Embiid acknowledged to reporters Wednesday that the 76ers (31-20) don’t have an offensive identity right now.
“Like I say from time to time, you don’t know what you’re getting,” Embiid said Wednesday. “I don’t know if I’m getting into the game and if I’m getting the ball or not.
“Spacing is an issue,” he said. “Sometimes we play fast, sometimes we play slow. But at the end of the day, when you think about it and as we try to get ready for the playoffs, the game slows down. It becomes a half-court game, and that’s where we struggle the most. So hopefully we do a better job the next few games.”
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Embiid said that he sometimes struggles with trying to find the right balance between needing to be at the 3-point line and needing to be in the post.
“I got to spend a lot of time at the 3-point line, just to make sure there’s some spacing,” he said. “Everybody keeps saying, ‘Get in the post!’ But if you actually understand basketball, you’ve got to find that balance.
“It’s not about me, it’s about the team. Whatever I can do to help my teammates — the spacing has been a struggle for us, [but] I got to do it. If it means I’ve got to stay at the 3-point line all game, I got to do it, at the same time still maximize what I do best. There’s also a bad aspect: Every team is doubling me every game. It’s hard, but you have to find that balance, have to keep going.”
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