Lets talk about the Mr. Busts

by **Corymach7** on Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:53 am

You can talk about the busts/put in your top busts in NBA History here.

YouTube · by **mp3** on Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:29 am

Kwame Brown
Adam Morriosn
Ed O'Bannon
Darko
Corymach - mock draft success

YouTube · by **Murat** on Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:32 am

Andrea Bargnani
Marvin Williams
Joe Alexander
Delonte West
Martell Webster
Michael Beasley

Some of these guys had a solid career. But a #2 shouldn't be a journeyman.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:56 am

I'd add Michael Olowokandi to the list.

by **Corymach7** on Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:23 am

I'd add Sam Bowie to the list as the #1 Mr. Bust of all time (selected before MJ, Charles Barkley and John Stockton) because the 1984 Blazers GM said, "We need Centers." Same with LaRue Martin before Bob McAdoo and Dr. J.

by **Jackal** on Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:24 am

Yeah, everyone knows you don't choose based on team needs. It would be almost as crazy as say the Wolves choosing Sam Dekker.

Then again they already have Dieng and Pek so it makes sense they would and should've chosen Dekker over KAT.

Those crazy GM's!!

by **bowdown** on Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:31 am

Before anyone brings up Oden he wasn't a bust due to lack of talent. He was actually looking to be one of the best two way Cs in the league if he stayed healthy. Injured all the way.

YouTube · by **mp3** on Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:17 am

He was just a physical bust....

by **Sauru** on Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:19 am

can i select rick pitino as my choice for biggest bust or are we limiting this to draft picks? because you know, fuck that dude

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:47 am

bowdown wrote:Before anyone brings up Oden he wasn't a bust due to lack of talent. He was actually looking to be one of the best two way Cs in the league if he stayed healthy. Injured all the way.

Technically he's a bust because he didn't pan out and he was the number one pick ahead of some players who definitely did, but I absolutely agree that he's a different category of bust compared to, say, Kwame Brown.

by **NovU** on Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:19 am

Jay Williams and Oden are busts.

Would you guys consider Bryant Reeves and Antonio Daniels as bust?

Stromile Swift should be right up there with Darko.

by **iamSamke** on Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:05 am

Hasheem Thabeet in 2009 draft, as 2nd pick (Bfore Harden, Curry, DeRozan, Tyreke...)

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:41 am

NovU wrote:Would you guys consider Bryant Reeves and Antonio Daniels as bust?

They might be on the fringe, given their position in the Draft. However, Daniels still had a lengthy and respectable career, and Reeves was solid before injuries abruptly ended his tenure in the league. They're in a different class to a Thabeet or Darko.

by **Lamrock** on Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:18 pm

by **Sauru** on Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:00 pm

lmfao. that effort

by **Bruce** on Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:06 pm

some of my favorite busts

dajuan wagner
tskitishvilli
stromile swift
mateen cleaves

by **Stress Fracture** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:10 am

Still can't believe Cleveland picked Bennett as #1.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:06 am

Not to say Bennett was a great pick at #1 or anything, but could you call anyone from the 2013 Draft the consensus #1 pick, in hindsight?

by **Corymach7** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:03 pm

What about Joe Barry Carroll in 1980? He's on the fringe, but injuries slowed down his career after 1st overall in 1980. If he stayed healthy, he'd be a star. The 2nd overall pick in 1980 was a bust to be drafted right before Kevin McHale. He was never an all-star unlike Joe Barry Carroll. Willie Cauley-Stein will prove a bust this year. If KAT gets injured a lot, that'll shorten his career. Think of Brandon Roy. He was a star who got injured a lot in 2010-11 and got injured in 2012-13, which shortened his NBA career. Brandon Roy played 6 seasons, even as a star.

by **Sauru** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:07 pm

Andrew wrote:Not to say Bennett was a great pick at #1 or anything, but could you call anyone from the 2013 Draft the consensus #1 pick, in hindsight?

this is what i was thinking. honestly that was one of the worst years to land the top pick

by **Kevin** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:08 pm

Andrew wrote:Not to say Bennett was a great pick at #1 or anything, but could you call anyone from the 2013 Draft the consensus #1 pick, in hindsight?

Closest one I could think of is Antetokounmpo or Oladipo

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:10 pm

Perhaps, but there's no clear cut number one...at least, not yet.

by **Kenny** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:14 pm

Is Robert Swift too late in the lottery to be considered a bust? He was chosen before a number of people who have had solid NBA careers.

YouTube · by **Murat** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:56 pm

No

His NBA career can't be considered as a career

He is a hard bust

by **iamSamke** on Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:09 pm

Kevin wrote:
Andrew wrote:Not to say Bennett was a great pick at #1 or anything, but could you call anyone from the 2013 Draft the consensus #1 pick, in hindsight?

Closest one I could think of is Antetokounmpo or Oladipo

Noel, Carter-Williams, McLemore

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