Are you a bust if injuries ruin your career?.......

[THE MACHINE]

...or is bust based on skills, determination and heart only?

Mandarich
Olawakandi
RG3
Andrew Luck
Ryan Leaf
Kwame Brown
Anthony Bennett
Greg Oden
Johnny Manziel
Jamarcus Russell
Matt Leinart

Do you consider all of the above busts?

 

[Da_Eggman]

 

[Illified infinitely]

Yeah man. It means you fragile and not tough enough for the league.

 

[Shadow King]

Yes particularly if you can't come back and contribute at a reasonable level.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

...or is bust based on skills, determination and heart only?

Mandarich
Olawakandi
RG3
Andrew Luck
Ryan Leaf
Kwame Brown
Anthony Bennett
Greg Oden
Johnny Manziel
Jamarcus Russell
Matt Leinart

Do you consider all of the above busts?

Andrew Luck and Greg Oden are not busts.

RG3 is borderline.

The rest are.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

As we can see from the past couple NFL and NBA seasons, these injuries stay coming outta nowhere, I wouldn't label someone a bust who had the misfortune of a serious injury that forever altered their abilities. That's different than someone who just always seems to be dinged up with ticky tack stuff - sore elbow, pulled groin, high sprain

 

[ndthentherewasx]

Yeah.

Playing bad, not playing at all is the same at the end of the day.

 

[STAN JONES]

Yes

 

[STAN JONES]

Andrew Luck and Greg Oden are not busts.

RG3 is borderline.

The rest are.

Luck has been the the playoffs a couple times but how is Greg Oden not a bust

They could’ve had Durant

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Luck has been the the playoffs a couple times but how is Greg Oden not a bust

They could’ve had Durant

Because Oden was derailed by injuries. He looked like he could actually do well in the league.

 

[Womb Raider]

Andrew Luck doesn’t belong on that list.

 

[fairfax12]

duplicate

 

[fairfax12]

Because Oden was derailed by injuries. He looked like he could actually do well in the league.

He was never healthy enough for long enough to really show his impact. Anything we infer about him comes from being on his side and wanting him to succeed. I'd say Ralph Sampson had a vastly superior career to Greg. Dudes like Sabonis and Bill Walton are the best examples of being injury prone but still making an impact.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Nope. You have 0 control on whether you get injured or not. It's part of the game.
What you do have control over is improving your game. If you come into the league not being able to do one thing and 4 years later still can't do it or can't produce then that's on you.

 

[South Paw]

I know luck is a bust so I say yes