Ben Simmons makes Brooklyn Nets debut against the 76ers in first preseason game
Ben Simmons took the court for the first time as a Brooklyn Net, joining Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as the big three. There was definitely some rust to start things off which was to be expected considering Simmons hadn’t played in more than a year and these were the first live minutes for this group. The Nets ended up losing and Philadelphia was playing without Joel Embiid and James Harden. But there were tons of positives to take away from this game, and glimmers of the upside Brooklyn has with this core of players. The Locked on Nets guys break down the Simmons debut and how things looked for the Nets.
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23 Comments
I could not watch the game?! Help me out!
How did joe did joe play?
I was happy with Ben. Can tell he’s rusty, though I think he’s going to be great with a few more games under his belt
Joe harris terrible
Joe harris making 20 million what a robbery just to space the floor
They little they going to get killed inside and they can’t guard the perimeter
They are not a good team they can’t guard the perimeter , can’t rebound , going to get killed in the paint
You guys continue to be delusional they are a bad team
Joe harris trash what’s wrong with y’all
They needed Seth Curry.
Too many old shorties….FOUR short guys on a 13 man roster is not gonna work…Kyrie, Cam, Seth AND Patti? Somebody got to go. Probalby from the 2nd two.
3 point defense is terrible. We need a center too.
Royce needs to start and gotta trade for either Turner or Bamba
Kevin Durant's defense is horrible coming from a Nets fan
The 76ers played good in spite of missing Embiid, Harden, PJ Tucker, and House. I've always feel like the Nets are an injured player, or two, away from a collapse. That opinion isn't "dragging" the franchise neither is it "tongue in cheek" but that depend on your point of view. lol lol
Watanabe looked great, he need to play more
Needs legit center
Ben looked good in transition. Not much of an advantage-creator in the halfcourt. Was good defensively. KD and Kyrie are obviously superior playmakers/scorers in the halfcourt. I hope long-term we'll see ben utilized as a screener/cutter and ballhandler in transition. Ben handling the ball more than KD/Irving just won't generate the same quality of half-court offense. The DHO game with Ben+Joe/Seth/Kyrie should be nice though.
Please man preseason is soft hoops no one is trying to get hurt just catch a rhythm and work on sets shit like that so no players aren’t going regular season hard
Brooklyn gone get tired of playing 4 against 5 on offense, ben a minus player on offense.
If Claxton went down with a injury we’d be panicking and scrambling to find a big to replace him. If it’s that thin at the spot than why not get another big now instead of later?
I really like his post game presser. I have never seen him be so accountable and honest.
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