The stat hounds are currently out for Anthony Bennett.
The top overall draft pick in the current NBA Draft has not yet made a field goal so far in four games (spanning 15 tries) this season. The increased attention might be getting to him, after making initial thoughts about going "off-grid" while he deals with his struggles.
This is not a knock on Bennett, it is a little unfair that there is increasing criticism on him given the small sample size and all, in addition to the fact that he is doing the other aspects (rebounding, defending) that Mike Brown is asking him to do.
However there is the off-chance that the Canadian might be pressing offensively in trying to get that 0-fer out of his system?
Then I remember Gary David. Make that, we all remember Gary David last August.
El Granada was totally struggling for SMART-Gilas Pilipinas in the early stages of the FIBA-Asia tournament. He went 2/18 in the first round, 0/7 against Jordan and Chinese-Taipei combined.
Then, I remember how we all came out to egg him on. To provide him with confidence. I remember how Jimmy Alapag and LA Tenorio as point guards trying to help him by running plays for him.
Then this happened.
The Filipino hoops fan arguably is one of the smartest ones out there. They knew that they'll need him at one point in the tournament, and they were right, if only for this game alone.
Cleveland knows that they need him to contribute, eventually. They know that right now, Andrew Bynum and Anderson Varejao have been around to shoulder the burden along with Tristan Thompson, but knowing the injury history of both players, it might be a stretch to expect them to be available for the whole season.
I am very sure that Mike Brown and his coaching staff, as well as Kyrie Irving and Jarrett Jack are doing what they can to get him off the offensive schneid.
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