Al Horford and Robert Williams didn't play. It's hard to defend Embiid without your two best centres. The only centres left on the roster were Enes Kanter/Freedom and Bruno Fernando. The Celtics still almost won but threw the game away in the last few minutes.
He needs to shoot more period. Jumpers will help open up driving lanes for him. But even if he didn't shoot any jumpers he needs to shoot 20 shots a game even if they're all around the paint.
I disagree entirely.
That’s the problem dude. Williams is a bench centre at best and old ass Horford (listed as a PF) gets crossed over in a phone booth. Boston address the middle, they’re a top 4 east team. Brown for Simmons makes them way better after watching the game yesterday - just my opinion
The problem is he's regressed since then and hasn't improved his game. If he got traded to a team where he was the focal point and had lots of shooters around him, then we could see him shine. He never handled the expectations of playing on a title contender or sharing the spotlight with Embiid well.
Simmons would be a great fit but Brown is a better player and worth far more. From all reports they're not trading Tatum or Brown even if it will be hard to improve the team too much without trading one of them.
He hasn't regressed. The Philly team has regressed.
Yeah Lonzo was an FA and Celtics didn't even show interest in him. He would have been great.
He hasn't improved his shooting or FTs.in five seasons. I can't stand players who don't work on their games and don't have drive or a great work ethic and that make excuses. I loved Simmons coming through at LSU and his first few years but he's turned me off with his shitty attitude and diva antics.
You said Giddey is a better shooter than Simmons. Firstly The numbers don’t support that and secondly it doesn’t matter because Giddey is a terrible shooter too.
He is a better shooter because he's making multiple 3s a game. Every rookie guards percentages are horrible the first few months. Look at how bad Jalen Suggs, Jalen Green and Cade Cunningham's shooting percentages are.
@Malla Simmons FG% is higher because he only attempts shots inside the paint and never shoots jumpers. Half of Giddeys attempts are jump shots which brings his FG% down. Like any rookie, Giddeys FG% will increase later in the season and his jump shot will improve in the next few years. I don't know what's so irrational about these comments.
So you are saying that because Giddey tries shots further from the cup, this negatively impacts his shooting %? Or he is too small and slow to get to the cup, so he has to rely on a below par jump shot? And its a bad thing that Simmons recognizes he isn't a good 'shooter' so he gets inside and gives himself every opportunity to get a bucket - that's not smart basketball you don't think?
Too small? He's 6'6. He's quick enough and crafty enough to get to the bucket which he does often. Obviously you haven't seen him play much. He has a mismatch on most guards because of his height and length which is what makes him so effective. When you watch him more you'll appreciate his game and how great his vision is.
So if he is 6'6 why isn't he working harder to get easier looks? I actually go for OKC, I watch every game. (I was a huge Russ fan, then obviously became a huge OKC fan).
