08-11-2021, 04:53 PM
Ben Simmons is just scared and has always been scared to shoot. Somewhere early in his basketball life, he decided to not shoot and he's stuck with it since. Maybe there was some traumatic experience he had as a kid during a game where he shot poorly and then it's scarred him ever since. I really can't think of any perimeter player who has gone through something similar, even other pass-first PGs. Rondo wasn't a good shooter but he would still take them when left open, especially mid-range. Jason Kidd was made fun of plenty during his career for not having a jumper but he actually wasn't terrible. He just wasn't a scoring guard so his misses were a bigger deal.