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MikeH said:
Simmons coming back for the Nets could be interesting. Adds another dimension to them if he can play decently and doesnt show a ton of rust.
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If I’m the Celtics, I am thrilled if Simmons - a guy who hasn’t played professional basketball in a year, who last time we saw him completely cracked under playoff pressure and then pouted his way out of Philly, who cannot shoot and would enable me to double Kyrie and Durant, who Tatum and Brown could hunt because the guy-an all-world defender when he plays ball regularly-cannot possibly be in game shape after a year of sulking, who I could hack and send to the free throw line for lots of misses and keep Durant and Kyrie from getting shots and into a rhythm - returns at any point in this series.
 
Psymon said:
If I’m the Celtics, I am thrilled if Simmons - a guy who hasn’t played professional basketball in a year, who last time we saw him completely cracked under playoff pressure and then pouted his way out of Philly, who cannot shoot and would enable me to double Kyrie and Durant, who Tatum and Brown could hunt because the guy-an all-world defender when he plays ball regularly-cannot possibly be in game shape after a year of sulking, who I could hack and send to the free throw line for lots of misses and keep Durant and Kyrie from getting shots and into a rhythm - returns at any point in this series.
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We'll find out soon! Woj said he's looking like a return in game 4.

They already double KD any time he touches the ball. I'd be worried more about him just not having much playing time at all with KD/Kyrie but they're already down 2-0 and Simmons could help change up game plans. I would have just sat Simmons for the season and maybe this is all just an attempt to try to get Boston to game plan differently...

I don't think he's not in shape at all and they wouldn't throw him out there if he's no at all in game shape. I don't think he'd be in enough shape to play 40 minutes, but could see him give 10-15 min which could be useful for BK.
 
MikeH said:
We'll find out soon! Woj said he's looking like a return in game 4.

They already double KD any time he touches the ball. I'd be worried more about him just not having much playing time at all with KD/Kyrie but they're already down 2-0 and Simmons could help change up game plans. I would have just sat Simmons for the season and maybe this is all just an attempt to try to get Boston to game plan differently...

I don't think he's not in shape at all and they wouldn't throw him out there if he's no at all in game shape. I don't think he'd be in enough shape to play 40 minutes, but could see him give 10-15 min which could be useful for BK.
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For sure - I would argue that 10 mins qualifies as totally not in game shape ha. I also think it makes doubling a lot easier for Celts then. But then I was thinking, maybe Brooklyn figures we may be down 0-3, let’s get Simmons some mins with these guys before summer.
 
Barkley described the Wolves as playing dumb as rocks at halftime and they proved him right. They're toast in this series, I don't know how you can come back from blowing that large of a lead twice in a game. So exciting and talented, yet so boneheaded a minute later.
 
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