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Embiid Out 4-6 Months

Too bad I was looking forward to seeing Embodied develop no matter who drafted him.

#Basketballtragedy
 
Core4 said:
That's my feeling.
Lebron has been very wishy-washy, with reports saying he's upset about Arison's lack of spending this past season to better defend the title. So the Cavs likely smell blood. This is their chance to show LBJ they have a team in place to contend. Irving has been promised the MAX and I think it was going to be a good sale to present Embiid as a bright prospect at the 5. Now the injury has changed all that. They need a healthy center and the best one available for sale is Favors.

I like Derrick. But as many have said, he just doesn't have any fire. He didn't show any evidence of being a defensive "stopper" and his offense is just ok. Favors + #5 is pricey for the #1, but it gets the Jazz a potential franchise player and #1 option (whether that is Wiggins or Parker). Jazz should do it. But man, if Dennis takes Wiggins and he isn't >>> Parker, Lindsey will need to enter the witness protection program.
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Sheesh how many other all-stars does this guy need? Yet another reason LBJ will never be in the discussion for GOAT.
 
@MrTrpleDouble10: Woj hinted that Embiid's agent is only giving medical info to Cs/LAL trying to get him there making other lottery teams leery of picking him

Lovely.


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It will be interesting to see how everything shakes out this year. I can see a lot of potential surprises in which teams make bold moves in this draft.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
LOL... there were lots of info yesterday too bro.
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Well Nicky, I had wanted to talk to my sister about it...mainly because she's a doctor that works primarily with athletes.

She indicated that the stress fractures are most likely from overtraining or poor nourishment, so in this case it's most likely overtraining. She also indicated that the injury is fully recoverable, but that it is very odd/uncommon for an athlete of his age to have this many problems with stress fractures. She also said that if she could, she would check his blood work to rule out bone cancer (could be inducing the bone problems, and African-Americans have a higher chance of getting/having bone cancer).

So yeah, I wanted to get information from somebody I trusted, from somebody who works with athletes rather than hearing what some random doctor that I know nothing about has to say.
 
Hantlers said:
Well Nicky, I had wanted to talk to my sister about it...mainly because she's a doctor that works primarily with athletes.

She indicated that the stress fractures are most likely from overtraining or poor nourishment, so in this case it's most likely overtraining. She also indicated that the injury is fully recoverable, but that it is very odd/uncommon for an athlete of his age to have this many problems with stress fractures. She also said that if she could, she would check his blood work to rule out bone cancer (could be inducing the bone problems, and African-Americans have a higher chance of getting/having bone cancer).

So yeah, I wanted to get information from somebody I trusted, from somebody who works with athletes rather than hearing what some random doctor that I know nothing about has to say.
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Embiid ain't African American doe. He is African-African.
 
Hantlers said:
Well Nicky, I had wanted to talk to my sister about it...mainly because she's a doctor that works primarily with athletes.

She indicated that the stress fractures are most likely from overtraining or poor nourishment, so in this case it's most likely overtraining. She also indicated that the injury is fully recoverable, but that it is very odd/uncommon for an athlete of his age to have this many problems with stress fractures. She also said that if she could, she would check his blood work to rule out bone cancer (could be inducing the bone problems, and African-Americans have a higher chance of getting/having bone cancer).

So yeah, I wanted to get information from somebody I trusted, from somebody who works with athletes rather than hearing what some random doctor that I know nothing about has to say.
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Hard to believe the overtraining angle as he has missed so much time with back issues. I'd be very worried about poor nutrition, perhaps dating back to his adolescence. Development of bone strength and density occurs primarily between the ages of 13-17. There are suspicions he might be older than he states, so he may have been well into his teens or even past when he attended high school in the U.S.
 
Embiid has had a history of poor nutrition. Read an article about how he drinks a ton of pink lemonade and has a cookie/candy addiction.
 
Here's the thing.

Even if Embiid didn't have a history of injuries, drafting him would've been a big risk anyway. He was always considered a raw long term project. True, he looked good considering his lack of experience. But man... He was raw!

It seems like every 2 years or so there's another raw big man that could be the next big thing but most likely will just be another low IQ raw athlete who relies on his size and athleticism.

Could Embiid come back and be the next dream? Ummm I guess there's a chance. Not much.
Is there a chance he could come back and be the next Sammy Dalembert? Maybe.
Is there a chance he could come back and then break something else again? Most likely, yes.

So IMO, Embiid wasn't ever that great of a prospect anyway. Give me Wiggi or Jabari every day of the week over Embiid.
 
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