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Give it a few years; Bennett is soaring down the charts.
 
these "all time bust" articles come out like every few weeks. Sports writers don't have much to write about.

But I think it's a stupid list. Greg Oden was a much better player than Kandi and Brown, he just got hurt.
 
Plus if you you really go backwards "all time" to the 40s, you'll find plenty of guys that never did shit.
 
Isn't there yet another documentary about the 84 draft coming out too?
 
PapaG said:
Yep. 30th anniversary of Portland being humiliated yet again!
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Wait wait wait...the Blazers could've drafter Jordan instead!?

Why have I never heard this!?
 
julius said:
Wait wait wait...the Blazers could've drafter Jordan instead!?

Why have I never heard this!?
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The case could be made that had Jordan never "retired" from the Bulls the first time, that Olajuwon never would have won a title in Houston, and Jordan could have won 8 straight titles. The world will never know, though.
 
PapaG said:
The case could be made that had Jordan never "retired" from the Bulls the first time, that Olajuwon never would have won a title in Houston, and Jordan could have won 8 straight titles. The world will never know, though.
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It's what I believe, to be honest.
 
julius said:
Wait wait wait...the Blazers could've drafter Jordan instead!?

Why have I never heard this!?
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I was born five years after that draft, this is the first i'm hearing of it!!1!
 
PapaG said:
The case could be made that had Jordan never "retired" from the Bulls the first time, that Olajuwon never would have won a title in Houston, and Jordan could have won 8 straight titles. The world will never know, though.
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And if the Pistons drafted Melo they would've been a dynasty.
 
julius said:
It's what I believe, to be honest.
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Would Houston then be mocked over Portland? Or was having Hakeem take them to two Finals, and then losing to the Bulls, enough to justify that pick. It's a fun hypothetical, isn't it?
 
PapaG said:
Would Houston then be mocked over Portland? Or was having Hakeem take them to two Finals, and then losing to the Bulls, enough to justify that pick. It's a fun hypothetical, isn't it?
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I don't think Houston would've been mocked, because they went to the Finals in 86, and most likely would've gone to the finals in those two years anyways.

And Hakeem was arguably one of the best Cs in the game for most of the 80s and 90's, whereas Bowie wasn't.
 
julius said:
I don't think Houston would've been mocked, because they went to the Finals in 86, and most likely would've gone to the finals in those two years anyways.

And Hakeem was arguably one of the best Cs in the game for most of the 80s and 90's, whereas Bowie wasn't.
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I'm only saying that passing up a guy who won 8 titles for a great C who won 0 titles should be in a bad pick conversation. The Greatest Player Ever who won 8 straight titles over a great center. Alas, it's Imaginary Draft Land stuff.
 
So Oden is #2 when they acknowledge his potential and bad luck, yet Brown and Candy are #3 and #4 when most saw those as big risks based on the fact those were guys that didn't do much (until they showed potential and their physical characteristics were reviewed during draft work outs)? Makes sense. Not.

Oden was clearly a bust. But their analysis makes little sense for those three positions. Brown and Candy were simply stupid picks. Oden's busted-ness is simply due to bad luck (despite the fact some thought this fate would be his - the talent was there).
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
So Oden is #2 when they acknowledge his potential and bad luck, yet Brown and Candy are #3 and #4 when most saw those as big risks based on the fact those were guys that didn't do much (until they showed potential and their physical characteristics were reviewed during draft work outs)? Makes sense. Not.

Oden was clearly a bust. But their analysis makes little sense for those three positions. Brown and Candy were simply stupid picks. Oden's busted-ness is simply due to bad luck (despite the fact some thought this fate would be his - the talent was there).
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But because of his potential, wouldn't that make him ultimately the bigger bust? Regardless of circumstances, you could be 10, but you're 1. Whereas those 2 could have been a 6, 7, maybe 8, but they were a 1, 2.
 
RR7 said:
But because of his potential, wouldn't that make him ultimately the bigger bust? Regardless of circumstances, you could be 10, but you're 1. Whereas those 2 could have been a 6, 7, maybe 8, but they were a 1, 2.
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Bigger bust? Yes.

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?
 
Fire KP!

Both those guys suck D!

TT might be of value these days though.

But wait, not more than our scrub PF, LA.
 
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