76ers’ Tires Makey on resolving leadership roles without Joel Embiide in composition

Philadelphia 76ers star Tires Makey This season faces a new challenge as an option of an unusual leading team. The absence of Joel Embiyda due to the knee injury has led to a Makeya facing the defense of Igar’s planning almost exclusively for him. Despite increased defense care, the Guard for all stars continues to average on average 26.6 points per game, enter from its previous career of 25.9 points per game last season.

“You just have to hug it,” Makey said at an interview on increased defense care. “Honestly, I was respected early in the year, twice it united and to get out of fornication and the roll (EMBEID) and Kyle (Lovry) – It’s a Respect From the glorishing and roll, you will be placed two guards.

The EMID is limited to only 13 games for only the knee injury. Surprisingly, 76ers fought in Former absence of NBA MVPIt goes 17-27 so far this season. With an EMID in the composition, Philadelphia is 7-6. Without him they are only 10-21.

While the addition of a nine-star Paul George helped to press a little bit from Makeya, 76ers still rely heavily on their 24-year-old guard. The percentage of use of the fifth player is at a career high 30.6%, 10. the largest rate in the NBA.

“Your job now is a good teammates good shot, good teammates, make them easier,” Makey said about his new role. That’s what I’m trying to do. “

Although its assistants per game have been reduced from last season to 6.0 out of 6.2, its percentage help is at higher careers – a 28.7% high than 26.7% last year.

Makey says they are among the biggest things that want to improve that he is “manipulated” by defense defense.

“The biggest thing I want to improve is, I think I did well manipulate the defense since I had to become the main focus,” Makey said. “Every single game, you know that the opponent team plans to stop you and help their team win and beat your team. Without Joel, I had to do it much more this season.”

He also mentions still scoring while finding the right balance in their teammates involved.

“I have to get in color, get my teammates, and then start aching scoring or finding ways I still achieve the result,” Makey said. “The sole purpose of the game is trying to stop you from scoring, stop you to guide your team and turn on your teammates. I think that I have a good job. It’s one thing I’m still trying to improve.”

Makey still clearly has a dominant season despite the absence of his best teammate. However, its goal of the rest of the season will get 76ers to the playoffs. Philadelphia never missed postsesons during Makey for the team with the team.

They will look at things in the second half of the season.