Where to now for Ben Simmons and the Boomers?

The Australian Boomers are heading to the Tokyo Olympics, but Ben Simmons is not. What's next for both player and team?

The world of sports can be a very negative place. In a way, that makes sense. At the end of a game, a tournament or a season, there is only one winner. They are the only ones safe from criticism, and from the need to adapt and improve.

From that fact comes one of the great sporting truths; every single failure needs a scapegoat. There will always be some…