Why was Mike Bibby drafted so high?

[supertrekker]

No one wanted to play for the Raptors or Grizzlies st that time because they were expansion teams and located north of the border so if there was a player that didn't mind coming over they would draft them instead of a player that they thing would've as soon as their first three contract expired. So maybe that could had something to do with it.

 

[FTBS]

Why we picking on Mike Bibby? Especially when you consider some of the shytty high picks including the guy who was drafted right before him...shyt after him as well. He's the best player in the top 3 of that draft . We also have to consider the era. The guys who would have headlined that draft in any other time...Kobe, KG, T-Mac were already in the league. Teams hadn't bought into the European players yet...see when Dirk was drafted. Bigs and PGs were still considered to be the most valuable players.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Worst handle from a PG I've ever seen.

Overrated shooter who ate off of The attention Webber got

 

[The_Third_Man]

Michael Olowokandi was the 1st pick that year. Lafrentz was the 3rd, and you worried about Bibby being the 2nd pick?!

Bibby was very smart point guard (especially under pressure) who can run his team and shoot. He was very good NBA player, but didn't get the credits he deserves. It's shame that the turnover-prone Jason Williams get more props than him.

 

[Remote]

Bibby will get respect forever because he balled out in the playoffs while Chris Webber played like a beta

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

Michael Olowokandi was the 1st pick that year. Lafrentz was the 3rd, and you worried about Bibby being the 2nd pick?!

Bibby was very smart point guard (especially under pressure) who can run his team and shoot. He was very good NBA player, but didn't get the credits he deserves. It's shame that the turnover-prone Jason Williams get more props than him.

The fact that that same Kings team had to trade JWill for Bibby To take that leap as a squad says it all about how forgettable he will go down sadly.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Cmon now that was CWeb's team and you know it.

What good is the team being yours if you went into panic mode when the pressure was tight? Bobby was the straw that stirred the drink

 

[Po pimp]

Hindsight is a bytch, but you never know what is going to happen. Bibby was easily the best point guard in the draft, and he turned out the best out of the top three picks by a mile. And the top two guys in that draft were taken #9 and #10, so it ain't like anyone really knew how good they'd be.

He definitely had a top-five career out of that draft class. Only Dirk, PP, and Carter were clearly better. That's a fine hit for the #2 pick. Thank God they didn't pick Raef or the Candy-man.

You just gonna disrespect Antawn Jamison like that?

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Mike bibby was a disappointment now huh smh y'all terrible

he was a decent player

everyone isnt going
to be an all time great

 

[thatrapsfan]

No one wanted to play for the Raptors or Grizzlies st that time because they were expansion teams and located north of the border so if there was a player that didn't mind coming over they would draft them instead of a player that they thing would've as soon as their first three contract expired. So maybe that could had something to do with it.

This isn't true. Francis was drafted after Bibby, so they didn't have that experience on their mind when they drafted him.


The Raps didn't exactly have a bad 90's draft record either: Stoudamire, Camby, Carter, McGrady.

 

[How Sway?]

bibby and kidd were nothing alike....

 

[blackzeus]

Jamison, Cat, Shard all had better careers than Bibby. Ricky would have, if he wasn't a knucklehead. Matter of fact, I'm going Al Harrington as well.

Let's not get carried away here

 

[Mindfield333]

This thread would make more sense if it was about Antonio Daniels. He was the real disappointment at his draft position.

hes a champion tho

 

[Mindfield333]

Yeah he had such a strange short prime. He didn't really have a slow decline he hit 30 and fell off a cliff I never understood it.

everybodys not built like a kobe or a lebron

 

[hayesc0]

everybodys not built like a kobe or a lebron

Dude he became complete trash not a normal slowdown but just garbage but I loved watching him in his prime nothing to do with lebron or kobe.