“It’s over for DeAndre”

Used exactly zero minutes before the injury of Joel Embiid, DeAndre Jordan reappeared in the Sixers’ rotation for the team’s first two games at Miami in the Eastern Conference Semifinals (0-2). A choice that was not unanimous with Charles Barkleyguest of the podcast Inside The Green Room before Game 2.

“The thing is, Miami isn’t an overly big team. They really only have one big guy. So I’ll turn this into an athletic meeting, a shooting contest, I think that’s the only way Philadelphia can win. They ain’t gonna get killed on the rebound, ’cause outside of Bam Adebayo (23.5 points at 71.5%, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals on average so far on the series), they don’t have a lot of bigs… I think that’s the only chance the Sixers have until Joel returns.

DeAndre needs to be seated next to Doc Rivers and his guys. It’s over for DeAndre. He’s had a hell of a career, but he’s not capable of playing, especially in today’s NBA. In today’s NBA, if you’re not mobile enough, it’s very difficult for you… The big ones who aren’t mobile can’t play in today’s NBA, and that’s not is not fair for DeAndre to send him to the field. » Doc Rivers

The pivot, who arrived from the Lakers in March, played 17 minutes for 4 points, 2 rebounds and a +/- of -22 in Game 1, then 13 minutes for 6 points at 3/3 and 5 rebounds in Game 2 ( +/- of -9), also largely lost by Philadelphia. After the first game, the Sixers coach Doc Rivers said he would continue to use Jordan, ” like it or not ».

via Yahoo!Sports