10 feet from the basket? This is what you argue?? He takes advantage of a rare mis match and scores from within 10 feet, and this is what you have??? Allow me to drop knowledge on you again. Have you watched basketball? The perimeter game is a must for a point guard in the NBA today. I'm not even saying Simmons is a bad player, but you are so tunnel vision in your way of thinking there is no reasoning with you. I will be the first to admit that Simmons is going to be a great player. But he is 2 years away from being 2 years away. That's not a bad thing, it just is where he is at. If he is going to help his team he needs to develop and he will. That goes for any player that has been in the league for less than 5 years.
I know you are going to say that he passes well and rebounds well. I will say this. He has great court vision. That court vision will be valuable when he can drain a perimeter shot because the defense will be forced to guard him. That will enable him to use his speed, length and passing ability, or shooting ability (from within 10 feet) to maximize the situation.
His rebounding- Have you noticed an increase in triple doubles over the last 3 years. And when I say an increase I mean upwards of 110-180% increase. That's not saying that it's bad, but it lays out math that has to be accounted for. A triple double today is not special unless it contributes to team efficiency. Guards can get more rebounds now, because the game has changed. Its become a game of possessions and 3 point shots. More possessions= faster pace + more 3's attempted, made x missed = longer rebounds = opportunity for a rebound for a point guard.
There is no denying a few things that you are denying and even though its not a negative you get so defensive it becomes easy for someone like me with deep knowledge of the game to rip you apart limb by limb. And that is, Simmons is a liability on offense when the game is close and within grasping. He is even more of a liability in big games, like the playoffs. He is at this point incapable of making an NBA 3 pointer. He is a point guard even at 6"10 he is a point guard and you have to make 3's as a point guard whether you are pass-first or not. He also has to increase his free throw average by at least 27% to be effective. Right now the defense can foul Simmons and not worry about the points because it will increase their possessions. You can call this "my own opinion" but it's facts.
