As a Nets fan, I do not understand how other Nets fans see Simmons as “improved” or “back to Philly Ben”. He’s the same as he was last year just with less mental roadblocks. I think the back injury he had has severely limited him and the Ben Simmons of past is likely gone
It’s literally the same cycle as last year. People see him workout in the off-season and start rooting for the Ben Simmons comeback. He plays one good preseason game and then there’s a huge circlejerk about how he’s back and how all the haters were so deluded for doubting him. Then he proceeds to do fuckall, seems to not care that he’s playing like shit, people turn against him and the cycle repeats.