NBA Busts

[The Q]

Which Okafor?

Oh, I was thinking Meka, he's probably thinking of the Puke kid.

 

[WiggyRuss]

2 of the guys that i was surprised that busted were Evan Turner and Derrick Williams. I really liked both.

Jan Vesley I think is one of the funniest busts. That was a LOADED draft. Why the Wiz took him is beyond me. Such a strange pick.

 

[raptorlife4]

Bargnani

 

[msgkings322]

Joe Smith

 

[The Q]

2 of the guys that i was surprised that busted were Evan Turner and Derrick Williams. I really liked both.

Jan Vesley I think is one of the funniest busts. That was a LOADED draft. Why the Wiz took him is beyond me. Such a strange pick.

I think everyone liked Williams.

He was big. An athletic freak. And shot like 60% from 3 at Arizona. (on 75% FT shooting, so the stroke was legit).

He even averaged a steal and .7 blocks per game.

I thought he would be a very interesting combo forward because his size, athleticism and shooting gave you some versatility to play with.

Turner's athleticism and lack of range became bigger issues in the NBA.

 

[tlance]

2 of the guys that i was surprised that busted were Evan Turner and Derrick Williams. I really liked both.

Jan Vesley I think is one of the funniest busts. That was a LOADED draft. Why the Wiz took him is beyond me. Such a strange pick.

You know what was way funnier?

Anthony Bennett

 

[The Q]

You know what was way funnier?

Anthony Bennett

Bill Simmons reaction to Bennett was the best.

To be fair that draft blew.

 

[tducey]

Went with Big Men. To think Portland picked Greg Oden over Kevin Durant way back when.

 

[trojanfan12]

2 of the guys that i was surprised that busted were Evan Turner and Derrick Williams. I really liked both.

With you on Williams. I thought he'd be the player that Kawhi became.

 

[tlance]

Bill Simmons reaction to Bennett was the best.

To be fair that draft blew.

True.

But still. When you reach at #1 and take a player nobody else had rated that high, you had best be right. Or at least not spectacularly wrong.

 

[WiggyRuss]

You know what was way funnier?

Anthony Bennett

see i dont think so- Bennett was in just a wretched draft that had no kind of consensus top picks. Plus Bennett was highly regarded

VEsley was just kind of a joke. He was a total gamble with basically no tape. That draft was loaded. I think 3 of the next 6 picks became all stars in that draft.

 

[Mecca]

Bigs

Anthony Bennett
Greg Oden
Kwame Brown
Sam Bowie

Thabeet, Darko, Khandi Man...

 

[The Q]

True.

But still. When you reach at #1 and take a player nobody else had rated that high, you had best be right. Or at least not spectacularly wrong.

Absolutely.

Noel was the slam dunk #1 pick before he tore his ACL.

 

[The Q]

Thabeet, Darko, Khandi Man...

No one listened to me about Thabeet.

 

[Mecca]

Okafor.
Darko!

I mean, Joe Smith didn't suck.

But, he didn't live up to #1.

I put him above Never nervous Pervis.

But, behind Blake.

 

[The Q]

I mean, Joe Smith didn't suck.

But, he didn't live up to #1.

I put him above Never nervous Pervis.

But, behind Blake.

What are you taking about?

The twolves gave up 5 first round picks to try and give him the max!!

 

[Mecca]

Which Okafor?

Emeka > Jahilil

 

[Mecca]

What are you taking about?

The twolves gave up 5 first round picks to try and give him the max!!

I don't know which was worse ..

Passing on Curry TWICE or getting caught making that backdoor deal.

But, I do know that was the beginning of the end of the Garnett era.

 

[Mecca]

No one listened to me about Thabeet.

Stromile Swift was ass too.

 

[Mecca]

We giving Kenyon a pass for being gimp?

Marvin Williams and Tyson Chandler had long, serviceable careers.

But, were picked kinda high based on their numbers.