76ciology wrote:Once you've figured out how to win with this team, you'll also figure out how to win an entire playoff without Embiid.
Superstar bigs in the playoffs must be able to play at a high level for 40-50 minutes. Players like Jokic or Giannis have done this in big games. If their shot isn’t falling, they contribute in other aspects like defense and rebounding.
If Embiid can’t do this consistently, then you need to build two championship-caliber teams with this roster. There’s no other way.
Thought Biid's defense was pretty good down the stretch
but also Giannis had Middleton close games for him due to his lack of jumper. Jokic has the two man game with Murray.
Its not about building a championship team without Biid...just a .500 level team would do ha. Instant offense guys off the bench or a guy who can play the offense passing hub game with Maxey. That was the best part of Harden or the idea of it..hell that was the point of Ben. Maxey is a great scorer but not always as a guy who can create his own no matter what as a lot of his offense comes off of the gravity Biid creates...and currently the non Biid lineups have too many guys teams can just ignore which makes it easy to key in on Maxey atm.
Next season Maxey needs to be the smallest guy who gets major minutes and Biid has to be the slowest...damn near everyone else has to be above average athletically and willing to chuck the moment they are open. This will help the rebounding and transition defense and make it harder to throw doubles and you can hide Maxey on defense consistently. Getting a real shot creator type is also needed so when Maxey is off or Biid is out (physically or mentally) you have someone who can get their own shot no matter what. Thats not creating a championship team sans Biid IMO
The goal has to be to field a team that is "good" but then the boost Biid brings to lineups takes that good to insane...in that scenario it won't require Biid to have to score 35 a night or 70 to beat the Spurs...but during the times it does happen its a blowout.
Now the issue is currently, we are mostly relying on FA in which guys have to want to come here or hoping we can outbid teams for guys in trades (and they want to come here lol) which we at home can't account for and IMO I don't think is likely. BUT the FO has no excuse as this is IT in terms of playing their hand so eh