Gerald Henderson is the key

[snaltonj]

Dunlap needs to make sure Gerald Henderson gets more minutes. 17 mins against the warriors wasn't enough. I think Jeff Taylor was on the of the steals of the draft but he is not better than Henderson. The starting lineup should be:

Kemba
Hendo
MKG
Bioymbo
Mullens

Thoughts?

[mrknowitall215]

Hendo had a -21 in a 8 point loss last night. Other than Mullens (who I hate to say had a decent 2nd half), he had by far the most negative influence on last night's game and it was obvious. I wouldn't consider him the key. That's my thoughts

[thesneakysneak]

Hendo had a -21 in a 8 point loss last night. Other than Mullens (who I hate to say had a decent 2nd half), he had by far the most negative influence on last night's game and it was obvious. I wouldn't consider him the key. That's my thoughts

Yup.
He is also coming back from a solid stint on the side line so he should be worked back in slowly.
Taylor is looking like he could possibly provide everything that hendo does, but with more range.
Moving forward with both of them on the roster may actually make hendo pretty redundant.

[Kembastockton]

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

[Bomber]

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

Or maybe it's because our interior D is horrible, we're giving up an absolute ton of open 3 pointers and we're getting out rebounded night in night out because of Dunlap's fascination with small ball.

[Kembastockton]

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

Or maybe it's because our interior D is horrible, we're giving up an absolute ton of open 3 pointers and we're getting out rebounded night in night out because of Dunlap's fascination with small ball.

Small ball isn't exactly something that Dunlap created. He isn't fascinated with small ball. All of our best players are guards. He doesn't have a ferocious board eating monster on the squad. We have been struggling with rebounding ever since we traded Tyson and Crash. What do you expect him to do? Put half of his best players on the bench at crunch time?

[snaltonj]

I think you all are forgetting that Henderson is still probably the second best player on the team behind Kemba. Look at the New York game that we lost by 2 Henderson made big plays ended with 18pts 6 rebs in 25 mins. I just think he has experience and can provide more starting. I think Jeff Taylor is great guy to be coming off the bench especially as a rookie.

[Fred Williamson]

and now the Henderson bashing continues in this thread. some of you can't be serious. Give this guy a break.

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

we were terrible even when he was out. apart from that, Hendo's game doesn't require ball dominance or is unfitting in any way to our point guards. Dude makes his plays, hits his curl shots of screens and plays better defense than Gordon. Enough reasons to give him 30mpg.

[catch20two]

I don't want to be any part of the Hendo bashing because I feel allied to all of our players but I think it's fair to say that the jury is out on whether he's a chemistry issue. Last night would make the 2nd straight game that he's had the worst +/- difference on the team (-21 vs Warriors, -27 vs Spurs). I'm patient enough to wait and see until February if Hendo can become a consistent scorer with consistent being the key word since he's returning from injury and 7 games isn't a sufficient sample size to past judgement.

[BobsBuddy]

Trade Checker 6176108... Yes Gerald is the key to a trade probably after 1-15-2013.
Hendo, Diop and Mullins for Humphries/Brooks...../ Brooks "from Providence College" is known by Dunlap. Hump's 27 years old and odd man out to be resigned by Nets and is the post player Dunlap has been looking for long term to put in the paint next to Biz and Hay... Hendo will not stay here and its time to move him. Brooks is in Avery's doghouse because he has no defense. Diop's expiring gives the Nets a solution to find a FA to replace Humpries and in the meantime Mullins is a good replacement for Hump. Hendo gives Avery defensive player at 2 and 3 to backup Joe Johnson and GW. Avery loves D...We need more scoring and Brooks can light it up.

[HornetJail]

^

No. Stop.

[Eoghan]

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

Or maybe it's because our interior D is horrible, we're giving up an absolute ton of open 3 pointers and we're getting out rebounded night in night out because of Dunlap's fascination with small ball.

^this guy gets it. Obviously our best players are guards and wings but there is no point in playing half of them out of position when they aren't playing well. I'd much rather have a struggling normal line up than a struggling small ball line up in most situations.
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Gerald just might be the key to trading for a player of equal value that actually gives us better rebounding and interior defense. Other than that, he's in serious competition with Taylor unless the latter plateaus hard.

[JT2006]

Someone mentioned crash and Chandler, and I think they're right. We miss their rebounding. MKG isn't quite as big and strong (but is probably faster) than Crash and he can't do it all on his own. I kinda miss Nazr these days. That 20/20 game was hilariously cool.

[TheKingofSting]

All I know is he needs to be traded before we lose him in FA.

[BigSlam]

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

Or maybe it's because our interior D is horrible, we're giving up an absolute ton of open 3 pointers and we're getting out rebounded night in night out because of Dunlap's fascination with small ball.

Welcome to the board Bomber.

[fatlever]

Welcome to the board Bomber.

slam no doubt loves your screen name. i would have gone with giant purple anchors instead.

[Bomber]

Am I the only one who noticed that we lost most of the games through the preseason when Hendo was starting? Then he goes down and we start win. He comes back, and we start loosing every game again. Maybe his game just doesn't mesh well with Kemba's and Sessions'.

Or maybe it's because our interior D is horrible, we're giving up an absolute ton of open 3 pointers and we're getting out rebounded night in night out because of Dunlap's fascination with small ball.

Welcome to the board Bomber.

Thanks. Sometimes I like to get involved in more than one community, especially considering how passionate I am about basketball+Bobcats. I notice a few people that I regularly post with on a consistent basis and thought why not discuss Bobcats on more than just one forum =]

Welcome to the board Bomber.

slam no doubt loves your screen name. i would have gone with giant purple anchors instead.

Where I live there's a team called the Dockers, who ironically have a logo of an anchor, albeit white. And I hate them with a passion, so no anchors here.

[Diop]

You're talking about the same team. Fats decided to choose the Freo Dockers as his AFL team.

Are you in Perth?

[BobsBuddy]

Trade checker 6176871 Hendo for Brooks and Childress after 12-15-2012. Gordon can mentor Brooks and Childress's contract gives us more expiring and cash after season is over. Avery gets a strong bench player at 2 and 3 to backup JJ and GW. Brooklyn is already over max and an extra 4 mil to land Hendo should be chump change for their Russian Billionaire Owner. Who knows, if Gerald does well, a contract extension maybe offered next year to him on a contender. Marshon is a 6'5" Gordon type offensive player. Gordon has 1 year left and Brooks has 3 years left. When Brooks is ready we trade Gordon and start Brooks,backup with JT.

[Bomber]

You're talking about the same team. Fats decided to choose the Freo Dockers as his AFL team.

Are you in Perth?

Yessir.
Well that kinda half gives away who I actually am to those who know me...how unfortunate.