« Reply #45 on: May 10, 2018, 08:03:48 AM »
People are parroting that Embiid and Simmons are the ‘best 2 players in the series’ or have ‘the highest upside’ the way that people parroted that Fultz was the clear top prospect. It’s hype and stats over winning and stats yet again.
Repeating things again and again doesn’t make them true. The evidence says Embiid can’t stay healthy and it says that Simmons is easier to neutralize than any of our young studs. I don’t think it’s a given that Philly has the top 2 young pups at all. Philly isn’t the only team with potential, and they’re currently getting outplayed. Small sample sizes, but the point is, it’s up in the air.
Embiid might be the best player in the series. But 3 of the 4 top players in the series are probably Celtics.
I don't understand the whole "Philly is the team with more talent" spiel either. The talent level is, at worst, a wash.
Are you saying Embiid has played the best in the series or that he is the best player who is playing in the series?
I'm talking about talent. I think it's pretty clear who played best in this series.
Indeed. Tatum with 25 points in the close out game last night. 8/15 from the floor and 9/11 from the free throw line. In the closing possessions, they ran everything through Tatum and he made huge plays. MVP of the series.
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