Philadelphia 76ers Brett Brown Needs Ben Simmons Return

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Jun 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers number one overall draft pick Ben Simmons (not pictured) parents Julie (R) and David (M) sit with head coach Brett Brown (L) during an introduction press conference at the Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Take ‘Er Out For A Spin

The entire team scheming for head coach Brett Brown has never been placed onto the race track. The team has had to back the game-plan up to the rack while various players were swapped, pulled for repairs, or simply to allow the front office to tinker around.

So far, the team has never had all it’s parts. In fact, it has been missing a major cog since Brown has been with the team.

But when Simmons returns, the major pieces will be active and on the roster simultaneously. And so, the “hold the team together in crises” and the “lets develop this rawest of raw prospects into an nba player” will be placed to the side, and the basketball schemes will commence.

Again, not a moment too soon. Bryan Colangelo is under a great deal of pressure to win games this year. That type of pressure rolls downhill. While not expected to be on the hot seat, Brett Brown’s coaching position is not secure by any means. Even with direct family ties to Ben Simmons family, he will still need to prove to the Colangelos that he can outcoach the opposition when he has a healthier roster.

In the end, Simmons needs a healthy roster to be graded effectively. And that means games with Ben Simmons fully healthy and acclimated. The NBA Season ends mid-April 2017. By mid February, the team will only have 25 plus games to sort everything out.

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Brett Brown needs Simmons aboard as quickly as possible. If not for the team’s sake, certainly for his own.