As the Sixers knock off the Jazz, the Jazz actually lose back to back games for the first time since January 5th and sixth.

That's how good they had been playing, ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler saying.

You know what?

This performance is so good because not too long ago, Joel Embiid scored a half 100 in a game a half 100 and last night was better.

He is your MVP frontrunner.

Yeah, I thought the 50 point game against Toronto a week and a half ago was his signature moment to thrust himself to the head of the M V P conversation.

But that was nothing compared to this game.

I mean, he did everything humanly possible on both ends of the floor that a guy needs to to say I'm the M V P in this league, and I don't think it's close right now.

Scott, based on the fact that the Sixers, our number one in the East and I can't imagine what this team would look like without what Joel Embiid has become.

Straight talk wireless, no contract, no compromise.

He makes a compelling case, but it's really hard to get off the heart and train after last night, either.

Well, look, I'm still in the James Harden train.

There are a game on the Brooklyn Nets.

To a degree.

Um, I still have James hard number one and number two, LeBron James.

Number three.

Like I said, this is fluid.

Do well was a beast last night.

And I'm starting to ask myself this question.

I've seen Akeem Elijah one play.

I've never seen a big with the sides.

And with the dexterity and the footwork and the skill that Joel and Bri brings to the table, he might He might be the most skilled big with that size that the game has ever seen.

Um, and the way he played last night, I mean, they key critical buckets down the stretch where the ball just kept coming back to him.

He actually made a step back three to send the game into overtime before Tobias Errors kind of took over over time, and they won that game.

I just The game has never seen a physical force combined with that skill work like do well and be has Yeah.

I mean, He's right.

Okay.

So when you say that to me, the first thing comes to mind.

Is the dream right?

Yeah, then because I'm a little bit older.

I got Kevin McHale in my brain and then I then as I move forward, Tim Duncan.

But Tim Duncan was so fundamentally sound, I think what makes Dwell so scary?

It's like dwell moves, kind of like a guard man.

He hits people with euro steps in transition, spin moves, all that and he's already at the Cup because he's long and his body is somewhat wide.

So you can't get around the shack like frame to a degree right.

But combined with the footwork, that's the thing that's scary about it.

He when he puts the ball on the floor, he could get to the cup quick.

I mean, you know, most big guys when they put the ball on the floor, as you know Jay, it takes him a minute to get their.

They get their with their length, but not with their speed.

I mean, he's turning.

He's like reverse pivoting, turning, facing, you shooting a jump in your face, putting the ball down the ground, passing out of double teams seeing things before it comes.

And here's what's the difference maker for him?

Key.

We've always talked.

It's not about hey, you know his endurance and, you know, will he get hurt?

It's always been a question of his mindset, and it's conditioning.

But But what happened to like when he had a back injury?

Was it was it just because, you know, because back injuries usually because you're out of shape well, I think a lot of yeah, most of the time was because he's been out of shape.

So and that's been a knock on Brown at the time, because I couldn't really pushed him.

I was about to ask you that, Do you give?

I don't want to call it, uh, rebirth or whatever it is.

But do you give whatever it is?

A credit to the stats?

Doc Rivers, Daryl Morey, A lot of credit.

Glenn Rivers.

Excuse me?

You're right.

We have to refer to him as Glenn.

Yes, Um, and I also say this.

I think there's always been these questions zooming around this team.

Whose team is it?

Which one would you rather have Ben Simmons or Joel Embiid?

Look when Ben Simmons name and articles came out that Daryl Morey made a huge push for James Harden Zubin and that Ben Simmons was one of the names involved in that.

This is Joel and Beads team.

It's his team.

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