Anthony Bennett PF FA Thu 11/14/13 12:31 AM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett shot 3-of-11 from the field for six points with five boards in 20 minutes against the Wolves on Wednesday.
He came into tonight's game shooting a pathetic 1-of-21 from the field, so tonight's outing was tremendously above the bar he set for himself. The rookie made mistakes all night and missed a fairly easy layup. Bennett has a long way to go before gaining value in standard leagues and should be left on the wire in almost any situation.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Tue 11/12/13 12:05 AM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett did not play against the Bulls on Monday.
Coach Mike Brown said he wanted to allow the rookie to rest his shoulder. Bennett has been a disaster all season and the team is probably wise to keep him off the court until he's at 100 percent. Brown also hasn't been bashful about Bennett's lack of conditioning, so he may have used this shoulder injury as an excuse. He's not going to be making an impact for a while.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Sat 11/9/13 11:25 PM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett returned from a shoulder injury on Saturday, playing nine minutes and failing to score on his one shot attempt in nine minutes.
Tonight's game puts him at 1-of-21 from the field on the season. That 4.8 percent is less than the odds of a coin landing on heads four consecutive times. Fantasy owners should probably use their heads and cut Bennett in just about any league.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Sat 11/9/13 6:39 PM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett (sprained shoulder) will play on Saturday.
The team's trainers are still monitoring Bennett, but Mike Brown fully expects to have him available for Cleveland's rematch vs. Philadelphia. Bennett's availability shouldn't have fantasy ramifications considering he's 1-of-20 from the field through six games.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Fri 11/8/13 8:23 PM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett suffered a sprained right shoulder on Friday and will not return.
He lasted just six minutes against the Sixers before the injury and looked to be in some pain. An X-ray will check for any severe dislocation or some sort of fracture, but he has some sort of injury to the joint with a sprain diagnosis. Bennett's career is off to a bad start and hopefully only has a minor problem and gets a chance to redeem himself soon.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Fri 11/8/13 7:51 PM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett went to the locker room after suffering an apparent right shoulder injury.
He had offseason surgery on his left shoulder, so this is not an aggravation. Bennett has been a disaster this season for a litany of reason, including a field goal percentage of 5.0 while looking extremely out of shape.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Thu 11/7/13 4:25 AM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett hit just 1-of-5 shots on Wednesday, but the 3-pointer he hit was the first bucket of his career.
After starting out 0-for-15 in his first four games, he now stands at 1-for-20 after last night's miraculous three. He played 12 minutes and finished with three points, three rebounds, two steals and a block, and hopefully his shots will start falling now that he's got the first one out of the way.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Mon 11/4/13 11:27 PM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett's struggles worsened on Monday, as he missed all three of his field goal attempts and had just one rebound, one steal and one block in 10 minutes of action.
Bennett tweeted after the game that he was "going dark," as the No. 1 overall pick is now a combined 0-for-15 from the field through four games. Look for the Cavs to rally around their youngster and a mini-explosion is probably going to come through the pipeline, but the larger issue is that he's not commanding the type of risk-reward ratio that owners are looking for in a standard league stash.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Mon 11/4/13 9:45 AM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett is a combined 0-of-12 from the field through three games, without any assists or blocks to his credit.
This year's No. 1 overall pick is struggling with his conditioning while trying to learn his role as a backup PF in the Cavs' system. It's been an ugly process on both ends of the court, to say the least, and in the short term coach Mike Brown may find it hard to pursue a playoff spot while giving the Cavs' prized rookie much more than his current 13 minutes per game.
Anthony Bennett PF FA Fri 11/1/13 9:59 PM
Anthony Bennett
PF FA
Anthony Bennett struggled with his conditioning and finished with just one rebound and one steal in 12 minutes of action on Friday.
Bennett missed all three of his field goal attempts and opposing beat writers were particularly brutal about his weight and conditioning. Though we saw flashes of offensive potential during the preseason, it's a bit disappointing that a No. 1 pick is taking so long to get his feet underneath him. He's not a must-own player right now in standard formats, though he could be useful later in the year.