by Cdizzle » October 10th, 2016, 10:55 am
Hoping that the team is good enough to relegate Simmons to the bench is a very reasonable take.
The fact that last year's team wasn't good enough (or the coach was too stubborn) to move Simmons to the bench is telling. Did the team make the tournament last year? Win the league? Make the NIT? Come remotely close to winning the league? That would seem to indicate that those of us thinking Simmons shouldn't (or perhaps can't) be a starter for an at-large worthy team are on to something. If Simmons is still starting next year, UE is still very unlikely to complete any of the above. And if that is the case, once again, what the hell is the extension for?