Milicic Stuck On The Bench With The Pistons

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- While LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony soar and score, Darko Milicic sits.

    Unless he's at practice.

    The 7-foot, 250-pound center shows up early for workouts, stays late and spends extra time working with coaches. Milicic is willing to do whatever it takes to get off the bench.

    "Those are my games, for now," said the No. 2 draft pick, referring to practice. "I'm working hard to get a chance. I hope to play more soon."

    While other top draft picks -- such as James and Anthony -- put up big numbers for teams that have struggled for years, Milicic scored his first two points in Detroit's 24th game Friday night.

    "It's embarrassing," said Milicic, an 18-year-old from Serbia and Montenegro.

    But he understands why he's spent much of his rookie season on the sidelines, playing just 23 minutes in 10 games through the first six weeks of Detroit's season.

    Unlike James and Anthony -- the first and third picks -- Milicic is playing behind veterans on a team that has won 100 regular-season games and three playoff series the past two seasons.

    "He was put in a tough situation," James said. "There are a lot of veterans that play in front of him. He just has to keep working. His time will come."

    In Thursday night's loss at Cleveland, coach Larry Brown put Milicic in the game -- with 49.1 seconds left to play.

    "I wanted to see if he acted like he belonged," Brown said. "He acted like he was insulted."

    Milicic had a shot blocked, and missed a dunk.    </div>

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    This is not really news. We all know Darko is sitting on the bench every game.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">This is not really news. We all know Darko is sitting on the bench every game.</div>

    Then how come everybody is asking why? (well, we know better, they don't)
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sandman:</div><div class="quote_post">Then how come everybody is asking why? (well, we know better, they don't)</div>

    People who still don't know why he is always on the bench clearly havn't been keeping up to date with basketball this season.It's crazy that some people still don't know why he never plays.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">People who still don't know why he is always on the bench clearly havn't been keeping up to date with basketball this season.It's crazy that some people still don't know why he never plays.</div>

    You and I know...we knew even before he was drafted.
     
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