He would have gone #1 in this draft as well.
2017-2018 NBA rookie of the year PREDICTIONS (SUMMER) Top 13 + 1
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Simmons will probably come in and average a near double double with high assist numbers so he may get it. But I can honestly see DSJ coming in and averaging 18 a night for a potential playoff team in Dallas so that's why I picked him.
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No one talks about Lonzo's rebounding ability + his range
I see him as a 12-8-5 player as a rook
If he comes out the gate at 10 dimes, you're looking at a historically great PG
Gil Scott-Heroin
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Why are dudes so convinced Simmons will be ROY? Not saying that he doesn't have a realistic shot, but he'll be battling for touches with Fultz (potentially cancelling out some of his votes), Biid and Saric - who'll all need their fair share of TOP to carry on developing, and we really don't know how long it'll take him to find his shot either.
It's Ben Simmons. I almost voted for someone else because I didn't see him in the poll, runner up would be his new teammate in Fultz. Expect Philly to make a jump in wins which always helps your case, and Simmons fills up the stat sheet like no other. He'll get a ton of minutes also.
Don't be shocked by Simmons averaging double digit rebounds and 6+apg as a rookie with a decent amount of steals and points. 15, 10, and 6 wouldn't shock me at all. He has the best vision I've seen in a long time, better than Ball.
Don't be shocked by Simmons averaging double digit rebounds and 6+apg as a rookie with a decent amount of steals and points. 15, 10, and 6 wouldn't shock me at all. He has the best vision I've seen in a long time, better than Ball.
Smith Jr bout to get it
voted simmons cause he's a better player than everyone in this draft...also, he's gonna have the ball in his hands a lot, being the focal point of the offense....
after him, i'd go: ball (same reason as simmons, having the ball in his hands); monk (all he has to do is score, which he can do), and dark horse of jackson...he's a dark horse cause he's gonna play behind warren, whose game i like....
after him, i'd go: ball (same reason as simmons, having the ball in his hands); monk (all he has to do is score, which he can do), and dark horse of jackson...he's a dark horse cause he's gonna play behind warren, whose game i like....
Ben Simmons
De'Aaron Fox
Dennis Smith JR
Barring injury one of them 3 will win
De'Aaron Fox
Dennis Smith JR
Barring injury one of them 3 will win
Why are dudes so convinced Simmons will be ROY? Not saying that he doesn't have a realistic shot, but he'll be battling for touches with Fultz (potentially cancelling out some of his votes), Biid and Saric - who'll all need their fair share of TOP to carry on developing, and we really don't know how long it'll take him to find his shot either.
that's the thing: he's not gonna be battling for touches...he's gonna be running the show....he's gonna have the ball in his hands a lot, which helps his case...
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Josh Jackson---Suns homer fan pick
Breh looks like a real azzhole, tho.
I'm pretty good at reading people.
I see some of that Michael Jordan azzhole/psychopath in his demeanor.
Low key, the Suns have a group of nasty young prospects.
Booker, Chriss, and now Jackson----All meaner than a rattlesnake.
They might lead the league in techs & skirmishes next year
Breh looks like a real azzhole, tho.
I'm pretty good at reading people.
I see some of that Michael Jordan azzhole/psychopath in his demeanor.
Low key, the Suns have a group of nasty young prospects.
Booker, Chriss, and now Jackson----All meaner than a rattlesnake.
They might lead the league in techs & skirmishes next year
Gil Scott-Heroin
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Again, he's still going to be battling for touches. Just because he's going to be running the offense doesn't mean he's going to be one of the primary offensive options - all the other players will need their fair share of touches to develop, plus Fultz, Saric and Biid all can create their own shots. It's not going to be a case of everyone stands and waits until Simmons sets them up on every possession.
The 76ers were #1 in passes by a HUGE margin last season (yes, that's partly because they didn't have a legit PG to run the offense), but I don't see a drastic change in method next season - the ball is still going to move regardless of who's playing PG. Brown's a Spurs guy, he's incorporated the same principles from SA into the system in Philly, so although he'll give Simmons more rein to set players up there's still going to be the same offensive structure.
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Fox or Ball since they will have free rein.
Carlisle is going to bring DSJ along slowly.
Carlisle is going to bring DSJ along slowly.
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That ball boy or Simmons
again: he's not battling for touches if he's running the show....for the most part, the offense is gonna be running through him, so he's gonna have the ball in his hands the majority of the time, setting up the offense, etc., being the primary option...and that's not battling for touches....and no, i'm not saying people gonna be standing around waiting to be setup by ben, just saying he will initiate a lot of the offense...which adds to his roy case....
as for them developing: the game aint the place to 'develop' players....that shyt is done in practice, workouts, training, etc...the game is the place where they gonna execute the shyt they learned, and again he's gonna be running that show....side note: as for them developing, i think it would be best they develop as a team, to push each other while getting that chemistry....
even running the spurs type offense, where the ball moves around, there is still 1 guy it tends to flow through....whether it was duncan, parker, ginobli (sp), and now kawhi....the same is gonna happen in philly with ben...they will move the ball around, but it will flow mostly through ben, then embiid....but even then, embiid has to have someone give him the ball, and in most cases that will be ben....
