Johnny Jones Defends Ben Simmons Against Negative Media Coverage

By Staff Reporter•Mar 7, 20164:05 pm•Discuss the story5
Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
LSU head coach Johnny Jones spoke with reporters on Monday and defended freshman forward Ben Simmons for how he has been negatively portrayed by the national media recently.


It was recently announced that Simmons is ineligible for the John Wooden Award due to academic-related reasons.
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themunch•126 months
JJ, it is you they don't think is good for Simmons.
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ForeverLSU02•126 months
Now whose going to step up and defend JJ? :crickets:
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pellietigersaint•126 months
JJ isn't a bad guy. He has faults, sure. What is your shining achievement? Intramural 4th team?
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Rakim•126 months
Many superstars will be falling over themselves to come to LSU with JJ as coach. You guys just watch!
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pellietigersaint•126 months
sarcastic asswipe
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