Biggest Busts in the NBA!

**camarosuper6** · 03-28-2004, 09:13 PM

Flex beat me to the punch, but its Sunday, and here for a new week is my weekly NBA poll.

Your starting 5 ( and a complete bench if u want) of the biggest busts and "where are they nows?" (meaning were SUPPOSED to be great, but didnt turn out that way). They dont have to be the ALL TIME biggest busts, because simply their are too many to even know of, but here are some of my big busts and why I they suck.

Guard- Harold Minor

Wow, this guy wins a dunk contest, gets a fat contract and completely dissapears from the face of the earth never to be heard from again. They called him baby Jordan.... thats just a sick joke.

Guard - Jason Williams

Stupid looking white guy trying to be ghetto makes flashy passes and more turnovers than any guard in the league. One decent year and everyone jumps on his jock, next thing you know hes just another white guy trying to get an NBA job.

Forward- Marcus Camby

Number Two pick in the draft for what... a decent 6th man? He was excellent in college and MERELY average in the pro's IF that.

Foward- Christian Laetner

Wow, he hit a big shot a Duke, played great college ball and even got to be on the DREAM TEAM. The next 10 years or so he did all of absolutely nothing other than take up space on a roster and occasionally score 12 or 13 points a game. Way too much hype, way too little production.

Forward- Danny Ferry

Sure he was great to watch on the Spurs hitting those 40 foot 3 pointers, but for a number 2 pick, did he really do anything? I cant remember he ever scoring over 25 points in a game in his entire career, and his defense was worse than mine. I love the guy, and he was tough, but he should have not been number 2, maybe number 200?

Forward- Joe Smith.

Another number 1 pick who was undersized at center in college and it caught up to him in the NBA. Now he tries to play forward, well, actually he just tries to play. Sitting on the bench being the next Marcus Camby isnt much to brag about in my book.

Center -Raef Lafrenz

Whats up with these big white guys from rich schools? Super hyped in college, now hes a "defensive specialist" which basically means all he can do is get a few rebounds, block a shot here and there and hack the oppsing center until he runs out of fouls. Boooo....

Center- Shawn Bradley

Give me a break. This draft class of 93 was super hyped, and kind of fell off, but he was picked ahead of Penny Hardaway.. (who could make the list too if you really think about it). Manute Bol's ivory image, he shot the ball better than Bol, but thats about it. Good for a goofy block and an occasional rebound, remember, hes gotten dunked on more times than any player in NBA history.

C- Ralph Sampson

I really dig Ralph, who in the first few years was a huge force in Houston, and basically had knee problems that caused his demise. He was unreal in college( and I mean UNREAL WITH SKILLZ). But all that hype turned out to make Ralph nothing more than a traveling man, being with 3 or 4 different NBA teams sitting his 7'4 frame on the bench. I love the guy, but he was never even CLOSE to his potential, which was basically the sky.

Center- The Late Yinka Dare

May he rest in peace, but he may have been the worst NBA center EVER. (Yes, even worse than Manute Bol and Sam Bowie). He was the only center in NBA history to start and never record one single assist. He avg. under 2 pts a game in 9 years and only 2 rebounds. A big time "prospect" was labeled by one coach as "horrible". Ouch.

Forward- Keith Van Horn

OK OK.. I know hes not that bad. Hes actually good. But rememeber he was compared to Tim Duncan during his rookie year and was almost the number one pick. He was number 2, and now hes a 6th man. Just not enough for his potential IMO.

Forward- Samaki Walker

The one thing (and only thing) I like about the Lakers is the fact they took him off of San Antonios hands. He has hands like bricks and feet like stone, and he was a top pick in the draft. Hes a good guy, and not a bad addition for the bench on any team, but he was a Top 10 pick in the draft and highly hearlded.
Bummer man.

Ok.. lets see what yall got

**Flex** · 03-28-2004, 09:20 PM

this is tough, cuz i mean 90% of the guys that make it to the NBA never become "superstars", but there are bigtime college players that do suck in the NBA.

i don't agree with Sampson, J. Williams, Camby and Van Horn, but hey, you got your opinion

i was gonna say Laetner, prob. the biggest bust EVER. one of the best college players ever, and did nothing in the NBA.

i'd also include Bill Walton (another one of college's greatest who did shit in the NBA).

and who was the guy who was picked #1 ahead of Jordan (who went 2nd)? his name just won't come to me, but you KNOW that guy was a bust haha.

**I'm Trying** · 03-28-2004, 09:22 PM

Sam Bowie.

**camarosuper6** · 03-28-2004, 09:22 PM

It was Olajuwan 1
Sam Bowie 2
Jordan 3

BOWIE AHEAD OF JORDAN.

Oh da GOds MuSt BE CRrAzy!

**I'm Trying** · 03-28-2004, 09:23 PM

I didn't know Yinka Dare past away. What happened to him?

**camarosuper6** · 03-28-2004, 09:42 PM

I dont remember exactly, I believe he had some kind of medical problem. It was fairly recent.. within the past few months I believe.

**gr81** · 03-28-2004, 09:47 PM

I got a great one for you!! one of my hometown originals, Shawn Kemp

Has the potential ot be one of teh best PF in the game, was on his way there, and the alcohol and weight problems caught up to him! In eth early 90's he was in teh top three behind Malone and Barkley as far as PFs go, and his vertical and explosivness was unmatched in the NBA. For anyone who remembers, in the '96 Bulls/Sonics finals, Kemp was THE best player on the court, and that includes MJ himself. Then he got traded to Cleveland a itwas all downhill from there

**camarosuper6** · 03-28-2004, 09:50 PM

GR8 one you are correct. The only reason I didnt think about him was because he wasnt drafted high or anything. He actually was an overachiever as far as that went, but your right. He had so much going for him and he BLEW IT.

Definitely should have been on my list!

**gr81** · 03-28-2004, 10:10 PM

Man I used to love watching him play, he was so explosive it was amazing!he really did have so much potential dude

**Flex** · 03-28-2004, 10:20 PM

Wow, Shawn Kemp. forgot about that dude. nice! haha

i still have an old school real Kemp jersey thast home-white with the green stripe across the front with big white Supersonics letters hahahahah. great jerz.

**I'm Trying** · 03-28-2004, 10:26 PM

What about Jay Williams. Dumb ass has to ride a motorcycle and crash into a poll.

**I'm Trying** · 03-28-2004, 10:28 PM

Notice that Duke puts out players who are always injured. Ie, Grant Hill, Jay Williams. Name some players from Duke that have done anything though??
Well maybe Elton Brand.

**I'm Trying** · 03-28-2004, 10:30 PM

Lets add Bobby Hurley to the bust list too.

**aztecwolf** · 03-28-2004, 10:56 PM

the clippers, the whole team

**aztecwolf** · 03-28-2004, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by I'm Trying
I didn't know Yinka Dare past away. What happened to him?

wasn't that the dude who went like a year without having an assist or something like that? i think it was him and it was some way out there stat

**aztecwolf** · 03-28-2004, 11:18 PM

i wouldn't really consider shawn kemp a bust, he had a couple good years early in his career, before he decided to have like 20 kids with different women and hit up the all you can eat buffets 4 times a day.

**aztecwolf** · 03-28-2004, 11:19 PM

jason williams has actually done a solid job for the playoff bound clipps this year, hubie brown has really made him a far better player

**I'm Trying** · 03-28-2004, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by aztecwolf
jason williams has actually done a solid job for the playoff bound clipps this year, hubie brown has really made him a far better player

Do you mean Grizzlies??

**aztecwolf** · 03-29-2004, 05:40 PM

yeah grizz i mean

**x~factor** · 03-29-2004, 06:24 PM

"Sky" Walker

1st round pick of the Knicks, 5th overall. Awesome in college, a bust in pro.

**gr81** · 03-29-2004, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by aztecwolf
jason williams has actually done a solid job for the playoff bound clipps this year, hubie brown has really made him a far better player

you mena te grizzlies, not the clippers. and yes I think that he is no dissapointment at all, he gets tha job done.

**Brak86** · 04-01-2004, 06:24 PM

what about darko milicic

**RCfootball87** · 04-02-2004, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by gr81
For anyone who remembers, in the '96 Bulls/Sonics finals, Kemp was THE best player on the court, and that includes MJ himself.

Bullshit. I live close to Chicago, we grew up playing ball trying to be Jordan. I actually have the video of that season, it's called "Unstoppabulls" I'm telling you, Shawn Kemp was good, Michael was great. That was the year the Bulls were 72-10 (All time record...). Kemp was a great player who contributed to his team, Michael was a leader and a larger than life force in those games. Whenever they needed a last second shot, or point, or a spark or anything, they called on Jordan. He was league MVP that year and averaged over 30 a game. The man was a machine.

**RCfootball87** · 04-02-2004, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by camarosuper6
C- Ralph Sampson

I really dig Ralph, who in the first few years was a huge force in Houston, and basically had knee problems that caused his demise. He was unreal in college( and I mean UNREAL WITH SKILLZ). But all that hype turned out to make Ralph nothing more than a traveling man, being with 3 or 4 different NBA teams sitting his 7'4 frame on the bench. I love the guy, but he was never even CLOSE to his potential, which was basically the sky.

Lol. I was once shoved by Ralph Sampson. i think it was '93, maybe '94. I was 5 or 6 years old I think, and he was playing for the C.B.A. team in my city, the Rockford Lightning. I went down with my dad to the sideline to get an autograph(not a good idea....) I must've only gotten all the way down there because I was a little kid, but anyways I tapped the dude on the shoulder and asked for an autograph, and he didn't even really look at me, just muttered something and shoved me away with his hand, almost knocked me down cause I was so small. Not really relevant but I figured I'd mention that I was shoved by a former NBA star.

**I Are Baboon** · 04-02-2004, 06:29 PM

Damn, I didn't know Yinka Dare died. Bummer. I remember he was drafted so high and was called a "project player" with all sorts of potential. It just never came together for him. Anyway, good thread.

I'm not a huge NBA hoops fan. I just like following former UConn players...

**tucker01** · 04-02-2004, 10:48 PM

Big Country with the Vancouver Grizzilies wasn't he like a top 5 pick. That was the downfall of that franchise.

**DFINEST** · 04-03-2004, 08:53 AM

Shawn Bradley was THE BIGGEST BUST.....

How a guy can get drafted so HIGH after
not playing any organized ball for a year is beyond me

**camarosuper6** · 04-03-2004, 09:06 AM

Robinson didnt play organized ball for 2 years.

**DFINEST** · 04-03-2004, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by camarosuper6
Robinson didnt play organized ball for 2 years.

True, but I've never seen ANYTHING
that Bradley has done in college....
That was not the case with Robinson and
the Naval Academy does not get much TV

**Ralph Wiggum** · 04-03-2004, 10:15 PM

Yep, Sam Bowie....

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