If he’s not limited by a nagging left hip pointer injury, Glenn Robinson offers an attractive two-way skill set, a playoff-ready mixture of perimeter defense, outside shooting and cutting. “Not concern the way that you would think that I would say, ‘Yes, there is concern.’” Brown said. He understands that opponents will try to target him defensively.“I was just trying to be solid on defense,” he said on July 21, “because the first (two) years, everybody was talking about my weaknesses on defense, but I think this year I made a big jump on defense. And, given Brown’s tendency to focus on the positive, it’s not stunning that he gave an affirmative response to a question about whether he had confidence in one of his players.The formula for Korkmaz making the Sixers a better team has typically been high-efficiency shotmaking and passable defense.

Furkan Korkmaz Player Stats 2020; Furkan Korkmaz Player Stats 2020. Matisse Thybulle and Mike Scott were the other two bench players to appear in the first quarter before Embiid’s brief stint on the bench at the end of the period. Harden was then the one called for a technical, apparently for tossing the ball in Embiid’s direction.

There was a lot to like about the first half for the Sixers, who had a 71-47 lead at the break. Here’s what Haberstroh wrote on that subject:  Over the next few weeks, league insiders are keeping an eye on the situation in Philadelphia as the Sixers have underwhelmed for the second straight season. Korkmaz spoke with reporters at the Sixers’ practice on Tuesday, and shared his approach to developing his defense. Also, I was talking to the coaching staff, talking to players, to improve myself. The Philadelphia 76ers will, of course, be relying on guys like Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, and Tobias Harris to lead the way, but they will need other guys to step up and provide some help. Still I am trying to improve myself, every part of the game — not just only defense or offense.

The desire to avoid any sort of unnecessary layoff evidently outweighed the notion of exercising special caution with his health. Those were all traits the Sixers knew he had when they acquired the 29-year-old from the Warriors in February, and he’s showcased them at a high level in Disney World. “Defensively, offensively, I’m just trying to stay consistent,” Korkmaz said Wednesday. It's going down to the wireSixers injury update: Joel Embiid (left ankle) out against Suns; Ben Simmons has surgery Still, it’s rare for Korkmaz, who scored 21 points in Other Sixers on the bench are more well-rounded. The Sixers are a couple of days away from their games meaning something again.They played well in their final seeding game Friday night, blowing out the Rockets, 134-96, and will begin their first-round series vs. the Celtics on Monday at 6:30 p.m. (Brett Brown was asked pregame whether there was any reason for concern with Embiid’s right hand. But I think defense is key for me to stay on the court longer, I know that.”Against Boston this season, Korkmaz played, in chronological order, 19, 8, 14 and 25 minutes.

His self awareness is evident. We'll see soon if that's the case. The Philadelphia 76ers have one more seeding game left on Friday, but their playoff opponent is known and it is in the form of the rival Boston Celtics. That’s not worthy of much examination in a meaningless game, but Embiid will have to “quarterback the gym” effectively when the Celtics inevitably send help defenders his way. Team: …