76ciology wrote:rzzzzz wrote:76ciology wrote: Jimmy is a guy who thinks he should be playing point guard when he was playing along side league MVP Derrick Rose. While Ben wouldnt want to be a 6’9” version of DeAndre Jordan.
Just think about it.
I just watch what Jimmy has done since he left Philly. totally a team player. encouraging/supporting all that young talent. he wants his team mates to play hard, and he wants to win. i don't see him distorting/hurting the team by demanding that he play point guard, or initiate all the action. he thoroughly buys into Riley's culture and Spo's coaching.
I dont live in Philly. I live probably in the biggest basketball country in the world, so I watch a lot of non-sixers games.
So.. “I also watch Jimmy has done since he left Philly”. Aside from what you said he wants, he doesnt want to play 3&D wing for most of the game (he’s a bad 3pt shooter). It’s also been reported (i think by Doris Burke) how he usually plays passive on a new team then would want more role and the game to play his way. And if he has the ball in his hands, who’s the odd man out? Biid spacing the floor like Brook Lopez or Ben at the dunker spot like DeAndre Jordan?
It’s not just me that thinks we chose Ben over Butler and Butler staying means Ben will have decreased ball time. Ben wouldn’t want that. And unlike Steph Curry, who can play off ball by spacing the floor, Ben can’t do that. While it’s been reported also that Brett is totally committed in playing Ben at PG.
Butler said in an interview last November that not everyone on the 76ers was working as hard as him last year, via Michael Kaskey-Blomain of CBS Sports.
"Is everybody playing this game for a championship? ... [Some guys are playing for] the money, the houses, the cars, the fame," Butler told Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports.
Regarding this quote.
Who is Butler referring to? TJ McConnel?
Not working hard = poor development
Who in the roster has poor development, money, houses, cars and fame?
Jimmy Butler provided a "stronger voice" voice for the Philadelphia 76ers when he was with the team, but Ben Simmons reportedly "didn't love that attitude," according to Zach Harper of The Athletic.
As a person, nothing was ever handed to Jimmy.
He grew up in a super crazy tough environment. His length is average. Even quite short if you ask me. He is not even a good shooter. He was just a role player in Marquette with Crowder. But what makes him special is his drive. He’s a fighter that FIGHTS to get what he wants.
He’s not going to sit around and wait for the coach to give him the role he wants. If he did, he would have never been a star and just continued playing that role player role he had in Marquette.
..and it’s the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of Ben “Fresh Prince” “LeBron 2.0” Simmons
I dont hate Ben and this is not a hate post on him. I just want two things..
1.) stop disregarding that Ben is the biggest reason why We didn’t re-sign Jimmy.
2.) Ben should rise up to the challenge and turn things around because he is getting left behind.
