The Sim Issue

The one thing I would like to see him do is tighten up the handle.
+100. Sims shot will come around as his form is perfect and imho his defense has improved greatly since last year and the start of this year.
He really needs to work on his handle which is still very suspect. Something to
work on like crazy in the offseason.
 
IMHO Simeon will be just fine. He has the tools. Think from a shooting standpoint it's mental, he presses too much. And agree with Marillac that from a defensive standpoint he just needs another year of body development.
I was thinking the same. He seems to be a great kid but appears to over think things at times. You can see the tools are there. But as pointed out in this thread, the college game has become so skewed towards older kids and we often take for granted seeing kids like this develop who aren't immediate stars.
 
I was thinking the same. He seems to be a great kid but appears to over think things at times. You can see the tools are there. But as pointed out in this thread, the college game has become so skewed towards older kids and we often take for granted seeing kids like this develop who aren't immediate stars.
For me personally this portal, NIL, extended eligibility era really is tough for high school kids and too often deprives fans the enjoyment of seeing them develop. Oh well, “adapt or perish” I guess.

“That kid is going to be something & only a freshman” has been replaced by “That 25 year old guy will kick ass & can bring his kids to games free” 😇
 
For me personally this portal, NIL, extended eligibility era really is tough for high school kids and too often deprives fans the enjoyment of seeing them develop. Oh well, “adapt or perish” I guess.

“That kid is going to be something & only a freshman” has been replaced by “That 25 year old guy will kick ass & can bring his kids to games free” 😇
This gen of college players also got whacked as underclassmen by the Covid 5th year rule. I don't have a problem if NIL is keeping players in school for 4 years instead of 1-3. I do not like that some kids are on their 4th school, and I hope they can find a fix for that.

More than ever as fans we will have to deal for now with one year rosters that can have 80% turnover year over year. Having a kid for 2 or more years seems like the exception and not the rule.

With all the frosh big $$ flameouts, can unserstand why Rick likes quantifiable talent in favor of overpaying freshmen.
 
i like seeing the numbers you nerds bring here- and certainly appreciate them... but I'm more of an "eye" test guy...

Last year... I did not feel comfortable whenever Sim was on the floor... and the last impression we had was the BET vs Hall... we won handily, but Sim looked shook...

Fast forward a year... the way i see him playing- light years from where he was as a Frosh... his shot is "pretty" - not falling- but confident it will. His Defensive instincts have been on display late the last couple games. He exudes confidence- i want him to shoot MORE.

I am all in on Sim staying and his continuing to play a big role this year.
 
His defense looks a lot better to my eyes than the beginning of the season. Those shots will start dropping IMO his shot looks too good for them not to. Plus he’s hit big balll shots in multiple games

Sometimes when others start hitting theirs it gets kinda contagious
Simeon Wilcher, based on the metrics, is the best defender on the team right now.
 
i like seeing the numbers you nerds bring here- and certainly appreciate them... but I'm more of an "eye" test guy...

Last year... I did not feel comfortable whenever Sim was on the floor... and the last impression we had was the BET vs Hall... we won handily, but Sim looked shook...

Fast forward a year... the way i see him playing- light years from where he was as a Frosh... his shot is "pretty" - not falling- but confident it will. His Defensive instincts have been on display late the last couple games. He exudes confidence- i want him to shoot MORE.

I am all in on Sim staying and his continuing to play a big role this year.

Agree. His handle is still too loose to give him any real time at PG but everything else passes that eye test you talk about.
 
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