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Originally Posted by tjforce
Watched the game...
he was absolutely locked up by Simmons....
Ben Simmons...
After two games this year I'm not sure what to say about him...except for everything I said about him last year....
Legitimately in the debate for best defender in the NBA. Offensively, the progression is so small. His free throw form seems to keep getting a bit better. Still looks great on the break. Still finishes at the rim. There's just nothing really new to his game.
I don't need him to start raining 3's, it's just that he's 6'10" and I think he could do so much more damage if he just added a mid range jumper off the dribble.
We'll see what he does against a 2-0 Cavs team tomorrow when Embiid is probably going to get a rest.
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It's one game. If he comes back strong next game that shows you he's mentally tough. I think he needs to drive to the basket more and less hanging around the 3 line. He's not steph curry. Yes a consistent mid range jumper would be nice...
And he's still only 20. That's another thing, he's not a point guard so he doesn't have the ball in his hands a good chunk of the time and it seems the ball is moving away from him. He's still looked at as a beta pup by his teammates. That will change over time but as far as this year I still expect a decent uptick in production.