Khani1 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: I think he comes from a messed up family - he's right handed and his father forced him to shoot left. He admitted it in an inteview. Sounds like his dad is a control freak and probably forced him to play basketball and was on him all the time as a kid. It was easy to dominate the game for him when he was young, especially in Australia, so he never had to learn how to adapt his game. Now that it's not working, he's probably so afraid of failure that he mentally can't process it. I bet he doesn't even really like playing basketball and is only into being famous, driving Ferarris and dating actresses and models. Bingo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, iladelphxx said: I think he comes from a messed up family - he's right handed and his father forced him to shoot left. He admitted it in an inteview. Sounds like his dad is a control freak and probably forced him to play basketball and was on him all the time as a kid. It was easy to dominate the game for him when he was young, especially in Australia, so he never had to learn how to adapt his game. Now that it's not working, he's probably so afraid of failure that he mentally can't process it. I bet he doesn't even really like playing basketball and is only into being famous, driving Ferarris and dating actresses and models. His family is definitely messed up when you hear the stories coming out and things put out on Twitter. I tend to think he likes playing basketball but he doesn’t love it as much as he loves the lifestyle he gets to live and profit from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_hunt Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 [Marks] In mid-August, 76ers met with Simmons & Rich Paul. 76ers told Simmons they couldn't find a deal & hoped to put aside differences. Simmons told them he didn't want to play for the team again & if he wasn't traded by the end of the month he didn't intend to come to training camp, sources said. Source Shortly after that ugly Game 7 loss, and following a discussion between management and Simmons' representation, both sides agreed to look for a trade as the draft and free agency approached. Over the ensuing weeks, the Sixers had talks with numerous teams, sources said, and several made what they believed were legitimate offers. It became clear the Sixers' asking price for Simmons was steep; Philly was looking for a premium return whether it was a star player, multiple first-round picks or both. After the transaction season ended in mid-August, owner Joshua Harris and 76ers management flew to Los Angeles to meet with Simmons and agent Rich Paul. The Sixers intended to tell Simmons they couldn't find a deal for him and hoped to put aside differences and enter the season on the same page, sources said. Simmons, however, was steadfast, telling Harris he didn't want to play for the team again and that if he wasn't traded by the end of the month he didn't intend to come to training camp, sources said. The point was made that it wasn't Simmons' responsibility to increase his trade value, and that the Sixers should find the best possible trade and execute it now, rather than wait for a strong start to the season to increase his value. Expect the NBA to step in if Simmons does not report and the 76ers do not penalize him financially with a suspension. The last thing the league can afford is a precedent of players under contract not reporting for training camp. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32135075/everything-know-know-ben-simmons-philadelphia-76ers-their-trade-impasse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEagles4Life Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 I love how he thinks he has leverage 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khani1 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 minute ago, DaEagles4Life said: I love how he thinks he has leverage Is that real or photoshopped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEagles4Life Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Khani1 said: Is that real or photoshopped? Oh, that is very real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khani1 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said: Oh, that is very real. People should just tag Ben or post that stuff all over twitter non stop. He is the butt of all jokes. I wish there was a caption for this, especially coming out of Harden and Lebron's mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4for4EaglesNest Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 hour ago, mr_hunt said: [Marks] In mid-August, 76ers met with Simmons & Rich Paul. 76ers told Simmons they couldn't find a deal & hoped to put aside differences. Simmons told them he didn't want to play for the team again & if he wasn't traded by the end of the month he didn't intend to come to training camp, sources said. Source Shortly after that ugly Game 7 loss, and following a discussion between management and Simmons' representation, both sides agreed to look for a trade as the draft and free agency approached. Over the ensuing weeks, the Sixers had talks with numerous teams, sources said, and several made what they believed were legitimate offers. It became clear the Sixers' asking price for Simmons was steep; Philly was looking for a premium return whether it was a star player, multiple first-round picks or both. After the transaction season ended in mid-August, owner Joshua Harris and 76ers management flew to Los Angeles to meet with Simmons and agent Rich Paul. The Sixers intended to tell Simmons they couldn't find a deal for him and hoped to put aside differences and enter the season on the same page, sources said. Simmons, however, was steadfast, telling Harris he didn't want to play for the team again and that if he wasn't traded by the end of the month he didn't intend to come to training camp, sources said. The point was made that it wasn't Simmons' responsibility to increase his trade value, and that the Sixers should find the best possible trade and execute it now, rather than wait for a strong start to the season to increase his value. Expect the NBA to step in if Simmons does not report and the 76ers do not penalize him financially with a suspension. The last thing the league can afford is a precedent of players under contract not reporting for training camp. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32135075/everything-know-know-ben-simmons-philadelphia-76ers-their-trade-impasse G league him. Embarrass him. His value couldn't get any lower. Set an example. Oh and fire Doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehardfan Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: G league him. Embarrass him. His value couldn't get any lower. Set an example. Oh and fire Doc. Yes to them all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Omega Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Quote The point was made that it wasn't Simmons' responsibility to increase his trade value 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazletonEagle Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 hours ago, iladelphxx said: I read that they can't trade him until December Hmm not sure then. This one definitely said 10/27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazletonEagle Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, The_Omega said: And not to wait for a strong start to the season to increase his value. Knowing what we know of his selectively timed effort over the years, that reads to me as, if he plays, he's not going to even try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikas83 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said: And not to wait for a strong start to the season to increase his value. Knowing what we know of his selectively timed effort over the years, that reads to me as, if he plays, he's not going to even try. He was trying before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazletonEagle Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Just now, vikas83 said: He was trying before? Only a few weeks leading up to the all star game each year. Just to get that all star status. Then he coasts the rest of the season, including playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskeeper Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Traded or not, that Kardashian stinky smell is with him for life. so we got that going for us, which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khani1 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: G league him. He isn't allowed to play G league anymore. Come on, Sixer's thread creator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealdawk20 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 hour ago, greenskeeper said: Traded or not, that Kardashian stinky smell is with him for life. so we got that going for us, which is nice. I actually prefer the Kendall era Ben compared to whatever the heck version we saw this past season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEagles4Life Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Shaq and Barkley getting after him https://streamable.com/zlum37 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBENT87 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 12:16 AM, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: The thing that’s more frustrating is at LSU and in the summer league after he was drafted he was actually taking midrange jumpers. Not a ton but enough to give you some hope he’d eventually do it more consistently and potentially just be average at it. he decided to shrivel up like a scared **** and not shoot this is absolutely the most frustrating thing... for everyone who clamored for the team to draft Ingram, the upside of Ben was far greater than what Ingram projected as. A skinny scorer. Ben had Magic Johnson meets LeBron meets Lamar Odom comps coming out. You take that guy every time. The fact that this dude then decided to go backwards in terms of development, a draft year separated from the Fultz #1 overall pick and where we thought these two guys were going to take us - it's just unimaginable. There was a surefire rags to riches/zero to hero 30 for 30 waiting to be told with this group. Now, if it ever does get made, we're not going to want to see it. Because it's going to be a totally different narrative. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEagles4Life Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, JBENT87 said: this is absolutely the most frustrating thing... for everyone who clamored for the team to draft Ingram, the upside of Ben was far greater than what Ingram projected as. A skinny scorer. Ben had Magic Johnson meets LeBron meets Lamar Odom comps coming out. You take that guy every time. The fact that this dude then decided to go backwards in terms of development, a draft year separated from the Fultz #1 overall pick and where we thought these two guys were going to take us - it's just unimaginable. There was a surefire rags to riches/zero to hero 30 for 30 waiting to be told with this group. Now, if it ever does get made, we're not going to want to see it. Because it's going to be a totally different narrative. LSU fans hate Ben because he dogged the season and didn't give a F. That probably should have been a red flag. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West_Philly Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said: LSU fans hate Ben because he dogged the season and didn't give a F. That probably should have been a red flag. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Omega Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Grizzlies going to waive Marc Gasol. Pick him up cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazletonEagle Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just now, The_Omega said: Grizzlies going to waive Marc Gasol. Pick him up cheap? I thought he was going to retire after he is waived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Omega Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said: I thought he was going to retire after he is waived That could be problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipples Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 12:45 PM, JBENT87 said: this is absolutely the most frustrating thing... for everyone who clamored for the team to draft Ingram, the upside of Ben was far greater than what Ingram projected as. A skinny scorer. Ben had Magic Johnson meets LeBron meets Lamar Odom comps coming out. You take that guy every time. The fact that this dude then decided to go backwards in terms of development, a draft year separated from the Fultz #1 overall pick and where we thought these two guys were going to take us - it's just unimaginable. There was a surefire rags to riches/zero to hero 30 for 30 waiting to be told with this group. Now, if it ever does get made, we're not going to want to see it. Because it's going to be a totally different narrative. Don’t care about the comps. A dude who is already being considered lazy before even being drafted is never a no-brainer pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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