re: The expectations for Ben were set too high.

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Where was all this nonsense after the Vandy game?

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People pick and choose his weaknesses depending on the night. I'm confident there are only about 5-6 people who have seen another basketball game in college this year in its entirety.

People lose their mind over Buddy Hield - he's a great player, don't get me wrong - but 90% of this board would swap Simmons for Hield in a second.

Hield:

26.1/5.6/2.5 on 63.9% eFG. .5 blocks, 1.4 steals, and 3.1 TOs per game as well

Simmons:

20.0/12.9/5.1 on 56.5% eFG. 1.1 blocks, 1.8 steals, and 2.9 TOs per game.

People fawn over jump shooters. That won't change anytime soon, but it makes this place pretty miserable considering how great Simmons is at everything else.