Re: Jonathon Simmons is garbage defensively
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How many first year players actually play huge minutes or make a huge impact on offense or defense?
He is older, and was 2 years in the dleague toiling away at his craft, so he's not your typical newbie rookie. It is still and adjustment. I root for him to get better, and he has improved a whole lot in a short amount of time. He seems to be hungry and taking advantage of every opportunity.
I am just very realistic in what I am watching. His biggest impact is offensively.
I hope he improves defensively though, Pop loves him and he's likely to continue as the 4th wing. (I think Anderson showed too much hesitation early and besides, right now for what the bench needs Simmons is great bc he allows the bench to really push the tempo.) He's not better defensively than Anderson though, that is a fact.
Re: Jonathon Simmons is garbage defensively
I like his activity... He's not a beast but he's way better than, say, Mills or Beli...
Even guys like Green have trouble with well set screens, communication is key there, it's not a deal break IMO...
We'll see if he can improve as he gains respect from the refs, etc, or if this is his ceiling
Re: Jonathon Simmons is garbage defensively
The guy is a rookie, and rookies almost always cost you points. Rookies get destroyed defensively, I mean the guy has never seen players of this caliber before. But he's got talent and this coaching staff has shown a great ability to turn raw talent into solid players. What they have done with Malik Rose, Tony Parker, Stephen Jackson, Danny Green, and Kawhi Leonard has been incredible, and Simmons looks like another good project for this staff. No one should expect him to be shutting people down this year though, he's not checking NBDL talent any more.
Re: Jonathon Simmons is garbage defensively
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The guy is a rookie, and rookies almost always cost you points. Rookies get destroyed defensively, I mean the guy has never seen players of this caliber before. But he's got talent and this coaching staff has shown a great ability to turn raw talent into solid players. What they have done with Malik Rose, Tony Parker, Stephen Jackson, Danny Green, and Kawhi Leonard has been incredible, and Simmons looks like another good project for this staff. No one should expect him to be shutting people down this year though, he's not checking NBDL talent any more.
He doesn't have the respect of the refs so he can't get away w/ things that Kawhi/Danny can on occasions nor is he going to get the benefit of the doubt. He had a clean block & they called a foul but the zebras were on some BS tonight.:lol
Re: Jonathon Simmons is garbage defensively
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He doesn't have the respect of the refs so he can't get away w/ things that Kawhi/Danny can on occasions nor is he going to get the benefit of the doubt. He had a clean block & they called a foul but the zebras were on some BS tonight.:lol
They do that with Anderson too. Has gotten several blocks he has not been credited for and clean strips that were called fouls. Overall though, Simms has a positive net impact.
