Joel Embiid is the most ‘overhyped’ player in the NBA, Does Team USA need Jayson Tatum? | THE HERD

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Ben Simmons was supposed to be the next LeBron according to Colin

Joel is skilled but damn that dude stays falling on the floor. He goes down 2-3 times every quarter

Taytum criticism is really starting to get out of hand. You can argue that he’s not top two on the team at any of the attributes Colin mentioned, but he’s upper half at all of them and probably one of the most well rounded players on the team

No, he's not overhyped. He's been a great, dominant player, but it looks like his legs are permanently shot after all the injuries. This Embid isn't the same one we saw destroy Jokic for 48 points/15 rebounds. He's a complete shell of himself...

Embid is ball dominant. Ain't gonna happen in the Olympics.

The fact that he was all NBA first team won the championship and lead his team in points and other categories throughout the playoffs and you're calling this man lesser than what he is I swear the hate for Jason Tatum has gone out of control

I know Serbia lost, but it's kind of insane that jokic is worth so much that Serbia was even with team usa with him out there

Let’s not act like Embid didn’t have a legit MVP season. We can criticize the guy without lying about him.

The refs keep Embiid relevant. It's insane the calls he gets. FIBA refs don't have that same obligation.

I love how the coach doesnt play jayson tatum and that means tatum isnt good. Great take colin.

Colin is a pure Tatum hater. Tatum already has a Gold medal with KD. Good lord..

I think the biggest stat from yesterday was Serbia was minus 26 in the 9 minutes Jokic didn't play. With him on the floor, Serbia was even with the US.

The media stay trying to break up the Celtics

I think you're exaggerating the Tatum dynamic quite a bit. And frankly, the LAST thing they need is another "A." Why DON'T they need a guy who's B+ at everything? That's exactly what they need. Brad got rid of Marcus Smart because he's not nearly a good enough offensive player. He got a BETTER offensive player... but this somehow works better now. Why is that? There's a flaw in this logic. There's a hint of truth to it, but it's not nearly to the level you're saying. Besides, the entire "Alpha" thing is as much mythical as it is fact. If you doubt me, look up the SCIENCE on it. Tatum's a VASTLY better player than Haliburton or Booker. And God knows he makes better decisions than Ant. No, Kerr just hasn't figured out how to use him, and it's exacerbated by him playing Embiid and Booker.

Embiid cried for his MVP and finally won it. Fact of the matter is that he barely shows up in the playoffs and is always injured. Hes 30 now and I doubt he’s going to be any healthier than before. I’d give it a year or two before his contract becomes one of the worst in the league. Paired with “Playoff P” it’s fairly obvious what’ll happen in the playoffs this year. Both will either be injured, ramping up or underperforming.

So, Tyrese Haliburton wasn't played either...it's one game. Man, you guys always have something to say about JT, jeez.

Calling bro submissive is diabolical behavior 😂

Remember when people would argue that Harden was better than Kobe and Wade? Then the refs stopped giving Harden every single call he immediately stopped being a top 10 player. I can’t wait for that to happen to embiid

Let get this straight, the USA basket association begged Embiid to play for the USA. One game later, you guys are calling him out. Serbia team is built around Jokic, just like the sixers game is built around Embiid, so stop the nonsense.