Anfernee Simons Is Only a 21 Year-Old

[RoseCityRebel]

Contrast Anfernee with Duncan Robinson (another volume, high-accuracy 3 point shooter). Anfernee has about 10 times the natural ability, but Robinson is very smart and that has helped him become a much better defender and much more valuable (currently) NBA player.

Duncan Robinson didn’t come into the NBA until he was 24 and is now 27. Ant is putting up better 3pt shooing (44% vs 40%) this year and he’s over 5 years younger than Robinson. I’ll take that all day long for a player on a rookie contract with 2 years to go until an extension kicks in.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

Hitting 40% of your threes AND being a volume three point shooter will make you valuable no matter how much you suck at other aspects of the game. Just means you'll get pulled more when you aren't shooting well.

I'm still not sure what to make of Ant. At this point he's still pretty much a one trick pony, but it's probably the best kind of one-trick pony you could ask for. His defense on the season has been embarrassingly bad, but he's made some progress in the last few games. Don't know if that's real progression or sample size, but will wait and see. Since Neil won't dream of trading him anyways, I'm intrigued to see what he'll become.

He’d be a senior in college right now. It’s not like he was taken with a Top 5 pick, so most people who follow the NBA knew it was going to take time for a 19 year-old who didn’t even play college to find how to fit his game into the flow of the NBA.

Even if he’s just a bigger and more athletic Seth Curry at his peak, that’s a value pick considering where Neil drafted him and makes for a long NBA career on good teams.

 

[kjironman1]

Most y’all are so negative. Really bizarre.

Consider the source.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

40% on three tonight and +15 while on the floor in 21 minutes. Great game, Ant!!

 

[TBpup]

Once he puts it all together, he will be a 22ppg player. This is from last year.

If he continues to keep on his current trajectory, it makes it trading CJ a no-brainer with Norm at SG and more size and defense at the 3 with someone who comes in a CJ trade.

Damn....that made me miss Calabro. Compared to what we have now, I miss him even more.

 

[BBert]

Luke Babbitt says don't forget about me

Martell was the classic though. That shooting stroke of his was about the prettiest ever and if the result matched the style he would have been a 55% shooter from three. Sadly, no. Still kind of strange he retired from the NBA at 28. I don't remember if he was getting injured a lot or if he just aged out early

Bad back

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I think Ant and Trent Jr. are our guards of the future!

 

[BBert]

At 21 years old, with no college experience, Anfernee is a top tier 3 point shooter in the NBA. He's extremely quick and athletic. He has good handles. His BBIQ and defense are slowly improving. His next big steps will be gaining strength and learning to take the ball to the basket against NBA athletes. I think it's too early to conclude he won't be able to improve in those areas. My hopes remain high.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

At 21 years old, with no college experience, Anfernee is a top tier 3 point shooter in the NBA. He's extremely quick and athletic. He has good handles. His BBIQ and defense are slowly improving. His next big steps will be gaining strength and learning to take the ball to the basket against NBA athletes. I think it's too early to conclude he won't be able to improve in those areas. My hopes remain high.

Out of all qualified >/= 40% 3-point shooters, only Darius Garland and Tyrese Halliburton are younger. Both of them were Lottery picks. I’m pumped to see Ant develop now that he has dead weight GTJ and his piss-poor attitude gone.

 

[jlprk]

Most y’all are so negative. Really bizarre.

I’m pumped to see Ant develop now that he has dead weight GTJ and his piss-poor attitude gone.

What was wrong with Trent's attitude?

 

[jlprk]

Damn....that made me miss Calabro. Compared to what we have now, I miss him even more.

Calabro tried to excite us by yelling emotionally. Now we have a debonair gentleman.

 

[mook]

At 21 years old, with no college experience, Anfernee is a top tier 3 point shooter in the NBA. He's extremely quick and athletic. He has good handles. His BBIQ and defense are slowly improving. His next big steps will be gaining strength and learning to take the ball to the basket against NBA athletes. I think it's too early to conclude he won't be able to improve in those areas. My hopes remain high.

Very good points.

Physically, he's already filled a lot out since when he was drafted.

Current Anfernee:

He's already probably in better physical shape to handle NBA contact than rookie Dame, age 22:

He hasn't been able to translate that added muscle to the NBA game yet, but it could come.

I'm pretty happy with his progress this year--I'd kind of given up on the guy after last season. If he improves not one single bit going forward, he's a Seth Curry-level player, which is a pretty good get for where he was drafted. Curry's on his 9th season, age 30, and probably has 2-4 good years left.

He has the physical tools and 3 point shooting to be a superstar. I kind of doubt he has the mental game to get there, but there's at least a small chance. Optimistically, he falls in the CJ/Jamal Crawford range, but who knows?

 

[jlprk]

Let's see some leg. That's what bowls over Zach Collins.

 

[damianlillard]

Duncan Robinson didn’t come into the NBA until he was 24 and is now 27. Ant is putting up better 3pt shooing (44% vs 40%) this year and he’s over 5 years younger than Robinson. I’ll take that all day long for a player on a rookie contract with 2 years to go until an extension kicks in.

Do you realized how close Duncan Robinson is being guarded this year? Players are sticking to him no matter what. Regardless though, it’s exciting to see Simons success with his 3 point shot