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Topic Started: May 31 2018, 05:33 AM (12 Views)
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PHILADELPHIA -- Most coaches prefer a quiet crowd when one of their players are shooting free throws, figuring the calm can only help the players concentration on converting the unguarded 15-foot shot.Not Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown, however. When Sixers rookie center Joel Embiid shoots free throws at the Wells Fargo Center, Phillys hometown fans have developed a custom of chanting Trust the process! as the big man readies himself for the freebies. And Brown is all for it.I do [like it], Brown said before the Sixers 112-108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. I do. You know, I think we need something like that in this city and Im not frowning upon that. We want to have some fun.Of course, the chant has a hint of sarcasm the Philadelphia faithful is known for. Embiid became the face of former 76ers general manager Sam Hinkies reign over the team when Philadelphia went 37-199 in three seasons while it stockpiled young assets -- like the former No. 3 pick out of?Kansas?-- that it had to wait to see mature into contributors.With 9:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, Embiid went to the line with the Sixers trailing by one. Sure enough, the Trust the process! chants echoed through the arena and Embiid hit both shots to briefly recapture the lead for his team. Embiid shot 3-for-5 from the line overall, below the 77.8 percent mark he came into the game connecting on.After everything that Philadelphia has been through the past few seasons, Brown sees the chant as nothing but a positive for his slowly improving 4-13 team.I think its all good, Brown said. Im personally at a stage that you get -- and I say this in a positive way -- youre sort of numb to scrutiny. Youre numb to taking the massive amounts of hits that were all -- and I say it personally, with the team -- you feel hardened. You just got another layer of armor. And so the fans standing, the fans on us, the fans with us -- I see our world clearly and were not blinking.Were not going to veer to the right or the left. And when the crowd gets going with the process and Joel anoints himself Trust the process, theres a side of it, I say, Good for the crowd, good for Joel, and none of us are going to take ourselves too serious.Helping things is Embiids stellar rookie season that featured another fine output Sunday with 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. The momentum behind his rookie of the year campaign only continues to build after he missed the past two seasons with multiple foot surgeries.How many times do you see over our past few years where somebody is going to go stalk somebody down, like?LeBron [James], in open court at 7-2, at 275 pounds and bat it off of the board and then look at the crowd ... and want Philadelphia to stand up, and Philadelphia stands up? Brown said, recalling a block Embiid had on James the last time the Sixers hosted the Cavs. And hell pound, pound [with his dribble and then] dunk. And hell flex and hell go to the line and Philadelphia stands up.And there is a confidence that I love because its also mirrored by talent. Theres a toughness that this city demands -- its Philadelphia -- that I just think this city is going to wrap their arms around him the more he plays. Hes still like a gangling 20-something-year-old to me ... And that doesnt cloud his mojo, his swagger, his attitude and I love it. 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Craig Joubert has retired from refereeing 15s to take up a role at World Rugby.Joubert, who refereed the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, will continue on the sevens circuit but steps away from the 15s game.He joins World Rugby -- reporting into sevens and 15s high performance referees managers, Paddy OBrien and Alain Rolland, respectively - in a role focused on referee talent identification and coaching.This was not a decision I took lightly given the obvious lure of possibly refereeing the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand next year as well as the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019, Joubert said.However, the opportunity to make a difference in other peoples careers and lives is something which Im excited about. It really is a dream job.Over the past few years I have taken Rasta Rasivhenge under my wing and have mentored and coached him and it has been enormously rewarding to see him grow as a person and as a referee.This position gives me the opportunity to play a more formal role in sharing my experiences and developing referees and to have a positive influence on the lives and careers of other young referees.I am also thrilled that I will continue to referee on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as we build our team of referees towards the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. I love the sevens environment and being a part of this very special team.Joubert has vastt experience in refereeing 15 and has presided over 69 Tests since his took charge of his first international back in 2003 when he refereed Nambias game against Uganda.ddddddddddddThe pinnacle of his refereeing career saw him take charge of the 2011 World Cup final but four years later he was in the spotlight at the 2015 World Cup for his controversial late call to award Australia a penalty in their quarter-final which saw Scotland knocked out of the tournament. It was a call World Rugby later clarified as incorrect.But he now joins the games governing body to help bring through the next generation of referees.World Rugby match officials selection committee chairman Anthony Buchanan said: I would like to thank Craig for his dedication and service throughout a wonderful refereeing career.He has been a world-class referee for many years now and has officiated at the very highest levels of the game in both 15s and sevens.It has been a pleasure to work with him during his active refereeing career and I have no doubt he will continue to contribute to the game in his new position.I expect his vast experience and his extensive knowledge of the game will be a huge asset to us as we continue to develop the worlds top match officials. NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Cheap Jerseys NFL Jerseys Outlet NFL Jerseys Cheap China Jerseys ' ' '
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