Would Ben Simmons be the last piece of our puzzle?

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  1. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    Itthink Simmons is represented by Klutch and Rich Paul. No thanks.
     
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    So is Nurkic
     
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    He can’t shoot. Fuck him.
     
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    Exactly. We don't need more of that influence in our locker room.
     
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    Evna Turners house... before he moved in and filled the pool with a dump truck.

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    Bumping this so we can have the entire board just be Simmons threads.
     
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    Although, after THAT playoffs...
     
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    He is a player that they couldn't play at the end of a close game without him being a liability. Imagine them with CJ instead of Simmons in the closing minutes of those games. . SO MUCH better. Simmons is very good at some things, but if you can't currently play him at the end of games, his price should be lower.
     
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    He’s Draymond being asked to play full-time PG.

    Adjust his role to C or PF and he’ll be a monster.
     
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    Well, he’d certainly be a monster at the free throw line. How can you play a guy in the 4th quarter when he only makes a third of his free throws in clutch situations? Hack-a-Ben would be a constant problem.
     
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    So he wouldn't fit in D'Antoni system?
     
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    I can think of one team that overcame Hack-a-Ben:

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    That lineup's supporting cast was pretty darned good.
     
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    Why I'm definitely on the Ben Train:

    1) We were 29th in defense - historically bad.
    2) Fast breaking Ben would turn DJJ into a valuable player
    3) Trading CJ would increase the likelihood of re-signing Powell
    4) I LOVE the idea of Switching Everything (a la the Clips), which you could totally do with Powell-RoCo-Ben.
    5) I think Ben will really respond to Lillard's leadership - Ben no longer faces the difficult press questions, Lillard does.
    6) Did I mention that we were 20-effing-9th in defense, and NO NBA CHAMPION has ever been nearly that bad? Did I mention that CJ is the worst defender among the starters?

    Edit: Lillard asked management to try to get Draymon (and it's not because of Draymon's sparkling personality...). Ben is the closest thing to a Draymon player that we could possibly get.
     
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    lol come on, stop playing with my emotions. Literally every NBA outlet has Portland at the forefront. But who the hell know with Olshey/Morey
     
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    If we are going to get him, I really hope we do it sooner rather than later so we can go hard at Norm.

    I'd also really like to include his development in the interviews with coaches.
     
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