Brian Goorjian discusses how eager he’s always been for Ben Simmons to play for the Boomers, why the relationship between the Nets guards and the national team may have hit a rocky patch early, and the mutual benefits for Australia and Simmons if he chooses to make himself available down the road.
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13 Comments
We dont need him !! Wake tf up ! We have Giddey and Matisse is just as good on defense .
We do need him because we want our best players on the team but he needs to fit in and I’m sure he will when the time is right.
We may not need him right now but it would be bloody fantastic if he was with us.
I dunno. I think he's too soft. The last few years have showed a side I don't think we knew about.
We don't necessarily NEED him, but we sure could USE him.
playing for the boomers could help Ben just as much as he would help the boomers.
forget about the money and the fame and the critics around the NBA for a minute and get back to playing for the love of the game with your countrymen has always been the hope
The guy if healthy and fully strong mentally in every way is a former NBA ALL STAR. No Aussie has even come close to that in history! Yes ,high chance he doesn't get back to that, but bloody hell we're stupid if we don't wish for that to come back, let alone play for our country.
Love to see him play, Brian would be a great help as coach.
Offensive liability, bring back the hack a Simmons technique and watch him crumble.
of course we could use ben. he would be a tremendous addition to the team, especially if he regains his form. but if his heart is not in it then we should not have to chase him. he needs to want to be a part of this. if he never plays for the boomers again thats fine, the team is doing fantastic even without him – we've got our best squad ever and more and more coming through, but would he make us even better? OF COURSE!
Patty Mills couldn't convince him to play with us after spending an NBA season together… End of story. NEXT!!!
Goorj is a good guy. I would expect he would like if Simmons' talent was there, but I expect he's being too polite and realizes that Ben is mentally fragile and not to be relied upon. Ben will never have a significant role for this reason, so Ben will choose to never play for the Boomers again.
Let's focus on players who have mental strength and resilience and pride to play for their country. Someone like Matisse is 10 times more a true Boomer than Simmons will ever be.
Ben has a mental resilience deficiency. His game is good (except 3pt shooting) but upstairs is a mess. Australian team has a lot of good players, he could contribute but maybe limited minutes because he hasn't been training with their team. Team is more than 1person.