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

[Pete]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24466360/reports-joel-embiid-will-miss-next-two-games-due-to-tender-back

Kansas star center Joel Embiid will sit for the team's final two regular season games, coach Bill Self told multiple media outlets Monday afternoon.

"I think he could return for the Big 12 tournament," Self told ESPN.com. "But it shouldn't impact the NCAA tournament."

What does he have to gain by playing?    He's not from the country and does not share our love of college sport.  He's projected to be a top 5 pick, if not the number 1 overall pick.


Imagine you stumble upon the game of Cricket while attending a university in Sydney.   You were a pretty decent baseball player growing up, and something clicks and you are just amazing at Cricket.  You get a little dinged up, but The Indians and Australians are going to pay you $10M a year to play pro Cricket, OR you could just stay at your University and help them win the Prime Minister's University Cup.  If you didn't play the rest of the University season, and focused on getting completely healthy, you knew you'd guarantee yourself a huge pay day.   What would you do?

[Pett]

The injury ensures that he leaves for the league

Not that the Cats wouldn't whoop up on him again

[Boondock Poonhound]

He's not that good. Reality>potential.
He's the next Greg Odom. Any NBA team that drafts him deserves to get fvcked.

[Pete]

Please stick to the question in the OP.

I'd shut it down and go be a pro Cricketer.

[Jackstack99EMAW]

He's not that good. Reality>potential.
He's the next Greg Odom. Any NBA team that drafts him deserves to get fvcked.

   

[star seed 7]

I think I'd try to help my team. I'm a kstater by birth, we do things the right way.

[Pete]

Do I know jack crap about any of these teams?  Nope.  Would prefer to go make millions playing for them rather than risking injury playing for my University for pennies on the Rupee?  Yep.

[star seed 7]

the royals 

[gatoveintisiete]

He just doesn't look very happy, early in the season he was joking about killing lions now he
just looks sad.

[bones129]

He just doesn't look very happy, early in the season he was joking about killing lions now he
just looks sad.

The Self Effect

[Pete]

He just doesn't look very happy, early in the season he was joking about killing lions now he
just looks sad.

The Self Effect

Perhaps. During recruitment and at the beginning of the year, Self was probably the primary influence on his life from an education/employment stand point.  Then, as the Nation became aware of how talented Joel is, others no doubt found ways to convey to him just how much he stood to gain/lose financially.   He has all the facts, now.

[The Whale]

Imagine you stumble upon the game of Cricket while attending a university in Sydney.   You were a pretty decent baseball player growing up, and something clicks and you are just amazing at Cricket.  You get a little dinged up, but The Indians and Australians are going to pay you $10M a year to play pro Cricket, OR you could just stay at your University and help them win the Prime Minister's University Cup.  If you didn't play the rest of the University season, and focused on getting completely healthy, you knew you'd guarantee yourself a huge pay day.   What would you do?

Pete, does this huge payday come with a view of a hill?

[MadCat]

Imagine you stumble upon the game of Cricket while attending a university in Sydney.   You were a pretty decent baseball player growing up, and something clicks and you are just amazing at Cricket.  You get a little dinged up, but The Indians and Australians are going to pay you $10M a year to play pro Cricket, OR you could just stay at your University and help them win the Prime Minister's University Cup.  If you didn't play the rest of the University season, and focused on getting completely healthy, you knew you'd guarantee yourself a huge pay day.   What would you do?

Pete, does this huge payday come with a view of a hill?

Can probably buy a hill for $10 mil. 

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

already tried womens wrestling. why not cricket? thanks for inspiring my dreams, pete.

[steve dave]

I hope Joel does what's best for himself. Doubt Self lets him though, given his track record on these types of things 

[ChiComCat]

Do I know jack crap about any of these teams?  Nope.  Would prefer to go make millions playing for them rather than risking injury playing for my University for pennies on the Rupee?  Yep.

There appears to be a Kings and a Super Kings.  More sports leagues need to take that model.

[GCJayhawker]

Good to see this yearly stupidity is back.

In all seriousness, this is a major concern for KU's title chances.  Shutting down Embiid for useless games against Tech and WVU is absolutely the right move.  I would say if Embiid still is not 100% keep him shut down for the Big XII tourney as well.  No need to risk anything at this point, the only thing that matters is the NCAA tournament.  Hell you could shut down Embiid for the first round game and I have no worries about KU winning.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Good to see this yearly stupidity is back.

In all seriousness, this is a major concern for KU's title chances.  Shutting down Embiid for useless games against Tech and WVU is absolutely the right move.  I would say if Embiid still is not 100% keep him shut down for the Big XII tourney as well.  No need to risk anything at this point, the only thing that matters is the NCAA tournament.  Hell you could shut down Embiid for the first round game and I have no worries about KU winning.

wow, self even has the fan base brainwasher. sad, really. 

[gatoveintisiete]

I just heard from the father of the team manager that Joel has been hurt for some time now.  Joel
has been asking to fully rest his injury since it happened, the staff has encouraged him to try to
play through it.  After the OSU game Joel told the staff that he would not play again until he felt
healthy.  The manager says that there is no guarantee Embiid will play again this year.

[massofcatfan]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24466360/reports-joel-embiid-will-miss-next-two-games-due-to-tender-back

"I think he could return for the Big 12 tournament," Self told ESPN.com. "But it shouldn't impact the NCAA tournament."

Impact is a noun       

                                                                                             

[EMAWmeister]

Get the eff out of here, massofcatfan.

[Kelsey_Grammar]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24466360/reports-joel-embiid-will-miss-next-two-games-due-to-tender-back

"I think he could return for the Big 12 tournament," Self told ESPN.com. "But it shouldn't impact the NCAA tournament."

Impact is a noun       

                                                                                             

Thou art a dumbass...

[Tobias]

wtf just happened here

[Spracne]

quote function gone a rye.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

hard to call ku fans dumb and brainwashed when weve got people who cant use the quote function.