i know people won't want to hear this. but this is why i say we don't break the bank to pay ben. this is just a preview of what a ben with no athleticism left would be like. 1 knee or severe ankle injury and ben has no other game to justify the paycheck. where webber had height and a jump shot to help his game after the injury. mcdyess has height and a jumper. well he used to have a jumper ben has no jumpshot. paying him all that money is just too risky at his age.

i can't believe people are calling for ben to get more touches. he absolutely stinks in the post. only 1 poster got it right ben should score off passes not off shots he creates himself.

the bench didn't do well last night. i wonder why evans is getting so many chances to play. i don't think delfino's defense on the nets could have been worse. i'm ready for delfino to get his shot. he's a much better offensive player than evans in my opinion.

Dennis Rodman had a game similar to Ben's and he never broke down. You can't forecast the future. Ben keeps himself in top shape so he should hold up like Rodman. If he half-assed around the court like Darko I guess the chances of his getting hurt would be much smaller.


Evans takes some ill-advised shots. Flip got mad last night after one he jacked up...I'm not a big Evans fan. I'm with you on seeing more of Delfino.

Well according to Lee.. the Detroit Evan's did very poorly last night.... if it wasn't for Evans the bench would have dominated... we need to ship Evans to Hunter land right now!... cause he can't play all five of the other teams bench... good thing for our other 4 bench guys though... they were just innocent victims of Evans brutality (he's prolly harassing them during time outs).
Darko was just this close (pinches fingers) to actually making a shot... more practice is all it will take.

I think I know where you are heading here. Rodney White is a guy that can guard all five positions and he is still accepting offers from NBA teams at this point (Thank God Miami hasn't snatched him up)

Darko made several shots last night from what I hear. They weren't exactly during the regulation game time if you want to get technical about it...but still he was making his shots.

No doubt Evans played like an odoriferous gasteral intestinal disorder (fart) last night...but for Lee to attribute 2 paragraphs in a supposed game report on him while making excuses for the others is a perfect example of an agenda.
Hopefully the forum recognizes a personal whipping boy vs unbiased reporting by now.... Evans has had some nice games this year... the Carter matchup was not a good one... we're lacking a backup lockdown defender at SG/SF... I trust that J.D. will address this before the deadline.

i agree ben keeps himself up. but nobody was investing max player type dollars into rodman either. so there is a different risk factor.

i guess if ben developed a jump shot, passing skills, grew to 7', could hit free throws, played within his self on offense (see not turning your ankle while dribbling too much trying to post up) he could have a long productive career well into his 30's.

Or if a 7'er could clean the glass... hustle for looseballs... intimidate opponents...have a high shooting avg...and dominate every intangible area we might pay that 7' er more than Ben.

I'm not sure where the max contract idea came from... never heard this from anyone in the organization.

He should be good for a few years as long as we get him some help and we have. His minutes should be curtailed as the year goes along. A fresh Ben is a monster. I agree that he should get the ball moving to the hoop and not in a postup position.

yeah that happened here in michigan too. the nets radio is 1130 as well as the pistons and for some reason i was listening to the nets broadcast instead of the pistons.