Who is your bust?

[akirac73]

I'm still nervous about Kanter. Right after we drafted Kanter, ESPN showed a list of all the foreign players drafted in the top 5 over the years. Only Yao and Gasol ever made an impact in this league, the other 6-7 name were complete garbage (Milicic, Bargnani, Tskitvili (sp?). etc.)
I certainly hope I'm proven wrong.

 

[sepanol]

I'm still nervous about Kanter. Right after we drafted Kanter, ESPN showed a list of all the foreign players drafted in the top 5 over the years. Only Yao and Gasol ever made an impact in this league, the other 6-7 name were complete garbage (Milicic, Bargnani, Tskitvili (sp?). etc.)
I certainly hope I'm proven wrong.

Actually i heard that the biggest reason Milicic was drafted ahead Carmelo was that, he had a great workout on the last day before draft with whoever he is picked by. He rained 3s and he impressed that team really much.
And Bargnani wouldnt be picked first by anyone else but Toronto. Even euroleague teams have less euro players.
I m pretty sure Kanter will be better than those. But i dont know if he can turn into a franchise player or not. We will see. (Bargnani is a franchise player too but only in Toronto, only Deron-level guys can be franchise player in Utah)

 

[margodydek]

I'm still nervous about Kanter. Right after we drafted Kanter, ESPN showed a list of all the foreign players drafted in the top 5 over the years. Only Yao and Gasol ever made an impact in this league, the other 6-7 name were complete garbage (Milicic, Bargnani, Tskitvili (sp?). etc.)
I certainly hope I'm proven wrong.

Had Bargnani been picked anywhere else besides #1, people would not call him a bust. And had Milicic been drafted say #6 in that draft and been placed in a better situation I bet the same could be said for him. So much depends on where someone ends up.

 

[JJ Rage]

Bargnani is only 25, the jury is still out. He plays for an atrocious team, kind of unfair to call him a bust for that.

I have a funny feeling about Knight. Some of those scattered reports about his bad attitude have me thinking he'll just cause problems in Detroit, and wherever else he winds up after they get sick of him.

 

[LogGrad98]

Irving will be the bust. What exactly has he done to show that he is top-pick value? Even the highlight reels I could find were very meh. I think he is severely over-rated and will not pan out to be what everyone thinks he will. Frankly, that is what makes this draft crappy, is the number of votes on that poll for EVERY PLAYER. When every one of them could be seen legitimately as the next bust, that is a pretty crappy draft.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Biyombo and Kemba for me.
Bismack will be such a liability on offense that he'll eventually need to be put on the bench. Kemba has never really impressed me. Vesely would be next on my list. Great dunks but what else?
DWill might be caught between two postions. His game is more developed than Marvin Williams' was coming in, but that's been the problem with Marvin. He's a good complementary player, but will never be a star. Not a bust, but not what you want from a #2 pick.

 

[Favors Flave]

When every one of them could be seen legitimately as the next bust, that is a pretty crappy draft.

Exactly, thats what's weird about the 2011 draft. Every guy has concerns or some of them multiple. Their could be a good # of these guys that turn out to be busts. I wouldn't be surprised if only 2-5 guys become starters down the road

 

[Stifle Tower]

Exactly, thats what's weird about the 2011 draft. Every guy has concerns or some of them multiple. Their could be a good # of these guys that turn out to be busts. I wouldn't be surprised if only 2-5 guys become starters down the road

As long as those two starters are Kanter and Burks, I'll be happy!

 

[sepanol]

Biyombo and Kemba for me.
Bismack will be such a liability on offense that he'll eventually need to be put on the bench. Kemba has never really impressed me. Vesely would be next on my list. Great dunks but what else?
DWill might be caught between two postions. His game is more developed than Marvin Williams' was coming in, but that's been the problem with Marvin. He's a good complementary player, but will never be a star. Not a bust, but not what you want from a #2 pick.

totally agree

 

[sepanol]

As long as those two starters are Kanter and Burks, I'll be happy!

I think we got the best player in the draft and a player which will turn out to be much better than most of the picks above him. I still like irving though, he may be an elite point guard in this league, i prefer playmaker pgs to scorer ones like d-rose.