Jonathon Simmons is garbage defensively

[ElNono]

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

[baseline bum]

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.

[Kawhitstorm]

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.

[SAGirl]

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.

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.