College ballers that turned out to be NBA duds

[DeadlyDynasty]

Who surprised you the most in this department?

Derrick Coleman could've been so fucking good, imho...but ultimately came up lame for the majority of his career.

Laettner, Mateen Cleaves, Tyus Edney, Scotty Thurman (thought he would be a good shooter in the pros), and others come to mind. Also thought Juan Dixon would've had longer staying power in the NBA as well.

[cantthinkofanything]

Scotty Thurman...wtf???

I'll throw out Roy Marble

[Halberto]

Michael Beasley

Not exactly a dud, but the dude was a straight up beast at K-state. Consistently put up monster stats and didn't seem to perform any worse against quality competition.

[DeadlyDynasty]

yeah...Thurman had that great year at Arkansas and i bought the hype. I still remember that dagger rainbow 3 against Duke in the Finals. I think it still hasn't landed yet:lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

marcus fizer lol

[DMC]

I thought Waymon Tisdale would make a bigger splash. He did good, but in college he was really amazing.

[cantthinkofanything]

yeah...Thurman had that great year at Arkansas and i bought the hype. I still remember that dagger rainbow 3 against Duke in the Finals. I think it still hasn't landed yet:lol

total clutch for sure. glad they finally got the title. bad timing for the Miller, Mayberry, Day group.

Good call on Fizer. Thought he was going to be similar to Kenyon Martin.

[TimDunkem]

Jimmer. :lol

[Venti Quattro]

Adam Morrison comes to mind.

[DMC]

Jimmer over-acheived by making it pro, sorta like Tyler.

[DeadlyDynasty]

ffw to 1:40 mark and see how high that fucking ball goes:lol

fXu76OtpgEw

[Venti Quattro]

A lot of the guys from UNC's 2005 national championship.

:lol Rashad McCants
:lol Sean May
:lol Raymond Felton
:lol Marvin Williams

[DeadlyDynasty]

lol Sean May...that's a good one. Joe Forte comes to mind from the UNC tree too...idiot came out of college way too soon

[jag]

I was fairly young at time but I thought Todd Day was expected to be a lot better in the NBA. Same with Trajan Langdon.

Also, Tyler Hansbrough was one of the best players in UNC history, but as of now he seems like little more than a rich man's Lou Amundson.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Ed O'Bannon

[baseline bum]

Who surprised you the most in this department?

Derrick Coleman could've been so fucking good, imho...but ultimately came up lame for the majority of his career.

Laettner, Mateen Cleaves, Tyus Edney, Scotty Thurman (thought he would be a good shooter in the pros), and others come to mind. Also thought Juan Dixon would've had longer staying power in the NBA as well.

Everyone knew Cleaves would be awful: no size, no strength, no athleticism, no jumpshot. He was a much much worse version of Avery Johnson minus the speed.

Beasley and Morrison are definitely two that come to mind. Morrison was so good at hitting fadeaways and circus shots that I figured he'd have no problem getting his shot off in the NBA. My favorite bust all-time is Bruin legend Jerome Moiso. Charmin-soft, skinny, and couldn't make it to the end of the rotation of an awful Celtics team.

[baseline bum]

OJ Mayo should be on the list too. He was supposed to be one of the top scoring guards in the league by now. LOL @ Memphis trading Kevin Love for him. :rollin

[cantthinkofanything]

Keith Lee from Memphis
Len Bias from Maryland

[DeadlyDynasty]

No votes for Teddy Dupay?:lol

I think he ended up being a proficient rapist, but i could be wrong...

[JoeTait75]

Keith Lee from Memphis

:cryCavaliers traded Charles Oakley's rights for Keith Lee:cry

Remember George Zidek from UCLA? IIRC Charlotte used a first-round pick on him. That didn't work out well. Come to think of it, none of those '95 Bruins made much of an impact at the NBA level.

[baseline bum]

How about my favorite NCAA baller ever, Avondre Jones?

http://i.imgur.com/zVbtv.jpg

[JoeTait75]

Speaking of USC players, Harold Minor definitely belongs in this conversation.

:lolbaby Jordan

[jeebus]

Str:lolmile Swift

[baseline bum]

^ Tyrus Th:lolmas. Man did CBS suck that guy off relentlessly when they made the Elite 8.

[whitemamba]

1. Morrison.. was a big one, i really thought he was going to be a larry bird esque player.. who can forget
2. Greg Oden, what a fucking bust this guy with his injuries and naked pictures.
3. jimmer fredette, how overhyped was this guy, although, i think the majority of people knew he was going to blow, except to the stupid ass maloof bros

[DeadlyDynasty]

Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, maybe?

EDIT: Did they ever even make it to the pros?

[shyne]

Jay Williams, athletes need to quit riding motorcycles.

[pass1st]

Jay Williams was supposed to be one of the best PGs of the past decade, but I guess that one doesn't count since he just played a year.

[ElNono]

Anthony Davis, tbh

[pass1st]

Anthony Davis, tbh

He's on pace to become an improved Tim Duncan :elephant

[HarlemHeat37]

Coleman wasn't just a college beast, he actually displayed his talents during his first few years in the NBA..his first 5 seasons were 20-10 or so IIRC, and he had a complete game, albeit limited by his mental incompetence..

He was arguably the biggest waste of talent in NBA history, tbh..

His potential was a man making 6-figure salary's Demarcus Cousins..

[ElNono]

He's on pace to become an improved Tim Duncan :elephant

trying to bait Hornetfan, but nobody around... they probably watching dyke basketball right now, tbh...

[racm]

Adam Morrison

Tyler Hansbough (:lmao Indiana and taking the goofy white guy) and Wayne Ellington from that UNC squad. Even Danny Green's better than them already :lmao

[Latarian Milton]

josh mcroberts was also a beast in college games IIRC and he turned out to be nothing but a cigarette stub in the NBA. he's still young and so he can prove us wrong tho

[racm]

josh mcroberts was also a beast in college games IIRC and he turned out to be nothing but a cigarette stub in the NBA. he's still young and so he can prove us wrong tho

Didn't the Pacers draft him? :lmao

[AussieFanKurt]

A lot have been mentioned but JJ was a freak in college and he hasn't been a bust like some but is he as good as people expected him to be come NBA

[Seventyniner]

Jay Williams, athletes need to quit riding motorcycles.

Surprised it took that long to mention him.

[DMC]

A lot have been mentioned but JJ was a freak in college and he hasn't been a bust like some but is he as good as people expected him to be come NBA
Are you kidding? Haven't you seen the Better Basketball commercial that says "JJ Reddick, possibly the greatest shooter the NBA has ever seen"?

[AussieFanKurt]

Are you kidding? Haven't you seen the Better Basketball commercial that says "JJ Reddick, possibly the greatest shooter the NBA has ever seen"?

Did I say anything about shooting? I'm just saying he was unstoppable in college and has been good in NBA but was trying to see if people thought he has under-produced. I haven't seen enough of him personally

[monosylab1k]

rofl obviously Anthony Randolph is my choice, although I guess he was never really dominant in college. Maybe he'll work out in George Karl's system tbh.

there's a radio guy in Dallas who kept saying that Tractor Traylor would be the best player in the draft, went nuts when the Mavs took him, then a few minutes later swore the Mavericks would rue the day they traded Traylor for Dirk :lmao

[TDMVPDPOY]

duke players should be on it...fkn bunch of overrated hacks

[DMC]

Did I say anything about shooting? I'm just saying he was unstoppable in college and has been good in NBA but was trying to see if people thought he has under-produced. I haven't seen enough of him personally

I refuse to use blue font.

[monosylab1k]

duke players should be on it...fkn bunch of overrated hacks

what a great point.

[Venti Quattro]

Len Bias from Maryland

:lol cokehead
:lol dead
:lol Bill Simmons
:lol Legrider

[TE]

I refuse to use blue font.

:lol

[ALVAREZ6]

:lmao adam morrison
:lmao michael jordan making personnel decisions

[ohmwrecker]

Michael Olowokandi

[Venti Quattro]

:lol USC players
:lol USC

[Venti Quattro]

How did it take so long for Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon to be mentioned?

[monosylab1k]

Courtney Alexander

[Trainwreck2100]

18 posts to get to Len Bias, yall nigs be slippin.

[Venti Quattro]

Juan Dixon too.

edit: DD already mentioned Juan Dixon in the opening post.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Michael Olowokandi

Not surprised he sucked, tbh. Him and that useless fuck Adonal Foyle from Colgate.

[Blake]

Off the top
Bo Kimble
Kenny Anderson
Christian Laettner
Dallas Comegys

[Jeff Van Gundy]

Josh childress

[Venti Quattro]

Kirk Hinrich too

[FkLA]

How did it take so long for Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon to be mentioned?

Okafor was solid 15-10 guy who played good defense for his first few seasons in the NBA, I dont think anyone really expected more out of him especially since he was like a 24 yr old senior coming out of college IIRC. Although there were retards like Stephen A. Smith who thought he shouldve been the first overall pick ahead of Dwight. Gordon can still be a reallyy good 6th man for a championship team imo, which was his ceiling from the beginning since he brings little else to the table besides scoring.

Out of the UConn guys I actually think Villanueva flopped the hardest. 6-10 dude that played like a guard, I expected him to turn out similar to a pre-Dallas Odom and instead has been a Dallas Odom his entire career.

[Venti Quattro]

Out of the UConn guys I think Villanueva flopped the hardest. 6-10 dude that played like a guard, I expected him to turn out similar to a pre-Dallas Odom and instead has been a Dallas Odom his entire career.

Aw yeah I forgot about him.

[FkLA]

Also the list of white flops can go on and on tbh...

Laettner
Morrison
Dunleavy Jr
Croshere
Troy Murphy
Luke Jackson
Hansbro
Big Country Reeves
JJ Reddick
Jimmer
Pavel Podkolzin :lmao
etc

I dont even know why GMs choose these honkeys when the chances of getting a Kevin Love are like one in a thousand tbh.

[racm]

How did it take so long for Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon to be mentioned?

Because while Dwight is head and shoulders above those two they've turned out to be serviceable role players?

Sure Gordon fell off a cliff after he signed with Detroit and Okafor's starting to be injury-prone, but Gordon won 6th Man of the Year as a rookie and Okafor won Rookie of the Year and was a pretty good double-double machine (and started over Chandler on the Bobcats :lmao).

Hinrich was pretty good until he got a few injuries then fell off a cliff while in Washington/Atlanta. Reinsdorf hopes he gets the old Captain Kirk back :lmao

[shyne]

Hasheem Thabeet too

[Axe Murderer]

Out of the UConn guys I actually think Villanueva flopped the hardest. 6-10 dude that played like a guard, I expected him to turn out similar to a pre-Dallas Odom and instead has been a Dallas Odom his entire career.

He's about a career 13 ppg scorer. I would say that's how most people expected him to be

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Hasheem Thabeet too
Thabeet wasn't even that good in college.

[ambchang]

Bo Kimble

[pass1st]

We should have a reverse thread, tbh. College duds to nba studs

[Pelicans78]

trying to bait Hornetfan, but nobody around... they probably watching dyke basketball right now, tbh...

We're not stupid enough to respond.

[Pelicans78]

Okafor never started over Chandler in Charlotte. They were traded for each other.

[pass1st]

We're not stupid enough to respond.

Tbh, you kinda just did

[Pelicans78]

Tbh, you kinda just did

No. A response would have been some angry rant on why Davis won't be a bust.

[pass1st]

No. A response would have been some angry rant on why Davis won't be a bust.

Will he be a bust?:downspin:

[Venti Quattro]

We should have a reverse thread, tbh. College duds to nba studs

You probably won't find many of those because if they don't get cut in their first year, they never make it.

[Pelicans78]

Will he be a bust?:downspin:

Who knows. I'd be surprised and definitely disappointed if he was, but its possible.

[resistanze]

marcus fizer lol

:rollin