Simmons has the length and he is an elite defender but that can't cover his lack of shooting abilities, can't shoot free throws and him being scared to shoot.
He's afraid to drive.
All that because he's afraid to miss from the FT line. He knew he would be fouled.
He doesn't want to be blamed again because of his poor FT shooting but it still backfired on him and the team.
I saw a funny meme earlier that Shaq had a higher FT% than Simmons hehehe.
He is the worst free throw shooter in the history of the NBA playoffs (all players who attempted at least 70 shots).
I want to blame Doc Rivers too because they know already from the start that Simmons is afraid to shoot and having a hard time shooting free throws and yet he still puts him in the court. For what?? For defensive purposes? He might be a good defender like I said but still, he can be a liability to his team because of his problems.
I just hope that the team where he will land in this offseason will be the one who can improve his shooting skills. I might be optimistic to this player and he might still redeem himself if he will be traded in another team and they can improve him too. Golden State might be one, Portland might too. Any other team might do as long as they can improve his shooting skills because he is the worst TBH.