ivysixer2000 wrote:Simmons25 wrote:cksdayoff wrote:
i dont remember which game but i specifically remember us mentioning it in the game thread.
im not worried about hack-a-simmons. i believe in ben and his confidence in pressure situations. let him get a free ride to the ft line, if anything it gives him free reps to shoot 15 footers
There are going to be days when "Hack a Simmons" works and then there are going to be days like he showed in College where he went to the line and shot at a decent % at very high volume. They say if you deliberately foul someone you need them to miss both for it to be a worthwhile tactic. If they make 1 of the 2 then that's better than you would score in normal possession down the floor every time.
He definitely ain't Shaq that's for sure. Shaq would never be capable of having 15-20 free throw shooting nights like Simmons had.
Once Simmons finds his groove at the line (for a given game) he will be fine, so they shouldn't put him there too much.
As I've said before though, someone tell him to bend his knees.
and get his hand right behind the ball rather than on an angle. Even when he makes shots it's always slightly left or right... hardly ever in the middle of the basket... and that's all due to the fact his hand isn't right behind the ball.
