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Joesteds
07-18-2005, 05:11 PM
I am well aware that the NBA Draft is long gone, but I just started thinking about how bothered I get when some draft analyst compares a young talent to one of the greats of all-time. I don't understand it. Lebron is not the next anyone. Noone is going to be the next Jordan or Magic or Bird or any of these. These guys are greats and some people may become just as good as these greats, but stop with the comparisons.

Best local comparison that pissed everyone off in Houston was Harold Minor. The Rockets had a chance to draft "Baby Jordan" but passed on him for a lanky, athletic, defensive player from Alabama named Robert Horry. Fans around Houston booed the hell out of that pick because they heard Minor was the next Jordan. I would say Horry panned out well for Houston and any other team he has been with except Paul Westphal.

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