Ben Simmons - Defensive Dynamo 19/20 (Lockdown)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Ben Simmons. 2x NBA All-Star. 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year. He’s the very model of a modern Magic Johnson; just a vision with his versatility. He vaunts the 76ers, especially defensively, to ever greater heights. The ability to truly guard every position is awe-inspiring enough as it is, but Ben being able to disrupt the offense is so destructive that it is a sight to behold. His defensive ferocity forces opposing teams to have to go to their plan B. Simmons leads the league in steals, tied for first in loose balls recovered, third in deflections, ranks in the top 10 in defensive box plus/minus, and is in the top 20 in defensive win shares and Value Over Replacement Player (VORP).
Philadelphia has a glut of good defenders, but Simmons is often the one on LeBron James, James Harden, and Kawhi Leonard, in the clutch. The big wing types (Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Pascal Siakam) are home for him, but he can venture out. Brett Brown doesn’t shy away from siccing Simmons on the more in-motion types of players - Bradley Beal, Joe Harris, Jamal Murray, and Khris Middleton are examples of guys who are at their most dangerous on the move, slaloming around screens set all across the court - but Ben still brings the intensity and effort against them. Simmons is also strong and stout so when he switches onto true bigs, they can’t back him down the way they would traditional “ones”, and since he IS primarily played as Philly’s point, he gets tasked with attacking opposing ball handlers.
Off the ball, Ben is devastating with his deflections. Zach Lowe on a recent podcast (link below) said of Simmons “he had a stretch during the season where he was like Deion Sanders closing games with interceptions.”
Simmons spoke at the beginning of this season that the goal was to win an NBA championship, and that “every other individual accolade comes along with doing your job.” Simmons added “That’s just my mentality - I’d rather win and see everybody on my team do well than an individual accolade…unless it’s Defensive Player of the Year.” If you watch the clips, I organized them to show more than just how springy Simmons is with his steals. He moves his feet magnificently, he closes out well and chases guys off the line, and his hands are so quick and strong that even MVPs like Russell Westbrook and Giannis Antetokounmpo just sort of stand there staring at the refs because they are expecting to get their superstar calls.
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His quickness and speed allows him to poke for steals and interceptions. He has Fantastic basketball IQ
also long arms!
Yeah quickness and speed is nice but this dude really near 7 ft lmao he long af
HOU KUAN CHOI not really , he has a wingspan like Blake Griffin. His height and athleticism is elite tho.
@@qaz11328 the average pg has a 6'6 wingspan, while his is 7'0.
Definitely not an elite ratio, but certainly elite wingspan relative to other PGs.
Probably the longest wingspan among PGs.
i was reading and waiting for the IQ comment :D. When you read the game stealing is so much easier
How he wasn't a finalist for DPOY is a joke, he's the best & most versatile defender in the league
@5dastral they can't keep up with the smaller guards like he can
None of them are as versatile as he is defensively...
@5dastral siakam no, kawhi wasn't great defensively this season
5dastral for this season Siakams defense has been more laxed cuz of the offensive load he took on. Raptors are more a team defense than an iso shutdown like Giannis or Simmons
5dastral don’t forget bam adebayo as well
Every match bruh he is guarding best player of opposition team and locking em down !!! Best perimeter defender !! Nasty 💪
Damn. The speed at 2:57
He’s Faster than people think
He is one of the fastest player ive seen
I saw him live against my warriors last year, and honestly, nobody that tall and that big should be able to run that fast. It was mesmerizing. On both sides of the floor. Him and Steph (who had about 45 that night) were by far the most impressive players we saw. It was like, "cot DAMN, how are people not sure about this dude?" Passes the eye test with flying colors
@@greyklopstock7155 well the shooting lol. Its all I ever hear with our stupid fans. 2nd year in the league they were a miracle kawhi shot away from going to the conference finals. But yeah cant win with him and trade him is all we ever hear.
@@michaelhoward1485 he's also tall so them strides are long
I’m looking forward to when he makes Harden turn the ball over 6+ a game 😊
Straight up😂. Shits gonna be comedy
If he ever plays again lol. Imagine how much harder the Celtics would have to work if he was guarding Tatum or Jaylen Brown right now.
@𓏼 yeah DPOY top-3 winner who has multiple all-star selections will never get signed again....you're a clown
@@SmilingJumboShrimp fr!
facts!
My god this guy's defense is an eye candy, so satisfying to watch
Very underrated defender in both the perimeter and post. Future DPOTY for sure
Some of those steals are straight up funny. Just taking the ball from the guards hands or catching lazy passes out of the air. He's one of the most unfair defensive matchups in the league. Not even centers can bully him
Cookies
Giannis laughing in Greek
Memo to NBA players: Don't do crossovers in front of Ben.😂😂
I just want Simmons to play and buy into the culture where he doesn’t have to be the #1 option. He’s not the next LeBron. He’s Ben Simmons and him being able to pass, play top tier defense while getting points from the post and slashing, I don’t see how his career won’t skyrocket
I’ve been waiting for this video to many people sleep on Ben .
His versatility is insane. Might be the best defender in the league right now.
What makes him a great defender is the fact he’s the size of a center, he’s quick like a guard, and he reads the defense really well. As a philly fan, I’m excited to see him and Matisse in 3-4 years. That’s gonna be dangerous on the defensive end.
He bringing this to the Nets
He will be love by New Yorkers
Keep posting Videos like this evin , they are fun to watch , I downloaded some of the videos from kyrie irving and steph curry , everyday I watch it over and over again for about 3 years since I was 16 (2016) and I didn't notice that I got their moves in the court and my opponents respected me and they refer to me as a great. Seriously , this vids are amazing
As long as you keep watching the videos on the channel itself in addition to downloading them, I'm good with that.
Keep working on your game and watching film! Good luck 🙏🏽
Can’t wait for him to start playing he’s gon change the dynamic of the team 🔥💯
The most “came out of nowhere” steals you will ever see.
7:08 Lmao Bron pass to Simmons
Ben could be scoring so many more points but decides to be a good team player and pass the ball around
Simmons is under appreciated because he don't shoot, I hate this day In age NBA if this was the 90's an early 2000's no one would be saying shit period,
This is all the Nets need from Simmons. We don't care if you can't shoot but your defense would be immense in alleviating the pressure Durant is under
I don't think people realize how good he really is. He is literally a consistent 3 pt shot away from being top 5 in the league. He does everything on the court (except that one obvious thing) extremely well. Efficient too. Dont forget the elite athleticism end to end he is atleast top 10 with or without the ball, fast asf lol. Dude is a freak.
He’s a much less skilled version of Magic Johnson. That’s not a knock on him but he’s a horrible shooter which prevents him from being a threat in the half court.
8:47 he has a 6th sense
Hahaha the claw was spinnin around thinkin like i cant breath maaaan lol
This video pretty much convinces me that Ben can catch bullets at this point...
The importance of skills,IQ,and more importantly Fk Long Arms
Hes so good since day 1. People are too focused on his 3 and RotY joke like wtf. Comeon people. See from bigger perspective and u'll see hes an allstar for a reason. Not to mention, he still on his 4th year, n people judged him like hes been on the league for over a decade.
Simmons is an off ball pest. Pls do a defensive dynamo on Covington, he could guard anyone too
Robbed of dpoy
You should make a kris dunn defensive video
I will. I've already started planning and compiling - if the restart does happen, I'll probably do the Dunn video after the restart. If it doesn't, it'll probably come out sooner.
Man he just bullying my guards at Cleveland
This team should be in the finals. With the talent smh
DPOY
Deserved DPOY way more than Giannis, just my thoughts...
@CALEB RODRIGUES
Nah, Simmons missed a few too many games and isn't quite as good of a defender as Giannis or AD. I thought AD deserved DPOY last year and I thought Giannis deserved it the year before.
Ben Simmons could hold Jayson Tatum to 0 points.
Can u do a video on John Stockton?
Don’t care what anyone says he’s the DPOY
dude aint even top 20 in defensive winshares, hes good, but DPOY is abit of a stretch
@@shinjiyoshida141 Okay but
1) According to basketball reference, he IS in the top 15 www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2020_leaders.html
2) He should and will more than likely finish as a member of the (Tony Allen voice) First Team All-Defense...which, even if you argue he's only on there because of his position (being guard-eligible), that still makes his performance on defense this season top 5 or top 10.
3) In my opinion, he should probably finish 3rd or 4th, alongside AD and Gobert as Giannis wins DPOY.
Evin Gualberto he is defo top 10 to 5 in D right now but DPOY now is a bit premature.
@@EvinGualberto i got the stats from nba.com, it got someone like norman powell on it, maybe i hv to add some filters to it
point is,like i said, hes good, but he aint close to a DPOY, def not top 5.
@@yesmymajestybut898 dont think he ever will be either
First comment.Love your channel.
I have two people im a fan of in the nba Ben simmons and Stephen Curry
He's so fucken fast
how many times did sexton get block😆
1:50 lol where are you seeing ja?
They gon put Simmons on harden and Kyrie on Maxie watch
RIDICULOUS
Simmons is elite defensively yet half the time the commentators miss it because they’re busy talking nonsense. Many basketball fans don’t understand either, they think everything revolves around offense and shooting 3’s hence why Simmons wasn’t voted on the all star team but as a reserve, so clueless!
Missippi is Bluetoothed isn't it!
Simmons is Lebron if he was more defensively oriented
1st
ben simmons can be giannis if he gets shooters like the bucks and ben attacks more. he doesn't abuse his matchups like he should be.
He needs to learn how to shoot. Otherwise Joel Embiid can’t ever work inside
The disrespect on this dude
Someone who knows how to make defensive highlights
Finally found someone who doesn’t just put steals and blocks in the video
@JM bruh what? Do you not know who klay Thompson is? He’s not known as a good defender because of steals and blocks he’s know as a good defender because of how he can stay in front of his man
@JM I guess you are a good defender if you get blocks and steals but staying in front of your man is the most important attribute. An example of this is Whiteside. He leads the league in blocks but he’s awful at staying in front and defensive fundamentals.
Yeah sure these details are all ingredients of a good defender
Blocks and steals make up a good defender
@@D1Kwazy no staying infront of your man makes you a good defender, blocks and steals are bonus points
DPOY
I knew he was strong but didn’t know he was that strong with centers failing to back him down. Keep making great videos and I’ll always support. Watching this I feel you could definitely make another premier passer for him. Or some other thoughts for passing are chris paul, Luka, lebron, lonzo or Ricky Rubio. Maybe show another rocket player some love give ROCO a defensive dynamo
7:54 I LOVE BEN SIMMONS
SAME
They really gave KD and kyrie the best defender in the league😂
@SLT SCHOOL OF TRUTH!!!! yeah they needed him a lot cuz all those games was close he they beat defender n playmaker
@SLT SCHOOL OF TRUTH!!!! yeah but it’s the nba anyone might ball out
Facts
Aged well
LMAOOOO
6’10 doing this is freaky AF man like how !!!!
Damn watching these highlights after my Sixers got blasted by the C's tonight really made me miss Ben even more 😔. Everyone criticizes him for his lack of a jumpshot but he does SO MUCH more for Philly on the defensive side of the ball. His defense creates alot of Philly's transition offense which is sorely being missed right now in this bubble playoffs.
"The Westbrook adventure begins and it ends in a steal"
Simmons is off the charts elite when it comes to his defence. In fact he is elite at every part of the game except the one obvious flaw that everyone focuses on. If he develops into a confident shooter, he will be a genuine MVP candidate. Also, the 76'ers now have 3 Aussies in their team.
is he good at midrange?
Weneed him no, but his floaters and overall finesse at finishing at the basket Is elite
Jonah Bolden doesnt play for them anymore i dont think so 2 aussies
Wait sorry broekhoff is there now my bad
@@benhanna495 huh
versatile and flat out ridiculous defender
How many guards play defense, talk about that!
@@mus434 kobe and Jordan won 11 combined titles being the best defending guards in basketball.
@@mus434
Plenty guards play defense, it's just a matter of how effective they are capable of being on defense. Ben at an extremely athletic 6'10"/6'11" is WAY more defensively capable than 99% of guards.
@@mjtingle1
Well Jordan was probably the best defensive guard of his time, but Kobe wasn't quite. He was up there though. Another elite defensive guard is responsible for 3 rings (Wade). Defense is usually what really separates all time great guards from the rest.
@@justsayin669 you are aware kobe was a 9 time all defense 1st team and 12 time all defense. He was on another level of defense than wade ever was.
This guy is genuinely elite at every facet of the game except shooting . When he gets a jumpshot he'll be top 3 in the league . Doesnt even need to be a good jumpshot. Just an average one
I agree but it seems like he might never get one. Ben Simmons is barely shooting better than Shaq at the free throw line
Only if he can be a average shooter with his broken jumper
He can shoot mid range and three pointers. He doesn't take the shots, but the ones he has taken, he made. He just needs to build his confidence and take the risk. Once he knows he'll make it, his complete game will put the league on notice.
@@popeye697 If I shoot a 3 pointer & I know I'm gonna miss.... There's literally no reason for me to shoot again.
For almost a week I wanted to search " Ben Simmons Defensive highlights 2020" but then I was like "Nah imma wait for my boi evin to upload one"
I was so happily surprised when I got the notification 😂😂
Thanks a lot for the upload. I just love watching and rewatching your videos 👏👏
Its not only how he does it, its to me who he does it too. The best scorers and players in the nba has tasted his steals and even blocks
A dude who lockdown Harden, Leonard and Jokic lol 😂😂
He is pretty much good/elite at every part of defense : great point of attack defender, great nail/help defender ( league leading 2.1 steals per games ), good isolation defender. The only thing he isn't great is rim protection, even though he's above average for a guard but is a bit disappointing for an 6'9 player. But he have one of the best paint defender in Embiid to cover his only defensive weakness.
First team all D for sure this season.
Even if he never become Magic Johnson, at least he will be a way greater defender than he ever was.
yes; he doesnt need a 3 imo just a jumpshot and hes going to be sooooo good
@@azalealinwell7919 I agree with you, he needs a consistent 10-15 footer & his game will absolutely go to the next level...I've criticized the Sixers player development for a few years...get someone in there that the players will respect & get the most out of their games, a lot of fans don't think that guy is Brett Brown & I'm one of them
joseph ofori FACTS
It’s what separates Magic Johnson from Ben Simmons. Both have great size , ball security and court vision. Simmons is already more athletic than Magic. The main difference between the two being Magic commanded respect in the half court; Ben Simmons dosen’t. Ben Simmons is outright scared to take shots outside the paint. Magic was a very solid mid range shooter, an 85% free throw shooter and even though 3’s were the weakest part of his game, he would still take them when his team needed them and shot them at 30% for his career. Just enough to keep defenses honest. As a matter of fact, in Magic’s last couple of seasons he was taking 2-3 3’s a game shooting around 35%. Ben Simmons needs to work on his jumper or he’ll never be respected in half court situations.
He's good at rim protection , he doesn't go for blocks , he goes for charges and positional hand up plays , like Dennis rodman
I love that you collect footage of defense besides steals&blocks in your videos - like real defense: handling screens, 1 on 1, in the post, contesting shots
I would loveeeee to see even more of these! 🙏😇
His reaction time is insane, paired with those long arms he covers more than the offensive player expects. Being at that size it should be hard to slide around and navigating screens but his length and anticipation makes up for that
I seriously watch this every day. I absolutely love his defence. if I could like this more then once this video would have a million likes!!!
man i miss ben so much
Simmons is like a big Scottie Pippen on the defensive end. Can guard 1 to 5. Definitely a weapon for the Nets esp against Bucks, GS, Celtics etc. Nets lost a dynamic scorer in Harden but fill up a lots of needs. They got Drummond who can block shots and can dominate in rebounds. Extra sharp shooter in Curry and another veteran pg in Dragic. Harden seems nice in paper but the Nets actually get way better. Just hope Kyrie can play full time and Simmons in a right mindset then who knows anything can happen. Like their chance for the championship better than with Harden tho.
His defense improved tremendously! All the way from confidence to iq.
Thank u Philly but we don’t need him to score we have kd and kyrie lets go Brooklyn
Can legit guard the 1-5. He will win multiple DPOY
1-4*
@@yslxo_ He was guarding Jokic in the highlights
he either blocked or stole from everyone in the allstars team.
Who's here now that he's a Net?
Ben Simmons, Marcus Smart, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, and Rudy Gobert should be first team all defense this year. Shoutout to Kris Dunn and Brook Lopez, though.
AD > Gobert
Brook Lopez is one of the worst defensive rebounding bigs in league history lol
@@Thanosdidtherighthing The problem is that good defense is not directly the result of good defensive rebounding. Yes, being a dominant rebounder is often the trademark of dominant defensive bigs (KG, Duncan, Bill Russell, Wilt, Hakeem, and even Rodman if you want to consider him a big), but Lopez is an exception. I don't like to inundate people with stats, but Brook's impact on the defensive end can be aptly summarized by some of the nerdy shit when it shows over and over again that he's one of the best defensive bigs in the league across multiple metrics. He's 2nd in the league in defensive rating on the best defensive team in the league, 7th in the league in defensive real plus-minus, 9th in the league in the D-RAPTOR stat, 6th in defensive box plus minus, and 4th in the league for defensive win shares. Although he is prone to getting beat on switches on guards and being a well-below average defensive rebounding center, his rim protection is some of the absolute best in the league. Of the 50 or so players who have defended the most shots under 6 feet from the rim (all players who defended 5 or more of these shots per game), Brook Lopez has had the best success rate, allowing only 44.1% of these shots at the rim to convert. He has a large enough sample size of these shots defended at the rim to make this stat indicative of being a superb rim protector this year, even if it's just because the system allows him to be so. For comparison, Gobert has allowed 48.4% of these shots to convert. I'm not here to argue he's better than Gobert or AD or even his teammate Giannis, but Lopez deserves some respect for his defensive output this season.
@@user-of7jx8fn8q I agree with you, especially for this season, but I never argued or implied AD was a worse defender than Gobert? Lol, I'm confused.
Got it
Bench Simmons is going to be a problem in the playoffs book it!
Brooklyn winning the chip 👍🏻
DPOY this season. How Philly hasn't fully embraced this guy is beyond me
Okay, but like the quality/ content of this video is 10/10 - awesome job.
Simmons and Embiid would work out so well if Simmons matched up with players his size (still a great defender) and was more confident with his outside shots. Embiid is such a big body that he needs to play in the post more and abuse defenders smaller than him than always taking shots outside the paint.
Things to make the roster efficient: Simmons, 3-point specialist, Harris, defensive PF (not Horford), Embiid. Richardson to the bench as a role player, a true six man like Iggy, Lou, Dinwiddie, and a backup center with size.
love the video Evin!
i'd say: a true PG - 3 point specialist - tobi - simmons - embiid
a shame he couldnt play vs boston... wouldve limited tatum there...
wiggins shut down tatum simmons could have done that too but he's...i dont know
Trade this guy? Yeah ok...
I’m glad i saw this video bc I never knew how good of a defender he is but damn
What's even more impressive is how many assists he got off these steals
dude is an absolute freak
DPOY
Nets about to get this man in place of Harden.
8:08 😂
Ngl if he guarding like this I’m cool with the jumper
if this guy show up in playoff games for the nets it will be so fun to watch
I’ve been telling people for the longest how great he is on defense. Thanks for this video
Simmons to the lakers
Great video. Much respect recognizing the contests at the end along with the blocks and steals.
Giannis not a better defender than him he’s a good help defender he should’ve got some votes for DPOY
Violently shitting myself just watching this guy run at 6:40
He is the backcourt's worst nightmare.
In basketball you're never gonna get a shutout, but making sure your opponent can never get comfortable is such a valuable tool. Love it
Tatum & Brown will be very miserable soon 😂😂😂 Keep celebrating 2-0 while you still can
Underrated as hell
Im trying to think of an animal… like his versatility, speed, length… Its literally amazing to have this many defensive highlights and against this many different positions. Ben never looks uncomfortable or overwhelmed by ANY player. Smaller, bigger, quicker… i felt like he was playing great defense on Kawhi on that game winning shot in game 7 and Embid cut him off. He didnt need the help…