May pinagtataka ako, Shaq: no jump shot, lacks three point shot, poor free throw shooter = not bashed. Ben Simmons: also no jump shot, also lacks three point shot, also poor free throw shooter = bashed. Bakit kaya?
Shaq was maligned for his free throw shooting woes as well especially when teams started the Hack-a-Shaq strategy. Di lang siya masyado napuna sa lack of shooting niya because he was a center, and at that time, centers were expected to stay in the paint and impose their will there. Tapos di lang siya basta ordinary center, he was very dominant down low, at kahit limited range niya at poor siya sa free throws, superstar numbers pa rin binibigay niya every game, at nagawa din niyang mapa-champion teams niya.
Ben Simmons, on the other, hand is a point guard, and in today's games, whether you're a 1 or a 2, expected na meron kang range and shooting talaga. Kahit mga centers and power forwards nakakatira na rin sa labas, di ba?
Aside from that, he hasn't really helped his teams find success especially in the playoffs. Siguro kahit paano naging malaking bahagi din siya ng playoffs run ng Sixers noon, pero ever since he returned from injury, parang hinahanap-hanap pa niya yung old form niya, at ang identity niya sa Brooklyn. Saka malaki kasi expectations sa kanya pero yung potential niya di pa na unlock masyado.
Ben Simmons, on the other, hand is a point guard, and in today's games, whether you're a 1 or a 2, expected na meron kang range and shooting talaga. Kahit mga centers and power forwards nakakatira na rin sa labas, di ba?
Aside from that, he hasn't really helped his teams find success especially in the playoffs. Siguro kahit paano naging malaking bahagi din siya ng playoffs run ng Sixers noon, pero ever since he returned from injury, parang hinahanap-hanap pa niya yung old form niya, at ang identity niya sa Brooklyn. Saka malaki kasi expectations sa kanya pero yung potential niya di pa na unlock masyado.
