Simmons fractures Foot

 Most disappointing Hype, most disappointing.  What did Doug Collins say about Bynum…"Everyone needs to pray for Andrew."

 This is why I questioned him putting on all that weight that fast.. His body couldn’t handle it

Trust the process 

Exactly why people need to realize that putting on weight isn’t always the answer if your body isn’t physically ready for that added weight. You’d think a professional basketball team would know this. Look back at how trim LeBron was early in his career. Don’t know why Simmons wouldn’t want to follow a similar weight progression as LeBron has been one of the most durable players this century.

 like most 5th metatarsal breaks.Although I’m sure they will be Super cautious & keep him out a long time

I feel terrible for 76ers fans. I have Never seen a franchise Jinxed like this. 

Wow – this is really unbelievable – 4 years in a row their Top Draft pick suffers a Major injury Rookie year & of course Bynum the year before that. 

They’ll def get another top 3 pick but it’s a safe bet whoever they Draft next June will break a foot or tear a knee ligament at some point next year – Ouch, sorry 76ers fans I couldn’t resist

 Foot issues for a young rookie, sketchy stuff. One of those potetnially lingering issues his entire career, hope he heals up and begins to flourish. 

 The Sixers are now tanking for Grayson Allen.

 I’m with Hype on this one.  6’10" PG at 235-240 lbs he is already a physical specimen.  Why the need to gain the weight so quickly?  Him organically growing into his body still makes him one of the most physically gifted players in the leage but they try to take the shortcut.

Fortunately it looks like the Lakers aren’t in the same kind of rush with Ingram.  Working on strength as opposed to weight.

 If only Hinkie were still here. Dream scenario for Sam.

This just plain sucks. My NETS pick is in serious jeoporady now.  The Nets might be better than the 76ers now. Ughh what a disaster.

ESPN Article

"I’m a lot stronger [now]," said Simmons, who was listed at 240 pounds while at LSU but said Monday that he weighed 217 before the June 23 draft. "I’m at the point where I want to cut down a little bit and play at a nice weight. Physically just being out there, guys are a lot stronger than in college, but I’m also a lot stronger than I was in college, so it’s just about taking hits and bumps or whatever it is and finishing at the rim."

  He was actually lighter than he usually is.

I don’t think this is the worst thing for the Sixers this year, they get to see what Saric can do and Embiid gets to be the focal point in year one instead of sharing the spotlight.

Simmons should be fine in the long-term, but now they get to evaluate the pieces around him.

 The curse of #1 draft picks continue.

 Well then, I guess Rookie of the Year is Buddy Hield’s award to lose.

That sucks l I was really looking forward to watching some Philly games, I think they will be a cool roster to watch. Who knows who they get in the draft next year,  maybe it will end up better with a potential extra draft pick. As a T-Wolves fan my only advice is be patient ( not that Philly fans aren’t) and theirs always next year.

 Major disapointment yes but its not the end of the world hell be back by December and in the meantime hell get to rehab in the most state of the art practice facility in the entire league that just opened.  The Sixers pulled out all the stops for Embiid from sending him to Qatar to bringing in Big Z to mentor so u know they re gonna go beyond for Ben

From 215 to 250?? OMG… Like any mediocre trainer knows, the body of a person needs to adjust to a significant increase of weight, not everyone is ready to accept a change so abrupt. What a mess…

 Why is everyone assuming that this was caused by the weight gain?

 Sad news for Simmons and 76ers – what is the recovery timeframe for this type of imjury? 2 months has been mentioned but some are talking as if it could be bulk of season.

I’d question the bulking up due to him playimng as a point forward, he’s not expected to bang in the paint like the frontcourters.

These guys need to listen to Tim Grover… You add small amounts of muscle weight and do it naturaly as you get older/body continues to mature. You don’t just add a ton so quickly like that. You can focus on getting stronger without adding a ton of lbs. 

When I read about how much weight he’d put on, that’s the first thing I thought about was him either having knee or foot issues. 

How *disappointing*. 

 So to update people they re saying its an acute stress fracture and a non weigjt bearing injury

 Prognosis is around 3 months, so being catious lets say around All Star game time. At least Philly can get Saric playing good minutes and hopefully we can see what Embiid can do.

I just hope Simmons’ surgery goes well and he makes a solid recovery. The one worry I’d have is if he isn’t training then he could end up 250lbs plus when he returns. So hopefully Philly will give him a fitness programme to do whilst he is out.

 Sucky news. Silver lining, Saric can shine for the two months that Simmons sits. 

Saric will see some nice minutes but if Simmons was going to be point forward then the team will have to go in a different way until he returns as I don’t see Saric being able to play point forward although he is a good ball handler.

I’d assume the 76ers use a 4 man frontcourt rotation until Simmons returns.

 Four top picks in last four drafts miss all or much of their rookie seasons. Is that a tecord? To be factual, the team did draft two of the four knowing they were already injured. The Noel investment panned out in that they nursed him back to health and we will soon know anout Embiid. Okafor was mishandled last year. They thought they could run him back in shape. He still has soeness in his knee and will miss tonights game. They also misread what kind of stress Simmons was under running around playing every position on the floor in practice. I mean its cool he can do it but with an extra 30 lbs in weight on those feet? Not too smart. If your gonna just use him in the paint keep him at 250 but if your gonna put him at point, play him at 230-240. Im not a scientist but my feet hurt more now that I picked up an extra 30lbs than I did when I was lighter.

 76ers are a better team with a young, naive, delusional Ben Simmons on the sidelines.

Saric is the stretch 4 PHI needs, and I’m not talking about just 20 minutes that Saric might get with Simmons stealing Saric’s minutes because of his relationship with the coach.

Then you have Noel, who is also a better PF than Simmons at this time. Now Noel can get minutes at PF next to Embiid, who should be able to stretch the floor and compliment Noel very well.

And the whole team gets to focus on playing team ball, and not just focusing on making Simmons look good. Now others get to be involved, and feel invested in the season.

You’d be surprised how much players resent playing with a ball stopping point diva, especially when the whole team is expected to play extra hard on defense to compensate for the diva resting for his next high risk flashy pass.