Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins said in a recent interview with THE JUMP: "Ben Simmons and Draymond Green are essentially no different, except that Simmons is a more athletically talented version of Green!" ”
Riding on the east wind of Simmons's hot spot, this remark has attracted heated discussion among fans at home and abroad. The same organizational striker, the same top defender, the two do have similarities, but fans who have carefully watched the two play know that Perkins's statement is too impressional, compared to the similarities, the difference between the two is even greater!
The difference between defensive one-off and DPOY
Simmons Defensive Honors: 1 × steals king, 2 × defensive one
Green defensive honors: 1 × steal king, 2× defensive second team, 4 × defensive first team, 1 × DPOY
The difference in defensive honors is reflected in the difference on the field: Simmons is more of a defensive tip on the outside, while Green is the core of the Warriors' defense to establish a defensive system.
The difference in peak height
Simmons' highest accolade so far in his career has been the best third team in 2019-20. Green won the best second team in the 2015-16 season and reached 7th in the MVP list, and then was ranked 10th in the league player list by ESPN, reaching the finals in his career and winning 3 championships. At such a peak height, Simmons is not currently qualified to "touch porcelain".
The difference between career orientation
As a second-round show, Green can successfully counterattack without his own efforts, but also from the accurate positioning of his role. As long as you look for the big brother, you are willing to be a good blue-collar worker on the field, do dirty work and drive the team; off the field, use the role of locker room leader to spur teammates and activate morale.
Simmons had a smooth ride for the show, entering the All-Star early and taking a big contract. This also allowed him to breed inertia, and gradually positioned himself as the core of a team that did not shoot, and could not be said by others. Simmons has only played half of the value of the title, and the other half may never be seen again.
"Real Refusal" VS "False Refusal"
The only thing Simmons is really better than Green on the offensive end is the ability to convert points. Compared with Green, Simmons can be described as a "real refusal" in terms of three-point shooting ability. Simmons scored 5 of 34 career regular-season three-pointers and 0-of-2 in playoff three-pointers. Green's career regular-season three-pointers totaled 555 of 1758 and the playoff three-pointers totaled 145 of 461. In the three seasons of 2014-17 at the peak, Green's regular season three-point total was 292 of 850, shooting 34.4% of the three points; the playoff three-point total was 94 of 273, shooting 34%, which is already qualified for the front.
Gaps in psychological quality
Simmons averaged 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.69 steals in the regular season, while in the playoffs he averaged just 13.9 points, 8 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.38 steals. The free throw shooting rate has remained at around 55% all year round, and last season's playoffs fell to a hot 34.2%. The playoffs' lack of daring to take on more offensive end scenes and the slump in the free throw line are all manifestations of his poor psychological quality.
On the contrary, Green, who averaged only 8.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1 block in the regular season, has taken the playoffs to a higher level, averaging 12.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.46 blocks per game, and all statistics and efficiency have almost improved in the playoffs. The playoff opponent dares to let go, he dares to shoot, and he really dares to enter at the key moment! In the 2015-16 Finals G7, Green made 11 of 15 of 15, 6 of 8 from three-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, 32 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, Simmons may not be able to play in his life. At the same time, Green's playoff free throw shooting rate was 71.5%, and the Cavaliers would rather cut Iguodala than green.
We acknowledge Grimm's dirtiness, but we can't deny Grimm's hardness either! The more critical the moment, the less soft he became, and in this respect Simmons was more like a timid child.
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