He will make it. Too much hype too much talent, just has to be consistent for another 30 odd games.

Simmons should also be a starter now for the boomers. He is now the best Aussie basketballer. But the clueless Lemonass might play him only 5 mins off the bench in the next boomers game. LMAO

why would he do that? he is not joey wright

Simmons was not even pick for the boomers last time.That is how lame Lemonass is.

The boomers should be now Simmons' team. Lemonass should let Simmons do whatever he wants on the court and be the team"s point guard. just look at the 76ers, Simmons simply makes everyone on the team better. If Lemonass is smart enough he should follow suit and let the team build around Simmons.

Aussie, Simmons was overlooked by Lemonass 3 years ago, he was not injured. Get your fact fight. He was not picked for the world cup squad.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/australian-young-gun-ben-simmons-misses-out-on-boomers-squad-for-the-fiba-world-cup-20140727-zwzpj.html

Very considerate of that one ignoramus to keep writing "Lemonass" so we quickly know which posts not to bother reading. Convenient.

Simmons would be a huge part of any national team, but that night not be the case with Lemonass. Knowing Lemonass so well, he would start Delly and Mills as guards ahead of simmons and have Simmons coming off the bench. That is how lame and pathetic the Aussie system is.

2019/2020 starting 5

6'10 Simmons-PG
6'0 Mills-SG
6'8 Ingles-SF
6'11 Bolden-PF
7'1 Maker-C

would lemanis use Simmons as a starter and play him 35 minutes a game for the next major tournament? I highly doubt that. The Aussie coach has been clueless and very conservative for the last 5, 6 years.

Simmons might make the nba all-star team this year, but he would probably not make Lemanis' next starting lineup if he was picked. hahaha.

Hogwash, 3 years ago Simmons was a better than the useless motum and bairstow.
Goran Dragic was a mainstay of the Slovenia team at 18 years of age and Simmons is 10 times better than Dragic. Just admit the Aussie system is pathetic and conservative.

If they are not Aussies, Maker, Simmons and Exum would have been the starters and mainstays for any national team 2 years ago, but not so with Australia. The Aussie system is way too conservative with their team selections and don't know how to make good use of the talents available.

If Lemanis is Philly 76ers's coach, Simmons would be coming off the bench and plays 10 minutes a game because he would think Simmons is too young and not ready. That is how conservative he is.

Very considerate of that one ignoramus to keep writing "Lemonass" so we quickly know which posts not to bother reading. Convenient.

Simmons is a " LeBron " level talent and he should have picked and play major minutes for Australia when he was 18 years old, just like what Dragic is doing now for Slovenia. Those who said he was too young and not ready at 18 year old have no bloody clues.

The better question is:
Can Ben Simmons make Lemanis's starting lineup ?

Next you will be saying Humphries should be our starting center.

Let it go.

Wow, how many of those are the same IP? What a case.

I agree with 655691. Start Simmons and Mills so that Patty can hunt his own shot which he's perfectly comfortable doing, and Delly can provide play-making off the bench. That would be the best starting unit the Boomers have ever put on the floor by a pretty significant margin.

Boomers aside, how does all-star game voting work with positions? I know there are 4 guard and 6 forward spots and 2 wildcards, but who decides what position a player is competing for? And is there any chance that a player like Simmons is effectively penalised because his votes are split between those who've nominated him as a guard and those who've done so as a forward?

"Wow, how many of those are the same IP? What a case."

At least a dozen I reckon!

Until recently Simmons was not even considered ROY material, of course now he is lock for boomers.
Wasn't fan of Lemanis appointment but last results were pretty good, should have medalled but had a bad game to end up. Wonder what these experts posting their opinions coach, hardly international or nbl, premier league, more likely armchair fans that think they're experts.

The IP address was L.3.M.0.N.4.5.5

^would be a waste of his ability to put the ball on the floor and create matchup issues, though, wouldn't it? If you post him and let him pass a la Bogut, don't other teams just guard him with a big? If you let him actually play off the bounce to create the way the 76ers are doing, who can guard him? Giannis, Lebron, Kawhi, Durant, and that's about it.

The best way to get the best out of simmons is to play him as a point guard, like what the 76ers are doing.

He definitely wasn't snubbed.

"But c'mon...Kyle Lowry!??!"

Their stats are almost identical, but the Raptors sit second in the East. Of course Lowry deserves to be there over Simmons.

So is Lowry. He just need seven more boards, 8 more assists and ten more points. Also still in the first half.