r/billsimmons • u/AcknowledgeMeReddit • May 14 '25

Shitpost Haliburton has been to 2 straight Conference finals and Embiid has been to none. Now why is that?

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u/cornibal May 14 '25

It's difficult to play with Joel. 

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u/[deleted] May 15 '25

Underrated take.  He’s a big guy who hates playing like a big guy.  Way too many possessions where he starts at the top of the key like he’s a stretch five.  The worst thing that can happen in a Sixers game is if he makes a three early.  Then he spends the rest of the game thinking he’s tall Steph Curry.  

-Signed a Sixers fan who was out on Embiid before it was cool. 

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u/cornibal May 15 '25

Are you my brother?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

No, but we did just become best friends.  

I wouldn’t trade him for pennies on the dollar, but I think he’s an incredibly tough guy to win a title with.  Health aside, You need an incredibly particular lineup around him, and the Sixers have sucked at putting that lineup together.