Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Embiid cites Sixers' lack of identity on offense

Written by 
Published in Basketball
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 14:32

All-Star center Joel Embiid is in one of the worst stretches of his career, and his Philadelphia 76ers are digging themselves a hole in the Eastern Conference, losing three in a row going into Thursday's game against the Bucks in Milwaukee.

Embiid acknowledged to reporters Wednesday that the 76ers don't have an offensive identity right now.

"Like I say from time to time, you don't know what you're getting," Embiiid said. "I don't know if I'm getting into the game and if I'm getting the ball or not."

"Spacing is an issue," he said. "Sometimes we play fast, sometimes we play slow. But at the end of the day, when you think about it and as we try to get ready for the playoffs the game slows down. It becomes a half-court game, and that's where we struggle the most. So hopefully we do a better job the next few games."

play
1:25

Who's to blame for the 76ers' recent struggles?

Stephen A. Smith says Brett Brown needs to change his schemes in order for the 76ers to have success.

Embiid said the issue is not that players have tuned out coach Brett Brown.

"We haven't been winning. Our offense has not been good," Embiid said. "But I always say, coaches are not out there to make shots for us, they don't make plays. They can do a better job of setting everything up, but at the end of the day we make the plays."

On Saturday night in a 116-95 loss to the Boston Celtics, Embiid finished with 11 points on 1-for-11 shooting to go with 5 rebounds, 4 turnovers and a game-worst minus-25 in 23 minutes.

Embiid said that he sometimes struggled with trying to find the right balance between needing to be at the three-point line and needing to be in the post.

"I got to do what I can I feel comfortable being out there," Embiid said. "I got to spend a lot of time at the three-point line, just to make sure there's some spacing. Everybody keeps saying, 'Get in the post!' but if you actually understand basketball, you've got to find that balance. It's not about me, it's about the team. Whatever I can do to help my teammates, the spacing has been a struggle for us, I got to do it. If it means I've got to stay at the three point line all game, I got to do it, at the same time still maximize what I do best. There's also a bad aspect, every team is doubling me every game. It's hard but you have to find that balance, have to keep going."

On Monday, the Sixers suffered their worst loss of the season, falling to the Miami Heat 137-106, and Ben Simmons called them "soft."

76ers center Al Horford was asked if somebody needs to stand up and call somebody out.

"There's some stuff going on in our locker room. We'll keep that internal," Horford said. "But we all know we need to do better, we need to step it up, and it's a great opportunity to do it (Thursday)."

Brown, in his seventh year as coach of the team, also said he thought the players we still listening to him.

"I do," Brown said, then adding, "You'd better off asking them. When you speak to them, speak freely, and I understand the question. It's just I walk in and I know I'm not naive enough to not understand why you've asked about what you've asked. But I've answer it the way I have answered it.

"I look forward to coaching them. When it get to an epidemic stage, this thing you are talking about, I'll admit that. I don't at all right now."

Read 269 times

Soccer

Messi held in check as Paraguay shock Argentina

Messi held in check as Paraguay shock Argentina

A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Parag...

Deschamps: Mbappé struggles part 'psychological'

Deschamps: Mbappé struggles part 'psychological'

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFrance coach Didier Deschamps said Thursday that there are both phy...

Follow live: USMNT face Jamaica in first leg of Nations League quarterfinal

Follow live: USMNT face Jamaica in first leg of Nations League quarterfinal

Mexico defender Julián Araujo out indefinitely after surgeryMexico international Julián Araujo will...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC


Basketball

Kyrie sits out vs. Jazz to rest strained shoulder

Kyrie sits out vs. Jazz to rest strained shoulder

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSALT LAKE CITY -- Dallas guard Kyrie Irving sat out the Mavericks'...

Warriors guard Melton ruled out with ACL sprain

Warriors guard Melton ruled out with ACL sprain

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors guard De'Anthony Melton has...

Baseball

Giants hire Winn as VP of player development

Giants hire Winn as VP of player development

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSAN FRANCISCO -- Randy Winn is the new vice president of player dev...

Angels, Newman agree to 1-year, $2.5M deal

Angels, Newman agree to 1-year, $2.5M deal

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Los Angeles Angels and infielder Kevin Newman agreed to a one-y...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated