
Bro stop the bs
The guy got a guy fall on his legs, what do you expect ??
If he had a car accident and got injured would you blame him ?
Because this is clearly the results of bad luck, not poor diets / work ethic etc…
And that's why Jokic should have won it last year but voters fatigue smh
@@RekojGnikNah Embiid and Jokic played basically the same amount of games last year. It was Jokic's least healthy season and Embiid's heathiest season.
@@lapetiteoliv All this talk about bad luck but Embiid has never once played above 70 games for his whole career. You cant be called the MVP if you miss majority of the season. Dude is never healthy plain and simple.
@@lapetiteolivwatch the whole thing not in this video, he flopped and extended his legs to block the ball. His free throw baiting has caught up to him
5:06 Shaq played 79 games his MVP year.
Players did it to themselves. Like chuck said, it’s about the fans. If the players didn’t sit so much the last few years this wouldn’t even be an issue. It’s their fault.
Charles Barkley is the MAN!!! so on point and straight
He was feigning injury to avoid facing Jokic in Denver now he was injured for real.
Karma coming in real quick.
Serves the fake mvp weak flopper right. Give the 2023 mvp trophy to joker who he stole it from
Bro decided to put 70 on the worst team in the league like it meant something. Expended all that energy only to tear his body down and now he’s not gonna win that mvp 🤷♂️
I’m sorry. If I missed 20% of the year. If I don’t have a doctor’s note. I’m getting fired.
But they do idiot injuries clown
Facts, these guys live in privilege and don’t acknowledge it. 99.9% of jobs on the planet dont allow you to miss this much and still collect a cheque
pretty sure you're also nowhere near as important to your job as an nba all-star is to theirs
No one cares about your 40k a year office job man
@@TheRulersBack18don’t defend millionaires who don’t even know who tf you are, your breath will eventually smell like boot
Everyone was on point with this except Shaq.
I haven't bought an NBA ticket since 2013. I'm in Dallas and know they don't play as hard anymore like they did in the 2000s. They've gotta do something to get these guys to try.
Yeah. It's funny, the 8 figure paychecks are not enough to make them show up to work 65 of 82 days.
Look, had Embid not already missed 12 games, he'd have 17 to recover from this injury. Ducking smoke and taking days off. If one guy plays 55 games and another guy plays 70 those who played 70 are have 15 more contributions making them more valuable. There has to be a limit for a fair and accurate comparison between players for seasonal awards, especially MVP.
Bill Walton won 1978 MVP playing only 58 games...
@@mr.sinjin-smythplayers were voting back then. Media started voting in 1979-80 season.
Completely agree. It is not the same effort if one guy plays 45, and other 70 something games. Because of this rule next season will be even better. Because players will finaly save all those games for real and potential injuries.
@@mr.sinjin-smythand that was a fluke as well - outside of shortened seasons, Bill Walton was the only MVP to play less than 65 games.
Sixers fraud
Basketball players nowadays are straight up Mister Glass , too many sits off provokes those injuries
This is definately true and should be pretty obvious to actual physio therapists. Whats worse is come playoffs if you havent been playing like its playoffs every game then of course you gonna get injured because the muscle adapts to certain activitt you cannot ramp up the activity sharply and evidence backs it up. Every single playoffs injuries spike.
Legit tho I’m praying for Embiid rn 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
That is truly unfortunate and just ridiculous
He's still paid. He's more than fine
He’s an injury prone player and it’s not his fault. However it’s not the fans responsibility. We can’t prevent injuries they just happen yet these guys think he’s the first player in nba history to get hurt and not get an award. Also didn’t Embiid say MVP didn’t matter? So he played on a him knee because of peer pressure? Everyone in the sixers staff should be fired if they let that happen.
@@Juice-ig3jzI mean ofc he wants to play no one likes watching the team lose without you, but like this is medical malpractice by the sixers staff.
Can you imagine the stars of the 80's "resting" to the extent these pampered players of today do?
Joel "Glass Knees & Glass Mentality" Embiid
Well if he is out 5 more games according to the new rule he is automatically out for the MVP race.
He’s definitely missing more than 5 games
@@MarvyG23 I agree
Having a friend that experienced same injury in hs, I don't think a meniscus can get recovered in 2 weeks lol, so he deffo not even playing 55 even, let alone 65, he is out.
Captain Obvious
I hope so. He doesn’t deserve it. I don’t want him hurt but I don’t want him winning an award he shouldn’t get for the stuff he pulls…flopping, foul baiting, only playing under .500 teams to drop 70 then duck Denver for the 5th year straight. That’s not mvp material. I wish him good health but he better not be awarded f all.
Miniscus injury is better than an ACL tear. Hopefully he gets well soon. If he needs to rest then rest up.
Yea hes so good he gets them to that playoff loss every year
Glad this crew is standing up for us fans
Availability is the best ability, in any sport and in any business thats just the way it works.
Embiid has really impressed me. He is very smart and fundamentally sound besides being a super talent. He could be one of the all time greats. 🙏
Thank you Charles!!!
That's why you are the best👌
I still don't understand why Embiid didn't get up immediately after falling down. Laying on the floor with your leg stretched out is dangerous.
Dude flopped, then extended his legs to block the ball. His free throw baiting has caught up to him
@@lucky889s9i hate to agree with you but i do
Man you don’t know 💩 embiid is faking it
@@lucky889s9fkd around an found out
Karma folks
Shaq - The only man on earth who can call Embiid "the Kid"
Availability is the bed ability and a skill as well if not only a talent. So is conditioning and training for strength and endurance. Plyometrics, strength training, weightlifting, calisthenics etc
LEGENDARY
chuck is preaching 🙏🙏🙏
I love watching Joel Embiid play, particularly with Maxey. But man. I cannot understand why he doesn't stay in shape during the off-season. I do not believe he would be suffering from anywhere near the number of injuries he does if he took better care of his body.
Some injuries maybe but Embiid is unlucky though, he got his face broken 2 times by someone else..most of his injuries are caused by another player hitting him
That and all the flopping he does, going to the ground that often is going to cause injuries eventually
He flops too much, Shaq was less injury prone and got hit every play
As the years go by, and if you see a trend of prolific players continually missing out on awards, then you might have the case to reduce the season. That's gonna be a hard conversation to have though. We'll see if it becomes necesary
Well said Sir Charles!
kenny a certified yapper holy
The Sixers rebuild is about to be crazy
6:58 🤣🤣 he fell on my knee - Shaq
As a nuggets fan I hate to see this I feel like Jokic and Embiid have the best rivalry in the league right now and we need big guy healthy.
0:41 Chuck either the glasses🤣
Lol he so cute
I do like Ernie's idea that the bigger awards should require 65. but All-NBA 2nd team etc, you can be more lenient when it comes to real injuries for the players that are playing above and beyond the rest. Like say, have them be eligible for 60 games minimum.
I like that compromise, but only for players that play so incredibly well in those fewer games that they force people to have to vote them in. I don't want a random dude averaging 20pts but playing 60 games demanding a 2nd team vote. For that recognition with that few of games, you have to go above and beyond to get those awards
Rite on charles love that you keep it real.
We have to understand also that today the pace of play is 50% faster than in the 90s. As an easy fact, the possession off offensive rebound is only 14s now versus 24s. There are giant bodies going up and down at high speed. Something got to break often.
Pace was also really high in the 80s as well. It's the 3pt shot that maximizes efficiency, and yes teams shoot quicker in the clock to maximize possessions. The game was very up and down in the 80s but it was thought that the best shots are layups first, then paint shots and then mid-range.
Praying for him..
Don’t waste your prayers… it’s a manufactured, fake injury lol
This is his own fault for playing through injuries just cause he wants another MVP so bad. Maybe he should care more about championships and his team and rest so he could’ve been healthy for the playoffs. But he clearly valued winning an MVP, more than winning in the playoffs.
I'm also happy with this rule. We are paying real money here as fans.
Chuck absolutely killed this take!
This rule is amazing for everyone but the big ego players who want to string together multi-year award seasons. Finally it’s not a popularity contest for most of these guys.
Joel Embiid has never been able to be on court for 8+ years. He should only play 40-45 regular season games per year. For him to win a championship he needs an equal number one option alongside. 😊
In baseball, they have a DL, why not make it if a player has a significant injury, you put them on an injury list for a minimum of 15 days, in terms of "games played" it nullifies that period of games and makes it so they can still qualify, that's preventing load management and being fair imo
I had a meniscus tear where they just snipped the torn piece off and worked as a carpenter 3 days after the operation. If it needs stitched it would be longer. But then I wasn’t getting paid to sit
Charles is 100% right period
Meanwhile real people out here working a minimum of 260 days a year
He was hurting already before Kuminga fell on his knee. He left the floor several times in game and fell quite a few times before that play.
7:06 kenny let u get a what 😂😂😂😂
Embiid is definitely not the “clear cut” MVP. He doesn’t have the highest BPM or the highest WS/48. The MVP is Jokic and number 2 is Shai Gilgeous Alexander. The media meat-riding for Embiid the Free Throw merchant is insane.
Agree but Shai is also a free throw merchant
nobody cares about Jokic man, Embiid was the clear cut MVP.
These dumb nerd stats are same ones that have jokic as alltime defender lol
Luka is number 1
nobody cares about your personal beef, if we keep it to strictly on the court he is clearly the mvp
For MVP it definitely should be a minimum of 65 games because if your team can play without you for 20 or more games, then it proves you AREN'T THAT VALUABLE! As for the individual statistic races, I like Gilbert Arenas' idea that you do it on TOTAL numbers divided by 82. So if you take off 20 games, you'll have to average 10 points a game more than everyone else to still get the most. You don't need to put a game limit on it and as a result, someone could win with 25ppg if they play 82.
But the players need to stop whining. If you take 20 games off, you don't have to deal with the exhaustion someone playing every night has to overcome. So it's being unfair to the guys playing every day if your averages are higher because you're only playing 75% of the time and resting all the other games. Then you could take the night off every time you're scheduled against a tough defensive team and cruise to an individual award (plus get your big contract bonus).
You just described Princess James' career in a nutshell.
Bill Walton won 1978 MVP playing only 58 games....
@@mr.sinjin-smyth yeah, and they changed the rule. Happens all the time that somebody does something which wakes them up to there being a problem that needs to be solved.
@@SDesWriter I'm curious if this impact also statistical leadership like say scoring. Every past leader played around at least 80% of available games. 1948 only had 48 games, while 1999 was a shortened 50 games. 2012 was also a shortened 66 games and 2020 having 72 games. For Embiid's case, unless he heals remarkably fast and plays around 55 games for the season, he should be disqualified as scoring leader average wise. Bernard King in 1985 led NBA with 32.9 points and played just 55 games. Embiid is notching 35.3 points but only played 34 games thus far. Rumors are he's likely out for the season. Luka with his 34.6 points is poised to play around 60-65 games for the season, should be the true scoring leader at this point.
@@mr.sinjin-smyth I think Luka will play significantly more than that. If he doesn't then SGA will get the title and deserve it because people shouldn't be getting the awards when they don't play enough games to go through the hardships of the season
Since being drafted, (as of Jan 16 2024) Embiid has only played in 55.7% of Philadelphia's games. He was drafted the same year as Jokic. Embiid has played 422 games, Jokic has played 645 games. They're the same height. The same weight. Size is not a valid excuse to miss just as many games as you play. One has a ring. One has lost in the 2nd round 5 times.. Embiid is an average player that stat pads against bad teams, sits out against good teams, and then sits out the rest of the year. These facts have been consistent throughout his career.
Kenny low key diss Shaq by saying Shaq and Steve Nash in the same sentence. 😂😂😂
It’s a fair rule. Take care of your body
Very good rule.
I love Charles Barkley, may god protect him
The one record that is at this point unbreakable is when Wilt averaged over 48 minutes a game in one season. The pansys in today's game will never come near that.
This is honestly the BEST situation Ever for Embiid and the sixers now he gets to sit down until the playoffs he will probably be ready around the beginning of April to get the rust off. He’ll be hot for the playoffs and they’ll go far this year. Nobody beating Boston though. Boston is stacked 🤦🏿♂️
Why does Shaq have on Blu Blockers?😂
He puts 'em on as a shocker
looks nice imo
All the best for Embiid.
nba needs to do what baseball did with their ASG for that lil stretch and play for home court in the finals
The other night he missed the game and Denver for NO reason
You have to pick one what your days off or you wanna get paid
This why you don’t fall every single play you 7 foot falling acting like you got hit by a 170 -200 pound player when you like 230 bigger than them this why he not better than joker 💯
You aren’t wrong! I’m sure there’s a few times he falls it’s to protect himself…but dude flops around so much at his size (he’s def over 300 pounds) you’re just asking to get hurt lol. Doesn’t happen to anyone else really like it does him! Because nobody else falls on the ground like they got shot when a 185 pound guard sniffs in his direction 😂
I was at the game!! And it got so quiet! Everyone was just talking about how we hoped he was okay including all the warrior fans. Poor kuminga must feel horrible, and he was just trying to play hard, i mean embid pushed him to the ground 5-10 minutes earlier. I think it was a rough game and he shoulda sat way earlier. I wish the coach pulled him when we all saw him moving bad, like 5 min into the game!
Draymond looking at Kuminga like a proud dad
The treatment is in Denver...
embiid is not the clear cut favorite...i would think jokic deserves to win mvp this season.
Ya I agree. If Joker was black he would be in the same convo or maybe even the pick for clear cut
@@blvckzeus5619 if Jokic was black you wouldn't be talking about him as MVP or supporting him. The Jokic fan base are obsessed with pushing the narrative that Jokic is objectively superior to everyone else. Same way you push Chet over Wemby and Doncic over everyone else
Chuck is preaching the truth
None of us feel like going to work every time we have to, but we go anyways and the players need to do the same.. asking someone to work 80% of the time isn’t crazy
Bro just gave the mvp away
How he gave it away? He can’t control who fell on his knee 😂
@@H2ThaP he was on pace to miss those 17 games before the kuminga accident
@@H2ThaPhe gave it away by playing in the first place. It was clear since the beginning of that game he was hurt.
He was never mvp level 🤡
It was never his. He only scores so high because of all the fts from his flops and foul baiting. Its caught up with him. Then he ducked Denver. He’s accolade hunting and it’s not award worthy behavior.
Embiid has the highest PER in NBA history this season. Clear cut MVP. Get well soon!
Well is easier to have a high PER when you sit out 1/5 games to stay fresh
Thats easy when you duck all your toughest matchups.
@atifshaikh3017 nah its not easy because he did this when playing injured. What more if it is injury free.
@@StrikeFirst01 he wasn’t injured before this past week. They been saying he’s in the best condition of his career
@Cofitube94 I never seen him get outplayed head to head on his position.
Facts 💯💯
Ernie actually gave a reasonable compromise! Not eligible for awards or 1st team is under 65. But allowed 2nd or 3rd team. It allows players to get their supermax even if they were hurt in a contract year.
Very good solution