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Originally Posted by drobfan8
I don't think you can blame B. Brown for too much. They were growing as a team together. Doc has taken over when they understand their games so much better. Embiid used to complain about being out on the 3 point line shooting but now he's putting up 6 per game and hitting them at a good clip.
They had a great style of play when they had Redick, Ersan and Bellinelli. But they went away from that.
Doc has them rolling but I feel they'd be in this position anyway without him. You have essentially 2 DPOY level guys, plus D. Green. Plus shooting in Seth, plus a 20 pt scorer in Tobias. It's a coaches dream to come in to. Got plenty of deep Playoff runs ahead.
I'm calling Philly for the Finals vs Lakers. We'll see tho.
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Biggest difference I see....
Under Brown, Embiid used to get the ball at the three point line with multiple decisions to make. He'd stand there and have to think, and make a lot of mistakes.
Not you'll notice if he gets the ball out there he doesn't spend much time before making a decision... it's either shoot, drive, or hand off to a ball handler. No more him trying to make entry passes, dribble with the intention of anything other than finding his shot, etc.
Also, there is so much more of a team emphasis on getting in the ball in a scoring position, i.e. both feet in the paint, or mid range in the triple threat position.
The one that sticks in my mind was playoffs vs Toronto, when Embiid get stuck in no mans land 6 feet beyond the 3 point line. Kahwi comes from across the court... everyone sees it but Joel.... strips the ball and takes it for a dunk. The team has just been about giving him more efficient touches this year, especially through the 2 man game between he and Simmons that seems to be working well (never saw that with Brown).
Also... the draft capital that Brown was given, and the degree that it didn't pan out, is a big knock:
-Michael Carter Williams
-Joel Embiid
-Jahlil Okafor
-Ben Simmons
-Markelle Fultz
I can only say that 1 of those guys has outplayed his potential at draft day. Simmons as lived up in some ways, but not others. Okafor and Fultz were both major busts. Some of that is coaches development.