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Today's game, 76ers 110: 97 narrowly defeated the Bulls, 76ers core emperor Embiid was powerful, 10 of 20 shots, 2 of 5 three-point shots, 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists of luxury triple-double data, in the middle of the regular season, Embiid continued last season's excellent performance, averaging 34.8 points per game to rank first in the league, and is likely to get the second scoring title of his career, and is a strong contender for the regular season MVP, there is no doubt that this super guard has become a super guard at the historical level in the tenth season of his career.
In this article, let's analyze that if Embiid wins the scoring title + MVP this season, how many will he rank in the all-time guard rankings?
Let's take a look at the honors Embiid has won in his career, two scoring titles, two regular season MVPs, one team, four second teams, not to mention anything else, just looking at these two regular season MVPs are very valuable, you know, in the history of the NBA, the winners who can win two or more regular season MVPs (the first and second positions are counted) can be counted on one hand, Stephen Nash (2 times), Stephen Curry (2 times), Elvin Johnson (3 times), Michael Jordan (5 times).
Those super guards who are very capable in the impression of fans are actually inferior to the Emperor in terms of the number of MVPs, such as Kobe, Iverson, Harden, Rose, Coussy, etc., they all only won only one regular season MVP, and in terms of the number of MVPs, the Emperor can crush the above five historical-level super guards.
What's more, the Emperor also has the blessing of two scoring champions, from this dimension, it is already a certainty for the Emperor to crush Nash, but it is still difficult to surpass the previous three, for example, Curry also has two scoring champions, Johnson Although he does not have a scoring champion, he has four assist kings in his hand, nine times, and Jordan has as many as 10 scoring champions, which are honors that Embiid cannot reach.
Therefore, if Embiid wins the scoring title and regular season MVP this season, stepping on Kobe Bryant and chasing Jordan, he can break his wrist with Curry, but Embiid has one of the biggest pain points, that is, there is no championship.
Embiid has spent a full decade of his career since he was picked by the 76ers in 2014, (including two years of reimbursement) his skills and tactics have basically been finalized, and the 76ers have built a team around Embiid for so many years, but they have never won the championship, and they have not even been able to reach the Finals, which is not unrelated to Embiid's weaknesses.
As a guard, Embiid's height is too tall, although relying on his height, Embiid can pick up a lot of backcourt rebounds, but compared to the opposing guard, the high height still limits Embiid's agility, resulting in his average defense, and the average number of steals per game in his career is less than one, which is completely unsatisfactory for a starting guard who has played more than 30 minutes.
In addition, Embiid's organizational ability also needs to be improved, this season's average of 6.2 assists per game is already a career high, in previous years it was generally around 3, and the number of turnovers remained high, basically sending two assists, it will be accompanied by a turnover, and the assist-to-turnover ratio is pitifully low, which reflects Embiid's weakness in organization.
However, Embiid's talent on the offensive end completely covers up his weaknesses, on the offensive end, Embiid is a ruthless killing machine, after so many years of experience, his free throw line shooting has become more and more stable, and he can always seize the opportunity to shoot some key shots, in addition, relying on the super long height in the guard position, Embiid can occasionally pout his back to hit the small player under the opposite basket, and the average frequency of 3-4 times per game to attack the frame exceeds that of most guards,
The small belly twisted, the two points came to the hand, the big cheek pouted, and the other party called Dad.
In addition, it is worth saying that in recent years, Embiid has been keeping up with the trend of the times, strengthening the three-point shooting that he is not good at, and the three-point shooting rate this season is more than 35%, which is not very outstanding in the field of guards, but it is not very pulled, and the most important thing is that Embiid averages 4 three-pointers per game, although the quality is average, but under the accumulation of quantity, the lethality should not be underestimated.
So the question is, which star in the league is the most suitable player to complete the championship with Embiid?
I think there are two, and if those two stars are willing to join the 76ers, the 76ers will finish the championship in two completely different styles.
The first style is the old-school style, what is the old-school style, time goes back ten years, and if the NBA wants to win the championship at that time, it must have internal and external dual-cores, such as Kobe and O'Neal of the Lakers, Maddy and Yao Ming of the Rockets, Duncan of the Spurs, Parker and Ginobili, according to this number of roads, the 76ers can completely introduce a super center and complete the championship with Embiid.
According to Embiid's invincible attributes on the offensive end, the center does not need to bear a lot of pressure on the offensive end, only needs to do a good job of defense, compete for rebounds, and preferably organize the offense, because this is also Embiid's weak point, looking at the whole league, I think Ben Simmons is a good choice, although Simmons' projection ability is a weakness, but Embiid's super projection ability can completely cover Simmons' shots, and Simon is very good at protecting rebounds, averaging 10.8 rebounds per game this season, and 2.7 frontcourt rebounds per game are also comparable to Embiid, and more importantlySimmons also has the ability to organize offense, and his average assists per game have been maintained at 7-8 all year round, which can completely make up for Embiid's poor organization.
Embiid + Simmons, these two people are one inside and one outside, one offense and one defense, and their personal technical and tactical weaknesses are perfectly complemented by each other, which can be called the best partner! Let's put it this way, if the 76ers management can get Simmons, the 76ers will guarantee the finals this season!
The above is the old-school style, of course, the second type is the new-school style.
Now the development of basketball style is too fast, the success of the Golden State Warriors has pushed the so-called "small ball" to the top of the times, but the 76ers have not played small ball for many years, the main reason is that although the super guard Embiid has outstanding personal offensive ability, he is not good at organizing offense, and the 76ers can trade another super guard to match Embiid with the backcourt, Embiid is responsible for attacking, and this super guard is responsible for pressing the lineup.
With Embiid's technical and tactical characteristics, the super guard who is paired with him is required to have a good sense of the overall situation, and his passing ability must be excellent, especially to have a good three-point shooting ability, which can make up for Embiid's weakness of not being good at projection, and also has a certain offensive ability.
Contemptible throughout the league, the most suitable candidate, is James Harden, Harden is the master of backcourt control, the rhythm of the game is unpredictable, more importantly, Harden is very good at three-point shooting, at the peak, he averaged more than 13 three-pointers per game, throwing nearly 5 shots, the firepower can be called terrifying, if Harden can come to the 76ers, with Embiid in the backcourt, the picture is too beautiful to watch, let's put it this way, if the 76ers can get Harden over, the picture is too beautiful to see, the bottom dynasty has won three consecutive championships!
In fact, whether a team wins the championship or not, has a lot to do with the strength of the team's lineup, but it is not absolute, the character of the team boss is also an important embodiment of the team's strength, in this regard, Embiid can be called invincible, he has an extremely strong competitive spirit and steel-like will, such a super guard, in the vast history of the NBA, should indeed have a place!
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