Pepeng Manas Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 david west -- nothing more than a jump shooter who occasionally gets open underneath! Quote Link to comment
grail80 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Sam Bowie-1984 draft (2nd overall. Stupid Blazers should have picked His Airness) Lol ayan na naman. Portland Trailblazers during that year needed a center, and since Houston already picked Hakeem Olajuwon, they chose the next best available center. He wasn't overrated, as his averages of about 10points and a a shade less than 10 rebounds per game he got in his last year in College closely mirrors his average in Portland. Portland knew what they were getting, they just didn't count on him being injured most of the time. We can argue that he's a draft bust, yes, but overrated? No. Quote Link to comment
maitreya Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Lol ayan na naman. Portland Trailblazers during that year needed a center, and since Houston already picked Hakeem Olajuwon, they chose the next best available center. He wasn't overrated, as his averages of about 10points and a a shade less than 10 rebounds per game he got in his last year in College closely mirrors his average in Portland. Portland knew what they were getting, they just didn't count on him being injured most of the time. We can argue that he's a draft bust, yes, but overrated? No. I think they did the same thing when they drafted Greg Oden. Quote Link to comment
grail80 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I think they did the same thing when they drafted Greg Oden. And young as they are, they already made the playoffs. On paper they have all they need to win the championship if all goes well (meaning no major injuries). Only time will tell. Quote Link to comment
maitreya Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 And young as they are, they already made the playoffs. On paper they have all they need to win the championship if all goes well (meaning no major injuries). Only time will tell. Yup. maganda sila tignan sa papel. medyo kulang lang dahil injured lagi si Oden and maybe dahil young team pa nga sila. Pero with the veteran experience of Rudy Fernandez ( from the major league sa Spain)...and maybe some minor additions to the roster next year aabot sila ng 2nd round. Sila nga yung bet ko na manalo against Houston. Sayang lang hindi sila nanalo. Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Lol ayan na naman. Portland Trailblazers during that year needed a center, and since Houston already picked Hakeem Olajuwon, they chose the next best available center. He wasn't overrated, as his averages of about 10points and a a shade less than 10 rebounds per game he got in his last year in College closely mirrors his average in Portland. Portland knew what they were getting, they just didn't count on him being injured most of the time. We can argue that he's a draft bust, yes, but overrated? No.The Blazers would not have chosen him if they didn't think he would be a quality player in the NBA like he was in college. As you said the next best available center. My opinion is they should have taken Jordan and who knows? The Glide would have been his Scottie Pippen. Quote Link to comment
grail80 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) The Blazers would not have chosen him if they didn't think he would be a quality player in the NBA like he was in college. As you said the next best available center. My opinion is they should have taken Jordan and who knows? The Glide would have been his Scottie Pippen. Wahaha did you know his college stats? His best season was 17pts and 9.8rebs per game. In his senior year he got 10 pts and 9rebs per game. In his first year with Portland he got about 10 pts and 8 rebs per game. He did as expected, I would hardly call that being overrated. Like I said, Portland knew exactly what they were getting. They picked according to their need. They needed a serviceable center to beef up their frontcourt. They got it, even made the playoffs but Bowie had a string of injuries. Is Jordan a center? Coz if he was I'm sure the Rockets would have picked him first. Edited May 22, 2009 by grail80 Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Wahaha did you know his college stats? His best season was 17pts and 9.8rebs per game. In his senior year he got 10 pts and 9rebs per game. In his first year with Portland he got about 10 pts and 8 rebs per game. He did as expected, I would hardly call that being overrated. Like I said, Portland knew exactly what they were getting. They picked according to their need. They needed a serviceable center to beef up their frontcourt. They got it, even made the playoffs but Bowie had a string of injuries. Is Jordan a center? Coz if he was I'm sure the Rockets would have picked him first.No, but he was unquestionably more talented than Bowie. The worst draft day mistake of all tiime. Quote Link to comment
grail80 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 No, but he was unquestionably more talented than Bowie. The worst draft day mistake of all tiime. Some can argue Kwame Brown is the worst draft day mistake of all time, but yeah your statement is arguably true. But Bowie is definitely not overrated. Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Some can argue Kwame Brown is the worst draft day mistake of all time, but yeah your statement is arguably true. But Bowie is definitely not overrated.Considering the caliber of the player who was drafted after him, I wouldn't be inclined to think otherwise. Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ^that's all in hindsight. following your last comment then it was just unfortunate that Bowie belonged to the wrong draft class. at any rate, there will always be "busts" after the fact since teams don't know for sure what kind of guy they're getting once they start paying him millions to play a kid's game. para hindi OT: David West (used to be underrated) Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 ^that's all in hindsight. following your last comment then it was just unfortunate that Bowie belonged to the wrong draft class. at any rate, there will always be "busts" after the fact since teams don't know for sure what kind of guy they're getting once they start paying him millions to play a kid's game. para hindi OT: David West (used to be underrated)except for lebron james. he was the most hyped rookie ever and he lived up to his hype. Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 except for lebron james. he was the most hyped rookie ever and he lived up to his hype. it might be safe to say now that he has far exceeded expectations already...and the best is yet to come. Quote Link to comment
grail80 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Considering the caliber of the player who was drafted after him, I wouldn't be inclined to think otherwise. LOL you are saying he is overrated just because of his performance compared to Jordan, who was drafted after him. But all the Blazers expected from him is that 10 pt 9 reb guy. He delivered what was expected from him. Not overrated. He was never even hyped up to be a monster center. Going by this line of thinking, all the other players drafted ahead of Kobe Bryant are all overrated. Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 LOL you are saying he is overrated just because of his performance compared to Jordan, who was drafted after him. But all the Blazers expected from him is that 10 pt 9 reb guy. He delivered what was expected from him. Not overrated. He was never even hyped up to be a monster center. Going by this line of thinking, all the other players drafted ahead of Kobe Bryant are all overrated.any player drafted number 2 overall will carry with him a lot of expectations. Quote Link to comment
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