Ben Simmons thrown out of practice; suspended by Sixers

[Leasy]

Big issue is he dont want to play for Philly


That's a thing too


If he was elsewhere alot of things would change


Ben don't seem to trust the team


More have been said than the public know


It will all come out when he gone like it always come out

He never wanted to come here but stil, 76ers bend over backwards for that hoe ass nikka. Elton Brand wanted to trade him in 2019 when they made the moves for Butler n Tobias... ownership said no. They fired Brett got rid of Butler etc.. for this dude.

He never took a liken to the city because people in the scene said dude mad ignorant and sell centered,

 

[choc_cardigan]

The 76ers PR team has done a fantastic number on your brain. Nobody wants him, so why are they mad if he's not there? Answer that simple question.

It has nothing to do with contracts or his willingness to shoot or anything. Y'all are acting like scorned ex girlfriends at any mention that it's not all Ben's fault to the point that you think I'm concern trolling. I don't know what the fukk that is. What in the hell is concern trolling? You're too caught up in the internet if you think everyone here is faking their thoughts to get some weird take rolling. Go take a break. You sound nuts.

Thank you for your concern

 

[Easy-E]

I can't believe ya'll in here going back and forth about Simmons.

It ain't even the usual militant "I for one stand with the black man" shyt.

nikka just needs to play. He signed a fukking max.

 

[NatiboyB]

The 76ers PR team has done a fantastic number on your brain. Nobody wants him, so why are they mad if he's not there? Answer that simple question.

It has nothing to do with contracts or his willingness to shoot or anything. Y'all are acting like scorned ex girlfriends at any mention that it's not all Ben's fault to the point that you think I'm concern trolling. I don't know what the fukk that is. What in the hell is concern trolling? You're too caught up in the internet if you think everyone here is faking their thoughts to get some weird take rolling. Go take a break. You sound nuts.

All I can see is that teams aren’t clamoring to bring him onto their team if they have to give up anything positive in value. So if he was that worthwhile they would still be calling but they likely think he’s a locker room issue and potential mental problem. Since he put it out there

 

[desjardins]

Nobody wants him, so why are they mad if he's not there? Answer that simple question.
.

cause they wasted YEARS coddling his ass, fired people, and lost better players cause they didn't want to play for a team that was bending over backwards for him
after all that and he purposely trying sabotage his own trade value. i don't blame the sixers for playing hard ball now. if anything it's to at least sell him for 25 cent on the dollar after a couple games of him playing vs. the 10 cent they would get now

 

[Piff Perkins]

For people saying trading him sends a bad message about contracts and maxes...this is a unique situation that we may never see again. Embiid is breaking down. His window is limited as fukk, and given the fact that there is no dominant dynasty type team out there...now is the time to win a chip. You have to trade this bum for future assets as well as players who can help you win NOW.

 

[WOLF2007]

He has been cuddled from day one. Go back to the LSU documentary. His rookie season he could have played but they wanted him to be eligible for rookie of the year so sat out the season. How are you having a pg who cant and wont shoot and then pay him. Whats the incentive for him to improve???

 

[calh45]

cause they wasted YEARS coddling his ass, fired people, and lost better players cause they didn't want to play for a team that was bending over backwards for him
after all that and he purposely trying sabotage his own trade value. i don't blame the sixers for playing hard ball now. if anything it's to at least sell him for 25 cent on the dollar after a couple games of him playing vs. the 10 cent they would get now

It doesn't matter. If they don't want him and he doesn't want to be there then none of that past shyt matters. Everyone should be trying to find a solution out of it and the team isn't. Ben is actually doing the right thing by staying away from that place that doesn't want him. They should want the same. The Broncos literally had Von Miller sit to keep him safe for a trade they wanted to pull off and there wasn't no hard feelings about it, but this dude has everyone going nuts when neither wants to be together. None of them fans wanted him there and the 76ers could've stopped this from being an issue by trading him to another team before the season started. The fans were ready to boo the fukk out of him if he showed up for the first game and Morey knew that and didn't give a fukk.

All I can see is that teams are clamoring to bring him onto their team if they have to give up anything positive in value. So if he was that worthwhile they would still be calling but they likely think he’s a locker room issue and potential mental problem. Since he put it out there

Yes. He did and that was a response to the 76ers trying to force him back when they didn't want him. The fans were literally all over the internet screaming to trade him. Daryl should've traded him, but now they're pretending to save face and that's the part I ain't a fan of. It's not Ben's fault Daryl asked for too much. I was listening to a podcast where they said the 76ers owners were looking forward to this "fight". The other owners are cheering them on. It's not a fight when they don't want to be together anymore and one side is faking it to end it on their terms. If we're talking business shyt then at some point you cut your losses and move on. In Daryl's lingo they have a distressed asset and the market on that asset is crashing every day. It's not going to get better. They aren't magically going to get an amazing trade for him. Ben was upfront with them and said he wanted to be elsewhere in tons of time for them to get a trade done.

 

[NatiboyB]

It doesn't matter. If they don't want him and he doesn't want to be there then none of that past shyt matters. Everyone should be trying to find a solution out of it and the team isn't. Ben is actually doing the right thing by staying away from that place that doesn't want him. They should want the same. The Broncos literally had Von Miller sit to keep him safe for a trade they wanted to pull off and there wasn't no hard feelings about it, but this dude has everyone going nuts when neither wants to be together. None of them fans wanted him there and the 76ers could've stopped this from being an issue by trading him to another team before the season started. The fans were ready to boo the fukk out of him if he showed up for the first game and Morey knew that and didn't give a fukk.



Yes. He did and that was a response to the 76ers trying to force him back when they didn't want him. The fans were literally all over the internet screaming to trade him. Daryl should've traded him, but now they're pretending to save face and that's the part I ain't a fan of. It's not Ben's fault Daryl asked for too much. I was listening to a podcast where they said the 76ers owners were looking forward to this "fight". The other owners are cheering them on. It's not a fight when they don't want to be together anymore and one side is faking it to end it on their terms. If we're talking business shyt then at some point you cut your losses and move on. In Daryl's lingo they have a distressed asset and the market on that asset is crashing every day. It's not going to get better. They aren't magically going to get an amazing trade for him. Ben was upfront with them and said he wanted to be elsewhere in tons of time for them to get a trade done.

I’m you can’t grasp the concept that the fastest way for Ben to get out of there is for him to come back play and produce I don’t know what to tell you. If he doesn’t want to play he doesn’t need to get paid and he can’t sit there until an offer the team like comes….We’ve seen John wall, Kevin love, al horford do it.

Ben simply needs to honor his contract and get the help he needs.

 

[calh45]

I’m you can’t grasp the concept that the fastest way for Ben to get out of there is for him to come back play and produce I don’t know what to tell you. If he doesn’t want to play he doesn’t need to get paid and he can’t sit there until an offer the team like comes….We’ve seen John wall, Kevin love, al horford do it.

Ben simply needs to honor his contract and get the help he needs.

The weird part is that I agree with you, but be honest, how likely is this scenario? Someone who already has shaky confidence in pressure situations, coming back to an extremely high pressure situation where he's a villain, by his own and the team's making, all of a sudden magically performing to a level for Morey to ask for and get the haul he wants for him?

Remember Morey was calling teams and asking for their best player in exchange for Ben. The value Morey wants will never be there regardless. To me, this is where their malpractice is happening. That's a lot of ifs and maybes they're relying on for him to up his own value for a trade.

 

[Regular_P]

For people saying trading him sends a bad message about contracts and maxes...this is a unique situation that we may never see again. Embiid is breaking down. His window is limited as fukk, and given the fact that there is no dominant dynasty type team out there...now is the time to win a chip. You have to trade this bum for future assets as well as players who can help you win NOW.

What team would give anything of value for a guy who claims to be so mentally broken that he doesn't know when he'll be able to play again?

 

[keond]

He has been cuddled from day one. Go back to the LSU documentary. His rookie season he could have played but they wanted him to be eligible for rookie of the year so sat out the season. How are you having a pg who cant and wont shoot and then pay him. Whats the incentive for him to improve???

He seems smug and unlikeable. He blew off LSU just like he’s blowing off Philly.

 

[goatmane]

Simmons: Was in 'bad place'; no help from Sixers

Ben Simmons said in an interview that he was in "a bad place" with his mental health during last season, and the Philadelphia 76ers weren't providing support. "And that's all I wanted, was help," Simmons said.

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He told Redikk that he tried "to do the right thing" by trying to get back on the court prior to last season -- after threatening to not play for the Sixers again -- but he was kicked out of practice by coach Doc Rivers for being a "distraction" after Simmons declined several times to sub in for a drill. He ultimately was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.

"I actually spoke to Doc before practice. I was like, 'Doc, I'm not ready. Mentally, I'm not ready. Please just understand that,'" Simmons said on the podcast. "I tried to let him know prior, and he was like, 'Well, I'm going to put you in anyway.' I'm like, 'All right.' He told me to get in. I looked at him. It was like one minute into practice, like, 'Ben, get in.'

"I'm like, first of all, no one's doing that. You're doing this on purpose. And that's how I felt, too. It seems like everyone's trying to f--- with me now. I'm getting fined for not lifting weights, but physically I'm one of the strongest guys on the f---ing team. So now they're fining me for little things. It was just a buildup. Obviously, I didn't handle things the right way, but, also, the team didn't either, and the people who had that power."

 

[Brehcepticon]

Simmons: Was in 'bad place'; no help from Sixers

Ben Simmons said in an interview that he was in "a bad place" with his mental health during last season, and the Philadelphia 76ers weren't providing support. "And that's all I wanted, was help," Simmons said.

www.espn.com

He told Redikk that he tried "to do the right thing" by trying to get back on the court prior to last season -- after threatening to not play for the Sixers again -- but he was kicked out of practice by coach Doc Rivers for being a "distraction" after Simmons declined several times to sub in for a drill. He ultimately was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.

"I actually spoke to Doc before practice. I was like, 'Doc, I'm not ready. Mentally, I'm not ready. Please just understand that,'" Simmons said on the podcast. "I tried to let him know prior, and he was like, 'Well, I'm going to put you in anyway.' I'm like, 'All right.' He told me to get in. I looked at him. It was like one minute into practice, like, 'Ben, get in.'

"I'm like, first of all, no one's doing that. You're doing this on purpose. And that's how I felt, too. It seems like everyone's trying to f--- with me now. I'm getting fined for not lifting weights, but physically I'm one of the strongest guys on the f---ing team. So now they're fining me for little things. It was just a buildup. Obviously, I didn't handle things the right way, but, also, the team didn't either, and the people who had that power."

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