no this is not a post from last year or the year before that nor is it from the year before that.it's a new post 14th nov 2005 to be exact but one thing is the same we are talikng about the same player the same knee and yes the same "it's unfortuate to hear" that we hear every season. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Bender sits, again Pacers forward Jonathan Bender was supposed to play against the Bucks. Bender, who hadn't played since the Nov. 5 game against Philadelphia, went out to warm up but his left knee was bothering him too much to play. "It's unfortunate because I felt like he was a guy that could have been effective for us," Carlisle said. "It's a tough situation for our team, even tougher for him." Saturday was another case in the saga surrounding Bender's knee, which has hampered his career. Bender's absence affects how Carlisle plans on a game-to-game basis. "In the process of trying to find a consistent rotation, not having him available all the time makes it hard to pencil him as a regular," Carlisle said. "I've tried to have him available as an option when he's available to play. For everything he's been through, he's been as upbeat as possible. No one deserves to go through what he's been through with his injury situation."</div> thank god we have granger this year who can play some time at the 4 some may disagree but i think the time has come to get rid of him and just forget the whole thing ever happened.how about trading him and pollard to the bobcats for melvin ely and jake voskhul
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting eyes only:</div><div class="quote_post">how about trading him and pollard to the bobcats for melvin ely and jake voskhul</div> Melvin Ely is worth way more than Jonathan Bender and Scot Pollard.
Bender if he can stay healthy still has almost all of the potential he had when he was drafted, he can put points on the board and he's a good rebounder and he can run the floor great for a big guy. Its a shame he gets injured so often.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">It wouldn't have been a normal Pacer season if he stayed healthy.</div> good point! but it's not a normal season that we want we want some gold!
