Will Joel Embiid just shut it down now and get healthy for the NBA?

[Stevesie60]

KU fans, who believe Embiid killed a lion with his bare hands, are now calling him a puss because Massa told them to.

[Cire]

What awful people

[Pete]

I hope Joel has other good people in his life that can help him make the decision that is best for Joel.

[steve dave]

thanks for reading the board ESPN and everyone else in the entire world

[AbeFroman]

Alex Winzenburg ·  Top Commenter · Animal Care Attendant at Lawrence Humane Society
Myron Medcalf, I hadn't before laughed at any of your articles... Your colleagues have had some doozies, but I have always enjoyed the articles of yours that i've read, until now. Your suggestion is to take a man who is not even able to handle himself off the court yet, and now has a looming injury, and rush him into the NBA even faster? Joel Embiid is scared to drive a car... but bypassing the best shot he has at a normal life after the NBA is the "selfless" thing to do? I am a Kansas student and fan, but I could really care less if he plays another game this season, I want to see him have a healthy recovery as much as the next person, but your logic is completely backwards. Joel is going to be the #1 pick, as long as he gets this back taken care of, regardless of the draft he enters, and before this injury it was still very much up in the air as to whether he was leaving college or not, but this injury should delay the process, not speed it up. You call us selfish for wanting him back at Kansas next year, but who is really the selfish one? We want what's best for Joel, another year in college to grow as a man and as a basketball player, while having the type of fan support he will not get from any lottery team fan base. We want him to leave when he is ready to leave, making sure he is healthy enough for a successful and lengthy career in the NBA. Instead, you're suggesting he completely forget the program that took him in, allowed him to become the favorite for the #1 overall pick within months of getting to campus, so that he can make some extra money and never learn the social skills required during or once his NBA career is over. But we are the selfish ones?... Let the kid learn how to live on his own, in a new country, while getting healthy, so that he can make his own decisions, on and off the court. Joel is like no other superstar freshman, yet people like you are trying to turn him into one. Only a sports writer would write an article telling a kid who is not ready for the NBA that it is a better option than getting an education, and still feel good about himself. How about you learn a little more about the player you're covering before you give them the same generic, greedy advice that so many other players have fallen for.

 

[steve dave]

they've taken on their coaches personality. sickening. 

[The Whale]

Taylor Wright ·  Top Commenter · Works at Proto Precision Machining
Myron and everyone else is jumping to conclusions. A stress fracture is a pretty minor injury, and once healed makes the bone stronger than it was before. After three weeks of rehab and healing, I'm sure it won't be much of a risk to have him playing. You can't really make the injury any worse, only delay the healing process. If there is no risk in playing him a few games in the NCAA tourney, then why not do it and let him finish the healing process throughout the summer?

 

Guys, maybe we need to think about having an offseason camp where all of our players get multiple stress fractures.  Think of how strong Foster will be after 4 years of full body stress fractures.

[Spracne]

This is all part of the process to create Mecha-Embiid.  In all seriousness, what a shitshow.

[Trim]

[Dugout DickStone]

Taylor Wright ·  Top Commenter · Works at Proto Precision Machining
Myron and everyone else is jumping to conclusions. A stress fracture is a pretty minor injury, and once healed makes the bone stronger than it was before. After three weeks of rehab and healing, I'm sure it won't be much of a risk to have him playing. You can't really make the injury any worse, only delay the healing process. If there is no risk in playing him a few games in the NCAA tourney, then why not do it and let him finish the healing process throughout the summer?

 

"your broken back isn't MUCH of a risk to get broken again, get out there and BOX OUT Joe!"

Bill Self

[AbeFroman]

Welp, it's decided. If he's not paralyzed, he's healthy enough to play. Run it off Joel, you FP, doctors orders

[Dugout DickStone]

Alex Winzenburg ·  Top Commenter · Animal Care Attendant at Lawrence Humane Society
Myron Medcalf, I hadn't before laughed at any of your articles... Your colleagues have had some doozies, but I have always enjoyed the articles of yours that i've read, until now. Your suggestion is to take a man who is not even able to handle himself off the court yet, and now has a looming injury, and rush him into the NBA even faster? Joel Embiid is scared to drive a car... but bypassing the best shot he has at a normal life after the NBA is the "selfless" thing to do? I am a Kansas student and fan, but I could really care less if he plays another game this season, I want to see him have a healthy recovery as much as the next person, but your logic is completely backwards. Joel is going to be the #1 pick, as long as he gets this back taken care of, regardless of the draft he enters, and before this injury it was still very much up in the air as to whether he was leaving college or not, but this injury should delay the process, not speed it up. You call us selfish for wanting him back at Kansas next year, but who is really the selfish one? We want what's best for Joel, another year in college to grow as a man and as a basketball player, while having the type of fan support he will not get from any lottery team fan base. We want him to leave when he is ready to leave, making sure he is healthy enough for a successful and lengthy career in the NBA. Instead, you're suggesting he completely forget the program that took him in, allowed him to become the favorite for the #1 overall pick within months of getting to campus, so that he can make some extra money and never learn the social skills required during or once his NBA career is over. But we are the selfish ones?... Let the kid learn how to live on his own, in a new country, while getting healthy, so that he can make his own decisions, on and off the court. Joel is like no other superstar freshman, yet people like you are trying to turn him into one. Only a sports writer would write an article telling a kid who is not ready for the NBA that it is a better option than getting an education, and still feel good about himself. How about you learn a little more about the player you're covering before you give them the same generic, greedy advice that so many other players have fallen for.

 

Social skills?  That's disgusting.

[Dugout DickStone]

Taylor Wright ·  Top Commenter · Works at Proto Precision Machining
Myron and everyone else is jumping to conclusions. A stress fracture is a pretty minor injury, and once healed makes the bone stronger than it was before. After three weeks of rehab and healing, I'm sure it won't be much of a risk to have him playing. You can't really make the injury any worse, only delay the healing process. If there is no risk in playing him a few games in the NCAA tourney, then why not do it and let him finish the healing process throughout the summer?

 

Guys, maybe we need to think about having an offseason camp where all of our players get multiple stress fractures.  Think of how strong Foster will be after 4 years of full body stress fractures.

If we had start breaking sprads ribs as a freshman would he have suffered that sternum injury last year?  The answer is no.  He would have an impenetrable breast plate of regrown super bone.

[Trogdor]

Glad to see those med student's work is really paying off

[Trogdor]

The well being of an indivdual<National Championship Hopes

[Tobias]

breaking sprads

[Dugout DickStone]

Glad to see those med student's work is really paying off

That is KU med for you.

[Dugout DickStone]

breaking sprads

 

['taterblast]

squawk coworker: "did you know embiid's family requested he be seen by a second physician? it's because self was going to play him."
me: "really?"
squawk coworker: "yeah because the "team physician" said he was good but his family wasn't sure, so the second physician said heck no this guy has a fractured back."
me: "Self is a monster"
squawk coworker: "Self IS a monster, but hey all the good coaches are. Calipari would do the same thing."

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

OT: really glad we have a great blog and great writers over at GPC that I don't have to be so obsessed with ESPN to become a top commentator who just slanders their writers all day. #blessed

[steve dave]

squawk coworker: "did you know embiid's family requested he be seen by a second physician? it's because self was going to play him."
me: "really?"
squawk coworker: "yeah because the "team physician" said he was good but his family wasn't sure, so the second physician said heck no this guy has a fractured back."
me: "Self is a monster"
squawk coworker: "Self IS a monster, but hey all the good coaches are. Calipari would do the same thing."

yeah, if there is one thing Cal is known for it is trying to force players to play hurt and not enter the NBA draft.

[I_have_purplewood]

Anyone want to bet that medicinal marijuana will be a cure to his ail?    <---- Embiib during Big 12 tourney.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Anyone want to bet that medicinal marijuana will be a cure to his ail?    <---- Embiib during Big 12 tourney.

wow, I don't even know what to say about this post. joel would never do that.

[O-town Kat]

Can you imagine playing that board game Operation against Hawk fans idk they probably suck at it.

[slobber]

I know Kcarlson13Keith!