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00:03 Okay, so Joel Embiid, Joel Embiid, let's start there.
00:07 So I find all of this now a lot more fascinating,
00:12 Gilbert, cuz he actually is hurt.
00:14 And so the idea of the MVP playing 65 games,
00:20 minimum, with 20 minutes a piece in those games, was really made for
00:25 players who were getting this rest and not made for situations like this.
00:30 So it's almost as if I see both sides to it.
00:34 And from the Sixers perspective, this really puts them up against it.
00:38 Because honestly, left meniscus, they say four weeks, Gilbert, you and I know.
00:42 I mean, this could be the season.
00:43 It could go into April, May, we really don't know.
00:46 But let's go back to the MVP discussion, and
00:49 then let's get into Embiid and the Sixers.
00:51 Do you think that there is now more middle ground that needs to be set for this?
00:56 Or will Adam Silver go, you know what, this is an outlier situation.
01:00 He really is hurt.
01:01 We're keeping it the way it is.
01:02 Because rules are made to be adjusted.
01:04 What are your thoughts on that?
01:05 >> I certainly hope that they can be fluid with the rules moving forward.
01:10 From what we've heard so far, it seems like they're going to stick with the rules
01:13 that they have as far as the hard and fast rule of players needing to play 65 games
01:18 in at least 20 minutes in those games to be considered for end of season awards,
01:22 which also includes the all NBA teams.
01:24 I know when we look at Joel Embiid, who was definitely putting forth
01:27 an MVP caliber season score 70 points in the game and was the reigning MVP.
01:32 There was that concern that he was pressing a little bit to stay in
01:35 consideration from those awards.
01:36 I think that what I hope, at least moving forward,
01:39 is that there's a little more nuance taken with case by case basis of why
01:45 guys missed games, was it for rest, was it preventative measures?
01:49 Because obviously when you talk about these MVP caliber players,
01:53 the game is better when they're on the floor.
01:55 So you want a guy to maybe play 62, 61 games if it means that they're available
02:00 in the playoffs, and now we're seeing the downside of that.
02:03 Joel Embiid pressed a little bit.
02:05 I don't know if this injury had to do with him pressing a little bit, but
02:08 we know if he wasn't on the floor, it wouldn't have happened.
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