View Full Version : Players you thought were gonna be Stars
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 02:30 PM
Gerald Green
http://pictureslast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/gerald-green-dunk.jpg
I remember watching footage of him while he was a highschool senior thinking he was going to be SUPERSTAR. Green had it all the shot, athleticism, handles, quickness, great height for a swingmen and the swag to be a NBA Superstar. His game reminded me of Tracy McGrady both had the size, athleticism, and the handles.
Than on the draft i remember him falling to the Celtics (Green was projected to be a top 10 pick) but fall to the 18th pick. I thought Boston got a steal with this pick. :facepalm :facepalm
Gerald Green is now playing in Euro Cup and Russia his stats look good, hope he can make it back to the NBA.
Green Stats>http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=RUS&PlayerID=74684
Mix:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9-TjefewYo
Who were the players you thought were gonna be stars?
Sroek
12-30-2010, 02:31 PM
Luol Deng, Greg Oden and Tyrus Thomas
Haymaker
12-30-2010, 02:35 PM
Joe Smith
Harold Miner
Christian Laetner
Bobby Hurley
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 02:35 PM
Luol Deng, Greg Oden and Tyrus Thomas
:cheers: :cheers:
Those names come to mind as well
I thought Deng was gonna be like a Pippen type of player
Greg Oden if it wasnt for his injuries i think he would be like the best center in the league.
Tyrus Thomas i didnt really see anything special about him when he was in LSU.
chips93
12-30-2010, 02:36 PM
andre igoudala - had athleticism all around game, just needed to improve his j
that was in like his third season i thought that, and since then he has barely improved if at all
oj mayo - just seemed to have it all, a smart savvy game, a great jumpshot and good athleticism, that was early in his first year, and he has prob gotten worse since then
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 02:37 PM
Joe Smith
Harold Miner
Christian Laetner
Bobby Hurley
Didnt watch any of those players.
But i did read something on Christian Laetner being really soft in the NBA
NauruDude
12-30-2010, 02:38 PM
lebron james... he had it all but blew it
adam morrison ... so good, he is a star tho
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 02:40 PM
andre igoudala - had athleticism all around game, just needed to improve his j
that was in like his third season i thought that, and since then he has barely improved if at all
oj mayo - just seemed to have it all, a smart savvy game, a great jumpshot and good athleticism, that was early in his first year, and he has prob gotten worse since then
Yeah Iggy i thought had increible potential to be a stud in the league. But the dude is overrated now.
yeah OJ was to good in highschool i think he stopped developing his game there. I was a big fan of Mayo as well.
magnax1
12-30-2010, 02:41 PM
Sean Williams. I thought he'd be a defensive star, and I don't think he's even in the league anymore.
Stuckey
12-30-2010, 02:45 PM
oj mayo
Haymaker
12-30-2010, 02:46 PM
Didnt watch any of those players.
But i did read something on Christian Laetner being really soft in the NBA Laetner was huge in college, sadly couldn't perform agt the same level in the NBA. Joe Smith, well, he's in the Lakers somewhere, I think as a waterboy. Harold Miner "Baby Jordan", he was the first "next Jordan" and now he's all fat, played like 5 seasons and because unemployed. Bobby Hurley was very good, suffered a really bad accident that cut his career short. He had great court vision.
2LeTTeRS
12-30-2010, 02:49 PM
- Jay Williams. I thought he was going to be the next Isiah Thomas. Too bad he injured himself after his rookie year and was never able to show all his potential to the world.
Other guys I liked but the NBA didn't - Trajan Langdon, Sheldon Williams, Kris Lang, Chris Marcus, Sean May, and Rashad McCants.
Miserio
12-30-2010, 02:49 PM
J.J Redick
HB40TheNextStar
12-30-2010, 02:50 PM
Shaun Livingston, JR Smith, Brandan Wright, Daniel Gibson, Jay Williams, Jason Richardson, Stromile Swift, Marcus Camby
bagelred
12-30-2010, 02:50 PM
Yi Jianlianlianlianlian
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 02:53 PM
oj mayo
:cheers: :cheers:
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 02:54 PM
Laetner was huge in college, sadly couldn't perform agt the same level in the NBA. Joe Smith, well, he's in the Lakers somewhere, I think as a waterboy. Harold Miner "Baby Jordan", he was the first "next Jordan" and now he's all fat, played like 5 seasons and because unemployed. Bobby Hurley was very good, suffered a really bad accident that cut his career short. He had great court vision.
thanks for the info
repped
vincentda
12-30-2010, 02:55 PM
Most of these guys I thought were going to be stars back in HS (Tim Thomas, DeMar Johnson), college (Rodney Rogers, Eddie Griffin) and a couple midway through their rookie year (like Googs)
Tom Gugliotta
Rodney Rogers
Donyel Marshal
Keith Van Horn
Tim Thomas
Ron Mercer
Stromile Swift
DeMarr Johnson
Eddie Griffin
Marvin Williams
Peteballa
12-30-2010, 02:56 PM
Marvin Williams
HB40TheNextStar
12-30-2010, 02:57 PM
Laetner was huge in college, sadly couldn't perform agt the same level in the NBA. Joe Smith, well, he's in the Lakers somewhere, I think as a waterboy. Harold Miner "Baby Jordan", he was the first "next Jordan" and now he's all fat, played like 5 seasons and because unemployed. Bobby Hurley was very good, suffered a really bad accident that cut his career short. He had great court vision.
Laettner was a punk who stepped on people's faces. There's that line between confidence and asshole, well Laettner wasn't even close to the line. He was the apex of asshole.
chocolatethunder
12-30-2010, 02:58 PM
Laetner was huge in college, sadly couldn't perform agt the same level in the NBA. Joe Smith, well, he's in the Lakers somewhere, I think as a waterboy. Harold Miner "Baby Jordan", he was the first "next Jordan" and now he's all fat, played like 5 seasons and because unemployed. Bobby Hurley was very good, suffered a really bad accident that cut his career short. He had great court vision.
Laettner did just fine in the NBA until he started getting injured. His first few years he put up nice numbers. Once he got injured he was never the same. You should look up his stats.
GatorKid117
12-30-2010, 03:00 PM
Marcus Fizer
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 03:01 PM
Marvin Williams
didnt see nothing special about this guy
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 03:03 PM
Yi Jianlianlianlianlian
:lol :lol that dude is straight soft
MeLO MvP 15
12-30-2010, 03:07 PM
Okafor, he looked like he the skills to be a really good All Star big man, but he turned out to be average. Jordan Hill too, I thought in D'antoni's system (and NY's lack of big men) he would be a steal but he hasn't panned out so far.
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 03:14 PM
Okafor, he looked like he the skills to be a really good All Star big man, but he turned out to be average. Jordan Hill too, I thought in D'antoni's system (and NY's lack of big men) he would be a steal but he hasn't panned out so far.
Jordan Hill is looking good with the Rockets
Clutch
12-30-2010, 03:14 PM
Okafor,Iguodala,Oden...
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 03:16 PM
Am i the only one who thought Green was gonna be a star?:lol :lol
Clutch
12-30-2010, 03:30 PM
Am i the only one who thought Green was gonna be a star?:lol :lol
maybe :lol
I have just seen him as a dunker,nothing more
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 03:31 PM
maybe :lol
I have just seen him as a dunker,nothing more
I thought he had the potential to be like a Kobe-Tmac TYPE Of player
Tyrus! but per 40....He's averaging 20-10 with almost 2 blocks and 2 steals.:lol
Mayo, but he just doesn't fit with the Grizzlies.
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 03:37 PM
Tyrus! but per 40....He's averaging 20-10 with almost 2 blocks and 2 steals.:lol
Mayo, but he just doesn't fit with the Grizzlies.
:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: per 40
NY-Knicks
12-30-2010, 03:54 PM
OJ Mayo, Greg Oden, Tyrus Thomas, Anthony Randolph.
hkfosho
12-30-2010, 03:58 PM
andrea bargnani
LilBTheBasedGod
12-30-2010, 04:00 PM
Depending on what you mean by star I guess.
I would think Iggy would be a star, he puts up star statistics, and he is a trade to the Knicks away from being a household name in New York.
Snoop_Cat
12-30-2010, 04:00 PM
Any love for Adam Morrison?
On the opposite side of the spectrum, I thought Love was going to be a mega bust. Guess not haha
sillyrbbt_11
12-30-2010, 04:06 PM
Sean May- well maybe not *star* but double double type guy
and JJ Redick thought he was the white Ray Allen
Kingsfans818
12-30-2010, 05:21 PM
Ike Diogu
thought he was going to be money, 20/10 guy
dallaslonghorn
12-30-2010, 05:27 PM
Gerald Green -- 100% cosign. He was the #1 player in the '05 class by a mile. He had Kobe/Vince athleticism and he could stroke. Still feel like he could play in the NBA; maybe his time in Europe has humbled him.
Anthony Randolph
Tyrus Thomas
Shaun Livingston -- obviously a different story than the other guys. But if he could knock down outside jumpers, I think he could still become an All-Star. 6'7 guys with his point guard skills pretty much don't exist.
On a Gerald Green note, some Lakers fans told me that he played with them in the summer league,and looked TURRIBLE.
dallaslonghorn
12-30-2010, 05:32 PM
:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: per 40
They [per 40 averages] actually tend to hold up pretty well when dude is given those minutes later.
dallaslonghorn
12-30-2010, 05:34 PM
On a Gerald Green note, some Lakers fans told me that he played with them in the summer league,and looked TURRIBLE.
He played for Dallas two seasons ago ... he put up 20+ pts a couple times .... problem he was absolutely clueless on defense ... pretty inexcusable for someone with his athletic ability.
He played for Dallas two seasons ago ... he put up 20+ pts a couple times .... problem he was absolutely clueless on defense ... pretty inexcusable for someone with his athletic ability.
Yeah I liked the guy, but realized he had ZERO IQ. And wasn't a particularly good shooter. Although he did have a good sophmore year with the Celtics though.
dab0yech0
12-30-2010, 05:38 PM
Shaun Livingston I thought was gonna become the next Magic Johnson. Guy was special and showed so many glimpses of greatness. Everytime he led a fastbreak I knew it would be a perfect dime or bucket. I haven't watched much of him since hes on the Bobcats now but he was my favorite player for awhile.
Shaun Livingston I thought was gonna become the next Magic Johnson. Guy was special and showed so many glimpses of greatness. Everytime he led a fastbreak I knew it would be a perfect dime or bucket. I haven't watched much of him since hes on the Bobcats now but he was my favorite player for awhile.
Yeah me too. Sad that knee injury happened.
step_back
12-30-2010, 05:41 PM
Sebastian Telfair
Randy Foye
Dejuan Wagner
Demarcus Nelson
Greg Oden
Kingsfans818
12-30-2010, 05:42 PM
Shaun Livingston I thought was gonna become the next Magic Johnson. Guy was special and showed so many glimpses of greatness. Everytime he led a fastbreak I knew it would be a perfect dime or bucket. I haven't watched much of him since hes on the Bobcats now but he was my favorite player for awhile.
Hey I don't know about Magic Johnson but Livingston was going to be an incredible and unique talent..too bad the injury ruined the kid..
His pure passing ability and creativity are yet to be matched since Magic. (yes much better than a 19 year old Nash or Kidd)
iDunk
12-30-2010, 05:47 PM
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- Greg Oden, I thought he was going to be a top 5 center by now. If it weren't for the injuries no doubt in my mind he would be a great player in this league.
http://i51.tinypic.com/jt6u5c.jpg
- Darius Miles, thought he had it all except a brain, injuries slowed him down too.
http://i53.tinypic.com/dwxm3o.jpg
- Lance "Born Ready" Stephenson, to be honest I really thought this kid was going to be great after watching some of his games. Sure its too early to tell but to be honest a rookie who pushed his girl down the stairs and hasn't played in a game yet this season doesn't really have a bright future ahead of him.
http://i53.tinypic.com/ogjvxk.jpg
- Jarred Bayless, during summer league, Bayless really impressed me because he was just scoring at will but he just hasn't gotten the playing time. I still think the potential is there but I just don't think he's ever going to reach his star potential.
http://i54.tinypic.com/6pyfz6.jpg
- Sean Williams, I am still dissapointed to his day for this kid not reaching his potential yet. Just because of the fact that he has so much, he was one of my favorite players to watch during his rookie season because of his highlight dunks and blocks but next season he just didn't get the playing time. He's now in the D-League playing good basketball, some team should really pick him up.
Big props to area 51. I was a fan. Never thought he'd star though, but always thought he'd have a long career because of his athleticism and he wasn't a complete dumbass.
step_back
12-30-2010, 05:55 PM
Quentin Richardson
Ricky Davis
TJ Ford
Larry Hughes
All deserve a mention.
And as much as I hate to admit it because I really like the guy Grant Hill. Too many injuries :cry:
lilWesleyJ4
12-30-2010, 08:04 PM
Anthony Randolph. Even though there still is time for him I seriously doubt he will ever be much better then what he already has shown (second year). Now he can't even get PT
Stuckey
12-30-2010, 08:10 PM
i thought adam morrison could be a 20 ppg player
no pun intended
12-30-2010, 08:11 PM
Lamar Odom. Really. That guy could be so godly if he tried. 23/13/5 player if he wanted to be.
VIP2000
12-30-2010, 08:28 PM
Dajuan Wagner
Jay Williams
Michael Dickerson
Eddy Curry
Sebastian Telfair
Larry Hughes - bought a bunch of this guy's rookie cards around the time he signed with the Cavs. Thought he would be the next Pippen.
GiveItToBurrito
12-30-2010, 08:33 PM
Yi Jianlian - watch him workout and you'd swear he's 6'6 or something. He's just so fluid and natural-looking with the ball, especially shooting, but he's just garbage and shouldn't even be in the league any more.
Gerald Green - all he needed was a little bit of a work ethic and he could have at least been Vince Carter. I'm still wondering what happened here, is he really that much of a moron?
Marvin Williams - I thought he could average 20 7 and 3 while playing the same role he does now. He's such a good jump shooter, he really needs to be taking and making threes like Jason Richardson.
Ike Diogu - I thought he'd at least be a starter. The guy's very talented, he just can't defend, and no one really intentionally acquires power forwards like that.
Craig Smith - see Ike Diogu comment
Jonathan Bender - great physical tools, but he was just too injury-prone and never got it together.
Eddy Curry - all he had to do was not get grotesquely obese and try a little bit, but he couldn't even do that.
Sergio Rodriguez - I thought he'd be a monster, maybe a 10 and 10 guy, with the Knicks.
Oden - I didn't think he'd keep on getting injured like this.
Tyrus Thomas - I'm still not sure why he's on the bench. He could be a 15 and 12 guy with all-league defense if he gets a chance to play 35 minutes a night.
Beasley - He kind of is becoming one, but I thought he'd be able to produce consistently with Miami.
Demarcus Cousins - I thought he'd be almost like Bynum Light this year.
Mister JT
12-30-2010, 08:34 PM
I thought Casey Jacobsen and Adam Morrison were gonna be stars. I never would have thought that Jason Kapono and Kyle Korver would have longer careers than Casey and Adam.
Semi OT
Out of the recent (2000s) draftees out of UNC, only a few have managed to have notable careers. I think only Felton, Marvin Williams and, to some extent, Lawson have had good and/or extended careers in the NBA.
Joe Forte, McCants, May, Hansbrough, Danny Green, Wright, Ellington, Jawad Williams have either been first round flops so far, or nondescript 2nd rounders.
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-30-2010, 08:35 PM
[CENTER]http://i53.tinypic.com/ogjvxk.jpg
- Jarred Bayless, during summer league, Bayless really impressed me because he was just scoring at will but he just hasn't gotten the playing time. I still think the potential is there but I just don't think he's ever going to reach his star potential.
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I think Bayless is gonna reach his potential
He been sick with the Raptors this season:cheers: :cheers:
NOHCP3
12-30-2010, 08:46 PM
Julian Wright... Don't know if I ever thought he had star potential but this guy can barely dribble.
Sebastian Telfair ... All the hype
Jasper
12-30-2010, 10:58 PM
Sean May- well maybe not *star* but double double type guy
and JJ Redick thought he was the white Ray Allen
HIS COLLEGE SKILLS WERE FANTASTIC.
Mike Redd
His work ethic was great in his early career , to allow the Bucks to move Allen for the Glove ...
But after one All-Star appearance , he had little support , and shouldered all of the offense for the Bucks.
Then he started having hip , knee and ankle issues ... and the rest is history.
For A SG 6'6" 210 , built like a little truck .. I thought he would hold up.
Nash-tastic
12-30-2010, 11:08 PM
Quentin Richardson
Ricky Davis
TJ Ford
Larry Hughes
All deserve a mention.
And as much as I hate to admit it because I really like the guy Grant Hill. Too many injuries :cry:
He was a star to me before the injuries, quite sad really, he was one of my favourite players :cry:
nightprowler10
12-30-2010, 11:10 PM
Seems like Tyrus Thomas is a common theme here. Really had high hopes for the guy.
chips93
12-30-2010, 11:13 PM
to the couple of people saying demarcus cousins, give him a while to develop and adjust
hes only playing 25 mins a game so you have to take that into account
he obviously an idiot but look at rasheed, he was an idiot but was successful
hes already 12th in the nba in rebounds per 48 min, has good touch around the rim, and a big strong body, I still think he can be a fringe all-star player
jalbert009
12-30-2010, 11:30 PM
Mike Bibby
Andre Iguodala
Andre Miller
Marcus Camby
O.J Mayo
Greg Oden
Andrew Bogut
Monta Ellis
What did you expect out of Bibby?
dynasty1978
12-30-2010, 11:39 PM
Going to show my age here, but based on what I saw in their rookie season:
1) Joe Smith - I'm a Maryland guy, so to me, he was > Sheed and Duncan when he competed against them in the ACC. His 1st season in GS was great, just surprised that he leveled out so early in his career.
2) Clarence Weatherspoon - The next Sir Charles...I never saw it. They were both sixers and forwards and that's the extent of the comparison. He was more workman like in his approach...solid but not spectacular.
3) Billy Owens and Walt Williams - They were "Magic Johnson" types...the next wave of versatile guard/forwards. See Joe Smith comment above.
hkfosho
12-30-2010, 11:43 PM
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andrea Bargnani... seriously the guy was projected to be the next Dirk
Captain Kirk
12-30-2010, 11:45 PM
Gerald Green
http://pictureslast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/gerald-green-dunk.jpg
I remember watching footage of him while he was a highschool senior thinking he was going to be SUPERSTAR. Green had it all the shot, athleticism, handles, quickness, great height for a swingmen and the swag to be a NBA Superstar. His game reminded me of Tracy McGrady both had the size, athleticism, and the handles.
Than on the draft i remember him falling to the Celtics (Green was projected to be a top 10 pick) but fall to the 18th pick. I thought Boston got a steal with this pick. :facepalm :facepalm
Gerald Green is now playing in Euro Cup and Russia his stats look good, hope he can make it back to the NBA.
Green Stats>http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=RUS&PlayerID=74684
Mix:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9-TjefewYo
Who were the players you thought were gonna be stars?
I thought he would be the next McGrady as well.
I thought Sebastian Telfair and JJ Redick would be big time.
chips93
12-30-2010, 11:46 PM
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andrea Bargnani... seriously the guy was projected to be the next Dirk
it was a pretty bad draft, so he looked better than he really was, and being the no. 1 pick of that draft doesnt say a lot
SpecialQue
12-30-2010, 11:48 PM
Smush Parker.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andrea Bargnani... seriously the guy was projected to be the next Dirk
Splitter used to dominate him at Europe.
Going to show my age here, but based on what I saw in their rookie season:
1) Joe Smith - I'm a Maryland guy, so to me, he was > Sheed and Duncan when he competed against them in the ACC. His 1st season in GS was great, just surprised that he leveled out so early in his career.
2) Clarence Weatherspoon - The next Sir Charles...I never saw it. They were both sixers and forwards and that's the extent of the comparison. He was more workman like in his approach...solid but not spectacular.
3) Billy Owens and Walt Williams - They were "Magic Johnson" types...the next wave of versatile guard/forwards. See Joe Smith comment above.
Good one... he had a decent career but he was capable of beasting and just didn't do it consistently enough to really be a star. Killed the Lakes frequently enough tho :lol just not the rest O the L.
I think he had footspeed problems. Sort of like late career Steve Smith. Just a half step slow enough that he is containable.
My pick go's to Brendan Haywood. Watching him on the tar heels he seemed to have everything a big needs save maybe handle & a J... 15, 11 and 1.5 type NBA guy?
Nope. 6 pts and 7 boards and who cares how much he blocks.
8BeastlyXOIAD
12-31-2010, 01:49 AM
I thought he would be the next McGrady as well.
I thought Sebastian Telfair and JJ Redick would be big time.
Sebastian if he reached his potential would be like CP3 IMO
Grinder
12-31-2010, 01:52 AM
Adam Morrison, Sean May, and Greg Oden.
EricGordon23
12-31-2010, 03:32 AM
Andrew Bogut
Jonathan Bender
Emeka Okafor
Nick Young
Travis outlaw
Jason Richardson
Gad23
12-31-2010, 03:45 AM
andrew bogut is solid. and could still be a star. 14 11 3 isnt that bad. lol. I expected okafor to be better. Some experts had him better than howard.
Blzrfn
12-31-2010, 08:34 AM
Jerome Lane
John Wallace
Dajuan Wagner - This dude was the original "NEXT IVERSON", with the game to back it up, I remember even Allen being a fan of his. Within his first 5 games in the league he dropped 30+ 2 or 3 times had the crossover, the knack for making the ball find it's way to the bottom of the net etc... Injuries riddled this immense talent. This is probably the only player I am truly sad to not be able to see reach his full potential (sighhhh: what could've been)
Dajuan Wagner - This dude was the original "NEXT IVERSON", with the game to back it up, I remember even Allen being a fan of his. Within his first 5 games in the league he dropped 30+ 2 or 3 times had the crossover, the knack for making the ball find it's way to the bottom of the net etc... Injuries riddled this immense talent. This is probably the only player I am truly sad to not be able to see reach his full potential (sighhhh: what could've been)
Poor health problems. He's trying to come back, after having his colon removed. but i never got the hype really I mean he shot under 40% his only year at Memphis. I saw the potential but thought the AI thing was wayyyy beyond his ceiling.
Poor health problems. He's trying to come back, after having his colon removed. but i never got the hype really I mean he shot under 40% his only year at Memphis. I saw the potential but thought the AI thing was wayyyy beyond his ceiling.
Im telling you if you are able to pull up some old cavalier games (before he started getting sick) you would be able to see it. He had Iverson beat in Range (shot the deep 3), overall shooting, body control in the paint (strong as an ox and a and-1 machine) and attitude (im not sure if he ever complained once to the ref). Also i feel if he was not iversons equal, he was just a notch below at making the ball find it's way through the hoop. Iverson absolutely had him beat in the ball handling, quickness, and mental toughness departments.
As far as his shooting percentage, wasn't high volume shot attempts and low fg percents one of Iverson's trademarks aswell????
blazerjimmy
01-01-2011, 04:26 AM
Qyntel Woods
G.O.A.T
01-01-2011, 04:52 AM
Guys I was sure were top 100 locks
Glenn Robinson
Jamal Mashburn
Stephon Marbury
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Jay Williams
Bobby Hurley
Tim Thomas
Nobler
01-01-2011, 05:21 AM
Im a Kentucky fan and we've churned out a few i thought were going to be bigs that were busts.
Jodie Meeks- Awesome 3 pt shooter, scored in bunches.
Ron Mercer- Good crossover and slasher, decent shooter
Tony Delk- 3 point specialist and good pg, spent some time in Detroit.
Antoine Walker- :roll:
DirkNowitzki41
01-01-2011, 05:51 AM
Im a Kentucky fan and we've churned out a few i thought were going to be bigs that were busts.
Jodie Meeks- Awesome 3 pt shooter, scored in bunches.
Ron Mercer- Good crossover and slasher, decent shooter
Tony Delk- 3 point specialist and good pg, spent some time in Detroit.
Antoine Walker- :roll:
I don't get why there is so much hate towards Antoine Walker, sure his last few years were not the best but he was really good in his celtic days with Pierce. That was an amazing duo.
bluechox2
01-01-2011, 06:19 AM
dajuan wagner
it thought this guy would become a huge star, he was lights out in college, but he never really got it clicking in the nba.
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0331/ncb_a_wagner_200.jpg
LA_Showtime
01-01-2011, 06:47 AM
I've always been a fan of undersized shooting guards, like Juan Dixon. I didn't think he would become a star, but I thought he'd find a role in the NBA and become a decent player.
lilojmayo
01-01-2011, 08:01 AM
OJ Mayo, Greg Oden, Tyrus Thomas, Anthony Randolph.
:facepalm
OJ Mayo is a premier talents, that is in a terrible situation in which he isn't allowed to showcase his talents. I am not even talking about sent to the bench, even when he was starting the guy was excluding from the offense by the coach. No plays were ran for him. I am still trying to figure out how he was able to put up stats in any season. The few times they were forced to run plays for him which only happens if Rudy Gay has a DNP ( Did Not Play) all he does is produce, then gets excluded when Gay returns.
Don't believe me check his last 3 or 4 games in which Rudy Gay didn't play.
Mayo had a 28 point 7 rebound 6 assist game, 22 point 16 rebound 5 assists, game, 27 point 5 rebound 5 assist game.
He is fine, and has been working out and training partners with Derrick Rose during the off seasoon he has gotten stronger. Improved ball handling, he has already increased his first step explosiveness and speed with ball this season. His skillset is improving, I have seen him eurostep a few times recently, which he had never did before in his 2 years.
And he is only a 3rd year player. Steve Nash was an 8 ppg guy until his 5th or 6th year.
Guys who were thought to be stars that weren't, are players who don't have the capables of that anymore whether that is due to age, injuries, status. Such as
Lamar Odom
Sebastian Telfair
Darius Washington
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
Luol Deng
Rasheed Wallace
Christian Latterner
JJ Reddick
Tyson Chandler
etc etc
so many legit names
Saying names like OJ Mayo and my man Evan Turner because that's the first name that pops as a talented player that's currently " underachieving" i use that loosely, please both of those players are like 22 years old their careers have just begun. They have all the skill set and the dedication to be in their top of their position when it is said and done.
brantonli
01-01-2011, 08:11 AM
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- Sean Williams, I am still dissapointed to his day for this kid not reaching his potential yet. Just because of the fact that he has so much, he was one of my favorite players to watch during his rookie season because of his highlight dunks and blocks but next season he just didn't get the playing time. He's now in the D-League playing good basketball, some team should really pick him up.
I don't know if it's been done by somebody else, but:
Yi Jianlian looking happy at Sean Willliams going up for a dunk.
I thought Collison would have been a star by now. He was doing extremely well on the Hornets with CP3 out. Hasn't been doing as well this year though. Hopefully he will be a star. Possibly a top 7 PG at best though given how insanely talented the PG pool is.
alenleomessi
01-01-2011, 09:19 AM
Greg Oden will be a star
I thought Shaun Livingston will be a star
RonArtestsBalls
01-01-2011, 09:30 AM
Andrew Bogut
Jonathan Bender
Emeka Okafor
Nick Young
Travis outlaw
Jason Richardson
Whilst Bogut has been somewhat disappointing given where he was drafted he is still a very solid player. Injuries, a bad team and coaches prior to scott skiles not knowing how to use him haven't helped his cause.
People seem to have forgotten that he should have been an all star last season and was named to the all nba 3rd team.
He currently leads the league in blocked shots, takes a ton of charges and even though he hasn't played enough to qualify his rebounds per game are in the top 5.
ukballer
01-01-2011, 09:51 AM
Man, Gerald Green disappointed me so much. I became a huge fan of his after watching some mixes of him before the draft, and I bought into the hype. At least the mixes I watched before the draft for me definitely warranted some of the T-Mac comparisons he received. T-Mac is my favourite player of all-time, so I was mos def on the Gerald wagon.
Waited and waited for him to get a shot to crack the Celtics rotation, and when he finally got his chance nearer the end of the season, the kid impressed me. Well, the dunks, mainly. But then all the stories started coming out about his lack of basketball, and general IQ.
I kinda blame the dunk contest too. Kid got his time in front of the camera, probably worked on his dunks more than his game. Traded to Minny, lost in the rotation, then started bouncing around the league (really thought Houston would give him a chance), and now look where he is.
I hate wasted potential. Would love for him to get a second chance somewhere. Kinda hoped the Lakers would give him at least a training camp invite after he played on their Summer League team, but it didn't happen. Oh well.
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