"Ben Simmons Is Overrated" - Skip Bayless & Stephen A

[O.iatlhawksfan]

wait hold on. this is the real issue. you guys are trying to downgrade this guy to upgrade others. listen this draft might have a few legends in it. that doesnt mean ben wont be one of them.

if kobe, ray allen, vince, and tmac, nash, kg, came in the same draft. do you downgrade who kobe is going to be? no need. those dudes are all legends if you take their primes into account.

They overanalyze him and compared him to Lebron but they don't wanna stop there they wanna take it a step futher and say he's not top pick material either.

This is the classic case of the grass is greener on the other side where ur so focused on someone's deficiencies that Yu start to overlooked their good qualities and think the other player is better.

 

[WaddupDoe!]

he reminds me a Michael Beasley without the scoring but better passing.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

he reminds me a Michael Beasley without the scoring but better passing.

Exactly.. Solid player but won't be a superstar at pro level..

The fact that he's Australian doesn't help him, he's inherently soft, didn't grow up with hardships or play against tough competition growing up

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

he reminds me a Michael Beasley without the scoring but better passing.

Beasley was a tweener who didn't have a position. Simmons is a legit 4 in today's game the way Griffin and AD are.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

the last few "he's the next big thing" prospects have been underwhelming... Jabari Parker, Wiggins, Julius Randle, now Ben Simmons..

NBA is in trouble, cant seem to produce mega-superstars like they use to

Wiggins

 

[WaddupDoe!]

Beasley was a tweener who didn't have a position. Simmons is a legit 4 in today's game the way Griffin and AD are.

Bruh, Beasley is 6'10 how the fukk is he a tweener & Simmons is a legit 4?

 

[360Waves]

Simmons is ODEEEE passive. I thought Wiggins had motor issues coming out but this dude Simmons will happily finish a game with 7 shot attempts.

 

[rapbeats]

he reminds me a Michael Beasley without the scoring but better passing.

much better passing, much better handles in college. which is why he stops reminding me of beasley at that point.

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

Bruh, Beasley is 6'10 how the fukk is he a tweener & Simmons is a legit 4?

I didn't say Beasley didn't have the size he didn't have the game. Beasley couldn't bang inside where as Simmons game is inside and out.

 

[rapbeats]

Bruh, Beasley is 6'10 how the fukk is he a tweener & Simmons is a legit 4?

cause beasley isnt really 6'10. thats why. i use to think beasley was BIG, then he went to the pros and i saw him next to the likes of zbo and Lamarcus. and i was like Oh OK. this dude aint 6'10, and he isnt that big.

 

[rapbeats]

I didn't say Beasley didn't have the size he didn't have the game. Beasley couldn't bang inside where as Simmons game is inside and out.

beasley was a monster in college banging in the post. but he was too small and not strong enough to do that in the pros. but luckily for Simmons, he wont have to face the same type of Bigs. most of these bigs are thin and or stretch 4s since thats the new sexy thing to be. so simmons may be able to beast the nba guys a bit too.

 

[SoulController]

THE DUDE has a wack team. so him missing the tourney aint on him.

dont like his coach or the other 5* kid they brought in, Blakeney. so no that wouldnt be a damning thing against him, just notable

i think hes gonna be a beast, but is not as automatic as believed

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Wiggins

Wiggins is a good player.. but he's not "box office", he's not a superstar in the making... he/s a 18 and 8 kinda guy...

 

[Malta]

Bruh, Beasley is 6'10 how the fukk is he a tweener & Simmons is a legit 4?

Beasley turned out to be 6'8" in shoes, he didn't have the size to play PF and wasn't quick or explosive enough to make up for the height / length. Same exact reason why Derrick Williams and Thomas Robinson have struggled so much in the league.

 

[Collateral]

I been saying Ben Simmons is overrated since day 1. My favorite player in this class is Buddy Hield. His stock has been rising lately, don't be surprised when he sneaks his way into one of those top 3 picks