Remember when the 2011 draft was weak and Kyrie Irving was the #1 pick by default because there was no high end talent in that draft? Yeah, weak draft 
I've heard people call it a weak draft as recently as last month. It was a fairly stacked draft, especially with starting-quality depth, but many of the top picks busted so people still remember the expectations I think.
...just imagine, if there hadn't been a looming lockout guys like Barnes, Sully, maybe Lillard would've been in the mix too.