Marcus Hayes is a sports columnist for the Inquirer. Hired more than 20 years ago as a features writer, he has since covered the Eagles, Phillies, and Sixers beats as well as Big Five basketball, college football, golf, and the Olympics.
Against the Bucks, Embiid was just pretty good. He scored 17 points and pulled 11 rebounds in 29 minutes in the 119-98 loss, and his playing time was curtailed by foul trouble.
“If I had been healthy, I think me and Fletcher (Cox) both would be All Pros and Pro Bowlers right now. I’d like to say I’d put one or two more win up for us, too."
In his seventh season of an absurd, delayed experiment called The Process, the coach has won 34 of 55 games with a flawed roster, a poor bench, and injury issues to two starters.
“We have a good team. We have some depth. We can play with any team in the league,” Sean Couturier said. “It’s just a matter of doing it night after night.”
