Is there still any hope for Anthony Bennett to be good or naw?
Posted Jul 23, 2015, 11:37 PM UTC
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I posted this on the last Anthony Bennet post, but I was also quoting someone that I couldn't remember. Whoever came up with that is a long lost legend. If nobody claims this quote in the next week, by default it becomes my quote.
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I'm mean, I'll claim it! Yeah, it was totally me.
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In the NBA today, you have to be able to defend a position. And if you can't, there has to be another skill to offset bad defense. This could be scoring (but you have to be consistent), 3-point shooting, passing, offensive rebounding, etc.
Without his confidence, he'll never be a scoring threat and if he isn't he'll likely be out of the league. However, if he improves in other areas and shows improvement scoring he could stay in the league. There are a lot of guys that can score though and he'll need to find ways of standing out.
Likely scenario is that he'll always have Toronto in his back pocket if other teams don't want him. They'd love the marketability of another Canadian on the team.
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That potential homecoming/redemption narrative/storyline is downright mouthwatering
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#[mouthwatering intensifies]
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Hope? Sure. Expectation? No.
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yes, hope he gets his asthma and other health issues figured out. the talent is there he can still be successful in the nba on the right team. the knicks should grab him tbh.
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Yes. He's 22.
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At this point last year I thought Meyers Leonard was, without exaggeration, the worst player in the league. Somehow he turned into a real player. Makes me think you can't fully write off any player.
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Anthony Bennett is that guy in highschool that had great grades and got all these scholarships for college. But then ends up being a thug because he has a reputation in these streets.
That's how it feels to talk about Anthony Bennett.
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Anthony Bennett is that guy in highschool that had great grades and got all these scholarships for college. But then ends up being a thug because he has a reputation in these streets.
What?
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Guys like that dont exist. No way anyone gets straight As and scholarships then join the streets
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Maybe as a role player on a good team if he gets his shit together.
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What role would he even play? Is there anything he's even average at? You have to be good at something to stick as a role player.
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Well you never know. 7 years from now maybe he develops a shot and is a good offensive threat off the bench. I don't think the Twolves are the best fit for him though, with Pekovic, garnett, dieng and KAT. Maybe a fresh start on a small ball team would do him good. Part of the problem is he never played and didn't get a fair chance imo
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i think he can play, he just needs a coach and system that will use him right. he needs to never play small forward again. he needs to understand that he's brandon bass lite and just do that.
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I think the hope now is for him to be decent
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Look at Jermaine O'Neal's and Ben Wallace's career development. There is hope.
Consider that it's pretty much just J.O. and Ben that this is the case for, though.
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I still have faith that the 6ers will scoop him up
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He needs to watch Rodman reggie evans Danny Fortson footage learn how to be a tenacious rebounder so he can at leaat stick in the league. Even Currently his skills are better than those guys. Sadly he sucks on d and needs to work on that a lot
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No, he's ass and looking back wasn't even worth a second round pick, and the cavs took him #1 smh
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That's hyperbole.
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Naw
He's only 22 though. And he's cut done to pizza once a week. Don't naw him like that.