"Ben Simmons proves that you miss 100% of the shots you don't take." — PFT Commenter

Take Slip·Jun 21, 2021

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Ben Simmons proves that you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

I always thought that saying the Wayne Gretzky-Michael Scott quote didn't really make that much sense. [Ben Simmons] actually proves that you do, in fact, miss 100% of the shots that you don't take.

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Simmons famously attempted zero fourth-quarter field goals in the final four games of the series.

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Win

Take Slip·Jun 21, 2021

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Big Cat

The Process is officially dead.

Today is Monday, June 21st, and the process is dead. We had a good run. This was going to be the postseason where we judged whether or not processes actually work. Turns out they don't.

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The core 'Process' era essentially ended here; the team subsequently traded Ben Simmons and failed to reach the ECF in the following years.

Win

Take Slip·Jun 21, 2021

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Big Cat

Ben Simmons will still have trade value because a team will believe they can fix him.

I think [Ben Simmons] still will have trade value because someone will think, I can fix that. I can make him better because he still has elite levels to his game. It's just the whole point of shooting a basketball into a hoop is the game, and he just doesn't want to do that.

Prediction Basketball Mild

Correct; Simmons was eventually traded to the Nets in a blockbuster deal for James Harden in February 2022.

Loss

Take Slip·Jun 21, 2021

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Hank

The 76ers will eventually make it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

I do believe, I truly believe, as much as I've said bad things about Philly, it's only been my honest opinion. And I do believe eventually they will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Prediction Basketball Medium

As of the end of the 2023-24 season, the 76ers have still failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, consistently losing in the first or second round.