He would take the Sully's spot and I doubt we would miss him.
Ingram starts on the bench here. Crowder is a top 15 SF. Tough to unseat. Ingram would start on most other lottery pick teams.
I doubt Ingram would not start. He has twice the talent of Crowder and shoot. We lack offense. Crowder would be dealt for another asset if we got Ingram. Crowder plays hard and we all love him but he is an effort guy. On quite a few teams he would be off the bench, he might start a few games but Ingram would quickly take his spot. Ingram needs strength but we need scoring pop badly. Crowder would be better on D, for certain, but shooting wise he is not even remotely close. I think we would deal JC to make room for him.
Compare these college highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFo78Vo51qY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVlUSyHoojU
Not even close in terms of talent.
That's crazy talk, Crowder is not getting dealt to make way for any rookie. When Ingram has proved he is capable of being the starter then maybe. It's very rare for a serious playoff team to slot even a top rookie into the starting role. Ingram's body likely means he comes off the bench in the first year
Simmons starts from day one. NBA ready body and a unique skill set that makes him a mismatch at the PF spot
We all like to believe Simmons will start. But this is CBS not Brett Brown
I don't think he does. Not right away
Interesting point, but there is precedent for Stevens starting rookies. Smart started during stretches in his rookie year, and Simmons will probably be a better prospect his first year than smart was during his.
This coupled with the fact that we are kind of weak at the pf spot, and Simmons can bring us the rebounding versatility of a sully, with the passing ability of nobody on our roster.
Your cover pic is not working - fyi
Smart was everywhere that 1st year. Nothing solid
Even though Simmons is a top talent, can he understand the nuisances of CBS system so quickly? It is an advanced system where go with X if not Y or while in X adjust to Z depending etc.
this is not "freewheeling" type of system. Except in situations you are struggling like crap and its like give it to IT and get out of the way. But this only happens after IT also "perfects" the understanding of the system
If you see CBS he doesn't really get upset when "properly" executed shots taken/are missed. BUT if you miss a rotation, in the wrong place, don't box out, miss one "tiny" step, it shows 100 x magnified in his facial reaction even if he doesn't "spazz"
TBH this is where the problem comes in with Simmons. He is a world talent but his emotions wavered during quarter to quarter , game to game. Especially during crucial moments. And him skipping class (for whatever the case) is not a good sign he is going to break through the wall to "perfect" to understand plays/system. I don't know I could be jumping the gun a little here
for these reasons, I much prefer the Celts grab Ingram
Very valid points, but I've never understood the connection between skipping classes and not being able to study basketball. He obviously loves basketball.
Our nba society makes him either a.) Go to college for a 1 and done, or b) go overseas and watch your draft stock slip.
He did the "mature thing" and went to college which is an archaic system anyway. Of course he stopped going to school once his season was over. Contrary to what we want to believe, these aren't student athletes. They are professional athletes forced to make money for big education.
In my opinion it shows a clear focus and ability to prioritize his future and the sport he loves, over showing up and taking American history 102, buried cities and lost tribes, and basket weaving 117.
I get that, and hope thats what it is
However not to be too negative, learning plays , system, scouting other teams etc. requires you to be a "pro"
not just give the ball to me and get out of the way. Eventually in parts of games it becomes like that. But not majority of the time it's not like that.
Simmons is going to have to "study" basketball like he has not before or maybe wanted to.
This is why I'm sort of connecting "finishing" classes/be a good student with learning plays at the pro level.
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