Synergy Sports clocked Simmons being involved in transition opportunities 26 percent of his total offensive plays at LSU. (sbnation.com)
Effort was apparent by the number of steals and blocked shots, resulting from the seemingly unrecognized dirty work necessary to catalyze transition opportunities and get easy baskets on the offensive end. (entrepreneur.com)
With Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph at the helm, Memphis slows things way down, barely attempts shots behind the arc and defers transition opportunities for purposeful, gritty offensive possessions designed to get a shot as close to the rim as possible. (sbnation.com)