• iam_soyboy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Thunder could have, ya know, not fouled him. Especially at the end, lots of intentional fouls (on Embiid) to try to come back. That is not super obvious in the box scores for all you box score warriors, though.

    • ChargeWithThunder@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Watched the game, 6 free throws came off of intentionally fouling. 15 free throws is still a crazy amount. Obviously some were actual fouls but come on dude. This man is how big and strong and you really gonna defend his flailing around and crying for fouls?

      • HisExcellency20@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I watched the game and didn’t see him flailing or crying for fouls. He was just attacking the basket. Also the refs don’t call fouls based on how many they called previously, a foul is a foul.

      • captain_ahabb@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Is 15 really a crazy amount for a super high usage star center going against a team playing a PF at the 5?

  • DeadDay@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Was at the game. Felt like he was shooting free throws every 2 minutes lol

    • JG951519@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Felt like the entire team was shooting them every 2 minutes lol even the thunders commentators were pointing this out. 45 to 26 ft difference is crazy

  • RVarki@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    By making him a passer, Nurse has really put Embiid in a position to succeed in the playoffs. So this year we’ll definitively know whether Embiid’s postseason woes have more to do with stricter officiating, or choking.

  • CyborgKrieger@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    21 FTs 😂

    It doesn’t matter if they’re legitimate or not, that’s just awful shit to sit through. MLB level boredom. Thankfully I’ve seen enough Sixers games to know I’ll never allow myself to get bored enough to waste another evening of my life watching that shit.

  • Brokromah@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Did you make an account just to shit on Embiid/Sixers lol? Gotta be a nugs or a C’s fan.

  • Tegline@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not only did he get intentionally fouled repeatedly at the end of the game, but the Thunder’s starting center is Chet. I think he spent most of the game being guarded by Chet, Williams, and Wallace, one of which is 6’3". I mean of course he got fouled a lot lol, I watched the game and I didn’t see anything I felt was undeserved

    • HisExcellency20@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Teams with good defenses or at least a big that can occasionally body up Joel have to wondering what these posts are talking about lol. The Celtics definitely do not have to concede 20 free throws a game to him to have a chance at winning.

      • Griffinp01@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        The thing is people would LOVE embiid if he embraced being a 350lb big man and just bodied everyone like Shaq did instead of foul hunting and flopping all over the court everytime he takes some contact. I personally think he’d probably average even more points if he did that because there’s a lot of teams who’s big men arent heavy enough. Just look at this okc game.

          • HisExcellency20@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            This guy has no fucking clue what he’s talking about. Joel does not flop he plays the game the way he has to. When he first got in the league he tried to punish little guys in the post and all it led to were offensive fouls and flagrants.

            I can always tell who actually watches basketball when they say shit like that.

    • mega350@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      You fanboys got excuses every night for this foul baiter. Just copy and paste this next game.

    • kaceytronwhiteknight@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      When the Thunder played the Nuggets earlier this year Chet equally could not defend against the bigger and stronger and more talented Jokic. Do you know how many free throws Jokic shot? 3, for the entire game. Jokic also got called for a foul for turning around when the 7’2" Chet put his face all the way down at Jokic’s elbow height.

      It is honestly laughable the lengths you people will go to defend the disgraceful fouls that get called for Embiid.

  • Long-Furby@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Only Embiid could drop 35/11/9 with 4 blocks in a W and get multiple hate posts about him