Comments on: Sunday Thoughts: Cavs Talking Trade; Bender’s Impact on Jordan Hill

By: BrooklynKnicks

BrooklynKnicks — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:30:26 +0000

when curry is in the game, we begin to lose. IMMEDIATELY! he fouls people in his struggles to gain a position. and on his behalf, it seems no one can find him fast enough either! what would you rather have: currys stat line of 14 and 7 with a lose and slim chance of some GM going “hmmm…” or a win? IMO i want my team to WIN! ive seen them lose too much for too long!

By: BrooklynKnicks

BrooklynKnicks — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:25:30 +0000

the point made was not about being “raw” but conditioning. thabeet is 7’3, 263lbs. jordan hill is 6’10, 235. how would be better suited to man the center position in the nba? hill needs to get stronger. as far as doing something in the game, hill is ahead of thabeet, but also more likely to get injured. we also dont NEED hill out here like the grizzlies NEED thabeet too.

By: ScottD

ScottD — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:54:23 +0000

Larry Brown loves to teach, your comment is ridiculous!

By: HaS

HaS — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:41:11 +0000

It’s a pet peeve that he wants to redeem himself for that draft pick. He’d like everyone in the league to see what he saw and justify his thinking in picking of him and speaking so highly of him. Reports even said he was ready to sign him at the beginning of the year. Which would explain the holding of an empty roster spot for so long if making a trade wasn’t the idea.

By: bob go knicks

bob go knicks — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:45:39 +0000

there is no way you have a friend

By: manners

manners — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:39:34 +0000

Why is everyone over reacting??? OKay Jordan Hill is 22 not 23 and it really doesn’t matter, agreed but there have been many players who haven”t played much in their rookie year who have gone on to be very good ball players. Hill and Bender play two completely different positions. Hill os going to be a down low in the box type player who can hit the outsode shot. Bender is a wing pplayer who can go inside and play down low at times.

By: Big Daddy

Big Daddy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:32:18 +0000

Now that’s funny.

It’s logical too, why sit and watch these guys. To learn what not to do??? he should be learning by doing, playing against the best players to learn that he must do certain things to be successful. It’s the hard lesson of the child playing with men. You have to practice and work on the things that will get you by. The little things and techniques. You DO NOT learn them by watching and in practice.

In boxing you go through a period of fighting guys not as good as you. Then you must step up and take your lumps. Those punches that floored guys now, when you hit a top fighter with the same punch he looks at you without even a response. That is a scary feeling.

You have to learn that these players are better than you and if you want to compete you need to work hard, play hard and play smart. You cannot learn that on the bench.

By: Mucha

Mucha — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:28:10 +0000

Real recognize real

By: Mucha

Mucha — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:26:36 +0000

I couldn’t care less about Darko, Curry and – to a lesser extent – Robinson – but Hill should be included in the rotation.

So if you put Hill in the rotation, you go from a 6-7 man rotation to a 7-8 man rotation. 10 minutes per game doesn’t make a big difference but it allows Hill to gain some confidence.

Thanks for the shout-out though.

By: CircleLimit4

CircleLimit4 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:09:19 +0000

Thumbs up. Thanks for the breath of fresh air Mucha.