This rookie class is awful, just like I said it would be

[Bodhi]

Embiid was the only future star in the class, and once he broke his foot it was over

[chocolatethunder]

It sure is.

[stalkerforlife]

Bu bu bu bu bu BUT I thought this was the greatest draft class ever.

[Haymaker]

This is the Sam Bowie of Draft classes.

[imdaman99]

Cleanthony Early will be great once the Knicks get rid of Melo.

Get it done, Phil

[SourGrapes]

are you serious? it's been less than four weeks, and you expect greatness? you won't be able to adequately judge the players and the class for more than a year.

some of you are so clueless

[nba_55]

are you serious? it's been less than four weeks, and you expect greatness? you won't be able to adequately judge the players and the class for more than a year.

some of you are so clueless

It was the most hyped draft after 2003, I expected better. None of them has the potential ofbecoming a superstar (excluding Embiid, we have yet to see him in NBA).

[chocolatethunder]

are you serious? it's been less than four weeks, and you expect greatness? you won't be able to adequately judge the players and the class for more than a year.

some of you are so clueless

I'm only serious in the sense that in a few weeks into the season there really haven't been any standout games from any of the guys. I don't think that they are all busts and won't develop, It's just not going to be pretty watching them develop. It would be so much better if there was a proper farm system for these kids and they could just start playing at 18 and get better and then come in the league and be more prepared. That will never happen but it's just ugly to watch Jabari Parker right now and Wiggins and mostly all of the rookies. The class could end up being really awesome but watching them this season is probably gonna be more ugly than pretty.

[oarabbus]

This is the Sam Bowie of Draft classes.

Sam Bowie was really not that bad. Haunted by injuries his entire career and still managed to be a career 10/8/2blk guy who peaked at 16/10. Obviously being picked between Hakeem and Jordan makes it look much worse than it is but look at some of the other guys in the top 10 - Sam Perkins, Melvin Turpin, Lancaster Gordon, Leon Wood. besides his last years in LA playing limited minutes Bowie was a career double double guy. Not terrible.

[Marchesk]

Sam Bowie was really not that bad. Haunted by injuries his entire career and still managed to be a career 10/8/2blk guy who peaked at 16/10. Obviously being picked between Hakeem and Jordan makes it look much worse than it is but look at some of the other guys in the top 10 - Sam Perkins, Melvin Turpin, Lancaster Gordon, Leon Wood. besides his last years in LA playing limited minutes Bowie was a career double double guy. Not terrible.

Being picked ahead of Jordan, Barkley, and Stockton makes it look real bad.

[oarabbus]

Being picked ahead of Jordan, Barkley, and Stockton makes it look real bad.

Hakeem was also picked ahead of Jordan. I'd consider 2 rings to be a "bust" when you could have had 6. Turpin, Perkins, Gordon, Wood were picked ahead of Stockton too.

I think there were worse draft picks in NBA history. And I'd argue that for example getting Candyman with a #1 pick is much worse than going with double-double guy Bowie at #2. A player drafted in the top 10 doesn't mean in any way they will even be a perennial all star.

[DonDadda59]

Jerry West AKA the GOAT talent evaluator said the same thing when all the pundits were jerking off to this below average draft class:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=327238

My nigguh Jerry never told a lie in his life.

[Marchesk]

Hakeem was also picked ahead of Jordan. I'd consider 2 rings to be a "bust" when you could have had 6. Turpin, Perkins, Gordon, Wood were picked ahead of Stockton too.

I think there were worse draft picks in NBA history. And I'd argue that for example getting Candyman with a #1 pick is much worse than going with double-double guy Bowie at #2. A player drafted in the top 10 doesn't mean in any way they will even be a perennial all star.

Come on, man. Hakeem is probably top 10 all-time, and it wasn't his fault Sampson turned out to be injury prone as well. Otherwise, he might have more than 2 rings.

That in no universe compares to picking Bowie over Jordan.

[el gringos]

Cleanthony Early will be great once the Knicks get rid of Melo.

Get it done, Phil

Retarded.

But yeah he could be pretty good once Hardaway is traded. His peak value will be if he can cover the 2&3. He is not a 3/4

[Done_And_Done]

Overhyped seems like a more apt term me thinks. It's waaaaaay too early in the game to cast the awful label though.