List of NBA scrubs that were stars in college

[MisterAmazing]

As the title says, let's make a list of all the college superstars turned NBA scrubs

I'll start

Charlie Villanueva

[Jameerthefear]

Jimmer.
Okay he's not a scrub but not as good as he was in college

[KG215]

Depends on how you define an NBA scrub. Laettner was actually pretty solid NB player for awhile. He averaged 17-8-3 his first six seasons in the league, and I believe even made an All-Star team. Averaged 18-9-3-1-1 as a rookie, too.

[DuMa]

Michael Beasley
Shane Battier

[Scholar]

Adam Morrison

[Knicksfever2010]

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[Bandito]

As the title says, let's make a list of all the college superstars turned NBA scrubs

I'll start

Christian Laettner
He wasn't a scrub he just had glass knees. A scrub would be J.J Redick.

[qrich]

Brian Cook.

[Dro]

Well not college but in high school, Kendrick Perkins averaged 28 points, 16 rebs, and 8 blocks per game....

[jlip]

While other schools also had examples, it seems as if several former Duke stars' games weren't able to translate to the NBA.

[MisterAmazing]

Depends on how you define an NBA scrub. Laettner was actually pretty solid NB player for awhile. He averaged 17-8-3 his first six seasons in the league, and I believe even made an All-Star team. Averaged 18-9-3-1-1 as a rookie, too.


good argument, bad example

[305Baller]

Laetner was not on scrub level.

[hangintheair]

Sean May
Johnny Flynn

[KG215]

Well not college but in high school, Kendrick Perkins averaged 28 points, 16 rebs, and 8 blocks per game....
Yeah, ummm....I'm guessing almost every single player in the NBA had sick high school stats.

[DMV2]

He wasn't a scrub he just had glass knees. A scrub would be J.J Redick.
Redick's been good the past 3 or 4 years. Far from scrub status.

[DMV2]

Sean May
Johnny Flynn
Great examples.

A few more from UNC and Syracuse
Rashad McCant
Wesley Johnson
Hakim Warrick

[ace23]

90% or more of NBA players were stars in college though.

[Sarcastic]

Basically the list of college to NBA busts.


There's a pretty good list of them in here:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nba-draft-biggest-draft-busts-gallery-1.60176

[KungFuJoe]

Um...pretty much even the last man off the bench on an NBA team was a star in college. Only the best of the best even MAKE it to the NBA.

Only exceptions are probably some 7 footers with decent size and athleticism that some NBA team drafted on pure potential.

[Suckafree]

90% or more of NBA players were stars in college though.

Exactly.

A better question would be what NBA players weren't stars in college.

Joel Anthony Averaged 5/4 in his last year at UNLV

[TylerOO]

Jimmer.
Okay he's not a scrub but not as good as he was in college

No, hes definitely a scrub.

[Jameerthefear]

He wasn't a scrub he just had glass knees. A scrub would be J.J Redick.
JJ is not a scrub

[ralph_i_el]

Michael Beasley
Shane Battier
:wtf: too underrated


wes johnson

[SmackOrH.A.K]

some of ya'll have some high standard for scrubs. no rotational player in the nba is a scrub. scrub is players 11-15 or not on a nba roster. we are all scrubs.

[kNicKz]

I'll start

Charlie Villanueva

Charlie V is far from a star, but is also far from being a scrub

[andremiller07]

Chris Singleton has been a bit of a scrub since he came in I expected him to be a beast on defense like he was in college.

Joe Alexander: after a promising rookie season he completely vanished of the face of the earth.

[no pun intended]

Sean May
Johnny Flynn
Holy shit. What happened to him? He placed in the top ten in the rookie ladder too...

[d.bball.guy]

Holy shit. What happened to him? He placed in the top ten in the rookie ladder too...
I think it all started when he got injured. Went to D-League to rehab, but never came back. Not sure, though.

[The Genius]

Ed O'Bannon.
Not a scrub but definitely disappointing.

[Big_Dogg]

Holy shit. What happened to him? He placed in the top ten in the rookie ladder too...

He's playing here in Australia for the Melbourne Tigers

[The Genius]

I think it all started when he got injured. Went to D-League to rehab, but never came back. Not sure, though.

Flynn plays for my hometown team the Melbourne Tigers.

Damn. Dogg too quick for me.

[d.bball.guy]

Flynn plays for my hometown team the Melbourne Tigers.

Damn. Dogg too quick for me.
Yeah, I know he plays in Australia but I've always been curious on how he ended up there.

[imdaman99]

bobby hurley

[alleykat]

it's only scrub worthy if you don't live up to the hype

[9512]

Adam Morrison

Shelden Williams.(didn't he get his jersey retired even before he finished at Duke?)

[RR#9]

^ came here to say Shelden. Yea his #23 was retired

[andremiller07]

^ came here to say Shelden. Yea his #23 was retired

One of his teammates Chris Duhon was also a guy you could add to the list

[RR#9]

One of his teammates Chris Duhon was also a guy you could add to the list

Looks like there are quite a few of these types of players from Duke

[9512]

Since we are on the Duke train, remember William Avery?

I don't remember if he was a star at Duke or not....but this guy was brash enough to declare for the draft in 1999. he came in at the same time as Brand, Battier, and Burgess.

He got drafted mid 1st round by the T Wolves then after his rookie 3 year contract ran out, no one signed him lol...

[9512]

And let's not be entire anti Duke only here.

Tyler Hansbrough had his jersey retired and while I don't think he is that much of a scrub, UNC, Duke, and UConn players tend to be overrated and get nepotistic treatment due to their prestigious college background.

[christian1923]

Sean may
Wayne Ellington
Mccants
Hansbrough
Marvin Williams
Brandon wright
Henson
Ed Davis

[trabash]

Shane Battier
A starter on a championship team is a scrub?

[SilkkTheShocker]

Did some really say Battier? Wow, f.ucking r.etard :oldlol:

[9512]

^^

The premise that a player who starts cannot be a scrub is preposterous.

Bill Cartwright started on the Bulls' first 3 peat.

By that time, I am sure he was a scrub.

[tmacattack33]

Jimmer.
Okay he's not a scrub but not as good as he was in college

He's a scrub.

[Dro]

Somebody called Hansborough a scrub? Do you guys even watch the NBA? Guy has been the first PF off the bench since he's been the league, great hustle, can score down low, draws fouls, plays good defense...I guess if a guy isn't on the allstar team, he's a scrub...Calling guys like Charlie V and Battier scrubs....Ish gets more clueless everyday...

[Dro]

Sean may
Wayne Ellington
Mccants
Hansbrough
Marvin Williams
Brandon wright
Henson
Ed Davis
I can tell you don't watch the NBA, lol...All of those guys are solid rotation players and contributors, Davis and Wright are still young, Wright improved a ton last year and this is only Henson's first season...:facepalm

[irondarts]

Holy shit. What happened to him? He placed in the top ten in the rookie ladder too...
His hip injury in his second season completely ruined his NBA career, he never got a chance after that injury. Victim of bad circumstances and bad luck. I still think he could be a good role player in the league.

[Dro]

His hip injury in his second season completely ruined his NBA career, he never got a chance after that injury. Victim of bad circumstances and bad luck. I still think he could be a good role player in the league.
I agree with you....