[McDunkin]

I gotta say out of the guys that I got to follow from preps to pros it had to be Beasley.

[SmooveKRYPTParticipant]

OJ Mayo

[SmooveKRYPTParticipant]

OJ Mayo

[McDunkin]

See my based brother I really thought about my boy Orange Juice Mayonnaise since he was damn near the "Kobe" of high school hoops in his day but I feel that he started to plateau to what he was going to be as a player sooner than expected.

I honestly wasn’t even that big on Beasley in his prospect days…mostly due to his hardheaded ways, but he had so much damn potential to be the next great pf/sf. I mean how many high school kids are good enough to have the beastie boys name a beat after them after getting to see him play.

https://youtu.be/llJ6t7gfgp4

In the words of my grandmother if he would have "Sat his a$$ down somewhere" and had common sense and a strong work ethic outside of scoring and rolling blunts (shout out to MDymes) he would have at least bean a multiple time all star

[McDunkin]

See my based brother I really thought about my boy Orange Juice Mayonnaise since he was damn near the "Kobe" of high school hoops in his day but I feel that he started to plateau to what he was going to be as a player sooner than expected.

I honestly wasn’t even that big on Beasley in his prospect days…mostly due to his hardheaded ways, but he had so much damn potential to be the next great pf/sf. I mean how many high school kids are good enough to have the beastie boys name a beat after them after getting to see him play.

https://youtu.be/llJ6t7gfgp4

In the words of my grandmother if he would have "Sat his a$$ down somewhere" and had common sense and a strong work ethic outside of scoring and rolling blunts (shout out to MDymes) he would have at least bean a multiple time all star

[Andrew1984Participant]

 It’s Ovinton J’Anthony. Get it straight! 

[Andrew1984Participant]

 It’s Ovinton J’Anthony. Get it straight! 

[HitsterParticipant]

Darko springs to mind too, so does Eddy Curry. Beasley had a lot of talent and has shown this season that he can still be an effective impact scorer in the NBA.

Other guys like Marvin Williams were probably just drafted too high.

Anthony Randolph and Yi Jianlian were two other names who I would consider.

[HitsterParticipant]

Darko springs to mind too, so does Eddy Curry. Beasley had a lot of talent and has shown this season that he can still be an effective impact scorer in the NBA.

Other guys like Marvin Williams were probably just drafted too high.

Anthony Randolph and Yi Jianlian were two other names who I would consider.

[omphalosParticipant]

Vince Carter.

In terms of how much they achieved relative to their talent, Vince should have been at least on Kobe’s level and challenging Mike based on talent alone, but he didn’t come anywhere near that.

He had it all but was too mentally weak.

 

 

[omphalosParticipant]

Vince Carter.

In terms of how much they achieved relative to their talent, Vince should have been at least on Kobe’s level and challenging Mike based on talent alone, but he didn’t come anywhere near that.

He had it all but was too mentally weak.

 

 

[OdieParticipant]

 Kwame Brown or the Kandy man. Take your pick. Maybe the worst two first picks ever!

[OdieParticipant]

 Kwame Brown or the Kandy man. Take your pick. Maybe the worst two first picks ever!

[ChrispyParticipant]

 His combo testing was off the charts, he was huge, mobile, and could shoot with both hands. He had post moves and a decent J. He just didn’t give a f%ck

[ChrispyParticipant]

 His combo testing was off the charts, he was huge, mobile, and could shoot with both hands. He had post moves and a decent J. He just didn’t give a f%ck

[XavierAllTheWayParticipant]

 Really?  Vince carter? 

 

[XavierAllTheWayParticipant]

 Really?  Vince carter? 

 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 There is a whole list of guys who had serious problems off the court and struggled to stay on it because of it.

Chris Washburn, Roy tarpley, Stanley Roberts, Eddie griffin are a few names that come to mind. Vin Baker basically drank away a very promising career.

 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 There is a whole list of guys who had serious problems off the court and struggled to stay on it because of it.

Chris Washburn, Roy tarpley, Stanley Roberts, Eddie griffin are a few names that come to mind. Vin Baker basically drank away a very promising career.

 

[jabbar_medvedenkoParticipant]

Beasley, Mayo, Larry Sanders maybe even Andrew Bynum or Gilbert Arenas who were great several years and then disappeared because of mental issues. I’m not putting those who were injured in here.

[jabbar_medvedenkoParticipant]

Beasley, Mayo, Larry Sanders maybe even Andrew Bynum or Gilbert Arenas who were great several years and then disappeared because of mental issues. I’m not putting those who were injured in here.

[ChoppyParticipant]

 But I think Darko Milicic. Apparently as an U18s player he oozed potential and then went on to have a very poor career, followed by 1 kickboxing bout. Which he lost. 

[ChoppyParticipant]

 But I think Darko Milicic. Apparently as an U18s player he oozed potential and then went on to have a very poor career, followed by 1 kickboxing bout. Which he lost. 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 I think it’s entirely possible that darko was just never that good to begin with. The narrative is that he was a guy that had all the talent in the world but just failed to live up to it. However, I kind of question how much talent he actually had. That was an age where tall European guys were en vogue and the foreign scouting was far less detailed than it is today. 

I never saw darko play prior to the draft but he was being sold as a potential dirk-kg hybrid. A seven footer with guard skills and great athleticism. When I actually saw him play for the first time I saw none of that. He looked stiff, incredibly raw and very much a project. I remember thinking " this is the guy they took over Carmelo ". I’m not at all surprised he never amounted to much.

 

 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 I think it’s entirely possible that darko was just never that good to begin with. The narrative is that he was a guy that had all the talent in the world but just failed to live up to it. However, I kind of question how much talent he actually had. That was an age where tall European guys were en vogue and the foreign scouting was far less detailed than it is today. 

I never saw darko play prior to the draft but he was being sold as a potential dirk-kg hybrid. A seven footer with guard skills and great athleticism. When I actually saw him play for the first time I saw none of that. He looked stiff, incredibly raw and very much a project. I remember thinking " this is the guy they took over Carmelo ". I’m not at all surprised he never amounted to much.

 

 

[ChoppyParticipant]

 I think you’re probably right. But me and many others thought the same way. There were some murmurs that he shouldn’t have gone that high, but mostly there were few complaints. Everyone that saw him as a young player thought the same way. Now I think myself, Dumars and all the rest were Joe Alexandered.

[ChoppyParticipant]

 I think you’re probably right. But me and many others thought the same way. There were some murmurs that he shouldn’t have gone that high, but mostly there were few complaints. Everyone that saw him as a young player thought the same way. Now I think myself, Dumars and all the rest were Joe Alexandered.

[TheWhiteLionParticipant]

 Well, including injuries i would say greg oden has to be up there. He WAS THE NEXT BIG MAN until the injuries. He was filthy in college. I couldve seen him being compared to dikembe on defense and like a poor mans wilt on offense if he developed more

[TheWhiteLionParticipant]

 Well, including injuries i would say greg oden has to be up there. He WAS THE NEXT BIG MAN until the injuries. He was filthy in college. I couldve seen him being compared to dikembe on defense and like a poor mans wilt on offense if he developed more

[bmac697Participant]

 adam Morrison was someone I followed in college That didn’t pan out as expected. 

[bmac697Participant]

 adam Morrison was someone I followed in college That didn’t pan out as expected. 

[sweaterflexParticipant]

Michael Beasley had a better lone season in college than Kevin Durant in just about every way. If he had played the 4 permanently and smoked a little less pot he would be an all star right now. 

[phila9012Participant]

 If beasely had the fire in him like other top players, he could have been a 3 or 4 time all star at least by now. He has as much talent as anyone. He just doesn’t seem to have the drive to put it all together.

[phila9012Participant]

 If beasely had the fire in him like other top players, he could have been a 3 or 4 time all star at least by now. He has as much talent as anyone. He just doesn’t seem to have the drive to put it all together.

[sweaterflexParticipant]

Michael Beasley had a better lone season in college than Kevin Durant in just about every way. If he had played the 4 permanently and smoked a little less pot he would be an all star right now. 

[Meditated StatesParticipant]

 Lebron James only 2 titles with 4 losses? No way he is best athlete to be in the L.

[Meditated StatesParticipant]

 Lebron James only 2 titles with 4 losses? No way he is best athlete to be in the L.

[trapgamesolidParticipant]

 I would think Jonathan Bender. 7 footer with guard skills and jumper shot. I never understood why he never amounted to anything. Worst case he should’ve been a legit strech 4. 

[trapgamesolidParticipant]

 I would think Jonathan Bender. 7 footer with guard skills and jumper shot. I never understood why he never amounted to anything. Worst case he should’ve been a legit strech 4. 

[ncballer]

 My homer pick, and I may take some flack for saying this is Rashad McCants.  I believe from a pure talent standpoint he is an above average SG in the NBA.  Too bad he turned out to be a giant asshole and impossible to work with.  Guy could have been special.  

[ncballer]

 My homer pick, and I may take some flack for saying this is Rashad McCants.  I believe from a pure talent standpoint he is an above average SG in the NBA.  Too bad he turned out to be a giant asshole and impossible to work with.  Guy could have been special.  

[TRC1991Participant]

 A lot of you guys are naming people with no talent at all like Larry Sanders (all he could do was block shots)

Rashad McCants is a good one

Nolan Smith comes to mind 

Lenny Cook of course 

 

[TRC1991Participant]

 A lot of you guys are naming people with no talent at all like Larry Sanders (all he could do was block shots)

Rashad McCants is a good one

Nolan Smith comes to mind 

Lenny Cook of course 

 

[celticsthug]

shawn kemp after the strike

[celticsthug]

shawn kemp after the strike

[holefillers1Participant]

 Derrick Coleman. 

[raptors15Participant]

 This guy nailed it. Came on here to say Coleman

 

 

[raptors15Participant]

 This guy nailed it. Came on here to say Coleman

 

 

[holefillers1Participant]

 Derrick Coleman. 

[holefillers1Participant]

 Glenn Robinson.

[holefillers1Participant]

 Glenn Robinson.

[Snatalini247Participant]

Can’t really do less when you havent even played an NBA game yet…

[Snatalini247Participant]

Can’t really do less when you havent even played an NBA game yet…

[TravelinTravParticipant]

 Home town bias but I’m going with Johnny Flynn, he didn’t work out that well, and Curry (direct pick after) turned out ok. Oops….f*cking Kahn

[TravelinTravParticipant]

 Home town bias but I’m going with Johnny Flynn, he didn’t work out that well, and Curry (direct pick after) turned out ok. Oops….f*cking Kahn

[2quick4uParticipant]

here a few ones: jimmer fredette, jeremy tyler, anthony randolph, jan vesely, yi yianlian, maciej lampe, troy bell, darius miles, vontegoo cummings, felipe lopez, ed o’bannon, alphonso ford..

but above all i’d say lamar odom..

 

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 Have to disagree with you on Odom. He struggled early in his career and was never meant to be a franchise guy. However, he found his niche later on and became an incredibly valuable and versatile player with the Lakers. One of the best sixth men of the modern era. It’s just a shame that he could never get past his issues off the court but he was actually very productive on it when focused.

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

 Have to disagree with you on Odom. He struggled early in his career and was never meant to be a franchise guy. However, he found his niche later on and became an incredibly valuable and versatile player with the Lakers. One of the best sixth men of the modern era. It’s just a shame that he could never get past his issues off the court but he was actually very productive on it when focused.

[2quick4uParticipant]

here a few ones: jimmer fredette, jeremy tyler, anthony randolph, jan vesely, yi yianlian, maciej lampe, troy bell, darius miles, vontegoo cummings, felipe lopez, ed o’bannon, alphonso ford..

but above all i’d say lamar odom..

 

[Bob BallParticipant]

 Jr. Smith even thou he’s a productive NBA playere he’s wasted a ton of talent. On JJ Reddick podcast he called Jr one of the top underratted shooters of all time. Jr didnt have some terrible injury or a coach who didnt believe in him. He just did stupid stuff and seemed content cashing a basketball check. He didn’t even mid if that check came from China

[Bob BallParticipant]

 Jr. Smith even thou he’s a productive NBA playere he’s wasted a ton of talent. On JJ Reddick podcast he called Jr one of the top underratted shooters of all time. Jr didnt have some terrible injury or a coach who didnt believe in him. He just did stupid stuff and seemed content cashing a basketball check. He didn’t even mid if that check came from China

[bmac697Participant]

Just thought of another high lottery pick that hasent been mentioned, Johnny Flynn.

[bmac697Participant]

Just thought of another high lottery pick that hasent been mentioned, Johnny Flynn.

[frogmanParticipant]

He’s carved out a good career but Jamal Crawford comes to mind.  Athleticism, insane ball handling, shooting ability.  Should have been better.

[frogmanParticipant]

He’s carved out a good career but Jamal Crawford comes to mind.  Athleticism, insane ball handling, shooting ability.  Should have been better.

[Toronto16Participant]

Derrick Coleman.

[cabbycabParticipant]

 Billy Owens as well….

[cabbycabParticipant]

 Billy Owens as well….

[Toronto16Participant]

Derrick Coleman.

[raybeasParticipant]

Stromile Swift.

[raybeasParticipant]

Stromile Swift.

[AKtheLawParticipant]

Dude you had ONE job

I know he never made it to the NBA, ah well.

[AKtheLawParticipant]

Dude you had ONE job

I know he never made it to the NBA, ah well.

[bmac697Participant]

 Tyrus Thomas 

[bmac697Participant]

 Tyrus Thomas 

[fliptonnParticipant]

Dajuan Wagner 

[fliptonnParticipant]

Dajuan Wagner 

[TWILL123Participant]

 This guy obviously isn’t the biggest disappointment out there but Terrence Williams will always bother me. Not only was he my favorite college player of all time, but you would’ve thought his all around game combined with his freak athleticism who lead to a great NBA career. I will always blame Avery Johnson for the downturn in his career. The way he sent him to the D league as punishment was one of the more cruel things I’ve seen a NBA coach do to a player. The way his career turned out was such an unfortunate series of events.

[TWILL123Participant]

 This guy obviously isn’t the biggest disappointment out there but Terrence Williams will always bother me. Not only was he my favorite college player of all time, but you would’ve thought his all around game combined with his freak athleticism who lead to a great NBA career. I will always blame Avery Johnson for the downturn in his career. The way he sent him to the D league as punishment was one of the more cruel things I’ve seen a NBA coach do to a player. The way his career turned out was such an unfortunate series of events.

[HitsterParticipant]

 Nikoloz Tskitishvili was another European guy who never lived up to his hype, had career averages of under 3ppg and 2rpg in his NBA career.

[HitsterParticipant]

 Nikoloz Tskitishvili was another European guy who never lived up to his hype, had career averages of under 3ppg and 2rpg in his NBA career.

[bmac697Participant]

 Chris douglas Roberts I had high hopes for. 

[bmac697Participant]

 Chris douglas Roberts I had high hopes for. 

[doubledribblerParticipant]

Beasly is a good one. I think all of his issues are mental. Physically the guy is there, he scores with no effort, but he gets destroyed on defense and tends to make horrible decisions.

I would pick Lamar Odom. He had some excellent seasons and moments, but he was too inconsistent which is why he was better off the bench and as a role player. People forgot the type of monster games he would occassional put up. I think his type of skill level and game is why Simmons is a lock for the number one spot. Similiar type of player, but more aggressive and a higher upside.

The Smiths. Josh and JR. Both should have had much better careers. Two of the most frustrating players that I have ever watched. One night they are pushing your team to a win, the next night you’re not sure if they are getting paid to lose the game for you.

 

  

[doubledribblerParticipant]

Beasly is a good one. I think all of his issues are mental. Physically the guy is there, he scores with no effort, but he gets destroyed on defense and tends to make horrible decisions.

I would pick Lamar Odom. He had some excellent seasons and moments, but he was too inconsistent which is why he was better off the bench and as a role player. People forgot the type of monster games he would occassional put up. I think his type of skill level and game is why Simmons is a lock for the number one spot. Similiar type of player, but more aggressive and a higher upside.

The Smiths. Josh and JR. Both should have had much better careers. Two of the most frustrating players that I have ever watched. One night they are pushing your team to a win, the next night you’re not sure if they are getting paid to lose the game for you.

 

  

[clw5382Participant]

 Some that have been missed:

Anthony Bennett 

Derrick Williams 

Thomas Robinson 

Wesley Johnson 

Hasheem Thabeet 

Brandon Jennings 

Joe Alexander 

Jeff Green 

 

[ZachAttackParticipant]

 Anthony Bennett wasn’t that talenting to start out with. Just a horrible pick by the Cavaliers.

[ZachAttackParticipant]

 Anthony Bennett wasn’t that talenting to start out with. Just a horrible pick by the Cavaliers.

[clw5382Participant]

 Some that have been missed:

Anthony Bennett 

Derrick Williams 

Thomas Robinson 

Wesley Johnson 

Hasheem Thabeet 

Brandon Jennings 

Joe Alexander 

Jeff Green 

 

[HitsterParticipant]

 Interesting point about Lamar Odom, I always felt that he could have achieved more statistically as a player but perhaps almost gave it up for the team cause by accepting the 6th man/top running mate behind the stars role. It was almost a selfless move by him where he gave up personal glory to achieve more for the team and to help them to greater success.

Thabeet mentioned above was seen as a possible lock down defender in the paint but the NBA totally passed him by and he was drafted ahead of multiple time all stars and even a MVP.

 

[HitsterParticipant]

 Interesting point about Lamar Odom, I always felt that he could have achieved more statistically as a player but perhaps almost gave it up for the team cause by accepting the 6th man/top running mate behind the stars role. It was almost a selfless move by him where he gave up personal glory to achieve more for the team and to help them to greater success.

Thabeet mentioned above was seen as a possible lock down defender in the paint but the NBA totally passed him by and he was drafted ahead of multiple time all stars and even a MVP.

 

[Butter13Participant]

 The following all underacheived greatly, imo:

Tim Thomas

Dermarr Johnson

Mike Beasley

Derrick Williams

Stromile Swift

Tyrus Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Butter13Participant]

 The following all underacheived greatly, imo:

Tim Thomas

Dermarr Johnson

Mike Beasley

Derrick Williams

Stromile Swift

Tyrus Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

Damn you young guys, ever heard of Lloyd “sweat pea” Daniels

Eddie “i ate too much” Curry

and more recently Lenny Cooke. Youngsters LOL.

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

Damn you young guys, ever heard of Lloyd “sweat pea” Daniels

Eddie “i ate too much” Curry

and more recently Lenny Cooke. Youngsters LOL.

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

Since I can’t edit, I would like to add”

Walter “i tired to stab my teammate with a butter knife” Berry -the original Beasley as well as college POY

Kawme Brown is an all time bust – thanks MJ

Stanley Roberts shouldn’t count, he broke his foot and it didn’t heal right.

D Wagner had cancer, therefore he never had his chance.

Chris “i don’t tie my sneakers” Washburn is a good one.

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

Since I can’t edit, I would like to add”

Walter “i tired to stab my teammate with a butter knife” Berry -the original Beasley as well as college POY

Kawme Brown is an all time bust – thanks MJ

Stanley Roberts shouldn’t count, he broke his foot and it didn’t heal right.

D Wagner had cancer, therefore he never had his chance.

Chris “i don’t tie my sneakers” Washburn is a good one.

[Bad DogParticipant]

 So many players could be listed for this. For some reason the 92 draft class comes to mind when I think of this so I’ll just list some players from that class.

 

Christian Laettner: super hyped player. He did make one all-star team and had a few good years but he never became as good as everyone thought he should’ve been.

 

Jim Jackson: perfect size for the 2 guard and should’ve been a multiple time all-star. He was a talented scorer on bad teams but that was about it. Wound up playing for a dozen franchises in his career

 

Todd Day: Another very talented scorer who could never put it together. I remember just before the 2007 draft how some people felt that Day was Kevin Durant’s worst case scenario 

 

Harold Minor: His nickname was baby Jordan and his highest single season scoring average was 10.5. Out of the league after 4 seasons

 

Oliver Miller: "Chubs". Talented big man who ate his way out of the league. He wasn’t the greatest of players but when he put in the effort, he was quite good. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bad DogParticipant]

 So many players could be listed for this. For some reason the 92 draft class comes to mind when I think of this so I’ll just list some players from that class.

 

Christian Laettner: super hyped player. He did make one all-star team and had a few good years but he never became as good as everyone thought he should’ve been.

 

Jim Jackson: perfect size for the 2 guard and should’ve been a multiple time all-star. He was a talented scorer on bad teams but that was about it. Wound up playing for a dozen franchises in his career

 

Todd Day: Another very talented scorer who could never put it together. I remember just before the 2007 draft how some people felt that Day was Kevin Durant’s worst case scenario 

 

Harold Minor: His nickname was baby Jordan and his highest single season scoring average was 10.5. Out of the league after 4 seasons

 

Oliver Miller: "Chubs". Talented big man who ate his way out of the league. He wasn’t the greatest of players but when he put in the effort, he was quite good. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bad DogParticipant]

 So many players could be listed for this. For some reason the 92 draft class comes to mind when I think of this so I’ll just list some players from that class.

 

Christian Laettner: super hyped player. He did make one all-star team and had a few good years but he never became as good as everyone thought he should’ve been.

 

Jim Jackson: perfect size for the 2 guard and should’ve been a multiple time all-star. He was a talented scorer on bad teams but that was about it. Wound up playing for a dozen franchises in his career

 

Todd Day: Another very talented scorer who could never put it together. I remember just before the 2007 draft how some people felt that Day was Kevin Durant’s worst case scenario 

 

Harold Minor: His nickname was baby Jordan and his highes

 

 

 

 Double post 

 

 

 

 

[Bad DogParticipant]

 So many players could be listed for this. For some reason the 92 draft class comes to mind when I think of this so I’ll just list some players from that class.

 

Christian Laettner: super hyped player. He did make one all-star team and had a few good years but he never became as good as everyone thought he should’ve been.

 

Jim Jackson: perfect size for the 2 guard and should’ve been a multiple time all-star. He was a talented scorer on bad teams but that was about it. Wound up playing for a dozen franchises in his career

 

Todd Day: Another very talented scorer who could never put it together. I remember just before the 2007 draft how some people felt that Day was Kevin Durant’s worst case scenario 

 

Harold Minor: His nickname was baby Jordan and his highes

 

 

 

 Double post 

 

 

 

 

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