*It is quite disappointing that Embiid who is a center and didn’t start playing basketball until he was 15 was able and willing to improve his game to help facilitate the fit with Simmons by improving his 3 point percentage to 38% in the regular season and 39% in the playoffs yet Simmons who is the point guard wasn’t willing to even attempt to improve his game to help facilitate the fit with Embiid*
LOW’s point about Ben Simmons putting everyone around him in uncomfortable situations his entire career was the most perfect way I’ve seen someone talk about the issue surrounding Ben Simmons.
@@SuperJourneyer his narcissism rejects the thought that would snowball into this conclusion. I really wish I would just come back and play, as a Sixers fan. This would help assist a trade more quickly and we can all just move on.
Simmons honestly just doesn’t care about the game. He withdrew from playing for Australia in the Olympics to “work on his game”, but watch him not even attempt any threes when the regular season comes. Dude is privileged and spoiled.
He doesn't even need to hit threes to be effective. Just needs to hit midrange now and again, not be abysmal from the free throw line and attack the basket when it presents itself
@@TheKyubiisaan you call that out to say Ben owes it to that terrible Process to be more than an allstar and advance his development faster than that because the franchise chose to lose ? That is the type of illogical BS that makes Philly fans insufferable...even if you aren't you'd fit right in. Ben Simmons has to be perfect to make up for the Franchise being terrible. Miami and the Bucks didn't need to tank for 4-5 years to get picks and develop guys into championship culture...that is a loser strategy and anyone that supports it is a loser as well. Better franchises take their picks and develop them to be great...Sixers ride their talent and do bare minimum as the fans make the experience insufferable.
I believe Ben deserves all the insults that are not out of the line being thrown to him, that amount of salary and no heart or improvement to show for it, years of people defending him from critics only to be proven the critics were right. This boy had it coming.
They literally traded everyone away that complimented his game, and signed players that went against his playstyle. Sixers didn't sacrifice anything for him, they literally built against him.
I like when every time a video of Simmons shooting during practice comes out, Philly fans and media would get hyped, and then he'd play in a game and it would be the same old shit again lmao
Brett Brown enabling Ben was a major part of the problem so I don't feel sorry for him. Brett Brown is friends with Bens dad from the Australian league, and Ben is the major reason he kept his job as long as he did. He favored and coddled Ben plenty along with the Colon-jellos. Brett didn't hold Ben accountable because kissing Bens ass provided him better job security than actually pushing him to improve.
@@mentok3027 I agree with what you’re saying but I honestly think pushing Ben Simmons would’ve never worked. Ben’s ego has been huge ever since coming into the league. BB always used to get criticism for not running pick and rolls when in reality he had a limit on what he could do. Both of them were problematic for each other
Brett Brown helped raise Ben. "Uncle Brett" babied Ben to the point of letting Jimmy Butler go to try and better fit the team to hide his weaknesses, and the sixers brought in a new regime with a more old school coach and Ben has taken every minute of it personally. Honestly Brett Brown was the absolute worst thing for Ben coming into the league, just another inner circle "family member" who coddled and gassed him up, made excuses for him, and so on. Ben needed a reality check when he hit the league, but because his dad's buddy ended up with the No. 1 pick, he never got it until now.
@@mentok3027 basically I'm saying what you're saying lol. Known Ben since he was a full blown child, worst thing that could've happened for either of them
Ben Simmons is more concerned about being a Celebrity than being a great basketball player. And his lack of determination to improve is really telling about him.
if doc knew how to do this(bench him) ,they would have a championship team last year,,,,,as i see it its all doc fault,USE YOUR BENCH DOC,,,,,,BENCH GUYS ARE ON THE TEAM FOR A REASON,,,one thing i learn from Steve Kerr,,,,,,STRENGTH IN NUMBERS,,,,,,developing a good bench team makes your team a whole lot better
Hell, even Monty is learning the strength in numbers thing with Cameron Payne, Cameron Johnson, Javale McGee, Biyombo, and earlier with Frank Kaminsky and Dario Saric
Those Jimmy Butler comments make so much sense now looking back at it.... It's funny how almost everyone back then was generalizing Jimmy as being an old-head that knows nothing and wants everything his way or he's out.
@@jasondyrkacz8270 #Facts The streets will never forget that Butler took the T-Wolves "3rd string" lineup and _smoked_ the starters. He made it to the Conference semi-finals w/the 76ers (despite Simmon's clear shooting weakness) then, two seasons after that, led an underdog Heat team to a competitive 6-game Finals series against a very strong and well-rounded Lakers team.
I always knew Jimmy was right. Both in Mimnesota and in Philadelphia. Maybe I'm a little biased as a Bulls fan, but I always knew that JB didn't take shit from anyone.
Also also...brett brown gave him an ultimatum to shoot a minimum of one 3 a game....WHY DOES YOUR COACH HAVE TO FORCE YOU TO SHOOT????? it's simple ben simmons is good but doesn't wanna get better
Old head perspective: Ben Simmons is a 7 foot Avery Johnson who doesn't realize he has to at least hit a wide open 15 footer... Avery learned and got rings for it. Ben HAS to get in the lab, when its your job, you get in the lab
Imagine winning rookie of the year and thinking you made it so you dont have to get any better.. ( I thought Donovan Mitchell should've won especially since it was technically Ben's second year)
I was on the Mitchell train as well, and I'm a Celtics fan so we had the 3rd guy. It was the all star nod that he uses as an excuse. He's always been super concerned about making all star so he can throw it in the medias face when they criticize him.
Mitchell was great his rookie year but Simmons was just better at more things. Don came in the league as an athletic scorer but his playmaking and defense had not caught up to his scoring ability yet while Simmons thrived in both of the areas don wasn’t as solid in and he still could score because the league hadn’t figured out how to guard him yet.
Got into so many disagreements with friends about Mitchell over Simmons. No one wanted to listen about the fact Simmons didn't have the work ethic to get better at shooting. Mitchell was overall a better player and should have won the award and now it is very obvious.
Never seen an Aussie been so passive and without emotion like Simmons. It's like when you see a sad Brazilian soccer player, it means there's something wrong....
@@nath-wp7xp his lazy attitude and reliance on natural ability is Aussie as fuck though. Kids out here always think theyre top shit until they realise how small the pond is. The true Aussie basketball gem is here now anyway: Josh Giddey can shoot a 3 and has a winner mentality
Man, as a Philly fan, I can promise all of you that we have been behind Ben from the very beginning. We just wanted him to be great. We even gave him standing ovations any time he hit a 3 pointer. Don’t tell me Philly fans were “too hard on him.” We have defended him at every turn, especially when the national media and fans made fun of him for his lack of shooting. Now those same people are blaming Philly fans for that, like what? Simmons has not put in the work and in Philly that doesn’t slide. We love guys who give everything they have to the game, leave their heart on the floor on a nightly basis. That’s all we ask for.
Man, imagine this dude with atleast 60% of Kobe’s drive, he literally has the gifts to be an all time great, literally just his mental holding him back, I mean look at giannis without a reliable jumper, it’s all mental
Giannis isn't a great shooter, but he puts 100% every time. There is the big difference, knowing you're not good but giving it your all. Loved how he did that on the parade bus, mocked himself taking 12 secs for a free throw.
Dude was amazing at every level. He didn’t really care to be better. Seems like a guy that doesnt love basketball but rather an athletic specimen that happens to play basketball.
@@pels4tosh I think you’re using the term “at all level”. Still, he’s a player that has no jump shot. Horrific free throw shooting, refused to even attempt to score during the 4th quarter of how many games vs the Suns? And refused to get better. Once again, how is that “amazing at every level”?
@@TheLouHam I mean at every level means highschool, college and NBA so he’s not wrong Ben is still a top 10 guard in the league despite his shortcomings. Even a 3x all star so he’s successful at every level and a genuinely good player. But def not worthy of the #1 draft pick
As a Sixers fan this video frustrated me. The content and summary of the history of Ben was immaculate and your analysis was great. It’s frustrating because reliving these last four years is just disappointing. We should at least have one conference final appearance with the talent we had, but Ben just refuses to be a team player. Which is perplexing because he’s a pass first guy. I swear he’s the most enigmatic player to ever play for the Sixers, and that says a lot. I was a Ben apologist, but now I’m just a bitter Sixers fan that fantasizes about what we could’ve been.
Ben Simmons is literally when talent that doesn't work hard. he here for the lifestyle and fame. he dont care for the game. remeber when kawhi hit that game winner over them. He stopped he didnt chase he gave up on the play. Embiid was in tears Ben didnt care he went to LA
@@daviesugo7641 exactly...Kawhi shot terrible with Ben on him and Embiid cut him off...but this is the Ben Simmons experience...you take what he actually does well and claim it is bad all because you want him to score more on a team he has no plays on
No. He can't shoot. At least not from 6 foot and out. He proved he doesn't think he needs to shot the ball, which is odd because that's how you win basketball games.
It’s very insane the amount of personnel and play style changes to accommodate one player’s unwillingness to shoot. Bens best bet is to go back to the team and show the nba he can be aggressive scoring the ball so his value goes up so the sixers can trade him. With his current value teams are not going to give up key pieces for someone that has faltered in the spotlight for many years now
What play style changes...losing to winning? Where is this kool-aid that have you all believing the Sixer franchise is ran well and has winning ways sans Simmons...the year he was out they missed the playoffs and the year he came back Embiid was out late and Ben carried them into the playoffs...the reward...remove the two best players that played off him and actually passed him the ball to score...but such is the Simmons experience...he just became an allstar by luck and he does little else to effect winning...even as Doc and Embiid allowed their team to lose 3 home games in one series against a lower seed the after thought is now the center of blame all because he does everything but score at 25 (when Embiid is present)
@@kudabeen, This comment is a fucking mess. It goes from rightfully saying Ben is bad to saying Ben was scapegoated. Make up your mind. You can't say Ben became an All-Star by luck and then say he wasn't the reason they lost which he was. Ben didn't carry the Sixers. That was Embiid. All Ben does is defense and he loathes to score.
I love when smug arrogant socialite athletes absolutely fall apart when fans legitimately criticize them. See also, Kryrie Irving. KD gets irrationally sensitive too but dude always shows up and never shrinks from the moment.
I once saw a video of Kevin Durant responding to every comment he could on Twitter. I'm an absolute nobody and I refuse to look at any of my comments. I drop what I have to say on the world and bounce. This Man a millionaire who bangs the finest b****** on the planet, and he's sitting there with his Twitter fingers all night
@@RandallBalls "drop what I gotta say on the world and bounce.". 🤣. I do the same thing. There's some wild shit that comes out of my mouth and I couldn't care less what other people think about it. Most of the time I say stuff that most people are thinking anyway they're just afraid to say it. I ain't lying. 🤷♂️.
Random story about Ben: I work with a Coach who coached at Lee College (a junior college in Texas). LSU was interested in a player from there. While the team was on a road trip, LSU invited the entire staff/roster to come to the facility, just to meet the player they wanted. When they arrived, they had people lined up ready to meet that player. The player is Duop Reath. LSU allowed the team to practice in their facility, but someone came out of the weight room looking for Duop. It was Ben. Ben had heard that LSU wanted Duop, so Ben wanted to play him in a 1 on 1. So they played. Lot of trash talking went on. The game was going back & forth. Game was tied and it was game point. Ben took a shot, but called foul. He made it after he called foul. Ben claimed that he had won at that point. Duop said “no you called foul”. Ben walked off and said “This is my mother fucking court, I win”.
I thought he was overrated from Day 1, and that he should have won ROY over Tatum or Mitchell. He is miles behind those 2 guys now, as he always should have been.
He took Philly to playoff every year since he got drafted. he turned a 10-70 win team into 50-32 win team. lets dumb the break now. the one time he got injured in a playoff, Embiid and Co. got swept in first round.
This was a great vid. It really puts into perspective why any team is hesitant to offer a crazy package in exchange for Simmons. A side of the trailblazer fan base thinks a Ben for CJ swap should be done at all costs, the history broken down in a video really shows why that is a huge gamble especially when you’re gambling with keeping Damian Lillard long term.
Simmons has so, so much potential. But he’s playing on borrowed time. If he EVER wants to contend, he needs to act like it…and soon. The team he is refusing to play for basically threw itself off a cliff for him, and this is how he repays everyone involved?
It’s crazy how the Sixers switched up the team every year! When we had TJ, Dario, Covington, JJ, we should have keep that team together..they had chemistry
@@4kdefinition70 true they should trade Embiid Philly wasting his prime lol poverty franchise and Simmons pulling a blake griffin he gonna shoot on a different team WATCH 😂
The 76ers didn’t do anything wrong they built 3 great teams in a row that worked perfectly. It was bens unwillingness to improve or add to his Arsenal. Not only that he’s a one trick pony who averaged the same stats and had no strong effect.
In the entire video clips on Simmons, there was not one time he looked like he was truly smiling ear to ear and enjoying himself. He's apathetic. I don't think he enjoys playing basketball. It's just a way to make money and get women for him. Great explanation of the whole timeline. Really illuminating that his issues with shooting and desire has been known ever since he was in high school...That's pretty baffling not one guy (or gal) was able to motivate him to work on his shot year after year. Make your greatest weakness your greatest strength.ANYTHING'S POSSSSIBLE!
In last season I think bens lack of growth was due to an extremely poor response (as a NBA player) to covid lockdowns and his injury rehab. He was lighting up call of duty, but he was literally spending 8 hours a day on it. He came into the season WAY WAY out of practice, our of shape, and not motivated. I reckon that just set him right back and you know with the accelerated NBA season he never got back up to speed and it culminated with his worst post season. Mentally and skill wise he was a shadow I think. I'm so fucking interested to see what happens with him next year.
It is to bad Simmons didn't put the same resolve into getting better at free throws and 3 pointers as he is putting into digging in for a long term holdout.
It was all set for Ben Simmons. It wasn't the perfect roster, nor did they have the perfect fit with Embiid, but it was set. The organizationw as willing to make adjustments too getting rid of Butler and signing a max contract so early into his career. With that situation, you have to be accountable to at least a certain degree.
I really believe that "meltdown" during the playoffs was because he didn't win the DPY, and a huge reason for that, was that the Sixers and Embiid didn't back him up, with Embiid also saying that he should win the award. Seems to me like it was the last drop for Ben. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying that nobody talks about that, and it was at the same time.
Ben also played the "Do you know who I am?" card when asked for ID entering a casino here in Australia. So that story with TMac seems pretty plausible to me.
The signs should've been taken more seriously years ago that he doesn't want to get critisized or improve his one lackinng/mentality bc he wants things to work his way and expects his trade demand to be seen and respected the same way Harden's was. He's a damn good player but his reputation is in tatters and his play and mentality need a major fix-up that a off-season+whole season won't be able to fix most likely
As a native Philly cat and a die hard Sixers fan I appreciate your analysis. Your video was more insightful than the national sports personalities and analysts that go out their way to try to defend BS. They even had that lame redundant hot take that us Neanderthal goonish Philly fans ran him out of town. 6 months after you uploaded this they're finally catching up to you and the rest of us rational sports fans. Good work brotha! 👍🏽👍🏽
As a Sixers fan. I defended this man to the death from the entire “second year rookie” crowd for an entire year. And I kept my hopes up for Ben. But these days it’s really been hard.
It seems like the Sixers have done all that they can for Ben. They’ve tried to accommodate to him in every way. And throughout all this drama, he has made it seem like they did him wrong in some way and that’s why he wants out.
