Ben Simmons 25
05-08-2019, 07:43 PM
First of all, let it be known... I am one of the biggest big men homers on the entire board, if not the biggest. kblaze knows this... those of you that have been around a really long time know this.
Secondly, it's pretty clear that Joel Embiid is a better player than Ben Simmons right now and it's not particularly close. Embiid is a monster on both ends of the floor in literally all aspects except for decision making around shooting too many threes... which he's gotten better at. But the right coach would fix that with the snap of his fingers.
That being said, if I am of the mindset that I *HAVE* to trade one or the other to get the most out of the guy I keep, I'm trading Embiid 10 times out of 10 because of health reasons. I was really hopeful... and he's been able to stay mostly healthy (for his standards) for the past two seasons, but he's just out too many games, and for him to consistently have sore knees at this young of an age, it's only a matter of time before he gets a career ending injury because his body isn't cut out for 82 games.
And it is pretty clear to me that currently, their games aren't complimentary, because Simmons can't shoot. However...
If you force me to pick one guy or the other, Embiid is headed out for health reasons. I don't trust that he's going to stay healthy for a 10-15 year career. No way. Not any longer. The problems are just far too consistent.
I wish I knew the inner workings of the Sixers organization, because then I could tell you whether or not to trade Ben Simmons also. If there is nobody in his ear consistently telling him he needs to start shooting with his dominant hand instead of his off hand, then I can't blame him for that... and he just needs to be surrounded by a better coaching staff and organization. If someone *IS* in his ear consistently telling him he needs to switch to his primary hand when shooting, and he's ignoring them out of apathy, stubbornness, pride... whatever... then you probably have to trade him also. But this is an unanswered question, afaik.
Ben Simmons has everything you could possibly want in a player except a jumper. And while that is no small deal, I am confident that the right mentor could change his NBA game forever... but I could be wrong... he could just be a prideful moron.
Oh well, either way... I think Embiid needs to go. This guy is one of the most immature players I've ever seen at 25. He still acts like everything is a joke. He has that competitive fire in him, but at the same time... it's like... on some level, I feel he doesn't take any of this that seriously and he just feels himself way too much.
Secondly, it's pretty clear that Joel Embiid is a better player than Ben Simmons right now and it's not particularly close. Embiid is a monster on both ends of the floor in literally all aspects except for decision making around shooting too many threes... which he's gotten better at. But the right coach would fix that with the snap of his fingers.
That being said, if I am of the mindset that I *HAVE* to trade one or the other to get the most out of the guy I keep, I'm trading Embiid 10 times out of 10 because of health reasons. I was really hopeful... and he's been able to stay mostly healthy (for his standards) for the past two seasons, but he's just out too many games, and for him to consistently have sore knees at this young of an age, it's only a matter of time before he gets a career ending injury because his body isn't cut out for 82 games.
And it is pretty clear to me that currently, their games aren't complimentary, because Simmons can't shoot. However...
If you force me to pick one guy or the other, Embiid is headed out for health reasons. I don't trust that he's going to stay healthy for a 10-15 year career. No way. Not any longer. The problems are just far too consistent.
I wish I knew the inner workings of the Sixers organization, because then I could tell you whether or not to trade Ben Simmons also. If there is nobody in his ear consistently telling him he needs to start shooting with his dominant hand instead of his off hand, then I can't blame him for that... and he just needs to be surrounded by a better coaching staff and organization. If someone *IS* in his ear consistently telling him he needs to switch to his primary hand when shooting, and he's ignoring them out of apathy, stubbornness, pride... whatever... then you probably have to trade him also. But this is an unanswered question, afaik.
Ben Simmons has everything you could possibly want in a player except a jumper. And while that is no small deal, I am confident that the right mentor could change his NBA game forever... but I could be wrong... he could just be a prideful moron.
Oh well, either way... I think Embiid needs to go. This guy is one of the most immature players I've ever seen at 25. He still acts like everything is a joke. He has that competitive fire in him, but at the same time... it's like... on some level, I feel he doesn't take any of this that seriously and he just feels himself way too much.