Comments on: Avoiding the “bust” label

By: daveh

daveh — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:20:10 +0000

This is just plain stupid. A high school kid picked as the 49th pick of a draft cannot be considered a “bust.”

By: Darko Milicic

Darko Milicic — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:41:23 +0000

That is it I’m goin’ back to Europe.

By: Tha Boddy

Tha Boddy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:18:36 +0000

Blatche pisses me of…I’ve been to only one Wizards a game at home this season but he shows shades not flashes and has no low post moves at all..The coach should stop tryna play him at center and just make him Caron Bulter’s backup. And if he is gonna play center sometimes tell the guy he should be downlow to rebound and not taking all his shots from beyond or around the free throw line fack!!!

By: solomon

solomon — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:16:21 +0000

mike conley, anyone?

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:11:27 +0000

Bogut isn’t a bust. He’s a legit starting center in the League, albeit a bit short of All-Star level. He was picked ahead of some players who are better than him, but that doesn’t automatically make him a bust.

Yaroslav Korolev, that’s your bust from the ’05 class.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:56:51 +0000

I wouldnt consider Bogut a bust
Last season he had 14 pts and 10 boards a game
No way a guy getting a double double and will have a 10+ year career is a bust
Sure, he was taken before CP and D-Will but I think they have exceeded expectations

By: BOB RIVERS

BOB RIVERS — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:57:50 +0000

EDDY CURRY SHOULD BE ON THE LIST…OVER-HYPED AND OVERWEIGHT AND NOT TO MENTION OVER-PAID…

By: E$

E$ — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:26:58 +0000

You get a automatic 3yrs

By: dapro

dapro — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:12 +0000

Some players just need to be in the right system with the right coach to produce and reach their potential

The thing is not every number one draft pick or lottery pick will be a superstar

Some players have sheer talent but not the drive to be the best, they want to be “one of the guys”

Sheed
Tmac
Vince

Are just a few players that come to mind. All stars and potential hall of famers that have put in work in the league. All have lead their respective franchises at one point and realized this isn’t the role I want

GM’s have to understand that for every LBJ there is a Joe Johnson. Hell even Kobe wasn’t that good but you saw flashes and he was surrounded with solid players and a HOF center. A player who needs to have the right mix of people around him to ease the burden of being a superstar instead of just throwing a 19-20 year out on the court and expecting immediate contributions

By: BEdger

BEdger — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:48:21 +0000

I don’t know, but Oden was being called a bust after playing his first 13 minutes in LA (he sprained his foot 2mins into the game) and if you listen to that douche bag Colin Cowherd he thinks you can call someone a bust after his “first couple trips up and down the floor”.

I would say with the very young players being drafted these days you have to wait at least 5 years before applying the bust label