Embiid and George’s questionable breaks: Are the Sixers getting themselves lost?

A helpless show of surrender, an anticipated tank attack attempt. No one understands it, or at least it’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand. philadelphia 76ers and its management joel embiid and paul george Along with what they have above.

Accept difficult leaders cleveland cavaliers Last night we fell to the East with 2 wins and 8 losses, but philadelphia They decided to give Embiid and George a break. Back to back.

And despite everyone’s efforts, nick nurselogic prevailed, and the Cavaliers went 13-0 (106-114), the sixth team to make such a start, thanks to the performance of phenomenal rookie Jared McCain, who had 34 points and 10 assists. It became an NBA team. With this result, the penultimate Sixers are now 2 wins and 9 losses, with only the under-construction Toronto Raptors (2 wins and 10 losses) behind them.

While it’s true that Embiid’s substitution isn’t all that surprising considering the Cameroonian had said he wanted to play and had just made his debut the night before, Embiid’s absence is surprising. It is. Paul George.

The former Clippers had fully recovered from a minor preseason knee injury and had found a rhythm and were playing well — scoring 29 points against the Knicks — and the Sixers were without Embiid and other players. His presence seemed essential to fighting in such an emergency. Tyrese Maxey I was injured.

Initiatives of other secondary parties such as Gershon Yabusele, He recorded 10 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in 30 minutes as a starter, but fell short with 25 points and 23 points against the Cavaliers, led by Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell.

The Sixers lost a golden opportunity to climb up the standings and, above all, regroup morally, choosing an incomprehensible conservatism in such dire circumstances.

For a team that seemed to take a big step toward a ring with Paul George in the summer, its policy of caution against its star player is getting out of hand, and it’s more like a tank attack. seems to be rather the opposite. Losing teams allow themselves to lose and finish as low as possible in the table to earn He’s in good position heading into the draft.