02-02-2022, 04:51 PM
(02-01-2022, 05:52 PM)sterlingmallory Wrote: It seems like stuff like this comes out every few weeks and there are still people on this board who want him on our team. When are people going to realize that this is just who Simmons is and it's not going to change just because he's on a different team? Ben Simmons is the absolute definition of a soft diva and always will be. You will never get the ideal version of Ben because he doesn't want to be. If you're dreaming about Ben Simmons in some magical scenario where he suddenly becomes this team first guy that does whatever it takes to win, even if it means sacrificing his own ego, you're living in a fantasy that will never happen. What will end up happening is you will trade 30+ million dollars worth of assets for him and be left with a selfish diva who only cares about himself and shrinks when it matters most. Then you'll be screwed because you just spent all your remaining assets on this guy. Ben Simmons is seriously up there with Rondo in my mind as someone I NEVER want to see in a Mavericks uniform. Ever.
I don´t know many people that would walk away from 20M dollars just to stick to their principles. He could have shown up, half-assed the whole season and cashed 20M dollars.
I mean he also was a whooping net +19.5 on/off in the play-offs last year, while Embiid was +19.9. Maybe the question should be how much of a bum you must be as a headcoach to get a +20 headstart in virtually a 14 minute game, and still lose 4 out of 7.