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187558.21 in reply to 187558.20
Date: 7/29/2011 5:10:35 AM
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Huh? Robin Lopez is a Center.

And I think we can say the same about American players. Michael Beasley? 2nd pick, even probable 1st pick, bust. Oden? 1st pick, constantly injured. Morrison (even if he's no Big Man)? 4th pick, ultimate bust. Tyrus Thomas? Shelden Williams?

It's not like NBA teams draft all that well. This has nothing to do with players being European or not, and everything with general hype and stupid GMs trying to outsmart everyone.

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Date: 7/29/2011 11:51:56 AM
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Robin Lopez scored 20.4 ppg last season (in only his 3rd season). His FG percentage and rebounding aren't great, but for somebody taken with the 10th overall pick, I'm not sure I'd say he's a bust.

Morrison is a total bust, but he's really a wing.

Then there is Kevin Love that a lot of people were saying was too short and too slow out of college...and we see how right they were!



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Date: 7/29/2011 3:26:15 PM
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I can't really explain Rubio other than hype and youth made it seem like he had unlimited potential -- but it sounds like he didn't develop much this year.

In general, I think there is a scarcity of bigger players (just because of the demographics) and thus the NBA is always looking for big men. In general, I think big men are drafted higher and more so on potential than a PG or wing. Thus there tends to be more big men "busts" -- not just American players, but from everywhere.




Oden being chosen over Durant is a prime example to go with Bowie over Jordan. Top bigs are rarer than top backcourt guys. Rubio seems like a media and PR move as much as a basketball one. I dont think the T-wolves expect him to be an answer to their woes. Being a backup on a poor team doesnt rate the attention, but his name and place of origin do.

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187558.25 in reply to 187558.24
Date: 7/29/2011 8:09:37 PM
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Oden was a good college player...if healthy, he may have been a really good player. Same with Bowie. Big guys seem to have a lot more aliments and health issues.

I'm not sure there is a logical reason why the Timberwolves do anything. That franchise is just messed up. At least with the Clippers, its only about the money and Sterling is maximizing that without any concern for the product he puts on the court.

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Date: 7/30/2011 3:29:32 AM
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Oden was good in college, and big. I remember when the draft that year was pending and the buzz about Oden and Durant. I think that many people felt Durant was the safer pick, that his basketball skills were in the no-miss catagory. Wheras Oden, who was a great player but allready had injury issues, and there were questions about his mobility, etc. Oden had more upside, but Durant was the safer play. Pretty much how it turned out, too.

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Date: 7/31/2011 7:35:06 AM
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Durant is now a top 5 player of the league, i think when this is the safe choiche you would have big him anytime.


But calling Oden a bust, is weird in my eyes because he is unlucky but a good player.

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Date: 7/31/2011 12:36:18 PM
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Agreed...I think Durant has turn out to be better than most people thought he would on draft day. I think most people thought he'd be a good scorer...but he's proving to be a great player capable of winning the MVP.

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Date: 7/31/2011 2:52:32 PM
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Man, if you dont think Oden is a bust, there are no busts. Oden has great talent, it is too bad we never get to find out because he is always, I mean ALWAYS, hurt. Bust has nothing to do with potential and everything to do with production. Oden was very lucky, it's the Blazers who are the unlucky ones.

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187558.30 in reply to 187558.29
Date: 7/31/2011 3:05:34 PM
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i think someone like Kwame Brown, Darko etc. are bust, Oden is very unlucky but Oden showed his NBA talent when he is healthy and after such long injury breaks i think thats definately a sign that he has the talent to be a top draft pick.
But he is very unlucky, so maybe Portland did not deal good in drafting him, but for me that unlucky circumstances. A bust is for me, wrong expectation from a drafted player. So maybe we had different definitions from the word bust, and maybe Oden will be lucky in future even when it get hard with his history(which wasn't that bad at draft date in my eyes).

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187558.31 in reply to 187558.30
Date: 8/1/2011 7:11:06 AM
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It is unfair to call Oden a bust. It would be like saying Grant hill or brandon roy are busts.

and for Rubio beleavers/haters, (http://nbaplaybook.com/2011/06/20/overseas-scouting-repor...) That will be the deepest, most accurate report I have seen of rubio.

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