re: Ben Simmons called out by the media for being a quitter

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We were nowhere close to being a tournament team so this is entirely made up. We lost 14 games, got our arse kicked in our last game in SECT, our kenpom rating was in the 80s and RPI in the 90s. That's literally nowhere in the neighborhood of being potentially selected for a at-large berth. We could have gone to the NIT, yes, but with his decision yes we skipped out on the THAT postseason. Which nobody really gave a crap about at the time honestly, the whole season was a huge disappointment.

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People don’t like this, but it’s absolutely true. I can’t stand Simmons (and think he’s just a perfect example of the coddled athlete who can’t handle even the slightest bit of adversity). But this crap that he quit on LSU simply isn’t true. Unless you consider turning pro to be the number one pick is quitting.