Did Johnny Jones really say he is "hopeful" Simmons comes back next year?

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so what's wrong with jones saying he's hopeful?

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It still wouldn't save his job. He flat out sucks at coaching.

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"A lot of people put a lot on the table for that young man," LSU coach Johnny Jones said of Simmons "and I'd have to say he exceeded my expectations of the way he's played at the level he has played, and the way he has handled whatever has come his way. "The way he has conducted and carried himself, I don't know if anybody could have imagined him doing a better job. We've gone through some challenges of guys not being available to us and we've had setbacks, and it's an ample opportunity for a superstar like Ben to be a little different, to show up a different way. "Not one day. He has always come to work, he has been tremendous to coach and be around. I'm hopeful there's a slight chance he'll be back, but if he does leave he's one of the guys I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed coaching. "A lot of times people feel like guys will come in and be a problem with their entourage around them and so many things going on around him. "Never, not one time (with Simmons). There's nothing I would have done different with him and he's certainly fulfilled his promise to us in a lot of ways. "He never wavered in the commitment he made to us several years ago, and we've taken a lot of shots as a program because of it. But the only thing he has done is make this program better and we've won a lot of basketball games with him."

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