On March 13, Beijing time, the 76ers trained to prepare for tomorrow's match against the Magic. After training, Harden, Embiid and assistant coach Cassel stayed behind to discuss the last game to the Nets. Embiid revealed that both he and Harden watched the footage looking for problems, and the main focus of their discussions with Kassel was on Sable.
"Well, he's a little old-fashioned and doesn't quite understand what we're talking about," Embiid joked about Kassel, "and we had some arguments over blocking and demolition. I watched the game video against the Nets, and every time Harden and I were blocking, Seth (Curry), who had been defending Matisse (Sable), did not defend him. So we're trying to find ways to really use Sable and make sure he's going to attract the opposing defense. ”
"It was just a game, and back to the Knicks, we used Sable a lot. It was Fournier who was defending him, and he often came to help me and Harden, and Harden often passed to Sable. That's what we're talking about, finding ways to really use him and make him better. ”
In the 76ers' last two games to beat the Knicks, Sebel scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Against the Nets, Sable only shot 1-of-5.
So far this season, Sebel's three-point shooting percentage is 28.6 percent, and he's averaged 1.9 of his 2.4 three-point shots per game in large slots (most recently defenders were 6 feet away), while Sable's shooting percentage is only 24.5 percent for this big open three-point shooter. He became the "Westbrooker" of the 76ers, often being let go by opponents outside the three-point line.
Embiid encouraged Sable to strike bravely. "Every time he comes up with an empty seat, I want him to shoot, I see him working hard, training hard for three points, if the opponent doesn't respect you, you have to accept it and I'm sure he'll do better." Previously, when Harden was just traded to Philadelphia, the first thing Embiid told him was to ask Harden to help him promote his teammates to get a chance to shoot in the open position. He thinks Harden is doing a good job, and many teammates have improved their shooting percentage because of Harden's arrival because they have a good chance to get more empty seats.
In addition to Sable, another young general, Maxi, was also pinned on high hopes. Against the Nets, he only had 2-of-7 performances. Maxi revealed that Embiid and Harden talked to him after the game. They told Maxie that he didn't feel his presence in that game, they wanted Maxie to take the initiative to take the ball and bring a sense of presence on the field, and Maxie also learned his lesson and made it clear that he wanted to improve, not only on the offensive end but also on the defensive end. Rivers expressed hope that Maxi would get better defensively.