You have to believe that Joel Embiid refrained from attacking Marvin Bagley frontally at the post. The pivot of the 76ers took a step or two back, the time that Kevin Knox came limply to help his teammate from the Pistons. Taken two, the best scorer in the league decided to re-transmit the leather to the one who had just served it. Released at the head of the racket, Georges Niang only had to sanction 3-pointers.
This action, in the second quarter of the match between Philadelphia and Detroit, illustrates the progress of the pivot in the face of a two-man attack. ” He takes his time on the court and he understands that he can tear down the defenses of many other teams. He was great at spotting two-ups, fending them off, which allowed us to get 3-point shots, good shots », Judge Tobias Harrisafter this meeting largely won by his team.
Take your time to analyze, of course, but take action quickly. In this match, the candidate for the title of MVP shone by his speed of execution, in particular to find his partners. But also by attacking the circle directly, so that the two-man take does not have time to set up.
Passing record… and ball losses
By playing this way, he has a positive influence on the rhythm of his partners, and the latter can gain in confidence, thanks to the quality of the shots generated.
” We know that some evenings they will come in, others not. But if you can play with that kind of mindset, it helps the whole group and I think it opens up the game for him too. When we’re hot, we’re a hard team to defend “Recalls Tobias Harris, whose observation obviously applies to all the teams in the league.
Like his predecessor Brett Brown, Doc Rivers worked on this important aspect with his star player. The technician thus asked him to operate closer to the free-throw line (the “elbows”), and to keep his eyes open when he plays from a high position. Joel Embiid can thus observe where these two shots come from.
“ This is an area in which he continues to improve. He must continue to do so. It is expected that (opposing teams) come after him early in the game. He handled the situation perfectly. (facing the Pistons). He released the ball, he took shots and he got to work when they didn’t come. He also knows where they take two “Judge Doc Rivers.
The latter believes that his pivot is efficient in the pass, that his transmission timing is ” really good “, as well as the “spacing” of the 76ers or the quality of the cuts of its players. As proof, with 4.7 assists on average this season, Joel Embiid has never distributed the game so much since the start of his career. The downside is that with 4.0 ball losses per game, he also displays his “record” in the field in his career…
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 31 | 25 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 63 | 30 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 64 | 34 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 27.5 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 51 | 30 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 51 | 31 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 68 | 34 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 22 | 36 | 52.4 | 34.8 | 85.6 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 32.6 |
| Total | 350 | 32 | 49.2 | 33.8 | 81.3 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 26.4 | |
