NBA: Why Ben Simmons is NOT the #1 prospect in teh land ...

[Killakobe81]

It will be interesting to see how Simmons ends up. Is he Lebron? Lamar Odom? So much depends on his drive and work ethic (and coaching/player development environment). Big year for LA.

I can answer the first ...

No he is not LeBron. Not even close imho. not even talking Lebron now but even watching both in HS Lebron was better. Better leader too. Think he will be better than Lamar though ...we shall see.

[LkrFan]

But wait there's more ....

Deandre Jordan ...

Wesley Matthews ...$70 million with same injury Kobe had ... 48.5 million was bad. Cuban doesnt learn from it.
Chandler Parsons ...model.

Both making more than dirk yet Dirk still the best player on the Mavs

the big fish theory
shark Tank more important than Free agent meetings ...
Drunken promises and deals made in LA clubs ...

The deandre begging then the reniggin'
Deandre comes to dallas and drops a 20 and 20 wet on the Mavs last week ...
Leading analytics team (cuban speak regularly at the Sloan conference) trades for Rondo who cant shoot!

[RsxPiimp]

Lakers need a ton of stuff, but IMO, high character guys are a must. I know many Laker fans won't admit it, but what Kobe and Byron are doing is toxic especially for younger players. Yanking them around, making things a circus, building losing habits, making it all about one guy, etc.

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i still think we're splitting hairs in terms of talent between ingram and simmons. ben garners attention for making teammates better, while simmons provides a platform for everyone around him to succeed. simmons is a unique player but that doesn't mean players like ingram grows on trees. i really like what i see from ingram, his at ude and fire is what a young core like the lakers need.

[Killakobe81]

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i still think we're splitting hairs in terms of talent between ingram and simmons. ben garners attention for making teammates better, while simmons provides a platform for everyone around him to succeed. simmons is a unique player but that doesn't mean players like ingram grows on trees. i really like what i see from ingram, his at ude and fire is what a young core like the lakers need.

We will see. He has a top notch coach, thin bench and a a couple all-american running mates. If he is that dude he should show some flashes of brilliance because outside of Grayson ... he is the star of that duke team Show thatin the tourney and a real debate for the #1 pick begins just like last year when KAT took it from Oak.

[RsxPiimp]

We will see. He has a top notch coach, thin bench and a a couple all-american running mates. If he is that dude he should show some flashes of brilliance because outside of Grayson ... he is the star of that duke team Show thatin the tourney and a real debate for the #1 pick begins just like last year when KAT took it from Oak.

Yeah man, it's usually a crap shoot. Before the 15' draft, Okafor was the consensus # 1 pick and he was destroying cats in NCAA while Towns, well, was averaging a measly 10 ppg 6 rpg but we all know how special of a player Towns' is now.


I also wouldn't put too much stock on tournaments. Fizer, Cleaves, O'Bannon and Morrison were destroying teams in Sweet 16. Like I said, I usually go with the BPA mantra but Ingram's offensive versatility is going to be really, really good for the current core. He also seems to be of high character but it could very well be just the impression of playing under Coach K's program.

[Killakobe81]

Yeah man, it's usually a crap shoot. Before the 15' draft, Okafor was the consensus # 1 pick and he was destroying cats in NCAA while Towns, well, was averaging a measly 10 ppg 6 rpg but we all know how special of a player Towns' is now.


I also wouldn't put too much stock on tournaments. Fizer, Cleaves, O'Bannon and Morrison were destroying teams in Sweet 16. Like I said, I usually go with the BPA mantra but Ingram's offensive versatility is going to be really, really good for the current core. He also seems to be of high character but it could very well be just the impression of playing under Coach K's program.

Nah to me if you watched them down the stretch you could see what kat could do from the all around skillset. Sure oak put up bigger numbers but when they faced Wisconsin whi both teams faced kat was the more effective big. Badgers couldnt stop Kat but could stop oak which confitmed what i had already knew kat would be the better player.
As for the tourney of course you have non stars that shine ...but most of the stars in the nba that did go to college at least showed a glimpse of their future dominance. From Davis, to Kat, to Steph i aint asking for jim to drop 40. Even with Kat's modest numbers you could see his all around game if you know what to look for.