Picking Anthony Bennett

                After another long struggle of a season for the Cleveland Cavaliers they found their way back into the draft lottery once again. During the lottery period the Cleveland Cavaliers managed to get the first pick in the draft. Yes, I said the first pick once again. Looks like the basketball gods are on the Cavaliers side after the loss of Lebron James. With the first pick the Cleveland Cavaliers selected power forward Anthony Bennett.

                Anthony Bennett was sort of a shocking pick for most basketball fans. He wasn’t that hyped coming out of college and honestly no one saw this pick coming other than the Cleveland staff. Bennett is a big body, but he can also shoot the long shot which is dangerous for defenses. It was a shocking pick but who else could Cleveland take? I mean Michael carter Williams was on the board but he is a point guard. The Cavaliers don’t need a point guard with exceptional superstar Kyrie Irving on the team.

                There is a lot of positive attributes when it comes to Anthony Bennett. The first one can’t be taught and it is his ability to work hard and hustle on all possessions. Then like I mentioned he does have a big body so he can post up and defend other big guys in the post. Then you add in his long shooting ability which plays a huge role. The reason this is so important is he can set pick and rolls with Irving and trick the defense. He can either roll to the paint or he can pop out and use that shooting ability to get an easy three pointer.

                Just like most young players there are always going to be some negatives to their game that are easy to point out. One is in this young season Bennett has failed to hit on those long shots many of times. His confidence in himself is not the highest right now which you can expect from young player like Bennett. He has done a great job defending though which will make head coach Mike Brown happy. This should keep Bennett’s minutes up because brown loves players who get after on defense.

                All in all I think the addition of first round pick Anthony Bennett wasn’t a terrible choice for the Cavaliers. I mean he wouldn’t be my pick, but I am not in charge of the Cleveland Cavalier organization. If I was in charge I am sure the Cavs would have won a championship by now. But you can’t blame Gilbert I’m sure he just doesn’t want the browns to look bad.