Simmons Bonanza

[e_blazer]

Damian Lillard too. Guess we should trade him.

Yeah, because those two guys are like twins when it comes to work ethic and long term health.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Yeah, because those two guys are like twins when it comes to work ethic and long term health.

Except you're changing the topic because you couldn't defend your statement. Is it about being on the injured list or is it about work ethic?

What does long-term health mean? Both Lillard and Simmons have been mostly durable during their careers.

 

[Idog1976]

It’s time those Simmons fan boys, and you know who you are, come out and admit their love from Simmons was a bad call with how things have played out with the Nets.

stay the heck away from Simmons at all costs, he has lost so much respect from fans and NBA players and now back surgery he is just digging himself into a bigger hole.

I already said I'm hella low on him compared to where I was (Simons or CJ Plus 3 firsts), but Hart and a pick in the teens? You roll the dice on that because the upside is enormous (Championship contender if we get Simmons from 2 years ago or any other point in his pro career) and the downside is basically we lose some minor assets and remain mediocre.

 

[Idog1976]

If you really think that, then I think you need help lol. Saying that in a good way

You never say anything in a good way.

 

[Idog1976]

It doesn't shock me that much that some posters still consider Ben. 'If' he can get back to where he was just a season ago before one Playoff series, he is a bigger talent at areas of need than Portland could get anywhere else for anywhere close to the price.
If he was uninjured, and back to being mentally strong, it would take way more than what we have to give.
With risk, comes possible rewards. But there is no guarantee, and that is what some fans seem to want. That is fine, but that type of guaranteed talent isn't available to the Blazers.

Right. People don't seem to understand IF you want to try and win in Dame's prime we either need to win the lottery and then pick correctly and then get decently lucky in a trade/FA situation or go for a swing for the fences move that has both huge upside and huge downside. I mean if ya'll think we can trade Hart and the 16th for Giannis then yeah, sure that's better. We can't get anything but scrubs for that kind of value OR a guy who at least has the known upside who's value is at an all time low. I have come down like 2-3 tiers in my evaluation of Simmons, but he's still an elite talent assuming he recovers from the surgery and obviously gets his head right. There is a risk a very definite risk this is a Larry Sanders situation.

I will admit I can barely comprehend how someone could be offered the salaries these guys make and not put in the work and have the DESIRE to put in the work. My god if I could drop my brain into Simmons body you better believe I would and I'd force a trade to Portland too. A big part of this for me is I can scarcely imagine that he might actually be truly ready to quit on this sport with that level of talent. It's quite literally almost incomprehensible to me. That said, I have come around that it's a very real possibility.

 

[Idog1976]

People criticized Olshey for not taking risks. This is a risk that would drastically improve our team if it paid off. Look at Kawhi in 2018. He sat out most of the 17-18 season even though his teammates believed he could play. The Raptors took a risk and traded their best player for one year of Kawhi and ended up winning the 2019 title.

Yep and lots of folks said Kawhi was quite possibly done at the time and to absolutely not trade CJ++++ for him. I remember it well.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Ben Simmons is one of the most unique players in the league and would give us something most teams don't have. A 6-11 guy who can play the point and play the best man to man defense we've ever seen. All that is enough to not write him off completely. I'd still rather roll the dice on him than someone safer like Jerami Grant.

100%

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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