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You're an idiot. He wasn't a bust. He did better than expected, much better. He just didn't handle development well.
HIV said they needed a PG to match up against Lillard, Westbrook, Curry and Paul. If Johnson says it, must be true. He's an oracle of NBA wisdom.Okafor looks really good out there for a rook. Already scoring through double and triple teams. crofl at lakerz for taking a guard in a league already saturated with plenty of great guards with nothing but to show in the post
You're an idiot. He wasn't a bust. He did better than expected, much better. He just didn't handle development well.
3 teams in 6 years,,7 pts and 5 rebs average,,,5 and 4 in the last 3 years. Dude is a bust. I cant help it if you guys have a hard on for him,,,to each his own,,
For a 2nd round pick, hanging in the league and drawing a decent paycheck for 6 years is usually best case scenario.
dejuan blair was far from a bust. he exceeded expectations for a 2nd rounder
I always thought Vonleh should have been picked over him.
Its all subjective, 21,,,if he exceeded expectations than his expectations were really low since he has averaged a mere 7 and 5 over his career and probably wont be in the league when he hits his 30th birthday and the peak of his career,,,but we all have an opinion and there is no definite on what is or isn't a bust,,,
Don't care what he did with other teams. He did fine in SA. He was in the Finals. He had a 20/20 game. He wasn't a world beater but he wasn't expected to be anything more than a role player. Just because he went south doesn't mean he was a bust out of the draft. Kwame Brown,he was a bust.
It's too late to make that call. You do that after the 1st couple seasons.
If he was a bust, the league is full of them.
1st overall picks that don't pan out at all, those are busts, but even Bennett isn't a total bust, just close.
What kind of got is this? KobexShaq? This better be a troll.
Once again youre cherry picking,,,I can do that with any player,,,Kwame sucks ass but dude did score 30 in a game,,,
Stats on 2009 draft: http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2009.html
* Blair 37th pick, one of 28 from draft to play in all six seasons since being drafted.
* 12th in games played.
* 18th in points.
* 3rd in rebounds and FG%.
* 4th in rebounds per game.
* 15th in win shares.
* 7th in wins shares/48 minutes
* career playoff PER of 24.4 over 42 games (Tim Duncan's is 24.6)
Not a bust, Blair exceeded expectations.
lol drafting a 6'9 PF who doesn't have any guard skills and doesn't have Blake/Amare-level athleticism either with the 7th pick.
Lakers organization has fallen off and it is truly disappointing.
Again,,,,I'm waiting for someone to tell me what expectations he exceeded and no one has answered but cherry picking a game here or there,,,,he has averaged 7 and 5 over his career and he exceeded expectations?,,,,,LMAO,,,,
The stats you just quoted showed that, relative to his actual draft slot, he's out-performed it. Late 1st-2nds are generally fringe NBA players. Some work out, most don't. For his draft position within his respective draft he's stuck for 6 seasons and performed about league average or better for someone getting his MPG and roe.
Factor in he has knees and I'd say most execs and scouts would say he's out-performed their expectations based on tenure, and production within tenure.
7-5 in sub minutes is nothing to dismiss so easily for a 2nd rounder in 17 mpg.
Per-36 that's 16-11
Randle wasn't looking good before the injury last season. Bad pick by the Lakers, tbh.
Kwame was a 1st overall pick.
You're an idiot. Live with it.
Is this out of the 60 players drafted that year? If so, these are lottery-pick worthy results. So, yes, it does appear the Spurs nailed the pick.
Since I was young, Shaq and Kobe were my two favorite players. I've been lurking Spurstalk for a few years, but my account never got approved until now.
From Grantland:
When you watch summer league, the games don’t matter, and even the stats are misleading. You’re looking for flashes. One or two great plays from a rookie can be enough to talk yourself into believing he has a promising future. But Mudiay had those moments every other trip down the floor. The only other rookies who have looked that impressive are D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns. Before his ankle injury, Mudiay was supposed to be a high pick right alongside them. And right now, he’s showing why.
This x1000. Final judgements on these rookies is silly. I saw Flashes from Towns, Okafor, Drussell, Mudiay, stanley Johnson. Heck even Super Mario and Porzings. I think all the guys will be varying degrees of good. I think Towns/Russell have the most upside but we shall see.
Randle as bad as he played even showed flashes ...
Thank Christ.
Don't get your hopes up.
Put a fork in him, cub. He's done
Of course not. God forbid.
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