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Emeraldegg posted...

I think russ is washed because I don't think russ can do anything very well anymore. He's a net minus because he's too inefficient imo. I don't think harden is a minus, harden can at least shoot the ball with some accuracy. Like I said, if you believe washed = not as good as once was, that's perfectly fine. I'm not here to debate the definition of washed. But I don't thinkt he gap between harden and westbrook is as small as some others think.

I do however highly disagree with the seeming clap against embiid. What else is he supposed to do? He's playing with a thumb that needs surgery and a broken face. Sometimes it's not deflecting, it's rightfully assigning. If you want to say he shouldn't do it in public then fine, but embiid has been the one constant presence in the court. And I don't even like embiid because of how he carried himself earlier in his career but if anyone has been the good soldier all this time, it's him. He's earned the right to criticize his teammates imo.

He's perhaps earned the right but 99% of the time you're much better off not saying anything or uplifting your teammates rather than throwing them under the bus. He has professional relationships with these teammates and disparaging them in front of the media year after year will surely not improve chemistry or their play.

If you want a comparison look no further than Giannis. He's been let down by teammates in games and playoff series before but I have never once heard him deflect blame onto his teammates. They have his back and he has theirs, and Milwaukee is a stronger team for it.