re: ESPN on Simmons - It's hard to appreciate a great player on a bubble team

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t isn't. But at the same time, why should LSU fans be concerned about the rambling musings of a national writer who finds it "hard to appreciate" Simmons b/c he plays at LSU?

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Agreed. I ignore ESPN outside of game coverage. When I watch games, my TV is muted. Don't care what sport it is.

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OK, I'll admit it, LSU and Coach Jones (I assume; maybe though he had nothing to do with the Sports Information Dept's trumpeting of Simmons) promoted Simmons as the Next Great Thing, when, what they should have done is just say he is a wonderful player with a unique skill set. The media loves to build up players and then tear them down, why help them?

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LSU and JJ did what was right in order to promote him for the one year we have him. JJ is just an average coach (at this point in his career....I believe he will improve), which is why we will struggle to make the NCAAT.