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re: ESPN on Simmons - It's hard to appreciate a great player on a bubble team
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:08 pm to slackster
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:08 pm to slackster
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It's hard to appreciate a great player on a bubble team
Is he a great potential or a great player? He is a part of what makes them a bubble team.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 11:21 am
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:31 pm to CalTiger53
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He is a part of what makes them a bubble team.
Of course Simmons helps make LSU a bubble team. They'd be straight awful without him.
Surely you aren't implying that Simmons is a liability to the team.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:35 pm to CalTiger53
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Is he a great potential of a great player? He is a part of what makes them a bubble team.
It is pretty damn obvious that he's a great player.
He's just top 5 in the SEC in the following categories:
1.) Points - 19.4/game
2.) Assists - 5/game
3.) Field Goal % - 56.7%
4.) Rebounds - 12.3/game (#1, by almost 3/game)
5.) Steals - 1.9/game
Posted on 2/11/16 at 9:17 am to CalTiger53
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Is he a great potential of a great player?
this is a fair question. No doubt Simmons has some exceptional skills, especially for a 6'10" guy. In transition with the ball in his hands, he's just phenomenal. We all see that.
But he has flaws in his game. I have to admit there are numerous times when he doesn't have much of an impact on the game, and I catch myself having to look for him on the court to see if he's even there.
Yes, his stat line is usually very good, but he's not the type of player who takes over a game and puts his team on his back. He just isn't.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 10:42 am to CalTiger53
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Is he a great potential of a great player? He is a part of what makes them a bubble team.
Good point (I assume you mean or).
What these goons at ESPN don't seem to realize is this team is a reflection of Simmons as a player. He is obviously very talented, but has clearly not put it all together. He has put up some impressive stats, but has not been the difference between a W/L in any games this year.
Simmons has been impressive, and has made this team better, but we have not seen him take the edge, and until he does, neither will the team as a whole.
They are certainly trying to create some rhetoric that he is being held back by his team, which has just not been the case. What irritates me is that these writers make such bold claims based on very little insight; you now they have only watched a couple games this season. They jump in and conclude that this season is somehow a disappointment because we lost a big game.
They publicize these conclusions that basically intend to bury lesser known programs, and they do the same in football.
Its hard to appreciate a great player on a bubble team? Give me a break, that is what college sports are all about. The only thing that keeps the interest in college sports year after year is that everyone has a shot in any given year and the landscape is constantly evolving. To condemn a team in early February is disingenuous.
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