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ESPN predicts Ben Simmons "won't live up to the hype"
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:41 am
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:41 am
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"7. Ben Simmons won't live up to the hype: Simmons is a great prep player. He's the No. 1 high school player in America for a reason. The 6-foot-9 forward could be the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He has the tools to be an immediate threat at this level. Just one problem: He has a coach who doesn't have a knack for developing talent. Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey didn't make the strides that most anticipated when the two NBA prospects returned for the 2014-15 season. Simmons will have the ball in his hands a lot next season. But will Johnny Jones and his staff mold him into the superstar that he's expected to be? There are no guarantees of that."
"7. Ben Simmons won't live up to the hype: Simmons is a great prep player. He's the No. 1 high school player in America for a reason. The 6-foot-9 forward could be the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He has the tools to be an immediate threat at this level. Just one problem: He has a coach who doesn't have a knack for developing talent. Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey didn't make the strides that most anticipated when the two NBA prospects returned for the 2014-15 season. Simmons will have the ball in his hands a lot next season. But will Johnny Jones and his staff mold him into the superstar that he's expected to be? There are no guarantees of that."
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:42 am to PhillyFan1994
Dayum
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:43 am to PhillyFan1994
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Just one problem: He has a coach who doesn't have a knack for developing talent.
LOL truth hurts. Stings the nostrils.
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 11:49 am
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to PhillyFan1994
Espn hates johnny jones
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to PhillyFan1994
Yea, cause Jarell didn't make a huge jump from year 1 to year 2.
This clown here.
This clown here.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:46 am to PhillyFan1994
IF that is not recruiting against LSU than wtf is it.
Total BS from that place as usual.
Total BS from that place as usual.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:46 am to Meep
Mickey and Martin developed just fine under JJ
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:48 am to PhillyFan1994
Well they do have a point.....
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:48 am to PhillyFan1994
I think he'll be a 15/8/4 player. Is that considered living up to the hype?
I don't see him winning the Naismith or anything
I don't see him winning the Naismith or anything
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 11:50 am
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:48 am to PhillyFan1994
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Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey didn't make the strides that most anticipated when the two NBA prospects returned for the 2014-15 season.
False
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:50 am to MJM
LSU has a street ball type offense. not much screening, back door passes, etc..
for once I agree with ESPN
for once I agree with ESPN
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:51 am to Meep
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LOL truth hurts. Stings the nostrils.
Jones has legitimate faults, but lack of player development isn't one of them.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:53 am to KingofthePoint
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Jones has legitimate faults, but lack of player development isn't one of them.
This.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:54 am to lsufan112001
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LSU has a street ball type offense. not much screening, back door passes, etc.. for once I agree with ESPN
Strategy isn't the same as player development. Your quote isn't wrong. It just doesn't apply here.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:55 am to ipodking
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Mickey and Martin developed just fine under JJ
I swear, a little bit of success makes you people delusional. For all the success this team had this year compared to past years, they still saw a 1st round exit. You pick any other top 40 seed coach in America, I promise you, that team sees more success than it had this year. Hell, Rick Barnes could have got more out of that team.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:58 am to Meep
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I swear, a little bit of success makes you people delusional. For all the success this team had this year compared to past years, they still saw a 1st round exit. You pick any other top 40 seed coach in America, I promise you, that team sees more success than it had this year. Hell, Rick Barnes could have got more out of that team.
The question is one of player development and Martin and Mickey improved from year one to year two.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:59 am to ipodking
Jarell and Jordan both improved stat-wise their second year but I think ESPN is focusing on their skill development. Jarell still doesn't have a very consistent jumpshot and Jordan doesn't have much of an offensive game at all outside of dunking. However that may be their fault more than Johnny's. A head coach is focused the team developing and while he certainly is there to develop his players too he is not a personal trainer.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 12:00 pm to KingofthePoint
So what exactly is player development if they aren't progressing within a system with a defined strategy?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 12:00 pm to glaucon
Again I reiterate, Espn consistently attacks our coaches and players with jabs and insults.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 12:01 pm to PhillyFan1994
He writer of that article would get a PM from admins instructing him to quit bashing the basketball coach. There is no place on this site for that type of criticism.
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