Comments on: Top 10 Biggest NBA Draft Busts

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:11:00 +0000

You may like this list better. Still no Montross though.

http://thehoopdoctors.com/online2/2011/05/top-10-nba-draft-busts-of-past-15-years/

By: Ckm1163

Ckm1163 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:42:00 +0000

Adam Morrison?

Eric Montrose?

Plus a few guys on this list may not have had stellar careers but they did manage to hang around for a long time.

By: fearghoul

fearghoul — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:06:33 +0000

Pundits are saying Kevin Durant is the 2nd best player in the NBA right now behind Lebron James.

That makes Oden even more of a bust! can you imagine, picking this guy who has barely played, when you could have the 2nd best player in the NBA?

Bust of the decade!

By: zulu

zulu — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:14:12 +0000

adam morrisom is the worst

By: fearghoul

fearghoul — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:10:26 +0000

PER doesn’t mean shit, the fact of the matter is that Greg Oden is the bust of the decade. Even worse than Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown still has a career. What does Oden have? Nothing but injuries. He will never come back. He is Sam Bowie #2.

Sam Bowie is obviously missing because the list just doesn’t go back that far. It’s unfair to make a list that encompasses the entire NBA history.

By: Corb

Corb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:48:48 +0000

I’m glad someone decided to comment that Sam Bowie was missing from this list. EASILY the biggest draft day bust ever. So many people are commenting on Darko for being drafted before Melo, but Bowie was drafted before Michael Jordan and never amounted to anything. Case closed

By: Z

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:14:32 +0000

You list SUCKS.

It’s missing some of the biggest ever in Darko Milicic (taken ahead of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony, David West, Josh Howard, Mo Williams). Also it’s missing LaRue Martin, a not even NBA quality player taken #1 overall. Drafted ahead of NBA great Bob McAdoo. Meanwhile being mediocre and #1 overall seems to be the only reason Kwame Brown is on this list at all.

Then you COMPLETELY jump the gun on Greg Oden. Statistically if Greg Oden stayed in the game for 36 minutes he’d have averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocks. His constant injuries, and the fact that he’s still only a year removed from one of the most major kinds of surgery in professional sports, and the only thing keeping him off the court.

Watch some basketball and come back and look at this list and realize how stupid you are.

By: Reed

Reed — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:49:21 +0000

Well who was the guy taken ahead of Michael Jordan.

By: BlazersEdgeSucks

BlazersEdgeSucks — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:03:08 +0000

Greg Oden = Sam Bowie and Ryan Leaf as the biggest pro sports draft bust in history !!!

By: David Workman

David Workman — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:58:52 +0000

It’s funny how uneducated trolls can be found anywhere… Just like Laker fans…

By: BlazersEdgeSucks

BlazersEdgeSucks — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:42:14 +0000

Funny how all of the excuse makers from B-edge have come to this topic to justify the 2nd biggest bust in NBA history…. LMAO !!

By: David Workman

David Workman — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:18:56 +0000

SO FAR you haven’t made points or used any facts to change my mind regarding this “list”. On your list a guy who averaged 14pts. and 11rebs. per 36min. in his very first season in the NBA is the #2 BIGGEST DRAFT BUST. Danny Manning isn’t on your list. Why would you use him as an example? His entire career can be evaluated yet you give him a free pass? Also nice try on the,”after your second season, regardless of the reason” angle. “Regardless” of your prejudice it was in fact his first season playing in the NBA.

Finally, I claim no unusual knowledge of the NBA. I am a casual fan that, with my lack of resources and time to immerse myself in information, finds it shockingly apparent that you did no real leg work on this article. You followed the sheppard on this and made a judgement based on so little time and fact that I’m amazed it was published. I’m sure you’ve been exposed to sports fans prior to this. Most of them show negativity when talking heads make unfounded claims regarding players they support… Weird huh?..

By: allenmoll

allenmoll — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:43:33 +0000

SO FAR Oden is a bust…..because of injuries. Why was Danny Manning a bust…..because of injuries. Early on Bill Walton was a bust……because of injuries. The bust label came off of Walton sort off because he won a championship. Oden, being a number 1 overall pick and averaging 9 pts and 7 rebs after your second season, regardless of the reason, means you are a bust…..so far. I am actually a fan of Oden. I watched most of his games back at Ohio St. I hope he stays healthy and improves. He’s got the talent…….so I can put him on the list of former draft busts that became All Stars…..Since you claim to be so knowledgable, I’ll look forward to reading your articles on Hoopdoctors….Why so negative?

By: David Workman

David Workman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:43:28 +0000

Nice try pal… You have absolutley no basis for your claim that Oden is a bust..

Odens Linear Weights PER was the 10th best of any center drafted in the first round since 1988 and half of a point from being top 6. His PER of 17.94 (pace adjusted it would have been 18.13) was better than Dwight Howards rookie year. You know that “bust” right?.

Portland was the best Offensive rebounding team in the NBA last year (Philly was 2nd at 33.4%). With Greg out of the line up their rate was 32.5%. With him in the line up it was 38.7%!.. Pretty big impact for a bust huh?

You obviously did no research and spent very little time watching the Blazers. You are suppose to be in the know but instead fell into the hype circus created by others as lazy and uneducated as yourself.

You sir are the BUST and should man up and admit that this “list” was made solely to create controversy and increase hits to this site. Even then I don’t see “the bust label” coming off you anytime soon.

Maybe The National Enquirer could use your services. I hear they require no real investigative skills… Should be right in your wheel house.

By: allenmoll

allenmoll — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:25:38 +0000

The list was meant to be an alternate with a more modern twist top 10 bust list. If I did the usual Darko, Washburn, Bowie list all of you would have written about how unoriginal it was. For the record, I personally consider Oden a bust. He had so much hype coming out of college, he hasn’t come close to living up to it. He may improve and have the bust label come off. I would’t consider Len Bias, dying isn’t a qualification for this list.