Bender Close To Announcing Retirement

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Bender Close To Announcing Retirement

Postby Mikki on Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:50 pm

RealGM wrote:NY Post - 12/12 - 2:03 AM EST (AP Photo)
Jonathan Bender will announce his retirement within the next 48 hours due to unbearable problems with both knees.

By all accounts, the exceptionally likable Bender may have been the best practice player in NBA history, but bone-on-bone pain was too much to endure


lol

I didn't know his injuries would be the way to his retirement. His injuries were bad though. It's just too bad for him.
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Postby Jona on Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:06 am

What a pity, he could have had a nice career. (N)
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Postby _marsal on Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:18 am

Indeed..poor guy :(
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Postby j.23 on Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:33 am

:lol: indiana should've got rid of him when they got the chance
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Postby EGarrett on Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:49 am

This makes him officially a worse draft pick than Darko and Kwame.
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Postby Indy on Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:53 am

We had a choice.

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Good old JB. He played a major part in many NBA live 2006 championships.
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Postby Drex on Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:12 am

He played a major part in many NBA live 2006 championships.

That's true :lol: Sucks for him, he had talent.
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Postby Riot on Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:25 am

For whatever reason, I suspect he'll be back in a few years trying to find his way onto a team with a training camp invite. Much like the career Felipe Lopez is left with after suffering a brutal knee injury.
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Postby [Q] on Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:40 pm

yeah I remember he was drafted by Toronto #5 overall in '99... who was he traded for?
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Postby Indy on Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:48 pm

qballer wrote:yeah I remember he was drafted by Toronto #5 overall in '99... who was he traded for?


Antonio Davis. AD wanted to start, he wasn't going to, and he was shipped out.
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Postby Its_asdf on Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:14 pm

Antonio Davis. AD wanted to start, he wasn't going to, and he was shipped out.


I guess the deal actually worked out for the Raps, huh? :D

I'm just glad Toronto didn't keep him and sign him to a large contract.
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Postby Indy on Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:16 pm

Its_asdf wrote:I guess the deal actually worked out for the Raps, huh? :D

I'm just glad Toronto didn't keep him and sign him to a large contract.


Ok, Ok, you've said enough. :cry:

Yes, Donnie has made two bad trades, the AD trade, and the Brad trade. Other then that, he's been stellar. Stellar I say!
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Postby Big Answer on Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:18 am

still no announcement...
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Postby shadowgrin on Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:58 am

Indy wrote:Antonio Davis. AD wanted to start, he wasn't going to, and he was shipped out.

There was also the matter of AD fouling Larry Johnson while attempting a three-pointer, costing the Pacers a playoff series against the Knicks in the Eastern Finals.

So Bender was the reason why Brad was traded. I wondered about that trade considering Brad Miller was an all-star when he was in Indiana.
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Postby Mikki on Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:54 am

I believe Brad was traded because of Money Measures.
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Postby Lenkbron on Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:32 pm

brad was treaded because of money, right!

sad to see a young and very talented player leave this early :(
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Postby frenchy on Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:44 am

no announcement yet, so maybe he won't retire ??
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Postby Indy on Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:06 am

shadowgrin wrote:There was also the matter of AD fouling Larry Johnson while attempting a three-pointer, costing the Pacers a playoff series against the Knicks in the Eastern Finals.


Yes, AD fouled LJ, but no, it was not during the shot. It was in fact the most bullshit call in NBA history, and I can't talk about it any longer then this without breaking something.
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Postby shadowgrin on Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:01 am

:lol: at Indy. Come on, release that anger, I'm sure everyone will understand.
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Postby Fenix on Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:04 am

Reggie Miller is an overrated, anorexic, defensless bitch.

Jermaine O'Neal is a soft pussy without any sign of a killer instinct.

And most importantly, Pacers never won anything.

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Postby Jing on Mon Dec 19, 2005 4:18 am

haha wow... hes going bye bye already.
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