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Ben's take on ROY

Bulletproof said:
This idea that being snubbed fires players up is based on what? Has Donovan said anything to substantiate that idea?

Rooting for your player to get snubbed to fire them up is kind of silly imo.
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It is more about being content... my guess is he works his *** off either way but with success can sometimes come complacency.
 
JazzyFresh said:
If Mitchell played for Philly would they still be #3?

If Simmons played for Utah would they still be #4?
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Utah would not be #4 with Simmons. He can't carry the offensive load that was needed of Mitchell and can't space the court. I don't see him being a good fit with Rubio either. Simmons can't play off the ball well. He also can't carry a team in the 4th.

As far as Philly good I'm not as sure they would be quite as good either. Philly has two good scorers and that would make Mitchell 3rd option on offense or even 4th like Simmons is a lot of the time. Mitchell also has struggled being the primary ball handler and can't distribute quite as well as Simmons.

So I think both teams would be worse but it would be a bigger drop off for the Jazz than the 76ers. Jazz might not even be in the playoffs with Simmons. 76ers probably drop a couple spots in the East.
 
So Simmons is going to get it, and he deserves it at least as much as Donovan Mitchell. It will come to him for being a second-season player and talking about it non-stop.

Seems Mitchell doesn't give a F about it, sincerely. Simmons will have felt the need to campaign for an individual award and that will be his prize.
 
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Ron Mexico said:
Utah would not be #4 with Simmons. He can't carry the offensive load that was needed of Mitchell and can't space the court. I don't see him being a good fit with Rubio either. Simmons can't play off the ball well. He also can't carry a team in the 4th.

As far as Philly good I'm not as sure they would be quite as good either. Philly has two good scorers and that would make Mitchell 3rd option on offense or even 4th like Simmons is a lot of the time. Mitchell also has struggled being the primary ball handler and can't distribute quite as well as Simmons.

So I think both teams would be worse but it would be a bigger drop off for the Jazz than the 76ers. Jazz might not even be in the playoffs with Simmons. 76ers probably drop a couple spots in the East.
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Doubt we trade for Rubio if we had Simmons.

It's an unfair question because our team construct would have been different.

Mitchell is a very good player, and an exceptional rookie. Ben Simmons is still better at this point. Both are great young players.
 
JustTheTip said:
Doubt we trade for Rubio if we had Simmons.

It's an unfair question because our team construct would have been different.

Mitchell is a very good player, and an exceptional rookie. Ben Simmons is still better at this point. Both are great young players.
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Probably. But that's not what the award is for.
 
Somebody explain the Simmons Aussie thing to me... I know he was born in Australia, but he went to high school in America and doesn't have an accent. Is this like Shawn Bradley being German?
 
tonstermits said:
Confidence or arrogance?

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Who cares what Ben Simmons thinks?

Most professional athletes are somewhere between supremely confident (bordering on arrogant) and complete ******* douche bags.

What I want to know, is who does Joe Ingles have as his ROY?

He has ties to both. Plus, his opinion means more than all the talking heads put together.
 
infection said:
Somebody explain the Simmons Aussie thing to me... I know he was born in Australia, but he went to high school in America and doesn't have an accent. Is this like Shawn Bradley being German?
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He was like 12-13 when he moved over. He seems to love him some Aussie culture. Big AFL (Australian rules) fan etc. His mum is 100% Aussie and his Dad worked professionally here before staying on with his family.

Pretty sure he is a gunho Aussie.
 
If you listen to Simmons, you definitely can hear parts where his Aussie accent is still there. I bet if he lived in Australia for a month, it would polish itself out.
 
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