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Report - Simmons Won't Report

So I promise this will turn into a mental wellness narrative... eventually there will be some that shame sports folks for being critical of BS. That is the natural place for this narrative to head. I think there is some truth to it to be honest.
 
“There is a lack of distinctive, firm character in this man, Benjamin Simmons. Most of us have forthright social and moral sentiments that allow us to contribute to the common good, even when our sensibilities are under the influence of ale and the other spirits such as rum. Go forth, Ben! Play with your team. JazzFanz shall rightfully and righteously mock you if you fail in this regard.”
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Yeah but their plan is backfiring. He’s not
Doing the competitive Jimmy BS… he’s doing the pouty baby BS… at this rate they gonna get the Minnesota poo poo platter for him… they headed towards a sit him out all year and get nothing for him scenario.
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How do I voice my support for this scenario? I want Ben to be eligible for (and win, of course!) rookie of the year next season.
 
Where are those two twats who would do nothing here but boost Exum and Simmons? They really hated Donovan.
 
Bogut has been peddling the 'he's a good kid with **** people around him' narrative. With good reason, people invested in basketball in this country want him to play for the national team. Im not buying it tho, he's done so many ****** things, look at the crap he pulled last world champs to not play but protect his endorsement from tourism Victoria.

He's clearly a dickhead, buying into his own BS. His management for one doesn't understand how to brand him, he could be making a fortune in endorsements in Australia but he needs to play at the Olympics to do that. Outside of the two major football codes the way to being a household name/brand as an athlete is in the green and gold. What he's been doing by holding out actually hurts his marketing narrative in this country. People look at him as another athlete who went overseas made too much money and became a dickhead. (Seems to me to be and accurate assessment)

Funny thing is if Josh Giddey (says all the right things about winning, playing at the Olympics etc.) turns out to be half the player Simmons is, the cash will roll in for him. Tourism deals, ads for all manner of crap, kid will make a fortune.
 
Welp, the whole saga has gone down the route of mental wellness. This is almost definitely true in Ben’s case. But I can’t help but feel as though he (and his team) are raising this as a false flag.
 
FAILED STATE said:
Welp, the whole saga has gone down the route of mental wellness. This is almost definitely true in Ben’s case. But I can’t help but feel as though he (and his team) are raising this as a false flag.
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Yeah that is such a tough thing to get a handle on. I mean is it just embarrassment causing stress, which is entirely normal and something most "normal" people experience, or is it truly an issue of his mental health that requires diagnosis and treatment beyond a few hydroxizine and some meditation or something. I am glad we can accept that mental health issues are real and not immediately put anyone down for it, we are making progress that way I think, albeit slowly. But I also think we are seeing the pendulum starting to slip too far the other way and making every uncomfortable situation out to be a "mental health crisis". I mean, it might be, but it is just so personal and nebulous it is nearly impossible to say one way or the other, especially for casual observers.

I am going down the road that he is a douche and they are throwing this up as a smoke-screen. But that's just me.
 
FAILED STATE said:
Welp, the whole saga has gone down the route of mental wellness. This is almost definitely true in Ben’s case. But I can’t help but feel as though he (and his team) are raising this as a false flag.
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Sad state of affairs, Liz cambage used mental health as a justification for her abuse of the Nigerian women's team, that had her kicked off the Olympic squad. Every bent politician uses it.

I love it when the powerful and wealthy site mental health issues to dodge responsibility. Simultaneously mental health services for poor people are in crisis and its a massive cause of homelessness and other massive social problems.
 
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