Welcome Anthony Bennett

[DatDudeZ3]

I thought it was all mental but then I watched him shoot about 4-20 on top of the key jumpers during half time warm ups and I just started to think his jumper is broken. Most NBA players drain everything in warm ups.

His jumper is not broke, he's had it all through college and preseason... It's a mental thing, and I think he's hesitant to shoot now... and quite honestly I think he's embarrassed to shoot his jumper in front of a crowd now, whether it be halftime or during the game. If he could just make one damn shot to get it over with and get some confidence.

 

[Gimme Some Mo]

His jumper is not broke, he's had it all through college and preseason... It's a mental thing, and I think he's hesitant to shoot now... and quite honestly I think he's embarrassed to shoot his jumper in front of a crowd now, whether it be halftime or during the game. If he could just make one damn shot to get it over with and get some confidence.

If the kid is really that mentally weak then what does that say about him?

 

[Soar]

[video=youtube;mF2gbTfg_Oo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF2gbTfg_Oo[/video]

Just look at the mannerisms of Bennett in this video. Confident with his shot, aggressive.

Now compare that to how he has looked lately. Obvious that the guy is struggling mentally.

 

[mAo_mAo]

I don't care if he is a millionaire, he is still just a kid.

 

[Chris]

This is starting to get embarrassing for the Cavs.

 

[Kyrieville]

I'd be all for sitting him out for 3-5 weeks until he gets into shape. He needs to lose the tub and hit the weights. Strengthen his legs so he can utilize them in his jumper. No excuse to show up this out of shape, even with being injured. He should have lost a couple pounds of fat per week over the past couple months.

He's a kid, I'll give him a pass. But he needs to get into shape.

 

[Pioneer10]

Didn't help he got pulled today after making a nice block on D. If the Cavs player didn't fall he wouldn't been would have been wide open on the break

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[KyrieIrvingDuke]

He's just a kid, first and foremost, who feels like absolute dog shit. Sorry I can empathize....

He's in the public domain, man. Professional athletes live perhaps the best lives of anyone in this country. They're idolized by literally thousands of people, have entire groups of people following them around granting ever want/need of them, and make millions of dollars. Yeah, fans can be brutal.. comes with the territory. I have zero sympathy for any athlete who's playing poorly. Can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Go be a museum curator or some shit, no one will get mad at you then.

 

[KyrieIrvingDuke]

Oh, and as for Bennett's performance, he'll get better. But you're never going to see an All-Star caliber player. Derrick Williams 2.0. Too short to play PF, too slow to play SF. Can't believe we used up a #1 pick on him.

 

[beefstew]

I don't think blacking out his twitter picture and telling the world he is going "ghost" is good for him at all. I really hope this thing doesn't spiral out of control into a Royce White situation. I don't know if I want to call our #1 pick a reach or a bust yet, but the fact that the top pick in the draft is mentally crumbling 4 games into the season isn't showing much hope. Great players take slumps and turn them around, motivate them. Maybe this is just a step of growing up for the kid. Really like to see Kyrie take a leadership role right now and help him out. He's been a number one pick, been doubted because of his injury, and proved the world wrong. Come on Kyrie!

 

[Pioneer10]

Jeez he's still a human being and still very much a young guy. It's like we can't have sympathy for guys Bill Buckner just because their pro athletes


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[Spencer Hawes]

All this sympathy talk and "he's just a kid" is bull. Man the fuck up, lose the baby fat, get yourself in shape, stay after practice to work on your shot. DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN GO ON TWITTER AND SAY YOU'RE GONNA GO GHOST. Wtf. We send younger "kids" off into war and nobody is making excuses for them. Screw what people are saying about you. MAN THE FUCK UP ANTHONY BENNETT.

 

[KyrieWaiters23]

I think the people here that are defending Bennett need to realize that he's getting paid MILLIONS of dollars to play a game. Get your fat ass in the gym and go run some suicides. You're the #1 pick, have some pride.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

Bennett is going to be an all-star. So is Thompson, and waiters. god damn it.

 

[DatDudeZ3]

If the kid is really that mentally weak then what does that say about him?

It says he's a rookie that is struggling and is lacking confidence right now. I believe he's thinking too much if he is missing at halftime and shoot around... I feel like he's pressing so much, he feels so much pressure on every shot he takes (games or shoot around) with everyone watching him and him still not having made a shot this year.