Listen to Doug Gottlieb explain why he thinks Ben Simmons is in way over his head during a Raptors/76er series in which he’s averaging single-digit scoring.
Gottlieb says the postseason is a whole different animal than playing the Atlanta Hawks on a Wednesday night in January, and says the reigning Rookie of the Year who once infamously scored 1 point in a playoff game last season versus the Celtics looks like he’s competing in a completely different weight class.
Check out the audio below as Gottlieb says the 22-year-old just isn’t grasping the extreme rigors of the NBA postseason that always exposes the weak.
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