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    Ben Simmons is the most overrated player in the NBA.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rojo Rijo View Post
    Ben Simmons is the most overrated player in the NBA.
    He's an odd player, capable of being both good and bad at the same time. He's a playmaker who turns the ball over way too much. He's extremely efficient around the rim, but he's no better than the #3 option on offense. And he can't shoot. He's an excellent defender. He's kind of cut from the Draymond Green mold. Put a good team around him and he'll provide the glue. Yet he's not a star who can carry a team.
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    GSW are punting tonight. They aren't even going to try against Phoenix.
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    Secret basketball fact: you now have to have a neck tattoo to play center for the Celtics.

    Watched the Celtics-Raptors. Kyle Lowry looked great, and they really ought to be shopping him because he's a FA after this season and Toronto's not a threat to go far. Boston had one of those games where you can see where they should be really good, but they keep bumping their heads on an invisible ceiling.
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    The Wizards beat the Clippers to go 3-3 through their recent tricky stretch. They've got a relatively soft schedule. They might yet climb out of that hole they dug for themselves.
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    You seriously aren't sure what they were mad about? I mean I know you are a Philly fan, but come on now.

    There are always calls in every game and I'm not sure a few tough screens are what we are getting at here.

    There were 3 calls in regulation that directly led to Philly staying in the game that even allowed them a chance at OT, most importantly them completely blowing the O'Neale steal that would have led to a lay up for Mitchell to ice the game, and somehow still blowing it on replay. The offensive foul against Mitchell on Simmons in OT was completely ridiculous too, that should have been 2 shots for Utah to tie the game.

    I'm glad they got pissed. They are right, they don't get the calls that some of the super stars get in crunch time and it's time to start laying into the refs now so what happened last night doesn't happen in June.
    The out of bounds call you're talking about (O'Neale) was confirmed because the ball touched the official out of bounds before O'Neale did. That wasn't missed. I actually watched the Utah post-game feed and one of the Jazz announcers actually issued an apology to the officials due to them going all nutty over it during the game. I've never seen that before. The issue was that the officials didn't explain it when they upheld the call and the announcers lost their minds.

    The last two minutes report is in, BTW. You might want to take a look at it because there are non-calls- including critical ones- that went against BOTH teams. One of the more egregious was the non-call at @1:14 left in the fourth where Embiid was obviously fouled by Gobert while the Sixers were down by three. The offensive foul by Mitchell in OT was upheld by the league. There's an angle of it where Mitchell actually hooks Simmons around his leg. It's hard to see from the angle we get on TV, but the baseline official clearly identified it and you can see it if you look really closely as the two players turn.

    Three incorrect No-Calls benefitted the Jazz in the last two minutes of the 4th and OT. Two benefitted Philly. I guess three if we're going to call a missed kicked ball with no possession change a "benefit". The officiating was not good, for sure, and I felt like the fourth quarter, in particular, included a sequence of makeup calls. But Mitchell was over-the-top for no good reason. I understand that he was probably frustrated. He missed like 10 consecutive shots. But a tech (it could have been given to Gobert as well) at that point in the game was Draymond-level inexcusable, nevermind the rambling profanity-laced post-game tirade.

    Last night was not a good night for the Utah Jazz brand. I think tonight we saw a pretty interesting response from LeBron and Durant.
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    UTA can sulk on this...

    Mitchell and Gobert were the last two standing when LeBron and Durant made their picks. Gobert was last.

    https://www.nba.com/news/2021-all-star-draft
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    That seemed to be the real story of the game. Embiid overwhelmed Gobert on both ends of the court. Embiid has been a wrecking ball this season, though I've got Jokic ahead of him for MVP.
    I never know what to think about Jokic. He's a great passer and a solid shooter in a system that maximizes his talents. But he's also a doofus. I probably have to get past that. He is having his best season, so no reason he shouldn't be in the MVP conversation.

    And, surprisingly, it wasn't just Embiid last night, but also Dwight Howard. In their last matchup, the Sixers just went at Gobert sans Embiid and it worked well enough to compete. The did the same thing with Embiid and it worked even better. The Jazz need to be careful because the NBA- like any other sports league- is a league of copycats. If other teams figure out that the way to neutralize Gobert is to stop worrying about his tallness and to go right at him, that's a problem because teams have already figured out that Bogdanovic can't guard anyone.
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    Ben Simmons is the most overrated player in the NBA.
    Depends on how you rate him. He might be the best overall defensive player in the NBA. He doesn't take threes or really any shots outside the paint, yet his shooting efficiency replicates an effective three point shot. He assists on more three point shots than just about anyone. He does turn the ball over a bit too often, but his half-court aggression is directly tied to his free throw confidence and, as that's improving, we're seeing him get more aggressive. Only a couple other players- maybe- are as dangerous running downhill as Simmons.

    He's an All-Star, not an MVP. He's a potential DPotY candidate, not a first-team All-NBA guy.

    I think how he's rated and who he is are pretty much in sync.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteelSD View Post
    The out of bounds call you're talking about (O'Neale) was confirmed because the ball touched the official out of bounds before O'Neale did. That wasn't missed. I actually watched the Utah post-game feed and one of the Jazz announcers actually issued an apology to the officials due to them going all nutty over it during the game. I've never seen that before. The issue was that the officials didn't explain it when they upheld the call and the announcers lost their minds.

    The last two minutes report is in, BTW. You might want to take a look at it because there are non-calls- including critical ones- that went against BOTH teams. One of the more egregious was the non-call at @1:14 left in the fourth where Embiid was obviously fouled by Gobert while the Sixers were down by three. The offensive foul by Mitchell in OT was upheld by the league. There's an angle of it where Mitchell actually hooks Simmons around his leg. It's hard to see from the angle we get on TV, but the baseline official clearly identified it and you can see it if you look really closely as the two players turn.

    Three incorrect No-Calls benefitted the Jazz in the last two minutes of the 4th and OT. Two benefitted Philly. I guess three if we're going to call a missed kicked ball with no possession change a "benefit". The officiating was not good, for sure, and I felt like the fourth quarter, in particular, included a sequence of makeup calls. But Mitchell was over-the-top for no good reason. I understand that he was probably frustrated. He missed like 10 consecutive shots. But a tech (it could have been given to Gobert as well) at that point in the game was Draymond-level inexcusable, nevermind the rambling profanity-laced post-game tirade.

    Last night was not a good night for the Utah Jazz brand. I think tonight we saw a pretty interesting response from LeBron and Durant.
    Yeah I read it. There is no angle where that was a foul of Mitchell and I’ve yet to see an angle where the ball touched the ref, seemed like a massive CYA move on their part.

    The tech on Mitchell didn’t matter. Once they blew the call the game was over. I suppose there is a miracle sequence, but that was it. Who cares. He’s gonna get exactly what he wants out of it, which is less BS calls, this is how it works.

    As for the picks tonight...let’s just say I think lebron is going to regret it even if he thought he was being funny.
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    Best start POR has had since 2014-15.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteelSD View Post
    Depends on how you rate him. He might be the best overall defensive player in the NBA. He doesn't take threes or really any shots outside the paint, yet his shooting efficiency replicates an effective three point shot. He assists on more three point shots than just about anyone. He does turn the ball over a bit too often, but his half-court aggression is directly tied to his free throw confidence and, as that's improving, we're seeing him get more aggressive. Only a couple other players- maybe- are as dangerous running downhill as Simmons.

    He's an All-Star, not an MVP. He's a potential DPotY candidate, not a first-team All-NBA guy.

    I think how he's rated and who he is are pretty much in sync.
    This is awesome. I fully expected a much harsher response to the post, especially considering I just threw out a highly debatable opinion without any explanation. I appreciate your response, even more so coming from a Sixers fan.

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    How good is Jimmy Butler? Since he's back the Heat have gone 12-6 while he's gone 22.3/8.3/8.8.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    How good is Jimmy Butler? Since he's back the Heat have gone 12-6 while he's gone 22.3/8.3/8.8.
    If you were in a game-seven situation, Jimmy Butler would be a good man to have on your side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    How good is Jimmy Butler? Since he's back the Heat have gone 12-6 while he's gone 22.3/8.3/8.8.
    He's more underrated than Ben Simmons.
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