Ben's Season Totals (after 3 games) 21 assists 18 rebounds 17 points 14 fouls 11 turnovers https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3907387/ben-simmons
Almost as good as this Harden Knicks game. 42 14-26 9-16 16-18 3 13 16rebounds 17assists 0 0 8 2 +13 53 points
Ben has zero confidence and is terrified of failure, so he doesn’t even try to score or shoot because in his mind, not trying something is better for his mental than trying it and failing
Brian Windhorst: "The scouts who have been dispatched to watch Ben Simmons closely - and there have been a lot early in this season - believe the reason that he doesn't go aggressive isn't because he's afraid of missing the shot, as much as he's afraid of being fouled."
The downgrade between Harden and Simmons as a floor general is massive. Media and most fans have no clue how much a playmaking PG can impact the game because they think basketball is determined by box score raw FG percentage. Harden could take 4 shots a game in this offense and I guarantee you they'd be 4-1 instead. Brooklyn has two guys that are listed as PG's (Kyrie and Simmons) and both are dog **** at creating offense for others.