PacersguyUSA

Someone needs to make a JB highlight reel in his honor.


Still remember the Boston series sweep when he was at his best.

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Auggie

two execellent news today! this freeloader finally retires and we beat pistons today

Grangerx33

I loved the guy.......

absolutebest

He had one dunk where he went coast to coast and jammed to beat the buzzer at the end of a quarter. I think that it was against Miami. That was unbelievable. The Boston series two years ago was great... he had a nice jam on Big Ben that same year.

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Thank you!!!!!!

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Me saying he's constantly injured, and when he isn't, he hurts us more than help, is "hating"? I consider that being real since he couldn't defend and had to play isolation to help us, when he should've just accepted a role as a role player. At least someone like Freddie Jones can play both roles when called upon.

Don't remind me. Bender was terrible in the dunk contest.

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It's over finally! I hope he will find hes place in life... actually I am sure he will.

jdohman

free lodader Why dont you have a nice glass of STFU. Bender was anything but a freeloader. The guy worked harder than anyone on the team just to play. Its not his fault or the pacers fault that he was dealt a card with bad knee's on it.

The guy would give anything in the world to be healthy and to be out there playing with way he can. How would you feel if your life dream was ruined because your knees wouldnt let you play more than 2 games at a time.



I hope the best for JB.

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PacersguyUSA

He took millions of dollars and played less than 5% of the time. How was he not a free loader, inadvertantly or not?

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clownskull

well, i guess i am one of those "fans". just because i have been critical of the situation doesn't make me a hater. that word has been so overused that it hardly has any meaning anymore. this team excersized more patience with this situation than any pro team has ever done with any player that i can possibly recall. it really needed to come to this inevitable conclusion and should have last year but, whats done is done. as far as having total faith in his return, i don't know how anyone could truly have any. every year he missed significantly more games and then when you consider how early this season he put his house in indy up for sale- that plus the fact that he wasn't even with the team anymore before the month of december came around should have made it crystal clear that this experiment was over.

my favorite players need more than raw athletic ability, they need to actualy play for the team as well and that just wasn't going to happen with bendy. anyhow, as it stands, bendy should have more than enough money to live a very luxurious life without ever worrying about money which is more than the vast majority of people can say at 25. i don't hate the guy but, its not like i am going to lose sleep over how rotten a deal in life he got.
sorry it couldn't work out for you jon but, it is over and time to get someone who can really help this team.

supermati

I was hoping to see this guy at his prime.
Well, I hope him the best, seeing a promising guy retire is no good news for me.

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Actually, Donnie Walsh gave him millions of dollars based on his professional evaluation of Jonathan's potential. And in Benders attempts to live up to this contract and live out his dream of playing in the NBA, he has entirely decimated both of his knees to the point that he will have early onset arthritis probably by the time he is 35 and possibly much, much worse repercussions.

This is really no different than the Grant Hill situation, aside from the fact that Bender was paid on potential and Hill for actual production. I have never read a single account of Bender ever doing anything less than giving his full effort towards recovery. Be angry at the situation and the wasted potential. But don't be angry at Bender for his genetics.

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^^^...Great Post Jay...



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