Nvnervous45 wrote:I don't think these people fully appreciate how historically bad of a shooter ben simmons is. He's a 58% career shooter from the free throw line. For context that's dennis Rodman and shaq bad.
True, but those guys are in the Hall Of Fame...the point not being that Simmons is going to be a Hall Of Famer, but that you can be fatally flawed in some ways but still contribute or even excel in other areas. And that might be especially true in Kerr's system.
Nvnervous45 wrote:The last two years he shot 40% and 42% from the free throw line. In a league in which almost every primary ball handler can shoot (even draymond was way better last year in that regard) and we're gonna run out simmons in Kerr's motion offense. I don't think so.
But that really is Kerr's system, for better or worse. Your PF plays defensive safety and finds better shooters shots, your C is relegated to clean-up duty, rebounding, setting screens, and if he can shoot, maybe he's going to be on the 3 point line. If Simmons were to come here I think the only way it works is finding elite shooters around him. We already have one, but if it's like Klay or Wiggins or Kuminga, or probably even Moody, then of course it's not going to work. When you have 2/5 positions offensively-challenged, you'd better be elite at the other 3 and right now they are not.
I personally think Simmons would likely be a disaster but I can kind of see the rationale in this particular situation. Again, this is the "Desperate Times" thread so I don't think anyone is saying it's an ideal solution, but they don't have a ton of great options to improve the roster overnight.