re: Brandon Ingram is now the #1 prospect on draft express

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On another note, there is a guy in this thread (Eye of Elderick?) who thinks Simmons is a liability at #1 when the exact opposite is true. He is, by far, the safest pick in the draft. You can point to his disappearing act and lack of a jump shot all you want, but he still managed to put up over 19 ppg. Without a doubt he can step into an NBA line up and consistently make the best play for his team. If the biggest flaw in a guy is that he isn't selfish enough, I've got to think an NBA coach and staff can fix that. You can legitimately gripe that Simmons didn't appear to want it this year, but wouldn't that imply that he will be even better and more focused in the NBA? Hell, even if I concede that he mailed it in at LSU this year, he still managed to lead the team in points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks. If only my half-arse efforts were as good at work.

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Exactly

My favorite thing about the Rant crew that slams Ben is they think that he is BOTH lazy/unmotivated/uncaring AND not super talented/overhyped. Which makes no sense to me. The one thing not in doubt is that he had one of the most impressive statistical seasons in freshman history. So if he truly didn’t care or try, he must be insanely talented to put up those numbers. On the other hand, if his talent is overhyped, he must have busted his arse off to put up those numbers. You can’t have your cake and eat too. I’m sure they would just chalk it up to “empty stats” or some nonsense, but logically it doesn’t make sense. Which I guess is par for the course on the Rant.