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I'm still upset they put yi on there when Michael Sweetney was drafted
The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade
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my single most hated player in the league. I wasOriginally Posted by brrraptors
Originally Posted by Bigmike23
6. Rafael Araujo(notes), Toronto Raptors, taken eighth overall in 2004
Your humble narrator received all sorts of stick from Toronto backers for calling Hoffa a bust after his rookie year, as if he was ready for a bust-out season at age 25 after turning the ball over on nearly 21 percent of the possessions he used up in 2004-05. Raps fans, as they sometimes do, warmed to a dose of reality a year later when Araujo continued to stink, and Jazz fans got a taste in his third season before he was mercifully left to play overseas. And Rob Babcock? Don't draft players who are two months away from their 24th birthday, unless they're averaging 30 and 20 in the NCAAs. It's not Hoffa's fault; he worked his butt off. He was just a huge reach at eighth overall.
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At least Eddy Curry had some pretty productive seasons.
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so many bums that even included on that list
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list is poppycock
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Aw snaps. My bad. I just skimmed through my phone and misread. Smh
my single most hated player in the league. I wasOriginally Posted by brrraptors
Originally Posted by Bigmike23
6. Rafael Araujo(notes), Toronto Raptors, taken eighth overall in 2004
Your humble narrator received all sorts of stick from Toronto backers for calling Hoffa a bust after his rookie year, as if he was ready for a bust-out season at age 25 after turning the ball over on nearly 21 percent of the possessions he used up in 2004-05. Raps fans, as they sometimes do, warmed to a dose of reality a year later when Araujo continued to stink, and Jazz fans got a taste in his third season before he was mercifully left to play overseas. And Rob Babcock? Don't draft players who are two months away from their 24th birthday, unless they're averaging 30 and 20 in the NCAAs. It's not Hoffa's fault; he worked his butt off. He was just a huge reach at eighth overall.
Dude was decent in college. One of the biggest reaches i've seen in the draft though. I actually wanted the Jazz to draft him
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^^^ wow
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Because Oden has only played one season after coming back from a serious injury. Jury's still out on Oden. Yi, on the other hand, hasalready been traded. Milwaukee didn't even want to ride out his rookie contract and see if he'd develop
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im kidding. seriously how are they going to put Yi in the top 10. Have to give 5 years if he's still in the league. Jay Williams for my Bulls comes tomind. Dude ruined his career; pulled a Kellen Winslow
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I agree Yi shouldn't be labeled a bust yet, he's still got some time to prove himself(and i believe he will)
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an entire draft class!?
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list is nonsense.
Yi is a known project whio has only been around for 2 seasons and averaged 8 and 5.
Yi is a known project whio has only been around for 2 seasons and averaged 8 and 5.
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To early to put Yi on there. In time, he'll end up being a pretty good player. I don't see him being a star player, all star, any of that... buthe'll be a solid roe player for a team. 2 years in the L is to little time to make that decision of calling him a bust. Give him some more time.
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Yi is far from being a BUSTO.
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I blame Larry Brown for the Darko thing
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How can Olowokandi not be on that list? He's by far the worst #1 overall pick I can remember and that includes Kwame. That omission alone makes the listnonsense.
OK. Nevermind.
to me for not reading the title more carefully.
OK. Nevermind.
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Also if you're gonna call out guys like Darius Mileshttp://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3402/news Marcus Fizer and DerMarr Johnson who basically had what amounted to career ending injuriesthen like someone else stated the likes of Jay Williams and Sean Livingston should be on there too
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Decade is an important word in the title. It contains the prefix deca, meaning 10.
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Hahaha...where's Olowokandi?
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^you have to be kidding me.....
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no marvin williams? id put him in there just off the fact he got picked in front of CP3, deron williams, raymond felton and danny granger
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Originally Posted by pr0phecy718
Where's Eddy Curry? seriously, the guy was projected to be the next great big man since Shaq...
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The only reason Dumars drafted Darko is because he dunked over a car.... SMH
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lol at AC4Three
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