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The claim came via former Sixers player World B. Free and WIP-FM beat reporter Jon Johnson. Free mentioned it during the 76ers broadcast of a game against Cleveland last week.“It seems like Ben Simmons grew about another two inches since he’s been here,” Free said.“I told him that the other day, I said, ‘Ben, you look like you’ve grown another two inches since you’ve been here’.“His arms are long, he’s lean, he’s in shape. When I watched him in practice — just in practice — he’s like a baby Magic Johnson. He’s practiced with LeBron — he worked out with LeBron — so LeBron’s probably going to beat him up and make him strong.”Johnson apparently followed up the claim with Simmons himself and predicted he could be above the mark for rookie season Take 2.
Quote from: slightly biased bias fan on April 08, 2017, 03:29:00 PMThe claim came via former Sixers player World B. Free and WIP-FM beat reporter Jon Johnson. Free mentioned it during the 76ers broadcast of a game against Cleveland last week.“It seems like Ben Simmons grew about another two inches since he’s been here,” Free said.“I told him that the other day, I said, ‘Ben, you look like you’ve grown another two inches since you’ve been here’.“His arms are long, he’s lean, he’s in shape. When I watched him in practice — just in practice — he’s like a baby Magic Johnson. He’s practiced with LeBron — he worked out with LeBron — so LeBron’s probably going to beat him up and make him strong.”Johnson apparently followed up the claim with Simmons himself and predicted he could be above the mark for rookie season Take 2.Okay...I think we see the umm, "Connection" as to why he's grown physically.
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Quote from: A Future of Stevens on April 09, 2017, 12:40:06 PMQuote from: hpantazo on April 09, 2017, 12:38:56 PMQuote from: A Future of Stevens on April 09, 2017, 12:12:31 PMWhy cant the reports ever be "um yea, Jaylen is 7'4 now."Maybe because he's actually on the court and people can see him, unlike Simmons and before that Embiid.Well technically growth is independent of activity, so are you saying the philly reporters are full of it? They gotta say something to keep the Philly fans interested!
Quote from: hpantazo on April 09, 2017, 12:38:56 PMQuote from: A Future of Stevens on April 09, 2017, 12:12:31 PMWhy cant the reports ever be "um yea, Jaylen is 7'4 now."Maybe because he's actually on the court and people can see him, unlike Simmons and before that Embiid.Well technically growth is independent of activity, so are you saying the philly reporters are full of it?
Quote from: A Future of Stevens on April 09, 2017, 12:12:31 PMWhy cant the reports ever be "um yea, Jaylen is 7'4 now."Maybe because he's actually on the court and people can see him, unlike Simmons and before that Embiid.
Why cant the reports ever be "um yea, Jaylen is 7'4 now."
We may need Drummond then.
Too often, we judge other groups by their worst examples while judging ourselves by our best intentions.
Im honestly not even sure if this is good for Philly. They need him to be able to defend smaller players. A growth spurt could easily knock a little off that lateral quickness.
Quote from: SuddenFame on April 09, 2017, 10:38:11 AMSimmons has more upside than anyone in this upcoming draft, imo. I agree with Bill Simmons when he claims the three biggest NBA draft prospects of the last 15 years were: LBJ, Durant & SimmonsI would agree with Bill if Simmons was able to shoot at all. But he literally can only dunk, lay it up or pass. Granted if he is actually a 7'0 PF then it doesnt matter and he can come along slowly in regards to shooting. Id still trade our pick this year for him. Id give them the 2018 Nets, Bradley and another 1st for him if im being honest. But philly hangs up the phone.
Simmons has more upside than anyone in this upcoming draft, imo. I agree with Bill Simmons when he claims the three biggest NBA draft prospects of the last 15 years were: LBJ, Durant & Simmons