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re: Ben Simmons isn't elite
Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:00 pm to thunderbird1100
Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:00 pm to thunderbird1100
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A&M: 10 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals
Not a very elite line when he got shut down by a fellow freshman.
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Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:03 pm to gatorhata9
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I'm not ready to put him up there with great freshmen like Durant, Melo, and Davis just yet.
I think a lot of people forget how raw Davis' game was while he was at Kentucky. He couldn't shoot any better than Simmons either. Simmons' game as a freshman is much more refined than Davis' was. He's a better ball handler, better passer, and just has a much higher bball IQ. Davis was a great athlete, rebounder, and shot blocker at Kentucky
Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:04 pm to lsufball19
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I think a lot of people forget how raw Davis' game was while he was at Kentucky. He couldn't shoot any better than Simmons either. Simmons' game as a freshman is much more refined than Davis' was. He's a better ball handler, better passer, and just has a much higher bball IQ. Davis was a great athlete, rebounder, and shot blocker at Kentucky
I actually think Davis and Simmons are a pretty good comparison in terms of the leaps and bounds Simmons will take from college to the pros. Both of them you could tell they had/have gears/talent that other people don't, but they weren't quite there yet (though Simmons is better all around than Davis was, which is saying something).
Posted on 1/27/16 at 5:21 pm to Cheeky Fellow
The thing most people who say he isn't elite, for whatever reason, fail to notice is how ridiculous Simmons' ball handling skills are at his size. You don't see very many 6'10" players with the ability to handle the ball like a point guard
Posted on 1/28/16 at 4:22 am to Keltic Tiger
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If you know basketball and hate LSU: Simmons = Not Elite
Nah. I hate LSU, and dude is still elite.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 4:27 am to 3morereps
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3morereps
Know how I know you don't know basketball?
Posted on 1/28/16 at 9:12 am to 3morereps
Yet he leads all freshmen in PPG, RPG, and DD. So you can suck it. 
Posted on 1/28/16 at 10:10 am to 3morereps
I like these threads 
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