No wonder Boston beat the 76ers, Ben Simmons is as soft as can be

[kev69]

Ben Simmons is a piece of crap. Luckily for him, he’s really good at one thing he can make a living doing.
Otherwise, he would be, or end up in prison. I can’t stand that a-hole.

 

[seccats04]

And if he wins in the NBA nobody but you and some LSU fans will care .

He won’t win.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

I wouldn't say equally possible or anywhere near that. We have decades of evidence of what I said, even among "legendary" competitors like Michael Jordan. You have to take your lumps.

The Sixers took some of their lumps. If the management goes in the right direction and everyone stays healthy, they'll go a bit deeper next year, lose again, and then be one move away from being a real contender. They're about a year ahead of schedule, and that's with Fultz's bizarre injury situation.

None of their performance is an indictment on Ben Simmons. He led that team as a rookie this year and the respected vets fell in line. That doesn't happen if you're Austin Rivers.

I tend to think he's an intolerable, whiny, entitled brat, but he's a decent player. We'll see how he is next season.

 

[kev69]

I tend to think he's an intolerable, whiny, entitled brat, but he's a decent player. We'll see how he is next season.

Totally agree with every single word you posted. One of the truest and best posts I’ve seen on here in a while.(Not counting my own)

 

[CATofninelives]

Definitely not defending him but Boston sports fans are mostly insufferable jack arses.

 

[Bluegrassking]

He won’t win.

Meh...he might but I'd tend to agree with not built on him. He might one day be a high end role player/3rd option like a Lamar Odom and contribute to but not "lead" a championship team.

He maybe even has a light turn on himself and becomes a true 2nd option, I don't see the offense being there to be a true 1 on a champion.
The talent there is considerable though, I find it difficult to fully rule him out.

 

[dvillecatfan]

Guess you can bash for his time at LSU but, we don't know what was going on down there. Those of you bashing Simmons now are doing it just to do it. Outside of his shot, there isn't anything not to like about his game. He is a solid defensive player, a pass first PG, who sees the floor as well as anybody in the league, rebounds, and gets to the rim at will. Guy is stoic...if he showed more emotion, those of you who don't like him would complain about that. There were plenty of you saying he would be a bust and still comparing him to Lamar Odom...that's not gonna happen. Enjoy the show and appreciate the talent.

 

[Blueaz]

Ben is not soft. He will be a future 1st team all nba performer.

Kiss of death...
Just like the GM, that says we have no plans on letting the coach go.

 

[CatGotMyTongue]

I am so glad he is not a wildcat. He's a crybaby.

Stop

 

[GonzoCat90]

Otherwise, he would be, or end up in prison.

Why?

 

[usinfantrycat85]

So the sixers go from the worst team, draft Simon's and the next year are 3 wins short of the eastern conference semifinals. He had a bad series vs Boston but over all he is a huge talent

 

[WitnessGreatness]

So the sixers go from the worst team, draft Simon's and the next year are 3 wins short of the eastern conference semifinals. He had a bad series vs Boston but over all he is a huge talent

Embiid being healthy*

 

[YouKay]

Well the Sixers had a healthy Embiid all year and they added J.J. Redick, and later got back Irsan Ilyasova who they should never have traded, and added Marco Belinelli. It wasn't just Simmons who took them from 28 to 52 wins. But he was a huge part of it. It's hard to overstate how bad they were last year when TJ McConnell was their starting point guard.

 

[KYFOSSIL]

Wel

And if he wins in the NBA nobody but you and some LSU fans will care .

Well that says a lot about you.

 

[shaudyshaud]

Wel

Well that says a lot about you.

Yeah it says why should I give two shits about Ben Simmons LSU career

 

[Fox2monk]

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Guess LSU didn't prepare him for shit talk cause nobody knows about their bball.

 

[Fox2monk]

Simmons is what literally every Lebron hater thinks Lebron is. SOFT and with no jump shot.

Simmons makes lebron look like steph curry.

 

[Fox2monk]

The fact that he quit on his team shows his lack of character.

He is the proto should be an.MVP guy who never had a couple ingredients to actually do anything IMO.

 

[Fox2monk]

Simmons is talented but he has no heart. He's a money guy, couldn't care less about wins. He will never win anything meaningful.

My thoughts as well. Well put. He will put up stats and be a top 20 player.

 

[NC Weasel]

Simmons needs to quit fading away from the basket. Solve that, he'll solve his shooting woes.

A steady diet of fade-away jump shots is no way to eat in the NBA.

 

[crawfords corner]

He's going to be around a long time. What he did as an 18-19 year old in college doesn't matter. Whether any of us like his personality is irrelevant.
He'll mature. He's a good rebounder(18th in the league), sees the floor extremely well, and is already one of the better defenders in the league.

15 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists a game isn't something that indicates a short career. Also, you should do some deeper digging on his stats. What they expect him to do, he does and he does it all pretty well except shoot the 3 ball.