Look, we have no idea what will happen between now and September when the NBA season starts for the 76ers.
But Ben Simmons probably won’t be on the roster. He just had a disaster of a series against the Hawks where he was an absolute no-show for the 76ers on the offensive end. Just straight up not good. He didn’t exactly get a ringing endorsement from Joel Embiid and Doc Rivers, either.
And they were absolutely in the right not to do so. His play was indefensible. He legitimately cost them the series with his lack of aggression offensively. And this is coming from me, a staunch Ben Simmons supporter.
But this stat. Y’all…this one. It’s bad. Even I can’t defend this. It shows us exactly how bad Simmons was offensively in this series.
Alright, follow me real quick. Udonis Haslem played 3 minutes for the Miami Heat this season. He took two shots, total, in those 3 minutes. That’s one more shot than Simmons took through six straight fourth quarters against the Hawks.
Udonis Haslem took more shots in the only quarter he played this season (2 shots in 3 mins) than Ben Simmons did the last 6 4th quarters (1 shot in 44 mins).
(Submitted by @Ajaypal) pic.twitter.com/Ih1Rn2an4e
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 21, 2021
That. Is. Not. Good. Mind you, Haslem was actually ejected in the only game he made an appearance in this season.
Funnily enough, it came against the 76ers and he got into it with Dwight Howard.
tremendous stuff here. 40-year-old Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem makes his season debut only to get ejected, after 2 minutes of play, for altercation with Dwight Howard. pic.twitter.com/vXLGS3IO5y
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 14, 2021
Sheesh, man. Ben has got to be better.
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