On NBA Today, Marc J. Spears and Ramona Shelburne join to react to Mikal Bridges’ statement on Ben Simmons and give their predictions on what to expect from him this season.
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48 Comments
Ben Simmons got that Malika team chemistry.
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Hopeful that Ben simmons can go crazy this season 🙏
Ramona trades Klutch access for slurping up Ben.
Am not falling for this again, same thing he said on the jj podcast
If he is still mentally cooked upstairs it won't matter what kind of physical shape he is in lol
he has potential to have a career high season this year if he makes more than 5 three pointers..
This guy is literally a fraud robbing the team's money for doing nothing.
There’s significant progress in terms of throwing out videos of him knocking down jump shots every summer.. good job Ben, we’re proud of you having some real expectations
I think Ben playing for a bad Nets team can only do good for him. They have no goal, no stars, no pressure. Knicks are good again so the Nets are second in NY. Ben could get better if he still has anything in the tank
Gotta see it to believe it at this point
oh god 🙄 i hear this already 😂 🤦♂️
I know people clown him and he deserves it, personally I don't think he loves the game. I think he's in it for the bag and the fame or he at least got carried away with it but I'm open to be proven wrong and if he really is attempting to improve his game make a come back than I'm rooting for the guy.
Ben Simmons has been a lame, soft azz dude for the longest!! He's the richest cheerleader in the NBA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hearing Marc Spears say "This is Bridges team" is really odd, just last year he was a corner boy now he's a franchise player..lol. Mikal has been great but it's still crazy how quickly things can change in the NBA.
I want Ben to prove me wrong but I have to see it to believe. Its great he's getting support from his teammates because Shelburne hit it on the head even tho KD & Kyrie didn't express it publicly they were frustrated with Simmons and that's Kyrie's fault, Simmons wouldn't be here if he wasn't a selfish teammate but that's for another day.
Great Job on Mikal for embracing the role and being a vocal leader.
Ben better produce or go to China.
Ben will get triple singles this season. 6 rebounds, with 6 fouls and 6 turnovers.
Sure, he may be healthy enough to play. Which means that he is also healthy enough to cash those crazy game checks.
That's all that really matters to Ben…
Yeah, back is so good that he dodged playing for his country again. What a load of sh*t.
I'm never crying when I'm playing basketball for my job, but hey that's just me and Ben Simmons made my name look bad lol 😭😭
I don’t think he doesnt love the game, but he just lost all his confidence, and doesnt want to put the work in to fix.
women sportscasters suck.
This spells trouble 4 the rest of the league, Ben Simmons is going 2 make a huge comeback and Win multiple NBA Championship, watch out Nba,Ben Simmons is back.
I can believe he'll return to sixers form, but people forget that was disappointing. The rookie year was ok but based on the assumption there'd be big improvements in the following years, there wasn't, and then there was a fall, and now people are acting like returning to rookie form would be awesome. No, awesome will be elevating to 25, 8 and 8 or better. Staying at rookie level would be a disappointment. For me the bar doesnt lower just because he was more disappointing than we ever imagined.
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It's great that he's healthy, but until he proves that he can perform at a respectable level given his contract, it does not matter.
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Yea sure bro….
Ben is still the man in the NBA.
Ben being healthy makes Wemby shaking
Who are these commentators bring back jaylen
One more thing.. after watching Ben Simmons I’ve learned to appreciate Kwame Brown. Both hated their jobs but one was just a professional and showed up to work while the other acts like an entitled diva.
Is his mind healthy? His mental has been his biggest issue, not his body.
For what it's worth, as an Australian fan, I hope he's able to have a redemption arc, but I'm not counting on it.
ben simons is sh.t show …u actually belive anything what comes out of his mouth only dirt lie stupidtiy -..this guy lives in alternative reality …aint not good enough for nba —should try g league or pension time he ripped off already enough millions….
Got my doubts but im rooting for him
If the Philadelphia Simmons turns up it will be his team.
Playing for his country would be the best thing he could ro
Needs to be available and play this season, for his mental health as if he doesn't it will follow him everywhere he goes and whatever he does next. Work on your free throws and get to the basket like Russell Westbrook and you'll be fine, doesn't have to even shoot from the 3 point line. But has to get on the court, he's a basketball player and, last I checked, he said college was a waste of his time so if he won't play basketball what else is he going to do?
Money in the bank or not he is too young to be retired. Financially he was correct in going to the NBA after few months at LSU but it looks as though he needed few years there to mature and work on his game.
dont be jelaous about my man pg13 you freak malika. leave there soon.
Which means absolutely jack sh!t 🤣
He is physically healthy, but is he mentally healthy? The benchmark for players who does not have a half reliable jump shot or free throw is high, like they are expected to dunk and be absolutely devastating near the rim, is he that Ben?
At this point in my life, just be real. He has the money already. With back surgery, maybe we won't see the ben of old. But that doesn't mean we can have a new ben; he has to put in the work and want to be great. The idea that in this era you dont have to have a jump shot is ludicrous. Even the idea of a player not improving season to season adding new skills to your bag speaks to a larger topic for another day.
Yeh sure sure..🤣🤣🤣🤣
FAKING HIS WORKOUTS WITH OIL ON HIS ARMS TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HIS SWEATING.
Hel be under the basket and pass it back out the 3point line. 🤣🤣
I remember when casuals used to tell me that Ben is better than kyrie smh 🤦🏿♂️
We getting tricked by Ben again?
I will believe it when I see it.
He’s not just bad, he’s awful. He’s weak, lame and we’ve not seen anything other than last guy on the bench play, for the last 3 years.
lol keep dreamin. that guy is a wuss