HotelVitale wrote:commentatorer wrote: Simmons already has a better hook shot (and with both hands) than Embiid. And even when he takes 'bad shots' in the post, they usually go in. Philly need to prepare for Embiid's upcoming injuries, and that would mean Simmons being the main man in the post.
I've seen almost every minute of Simmons' play this year and it's hard to believe you have if you're saying this. Most of the time his post touches go nowhere and they just keep working the ball around, and he also turns the ball over quite a bit or takes bad shots when he forces the issue. And no those shots absolutely do not 'go in usually' when he takes them--you don't have to watch Simmons long to see he sometimes forces things and takes weird shots that don't have much hope of going in. His percentages are pretty high because he gets a lot of dunks and because he shoots well off drives going hard to his left or right--but he's shooting something like 34% on shots he creates himself from 3-12 ft this year, and that's not counting TOs.
I love Simmons and have a ton of faith in his progress but his instincts and skills for NBA post play aren't quite there yet (and the Sixers clearly give him many of those touches every night). I think it should be a part of his game eventually but the Sixers would be in trouble if they switched to an offense centered on Simmons posting up 20 times a game right now.
Well you can surely admit Simmons has a better hook shot than Embiid.
And without Simmons' post play in the 3rd quarter, no chance whatsoever of Philly beating Cleveland last night.
