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[mvossman]

We´ll just have to disagree, while I sit on my PJ Washington high horse and refer to these numbers

Opponents OFF RTG last three years

Washington 123.4 (110.7 in DAL) / 117.1 / 114.3
Simons 122.5 / 117.8 / 114.9

It´s almost like the same. Mind blown. Players tend to play worse defense on worse teams with the intention to lose.

WTF you always refer to him as a 6th man. There are 96 minutes at PG/SG alone and Luka is build like a SF/PF. Furthermore you people do realize that Kyrie will be 33 in January. Since you clearly think very little of Hardy, where does this offense comes from, when Kyrie needs more rest or even worse falls off a cliff.

Also good to know that Luka/Kyrie/Simons can´t work, when in both of Luka´s deep play-off runs, he was actually a large net positive on defense, but BARELY a net positive on offense. That clearly indicates that the offensive talent around him is the problem in the play-offs, unless we all got Luka completely wrong and he´s more Alex Caruso than Larry Bird.

Are you seriously comparing Simons to PJ defensively?  PJ was an average defender on a crappy team and there was reason to hope it would improve.  It turned out better than could be reasonably expected. Simon has been a terrible defender including when his team was at least competing.  I see less reason to hope for PJ level improvement and that would get him to average. He is undersized and putting him with Luka and Kyrie on the starting lineup is not a recipe for defensive success. Who is going to be the point of attack defender?

I don't disagree that this team needs more offense especially with Timmy falling off a cliff.  We could use an upgrade in the starting lineup without compromising the defense and we need a 6th man unless Hardy/Exum can play that role.  I don't think Simons makes sense in the starting lineup up, and he is too expensive to be a 6th man.