Draft Day Blunders…Who’s the Next to be Added?
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by user LastRow
So what happens when Portland finally decides? Well, Seattle takes the remaining player left in the greenroom and that’s that…Greg & Kevin will be compared to one another throughout their careers. For Seattle it’s easy…It’s Portland who’s in the Budweiser Hot Seat. After these top two selections, it turns into any other draft…Teams looking to improve their nucleus the best way they seem fit. Which is not as easy as it sounds!
While everybody knows the first two picks tomorrow will help their respective teams for years to come, that’s where the sure thing ends…From the third pick on down to the last selection in the draft it’s nothing more than a craps shoot. Teams looking to takes steps forward without taking a step back by selecting a player that turns out to be a bust. Every sports draft has them and tomorrow will be no exception either…The only question is who will they be and which teams will be the ones suffering from it? And while the Portland Trailblazers are trying to answer different questions, it will be the rest of the teams answering that one. Although we know there will be some busts that will get drafted tomorrow…That’s for sure! The question then becomes whom? And only time will tell that!
In no numerical value sequence…LastRowSports.com Draft Day Blunders!
LaRue Martin ( No. 1 Overall, 1972, Loyola (IL)) WHO? Only lasted four NBA seasons and averaged around 5 points per game. Let’s just hope the Blazers don’t take a trip back to the future in about 24 hours.
Chris Washburn (No. 3 Overall, 1986, North Carolina State) He never amounted to anything in the NBA being selected behind Len Bias. Turned out he was better at failing drug tests & getting the munchies in pregame warmups & halftime over three seasons. A proven winner!
Kent Benson (No. 1 Overall, 1977, Indiana) The Milwaukee Bucks would’ve been better served to draft Anna Benson in 1977 than this stiff.
Dennis Hopson (No. 3 Overall, 1987, Ohio State) Hmm…Interesting, Ohio State. He might’ve been popular as a Ohio State Buckeye, but by the New Jersey Nets he was very unchoice, to quote the knuckleheads I went to college with. Only lasting five seasons in Tony Sopranoland all of which he spent on the bench…AKA The Witness Protection Program.
Ed O’Bannon (No. 9 Overall, 1995, UCLA) After winning The Wooden Player of the Year Award and a National Championship that was the pinnacle of his basketball career. Only lasting 2 seasons in the league with the New Jersey Nets, (great scouting program in New Jersey), so he had to retire. Such is life in Paulie Walnuts territory…Perhaps Paulie got to Harold Miner as well?
Sam Bowie (No. 2 Overall, 1984, Kentucky) Hey Portland, you listening? First LaRue Martin and then passing on Michael Jordan. So is this number selection you hold tomorrow night equivalent to the Budweiser Hot Seat?
Michael Olowokandi (No. 1 Overall, 1998, Pacific) I’ve seen better ballers at the local Candy Jar store than this cat…Nuff Said!
Danny Ferry (No. 2 Overall, 1989,Duke) Drafted by the LA Clippers. Had a prolific college career at Duke, but then again, what white boy doesn’t flourish in Krzyzewskiville? He had a long career in the NBA, but was a huge bust…Only averaging 7 points per game over his career. Yep, that combination of Clippers-Duke will do it to you every time! All teams out there…Watch out for Josh McRoberts! Stick with the GM role…A much better fit!
William Avery (No. 14 Overall, 1999.,Duke) Poster child for why you should stay in school. Guess he never listened to that old NBA ad campaign much? Former McDonald’s All-American left Duke after sophomore season and was selected by Minnesota with the 14th pick. And now he can currently be seen asking customers if they wish to "Super Size That"!
Kwame Brown (No. 1 overall, 2001, Washington) After four miserable years with the Wizards, it’s tough not to call him a bust. Michael Jordan’s boy regressed as a Wizards thus the LALA Land trade. A perfect fit for him!
Jon Koncak (No. 5 overall, 1985, Atlanta) I can't believe I just mentioned him...Wow! Koncak scratched out an 11-year career in the NBA, averaging 4.5 points and 4.9 rebounds. He went steadily downhill after averaging 8.3 points in his rookie season.
Shawn Bradley (No. 2 overall, 1993, Philadelphia) Certainly not worth a No. 2 pick. OK, stick figure bounced around in the league for 10 years, averaging nearly three blocks and more than seven rebounds per game. But for all the hype surrounding Bradley when he entered the draft out of BYU, he did very little. Bradley was supposed to revolutionize basketball with his supposed amazing agility and quickness for a 7-foot-6 center. Instead, Bradley is awkward on the court and offers little offensively…But did revolutionize how to eat 10,000 calories a day and not gain a single pound.
Bo Kimble (No. 8 overall, 1990, L.A. Clippers) High-scoring Loyola-Marymount guard could not transfer his skills to the NBA. Kimble lasted a mere two seasons with the Clippers, then played nine games for the Knicks in the 1992-93 season.
So who will be the draftees that will appear on this never ending growing list? If I was a betting man, which I’m not…I found out there’s a better business in throwing away money. It’s called throw dollar bills at the naked women swinging around the brass pole up on stage. However, if Pacman Jones held a gun to my head and forced me to choose, I’d have to say Joakim Noah. Don’t hold me to that though…I thought Tim Duncan was going to be a bust to coming out of Wake Forest. So what ever that’s worth? It’s better just to stay tuned!.
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