re: Pistol Pete - Remembered - 30 years ago today a life was ended too short

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Simmons isn't close.

The list isn't about talent, it's about production. Simmonds had nice stats, but not great stats or great results.

Simmons was more of a role player in that with 20 seconds left on the clock he was resolved to being a playmaker first and not a scorer.

With 20 seconds left and down 1, All the others listed were going to get the ball. There was no doubt they could be relied upon to score.

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Jesus.

The guy had one of the best freshman years in the history of the NCAA with a coach that has the IQ of a sea turtle.

And this isn't about production, this is about who would be the best starting 5 and not putting Simmons at the other forward spot is just plain fricking stupid.