Anthony Bennett… I just can’t understand why

He never played in the summer league

He never played in the summer league

He grabbed 6 rebounds in 13 minutes of action and had 2 steals. Give him time bro. We picked who we thought was the best talent available. I like Noel and Cody Zeller as well but Bennett has a chance to be special. Noel is a bigger risk and may never pan out and Zeller still has to improve in a lot of aspects.

He grabbed 6 rebounds in 13 minutes of action and had 2 steals. Give him time bro. We picked who we thought was the best talent available. I like Noel and Cody Zeller as well but Bennett has a chance to be special. Noel is a bigger risk and may never pan out and Zeller still has to improve in a lot of aspects.

He’s really not looking good at all as of now, he’s out of shape and there’s no excuse for that anymore, he has had enough time to get into game shape and should’ve never gotten out of shape in the first place.
He also looks bad on offense in that it seems half his shots are threes and he’s not too good at making them yet.

This all is really alarming to me because it makes me question his attitude and b-ball IQ – two things that often don’t improve with time.

He’s really not looking good at all as of now, he’s out of shape and there’s no excuse for that anymore, he has had enough time to get into game shape and should’ve never gotten out of shape in the first place.
He also looks bad on offense in that it seems half his shots are threes and he’s not too good at making them yet.

This all is really alarming to me because it makes me question his attitude and b-ball IQ – two things that often don’t improve with time.

I said from the beginning that MCW would definitely have the best first 3 games of anyone in this draft class

I said from the beginning that MCW would definitely have the best first 3 games of anyone in this draft class

Bennett and D. Williams are pretty similar players, kind of in the same predicament. Small stretch 4’s stuck behind an All-Star (Love) and a promising young talent (Thompson). I think both were drafted because the team deemed them the BPA , and not because of need.

Williams looked really good the other night in about 20 minutes of action, mostly at small forward. It remains to be seen if he can continue to put up good numbers game after game.

Both players would probably be better off if they could get traded to a team with an opening for a stretch 4.

Bennett and D. Williams are pretty similar players, kind of in the same predicament. Small stretch 4’s stuck behind an All-Star (Love) and a promising young talent (Thompson). I think both were drafted because the team deemed them the BPA , and not because of need.

Williams looked really good the other night in about 20 minutes of action, mostly at small forward. It remains to be seen if he can continue to put up good numbers game after game.

Both players would probably be better off if they could get traded to a team with an opening for a stretch 4.

Right now coach Brown wants to bring him along slowly…Becuz currently he has alot going on…He needs to shed some weight,he’s overcoming an injury,he has an asthma problem,which bothered him in the preseason…And he has sleep apnea ,which causes him to stay up late…In time Bennett will become a very good player..

Right now coach Brown wants to bring him along slowly…Becuz currently he has alot going on…He needs to shed some weight,he’s overcoming an injury,he has an asthma problem,which bothered him in the preseason…And he has sleep apnea ,which causes him to stay up late…In time Bennett will become a very good player..

I rather have DWill over Bennett. Me and my friend both agreed before the draft that the Cavs should have taken the most sure fire pro and that was Oladipo. I was always a Bennett fan at Findlay and UNLV but never thought he should be a top 10 pick let alone the #1 pick. I don’t see any way he’ll ever play the 3 and with Thompson and improving the way he has Bennett has no shot of starting anytime soon. Even in a bad draft you aren’t looking to get a rotation guy with the #1 pick.

I rather have DWill over Bennett. Me and my friend both agreed before the draft that the Cavs should have taken the most sure fire pro and that was Oladipo. I was always a Bennett fan at Findlay and UNLV but never thought he should be a top 10 pick let alone the #1 pick. I don’t see any way he’ll ever play the 3 and with Thompson and improving the way he has Bennett has no shot of starting anytime soon. Even in a bad draft you aren’t looking to get a rotation guy with the #1 pick.

I don’t think anyone understood why they took him #1. It was a terrible decision.

I don’t think anyone understood why they took him #1. It was a terrible decision.

bennett has alot to work on,both on & off the court,while also trying to get into playing shape…….he’s going to be a good not great player,give him time…

bennett has alot to work on,both on & off the court,while also trying to get into playing shape…….he’s going to be a good not great player,give him time…

the same reason kwame brown was drafted #1 because they wanna shock the world and have everyone talking about ‘woah bennet MUST be the next big thing’ for the whole summer…everyone has thier 15 mins of fame

the same reason kwame brown was drafted #1 because they wanna shock the world and have everyone talking about ‘woah bennet MUST be the next big thing’ for the whole summer…everyone has thier 15 mins of fame

If he’s only going to be used as a PF then will he get much playing time if Bynum comes back sound as Thompson and Varejao are playing big minutes at the moment.

If Bynum does start to play good minutes, I wonder if they may try to pull a trade for Varejao as he’s got a near $10 million team option for next year which a team wanting to create cap space could jump at. But Varejao has been there a long time and Coach Brown knows him well so could the franchise be reluctant to deal one of it’s most popular players if he is finally fit and playing well again.

If he’s only going to be used as a PF then will he get much playing time if Bynum comes back sound as Thompson and Varejao are playing big minutes at the moment.

If Bynum does start to play good minutes, I wonder if they may try to pull a trade for Varejao as he’s got a near $10 million team option for next year which a team wanting to create cap space could jump at. But Varejao has been there a long time and Coach Brown knows him well so could the franchise be reluctant to deal one of it’s most popular players if he is finally fit and playing well again.

They drafted Bennet instead of Oladipo because they didn’t want to admit that they made a mistake in drafting Waiters. McClemore would have been better than drafting Bennet and putting your eggs in the Dion Waiters basket. I don’t believe in Tristain Thompson but they seem commited to him so the Bennet pick doesn’t make much sense

They drafted Bennet instead of Oladipo because they didn’t want to admit that they made a mistake in drafting Waiters. McClemore would have been better than drafting Bennet and putting your eggs in the Dion Waiters basket. I don’t believe in Tristain Thompson but they seem commited to him so the Bennet pick doesn’t make much sense

The hard thing about getting #1 in a sucky draft is you try and find a superstar who just doesn’t exist. Cleveland has their superstar in Irving though, so should just have went with a sure thing defensively like Dipo and make Waiters a 6th man.

The hard thing about getting #1 in a sucky draft is you try and find a superstar who just doesn’t exist. Cleveland has their superstar in Irving though, so should just have went with a sure thing defensively like Dipo and make Waiters a 6th man.

Are you guys kidding me? Oladipo doesn’t fit next to Kyrie! Not like Dion is a way better fit but in terms of talent, they are similar so what’s the point of drafting him? We needed a scoring 4 and we got the best one in Bennett.

Are you guys kidding me? Oladipo doesn’t fit next to Kyrie! Not like Dion is a way better fit but in terms of talent, they are similar so what’s the point of drafting him? We needed a scoring 4 and we got the best one in Bennett.

I remember when I said Nicholson is better than Bennett and everyone had an issue with it on the website.

http://nbadraft.net/forum/anthony-bennett-7#comment-605280

Anthony Bennett’s position is going to be very tough in the NBA. Is he big enough to play the PF? Is he quick enough to play the SF position? He has good size, but does he know how to use it effectively?

I think he will be a decent player in the NBA, possibly an all-star once or twice. But I don’t think people should expect a lot from him. There’s a lot of questions surrounding his game, but I hope he does break through his struggles.

I remember when I said Nicholson is better than Bennett and everyone had an issue with it on the website.

http://nbadraft.net/forum/anthony-bennett-7#comment-605280

Anthony Bennett’s position is going to be very tough in the NBA. Is he big enough to play the PF? Is he quick enough to play the SF position? He has good size, but does he know how to use it effectively?

I think he will be a decent player in the NBA, possibly an all-star once or twice. But I don’t think people should expect a lot from him. There’s a lot of questions surrounding his game, but I hope he does break through his struggles.

I think from Cleveland chose Bennett based on a positional need/potential. He obviously has alot of work to do, but I would not say it was a bad pick. I think if he sheds some weight and works at it he could play SF. They obviously felt Waiters was their 2 guard of the future, but if they didn’t have Waiters I would think they would have chosen Oladipo or Mclemore…

I think from Cleveland chose Bennett based on a positional need/potential. He obviously has alot of work to do, but I would not say it was a bad pick. I think if he sheds some weight and works at it he could play SF. They obviously felt Waiters was their 2 guard of the future, but if they didn’t have Waiters I would think they would have chosen Oladipo or Mclemore…

its too early to be calling him a bust after only 3 games… he is not Elgin Baylor nor Larry Johnson..But he does have the talent to be a double double guy…

its too early to be calling him a bust after only 3 games… he is not Elgin Baylor nor Larry Johnson..But he does have the talent to be a double double guy…