sfam wrote:Dark Faze wrote:sfam wrote:McGee cant even dream of having the offensive game Bennett does. But more to the point being lazy on D at times is very different from being a knucklehead or going around calling yourself fake names. Bennett shows a real IQ for scoring, and really doesn't dawdle with the ball. He doesn't look like a 6-7 McGee at all.
His defense is worse than McGees. McGee doesn't really give up on plays, he's just too aggressive and not smart defensively so he's either playing the PNR badly or falling for pump fakes.
Bennett will literally just let guys get layups at the rim. Look at the updated draftexpress scouting video. He's awful.
I've seen it, and still think his offensive impact makes it worth it. Did you check out the first half, per chance, or did you skip directly yo the weaknesses? Some 19 year-olds aren't mature yet. Porter is clearly more mature, but that doesn't alone make him a better pick. If we get Bennett to give better effort on D, his talent flat out wins out as a draft choice. And McGee's problem isn't effort, its his BBIQ and the desire to make a highlight reel every play. That to me is probably worse. Bottom line I'm willing to take the risk because I think Bennett brings us a skillset upfront that fills some extreme needs (stretch 4, isolation player, finishing thru contact, getting to the FT line in crunch situations).
Defense isn't about maturity though, it's literally half of the game of basketball that you learn as you grow up. It's not just ' okay I'm going to start trying now'--it's every bit as much of a thing he needed to be growing from the minute he started playing games in middleschool, just like his offense. You can't just go into the best league in the world after having not tried or learned half of the game and all of a sudden become good at it. So then you're throwing the fact that he's undersized and unmotivated in the equation and its a disaster waiting to happen.
And I saw his offense. If I knew it was going to translate I'd like him more, but I'm not sure. He's not that fast for an NBA 4 and he's busting up guys on the college level in a bad conference that he's significantly bigger and faster than, which won't be the case in the league.
I'm concerned because he's going to have to work so hard to get his own shot and the guy has asthma and a history of injury. If he couldn't survive high school and college without getting banged up then how is he going to stay on the floor against guys that are stronger and taller than him in the NBA?
With Bennett there's a lot of "I hope he wills".
I hope he doesn't get injured again, despite having a history of it happening basically every year.
I hope he can learn to play defense or actually get motivated to try.
I hope he can overcome his height.
But yea, my concerns with Bennett are well documented.
