Safe to say the blazers made 2 of the worst draft choices EVER?

[MIXUM]

Bowie and Olden over Durant and Jordon.

thats the difference between 10 -12 championships in portland

i cant even watch durant.... its so upsetting. you cannot tell me that roy, la, and durant wouldnt win 5 titles at least.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Well, I dunno, the Pistons took Darko Milicic over Wade, Bosh and Carmelo ... but yeah, in hindsight the Oden and Bowie picks look kind of terrible due to their fragility and their counterparts' emergence.

 

[Tortimer]

Laru Martin was a worse pick them either Bowie or Oden. If you take into account of passing on Jordan of coarse the Bowie pick is worse. Right now it is looking bad for the Oden pick but there is still a chance he will be a good NBA center.

 

[Natebishop3]

Bowie and Olden over Durant and Jordon.

thats the difference between 10 -12 championships in portland

i cant even watch durant.... its so upsetting. you cannot tell me that roy, la, and durant wouldnt win 5 titles at least.

If Durant doesn't win a single championship, do you still rate it as one of the worst draft picks ever?

 

[axs88]

Never heard of this Jordon guy.

Darko has to be at the top. The fact that he didn't struggle with health problems (which no one could foresee with Oden) makes him an even bigger bust, not to mention he was hyped up before the draft and the Pistons took him over 3 franchise players.

 

[maxiep]

Bowie and Olden over Durant and Jordon.

thats the difference between 10 -12 championships in portland

i cant even watch durant.... its so upsetting. you cannot tell me that roy, la, and durant wouldnt win 5 titles at least.

Given the disappointment of the Blazers, it's probably best to find another team, Rudy. We'll miss you, but somehow we'll soldier on.

 

[Big Frame]

Never heard of this Jordon guy.

Darko has to be at the top. The fact that he didn't struggle with health problems (which no one could foresee with Oden) makes him an even bigger bust, not to mention he was hyped up before the draft and the Pistons took him over 3 franchise players.

What does Darko have, that Oden, and Bowie dont have? Championship!

 

[Nikolokolus]

What does Darko have, that Oden, and Bowie dont have? Championship!

Touche'

 

[maxiep]

Zan Tabak, Champion.

 

[oldmangrouch]

LaRue Martin was probably the worst, as the Blazers drafted the guy based on media reputation, and not actually scouting the guy. Bowie over Jordan/Barkly is a close second. Oden was at least defensible at the time.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

What does Darko have, that Oden, and Bowie dont have? Championship!

Well if that is how you measure a good draft pick then we should have drafted The Stache, he has a ring and Roy and LMA don't.

 

[Luther]

Jordon had a few good years.


http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordoph01.html

 

[RagingBull04]

you cannot tell me that roy, la, and durant wouldnt win 5 titles at least.

If you believe that, you are dumber than I thought you were. Roy and Durant would share the same kind of chemistry a Melo, Iverson shared. A Mourning and L. Johnson shared. Both terrific players but weren't going to win anything big on the same team. Both Roy and Durant need the ball in their hands to be effective. They both need to shoot be effective. There was not enough room on this roster for both. Eventually, one of them would have had to be moved if KP indeed drafted Durant.

 

[DaRizzle]

Never heard of this Jordon guy.

Darko has to be at the top. The fact that he didn't struggle with health problems (which no one could foresee with Oden) makes him an even bigger bust, not to mention he was hyped up before the draft and the Pistons took him over 3 franchise players.

youre kidding right?

 

[Big Frame]

Well if that is how you measure a good draft pick then we should have drafted The Stache, he has a ring and Roy and LMA don't.

Its the Butterfly effect, if the Pistons woulda drafted anyone but Darko, would we picked up Sheed? Would Prince be in to reject Reggie?...

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Its the Butterfly effect, if the Pistons woulda drafted anyone but Darko, would we picked up Sheed? Would Prince be in to reject Reggie?...

Call me crazy but having D-Wade wouldn't even make you think about Rasheed or Prince.

 

[DaRizzle]

and to add....
Before the draft:
"

According to a team executive who has seen medical evaluations of a physical undergone by Oden three weeks ago at the NBA predraft camp in Orlando, the 7-foot center has a couple of worrisome issues. His right wrist has not regained full flexion after being broken last year, and he has a bulging disk in his back ... I've also heard an unrelated rumor -- which did not show up in the Orlando physical -- that another team is expressing concern about the long-term health of Oden's knees."

http://www.faniq.com/article/Daily-NBA-Draft-Rumors-Injury-concerns-for-Greg-Oden-Blog-3066

 

[Luther]

If you believe that, you are dumber than I thought you were. Roy and Durant would share the same kind of chemistry a Melo, Iverson shared. A Mourning and L. Johnson shared. Both terrific players but weren't going to win anything big on the same team. Both Roy and Durant need the ball in their hands to be effective. They both need to shoot be effective. There was not enough room on this roster for both. Eventually, one of them would have had to be moved if KP indeed drafted Durant.

I don't think BRoy and Durant would have a problem with sharing the ball. BRoy can be extremely unselfish when we don't need him to carry the team. With Durant, he wouldn't have to carry the team. It doesn't really matter either way but to say that they would never be able to play with each other seems a bit much.

 

[Boob-No-More]

What does Darko have, that Oden, and Bowie dont have? Championship!

BFD. Chuck Nevit also has more championships than Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Karl Malone, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitski and Steve Nash combined.

What exactly did Darko do to EARN that ring? He scores 48 points that season - 49 if you count the play-offs.

BNM

 

[RagingBull04]

I don't think BRoy and Durant would have a problem with sharing the ball. BRoy can be extremely unselfish when we don't need him to carry the team. With Durant, he wouldn't have to carry the team. It doesn't really matter either way but to say that they would never be able to play with each other seems a bit much.

Being able to play with each other and winning championships is another thing. You're best bet at the time was Roy and Oden playing with each other and winning titles.

 

[mobes23]

This thread is ten years away from possibly being relevant as far as Oden is concerned. Way, way too early to say anything about it.

 

[Natebishop3]

Two words:

Jack.Haley.

 

[Mr. J]

Hindsight is 20/20, especially regarding Oden. There are only a few players per decade that come in the mold of Oden. I wouldn't blame Portland too much for selecting him over Durant.

 

[Denny Crane]

Kwame Brown.
Michael Olowokandi.
Pervis Ellson.
Joe Barry Carroll.
LaRue Martin.

All #1 picks in the 1st round.

Blake Griffin's been a dud so far.

 

[Mr. J]

Kwame Brown.
Michael Olowokandi.
Pervis Ellson.
Joe Barry Carroll.
LaRue Martin.

All #1 picks in the 1st round.

Blake Griffin's been a dud so far.

It's difficult to fathom how the Clippers messed up in such a talented class with that Kandi Man pick.

 

[Denny Crane]

It's difficult to fathom how the Clippers messed up in such a talented class with that Kandi Man pick.

The Bulls traded ROY and future all-star Elton Brand for the right to draft Tyson Chandler #2, and they had the #4 pick and used that on Eddie Curry. Yeesh.

 

[MARIS61]

Bowie and Olden over Durant and Jordon.

thats the difference between 10 -12 championships in portland

i cant even watch durant.... its so upsetting. you cannot tell me that roy, la, and durant wouldnt win 5 titles at least.

It was actually Bowie over Olajuwan (who was drafted 2nd), which is worse as we actually needed a center but had no use for Jordan, who would not have stayed in a small market for long anyway.

I've never seen Olden or Jordon play, so I can't comment on those guys.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

and to add....
Before the draft:
"
http://www.faniq.com/article/Daily-NBA-Draft-Rumors-Injury-concerns-for-Greg-Oden-Blog-3066

My guess is that you can find similar pre-draft concerns about many players who've had long careers - but yes, there were concerns.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

It was actually Bowie over Olajuwan (who was drafted 2nd)

That is incorrect. Hakeem was drafted first. Bowie second. Jordan third.

The Blazers lost the coin flip that could have given them Hakeem.

 

[Boob-No-More]

That is incorrect. Hakeem was drafted first. Bowie second. Jordan third.

The Blazers lost the coin flip that could have given them Hakeem.

And they would have taken Hakeem (then Akeem) if they had wont the coin flip.

BNM