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Current and past coaches talk Anthony Bennett

Anthony Bennett played 21 minutes Tuesday night in his hometown of Toronto and came away with a respectable stat line: eight points, 10 rebounds, a block and a steal. He shot poorly ... 25 percent overall and from deep.

It’s progress. Kenny Atkinson is playing him more and likes what he sees, as he told Doug Smith of the Toronto Star.

“I think the big thing with him is confidence,” Atkinson said. “The more he plays, the more comfortable he is, the better he plays. I hope we can keep this upward trend with him.”

Dwight Casey who coached Bennett in Toronto last season (until he got cut so Raps could sign Jason Thompson) says confidence is what’s needed.