everdiso wrote:Simmons-Harden makes too much sense.
Harden is a fantastic fit for Philly. Gives them exactly what they need.
And as much as I think Simmons is super overrated....I can't imagine a much better situation for him than playing with Durant, Kyrie, both handling the ball and shooting way more than him, and even with shooters like Mills and Harris to ensure that Simmons can basically play inside on offense, and become their primary defensive stopper all over the court.
He would basically become their starting center I think. He'll be their Scottie.
Which is why I don't want that trade to go through and I say that more so for what BKN could be (although don't compare Scottie to Ben, he's a thousand times more talented scorer).
I'm not sold Harden does get them over the top. Harden has never been known as a clutch performer in the Playoffs, quite the opposite and does his style of play really mesh well with Embiid?! Harden only remains active when he's on ball. Otherwise he just dribbles the air outta the ball until he can hit a stepback or drive for layup or lob. Sure Embiid will get the occasional lob and work guys in the post but I actually think stylistically Beal or Dame make more sense to run around the perimeter when Embiid is breaking down a team then teams can't so readily double him which would make whichever C guarding him BBQ chicken. Their offence will likely be more so just them taking turns.
Of course Harden will make them better because he won't be an offensive liability like Ben but I just really question how he's gonna handle the PHI crowd when he has his inevitable off nights...especially come Playoff time when he does his usual choke job hunting fouls and imagine when he actually needs to face off against a pissed off, motivated KD & Kyrie on the flipside of the equation....
Ben will bring BKN some desperately needed defence and will actually be in a perfect role where no one is looking for him to score. Have Ben lock up Harden while he's pushing a fast pace on both Harden & Embiid's lumbering asses as they try to keep up with Ben racing down the court while he just picks & chooses which shooter he's gonna throw the ball to ie/ KD, Kyrie, Mills, Curry, Harris....yeah Morey THINKS he's smart but IF Kyrie either finally folds or the mandate changes in a year or so, he might put the nails in PHI's coffin lol Simmons would not be like Scottie, he'd essentially be what I've said he's always been -- a hyper version of Draymond and with all that 3pt shooting around him, PHI could inadvertently turn BKN into a GSW like team that pushes the ball up and down the court while their players bomb 3s on your team's head into oblivion. So yeah if I'm BKN I'd want it but if I'm PHI, I think twice and would rather see if one of POR (*ahem*), OKC (*ahem) or ORL wouldn't want to help execute a S&T of Harden to get Simmons instead. Would greatly improve their odds of getting through the East.
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