Anthony Bennett

[chrisrich91]

Good lord no he isn't. Randle's ability on the block is so far ahead of where Bennett is.

Prisoner of the moment.

Bennett is the superior prospect. I have little faith in Randle at the next level. Got away with bullying guys around in college more than anything. And his post game isn't much to write home about at all, so I don't know why you brought that up.

 

[RchfldCavRaised]

Prisoner of the moment.

Bennett is the superior prospect. I have little faith in Randle at the next level. Got away with bullying guys around in college more than anything. And his post game isn't much to write home about at all, so I don't know why you brought that up.

Not even close to something resembling great. He chose the right conference in the SEC. I dont think a coach down there attempted to take away his left.

 

[Derek]

CB and Larry Johnson were the only 2 to make it work in the last 25 years. You taking that bet? I'm not. Again, there is a reason it doesn't work. The reason is they are 6'7 or below going against 6'10 PFs. The reach you are making is borderline embarrassing.

You're still going to have to explain to me why his height matters when he takes up the same amount of space as the average PF due to his length. Having the top of his head be 2-3" lower than his opponent makes no discernible difference.

 

[PIP]

The height at PF doesn't matter (and is a ridiculously stupid argument especially when he's comparable and not like 6'4" )due to the fact there's not enough skilled post players at his position of PF to hurt him in the post -- where it would be suggested that his lack of height hurts him... The days of the skilled post playing big man is gone... There's a handful of older guys like Duncan, Gasol and Randolph and perhaps Millsap and Griffin (tho he's gonna face up)--- otherwise you're looking at guys like Bosh, Dirk, and even Ibaka who all spend a ton of time along the perimeter...

 

[Zen]

You're still going to have to explain to me why his height matters when he takes up the same amount of space as the average PF due to his length. Having the top of his head be 2-3" lower than his opponent makes no discernible difference.

If it makes no difference there should be 20 6'7 Power Forwards. I know what you are saying, but you put zero value on height. Your eyes are at the top of your head, are you telling me seeing over the defense has no Value?

Shit, even in rec league playing against someone an inch shorter than me gives me complete freedom. I can see easily what is happening on the court. Playing against someone 3 inches taller than me, even if we have the same wingspan completely blocks my vision.

 

[Derek]

If it makes no difference there should be 20 6'7 Power Forwards. I know what you are saying, but you put zero value on height. Your eyes are at the top of your head, are you telling me seeing over the defense has no Value?

Shit, even in rec league playing against someone an inch shorter than me gives me complete freedom. I can see easily what is happening on the court. Playing against someone 3 inches taller than me, even if we have the same wingspan completely blocks my vision.

I don't agree that the height difference in question allows somebody to see over him more than anybody else or creates any disadvantage for him. Bennett might fail, but I'm very confident that it won't be due to any shortcomings related to his height.

Defenders should be in a stance anyways, nobody is standing straight up in front of the offensive player and thinking to themselves, "I have him right where I want him. No way he can see over me now."

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

If it makes no difference there should be 20 6'7 Power Forwards. I know what you are saying, but you put zero value on height. Your eyes are at the top of your head, are you telling me seeing over the defense has no Value?

Well, there generally is some correlation between standing reach/wingspan -- which does matter -- and height. You don't see all those shorter PF's because most of them also have shorter arms. But, I do agree that claiming height has no value doesn't make much sense.

 

[WeinerSoBig]

That's my pool lol! It's the Independence Community Center indoor pool, not too far away from the practice facility. Going to have to go for a swim tomorrow.

If I were you, I would stay as far away from that place as you can. Everyone knows the average NBA player does nothing but pee all day long in public swimming pools.

 

[Douglar]

Bennett is under 6'6" without shoes, but he's got the width, strength and the length to make up for it. The only thing that is preventing him from playing as a PF in the NBA is his lack of mental toughness. Seems like he loses his self confidence on his first mistake and it goes down hill from there. That isn't something that can be fixed with platform sneakers. Maybe a new coach could get through to him, but maybe a new coach makes it worse. Really hard to say when the problems are between the player's ears.

 

[RchfldCavRaised]

Bennett is under 6'6" without shoes, but he's got the width, strength and the length to make up for it. The only thing that is preventing him from playing as a PF in the NBA is his lack of mental toughness. Seems like he loses his self confidence on his first mistake and it goes down hill from there. That isn't something that can be fixed with platform sneakers. Maybe a new coach could get through to him, but maybe a new coach makes it worse. Really hard to say when the problems are between the player's ears.

Agree with the concerns on mental toughness.

In Bennetts favor, Mike Brown has a history of choosing the youngest and least assertive guys and playing hack-e-sack with all of their self confidence. (more Larry Brown than Phil Jackson/Popovich)

So I'm hoping the next sideline commander knows a thing or two about controlling/building the confidence of young players and empowering them to play fearlessly.

 

[chuck0609]

If it makes no difference there should be 20 6'7 Power Forwards. I know what you are saying, but you put zero value on height. Your eyes are at the top of your head, are you telling me seeing over the defense has no Value?

Shit, even in rec league playing against someone an inch shorter than me gives me complete freedom. I can see easily what is happening on the court. Playing against someone 3 inches taller than me, even if we have the same wingspan completely blocks my vision.

The issue is the fear that when he plays against a Duncan (a hall of famer all time great) he'll be in a mismatch. Whats not appreciated is if he develops his game he may very well be able to offset a disadvantage or minimize it to a point where the disadvantage isnt significant.

If he's better than 2/3's of the guys he's matched up against and can play the others to a draw situation, he's worth it.

 

[OptimusPrime]

The issue is the fear that when he plays against a Duncan (a hall of famer all time great) he'll be in a mismatch. Whats not appreciated is if he develops his game he may very well be able to offset a disadvantage or minimize it to a point where the disadvantage isnt significant.

If he's better than 2/3's of the guys he's matched up against and can play the others to a draw situation, he's worth it.

Duncan's not going to be backing Bennett down under the basket. He can't move him. Bennett just needs to learn where to be on the floor and play with some confidence to be a more than adequate defender.

 

[Rich]

Prisoner of the moment.

Bennett is the superior prospect. I have little faith in Randle at the next level. Got away with bullying guys around in college more than anything. And his post game isn't much to write home about at all, so I don't know why you brought that up.

Yea, prisoner of the moment. Cause I was so high on Anthony Bennett coming out last season

 

[Cavatt]

I thought it was cool when he played well against Anthony Davis. At first I said, "Ahh man, he just played well because Davis is his contemporary. He will be intimidated by Vets."

Then after awhile I thought it was good that he went hard against Davis and wanted to compete with him. I know I would be intimidated by bigger guys than I have ever played against at 19-20. It has been said he is immature, and he honestly hasn't played basketball that long. I think everyone thought he was NBA ready because of his scoring ability, but he has a lot of maturing to do.

They have got to get him a lot of minutes early before it becomes another scramble at the end of the season to make the playoffs.

 

[Rich]

Not even close to something resembling great. He chose the right conference in the SEC. I dont think a coach down there attempted to take away his left.

So you've switched on this again?

Cause I remember someone typing out a few months ago "the first 10 prospects in this draft are better than any of our young core, except Irving." Which would include Randle.