It's Official: Hendo Is Not Very Good

[teej]

He looked pretty damn good tonight.

Too bad he and DJ2 were the only ones.

[Proudiddy]

Seriously dude. That post is pure fail. You're going on what? At best 10 games? Probably jumped onto the Hendo bandwagon, then when he hits a slump you jump off.

How about you come back to earth and realise that you're going by a small ass sample size, and already writing off a player. Puhlease. Give him atleast 1/2 a year - a season.

I didn't "jump" onto anything. I actually thought he should've been getting more PT last year and wanted to see what he could do with it. I was also hoping he was starter material, but regardless of people saying this is like his rookie year, no it's not... He wasn't injured last year so he was playing with the team everyday in practice, additionally, that should've gave him even more time to work on his shot, which has improved slightly from Duke but not significantly. I said in the gameday chat that if I'm wrong I'll happily eat crow because that'll be better for our team, but I just don't see it. He's awesome for bringing energy to the unit from off the bench but I just don't see him lasting as a permanent #2. We'll have to revisit this thread later then and see who was right I guess.

He looked pretty damn good tonight.

Too bad he and DJ2 were the only ones.

Yeah, he did play MUCH better tonight... But, because he was the only one playing like that and the rest of the team was playing like crap I started playing NBA2k and quit watching lol. I think DJ White is the only potential player long-term we got out of the deals we made. But man, this team is hard to watch, it's the worst defense I ever remember in our entire existence.

[Twan's Kin]

Would you guys rather have a 2nd-year Raja Bell on your team or a 2nd-year Gerald Henderson?

[Toocool]

I didn't "jump" onto anything. I actually thought he should've been getting more PT last year and wanted to see what he could do with it. I was also hoping he was starter material, but regardless of people saying this is like his rookie year, no it's not... He wasn't injured last year so he was playing with the team everyday in practice, additionally, that should've gave him even more time to work on his shot, which has improved slightly from Duke but not significantly. I said in the gameday chat that if I'm wrong I'll happily eat crow because that'll be better for our team, but I just don't see it. He's awesome for bringing energy to the unit from off the bench but I just don't see him lasting as a permanent #2. We'll have to revisit this thread later then and see who was right I guess.

My point isn't whether he's starter material or not. My point is that you've already written him off in such a short time. Players improve throughout a season, and we've seen that from Hendo. Seriously it is way too early to tell. Also note that practise time is completely different to actual NBA game time. He got barely any of his in his first year, so obviously it'll still take a bit of time for him to really get into the flow of things.

[stun704]

Reactionary threads FTL, this kid is basically a redshirtted rookie

[Chef]

i think if my two options on hendo's future were solid nba starter and really good 6th man/occasional matchup starter i would choose the latter. unless he gets head and shoulders better this summer (which i just don't see) i just don't see him being a very good starter even on a super deep team like the celtics, bulls, magic, etc.

[WAM9]

I think at this point, we have established that he is better as a role player coming off the bench with an occasional start if needed. He tricked us into believing he had an actual jump shot prior to the trade deadline, but alas, he does not. Sad to say, but it's time for us to come back down to earth and realize that at best, he's a rotational role player.

And believe me, I wanted to believe he was a starter as well, but it just isn't so. Great defender and athlete, streaky shooter at best, but better suited as a role player.

I guess you are simply mad at the franchise about Wallace or something but overall, on every level, this is a complete BS post.

[polarcat]

I don't get this thread. Hendo hasn't even played a full season with the training wheels off and has shown a lot of promise. He's been streaky, but patience is a virtue. I'll give him another year next year as a starter and evaluate a little more then, even though that will only be his 2nd year. Dude played at an elite level school and was taken in the top-15. He is still a kid and has shown that he can improve and grow given time. Outside of a few dull games, I don't understand why he's already being written off as a bench player.

[GoBobs]

umm he went from shooting 35% last year to 44% this year. This is a lot to early. I don't see him as the star of the team but he can be a solid starter if he improves a little bit. Same with Tyrus Thomas. If those guys could get 10% more efficient they would be solid starters.

[Ghost Kat]

I think Henderson is doing alright in his new starting role. Let the pup play.

And Boris Diaw sucks