NBA: Philadelphia 76ers Losing Patience With Ben Simmons?
Dec 26, 2018 18:47:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 18:47:04 GMT
3rd Year (out the first with an injury)
Yesterday Simmons hit the longest 'jumper' of his career - a '22 footer or so' - it was a desperation shot to beat the shot clock.
Simmons is a magician and a wizard with the ball in his hands at times. A triple double on most nights isn't shocking - even if those number are 12-11-10 - however seems to cripple the team in the halfcourt game - Sixers made their comeback and went up yesterday with 3rd String PG TJ McConnell in the game.
Problem is Markelle Fultz was drafted to 'run' next to him as a 'Combo Guard' who could shoot and also handle the ball when it was out of Simmons hands.
3 years into the league - Simmons has not worked on his shot - never shoot from outside the paint and is still a horrific free throw shooter. Teams like the Celtics sag off on him on defense because they know he won't shoot and in turn double Embiid down low (pretty much what happened the end of the game yesterday and the playoff series last year).
NBA fans - do you in turn make a trade for a traditional PG - and stick Simmons at the '4' (where the Sixers are weak) - or hope (rumored) Fultz is coming back this year and recovers from TOS.
Sixers appear to be a 'good' team - bench is abysmal - but the way they're currently constructed - I can't see them beating the Celts, Raps, Pacers or Bucks in the playoffs.
Interesting trade scenarios floating around of Simmons, the 2021 Miami First rounder, Fultz, and filler for Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday if the Pels think AD is gone after this year and want to get anything for him.
Yesterday Simmons hit the longest 'jumper' of his career - a '22 footer or so' - it was a desperation shot to beat the shot clock.
Simmons is a magician and a wizard with the ball in his hands at times. A triple double on most nights isn't shocking - even if those number are 12-11-10 - however seems to cripple the team in the halfcourt game - Sixers made their comeback and went up yesterday with 3rd String PG TJ McConnell in the game.
Problem is Markelle Fultz was drafted to 'run' next to him as a 'Combo Guard' who could shoot and also handle the ball when it was out of Simmons hands.
3 years into the league - Simmons has not worked on his shot - never shoot from outside the paint and is still a horrific free throw shooter. Teams like the Celtics sag off on him on defense because they know he won't shoot and in turn double Embiid down low (pretty much what happened the end of the game yesterday and the playoff series last year).
NBA fans - do you in turn make a trade for a traditional PG - and stick Simmons at the '4' (where the Sixers are weak) - or hope (rumored) Fultz is coming back this year and recovers from TOS.
Sixers appear to be a 'good' team - bench is abysmal - but the way they're currently constructed - I can't see them beating the Celts, Raps, Pacers or Bucks in the playoffs.
Interesting trade scenarios floating around of Simmons, the 2021 Miami First rounder, Fultz, and filler for Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday if the Pels think AD is gone after this year and want to get anything for him.