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[Branduil]

I am going to trust that Simmons will develop his shot under Kidd. Kidd himself is a lot like Simmons. Elite at everything except shooting. Its a huge difference when the guy coaching you has experienced the same issues as you. 

Simmons is number 1 along with Sexton. 

BTW you can also play Simmons in a Draymond type role in Half Court sets and let him be the screen guy playing the 5.

This reads like pure wishful thinking to me. Kidd is not a miracle worker. He's a good coach, but it was mostly about bringing out the potential guys already have. But this idea that Kidd can turn straw into gold? Not based on anything. Not based on Simmons work ethic, that's for sure. Look, we already have an example of guys not changing under Kidd. KP played better defense again under Kidd, but he was still the same offensive anvil that he always was. He didn't become a P&R master and start playing a proper 2-man game with Luka. That's why we had to trade him.

Simmons, in his entire NBA career, has not developed ONE new skill. Not one. He's the exact same guy he was as a rookie. He's been coasting off of his incredible athletic talent the entire time, until he got paid, people got critical, and he decided it was time to quit. I don't think he has any interest in playing basketball, it was just a good way to get rich. And you know what, cool for him, he's richer than most of us will ever dream of, but I don't want guys like that on any team I want to win, ever. He's not a basketball player, and he doesn't want to be one.