Quote (TarHeels @ Jun 21 2017 07:35pm)
Now simmons is being compared to Lebron.
This is why we can never take or have a serious convo about the team
Simmons can't play defense to save his life and cannot play without the ball.
The dude is no where near lebrons caliber
lmao wat? Dude you're so off on everything you've said about Simmons...scouts raved about his All-Defense potential on that side of the ball..
David Thorpe wrote up a good article on Simmons a little while back...
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/Coach15602825/ben-simmons-nba-ceilingQuote
Two things jump off the screen when studying Simmons on defense: his incredibly quick hands and his equally impressive lateral foot speed. Simmons finished 32nd in the country in steals per game, and was No. 1 of any player taller than 6-5. His hand speed and overall hand-eye coordination give him an excellent weapon to defend drivers or big men who are not strong with the ball.
Simmons is very nimble and fluid when moving on defense, which hints at great potential on that end at the next level. As the league shifts to more switching on the perimeter, he will be one of the elite few who can not only "hold his own" in space against smaller players, but even excel when isolated -- a potential "defensive player of the year" talent.
And the only ones comparing him to LeBron is his scouting report, like nbadraft.net who has his NBA comparison as LeBron James. He has a number of LeBron type tributes (like his passing and court vision), but he's not quite the same level of athlete as LeBron obviously.
I've said since day 1 that he's NOT "the next LeBron" and that's not a fair bar to set. His ceiling is very high, but setting it as high as the GOAT is stupid when he hasn't played yet rofl.