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they were pretty quiet back then, tho

@Matriks thats cool, but most of those people wanted philly to trade EMBIID back then. Lol

@@Htiy people don’t want to acknowledge that tho lol

Mamba definitely pointed this out as well.

Ben deserves the most criticism. It's not like he played any better before doc, he was the same liability

@@RVered coaches can’t give you confidence, but they can very easily take it away. Seriously Doc is a massive reason Simmons completely went into his shell this playoffs. I mean his comments after game 7 illustrate this...

@@oliverhumphris4771 what? Stop babying simmons we all know he has fragile ego and won't accept criticism. Sure he can't hit a jumpshot but he won't even attempt to score. Oh scoring is not everything, shut up, unless your the 3rd best that compliments the other 2 such as dray or rodman, your game is pointless.

@@RVered He averaged 4 points more per game before Doc started coaching him.

This video shows very well that it is also a coaching issue. Running plays that make no sense and watching players standing around and killing the spacing... If Doc was a better coach he would have benched Simmons or called better plays. But in this way Doc had a scapegoat.

Lmaoooooo

Ben is 2 years away from being 2 years away.

@@jakep1979 Bruno is back in Brazil now. Turned out that two years from being two years away was optimistic and the real answer was never.

its his first day on the job

Yoooo 😩💀💀🤣🤣

This isn't on Doc though. Simmons had these flaws from the start.

Doc is overrated and being black keeps getting him head coach positions

@@NmberOneNetsFan It's more the fact that he won with the Celtics than him being black. Stop making it all about race

The C's didn't underachieve. People's expectations are always too high when these "superteams" are formed. The C's didn't have a long window to begin with because of the age of the Big 3 when they got together (all of them were over 30) then Miami formed their own Big 3 in 2010-11. So the C's only really had a 3 season window. They won the first season, KG got injured in the 2nd season and they lost, and in the third season they went to GM. 7 of the Finals and fell just short.

That boston team went 7 games to 37 win hawks and think they were a dynasty

Exactly. Embiid is a better player, period. He sacrifices for the team, he shoots 3s for the team. Who is Ben Simmons to think he's so good he doesn't need to improve his game, or sacrifice for the team?

So many games I see teams double team embiid and it's because of Ben. It leaves embiid in a position to have to take a high percentage shot and when he misses... Ben just lights up for his easy put back. I think Ben protects his shooting percentage and he's willing to ruin the game for this team mates only looking out for himself

@@j0fiz986 Simmons is done on 76ers there's no benefit for team when simmons is playing and he also want to leave 76ers

This explains why Joel Embid cannot play the way shaq Oneal and chuck Barkley wants him to play

Looking at Embid stats it’s looking like he’s playing much worse I know he’s injured but hell, when isn’t he injured and he’s shooting a career low in field goal percentage and the dip from last year is significant.

Joel Embiist

too injury prone tho

Thanks! Really weird and would be interesting to find out why that happened

​@@bballbreakdown Firstly I don't think that the analysis of Simmons misses te very basic point that in truth during the Hawks series he was under utilised and coincidentally Embiid was over utilised and basically ran out of gas. The was my big take of the series it was not Simmons in particular that was a problem for me but the whole offensive sets appeared to be an action that went nowhere pretty quickly. I can only put that down to Rivers and that is where I think the first brick of blame should be. My second point and indeed problem is that without the spacing or involvement or off ball action 76er remained static so no matter who was in there you were looking at tougher shots. In my view I agree that Simmons has not real improved in his game and his offensive output suits him playing i a small ball line up and I think they should make Embiid sit for longer and give Simmons more free reign with the second team but I suspect there is just some of he poorest offensive selections I have seen. Putting anyone in the dunker spot with no action either off ball or on ball is a recipe for disaster, not having set that end with Simmons going down hill is again a recipe for disaster. Now if they got those thing right I don't think they lose. We appear to be having a hard look at Simmons but we are giving some of the worst coaching I have seen from Rivers a pass

@@bballbreakdown Thing with the handoffs, is that Ben's first, second and third play is to drive the ball. Unlike live dynamic ball guards like CP3/Donovan Mitchell, Ben doesn't have(or rather doesn't take, or perhaps both who cares) mid-range jump shots. So even if you hand it off to Ben, eventually teams will continue to sag in, since there's not much distance from him/Embiid. This means it's not just a Simmons/Embiid issue, it means Simmons can't play really with any five in the league at least on the offensive end of the floor. Even on a team like Minnesota, where KAT is the "ideal" 5, even KAT would have to sacrifice the diversity of his game to be more perimeter oriented. Whether in Philly or on another team, it's actually Ben that has to make sacrifices, and make himself a viable off-ball weapon somehow to be able to compete at the game's highest levels.

@bballbreakdown I think the reason they stopped running handoffs to Ben was because they knew that he would be fouled going into the lane, and be back at the line bricking free throws. Not sure if this was a coaching decision, or a confidence thing on Bens part

@@shauno20 yeah, that is about the only thing I could think of that would make sense, because it was very effective during the season. They stopped the plays as soon as the playoffs started, which is the weirdest part.

Me too I forever will believe sixers messed picking Jimmy butler over Brett brown emibid and butler would of been special

Nah the old coach tried to address it and Ben ignored it. He didn’t try and shoot more after years of encouragement

Yes, Doc Rivers never makes changes

@@mclark301 would have

By just having players sit in the low block?

Yes yes and no

In practice he makes his shots so its speculated that he may have some trauma when it comes to shooting the ball.

Good point on the energy part i feel like draymond has more passion, heart, and confidence on the court and even tho draymond hasn’t been a good shooter since 2016 he isn’t scared to shoot and sometimes defenses have to pay for leaving him open

Which is exactly why the Warriors don’t need Simmons and shouldn’t trade for him. They already have a good defender that can facilitate. At least Draymond is the third option too. Simmons is suppose to be a superstar with that type of money that young

Watch his summer league games, he can shoot, even pulling up from 3. Simmons would be a younger better Draymond, except Green can and does shoot, even has a season where he shot above 35% on 3s. Green also calls out defensive rotations. If simmons so much as attempted a jumper or a floater, I think most people would be content w that

Very true about Draymond. Hell look at Giannis. Even Giannis isn't afraid of the line and he goes for it everytime. Bens confidence is so bad.

He lost a tight series and some idiot telling him shit he’s heard his whole career like it’s some deep perspective not gonna upset him? Maybe stop blaming him for philly’s woes and look objectively at how the team was constructed. He doesnt shoot. Cool. Why are matisse thybule, shake milton and tobias harris all getting minutes with him and embiid on the court together? You litterally have a video full of coaching errors from doc 1 playoff run rivers and you decide to blame the best defensive player in the league outside of milwaukee instead of looking at the holistic issue

@@xDberzerkxD he’s getting paid 200 million dollars and can’t take criticism

@@xDberzerkxD he averaged 5 points, shot 33% and gets paid 40 mill a year and your telling me he can't take some criticism for the meltdown they just had. Of course its not just Ben's fault but he has to look at this with a growth mindset, he can't just keep doing the same thing over and over again and that's why he's kept hearing this his whole career.

He's a perfect case of someone who is a spoiled brat who only surrounds himself with yesmen.

@@xDberzerkxD Nobody says it's just him. But, in year 4, he refuses to improve in the one area he MUST improve in. And no, when you make 200 mil and play as poorly in the Playoffs, you can't snap at reporters.

Cause apparently winning a ring with 3 hofers makes you a good coach

in what world is this 76ers team loaded

Loaded? With that god awful bench, and Ben Simmons making 35 million a year? If we didn't have Embiid we'd be 10th seed-to borderline top-5 lotto status.

As a grown man in the league u have to be able to hit some type of shot is all on Simmons bro if the defense knows u can only score layups is over fa u today unless they put shooters around u and have no real big like giannis

Yes and the coach told him to pass the layup

@@IlmaliklI Ok, and the coaches job is clearly doesn’t their job

@@robert2690 what do you mean ? if there are only 3-4 situations where Ben Simmons could even possibly get a shot where he not finna be scared isn’t that a difficult position to be in as a coach ? having to stall all offense and motion for Ben who supposed to be so good

a good pg is equal a on court coach....so you simply say Brick Simmons is just a bad pg who can't make a good decision by himself

Agree. Rivers has been choking for way too long.

The biggest reason that Clippers offense clicked was CP3

man THANK YOU i have been preaching that to everyone for awhile he is such an overrated coach who consistently goes from great team to great team and gets out coached everywhere

Doc's probably the most overrated head coach in the league today. His 2008 Celtics were taken to two game 7s by the Hawks (37-45 record) and the Cavaliers (45-37), despite having 3 HOFers in Pierce, Allen, and Garnett, still in their prime.

@@spiidey1 facts bro

But the thing is banging down low will result in a lot of free throw attempts, something that he is paranoid about

@@DanTheTanned doc should totally do this regular season if ben hangs around to force ben to grow some balls

Simmons should simply be sent to d-league

Sixers have just been going through the motions since butler left

He won't. He said AFTER THE GAME that he had done nothing wrong and snapped at a reporter, "I'm not gonna let you say that" when she made the softest, nicest implication that his game is lacking. His ego, his spoiled psyche, he's not tough enough to look in the mirror. And why would he? he had documentaries made about him since he was a teenager.

I was thinking the same.

More hilarious would be if he DID practice, but still sucks lol

You never played huh? He can be a 100% shooter in practice, but in a game that has little to do with him being able to hit them under pressure...ya'll act like he just started playing basketball this year...it isn't smart. He hits FTs when he is engaged and confident...there are games you can go watch and see him step up...there are games when he is missing FTs and he is still aggressive...the pressure of the 2nd round and feeling "it's all on me" is what got him...when Embiid Can't, Tobias won't, and Curry wasn't it fell on Ben and he wasn't mentally prepared to carry that...has nothing to do with "training FT"...

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He's been with one team his entire career. Saying he doesn't fit any roster is an overstatement.

Just play him as a center

Only dumb people

He is injury prone

@@1J2C4U Simmons prone to brain farts gotta pic 1, I take the "injury pron guy " them brain farts unfixable

I'm glad people are calling him out for this finally. I never understood Doc's mystique. He's a consistent also-ran kinda coach.

@@MrBrachiatingApe simmons shoots a little and they win

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I've never heard the term "Mentally Penetrated" before. It's not a word I'll say out loud, in fear I'll be cackled or giggled at ☺️

But draymond shoots

ben should just play like giannis

@@Bankai2169 bo he doesn’t lol. Ben averages 50% more FGA over his career. Simmons averaged twice as many points as him. His playoffs sucked ass and he’s living in his own head, but when he’s playing well he’s way better at scoring than Draymond

@@jamesh7469 I didn’t say “scoring” I said draymond “shoots.” Big difference

At some point Draymond did and was decent shooting 3s, not really anymore. Like sure he takes more 3s than Ben but literally who doesn’t? He’s awful at them so it doesn’t matter much. I don’t love the Draymond Ben comparisons either but I get what people are trying to say. It’s just so hard because there has to be a team willing to basically make huge roster changes to optimize around Ben. You really need Ben to play the 5 and then have a ton of shooting around him, or you need to have a 5 like KAT where he is so good spacing the floor. Maybe another option is MEM with JJJr if he can stay healthy but then you really need Ja to become a good 3P shooter. Same with Fox/SAC. Basically any team Ben goes to they’d need to make changes around him. That’s why a trade probably really needed to happen before FA this year, like on draft night or something. If you’re taking on Simmons you need an off-season to make other changes. So at this point I can’t imagine if he gets traded it being to a good team. It would have to be a team that believes in Simmons a lot and would make small changes as the season goes on to fit better around him, even if that meant they end up being a bad team this season, then make even bigger changes next off-season. So while the CJ Ben thing could be cool, you’d really need to move Nurkic and try to maybe land like Myles Turner or something. And considering they have no 1sts to trade because they protected the 1st they sent to CHI until 2027…that’d be really hard to do. Plus the Lillard CJ relationship is real. I doubt they want to split them up even if it’s probably for the better.

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you called it

He's a star just needs to be put in the right position and gain more confidence. Wolves would be a perfect fit.

@@tmoe_ow2523 he has no heart. he is soft and weak minded. he has not improved his game in 4 years.. WHY??? he dont want it!! he needs to shoot the fucking ball... he got paid and got worse.

Money never lies. 🙂

Ervin Johnson could not shoot but he worked at it and made his game evolve. Ben has not.

@@tmoe_ow2523 a star who don't know how to shoot, plays pick and roll and always passes to open wide. Stop calling him a star

He'd be a beast

He'd be a beast

Jumpshot be damned, he just needs to hit 70%+ of his free throws.

struggles against bigger players though

agreed, that would mean a change of scenary though. But with a power forward that can provide decent spacing and handles physicality well enough, Simmons would be very effective both on defense and offense

Small ball 5

I’ve been saying this this guy is a point center. Surround him with shooters/scorers all around the court

@@kingjaydex7464 100% agreed. If you replaced 2020 Westbrook with Simmons in Rockets, he could've easily averaged a 20PT triple double with great efficiency. (He still needs to work on his free throws though haha)

Ben Simmons took the ball out his own hands because he was scared to shoot

@@kingjaydex7464 No, Rivers took the ball out of Simmons' hands and showed ZERO confident in Simmons. to shoot, but you still give them the ball because they can make plays.

As low as I am on Doc, and I think it was a huge mistake to commit to him for all of Embiid’s prime with that 5yr $40M deal, I think Ben is the bigger issue. Both are clearly issues…but I think it’s possible to overcome the Doc one with better roster construction. Not sure what you mean about Seth Curry, don’t understand exactly what you wrote. Maybe you can clear that up. Seth was fantastic on offense for Philly especially in the playoffs. I think in the ATL series (too lazy to double check) he was their second leading scorer? Like 20ppg on insane efficiency or something like that.

@@se7enzee444 that’s because Simmons is scared to shoot we saw it all of Game 7 when he just dumped the ball off to guarded teammates with an easy transition opportunity

@@BOnYTB In game 7 against the Hawks, Kevin Huerter who was dominating Seth Curry. Rivers should have moved Simmons onto Huerter since Trae was struggling. Rivers made no adjustments. That's why he is the only coach to have blown three 3-1 leads.

It is not. He choked. But he's legit good as the video shows you. Miss that part? Best record in East.

I agree i think he is forcing too much with the ambidextrous ability. Even his dunks look off legged. Time to shoot with his natural hand.

Man Fuck him watch the game 7 highlights on youtube most the defense mistakes his fault. Defense wins championships

@@JustTweakin even y'all best defenders like simmons were getting cooked by trae. At least curry showed up on offense like he's paid to. Simmons didn't show up at all

@@JustTweakin - Good thing they're not paying Curry 30+ million.

@@dasupremegentlelad4321 Simmons the third offensive option n curry was hot so that made him the 4th n like i said defense wins championships. Trae barely scored on Ben watch closely instead of just following the general narrative

Sixers have not time tô develop young players. They wanna win with Embid's prime

Bun

Trust the process. We don't have to like Simmons but embiid is still a fucking freight train.

@@jessediaz9724 i trust embiid but his pairing with simmons is the worst possible fit imaginable

haha, yep!

I hope he's a shot doctor

He’s one of those accounts that make the fake tweets in my league

@@mattmmixes i spotted him in mycareer the social media tab

Yep

Trade him for ben n watch him elevate the timberwolves. Minnesota pices is what Simmons needs but the 76ers to retarted to figure it out. An elite plsymaker like Dlo n 3point shooting center. If philly was to get sexton or mccullom for example they problems would be fixed. N FIRE DOC RIVERS

@@JustTweakin we would not give ant up. It’s Beasley or nothing

@@KrypTeK702 with Simmons I guarantee you guys make the playoffs next year. Ant man not doing that

Doc has been fortunate enough to be give great talent over his tenure.

Fuck Doc Rivers. Who is the guy who , consistently, year in and year out, gets bounced from the second round in embarrassing fashion? Doc Rivers. Dude is a clown at this point. He is a great regular season coach but I do think he inspires players enough to win a championship

bro you need new ears or something, that thing drills my brain, he needs to go back to the old one

@@cimi93x after watching the rest of the video, the music at the end isn't great, but I like the music when he analyses the jazz game, either way, trying something new is good

I’ll see what I can do but I think we’re all experiencing a little Simmons fatigue 😔