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Seoul and Tokyo: "They're better at being human"

Better at being human?! Okay, I say that a bit tongue-in-cheek ... I think. After a trip to Japan, Jim Gaffigan said it well in one of his skits. It takes you less than a day in Tokyo to realize that the basic fiber of living is in many ways more elevated than what you are used to. Running a bit late, my friends and I ran right up to the door of a bus, and the driver sighed. Only then did we notice a marker some TEN feet away, behind which a group of people had already organized themselves into a line and were patiently excusing our ignorance. At the subway we noticed carriages for only women during designated "rush hours" for their greater comfort  😀. And yes, the toilets do make you feel like your country you thought was so developed all your life has actually been (and still is) in the stone age—we're not talking about 4K, AI or rocket science here — just t oilets! Why haven't we perfected the toilet yet? They didn't stop at the toilet, lol. Japan's techno...
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"If I had to guess, I would probably never play back-to-backs the rest of my career": Joel Embiid

It's been the same old story. Star center dominates in the regular season. Philly fans get hopes up. Star center is hurt in the playoffs. Sixers are a second round exit.



The life cycle of a Sixers fan.

Well, it seems like Joel Embiid and the Sixers organization are finally fed up along with the rest of us and are absolutely determined to break the cycle. Yesterday, Tim Bontemps reported Embiid as saying:

"If I had to guess, I would probably never play back-to-backs the rest of my career."

Evidently, the Sixers organization plans to only play Embiid during one of two nights when the Sixers are scheduled to play back-to-back nights. This would most likely take Embiid out of the running for individual awards like MVP for the upcoming season, but it seems like he doesn't care. He only wants to win a championship for Philadelphia.

Embiid has traditionally been criticized for his play in the playoffs, but after his 35 ppg performance during last year's playoff series against the Knicks (even while clearly injured), he has changed the opinion of at least one critic.

Today, Stephen A. Smith on First Take cited Embiid's playoff performance against the Knicks and called him "arguably the greatest big man we have ever seen from a talent perspective." He also praised him for his decision to prioritize his health during the upcoming season.


Stephen A. goes on to say, "If Joel Embiid is healthy ... There is no team in the NBA that we can look at going up against a healthy Joel Embiid ... [that] we can definitely say the Philadelphia 76ers cannot beat, even the Boston Celtics."

Music to Sixers fans' ears.

We'll see if it's true come April.


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