Should Philly Panic About Embiid? | The Bill Simmons Podcast

[@Budaniel]

Why is Bill dressed up in "Hello, my fellow kids" cosplay?

[@jt5604]

He looks preposterous with that backwards hat lmao

[@Vic-Vega]

​@@jt5604Between David "Whack Pack on Stern" Jacoby and Kirk "Hiring Editor at Spin Circa 2004" Goldsberry, they make for quite a ridiculous-looking trio. This is why podcasts are not meant to be filmed.😅

[@VLAD_P_]

He looks like Michael Scott from the office , when he tries to be cool but gives out cringe dad vibes 🤣

[@drjcup3228]

Hi shirt actually says “Sports Team”

[@danieljoyce4015]

Ahhahahah

[@TylerKlass]

They should have been panicking two years ago when Boston beat them and he said “Me and James cant do it alone” even tho Maxey outplayed both of them

[@majahuasca]

And Tobias Harris too lol

[@Squabbywabose]

@@majahuasca Voldemort of philly

[@pac1841]

His lack of accountability is always what bothered me the most about him. Plus even if it was true you shouldn't be saying stuff like that to the media.

[@DrivingandDelivering]

I remember Philly fans calling Jokic MVPs participation trophies. Now they are realizing the value of your best player wanting to play.

[@thomasparker2447]

Embiid should Fedex his MVP trophy to Jokic.

[@blaketindle4703]

Bill is trolling Colin Cowherd with that backwards hat lol

[@chrisalfano589]

I’m here for it

[@MateMagyar88]

Take a shot every time Colin says, “by the way.” 😂

[@robj22]

So yo my don’t want a backwards hat guy being the face of your organization?

[@chrisalfano589]

@ I’d be dead hour 1

[@chrisalfano589]

@ Colin is such a turd

[@HoopsAficionado]

0:21 - "Every time the game stopped, he was keeled over with both hands on his knees. Like a 53-year-old guy playing pick-up over Thanksgiving." Bill describing himself.

[@5_Features]

I’m a Sixers fan. Losing my mind, confirmed.

[@5_Features]

But this is an unserious franchise

[@Mikegaryhouse]

For years now!

[@xavierb9061]

Ill help you. #1 seed over cavs celts 2 far. 76ers wilk make playoffs. Therefore no homecourt only sensible thing is health.

[@Mikegaryhouse]

@@xavierb9061 Oh we know the theory. But it will inevitably not workout and we will be nowhere near a championship for years!

[@QGuides]

The new old knicks

[@jdghegan]

As a sixers fan Bill nailed it - he’s phoenix Shaq right now and instead of pivoting to maxey they extended him and didn’t focus on health- shocking

[@h98986]

Embiid deserves all the slander coming his way. Playoff choker ✅️ All time flopper ✅️ Cheap shot artist ✅️ No accountability ✅️ Throws teammates and coaches under the bus ✅️ Victim complex ✅️ Am I forgetting anything? 😂

[@Vic-Vega]

Olympic frontrunner ✅ Dude was born in Cameroon -- either start your own damn team there, or piggyback on the French National Team. 🙄

[@VLAD_P_]

Changed 3 national teams & picked the one he has the least affiliation towards just so he can win a medal on a super team . That’s kind of pathetic really .

[@thankyoujodi]

MVP thief?

[@danieljoyce4015]

How bad was he at the Olympics too

[@Jam-x9z]

Ben Simmons juju rubbing off on him

[@MrWilson-zx9ix]

I feel bad for Philly. Embiid, Simmons, Fultz. The process suuuuuuuucks!

[@jhank0cean]

*Trade him as soon as you can get peak value.* He's got 2-3 more years at most of high level play. (if he's even healthy) *Get picks or a young guy to play next to Maxey.*

[@SomeChink]

At this point it’s impossible for Philly to get good value in a Embiid trade They get sixty cents on the dollar if they’re lucky

[@jhank0cean]

@@SomeChink that’s more than nothing.

[@hagakure222]

190 million for 3 years... will Jokic be getting a spaceship??

[@nysguy07]

One more reason Kareem is the real goat. You’ll never see another big man of his size play 20 seasons basically injury free. He also played at the time where you could beat up the guy on the defensive end.

[@jonmull5815]

Jokic is in year 10 and has never played fewer than 69 games since becoming a starter. I think we’re seeing it again right now and you might be missing it!

[@deadhardy]

​@jonmull5815 I'd be extremely surprised if Jokic plays that long. Basketball is a job to him. At some point he's going to have enough money to just go be with his horses.

[@LowKeeKB]

I mean…Bron? The groin injury but he’s doing more in his 20+ season than Kareem was doing in his

[@zbt62]

@@deadhardyhe’s been had enough money. He would’ve quit after his 1st chip. He obv loves basketball bro

[@zbt62]

@@LowKeeKBbron isn’t a big man

[@MrOccyc]

Embiid is a big hero against teams without a center. Then against KAT or Joker, he is a stiff or doesn’t even play. He’s a coward. Time to move this stuff out of PHL and let him be someone else’s problem.

[@sprucewayne10]

Embiid has dropped 50 on both.

[@dominatedrebin]

Sixers fan here: I thought we should have traded Embiid 2 years ago… he is soft and in this era it’s impossible to win a title with a C as your #1 option (Jokic exception: he’s like a PG)… now to give him that money at this stage of his career is a joke! Sell the team! Awful…

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

I can't fault the guy for playing for a gold medal. However, look at the 2014 draft. 20 players from that draft have played more games in the NBA. Andrew Wiggins has played almost 300 more games(715 for Wiggins/434 for Embiid). Nik Stauskas basically played 5 seasons and is about 100 games behind Embiid(343). Embiid will be 31 before the end of the season. It'll only get worse.

[@Vairogslv]

Im so sorry for Maxey. What a dumpster fire he's in right now through no fault of his own.

[@chris-y05]

Last time a team won a championship with less than 60% winning percentage during the regular season was the 1995 Rockets (57.3%), Kenny Smith was still in uniform! If Sixers want to reach the 60% mark, they'll have to win 2 out of every 3 games remaining. Good luck!

[@SkiLILs]

Pessimistic version is Shaq on the Suns? Reality is he'll continue to miss games and hurt thr Sixers while making max money.

[@FeltMarvellous]

All them years of eating horrifically has caught up to him. Needs to do a complete 180 with his workout and diet

[@charliebanks605]

Embiid's scoring touch will return but he'll always have the problem rebounding because rebounding is a effort skill. He'll fall into rebounds but he clearly doesn't give a damn about rebounding like you'd want someone his size to.

[@Thunderstick-y8h]

Embid , Kawhi Leonard and Zion Williamson will all retire sometime in the next 36 months.

[@Urbohat]

But at least kwahi got two rings and 2 finals mvp On the way he beat Embid while in Toronto

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

Even when historically healthy, big men hit the cliff at age 33. Best case scenario is that Joel has 3 years left of being a superstar. Worst case is he's just injured a bunch and those years end up going to waste. Either way, yeah, Sixers fans should be panicking. They're not good enough to compete for a chip right now, and it's highly unlikely they'll be good enough by the time Embiid hits the cliff.

[@ChryskylodonInstitute]

unless you're Kareem :D

[@liamdevine8063]

My guess is that he has had an injury which has hampered his ability to train. The problem however is not that the injury is making training impossible, it just makes it harder and more painful or whatever. And Embiid not willing to deal with that. They put him out because they wanted to give him a taste and get him motivated to do what he needs to in order to train properly and get fit.

[@Bobbleheads56]

Embiid is a media created “star”

[@richierich4330]

So you saying hes not really a star?

[@XxTheBrucesterxX]

Dude he averaged 35 a game, stop.

[@Bobbleheads56]

@@XxTheBrucesterxX on 15 free throws every night….aka gifted points by the refs/league to make him into a star 👍 probably explains why he can’t win a playoff game

[@vietnam1978]

The people who thought the 76ers would be good are the same who thought the cowboys would be good 😂

[@UTube-gs1yf]

Embiid is a 🤡. Always has been. In his career he's been NBA fit maybe 25% of the time - entirely because he's lazy. He ruined Philly by being totally lazy and outta shape when Simmons was cooking. Then threw Simmons under the bus the one year he decided to be professional. If he'd been professional and a good team mate they'd have won AT LEAST one ring. Probably two. He's a bum. A bum with a huge pile of Philly's cash.

[@danieljoyce4015]

100 percent. Shaq was acting like he was better then Joker

[@zp1191]

They'd be smart to trade him and paul george and restart the process.

[@artistjim114]

I’m literally that guy that keels over that you’re talking about.

[@alexsamain812]

This same Embiid talk happens every year 🥱

[@je5406]

Truth. It always correct at the end of the season.

[@phlbnr]

He literally starts every season looking like he's never played

[@SimplyEricc]

Shouldn't have ever won MVP but whatever. The media have their marching orders.

[@wjatube]

Sorry Sixer fans, Embiid chose the gold medal over competing for a championship this season. His knees can only do so much. But hey, keep buying those tickets to pay his max contract.

[@DavidBurke-b1b]

I am not sure what is worse Embiid or someone in their mid 50's wearing a ballcap backwards.

[@nikolakrstic8079]

lmao true You can only see this in America bro and nowhere else in the world

[@phillipmiranda5463]

Embiid for sure

[@ImeBurner22]

Probably the guy who cares about another guys style tbh

[@Vic-Vega]

Probably the guy who thinks a backwards hat in one's 50s constitutes "style."

[@blaketindle4703]

Ok Colin Cowherd lol

[@thankyoujodi]

Trust the process. Everyone wants instant results. The fact is, these guys, from embiid to the front office, haven't been given enough time. 😂

[@Quan1992]

If you miss an entire season early in your career, you will not have an injury free career. Oden, Griffin, Embiid, Jabari, Nerlens, these guys sat out an ENTIRE season in their first or second year and we wonder "hmmm I wonder why he can't stay healthy". He's not made to stay healthy. You can't get into shape by not playing NBA games. There is nobody on the 76ers that can imitate what KAT is or Adebyo, or Evan Mobley. The 6ers just gotta put him out there 20 minutes a night and let him play his way into shape but this resting and playing and resting and wondering why he's not in shape is asinine.

[@chrisalfano589]

The saddest part was the end.. “what’s the upside to playing him “? Excuse me, 48 MILLION DOLLARS IS THE REASON… it’s a game.. play the game… upside?

[@DrDetfink]

Giannis to the Sixers for a lifetime of first rounders. 🤷‍♂️

[@witchdoctor813]

Embiid is one of the most frustrating superstars ever, dude is too talented but inconsistent at the same time. He could have been a top 5 center ever.

[@VLAD_P_]

He lacks heart , strikes me as a bit of a pathetic character really .. Look at the difference between him & Jokic mentality wise. They are in different stratosphere’s .

[@chris-y05]

I cannot believe people are constantly talking about trading Giannis but no one is talking about trading Embiid who's 8 months older, never reached the ECF, has 4 more years on the contract (1 more than Giannis), won an Olympic gold and almost won the scoring title last year. If this is not the "sell high" moment for Embiid, I don't know what is.

[@PRO_SPORTS_BETTING_VIDS]

Up 20.3k this season. Had Utah +9.5 and +350 today. Oh, and under 233.5. Big board tomorrow...

[@caezarviloria8918]

MVP most vulnerable player 😂😂😂

[@nyc21282]

Embid looks outta shape

[@matthewweiss8579]

When has he ever been in shape? He is always rehabbing.

[@turk3sh]

After he lost 30 pounds apparently lol

[@deepvoicedude4749]

That's just his shape lol.

[@Jake-jo4fw]

Thanks Magic

[@barrymaslow8441]

He looks like he's doesn't care

[@SSJRome]

How did the ppl in charge of picking the Olympic team send kawhi home but keep Joel 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jgates9786]

Serbia.

[@vitocarlucci111]

They would have lost against Serbia if it wasn't for Embiid. It was a good call for Team USA, but bad for the 76ers.

[@ebok33643]

Because Kawhi said he is going back and Joel said the opposite 😊

[@ebok33643]

@@vitocarlucci111 No, they would have still not lost to Serbia as another big body would have been otherwise selected to minimise the Joker

[@TheLeftie600]

If they are panicking, it's a bit late.

[@MikeM-np4od]

Embiid will be fine, end up averaging 30ppg, will play 45 games, and be injured for the playoffs per usual rinse and repeat for the rest of his career.

[@AuthorMarcAvery]

He played ONE game. If he looks like this ten to fifteen games from now sound the alarm.

[@Docwell]

These guys are just showing they never watched Sixers games (to be honest the probably don’t even watch basketball at all if we are being honest) until late in the season on prime time. He starts the season this way almost every single time. He takes a month to get in shape and then looks amazing everytime.

[@je5406]

So he's a Dec-April player? Got it. Wake us up when he's playing in Late May or even June.

[@Docwell]

@ Yes, and? Injuries happen wcyd.

[@phamawa]

Lol and then they lose. I wouldn't be surprised if Embiid's injuries a largely a result of a lack of care and changing in playing style too

[@Docwell]

@@phamawa Yes, if the best player in the league gets injured his team is not going to win lol. This should be so obvious that it’s not worth mentioning. People get so emotional about Embiid getting injured it’s so weird lol. The guy is just a freak. He is too big for the gravity of earth and has the skill of a guard in a center. It’s just something where his body breaks down and it is what it is. Also, he has had some stupid freak injuries like getting elbowed in the face and other things. So blaming it all on him is only what a fool would do.

[@phamawa]

@Docwell I'm not blaming it all on him, I'm saying that's its possible that he's not taking the proper care to prevent some of these injuries. Hop off his nuts homie lol

[@ClassicJM85]

As a Sixers fan, I am done with him and this organization.

[@Ryan-by8ui]

I’ve never seen the NBA version of the Rob Lowe hat

[@nikolakrstic8079]

Bill going trick or treating masked as a 10yo kid lmao

[@coreyconger4439]

George never learns to play a role on a team. He always thinks he is the A1 on his squad. The issue with that is inconsistency and injuries. Combined with Embid always falling to the floor and getting injured I just don't see how this works. They also patched together a team in the offseason. I don't have a lot of hope for this team. Embid at this point needs to be on a good team that is a Championship contender with him on or off the floor for him to win a chip.

[@hagakure222]

Make a 'Swish' foundation MVP 😂😂😂

[@BigA_13]

Josh Hart had more rebounds than Embiid. That's all that needs to be said

[@MrWilson-zx9ix]

Hart is all Heart.

[@matthewt8214]

Embiid is a big nothing burger. Whopping albatross contract, literally has played HALF his career games. Artifically bloated numbers from flopping and preferential treatment from the refs. And when it comes to what matters he sucks. Never even made it to the conference finals in the perpetually weaker east.

[@barnesstudios]

I don’t think NBA players really practice either. Hard to get in shape with only shoot around

[@itsyaboipaulychips4498]

I’m over this whole Sixers era. It’s embarrassing. Any fans going to games right now are suckers. If the team / organization doesn’t care right now why should we? As soon a team is willing to give up pieces to get him they have to pull the trigger. The Process was terrible and setting up a team by intentionally losing is a disgrace

[@JohnDoe-k5r]

Players use to just retire when they didn't have it anymore. What happened to that?

[@cantsleepfuwow1321]

maybe we should just keep throwing more and more billions at players until they are too valuable to let them on the court while paying for all these non-playing billionaires by paying for more subscriptions for every single pro game, higher ticket prices, and please let's split the screen and run ads non-stop along the bottom

[@strasburgpoker]

Why is getting up and down the court a few times so exhausting? I'm 47, 50 pounds overweight, not a professional athlete and can play pickup and keep up with teens. What's so hard about this? Whatever reason you give, why are other 7 footers not having the same issues? Why would going less than a hundred feet a few times be like running a 5k?

[@alvin081988]

I feel sorry for the 76ers Fans right now....all the moves they made to help Maxey and Embiid are not working though we will see if this will be good after 25 games

[@lackss7120]

Didntt pheonix shaq come after miami shaq who was already well past his prime? Embiid last year was the runaway mvp until he got hurt and he put up ridiculous numbers in the playoffs on 1 leg. After 1 game saying this stuff is just insane

[@petervang8127]

Need more Jacoby

[@DavidBagga]

Looks pretty out of shape. And if he can’t/wont do back to backs it could get worse I’m Not sure why he even played in the Olympics if this was gonna be the outcome of it for his body.

[@benwalcher8749]

Expecting Kirk to work in some Jokic hate during this discussion....

[@swampduck2609]

So what did he do between the Olympics and now?

[@MosesMal0n3]

It’ll be a great day for basketball when this fraud MVP is out of the league. Sooner than later we all hope ☺️

[@Primenumber19]

Jacoby is not only wrong all the time, but he’s loud about it. I’ve already had my fill, please bench him.

[@ryanblosser6081]

The GOLDEN TEE story is amazing.

[@Only1Originals]

The comments at the end shows Bill doesn’t know what he’s talking about

[@mgee1723]

They should’ve been concerned years ago

[@pmac6255]

Bill needs clicks and embiids great for that. He’ll be back to averaging 36 ppg in a month. Embiids been called “washed” at the start of each season for the past 3 years

[@RonaldTrump4547]

Why did Embiid play in the Olympics? Simple answer. It was his last chance at a championship Bill. Smarten up.

[@VLAD_P_]

Embiid gives out weak pathetic mentality vibes 100% . No denying the guy is talented but he strikes me like a coward, He will probably never reach his full potential due to his lack of heart / grit .

[@LastTerminalNetwork]

Why does Bill look like Ellen DeGeneres? Bring the beard back!

[@bobbybecker3572]

Should be panic about ANT. Dude has hit his ceiling. He just doesn't have the vision or IQ to be a top ten player

[@LoneSamurai_X]

The Embiid fans CREATE convenient excuses for him, simple as that

[@andrewshandle]

The one thing you can rely on from Bill is unrelenting hyperbole. 😉

[@racimegacar]

they should panic because of this bum. You don't talk about the best player in the world and his historical season, you talk about this bum

[@EgoEimiApologetics]

Bill Simmons always has something negative to say about Philly. Man, stfu and focus on ur celtics squad that just lost to ATL.

[@Shroomdiffnuclear]

Embid has no fundamentals, he played volleyball untill 16. Without the athleticism he is a nothing

[@douglasmennella4525]

I miss Jalen and Jacoby

[@JigsawBell]

He is getting paid $69 million in 2029?!?!?! Is this a joke?

[@patricija4179]

I hate Embiid with a passion but these guys are insane .... Dude will drop 35 in his next 10 games for sure probably 40

[@SSJRome]

not a chance .

[@jhank0cean]

or he'll get injured and sit out another month

[@christophercarrigg3775]

How long will it take for him to play those 10 games? 3 seasons?

[@themoviefan9990]

@patricija4179 exactly. He literally looks like this in ever game he comes back from injury. At the end of the year he will have monster stars and be one of the best players in the league

[@JFImagery]

You forgot the part where he looks like a world beater, then gets hurt again. ‘Cause that’s what gonna happen.

[@pauloshman6188]

Embiid reality has this year and next. To try a 🏆. And I don't see. Paul George not the same player. Embiid never been in the shape. And he doesn't Kobe mindset. Like be in the best shape. Fight for rebound.

[@MolemanITA]

Embiid body is falling apart. He's a 30 years old with a long story of injuries. It's just this.

[@SquidysTents]

Bill, you’re like 60. Please don’t wear your hat like that

[@sprucewayne10]

Just 1 game in. Doesn't look good. He does this every year. The year he won MVP he looked really bad to begin the season but he has had a lot of injuries. Maybe this is it.

[@NR-hg1zs]

Worst mvp pick since Rose over lebron

[@johnjperricone7856]

Golden Tee Story is awesome.

[@jonmull5815]

I won't be. He's stated that he wants to be the Tim Duncan of Denver. TD had a 19 year career. Just because he considers it a job doesn't mean he dislikes it, or wants to retire. He's just keeping things in perspective. And I don't hear you denying He's got the skill!

[@digbyskellington]

Is Bill doing some misguided homage to Woody Harrelson’s character from ‘White Men Can’t Jump’? His own little take on it - White man can frump.

[@AccordingSign32]

Joel Embiid sucks. Had one “MVP” season. Stop hyping him up. Let him disappear into being irrelevant

[@skywalker2759]

ITS THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON lol stfu and just let things play out as they may

[@bbullman6325]

It’s been ONE game. This is ridiculous. Really reaching for content.

[@Jimmyfly215]

No, he’s a laughing stock. And he’s already out again tonight.

[@Aaron-du6iq]

I watched the game. He looked really rough. I don't think it's a reach. And 1 game, but they are 10 games in, he's missing tonight, maxeys hurt, and PG isn't exactly reliable from a health perspective

[@christophercarrigg3775]

Reaching?????? Were you born yesterday???? Lmao

[@themoviefan9990]

@@bbullman6325 exactly these clowns who replied to you will disappear soon when he's averaging 30 and 10 in a couple weeks

[@pleaserewind295]

​@@themoviefan9990Then lose in the play in or playoffs.

[@eduardocarbajal7259]

“Playing their way out of the playoffs” there’s 82 games in a season, bubba 😂

[@j.s3300]

There are podcasts to be recorded

[@eduardocarbajal7259]

@@j.s3300”quick grab me my NBA logo hat so i look official”

[@deadhardy]

Embiid and PG are going to be crippled by the playoffs

[@brandonadickes1809]

Bill such a hater

[@kyledrew0416]

A historic overreaction

[@Npaccorti]

Joel is a joke. Guys like him make me not want to watch the NBA ever again.

[@sethhussey5804]

Who's more washed, Embiid or Bill Simmons? Grantland was sooo long ago

[@chedbeckford8067]

Embid is the most overrated player of this generation.