 So this is pretty big or it's pretty minor. It's whatever way you choose to look at it But Joelle and Bede has kind of subtly put some blame on Ben Simmons for the 76ers As we all know the 76ers are not playing the way that we thought they would at the start of the year The 76ers were meant to be NBA finals contenders in the Eastern Conference Which obviously they still are but currently there's six in the Eastern Conference And that is not what we expected out of Philly this season They're behind teams like the Toronto Raptors without Kawhi Leonard The Indiana Pacers who don't have Victor Oladipo. The Miami Heat, which obviously I'm a heat fan I love the heat, but we shouldn't be playing better than the Philadelphia 76ers on paper Obviously we expected the Barks and of course the Celtics to be the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference But how is Philly with the acquisitions that they had this offseason of Josh Richardson and Al Horford and obviously resigning Tobias Harris How are they the six seed? They've lost four games in a row They've only won three games out of their last 10 going three and seven away their seven and 12 and home their 16 and two So at home they're winning but away they're losing so it's not something I think to the Philadelphia 76ers will actually struggle with throughout the remainder of the season But they need to start clicking soon With that said before I break down what Joelle and Bede said and Joelle and Bede and Ben Simmons If you enjoy NBA content be sure to hit that subscribe button for more NBA content every single week Leave a like if you enjoy the video let's aim for 1000 likes for the next video and be sure to hit that notification button So you never miss an upload with that said let's get on to the video The first thing we noticed was Joelle and Bede after the game. He said it's taking a toll on me Which doesn't sound like he's putting anybody under the bus But when you look closer at it Joelle and Bede was heard and lip-read by saying it's not me to clink a peller after the game Against the Houston Rockets in which obviously they lost in addition It's not like the Philadelphia 76ers have been bad. They beat the Bucks quite convincingly just a few games ago They beat in the Nuggets. They've been in the Raptors. They beat in the Celtics. They beat in the Bucks They can beat good teams, so I don't think this is something that will continue for the remainder of the season I just think it's a bit of a slump they're going through But did Joelle and Bede hint that Ben Simmers may be the cause of their losing? Well, this is what he had to say So all in all this might not mean anything but in my opinion this means a lot because Ben Simmers at this point right now is Actually having a negative effect on the 76ers and I'm a huge Ben Simmers fan. You know that you can hear it in my voice I'm Australian. I love Ben Simmers I've made multiple videos on this channel about Ben Simmers and why I think he'll be a superstar in the league But at this stage I won't lie to you. I expected Ben Simmers to have somewhat of a jump shot I didn't expect him to be a great shooter I didn't even expect him to shoot many threes per game But I did expect him to shoot it when he was left wide open and I don't mean wide open I mean like wide open like really open to where they're literally double-teaming somebody else and he still doesn't shoot the ball I thought he would be more like Yarners improve on his jump shot Yeah, it may take a few years for him to get comfortable But he's literally doesn't attempt three pointers per game and we know that we all know that it's not anything new But I think now it's starting to affect the 76ers more than ever before and the most insane part about it is We saw him dominate the Houston Rockers He put up a triple double had four blocks three stills and scored 29 points But still that was all without a jump shot and I know you've heard it a thousand times But imagine if he had a jump shot it would be over Especially because they have two low post players in Al Horford and Joel Embiid and whilst both players can stretch the floor They're both very hard to stop when they're in the low post But it is hard to play off Ben Simmers when I guess he is a liability on the offensive end Defensively though. He's become one of the better players in the league Offensively though, he still can score at will in the paint But as when he gets into that mid-range shot or three-point shot He just elects not to take that and that's obviously had a huge effect on the team But I don't think all the blame should be on Ben Simmers and I'll justify that in this video, too I just think that at this stage Joel Embiid is clearly unhappy and I don't think change will happen now But I do believe that one day if things don't start changing and the 76ers don't start winning I believe and truly believe that one of the two will get traded and that may not be this season It may not even be next season But eventually if this dynamic duo does not start producing things will change and trades will happen And I would personally believe that they would build around Embiid much more than they would Ben Simmers I think Ben Simmers is a type of player that once he gets the jump shot He can be one of the most unstoppable players in the league and I feel like he could be better than what Embiid is But at this stage right now, Embiid doesn't have a lot of flaws. He can score on the low post. He's a decent shooter He's a big man that can rebound play defense Ben Simmers as a point guard though is 6 foot 10 Great defender can score at will all he needs is a jump shot And those two guys could be the greatest duo in the league like LeBron and Davis but much younger Instead we're not seeing that and we're seeing the 76ers as the sixth seed with a healthy roster Which doesn't make a lot of sense, but when the bad is bad, it's really bad There are some games when you watch Philly and you look at him and you're like you are definitely hurting this team right now They sag off they let him have the shot and you will never take it that not only affects Ben Simmers But it affects everybody else it means it's harder for Joellen B to get him post up situations It also affects our Horford even though our Horford's a bit of a stretch for he is used sometimes in the post And it's harder when you have Ben Simmers who can't shoot Not only that Ben Simmers is also down on his points per game He averaged 17 points last season and he's only averaging 14 and a half points this season Keep in mind He's only taking two less feel-well attempts per game and playing more minutes this season But the one thing about Ben Simmons is that defensively He's amazing and also you can't contribute last game whether Houston Rockers beat Philly to Ben Simmons because he actually killed last game He played incredibly well. He dropped 29 points shooting 13 of 20 from the field 13 rebounds 11 assists Three steals and four blocks Ben Simmons on the defensive end is really really starting to emerge as one of the best defensive players in the league as well It's obviously and we all know it his inability to shoot that has really made this 76ers team struggle But I don't think all the blame should be on Ben Simmons himself Yes, Joellen B may have been referring to Ben Simmons in his quote But also Ben Simmons has been playing very well recently and some other guys haven't our Horford's actually been struggling quite a bit He's only averaging 12 and a half points per game six and a half rebounds And he's shooting his lowest field goal percentage of his career at 45% Keep in mind He's basically shooting more field goal attempts that he ever did in boston Which means he's obviously just declining as a whole which makes sense. He's 33 years old But at the same time 76ers probably need him to be a little bit more productive But I think the biggest reason as to why the Philadelphia 76ers are struggling so hard is just because their depth is actually really bad Their depth is not good at all Trey Burke is okay Corkmaz is playing decent But he's only averaging eight points per game and the rest of the bench isn't playing very good at all So I think what they're really struggling with is just the fact that every time a starter comes off They're replacing that starter with somebody who isn't productive at all and it's costing the team overall But I don't think as a whole you can blame Ben Simmons entirely for the Philadelphia 76ers performance Joellen B It's also having a down year and nobody's really talking about that Joellen B went from averaging 27 and a half points And 13.6 rebounds to 23.7 points and 12 rebounds Which obviously 27 points per game to 23 points per game is a pretty big decline When you would assume that he'd only go up from his 27.5 points in his third season in the league To be declining by that much isn't a good sign But I think what we can agree on is that Joellen B would probably be averaging a higher amount of points If he didn't have Ben Simmons Which is why Joellen B may be blaming Ben Simmons for their losses because had Ben Simmons not been on the court with Joellen B it probably would have freed up the space for Joellen B a little bit more Giving more of the ball to him and letting him go to work down below on the post But when you have Ben Simmons, it's a lot easier to double a triple team guys in the post Which in turn is maybe why the Philadelphia 76ers are losing In the end though when you look into the future Ben Simmons and Joellen B could be one of the league's best duos in the future If Ben Simmons just gets out outside Jumper We know what they could be because Ben Simmons first two seasons in the league have been some of the best seasons in recent NBA history He's a once in a generation type talent and so is Joellen B But if Philly doesn't do well this season do not be surprised if one of those two players will be traded And I know it's a big call But when you think about it, they've played in seasons together the last two seasons They've not made it to the NBA finals I think if they struggle this season there will be changes at the end of the year and some pretty big changes But let me know what you think about this Do you think Joellen B was referring to Ben Simmons? Or do you think that this was nothing and it was just him being upset that the Philadelphia 76ers have been playing very poorly Let me know down below in the comment section if you enjoyed this video Please be sure to leave a like subscribe if you're on new hit the notification button So you never miss an upload it's been your boy net smith. I am out. Peace