LongLiveHinkie wrote:I guess it's because many casual Sixers fans just jumped on the bandwagon right now and haven't watched basketball in 10 years, but it's so painful how many Sixers fans think that a lineup of Fultz, Redick, Covington, Simmons, Embiid means that Simmons wouldn't play point duties.
I see a lot of guys who cover the team putting out that lineup and people going "No... Simmons is the PG!"
Do people not understand that listing a starting lineup in some arbitrary order doesn't preclude Simmons from running point duties?
It's painful.
I also see a lot of "Saric needs to start over Covington, the starting lineup needs as many shooters as possible" without realizing Covington is a better shooter than Saric.
Simmons is an incredible dribbler for his size, with 4 3pt shooters on the floor, he will be almost unstoppable being the playmaker. Defenders are going to have trouble staying in front of him, if he becomes efficient with pull-ups, his size and vision gives him an advantage to choose which mismatch to attack.
Also, he is a great PF or SF on defense, he will get a lot of rebounds and quickly start fast breaks for easy buckets. It's not important if you label him as PG, because he is going to be the main playmaker and Fultz will be the secondary. Furthermore, Saric can be used to be the main playmaker for the 2nd unit, almost the same role as Simmons. He will be the first sub off the bench, he could replace Simmons or replace Covington and Simmons moves to the 3 for a stronger lineup. It should be interesting to see how Brett Brown uses everyone to keep them fresh.
