2024 NBA Season

[LogitechMouse]

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Simmons has the length and he is an elite defender but that can't cover his lack of shooting abilities, can't shoot free throws and him being scared to shoot.

He's afraid to shoot.
He's afraid to drive.
All that because he's afraid to miss from the FT line. He knew he would be fouled.

He doesn't want to be blamed again because of his poor FT shooting but it still backfired on him and the team.

I saw a funny meme earlier that Shaq had a higher FT% than Simmons hehehe.

He is the one that needs to blame with what happened to the Sixers this post-season.
He is the worst free throw shooter in the history of the NBA playoffs (all players who attempted at least 70 shots).

I want to blame Doc Rivers too because they know already from the start that Simmons is afraid to shoot and having a hard time shooting free throws and yet he still puts him in the court. For what?? For defensive purposes? He might be a good defender like I said but still, he can be a liability to his team because of his problems.

I just hope that the team where he will land in this offseason will be the one who can improve his shooting skills. I might be optimistic to this player and he might still redeem himself if he will be traded in another team and they can improve him too. Golden State might be one, Portland might too. Any other team might do as long as they can improve his shooting skills because he is the worst TBH.

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[rhomelmabini]

Tonight, we are going to see the second game of Suns - Clippers series. I was really delighted with the first game which Suns won 120-114. There was literally a some kind of fight between D. Booker and P. George. And D. Booker was the winner one. He had great stats like 40 pts, 13 reb, 11 ast. This was a really nice triple-double. I wonder whether Clippers will manage to answer and equalize the series.

I'm still rooting for Clippers here, they might gonna give us some huge surprise again. Who knows who might step up this time but I'm positive they may get this to win the series. Leonard wasn't yet playing but I guess reserves like Mann can handle it this time around, fingers cross.

[perfect999]

Good news for the clippers fans! Kawhi is not out indefinitely, dude had an ACL scare and that would have been even next year, look at Klay Thompson for a time line of how hard it is to recover from such injury, and Kawhi just had some stress on it and he will be fine. He is still out for game two and that is a shame but CP3 is out for Suns as well so that means it is a bit of equal for both teams, both teams lost their best players, and suns now rely on booker whereas clippers rely on PG13 which all is equal at this point.

When Kawhi comes back, if Clippers are still one game short that would mean Kawhi could actually make the team win this series, and that is only if he can come back healthy. Unfortunately when Kawhi plays PG13 doesn't really play this well, I do not know the reason but that is going to be a reality check when he finally comes back.

[Baofeng]

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Simmons has the length and he is an elite defender but that can't cover his lack of shooting abilities, can't shoot free throws and him being scared to shoot.

He's afraid to shoot.
He's afraid to drive.
All that because he's afraid to miss from the FT line. He knew he would be fouled.

He doesn't want to be blamed again because of his poor FT shooting but it still backfired on him and the team.

I saw a funny meme earlier that Shaq had a higher FT% than Simmons hehehe.

He is the one that needs to blame with what happened to the Sixers this post-season.
He is the worst free throw shooter in the history of the NBA playoffs (all players who attempted at least 70 shots).

I want to blame Doc Rivers too because they know already from the start that Simmons is afraid to shoot and having a hard time shooting free throws and yet he still puts him in the court. For what?? For defensive purposes? He might be a good defender like I said but still, he can be a liability to his team because of his problems.

I just hope that the team where he will land in this offseason will be the one who can improve his shooting skills. I might be optimistic to this player and he might still redeem himself if he will be traded in another team and they can improve him too. Golden State might be one, Portland might too. Any other team might do as long as they can improve his shooting skills because he is the worst TBH.

In defense of Coach River though, he definitely has to put Ben back he is the second best player in that Sixers team. And in previous interviews, he defended Simmons from the media, however, Ben has a mental break down in this series, lots of questions and we got the answer now, he can't carry a team, he has exposed in this series.

I saw the reply in which he has a chance to dunk the ball but opted to pass it. That was one example that he has no longer the confidence to shot the ball. You can see the Joel went after him and I'm sure he ask Ben why he passes the ball inside of dunking it. So now basketball media is after Simmons, even Joel goes on the interview, not specially giving names but you can see that he is referring to Simmons.

[Maslate]

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Simmons has the length and he is an elite defender but that can't cover his lack of shooting abilities, can't shoot free throws and him being scared to shoot.

He's afraid to shoot.
He's afraid to drive.
All that because he's afraid to miss from the FT line. He knew he would be fouled.

He doesn't want to be blamed again because of his poor FT shooting but it still backfired on him and the team.

I saw a funny meme earlier that Shaq had a higher FT% than Simmons hehehe.

He is the one that needs to blame with what happened to the Sixers this post-season.
He is the worst free throw shooter in the history of the NBA playoffs (all players who attempted at least 70 shots).

I want to blame Doc Rivers too because they know already from the start that Simmons is afraid to shoot and having a hard time shooting free throws and yet he still puts him in the court. For what?? For defensive purposes? He might be a good defender like I said but still, he can be a liability to his team because of his problems.

I just hope that the team where he will land in this offseason will be the one who can improve his shooting skills. I might be optimistic to this player and he might still redeem himself if he will be traded in another team and they can improve him too. Golden State might be one, Portland might too. Any other team might do as long as they can improve his shooting skills because he is the worst TBH.

In defense of Coach River though, he definitely has to put Ben back he is the second best player in that Sixers team. And in previous interviews, he defended Simmons from the media, however, Ben has a mental break down in this series, lots of questions and we got the answer now, he can't carry a team, he has exposed in this series.

I was the reply in which he has a chance to dunk the ball but opted to pass it. That was one example that he has no longer the confidence to shot the ball. You can see the Joel went after him and I'm sure he ask Ben why he passes the ball inside of dunking it. So now basketball media is after Simmons, even Joel goes on the interview, not specially giving names but you can see that he is referring to Simmons.

It's time to trade Simmons, they can get a good player/s in return that could shoot free throws and do the defense, maybe not as good with Simmons but they should get something that is reliable especially in playoffs time. I think Sixers could have won that series if Joel got some consistent help from his teammates.

[OgNasty]

That Simmons situation is a nightmare. What’s going on in Philly? First Fultz and now this? I think some changes are needed in the coaching staff over there that go far beyond the head coach.

Suns vs Clippers game 2 in a bit. I hope we get some sort of a timeline for Chris Paul’s return. I feel like Booker might not be able to carry them for 4 games alone and I’m still on the fence about if Ayton can keep up his amazing postseason play.

[ultrloa]

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Simmons has the length and he is an elite defender but that can't cover his lack of shooting abilities, can't shoot free throws and him being scared to shoot.

He's afraid to shoot.
He's afraid to drive.
All that because he's afraid to miss from the FT line. He knew he would be fouled.

He doesn't want to be blamed again because of his poor FT shooting but it still backfired on him and the team.

I saw a funny meme earlier that Shaq had a higher FT% than Simmons hehehe.

He is the one that needs to blame with what happened to the Sixers this post-season.
He is the worst free throw shooter in the history of the NBA playoffs (all players who attempted at least 70 shots).

I want to blame Doc Rivers too because they know already from the start that Simmons is afraid to shoot and having a hard time shooting free throws and yet he still puts him in the court. For what?? For defensive purposes? He might be a good defender like I said but still, he can be a liability to his team because of his problems.

I just hope that the team where he will land in this offseason will be the one who can improve his shooting skills. I might be optimistic to this player and he might still redeem himself if he will be traded in another team and they can improve him too. Golden State might be one, Portland might too. Any other team might do as long as they can improve his shooting skills because he is the worst TBH.

In defense of Coach River though, he definitely has to put Ben back he is the second best player in that Sixers team. And in previous interviews, he defended Simmons from the media, however, Ben has a mental break down in this series, lots of questions and we got the answer now, he can't carry a team, he has exposed in this series.

I was the reply in which he has a chance to dunk the ball but opted to pass it. That was one example that he has no longer the confidence to shot the ball. You can see the Joel went after him and I'm sure he ask Ben why he passes the ball inside of dunking it. So now basketball media is after Simmons, even Joel goes on the interview, not specially giving names but you can see that he is referring to Simmons.

It's time to trade Simmons, they can get a good player/s in return that could shoot free throws and do the defense, maybe not as good with Simmons but they should get something that is reliable especially in playoffs time. I think Sixers could have won that series if Joel got some consistent help from his teammates.

Right they have can get a better piece which can help their campaign, Simmons is not doing any good on their rotation so maybe its time to let him go and seek for better option. I know simmons is good but I think he's not enough to make Sixers became a champion. Maybe they should also sort this problem and find a better plays since this current rooster is pretty solid.

[dwyane36]

It's time to trade Simmons, they can get a good player/s in return that could shoot free throws and do the defense, maybe not as good with Simmons but they should get something that is reliable especially in playoffs time. I think Sixers could have won that series if Joel got some consistent help from his teammates.

Yeah, the Sixers definitely need to trade him, but there is a problem. Simmons signed a huge contract until the 24/25 season, and I doubt that other teams will agree to trade a couple of good players for him. By the way, it's funny that even Shaq had a free throw percentage better than Simmons.

[wheelz1200]

It's time to trade Simmons, they can get a good player/s in return that could shoot free throws and do the defense, maybe not as good with Simmons but they should get something that is reliable especially in playoffs time. I think Sixers could have won that series if Joel got some consistent help from his teammates.

Yeah, the Sixers definitely need to trade him, but there is a problem. Simmons signed a huge contract until the 24/25 season, and I doubt that other teams will agree to trade a couple of good players for him. By the way, it's funny that even Shaq had a free throw percentage better than Simmons.

They don't need to trade him.  He is a very good player who had a terrible series, period.  Points guard of his size don't grow out of trees.  Yeah he can't hit a 3 pointer but you don't need him to.  He can learn that aspect.  His basketball is and leadership at still a young age isn't teachable. 

[TravelMug]

It's time to trade Simmons, they can get a good player/s in return that could shoot free throws and do the defense, maybe not as good with Simmons but they should get something that is reliable especially in playoffs time. I think Sixers could have won that series if Joel got some consistent help from his teammates.

Yeah, the Sixers definitely need to trade him, but there is a problem. Simmons signed a huge contract until the 24/25 season, and I doubt that other teams will agree to trade a couple of good players for him. By the way, it's funny that even Shaq had a free throw percentage better than Simmons.

They don't need to trade him.  He is a very good player who had a terrible series, period.  Points guard of his size don't grow out of trees.  Yeah he can't hit a 3 pointer but you don't need him to.  He can learn that aspect.  His basketball is and leadership at still a young age isn't teachable. 

I think we can't blame people around Sixers organisation looking at Simmons poor performance in this series and thinking that it's better to trade him. There are even comparison with Lebron in the last 2 years, however, we saw the big difference, Simmons is not on his level, can't shoot a 3 even FT. He should have learn already specially on how they lost the series against Toronto. He should developed by now, but it seems more weaknesses has been seen on him. He can't simply carry a team or be a leader.

[danherbias07]

That Simmons situation is a nightmare. What’s going on in Philly? First Fultz and now this? I think some changes are needed in the coaching staff over there that go far beyond the head coach.

Suns vs Clippers game 2 in a bit. I hope we get some sort of a timeline for Chris Paul’s return. I feel like Booker might not be able to carry them for 4 games alone and I’m still on the fence about if Ayton can keep up his amazing postseason play.

It's almost like a curse. 

Regarding Suns versus Clippers, yes it's Ayton who is doing a neat job on the paint to let Suns be in the front this halftime.
12 points and 6 rebounds already. I am glad I put a bet on player props for him. It's a sure win since Zubac is not that good defending big men like him and Jokic.
This could go all the way up to maybe 30+ points and rebounds if the Clippers won't adjust preventing him from getting near the rim.
Clippers on the other hand is just tailing the Suns despite the bad shooting percentage especially with PG13. Patrick Beverley is a plague for Booker. 

[yazher]

Regarding Suns versus Clippers, yes it's Ayton who is doing a neat job on the paint to let Suns be in the front this halftime.
12 points and 6 rebounds already. I am glad I put a bet on player props for him. It's a sure win since Zubac is not that good defending big men like him and Jokic.
This could go all the way up to maybe 30+ points and rebounds if the Clippers won't adjust preventing him from getting near the rim.
Clippers on the other hand is just tailing the Suns despite the bad shooting percentage especially with PG13. Patrick Beverley is a plague for Booker. 

The Los Angeles Clippers are battling with the Phoenix Suns until this 3rd quarter not letting the scores go too far. the real battle will be in the 4th quarter where they will have a chance to push this game to OT again if they are persistent in battling throughout the 4th quarter. Western Conference finals are on another level this year, both teams are strong enough to keep up the phase with each other.

[akirasendo17]

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Simmons has the length and he is an elite defender but that can't cover his lack of shooting abilities, can't shoot free throws and him being scared to shoot.

He's afraid to shoot.
He's afraid to drive.
All that because he's afraid to miss from the FT line. He knew he would be fouled.

He doesn't want to be blamed again because of his poor FT shooting but it still backfired on him and the team.

I saw a funny meme earlier that Shaq had a higher FT% than Simmons hehehe.

He is the one that needs to blame with what happened to the Sixers this post-season.
He is the worst free throw shooter in the history of the NBA playoffs (all players who attempted at least 70 shots).

I want to blame Doc Rivers too because they know already from the start that Simmons is afraid to shoot and having a hard time shooting free throws and yet he still puts him in the court. For what?? For defensive purposes? He might be a good defender like I said but still, he can be a liability to his team because of his problems.

I just hope that the team where he will land in this offseason will be the one who can improve his shooting skills. I might be optimistic to this player and he might still redeem himself if he will be traded in another team and they can improve him too. Golden State might be one, Portland might too. Any other team might do as long as they can improve his shooting skills because he is the worst TBH.

Those two are responsible for the sixers second-round exit, as a coach you already know, that he is not performing well, why would you waste those precious minutes just to see him run around like a headless I don't know what to call him, and for Simmons, I think there is something wrong, he does not seem to be injured, he's not even in the mood to shot an open lay-up, I think they have to let him go, if he plays like that and says he got an off night or series, then pay a high school player to play, for sure that guy will outscore him with that kind of attitude.

[rhomelmabini]

Regarding Suns versus Clippers, yes it's Ayton who is doing a neat job on the paint to let Suns be in the front this halftime.
12 points and 6 rebounds already.

Well, the guy just did an amazing job again closing that game with that jam to give them the lead. Okay, I guess they're that good on offense but good thing Clippers still shows they can do to close the gaps. Ayton was just consistent throughout the whole game and Zubac can't guard him to be honest.

Game 3 at downtown LA, I don't know if this was the case but at first they just get beaten but wins throughout the series, there's that theories circling around but doubt if it was really the case. This Suns's team was just good IMO but will probably watch the whole series and if Suns win, I'm rooting for them.

[Jating]

Regarding Suns versus Clippers, yes it's Ayton who is doing a neat job on the paint to let Suns be in the front this halftime.
12 points and 6 rebounds already.

Well, the guy just did an amazing job again closing that game with that jam to give them the lead. Okay, I guess they're that good on offense but good thing Clippers still shows they can do to close the gaps. Ayton was just consistent throughout the whole game and Zubac can't guard him to be honest.

Game 3 at downtown LA, I don't know if this was the case but at first they just get beaten but wins throughout the series, there's that theories circling around but doubt if it was really the case. This Suns's team was just good IMO but will probably watch the whole series and if Suns win, I'm rooting for them.

Yes, Ayton did the most damage in today's game, Zubac is no match, I will say that Ayton is the most agile of the two even though it seems that Ayton is slow but it's deceiving.

The the winning streak for the Phoenix Suns continues, it's hard to bet against them if they have players stepping up every game. So without CP3, they are capable of a sweep, just saying.

If Clippers can't respond back next game, it might be over 4-0. But we have seen Clippers bouncing back from 0-2 and win the series, so let's see how they are going to fight back against the streaking Phoenix Suns.

[danherbias07]

^He did really the most damage and then the game winner. I was so happy he didn't let me down putting bets for him.
Zubac is a mismatch for his skills. Just when he stretch those arms, no one can reach it.  
Credits to Booker for the great screen and Coach Monty for the great drawing.


2-0 for the Suns but this doesn't mean they should be confident as Clippers had history going back from a 2-0 lead. Playing the same kind of intensity even in a road game will be the key to winning the WCF champ.
I like how Cameron Payne stepped up his game when he realized Booker was having a hard time taking his shots against Beverley.
No doubt they are a team with a strong chemistry.

[Yaunfitda]

^^ Yes, Booker was having a hard time because of the physically that Beverly is doing on him. Heck that one head butt is really bad, really depends on how you look at it, if intentional or not. Coach Monty in this 2 games against the Clippers have perfectly drawn plays that made them win and escape against the Clippers. Now it will be in LA, wherein the fans are also tremendous, loud and noisy. Let's see if Phoenix can focus and take a commanding 3-0.

[btc_angela]

^^ Yes, Booker was having a hard time because of the physically that Beverly is doing on him. Heck that one head butt is really bad, really depends on how you look at it, if intentional or not. Coach Monty in this 2 games against the Clippers have perfectly drawn plays that made them win and escape against the Clippers. Now it will be in LA, wherein the fans are also tremendous, loud and noisy. Let's see if Phoenix can focus and take a commanding 3-0.

I think the Clippers will do everything in game 3 at their home court and win because it is very important for them not to get into a worst situation of trailing 0-3. They can still win this series in my opinion, those 2 games that they have lost was very close, it not for mental lapses, they could have steal at least a game in Phoenix home court. In this game, they try to go small like they did on the Utah series, but Ayton was smart enough, and he got a lot of good looks and easy shots. I agree that Zubac is no match for him, they have to do a better defence next game.

[Ziskinberg]

^^ Yes, Booker was having a hard time because of the physically that Beverly is doing on him. Heck that one head butt is really bad, really depends on how you look at it, if intentional or not. Coach Monty in this 2 games against the Clippers have perfectly drawn plays that made them win and escape against the Clippers. Now it will be in LA, wherein the fans are also tremendous, loud and noisy. Let's see if Phoenix can focus and take a commanding 3-0.

I think the Clippers will do everything in game 3 at their home court and win because it is very important for them not to get into a worst situation of trailing 0-3. They can still win this series in my opinion, those 2 games that they have lost was very close, it not for mental lapses, they could have steal at least a game in Phoenix home court. In this game, they try to go small like they did on the Utah series, but Ayton was smart enough, and he got a lot of good looks and easy shots. I agree that Zubac is no match for him, they have to do a better defence next game.

Actually, the Clippers have a chance to steal one game on the road, PG just messed everything up, so they really need to win the game 3. I'm gonna bet on them because that's their only big chance to win, otherwise, the series will be over. The odds now is good, you can take the Clippers ML at -110.

[LogitechMouse]

^^ Yes, Booker was having a hard time because of the physically that Beverly is doing on him. Heck that one head butt is really bad, really depends on how you look at it, if intentional or not. Coach Monty in this 2 games against the Clippers have perfectly drawn plays that made them win and escape against the Clippers. Now it will be in LA, wherein the fans are also tremendous, loud and noisy. Let's see if Phoenix can focus and take a commanding 3-0.

I think the Clippers will do everything in game 3 at their home court and win because it is very important for them not to get into a worst situation of trailing 0-3. They can still win this series in my opinion, those 2 games that they have lost was very close, it not for mental lapses, they could have steal at least a game in Phoenix home court. In this game, they try to go small like they did on the Utah series, but Ayton was smart enough, and he got a lot of good looks and easy shots. I agree that Zubac is no match for him, they have to do a better defence next game.

Its a must win for them and if they will lose on that Game 3 then the series will be over in most probably 4 or 5 games.
Lets also take note that the Clippers are down 0-2 in their last 2 match up against the Dallas and against the Jazz. Lets not forget that they have players that can explode any game like what Mann did in Game 6 that secured them to go to the WCF in first time. Add also the possible one of the best coach TY Lue who coached the Cavaliers where they are down 1-3 and still won the NBA finals (First in NBA history).

I still can't forget why in the hell PG13 managed to miss those 2 crucial free throws in the final seconds of the game. He is shooting around 80% in the Free Throw and he missed both of them :X. I mean like... Ohh shit he's got pressured by the intensity of the Suns crowd.

Suns are currently in a 9 game win streak. Lets see if the Clippers will break this in Game 3.