History will repeat itself. So which top 5 NBA Draft pick will be a bust/wont live up to the hype?

[Swagnificent]

I haven't seen Russell really but he's 6'5" and I keep seeing here he has great handle and shooting so it's hard for me to see him busting.

Jahlil will be Al Jefferson/healthy Brook Lopez. I don't see him not being solid and consistent unless he gets some typical big man injury.

Haven't seen much of Mudiay and Kristaps but a 6'5" athletic combo guard balling in China doesn't prove much to me. It's China.

I don't know what the expectations for Towns are but he doesn't seem like a franchise changing player to me.

al jefferson is 2 inches shorter than okafor and brook is 2 inches taller. plus neither have his footwork, ballhandling, or post ability. jah's best nba comp from a measureables standpoint is boogie cousins. both are 6'9.5" barefoot. 6'11" in shoes. 7'5"-7'6" wingspans. 260-70 lbs. jahlil has better post moves but isn't as good a rebounder. both have nice handles for a big and are great passing outta double teams.

towns is a 6'11" Al Horford. that is a franchise changing player. a legit 2nd option on a title contender like Pau Gasol.

 

[malbaker86]

Keith Van Horn wasnt serviceable???

 

[King24]

u kinda all over the place with whos a bust or not. some of those guys had solid careers or better than some of the unbolded ones.

 

[Sccit]

TYREKE EVANS IS NOT A BUST...HE WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SECOND BEST PLAYER ON NEW ORLEANS AND THEY MADE PLAYOFFS OUT WEST.

HIS NUMBERS THIS YEAR:

16.6 PPG
5.3 RPG
6.6 APG

FAR FROM BUST

 

[Figdcotton]

bytch who was bolded,that shouldn't have been besides the younger players you dumb fukk?

It's who u didn't bold u fakkit.. U didn't bold Okafor bogut or Kenyon Martin but u bolded Shaun Livingston? I see y u in da red u dumb no basketball knowing bytch nikka

 

[Originalgangsta317]

It's who u didn't bold u fakkit.. U didn't bold Okafor bogut or Kenyon Martin but u bolded Shaun Livingston? I see y u in da red u dumb no basketball knowing bytch nikka

bytch Livingston career average is 6ppg shut the fukk up you ugly fat stupid skinny jeans,shoes to small wearing bytch and fukk yo children,mama and daddy stupid dirty bytch

 

[42 Monks]

TYREKE EVANS IS NOT A BUST...HE WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SECOND BEST PLAYER ON NEW ORLEANS AND THEY MADE PLAYOFFS OUT WEST.

HIS NUMBERS THIS YEAR:

16.6 PPG
5.3 RPG
6.6 APG

FAR FROM BUST

His best season was his rookie year. He ain't a bust, but goddamn he fell off harder than crime mob

 

[Figdcotton]

bytch Livingston career average is 6ppg shut the fukk up you ugly fat stupid skinny jeans,shoes to small wearing bytch and fukk yo children,mama and daddy stupid dirty bytch

Andrew bogut averaged 6 this season.. And 10 for his career and they were on the same team this season lol and he was the 1st overall pick dikk head and ya jokes pretty much gives u up as a cac so ead u 1 star thread making cac lol

 

[_DC]

I did a slight,but interesting study of the top 5 NBA Draft picks since 1997(Could have went back further) and out of the top at least one of the picks were either a bust or didn't live up to be an EXTREMELY serviceable player. This year the top 5 picks are slated to be, Towns,Okafor,Mudiay,Russell and Porzingis,so which of these guys will drop the ball?

Lets take a look at the study,the bolded is bust/failure to be a very serviceable player

97 Top 5:
Tim Duncan
Keith Van Horn
Chauncey Billups
Antonio Daniels
Tony Battie

98 Top 5:
Michael Olawakandi
Mike Bibby
Raef Lafrentz
Antwan Jamison
Vince Carter

99 Top 5:
Elton Brand
Steve Francis
Baron Davis
Lamar Odom
Jonathan Bender

2000 Top 5:
Kenyon Martin
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
Marcus Fizer
Mike Miller

01 Top 5:
Kwame Brown
Tyson Chandler
Pau Gasol
Eddy Curry
Jason Richardson

02 Top 5:
Yao Ming
Jay Williams
Mike Dunleavy Jr
Drew Gooden
Nikoloz Tskitishvili

03 Top 5:
Lebron James
Darko Millicic
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade

04 Top 5:
Dwight Howard
Emeka Okafor
Ben Gordon
Shaun Livingston
Devin Harris

05 Top 5:
Andrew Bogut
Marvin Williams
Deron Williams
Chris Paul
Raymond Felton

06 Top 5:
Andrea Bargnani
Lamarcus Aldridge
Adam Morrison
Tyrus Thomas
Shelden Williams

07 Top 5:
Greg Oden
Kevin Durant
Al Horford
Mike Conley
Jeff Green

08 Top 5:
Derrick Rose
Michael Beasley
OJ Mayo
Russell Westbrook
Kevin Love

09 Top 5:
Blake Griffin
Hasheem Thabeet
James Harden
Tyreke Evans
Ricky Rubio

10 Top 5:
John Wall
Evan Turner
Derrick Favors
Wesley Johnson
DeMarcus Cousins

11 Top 5:
Kyrie Irving
Derrick Williams
Enes Kanter
Tristian Thompson
Jonas Valanciunas

12 Top 5:
Anthony Davis
Michael Kidd Gilchrist
Bradley Beal
Dion Waiters
Thomas Robinson

13 Top 5:
Anthony Bennett
Victor Oladipo
Otto Porter
Cody Zeller
Alex Len

14 Top 5:
Andrew Wiggins
Jabari Parker
Joel Embiid
Aaron Gordon
Dante Exum

Now obviously with the younger classes the Jury is still out on them.

And some of you may agree or disagree with some of the bolded older players,but in each of those classes there was at least ONE All-Star drafted after them,but regardless of the fact there is at least one bust or huge disappointment in each class.

So will it be this year?

Jury is still out on Joel and Exum though..

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Andrew bogut averaged 6 this season.. And 10 for his career and they were on the same team this season lol and he was the 1st overall pick dikk head and ya jokes pretty much gives u up as a cac so ead u 1 star thread making cac lol

You straight stupid piece of shyt,you make no sense bytch

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Jury is still out on Joel and Exum though..

Yuo,it is with all the younger guys

 

[Sccit]

TAKE IT EASY FELLAS...LETS GIVE ORIGINALGANGSTA313 SOME PROPS. I DIDNT THINK HE WAS CAPABLE OF MAKING A LOGICAL POST LET ALONE STARTING A GOOD THREAD. BUT HE CAME THROUGH ON THIS 1. DAPS+I'D REP U IF I COULD.

 

[Originalgangsta317]

TAKE IT EASY FELLAS...LETS GIVE ORIGINALGANGSTA313 SOME PROPS. I DIDNT THINK HE WAS CAPABLE OF MAKING A LOGICAL POST LET ALONE STARTING A GOOD THREAD. BUT HE CAME THROUGH ON THIS 1. DAPS+I'D REP U IF I COULD.

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[Sccit]

1.TOWNS
2.OKAFOR
3.RUSSELL
4.MUDIYA
5.WINSLOW

THATS MY GUESS ON HOW IT'LL END UP

 

[Marciano]

Jeff Green isnt a servicable player

Right, I don't think Otto Porter will be either....but that's my Georgetown bias lol