It’s A Splash Bros Reunion! Are You Kuminga To The Poole Party? Warriors 2022 Season Thread

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I don't agree. Iggy make sure he doesn't stray away from the pressure when the ball on his hands. Iggy doesn't exclude himself from the offense when he get send to the free throw line like the way Ben has done in his last playoffs appearance. Ben hasn't shown his capable of being an essential piece in a playoffs run. We have see him shrunk too many times when the pressure is on. He form into a mental midget when the defense sag off him.
Iggy has had his fair share of playoff blunders throughout his time in GS, you just don't notice them to the same degree because Steph, Klay and Draymond have been present to balance it out. Steph is always going to be the guy who has the ball in his hands down the stretch, when the pressure is on. Ben won't be thrown in at the deep end like that. Because that was the problem in Philly, where he was the one and only primary offensive initiator, but he wouldn't have that responsibility on this team. He'd be free to inject himself as he pleases, which would lighten the mental burden he's had previously.

All the ball-movement and player-movement in this system would limit the times where he's caught in dead-ends. All you've got to do is look at how Looney is treated and what space he has to work with, and imagine what Ben would do in his place. Three-plus defenders worrying about chasing Steph and Klay all over the floor, and Ben would eat at the rim.
Warriors already have Draymond and Iggy. They don't need Ben Simmons.
Iggy is soon to be 38-years-old, you can't expect too much out of him, especially if this team hopes to go on a deep playoff run. And with the wear and tear on Draymond's undersized body over the last near-decade, he needs another defensive anchor to help shoulder the load. That goes for playmaking too. Steph, Dray and Ben can all share the duties of running the offense; it'd give them more options and it would make the offense less predictable, which would in turn cut down on all the wasted possessions they have with turnovers.
Plus, the Warriors have Wiggins and Kuminga. That's plenty of defense from the wing positions. Kuminga is a steal from the draft. He was outperforming most of his peers in summer camp. I have more faith in him than the 6'10 overrated mental midget.
Wiggins' defense has been overrated for a minute, and he has little-to-no concept of team defense, which the Warriors would benefit from more with Ben. Kuminga is young and can't be expected to take on that sort of role this early in his career, and by the time he has it all figured out, this core's window will have passed.

And they need more than just defense at the wing position. They need a defensive game-changer, and that's what Ben is. He's a game-changer on both ends, despite whatever flaws he has. You can't look at how he's performed in Philly and translate that to how he'd play in GS. It would be the perfect environment for him to deafen his inhibitions and take his game to the next level. It also give the Warriors a younger, bigger body to help navigate through a postseason run, which they're in need of. After all, Steph, Klay and Dray aren't young anymore.

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So we just going to ignore the eventual hack a Ben strategy they’ll use in the offs if he’s on our squad. :francis: Let him go somewhere else Bob already paid a 50K fine saying he doesn’t want him
 

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So we just going to ignore the eventual hack a Ben strategy they’ll use in the offs if he’s on our squad. :francis: Let him go somewhere else Bob already paid a 50K fine saying he doesn’t want him

I would say his contract is a bigger issue, I don’t want him here either. First sign of trouble he’s going to pout here as well, he is who he is. Simmons is talented but something is missing with him, the first red flag was when failed to take lsu to the tournament.
 

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So we just going to ignore the eventual hack a Ben strategy they’ll use in the offs if he’s on our squad. :francis: Let him go somewhere else Bob already paid a 50K fine saying he doesn’t want him
So you will ignore the depth of GS bench? And in those situations kerr subbing Ben out? More importantly Ben ain’t the only play maker on the team.. either way if he’s not inspired to shoot playing along side Klay and curry then he’s a lost cause but I won’t judge him until after I see him with another team..
 

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So you will ignore the depth of GS bench? And in those situations kerr subbing Ben out? More importantly Ben ain’t the only play maker on the team.. either way if he’s not inspired to shoot playing along side Klay and curry then he’s a lost cause but I won’t judge him until after I see him with another team..
Dude can't play to end games in the playoffs because he shoots bricks from the line and is shook
 

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:mjlol: Deni is better than wiseman right now, that shouldn’t even be a debate

the question that remains to be answered is will that eventually change and just how long that’s gonna take
 
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