Bennett out at least 2 weeks

[TheGrey08]

Jon Krawczynski @APkrawczynski
Anthony Bennett out a minimum 2 weeks with an ankle injury. Muhammad won't travel to houston because of finger injury

Figures...

[Volans19]

Got me before I posted the same thing. Cam should be relieved/happy he won't have to tear down Bennett for two weeks.

Also please give GR3 some burn before Budinger, it's time to see how he does with extended minutes

[Coolbreeze44]

Starting to wonder about Muhammad's durability. One reason we need to take BPA this draft

[TheGrey08]

Starting to wonder about Muhammad's durability. One reason we need to take BPA this draft

I thinking/hoping they are just being overly cautious with players.

[60WinTim]

Bummer for Bennett. Boon for Payne and Dieng.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

Got me before I posted the same thing. Cam should be relieved/happy he won't have to tear down Bennett for two weeks.

Also please give GR3 some burn before Budinger, it's time to see how he does with extended minutes

I hope Bennett recovers well, as I wouldn't wish an injury on any player especially on my own team, but yeah I won't miss watching him at all. This is like a mini birthday gift for me. And we get to see more Payne. Need to see what he's got.

[Coolbreeze44]

Bummer for Bennett. Boon for Payne and Dieng.

What an opportunity for Payner. You go from zero chance with one team, to possibly starting for another. I'm pulling for him. We need a nice surprise or two.

[longstrangetrip [enjin:6600564]]

I feel bad for the kid. He had to get excited when Thad got traded knowing that his minutes might increase, and then there was that tweet from Jay-Z about him going to gym at 10:30 to shoot jumpers. Then he comes out dominating on the glass starting the game last night and hits his first jumper, and ends up hurt. What a snakebit team.

But I am happy for Payne. He's a good guy with some promise who hasn't played much at all this year...more minutes last night than he had played all year. There will be some growing pains with him, but we will never question his effort and we will notice a defensive pickup right away.

As I said in another thread Da Faux Punk needs to play Monday night now that AB is out. He's going to be there anyway, so there is no reason to play Pek, Payne and Dieng extra minutes just to make KG's first game back a home game. Come on, flip...give him 15-20 minutes backing up Payne.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

I feel bad for the kid. He had to get excited when Thad got traded knowing that his minutes might increase, and then there was that tweet from Jay-Z about him going to gym at 10:30 to shoot jumpers. Then he comes out dominating on the glass starting the game last night and hits his first jumper, and ends up hurt. What a snakebit team.

But I am happy for Payne. He's a good guy with some promise who hasn't played much at all this year...more minutes last night than he had played all year. There will be some growing pains with him, but we will never question his effort and we will notice a defensive pickup right away.

As I said in another thread Da Faux Punk needs to play Monday night now that AB is out. He's going to be there anyway, so there is no reason to play Pek, Payne and Dieng extra minutes just to make KG's first game back a home game. Come on, flip...give him 15-20 minutes backing up Payne.

You certainly make it sound well. I'll give you that. He had four rebounds in his nine minutes, and two of them were from him missing his own layup while one was a defensive rebound where everyone conceded the ball to him, including teammates. I'm not discounting that he got those four boards, but "dominating the glass" is a mighty stretch on your part. (We'll also keep it quiet that he got badly torched in the P&R twice defensively)

I noticed Payne's effort. He played revved up and determined to make a solid debut. Couldn't question the effort, but his defense was not an upgrade by any measure. He left his feet at almost every sight of a shot or pump fake and several times he found himself out of the play defensively from not reading the play correctly. One play he hedged far too hard and found himself in no man's land as he couldn't find the big he was supposed to come back to. He also got absolutely bullied under the rim by Alex Len for a layup one time. He is a rookie, and one that was making his first real debut so I'm not holding him to these mistakes forever, but "we will notice a defensive pickup right away"? Sorry, LST, but no. That's not true.

[60WinTim]

LST - where did you see the note that KG would be with the team in Houston? I have not seen that...