For all of the suckers continuing to listen to these old heads hollering that Ben Simmons needs to get a jump shot from Walmart or over at old school Montgomery Ward. He’s doing just fine without one. The Philadelphia 76ers have offered him a 5-year $170 million contract extension without a jumper in his bag. Take that and shove it.
He’s a 6’10” point guard that can get to the rack whenever he wants to because he’s a freakin’ mismatch with any other point guard in the league. He averaged 17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists per game last season without a jumper and he’s about to get paid. He’s doing just fine playa!!!
Shaq won four championships and went down as one of the greatest centers if not one of the top two or three to EVER lace them up and he couldn’t shoot a free throw to save his life. Oh yeah and he made a fortune in the process. Now I’m not saying that Ben will become one of the greatest players ever play but he’s getting great player bread in the process.
Let’s keep it real or all the way 100, whichever comes 1st! The name of the game is to get paid. That’s why they call it PROFESSIONAL basketball. He’s at the top of the pay grade in his profession and duns sitting around that won’t sniff that type of bread are telling him what he NEEDS to do. Stop it.
If Simmons is at the top of the pay grade why on earth would he change his game? He can’t make any additional bread and he’s extremely effective doing what he’s already doing. Why does he NEED a jumper if he can get to the rack at will and he’s 6’10”? I’m listenin’!!! Not everybody wants to be the greatest player they can be. Some cats are just cool getting paid. He may be one of them. If that’s the case I’m cool with it if he’s cool with it.
Let me tell you what an old timer once told me. “You are ALWAYS worth what someone is willing to pay you.” Stop me when I start lyin’!
