07-04-2022, 11:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-04-2022, 11:57 AM by Omega_Supreme.)
(07-04-2022, 05:13 AM)Branduil Wrote: 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.
Ben Simmons shooting issues are in his head. If you watch off season pickup play of Ben Simmons he exhibits an ability to shoot from the outside so this notion that there is no chance is completely off base.
He has the ability, he just lacks the confidence. Confidence can be fixed by coaching. Its not like its a Shaq free throw situation and many people exaggerate Ben Simmons issues due to the playoff game he had a few years ago.
By the way, Kidd did not become a consistent shooting threat until age 34 FYI. SMH
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