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Title: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Monkhouse on September 18, 2018, 09:37:41 AM
I honestly thought for sure Wiggins, Embiid, and Parker would be sure-fire Allstars by the 3rd or 4th year. Embiid has exceeded expectations, but I'm frankly concerned about the longevity of his knees/health.

D' Angelo Russell was also another player I believed would've exploded after that ice in my veins game, but then he had the snitching on teammates debacle, and terrible % FG percentage...

I also believed Sullinger was either the next Z.BO or Kevin Love 2.0.

Very disappointed in how majority of these players were so over hyped and given so much leeway as generational talents, but plenty of them possess similar negative traits, like being lazy/selfish.

Wiggins still has a few years, since he's only 23, same for Parker. But I'm not convinced those two can become anything more than fringe All-stars.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Moranis on September 18, 2018, 09:55:05 AM
Injuries, like Parker's are always tough to account for.  Sullinger was a pick in the 20's, so I think it is hard to count him as a bust (though he certainly should have been better). 

I thought Noel was going to be very good, especially after that first season where he was a monster defensively.  And the inverse of him was Okafor.  I thought his pure scoring was going to be awesome.  Those two guys both have questionable work ethics though and that is very difficult to gauge, especially for fans that don't get to talk with the players and those around them. 
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: fairweatherfan on September 18, 2018, 10:13:11 AM
Way back in the day I thought Stromile Swift was gonna be an excellent player because he was super athletic and I sort of assumed the skill would develop under NBA coaching. Not so much. Okafor also looked like a stud in college. Thought Greg Monroe was gonna be an All-Star caliber guy, and he kinda looked to be on that trajectory for a few years but then plateaued and dropped off as the game left him behind.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Chris22 on September 18, 2018, 10:32:33 AM
Terry Furlow, but he was killed in a traffic accident.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Redz on September 18, 2018, 10:35:17 AM
I have a stack of graded Jonathan Bender rookie cards.  I thought he was going to be pretty awesome.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Who on September 18, 2018, 10:49:20 AM
Anthony Randolph is a big one for me.

Way back in the day I thought Stromile Swift was gonna be an excellent player because he was super athletic and I sort of assumed the skill would develop under NBA coaching. Not so much.

Oh yeah, Stromile. I was a big fan of him. Even after stardom was out of the question, I kept expecting him to put it together and become a quality starting PF. Never happened. I thought Houston got a steal when they signed Swift to play alongside Yao.

I have a stack of graded Jonathan Bender rookie cards.  I thought he was going to be pretty awesome.

Loved Bender. So much talent. Durant before Durant (at least that was the hope!).

That Indiana team was awesome. Al Harrington and Bender. Then Jermaine O'Neal came along. All that young athletic talent. Plus Tinsley at PG. Then they added Ron Mercer and Ron Artest.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Donoghus on September 18, 2018, 10:51:38 AM
Corey Brewer. 

I mean, he wasn't a huge bust, but I really thought he was gonna be a bonafide stud.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: jbpats on September 18, 2018, 10:55:19 AM
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Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: jbpats on September 18, 2018, 11:04:02 AM
Not a major bust, but i'd say for me Gerald Green.
When the Celtics drafted him the hype was unreal. First time I bought season tickets thinking the Green/Big Al/Pierce (and later Rondo) combo was the next big 3. He stunk, and that team was horrific.. but at least he won the dunk contest, and more importantly led to the actual next Big 3!

My favorite player growing up was Bobby Hurley, Duke stud, not so much in the NBA. He did get into that awful car accident that contributed to ending his career early but was doing very little before it. Granted he was on the Kings where many promising careers die early.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Roy H. on September 18, 2018, 11:35:40 AM
Lots of them.

Acie Earl.  Gerald Green.  Brandan Wright.  Corey Brewer.  Jared Sullinger.  Perry Jones III.  Harry Giles (TBD).
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: gift on September 18, 2018, 11:48:56 AM
Kedrick Brown for me.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: moiso on September 18, 2018, 11:51:50 AM
I thought Jerome Moiso and Kedrick Brown were going to be awesome.  I used to fall for the tools and athleticism trap all the time, especially for young Celtics players.  I’m much more level headed nowadays since I’ve been dissapointed so many times.  It’s the reason I won’t get too excited about, say, the #27 pick in the draft.  #27 means that the other teams think there are 26 better/safer players to select. 

I used to think Justin Reed, Orien Green, and Gabe Pruit would have 12 year NBA careers.  I thought Brandon Hunter would be awesome. I thought Gerald Green would be a perennial allstar.   I thought Stojko Vrankovic and Jiri Welch would be very good players.  Nowadays I pretty much assume late 1st rounders and 2nd rounders won’t amount to much of anything.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: nickagneta on September 18, 2018, 11:56:00 AM
Gotta be Nerlens Noel for me. He was a neighbor and childhood friend of my son. Was just so excited for him after watching him play for Everett High his freshman year. Followed him at Tilton Academy, then Kentucky. I thought he was going to be a defensive monster in this league.

Sadly, in high school he hooked up with a bunch of loser knuckleheads in the city and they followed him all the way to the pros. Their influence on him is evident. After that first year, nothing. Just a bag full of nothing.

He's only 23-24 years old so hopefully he's learned his lesson after losing tens of millions of dollars and rededicates himself to his craft. We will see.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: droopdog7 on September 18, 2018, 12:09:45 PM
I thought Ron Mercer was going to be the man.  Turns out, the man was drafted a year later.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: bdm860 on September 18, 2018, 12:24:57 PM
Too many to name, though let's try.

I cringe looking back on the 2001 NBA Draft, thought Eddy Curry was going to be the next Shaq, thought DeSagana Diop was going to be a better version of Mutombo, thought Kedrick Brown was going to be what Jaylen Brown is now and projects to be.

Thought  Danny Fortson would be the next Barkley (even before he was on the C's).

Thought Ron Mercer would be a perennial 20+ppg performer  (before he was on the C's) and thought for sure have his number hanging in the rafters.

Thought Lamar Odom would be a better version of a prime Grant Hill.

Thought Steve Francis would have a long stretch where he'd play like present day James Harden.

Liked a lot of PGs.  Liked Speedy Claxton, Marcus Banks.  Bought into the NYC PG hype for guys like Omar Cook, Erick Barkley, God Shammgod, Sebastian Telfair.  Thought Marcus Williams would have a Rondo-like career.  Kenny Brunner (Bad Santa on the And1 tour) played a year at Georgetown where he was leading the Big East in apg then abruptly left school to transfer to Fresno State where he was then kicked off the team for using a samurai sword to rob a man, thought he'd have a Terrell Brandon-like career.  Jamaal Tinsley was probably the only guy I liked who actually had a decent NBA career.  Thought Mustafa Shakur looked like an All-Star caliber PG (before college).

Thought Mike Sweetney would have a Zach Randolph-like career.

Thought Jay Williams would have Chris Paul level of success (don't be fooled, it wasn't the motorcycle injury that did him in, he was terrible in the NBA before that).

Thought Dajuan Wagner would be like a  prime Gilbert Arenas.

Thought Shawn Respert would be a shorter Ray Allen (turns out he was battling stomach cancer throughout his career though, so I'll give myself a pass here).

Thought Ronnie Brewer would break out like Gerald Wallace did.

Thought Courtney Lee would turn into a fringe All-Star, a lesser version of Jimmy Butler, a better version of Avery Bradley. Thought Bill Walker could actually be like Jimmy Butler or Ron Artest. (This was before both were Celtics).

Thought Fab Melo could be the next Rudy Gobert (this was before he was a Celtic).

Various players I liked that barely sniffed the NBA or never even made it, that I thought would have long NBA careers as role players: Ed Cota, Julius Hodge, Laron Profit, Alvin Jones, Lavor Postell, Danya Abrams, Dion Glover, Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: nickagneta on September 18, 2018, 12:34:33 PM
Too many to name, though let's try.

I cringe looking back on the 2001 NBA Draft, thought Eddy Curry was going to be the next Shaq, thought DeSagana Diop was going to be a better version of Mutombo, thought Kedrick Brown was going to be what Jaylen Brown is now and projects to be.

Thought  Danny Fortson would be the next Barkley (even before he was on the C's).

Thought Ron Mercer would be a perennial 20+ppg performer  (before he was on the C's) and thought for sure have his number hanging in the rafters.

Thought Lamar Odom would be a better version of a prime Grant Hill.

Thought Steve Francis would have a long stretch where he'd play like present day James Harden.

Liked a lot of PGs.  Liked Speedy Claxton, Marcus Banks.  Bought into the NYC PG hype for guys like Omar Cook, Erick Barkley, God Shammgod, Sebastian Telfair.  Thought Marcus Williams would have a Rondo-like career.  Kenny Brunner (Bad Santa on the And1 tour) played a year at Georgetown where he was leading the Big East in apg then abruptly left school to transfer to Fresno State where he was then kicked off the team for using a samurai sword to rob a man, thought he'd have a Terrell Brandon-like career.  Jamaal Tinsley was probably the only guy I liked who actually had a decent NBA career.

Thought Mike Sweetney would have a Zach Randolph-like career.

Thought Jay Williams would have Chris Paul level of success (don't be fooled, it wasn't the motorcycle injury that did him in, he was terrible in the NBA before that).

Thought Dajuan Wagner would be like a  prime Gilbert Arenas.

Thought Shawn Respert would be a shorter Ray Allen (turns out he was battling stomach cancer throughout his career though, so I'll give myself a pass here).

Thought Ronnie Brewer would break out like Gerald Wallace did.

Thought Courtney Lee would turn into a fringe All-Star, a lesser version of Jimmy Butler, a better version of Avery Bradley. Thought Bill Walker could actually be like Jimmy Butler or Ron Artest. (This was before both were Celtics).

Thought Fab Melo could be the next Rudy Gobert (this was before he was a Celtic).

Thought Mustafa Shakur looked like an All-Star caliber PG (before college).

Various players I liked that barely sniffed the NBA or never even made it, that I thought would have long NBA careers as role players: Ed Cota, Julius Hodge, Laron Profit, Alvin Jones, Lavor Postell, Danya Abrams, Dion Glover, Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Dude, you had a lot of binkies!!!
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on September 18, 2018, 12:36:19 PM
I homerifically supported RJ Huntah, but in my defense it was in part because I could yell "AhhhJay Huntahhhh!!!" and he looked like Prince.  I remember being properly brought back to reality though.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: bdm860 on September 18, 2018, 01:02:27 PM
Dude, you had a lot of binkies!!!

Ha! Binkies probably not the right term here.  I wasn't in love with these guys more than others, I just watched a lot of basketball and thought these guys are going to be like this at the next level.

This is probably why I was never hired as a scout.  ;D
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: gift on September 18, 2018, 01:21:33 PM
Too many to name, though let's try.

I cringe looking back on the 2001 NBA Draft, thought Eddy Curry was going to be the next Shaq, thought DeSagana Diop was going to be a better version of Mutombo, thought Kedrick Brown was going to be what Jaylen Brown is now and projects to be.

Thought  Danny Fortson would be the next Barkley (even before he was on the C's).

Thought Ron Mercer would be a perennial 20+ppg performer  (before he was on the C's) and thought for sure have his number hanging in the rafters.

Thought Lamar Odom would be a better version of a prime Grant Hill.

Thought Steve Francis would have a long stretch where he'd play like present day James Harden.

Liked a lot of PGs.  Liked Speedy Claxton, Marcus Banks.  Bought into the NYC PG hype for guys like Omar Cook, Erick Barkley, God Shammgod, Sebastian Telfair.  Thought Marcus Williams would have a Rondo-like career.  Kenny Brunner (Bad Santa on the And1 tour) played a year at Georgetown where he was leading the Big East in apg then abruptly left school to transfer to Fresno State where he was then kicked off the team for using a samurai sword to rob a man, thought he'd have a Terrell Brandon-like career.  Jamaal Tinsley was probably the only guy I liked who actually had a decent NBA career.  Thought Mustafa Shakur looked like an All-Star caliber PG (before college).

Thought Mike Sweetney would have a Zach Randolph-like career.

Thought Jay Williams would have Chris Paul level of success (don't be fooled, it wasn't the motorcycle injury that did him in, he was terrible in the NBA before that).

Thought Dajuan Wagner would be like a  prime Gilbert Arenas.

Thought Shawn Respert would be a shorter Ray Allen (turns out he was battling stomach cancer throughout his career though, so I'll give myself a pass here).

Thought Ronnie Brewer would break out like Gerald Wallace did.

Thought Courtney Lee would turn into a fringe All-Star, a lesser version of Jimmy Butler, a better version of Avery Bradley. Thought Bill Walker could actually be like Jimmy Butler or Ron Artest. (This was before both were Celtics).

Thought Fab Melo could be the next Rudy Gobert (this was before he was a Celtic).

Various players I liked that barely sniffed the NBA or never even made it, that I thought would have long NBA careers as role players: Ed Cota, Julius Hodge, Laron Profit, Alvin Jones, Lavor Postell, Danya Abrams, Dion Glover, Patrick Ewing, Jr.

Forgot about Dajuan Wagner. I can only imagine how much hype he would have gotten in the YouTube mixtape era.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: perks-a-beast on September 18, 2018, 01:22:15 PM
I thought Evan Turner and Ben McLemore would be bonafide all stars by now..

Terrence Jones, Stanley Johnson, Shabazz Muhammed, Jahlil Okafor are a few others in recent memory that come to mind.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Redz on September 18, 2018, 01:23:08 PM
Too many to name, though let's try.

I cringe looking back on the 2001 NBA Draft, thought Eddy Curry was going to be the next Shaq, thought DeSagana Diop was going to be a better version of Mutombo, thought Kedrick Brown was going to be what Jaylen Brown is now and projects to be.

Thought  Danny Fortson would be the next Barkley (even before he was on the C's).

Thought Ron Mercer would be a perennial 20+ppg performer  (before he was on the C's) and thought for sure have his number hanging in the rafters.

Thought Lamar Odom would be a better version of a prime Grant Hill.

Thought Steve Francis would have a long stretch where he'd play like present day James Harden.

Liked a lot of PGs.  Liked Speedy Claxton, Marcus Banks.  Bought into the NYC PG hype for guys like Omar Cook, Erick Barkley, God Shammgod, Sebastian Telfair.  Thought Marcus Williams would have a Rondo-like career.  Kenny Brunner (Bad Santa on the And1 tour) played a year at Georgetown where he was leading the Big East in apg then abruptly left school to transfer to Fresno State where he was then kicked off the team for using a samurai sword to rob a man, thought he'd have a Terrell Brandon-like career.  Jamaal Tinsley was probably the only guy I liked who actually had a decent NBA career.

Thought Mike Sweetney would have a Zach Randolph-like career.

Thought Jay Williams would have Chris Paul level of success (don't be fooled, it wasn't the motorcycle injury that did him in, he was terrible in the NBA before that).

Thought Dajuan Wagner would be like a  prime Gilbert Arenas.

Thought Shawn Respert would be a shorter Ray Allen (turns out he was battling stomach cancer throughout his career though, so I'll give myself a pass here).

Thought Ronnie Brewer would break out like Gerald Wallace did.

Thought Courtney Lee would turn into a fringe All-Star, a lesser version of Jimmy Butler, a better version of Avery Bradley. Thought Bill Walker could actually be like Jimmy Butler or Ron Artest. (This was before both were Celtics).

Thought Fab Melo could be the next Rudy Gobert (this was before he was a Celtic).

Thought Mustafa Shakur looked like an All-Star caliber PG (before college).

Various players I liked that barely sniffed the NBA or never even made it, that I thought would have long NBA careers as role players: Ed Cota, Julius Hodge, Laron Profit, Alvin Jones, Lavor Postell, Danya Abrams, Dion Glover, Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Dude, you had a lot of binkies!!!

Sounds like a glass 9/10ths full kinda guy!
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: bdm860 on September 18, 2018, 01:27:40 PM
Too many to name, though let's try.

I cringe looking back on the 2001 NBA Draft, thought Eddy Curry was going to be the next Shaq, thought DeSagana Diop was going to be a better version of Mutombo, thought Kedrick Brown was going to be what Jaylen Brown is now and projects to be.

Thought  Danny Fortson would be the next Barkley (even before he was on the C's).

Thought Ron Mercer would be a perennial 20+ppg performer  (before he was on the C's) and thought for sure have his number hanging in the rafters.

Thought Lamar Odom would be a better version of a prime Grant Hill.

Thought Steve Francis would have a long stretch where he'd play like present day James Harden.

Liked a lot of PGs.  Liked Speedy Claxton, Marcus Banks.  Bought into the NYC PG hype for guys like Omar Cook, Erick Barkley, God Shammgod, Sebastian Telfair.  Thought Marcus Williams would have a Rondo-like career.  Kenny Brunner (Bad Santa on the And1 tour) played a year at Georgetown where he was leading the Big East in apg then abruptly left school to transfer to Fresno State where he was then kicked off the team for using a samurai sword to rob a man, thought he'd have a Terrell Brandon-like career.  Jamaal Tinsley was probably the only guy I liked who actually had a decent NBA career.

Thought Mike Sweetney would have a Zach Randolph-like career.

Thought Jay Williams would have Chris Paul level of success (don't be fooled, it wasn't the motorcycle injury that did him in, he was terrible in the NBA before that).

Thought Dajuan Wagner would be like a  prime Gilbert Arenas.

Thought Shawn Respert would be a shorter Ray Allen (turns out he was battling stomach cancer throughout his career though, so I'll give myself a pass here).

Thought Ronnie Brewer would break out like Gerald Wallace did.

Thought Courtney Lee would turn into a fringe All-Star, a lesser version of Jimmy Butler, a better version of Avery Bradley. Thought Bill Walker could actually be like Jimmy Butler or Ron Artest. (This was before both were Celtics).

Thought Fab Melo could be the next Rudy Gobert (this was before he was a Celtic).

Thought Mustafa Shakur looked like an All-Star caliber PG (before college).

Various players I liked that barely sniffed the NBA or never even made it, that I thought would have long NBA careers as role players: Ed Cota, Julius Hodge, Laron Profit, Alvin Jones, Lavor Postell, Danya Abrams, Dion Glover, Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Dude, you had a lot of binkies!!!

Sounds like a glass 9/10ths full kinda guy!

You ever see a college player that Dick Vitale didn't like?  That's me apparently.  Those guys were all my diaper dandies and PTPers!  It's awesome, baby!

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Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Mike Pemulis on September 18, 2018, 01:40:14 PM
Tyus Edney
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Eja117 on September 18, 2018, 01:43:22 PM
Montross
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Vermont Green on September 18, 2018, 02:02:48 PM
Tyrus Thomas and Ron Mercer are two that come to mind as players i thought would be great but ended up doing about nothing.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: LatterDayCelticsfan on September 18, 2018, 02:11:15 PM
Man didn't Lamar Odom (pronounced O-dom not Oh-dumb) fall off a cliff basketball wise.


Had high hopes Fab Melo and Jared Sullinger could make a really deadly front court.

Still in the Luol Deng fan club, have a little bit of hope for WCS, and Nerlens Noel.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: footey on September 18, 2018, 02:12:22 PM
Tyrus Thomas and Ron Mercer are two that come to mind as players i thought would be great but ended up doing about nothing.

Yes, Tyrus Thomas for me.  I must have written dozens of posts saying he was going to be the next great thing, based on how he dominated defensively at LSU.

I'm sure there were some others, although can't recall at the moment.

Ah, Dante Exum. I thought he was going to be really good as well. Not sure how much injuries derailed his game, but he has had a disappointing career thus far.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: byennie on September 18, 2018, 02:16:39 PM
A couple of Cs binkies for me were Marcus Banks and Brandon Hunter. I just couldn't accept that 7 steal and 16 rebound games weren't a sign of greatness! Well, for a while.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: RockinRyA on September 18, 2018, 02:18:38 PM
James Young
Gerald Green- he turned it around and became a useful player but I thought he was gonna be TMac
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Celtic Fan Forever on September 18, 2018, 02:31:36 PM
Marcus Smart. He's obviously a serviceable player but I really thought he was going to be Wade-like.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: slamtheking on September 18, 2018, 02:36:56 PM
Corey Brewer. 

I mean, he wasn't a huge bust, but I really thought he was gonna be a bonafide stud.
me too.  was the last real 'binky' I had going into a draft. 

only real binky I had before him was Keith Lee.  thought he was going to be an all-NBA player but turned out to be a dud.  still can't figure out why he didn't have a better career.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: hpantazo on September 18, 2018, 02:37:29 PM
Jared Sullinger. I expected him to become huge, just not THAT kind of huge!
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: konkmv on September 18, 2018, 04:11:54 PM
The 2015 draft ....russell stein okafor... thought they were better
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: konkmv on September 18, 2018, 04:13:56 PM
For the celtics..
 Montross mercer giddens
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: JHTruth on September 18, 2018, 04:17:54 PM
I thought Jerome Moiso and Kedrick Brown were going to be awesome.  I used to fall for the tools and athleticism trap all the time, especially for young Celtics players.  I’m much more level headed nowadays since I’ve been dissapointed so many times.  It’s the reason I won’t get too excited about, say, the #27 pick in the draft.  #27 means that the other teams think there are 26 better/safer players to select. 

I used to think Justin Reed, Orien Green, and Gabe Pruit would have 12 year NBA careers.  I thought Brandon Hunter would be awesome. I thought Gerald Green would be a perennial allstar.   I thought Stojko Vrankovic and Jiri Welch would be very good players.  Nowadays I pretty much assume late 1st rounders and 2nd rounders won’t amount to much of anything.

There have been quite a few really good players picked late 20s or later. No real superstars but you can definitely get some good starters there. Just look at Gobert or Capela.

The big thing is you need a franchise dedicated to developing talent. Most franchises at that point are in win-now mode, and their coaching staffs don't have time to develop young players unless they're ready to go on Day 1. They're too focused on winning games. There's no reason you can't get good players there though.

Second rounders are usually fringe NBA players at best though. They hardly ever pan out.

I was really high on WCS going into the draft. He's actually a decent player, he's just on an awful franchise.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Yoki_IsTheName on September 18, 2018, 04:23:23 PM
Andrea Bargnani.

I love his game when he was coming in. A skilled big who can shoot and can put the ball on the floor.

He had one okay season and a ton of bust worthy ones.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: hardlyyardley on September 18, 2018, 05:51:08 PM
For the C's....Acie Earl and Jajuan Johnson

Met Earl at the final 4 and told him that I was hoping he would end up here
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: YoungOne87 on September 18, 2018, 05:55:15 PM
I really had high hopes for a bunch of role players during the big 3 era.

Troy Murphy, Nenad Krstic (who had a great start), mikael pietrus, jermaine o'neal, even Marbury.

But in the end these veteran aditions more or less sucked for us or had injury problems.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: greece66 on September 18, 2018, 06:36:17 PM
James Young was not my binkie but I sure got disappointed.

@Monkhouse don't give up on Jabari Parker yet.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Celtics4ever on September 18, 2018, 06:51:24 PM
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I also believed Sullinger was either the next Z.BO or Kevin Love 2.0.

A lot of folks think he should have came out a year earlier, his stock was higher.   But if you watched his games, in the NCAA one could see a lack of athletic ability that was there.   Great hands, and could carve out space, but lacked explosion and at the next level almost everyone has it.  He simply never showed any aptitude for the three but boy was he willing to shoot them.

Instead he was next Mel Turpin in terms of eating himself out of the league.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: gouki88 on September 18, 2018, 07:12:43 PM
Wesley Johnson. Thought he would be special.

Also thought Xavier Henry would be really good.

Terrence Williams is another. Really hoped he would come good with us.

Fultz may be too early to tell, but he has not looked as good as I thought
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: wiley on September 18, 2018, 08:58:01 PM
I was worried that Kidd Gilchrist would turn into Jordan light...and wanted him on the C's bad.


and yes:
Tyrus Thomas
Corey Brewer
Marcus Banks
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Eja117 on September 18, 2018, 11:11:57 PM
I was hoping for some awkward white boy magic with Adam Morrison.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Eja117 on September 18, 2018, 11:26:14 PM
I wouldn't exactly call him a bust, but I'm pretty frustrated with the career path so far of Donatas Moteijunas
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: indeedproceed on September 18, 2018, 11:27:15 PM
This list is long and painful

Darius Miles
Anthony Randolph (late arrived to that bandwagon, still on it)
Stromile Swift
Tyus Thomas
Greg Oden, he’s a bigun
Sebastian Telfair
Leon Powe
Eric Montross
Jonathon Bender
Raef LaFrentz
Lots of centers over the years

Two biggest:

Bruno Caboclo. I was sure this guy would put it together from draft day. And watching the kid sometimes, you could see it. He can basically hang from the rim at 6’10. He seemed to be a hard worker. Just never took that next step. Still kind of a believer.

Biggest Binkie Who I Was Sure Was Gonna Be Really Good And Everyone Else is Stupid: Bill Walker Jr
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Eja117 on September 18, 2018, 11:39:01 PM
As a young kid it sometimes almost confused me why players that were awesome in college were suddenly bad in the pros. It sorta made no sense to me.

Probably most painful was Bill Curley.

Others that I thought would be all stars or at least fun

Cherokee Parks
Bryant Reeves
Ed O Bannon
Corliss Williamson
John Wallace

a guy I kinda wanted to do better was Korleon Young.  I always was more unhappy if high schoolers bombed out because I felt like they had no education and whatnot. Like Leon Smith
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Celtics4ever on September 19, 2018, 08:08:49 AM
It's a different game pro and college.
Title: Re: Which player that was your binkie/most hyped ended up being a huge bust?
Post by: Mike Pemulis on September 19, 2018, 08:37:41 AM
As a young kid it sometimes almost confused me why players that were awesome in college were suddenly bad in the pros. It sorta made no sense to me.
This was the 1st reason that's kept me from enjoying college sports. I asked my parents what happened to Tyus Edney for half of 1996. I'd ask, Do you think anyone remembers knows good Christian Laettner was?
For me college football has too much scoring, college basketball doesn't have enough, but college lacrosse seems to have it right... I dunno how I feel about breaking into College hockey...
Since Edney, I'd say Shabazz Napier and Doug McDermott are two dudes I rooted for.