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re: Ben Simmons has grown 2" since leaving LSU
Posted on 4/18/17 at 12:59 pm to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 4/18/17 at 12:59 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Kentucky – 14/10/4
Going to nitpick. Ben was very, very quiet in this game until late. Got in foul trouble early. Quarterman carried the show.
Also, the Oklahoma game, taking 1 shot the final 10 minutes while Buddy Hield hit 5 threes was, well, not great.
Overall, though, Ben was outstanding at LSU. He lacked in leadership, and the film crew debacle was nonsense, but that decision shouldn't have been left up to Ben, who played hard (mostly) and well for LSU.
The fact that the injury which sidelined him this year was a Jones fracture is too ironic not to elicit a chuckle.
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 1:06 pm to Stewie Griffin
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Going to nitpick. Ben was very, very quiet in this game until late. Got in foul trouble early. Quarterman carried the show.
Also, the Oklahoma game, taking 1 shot the final 10 minutes while Buddy Hield hit 5 threes was, well, not great.
Quietly had a double double against the most talented team in the country. That is failing for him.
And I agree, he didn't take over those games, but it wasn't all on him. He was double teamed constantly. Any coach with a pulse would take advantage of this because it frees up other players.
And top opposing coaches were smart because they knew Ben was our lifeline so they attacked him early and often to get him into foul trouble, because they knew our offense was "pass the ball to Ben and see what happens".
If we had decent rotation, off ball movement, and could pass the ball effectively, Ben Simmons would've had even more ridiculous statistics.
I bet the NBA scouts watching his games and films were at a loss for words regarding Johnny's coaching. Just unreal.
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He lacked in leadership
I agree but he was the youngest guy on the team. Johnny failed here. The older guys failed here.
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and the film crew debacle was nonsense, but that decision shouldn't have been left up to Ben,
Agreed. WTF. Why was this allowed?
Posted on 4/18/17 at 1:11 pm to Stewie Griffin
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Going to nitpick. Ben was very, very quiet in this game until late. Got in foul trouble early. Quarterman carried the show.
Also, the Oklahoma game, taking 1 shot the final 10 minutes while Buddy Hield hit 5 threes was, well, not great.
The Oklahoma game was shocking. Vitale and Musberger (I believe it was him) were begging, and I mean BEGGING, Simmons to step up. But he never did, and we watched Hield take over, like great players and leaders do. When Dickie V criticizes a player, you know it's bad, because Vitale has made a career of blowing players and coaches.
Simmons also passed up a game-winning shot against Marquette earlier in the year. Even the female color analyst couldn't believe it.
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