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Apr 11, 2018 at 7:11 PM
- Ninerjohn
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The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
Apr 11, 2018 at 7:18 PM
- Knowledge
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Markelle Fultz Triple Double!
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Apr 11, 2018 at 7:21 PM
- ads_2006
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lol nuggets lol
Apr 11, 2018 at 7:23 PM
- ads_2006
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Lol minny lol what kinda shot man
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Apr 11, 2018 at 7:27 PM
- saniner
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Originally posted by Ninerjohn:The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
Rudy Gobert? He's still only 25.
Apr 11, 2018 at 7:29 PM
- StOnEy333
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Great finish to the Min/Denver game.
Apr 11, 2018 at 7:32 PM
- Ninerjohn
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Originally posted by saniner:Id take all 3 of these guys over Gobert simply because they are so good on both ends. But Gobert is right there too. Good call.
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
Rudy Gobert? He's still only 25.
Apr 11, 2018 at 8:05 PM
- Knowledge
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Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
I could argue Joel is better on both sides of the ball than those named
Apr 11, 2018 at 8:06 PM
- Ninerjohn
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Utah-OKC is going to be an incredible first round series.
Apr 11, 2018 at 8:13 PM
- Ninerjohn
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Originally posted by Knowledge:
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
I could argue Joel is better on both sides of the ball than those named
You could but I dont think the numbers or advanced stats would support that on the offensive end. If you believe those kind of stats....
Offensive Real Plus Minus
Jokic 3.87
Towns 3.64
Embiid 1.51
Total Real Plus Minus
Jokic 12.74
Towns 12.06
Embiid 10.03
Apr 11, 2018 at 8:33 PM
- Hopper
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That was some great defense Taj Gibson put on Jokic the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter and overtime. He locked him down over that period.
Apr 11, 2018 at 8:48 PM
- SteveWallacesHelmet
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Originally posted by Ninerjohn:Originally posted by Knowledge:Originally posted by Ninerjohn:The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
I could argue Joel is better on both sides of the ball than those named
You could but I dont think the numbers or advanced stats would support that on the offensive end. If you believe those kind of stats....
Offensive Real Plus Minus
Jokic 3.87
Towns 3.64
Embiid 1.51
Total Real Plus Minus
Jokic 12.74
Towns 12.06
Embiid 10.03
Agreed. And I dont even think eye test would support the idea that Embiid is better offensively, let alone statistics too.
Apr 11, 2018 at 8:49 PM
- Ninerjohn
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Originally posted by Hopper:
That was some great defense Taj Gibson put on Jokic the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter and overtime. He locked him down over that period.
I think the refs called this game like a true playoff game. They swallowed their whistles in the end to keep either team from winning the game at the line. Taj did play him great but not sure there wouldnt have been a couple of foul calls in a normal game. Love it though!
Apr 11, 2018 at 9:05 PM
- TheSixthRing
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lulz, Westbrook is such a stat whore.
Apr 11, 2018 at 9:43 PM
- 4ML
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Originally posted by Knowledge:Originally posted by Ninerjohn:The NBA really has 3 great young centers with Embiid, KAT, and Jokic. Embiid is the best defensively but I think the other 2 are better on the offensive end. You can probably just pencil these guys in for the next several years for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team ALL NBA.
I could argue Joel is better on both sides of the ball than those named
I wouldn't say that plus I believe Embiid just turned 24 and KAT is 22 for another 6 months.
But, I do believe Embiid has higher ceiling than those guys. He has played very little in the NBA and he started playing basketball in his mid-teens. That's crazy. He has more room for improvement. If not for injuries - I'll easily take him over the other two if I'm starting a team.