Who would be the better fit with Ben Simmons, irrespecitive of talent level. (Most, if not all, probably have Giannis as a better player than Embiid at this point, but who would provide the better fit next to Simmons)
Embiid brings you more shooting, but Giannis can play at a faster pace that might favor Simmons natural abilities.
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So people would rather build a team around embiid and Simmons than Giannis and Simmons? Seems crazy to me.
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depends on what you mean. Simmons might be a better lineup fit with Embiid, but Simmons-Giannis would be a better team because any team with Giannis on it is better than a team with Embiid on it
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mademan wrote:depends on what you mean. Simmons might be a better lineup fit with Embiid, but Simmons-Giannis would be a better team because any team with Giannis on it is better than a team with Embiid on it
Question is more asking whos skill set and attributes fit better with Simmons, not who is a better overall player between Giannis and Joel.
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Gotta be Giannis. Can play more fast pace, a more dynamic roll man.
Although you gotta play a floor stretching 5 or Giannis at C for that to work, which makes the fit a bit trickier.
Is Simmons even good enough to warrant these discussions?
Although you gotta play a floor stretching 5 or Giannis at C for that to work, which makes the fit a bit trickier.
Is Simmons even good enough to warrant these discussions?
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Giannis would provide more spacing, because he's actually more dangerous than Joel when standing at the 3 point line.
He would them have a running syart and immediately attack the rim, when Joel from such position would most likely shoot, at not very high %.
Still not much of a fit, Ben is not an easy player to maximize
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He would them have a running syart and immediately attack the rim, when Joel from such position would most likely shoot, at not very high %.
Still not much of a fit, Ben is not an easy player to maximize
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He is if you make him the ball handling 5. He is difficult as a guard because he won't shoot.
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he doesn't have the rim protection to be an effective center and he's not dangerous enough at creating off the dribble to build around him.prophet_of_rage wrote:He is if you make him the ball handling 5. He is difficult as a guard because he won't shoot.
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He basically needs a stretch 5 next to gim, and that's an awfully rare commodity.
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