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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Nov 14, 2009 10:03:56 GMT -5
I don't think this one was all that surprising. It was just a horrible horrible pick. at least he made an all star team with the pirates
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Post by DOH! on Nov 14, 2009 10:04:38 GMT -5
IMO Vince Young, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush have all been busts for the moment. I know Young has been incredible the past 2-3 games but that doesn't help his first couple of seasons. Same with Bush. EDIT: Bush did have a good rookie year. But going into the draft he had the same hype Adrian Peterson had. Except Peterson has lived up to it.
Football: Brian Bosworth LB Troy Williamson WR Charles Rogers WR, No. 2 overall, Detroit Lions, 2003 Joey Harrington QB, No. 3 overall, Detroit Lions, 2002
Basketball: Shawn Bradley - #2 pick in 1993 by Philadelphia Stephon Marbury, Milwaukee Bucks (No. 4, 1996) Kwame Brown - #1 pick in 2001 by Washington Greg Oden - #1 pick in 2007 by Portland (Oden or Durant.. They had the choice)
Baseball: Matt Anderson, Detroit Tigers (No. 1, 1997)
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Post by Gopher Mod on Nov 14, 2009 11:23:53 GMT -5
I seen Curtis Enis' name earlier, and that brought back all the news stories of him in the 90s and early 2000s. I remember his rise to fame from Mississinawa High School (Union City, Ohio) to Penn State to the Bears... and then his fall to relative obscurity.
Curtis now makes garage doors for Clopay over in Russia (pronounced roo-she), Ohio.
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Post by hawkfan44 on Nov 14, 2009 11:53:09 GMT -5
don't know if its been mentioned yet, but basically the majority of the 1st round of the 1986 NBA Draft. all that really needs to be said about that draft is Len Bias
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 14, 2009 12:02:59 GMT -5
to be fair to Alex Daigle, the Ottawa Senators really sucked (at the time) and didn't do shit to make him a better player. his ego was probably his biggest problem and being on a team with an even bigger ego-maniac in Alexei Yashin probably didn't help.
heck, Yashin could probably qualify, himself. certainly a good player, but he was team poison and never did anything to justify the outrageous demands he made to teams like Ottawa and the Islanders.
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Post by bob on Nov 14, 2009 12:16:09 GMT -5
I don't think this one was all that surprising. It was just a horrible horrible pick. at least he made an all star team with the pirates I was talking about the former Lions WR
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2009 12:17:54 GMT -5
David Carr & Joey Harrington And just think, the genius who drafted Harrington is now an "expert" analysis on ESPN pre-game and broadcasting for the NFL network. I don't even understand how he and Mike Milburry (former Islanders GM) are analyst right now (Milburry is in CBC).
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Post by millionurkle on Nov 14, 2009 12:18:02 GMT -5
IMO Vince Young, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush have all been busts for the moment. I know Young has been incredible the past 2-3 games but that doesn't help his first couple of seasons. Same with Bush. EDIT: Bush did have a good rookie year. But going into the draft he had the same hype Adrian Peterson had. Except Peterson has lived up to it. Football: Brian Bosworth LB Troy Williamson WR Charles Rogers WR, No. 2 overall, Detroit Lions, 2003 Joey Harrington QB, No. 3 overall, Detroit Lions, 2002 Basketball: Shawn Bradley - #2 pick in 1993 by Philadelphia Stephon Marbury, Milwaukee Bucks (No. 4, 1996) Kwame Brown - #1 pick in 2001 by Washington Greg Oden - #1 pick in 2007 by Portland (Oden or Durant.. They had the choice) Baseball: Matt Anderson, Detroit Tigers (No. 1, 1997) I disagree with your draft busts. Stephon May be an arrogant ass who not as good as he thinks, but he's still good. Basically NBA's Kanye West. No One who averages 20 points and 7.6 assists for a career is a bust in my book. As for Greg Oden, It's too early too tell if he's a bust or not. If we went by Dirk or Shawn Marions 1st seasons, then they would be busts by now too. The others I agree are busts.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Nov 14, 2009 13:10:21 GMT -5
1998 - the Clippers selected Michael Olowokandi at #1 Don't remind me. Mike Bibby, Vince Carter, Antwan Jamison, and Dirk were all right there, and the Clippers take the Human Ebola Virus with the number 1 pick. There was also Yaroslav Korolev with the 12th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Good job Clip Show, pass on the guy that I was hoping would be a Clipper, he just went 17th overall and has had a pretty good NBA career. But hey, who needs Danny Granger when you can get a guy who played less than 40 games in his career? Although Korolve wasn't a surprise bust, it was a surprise the Clippers took him. No one thought it was a good move, even the announcers covering the Draft were wondering what the hell was going on. Let's take a look at the top 5 picks of the 2003 NBA Draft 1. LeBron James 2. Darko 3. Carmelo Anthony 4. Chris Bosh 5. Dwayne Wade One of these things is not like the others, one of these things doesn't belong.
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Post by mysterydriver on Nov 14, 2009 14:47:31 GMT -5
I'd talk about my Pirates, but there is absolutely no surprise when their drafts become busts.
In fact, I suppose I should mention Paul Maholm since he was a 1st Rounder who is actually on the major league team...and not a complete failure. Currently on the rise is Andrew McCutchen who has the potential to be the best 1st Rounder in 18 years.
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Post by saintturgeon on Nov 14, 2009 14:54:10 GMT -5
If we're talking hits, you gotta say Luc Robitaille. taken 171st overall. Now in the HHOF and has the most career goals and points as a left winger. Busts? Alex Daigle wins......seriously. He sucks. Don't forget the Flames 1990 first round selection, Trevor Kidd, which wouldn't be that bad had it not been for the Flames TRADING UP AND PICKING KIDD OVER MARTIN BRODEUR?!?
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Post by saintturgeon on Nov 14, 2009 14:59:10 GMT -5
The Red Wings in 1989 drafting Lidstrom and Fedorov in the third and fourth round respectively.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 14, 2009 15:05:04 GMT -5
If we're talking hits, you gotta say Luc Robitaille. taken 171st overall. Now in the HHOF and has the most career goals and points as a left winger. Busts? Alex Daigle wins......seriously. He sucks. Don't forget the Flames 1990 first round selection, Trevor Kidd, which wouldn't be that bad had it not been for the Flames TRADING UP AND PICKING KIDD OVER MARTIN BRODEUR?!? The Oilers drafted Scott Allison ahead of Marty Brodeur as well. Who played exactly zero NHL games.
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Post by andrew8798 on Nov 14, 2009 19:01:18 GMT -5
Thing with the Bush is that he was never was going to be a every down back or a Adrian Peterson type player anybody at USC could have told you that. The best bet with Bush is to put him on Kickoffs, Punt Returns, and at WR and maybe a couple of carries a game. That's the best way he will succeed
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Post by saintturgeon on Nov 14, 2009 19:14:22 GMT -5
Don't forget the Flames 1990 first round selection, Trevor Kidd, which wouldn't be that bad had it not been for the Flames TRADING UP AND PICKING KIDD OVER MARTIN BRODEUR?!? The Oilers drafted Scott Allison ahead of Marty Brodeur as well. Who played exactly zero NHL games. Oh yeah that reminds me, the Oilers drafting Steve Kelly over Shane Doan in 95. But back to busts, every player the New York Rangers selected in the first round from 1994-2005
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2009 19:27:51 GMT -5
IMO Vince Young, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush have all been busts for the moment. I know Young has been incredible the past 2-3 games but that doesn't help his first couple of seasons. Same with Bush. EDIT: Bush did have a good rookie year. But going into the draft he had the same hype Adrian Peterson had. Except Peterson has lived up to it. Football: Brian Bosworth LB Troy Williamson WR Charles Rogers WR, No. 2 overall, Detroit Lions, 2003 Joey Harrington QB, No. 3 overall, Detroit Lions, 2002 Basketball: Shawn Bradley - #2 pick in 1993 by Philadelphia Stephon Marbury, Milwaukee Bucks (No. 4, 1996) Kwame Brown - #1 pick in 2001 by Washington Greg Oden - #1 pick in 2007 by Portland (Oden or Durant.. They had the choice) Baseball: Matt Anderson, Detroit Tigers (No. 1, 1997) I don't consider Shawn Bradley a bust... he just shouldn't have gone that high. 8.2 ppg, 2.5 blocks and 6.5 rebounds over a career is not a bust, it's just average.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 14, 2009 20:38:53 GMT -5
David Carr & Joey Harrington And just think, the genius who drafted Harrington is now an "expert" analysis on ESPN pre-game and broadcasting for the NFL network. In fairness, Millen has ALWAYS been good on television. He was before the Lions gig, he was just a horrible mishire for the GM position. But he's back in a spot where he thrives. I'd say any of the guys that went to ' nowhere' schools and then became HoFers can qualify, Jerry Rice for example.
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Post by andrew8798 on Nov 14, 2009 20:42:03 GMT -5
And just think, the genius who drafted Harrington is now an "expert" analysis on ESPN pre-game and broadcasting for the NFL network. In fairness, Millen has ALWAYS been good on television. He was before the Lions gig, he was just a horrible mishire for the GM position. But he's back in a spot where he thrives. I'd say any of the guys that went to ' nowhere' schools and then became HoFers can qualify, Jerry Rice for example. Also can add TO to the list he went to Tennessee-Chattanooga and was drafted in the third round
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Post by toddpolt on Nov 14, 2009 20:47:36 GMT -5
Don't forget Jackson State alumni Walter Payton.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Nov 14, 2009 21:41:06 GMT -5
This is an AFL one. Chris Grant was taken with pick number 105 in the VFL draft (This was before the draft was split into the Rookie and National draft). That is essentially a last couple of rounds one where mostly scrubs are taken.
He went on to become one of the greatest Footscray players of all time and held the Bulldogs games record for three years. If that isn't a suprising hit then I don't know what is.
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