Merc_Porto wrote:shrink wrote:One of the differences in opinion we have here is that I feel the pro-Simmons argument is, “well, except for shooting, Ben is great.” Personally I see four big scary risks, not just shooting, but shooting is a huge huge deal. I posted the stats above, but Simmons net value is closer to Rubio than true stars.
This morning, I was listening to RealGM’s Northwest preview podcast. Right out of the gate, David Locke said if you’re not a center, you can’t play in the nba if you shoot under 30% 3P. I wouldn’t go that far, but I do feel that no matter how good you are at other skills, you can’t be a star with bad shooting
But he is tho. That's how good he is.
Don't you think is going to be way different for Ben to have the opportunity to play with a big like KAT instead of Embiid (spacing wise)?
I don't view him as a star, there are many, many people in my camp. You keep making the argument he is a star, actual stars would be almost universally accepted as such. Simmons isn't. Simmons might not be a top 30 player.