We're #1 and 2!

[jlprk]

The Respert pick got traded to Minnesota for Gary Trent and a future #1. Respert never was a Blazer. It's like blaming Pritchard for drafting Randy Foye or Tyrus Thomas.

Yes, but the database searches only by the team that drafted them, not by the team that played them the most.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Give it a few years; Bennett is soaring down the charts.

12/8 per 36, and his numbers in the second half of the season were pretty decent.

AND he had Mike Brown as a coach

 

[BBert]

But did you not read the headline title of the article? It says "worst draft picks". Overreaching for shit picks is worse than drafting a dude with loads of potential that busts due to injury, no? At least Oden had potential worthy of his draft slot. No?

Exactly. Oden is not even remotely close to being one of the worst draft picks in NBA history. Not even top 100 worst draft picks in history. Probably not top 300. He was a sure-fire no-brainer top 2 draft pick. His play on the court proved it. Now, if he'd had three microfractures and played 30 games in a 4 year college career BEFORE the draft, then yeah, it would have been a bad draft pick.

 

[BBert]

Plus if you you really go backwards "all time" to the 40s, you'll find plenty of guys that never did shit.

Exactly. Just like the
'best' lists. When people do these lists, they are heavily biased towards their own current era or decade.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Once again media fucks blazers sam blowie should have been number 3 we should have been 60% of that article not 40%

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Once again media fucks blazers sam blowie should have been number 3 we should have been 60% of that article not 40%

The article was only about #1 overall picks; Bowie was a #2.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

The article was only about #1 overall picks; Bowie was a #2.

Touche



You're in my scope now, never logic my attempt at a funny again!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

You're in my scope now, never logic my attempt at a funny again!

:MARIS61: I's a-scared now! Please spare me your vengeance, O great Sheed-fan!

 

[PapaG]

12/8 per 36, and his numbers in the second half of the season were pretty decent.

AND he had Mike Brown as a coach

Meyers Leonard was 10/11 per 36, and had a higher PER than Bennett. Nice argument.

More numbers:

WS/48

Bennett -.028
Leonard +.086

Ortg/Drtg

Bennett 85/107
Leonard 104/105

 

[PapaG]

Yes, but the database searches only by the team that drafted them, not by the team that played them the most.

Yes, this is where NBA knowledge comes into the equation. I knew Respert was traded for Trent. I also know Respert never played a second for the Blazers.

I'd have to call Tyrus Thomas a worse pick, based on your criteria.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Meyers Leonard was 10/11 per 36, and had a higher PER than Bennett. Nice argument.

More numbers:

WS/48

Bennett -.028
Leonard +.086

Ortg/Drtg

Bennett 85/107
Leonard 104/105

I think the differences are that Bennett is a rookie, and lost all off season and early part of season to injury. They also play entirely different positions on teams i entirely different situations

 

[PapaG]

I think the differences are that Bennett is a rookie, and lost all off season and early part of season to injury. They also play entirely different positions on teams i entirely different situations

I think the difference is that Bennett is a #1 overall pick on another team who you are defending, while "Leonar_" is a #11 pick by the Blazers who you are obsessed over to the point of caricature.

Seems inconsistent to me to bash the better player who was drafted as a prospect, statistically, while offering excuses for the #1 overall pick who is going to be an all-time bust.

FWIW - Leonard's Rookie stats, if you want to compare them.

per 36 11/8
Ortg/Drtg 115/110
WS/48 +.096

 

[PapaG]

Leonard is also an 80% FT shooter, which for a big is very good.

Bennett is a 64% FT shooter, which for a tweener kind of stinks.

I think I can actually make a decent argument that the #11 player in the 2012 draft was a better pick than the #1 pick in the 2013 draft. Throw in that Bennett was benched for 30 games this season, while Leonard played 69 games as a rookie, including 9 starts.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

LeonarD

 

[Mediocre Man]

Leonard is also an 80% FT shooter, which for a big is very good.

Bennett is a 64% FT shooter, which for a tweener kind of stinks.

I think I can actually make a decent argument that the #11 player in the 2012 draft was a better pick than the #1 pick in the 2013 draft. Throw in that Bennett was benched for 30 games this season, while Leonard played 69 games as a rookie, including 9 starts.

Leonar_ should be an incredibly gifted offensive player because he was a '" SG in high school