Saturday, January 23, 2016

Ben Simmons Another Anthony Bennett

So the NBA Execs are raving about the future of basketball being Ben Simmons of LSU. Simmons has the height, quickness, finesse and intelligence you want out of a superstar, but could he be high risk as well? When I see Simmons I see a guy who can't decide what he wants to be at the next level. He has strength but can't take on bigs, he has no jump shot ability so he would have to slash against equal athletes, and he also doesn't have the takeover mentality. Today I watched him in person and, just like television games, he has a tendency to let people get into his head. I for one got into his head and you can tell it egged him on to be the great player he can be. But why should it take that for him to be great? Why is it that he doesn't have to dominating mentality of a Kobe or Lebron, especially having the jump shot of a subpar 4 and the defense of someone who will never make the NBA? Long story short, Ben Simmons has a long way to go if he is going to be the stud and future they project him to be. He has handles and ability but his toughest opponent will be his mentality.  Can he go out and win a game or keep others from taking him out the game often at the next level with equal athletes? 

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