Soooo Anthony Bennett still hasn't scored more than 10 points.

[WeGetRing2012]

I thought people were over exaggerating early in the season but he's seems to be pretty bad. Only the Cavs can screw up having a number 1 pick :facepalm

[Boarder Patrol]

:facepalm

NBA wouldn't be the same without the Cavs providing laughs for us

[JohnFreeman]

I am not sure what the Cavaliers saw in him

[Milbuck]

The dude sucks pretty hard right now, but he's 20.. He's got time. He'll never live up to the #1 pick, but I think he could be okay

[Cold soul]

The dude is a flat out bust.

[orange_chicken]

Bennett is horrible.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

i have a bias for fat player, he will turn out great:coleman:

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

This nikka is worse than Austin Rivers was last year:biggums: :biggums:
WTF were the cavs thinking NO ONE had Bennett going close to 1st pick:biggums:

[Pacer24]

The Cavs should have gone with Nerlens Noel. Noel will be a great player once he gets fit. Cavs could have tanked this season and added a Wiggins or Parker to Noel and had a run at the playoffs in 2015

[El Gato Negro]

in other news Matthew Dellavedova looking like the steal of the draft.

[bluechox2]

they were better off trading the #1 pick

[Illuminati]

I am not sure what the Cavaliers saw in him

They probably thought because he was 6'8 260lbs (of fat:lol), he would be their next LeBron. :oldlol: Can only be the explanation.

[Embers]

It was so obvious they should have traded pick 1

I think they took Bennett for 2 reasons

1. They didnt want a guard
2. He was seen as the most ready made player outside of the guard players. (moreso then Otto Porter somehow)

In all reality if you have this type of mentality you shouldnt be using that pick. You should just use that pick to trade for your specific need instead of reaching for your specific need.

I would have flogged pick 1 to Utah Jazz for one of Hayward/Favors/Kanter

[J Shuttlesworth]

Is there a worse #1 pick in NBA history?

[chris02jammers]

Basically Kobe scored more points in one game than Bennett's first 30++ games in the NBA

[navy]

Next time just take a decent player and trade him :facepalm

[coin24]

2014 posters on fire :oldlol:

I'm pretty sure the Cavs did try to trade the #1 pick but nobody wanted it.
For good reason, this draft class is complete garbage. Bennett was still an idiotic pick though.

Don't worry, Deng will get them into the playoffs.

[jaydacris]

baby steps, cmon now.

[Boarder Patrol]

His ceiling is like a worse rebounding, worse defending Glen Davis

his ceiling is still a scrub :biggums:

Next time if you're gonna go with the hipster #1 overall just trade it for the #5 overall and a decent role player.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Is there a worse #1 pick in NBA history?

LaRue Martin. But that was back in 72. How was scouting even done back then?

Kandi Man in 98. Kwame in 01. Think that's all his competition.

[Pacer24]

Is there a worse #1 pick in NBA history?
Sam Bowie

[Boarder Patrol]

LaRue Martin. But that was back in 72. How was scouting even done back then?

Kandi Man in 98. Kwame in 01. Think that's all his competition.

:no: Kwame was a rotation big man for 10 years. Pretty good defender and rebounder. Terrible choice but no where near Anthony Bennett.

[Draz]

Am I the only one who thinks dan Gilbert's son looks funny?

[#number6ix#]

He'll avg 30 after the all-star break

thats burgers eaten per week not ppg

[EricGordon23]

Too early to tell. Mike brown + Rookies = No development

[JimmyMcAdocious]

:no: Kwame was a rotation big man for 10 years. Pretty good defender and rebounder. Terrible choice but no where near Anthony Bennett.

And Bennett will be this bad forever? He asked for the worst #1 overalls and those are the worst all time, maybe missing a player. Name me 2-3 worse than Kwame and then he can be removed.

[brandonislegend]

Kwame was an amazing man to man defender.

[Boarder Patrol]

And Bennett will be this bad forever? He asked for the worst #1 overalls and those are the worst all time, maybe missing a player. Name me 2-3 worse than Kwame and then he can be removed.

Nothing leads me to believe that Bennett will ever be very good in two useful NBA skills like Kwame. He's a bum.

Kwame's rebounding + defense >> probably anything Bennett will ever provide. Of course a lot of this is based on conjecture, Bennett could put up 12 and 6 next year for all we know but I don't see it at all.

[miggyme1]

this kid went from high school to college to the nba in the span of two years...give the damn kid some time to grow...I think he gone be better suited at the four as a stretch...not banging. but geez lets give the kid a few years before we write him off

[LilEddyCurry]

Cleveland should of picked Nerlens Noel :facepalm

[oarabbus]

this kid went from high school to college to the nba in the span of two years...give the damn kid some time to grow...I think he gone be better suited at the four as a stretch...not banging. but geez lets give the kid a few years before we write him off


You're right but still dude can't even put in 10 points in garbage time in a blowout, come on

[tragicbronson]

this kid went from high school to college to the nba in the span of two years...give the damn kid some time to grow...I think he gone be better suited at the four as a stretch...not banging. but geez lets give the kid a few years before we write him off

I think that you should expect players drafted 1st overall to handle that pressure aswell as play what is expected from someone on the top of the draft, that is, best player in generation. He plays without confidence, doesn't really know what is his role, what are his strengths, he can't hit jumpers, can't shoot from inside, he is undersized, really shame. Some say that it's a bad draft overall but that's not excuse as we can see that there are some players like burk and mcw who show that they are ready to be here. Beside them, there's player from top of the draft oladipo that also shows good game. I expect Noel to be good aswell, Bennet is just a bust, if he wasn't 1st pick he'd be out of the league, maybe he will if he doesn't improve somehow.

[Embers]

2014 posters on fire :oldlol:

I'm pretty sure the Cavs did try to trade the #1 pick but nobody wanted it.
For good reason, this draft class is complete garbage. Bennett was still an idiotic pick though.

Don't worry, Deng will get them into the playoffs.

Trying to trade pick 1 is entirely dependent on the worth you put on it.

Clearly they aimed too high when trying to trade it.

[I<3NBA]

even if they failed to trade the pick because of no takers, they should have at least picked someone else instead of trying to be fkn hipsters. that's why they will forever be a losing franchise. even given breaks, they still manage to fk it up.

hell, they were given Lebron and somehow, they managed to fk that up.

[Wavves]

this kid went from high school to college to the nba in the span of two years...give the damn kid some time to grow...I think he gone be better suited at the four as a stretch...not banging. but geez lets give the kid a few years before we write him off
What kind of excuse is that? He chose to leave school after his freshman year. He could have stayed in school another year or more to be more ready, but he chose not too. Yes, he still has potential to grow of course, but being 2 years out of highschool is NOT an excuse for his poor play. He made the decisions.

[Sarcastic]

His advanced numbers are scary.

PER - 1.0
TS% - .322
eFG% - .291
ortg - 65


His drtg isn't too bad. It's 104. Maybe he can be a defensive stopper one day.

[maybeshewill13]

http://gettingworse.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dog_poo.jpg

[Collie]

The guy's shooting 27% from the field. 27%! Not even Austin Rivers had that bad a percentage.

[Wiggins23]

pathetic

[HomieWeMajor]

He might as well cut his losses put on about 40-50 pounds of fat and try to become the 6'8 Shaq with 3 point range.

[Lebron23]

How tall is this kid?? His agent didn't listed his pre draft measurements. They just said that he's 6'7" in shoes.

[Scal]

Well everyone thought it an odd pick at the time. Even with Noel's injury, at least you'd be drafting something you need - a defensive-minded C - or you take the best player available and work it out later (Oladipo was the most favored prospect). Bennett was odd because he didn't seem to have a natural NBA position. Too slow to cover 3s, not enough size to cover 4s. A bit of a Derrick Williams dilemma (but at least Williams does have some good athleticism). Obviously there were plenty of decent PG and SG talent, but Cavs felt covered there with Irving and Waiters (whom I'm guessing they figured wouldn't have had that sophomore slump), and the only other logical need was SF, but Porter has really shown much yet - injury though).

[russwest0]

How tall is this kid?? His agent didn't listed his pre draft measurements. They just said that he's 6'7" in shoes.

He's a 6'6 PF that can't shoot, is out of shape, has asthma and sleep apnea.

So basically Cleveland took him 1st overall

[Knicks014Champs]

He should watch some Melo game,they have similar bodies, just work a little on it and it would make him 15ppg scorer.

[andremiller07]

He would at this point get trashed by Quincy Acy I mean the Cavs had to double Acy when Bennett was on him for god sakes, he just does not look comfortable he reminds me of Thomas Robinson minus the relentless motor.

[STATUTORY]

LaRue Martin. But that was back in 72. How was scouting even done back then?

Kandi Man in 98.
Kwame in 01. Think that's all his competition.

not even close, Kwame was a legit rotation player and great defensive center with questionable hands. Bennett won't get another contract after the rookie one, dude is a legit SCRUB. Doubt he can even dominate the D-leagues

[DukeDelonte13]

its mental. All up in his head. He plays scared. He won't do sh*t until he gets over it.


He needs to see a sports psychologist.

[East_Stone_Ya]

damn that is historically bad

[VIntageNOvel]

its mental. All up in his head. He plays scared. He won't do sh*t until he gets over it.


He needs to see a sports psychologist.

then he need to get the **** out of cleveland,
cavs couldnt fix bron mental problem, they wont fix him

im actually thinking heat must have hire somed sort of psychologist for bron
(just like game 6 last year when he played scared for 3 quarters, and then suddenly went like he was hypnotized)

[Styles p]

hahah and they pass on noel probably because of his knee and go out and sign bumnum.

[cos88]

bonus:


more turnovers than assists, steals and blocks ........ combined.


that fat stupid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Traqj5RJbxg ) fukk should lock himself in the gim and stop eating glazed donuts

[fandarko]

This nikka is worse than Austin Rivers was last year:biggums: :biggums:
WTF were the cavs thinking NO ONE had Bennett going close to 1st pick:biggums:

It is incredible indeed.

With so many interesting players around, WTF were they thinking?

They ****ed up the 2012 Draft by taking Waiters (which will never amount to more than an innefficient ball hog) over Drummond, Barnes and even Lillard and Plumlee in retrospect. I'm not sure they couldn't have played Lillard alongsie Kyrie.

So last year, because of already having Waiters in the backcourt, they passed on MCW, Oladipo, Mc Lemore KCP, CJ Mc Collum (all far more effective than Bennet), Noel, Zeller, Len, Hardaway JR (the same) to take an fat tweener with obviously no applicable skills for him to use in the NBA.

A major screw-up.

I can't understand what they expected Bennet to become. At 6-8 and 20% body fat to become an explosive power forward? He can't guard fours and he's to slow to stay in front of wings. He can't score over lenght. Can't defend.

Looks like that to me at this point anyway.