I’ll lay it bare, no words minced, no punches pulled. Ben Simmons is the Philadelphia 76ers‘ most maddening player. Not because of his personality, or because he’s not good at basketball. In fact, he’s rather good at basketball. It’s his approach.
Ben Simmons can make threes, but he won’t take them. Ben Simmons should thrive off-ball, but instead of setting hard screens, rolling hard to the rim, and cosplaying Draymond Green, he prefers to hunt post-ups and hover in the dunker’s spot.
Some of it is on Brett Brown and the scheme, but often enough, it’s Simmons who refuses to maximize his potential.