Can't blow a 3-1 lead if you never get the 3-1 lead. Doc has graduated to next level collapse.

Ben Simmons hasn’t increased his skill set since getting drafted and now he’s getting exposed for it

Seth Curry is more valuable than Ben Simmons for the Sixers.

"the sixers are like the worst version of playoff Paul George but there's five of them" lmao

"Pray for Ben Simmons" t-shirts coming soon

As a sixers fan, this hurts but it also feels great for Ben Simmons’ cowardice to finally catch up with him. He always had everything handed to him, he never understood the city, he thinks all fans should simply love him without being critical of his aversion to shooting, something every 8 yr old does when they pick up a ball. And it’s been frustrating to hear Doc enable him publicly in interviews. And for as special as Embiid is, guards determine the end of games. And unfortunately, my team’s “guard” is the softest 6’10 athlete is modern sports.

Ben hasn’t improved since his rookie year and he’s a max player. Embarrassing af

As an aussie it pains me to say this but, Ben Simmons is not a great basketball player. He doesnt support the offense once his pass is off, barely goes for boards, his attitude just emits shit teammate

Ego is the enemy. I hope now Ben admits to himself he has a problem

Superstar? Ben Simmons isn’t even a STAR. He’s a role player getting a max salary.

Hating on Ben Simmons is becoming my new favorite hobby.

Jaylen BROWN IS SOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN SIMMONS! Not even close !

Ben Simmons isn’t absent in big moments, he’s absent in every moment

I don't understand how you can put in 8 hours a day in the gym and still go 4 of 14 from the the line

Initially I misread and started listening, thinking that Ryen is gonna denounce BILL Simmons' superstardom ... 😌

Ah yes, the floor here is made of floor

Mr. Can't Shoot/Won't Shoot. It's damning to the player development of Philly that Ben Simmons hasn't improved his game since he came into the league. Ben is a really good player, but he hasn't taken the needed next step to become a top star and it will always hold the Sixers back.

comebacks are two sided...give the hawks props..most teams down 26 on the road pack it in..it took awhile to get close...they did not get it within 2 until late....they never gave up...its not easy to do that

That Ben Simmons 4th quarter zero shot attempts stat is insane

As an Atlanta Falcons Fan, "win probability" is a four letter word

Trae Young is a superstar!

"Ben Simmons has missed 45 free throws in the playoffs, other teams have only missed like 20." good stat, bud.

“Can’t believe the Rockets didn’t want Ben Simmons!!!” 🤡🤡🤡

Lets see if Bill Simmons still thinks he is a stud. Im an Aussie and i only see him as an average player, he is Giannis without the ability to score in traffic. He is like the opposite of Steph, he shrinks the spacing. Then goes to the line and makes Ben Wallce look good

The guy is just overrated, I don’t have anything against him but he truly hasn’t improved since he entered the league

“Sixers are like the worst playoff Paul George but there’s 5 of them”😂😂

Just to remind you people that Simmons, Mitchell and Tatum was one of the best rookies back on 2017-2018 season, and look at them now. Both Tatum and Mitchell have develop in to a pure scoring machine that can make buckets on different spot of the court. And look at Simmons still the same guy the he was in his rookie of the year season with little to no improvements at all.

Living in the area as a 6er fan. The local radio was giving everyone except Embiid/Curry the business as we shld. I haven’t felt like this since the gate unexpectedly closed on Batman in the Dark Knight rises and you heard Bane’s voice

Thanks for accepting my shortness Ryan 🥰

I don’t get how Simmons is getting all the blame…we already know he’s not a scorer..where the hell did Tobias go?

He's an athletic Draymond period

Simmons trade value plummeting as we speak.

I rather have a broken Kemba Walker than Simmons, at least Kemba will give you some offense and hit free throws

Shame there is not the full Russillo pod offered on KZfaq. His expressions add so much to his rants.

Russillo is the best at finding very specific but also very hard-hitting stats

bruh he got no finesse at all. he just happens to be 6'10

Ryen's voice is so dreamy 😍

If Ben wasn't 6'10" he'd be flipping burgers right now

Where ryen basically bags on Ben Simmons for 8 minutes... I love it!

Good cast. May want watch the backlight from the window

can someone please tell me where I can view this whole podcast. I checked on the Ringer network and it just the clip. I like to watch the podcasts not just listen to audio. It must be somewhere

I've been saying for 3 years he hasn't improved at all.

To put it into perspective this girl in my town won our state freethrow competition she made 49/50 She's 11

They compare his free-throws to Wilt and Shaq. What a joke. Wilt is scoring 40 a game and missing some free throws. Shaq is scoring 30 a game. Simmons isn’t scoring anything, and he’s missing free throws. What a joke.

What does Ben Simmons shoot in practice and pre-game warmups....layups only?

Who's here after game 7 lol

One of most epic meltdown and the next day here comes the utah jazz. I love the nba playoffs!

Who here after the Game 7 debacle?!

We need a real point guard who can shoot and hit free throws

45 missed FT’s?! That’s nuts.. how can he have not developed a reliable shot from the stripe yet??

I been sayin he wasn't a superstar the media pump that bullshit up.

"Ben Simmons is not a superstar". Anyone who thought Ben Simmons was a superstar at any point is not rational.

I ask again; what's the point of having a shooting form if it's worse than just underhanding it.

What a hot take lol

Being a sixers fan my whole life loving and supporting ben simmons every day i am officially done with him

Gonna be so fun watching traeway vs luka magic for the foreseeable future

We shouldn't be so hard on Ben Simmons, they guy is still in his rookie year.

It's the third time. We just happened to win the game we melted down in.

A few months ago, I was telling a co-worker he was being a dumbass for saying he’d go Jrue Holiday over Simmons. Time for some crow pie!

I'm turning my ben Simmons shirt jersey into a David Wingate one.

This reminds me of Dwight Howard’s lack of progression. Simmons, like Dwight was, is a spectacular player but he’s limited. Also like Dwight we’ve seen zero evidence that he’s training on something new and needed in his game. It’s actually sad that your maxed out, all-star pg is a liability in so many ways.

Remember when Bill wanted to adopt Ben as his newborn? Podcast don't lie!

And in other news, the grass keeps growing and the sun came up again this morning.

Ryen Russillo has an audiobook voice

3:59 he's shouting out Justin Kutcher, Wiz play-by-play broadcaster. All Kutcher did call Simmons overrated March 13 during a regular season Wiz-76ers matchup. The context was that Kutcher calling attention to the Ben Simmons all star nod + Tobias Harris all star snub reality. Ben Simmons responded and the hate train rode Kutcher for a day or two. Btw all the same people who are now calling Simmons garbage (ahem Kendrick Perkins..). We still miss Steve Buckhantz down here in DC, but Kutcher is awesome and good on him for telling it like it is!! Nice attention to detail here on The Ringer :D

He's really good at disappearing definitely a superstar at hide and seek.

Ben Simmons is much more of a Andre Igoudala than a play making PG. He's great in the open court and swinging the ball, but you can't rely on him to run your offense. He was billed as the next Lebron, and somewhere along the way he started believing that. Giving him max money pretty much ensured that he won't improve his jumpshot, because it validated his own perception of him as a superstar. In several interviews he stated he doesn't need a jumpshot to be effective, that's true, but it essentially makes him a very good role player. You're getting pulled in crunch time cause the coach can't trust you? Not a superstar. Fact is, even Iggy made himself into a descent spot up shooter, Simmons really needs to do the same.

Imagine a straight up trade Simmons for Brown

99.7! wow! thats insane.

He needs to go to a team with a great point guard and be an off ball player that cuts and drives and can be the secondary ball handler. Put him at PF and have a guard that shoots a lot like Dame or Steph that can help push him be a better jump/FT shooter

Totally agree! Even Embid fumbled the ball at the end and looked all lost and confused. Ben Simmons was given huge contracts for his potential, the whole “if he gets a jump shot” thing. But the rest of the team were also lacking a certain bite needed to win. Trey Young was in predator mode. He decided to win. I’ve seen the same with Luka, Durant, Kawhi, and especially Draymond, where you see a switch go off and they decide to win. Embiid doesn’t seem to have that as far as I’ve seen. Nor does Giannis. I think there’s a lot of talent in these guys but the psycho thing that Jordan and Kobe are famous for isn’t in everyone. I think a well constructed team needs to be paired with a psycho level of “I will win now” mentality. Butler did it last year as well, obviously couldn’t win the whole thing but beat better teams through sheer force of will

Bruh I been saying Ben Simmons isn’t a superstar for years

Ryen Russillo is a superstar!

I don't even understand how this is possible. how can someone who gets paid millions to play ball not be able to learn to shoot? I mean if I go to my local court 5 days a week even I start making my free throws, 6-7 out of ten easily. and that's his job for gods sake...

It’s sad because Ben Simmons is legit that one guy who could legit have potential to be a Top 3 Player in the league IF he put the work in and was aggressive scoring but he rather get everything babied to him because he knows the Sixers Organization loves him smh

Thanks MISTER OBVIOUS

I think this is the first playoff series in recent memory that literally killed a person's trade value, while exposing them as yet another top prospect who came out way too soon, never got better and has plateaued as a result to the detriment of his team as a whole. When I saw Ben in LSU, a major red flag for me was the whole 'he's a guard who can't shoot' thing. What? That's like a forward who doesn't rebound or center who doesn't block shots. So while he's really good defending and distributing, his inability to shoot makes him a major liability. Then we learn he can't shoot FTs when it matters most, meaning teams can employ Hack-A-Ben to slow the game down to a crawl late. Which the Hawks did to get back into games in the series. To only take 5 shots total across 7 games in the 4th quarter, that's the sort of thing you're okay with if we're talking about a role player or someone getting limited minutes. When you're the #1 overall pick, someone who's seen as the #2 to Embiid's #1...that's unacceptable in every possible way. I genuinely don't know how Philly can or should expect to get top dollar for Ben after this series. I wouldn't feel comfortable trading for Ben, cause a lot of what he doesn't do, is stuff that by now he should either be doing or been working on. He's done in Philly, that much is certain.

Who ever thought he was a superstar? People throw the term Superstar around like every team has one... Superstars win championships, so there can't be that many of them...

This take on Simmons has been obvious since his 2nd season. He's never wanted the ball in clutch situations.

Rn ATL definitely appears to be the mentally tougher team, you saw that grit win last year with that Heat team. Who would have guessed we'd be choking now after salvaging and winning so many regular season games where the bench blew the lead the starters made?

as a Ben Simmons fan this is what he needs

A couple years ago some people were calling Ben a top 10 NBA player! (Which I didn't see...) Right now he's not top 30.

If Ben started shooting free throws like Rick Barry everything would be fine. For some reason people like Drummond, Simmons etc think being targeted and benched in big games is less embarrassing than a certain free throw mechanic? What's that about? Rick Barry has one of the highest free throw % in history when using his unique technique

RIP Philly. Imagine not taking Harden for Simmons + Maxey

Ryen Russilo was the only thing on ESPN that was good.

Would love to see hack a Ben and Rudy Go_burt on the same team. Would literally be the funniest thing ever. Let's see if we can score 100 today.😂

But will we go thru the every 76ers possession in the 4th quarter? ☹️

I can't find footage of him practising free throws this post season. Has he been working at it at least?!!! Next season he better try being a righty like he is. May as well!!

holy shit its about time you guys finally see it he is not a gppd player hes a piece and thats it cant shoot to save his life

I see you did not mention Doc Rivers, the coach. He has a history of losing games and series like this. Not a surprise.

Facts

It actually happened 3 times lol

Ben Simmons being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves or Portland Trailblazers would make sense. And it would offer Ben a fresh start.

Pretty sure the blazers blew multiple 18 point game leads to the warriors in the 2019 conference finals, but that’s off the top of my head.

I understand a player falling off when it comes to shooting over the years in their career, but I cannot for the life of me understand guys make it into the NBA when they literally cannot shoot the ball. Why is Ben Simmons even in the NBA?

Well at least we're going onto a game 7...

He's a good passer and a very solid defender, but he's at best a 3rd wheel on a championship team. I could see him on a team like the Celtics where his job would be to feed the ball to Brown and Tatum.

I honestly think he could be best utilized at the 5 as a back up for Embiid. His handles and quickness plus his height; he can destroy the lanky, slow bigs

Ben Simmons is really just Andre Roberson in disquise

Media made him to be seen as a superstar. They just want a new hype to ride without thinking too much.