Sean Brace
Colin Cowherd isn’t a stranger to Philly. He’s made fun of us before and we’ve taken it. He can make fun of all of our sports teams and we would have no choice but to take it. And now he wants to just bludgeon us with more hateful words.
Yesterday on his radio show, Cowherd suggested Ben Simmons tank his workout and refuse to play for the Sixers when he’s likely selected first overall by the team in this year’s draft. Listen for yourself.
https://www.facebook.com/TheHerd/videos/vb.1727434234144435/1796524223902102
In recent years, it’s been the cool thing for sports pundits to suggest just simply refusing to go to whatever team drafts them in whatever sport if they don’t want to go with them. The Sixers have been linked to various NBA draft picks whose people have apparently suggested they not draft them because of how bad of a basketball team they are, and how the organization has been run with Sam Hinkie at the helm.
But whatever. Screw Cowherd. Simmons is ours.
The Euro Guy The Knicks drafted at 4 after Okafor refused to work out for or even meet Son of Sam Hinkie. Trust the Process…NBA will rig Ping Pong Balls so Lakers get Simmons anyway to try and put them back on the Map. This team is literally a MASH Unit, you got a bunch of guys that are always hurt and then a bunch of people that never coached or played in or ran an NBA Team around them. Just like the MASH movie pickup football game.
Cowherd knows nothing about this topic. 10 years of bad Sixers basketball? We made the EC Semi’s 4 years ago, one game away from the ECF. The post AI sixers were never atrocious, just historically mediocre. I’m glad we’re away from that now.
“He’s probably a Lakers fan”. HAHAHAHA, GTFOH with that garbage. Let’s just make sh!t up and broadcast it. Actually that is his MO, so no surprise.
And he’s totally neglecting Brett Brown’s role in this. BB coached in Australia, knows Simmons and his dad. Is that going to cause Simmons to be totally ok with it, probably not, but I think it has more of a positive effect than negative. To totally look over that fact is atrocious reporting, but what else do you expect with Cowherd?
Cowherd is saying this for shock value,and most importantly, to get the Philadelphia fans riled up.
Sure, tank the chance to play with what could likely be the best front court in the NBA. Makes sense.