Wow I think that the obvious choice is Kwame Brown. Im still going to hold out my opinion on Darko since he has only been in the league two years. Hopefully he will develop into something more than a circus act this year. Well my biggest bust award will go to a personal favorite of mines. Being from Boston I followed this cat since he came out of Minnesota and set Boston College on fire. His name is Troy Bell. Drafted #16 in the 2003 draft by the Cs, he was then traded to the Grizzlies for the rights to Marcus Banks. Mr Bell was then waived in favor of keeping their second round pick as the team's third point guard. Mr Bell is still trying to find work as he was on the 2005 Hornets summer league team. I do want to give out a team award for the team who has drafted the most busts since 2001. That award will go to the Cavs who have drafted Dejuan Wagner, Sagana Diop, and Luke Jackson. They did make up for it in Lebron but that was a no brainer pick. Hopefully Luke will not get injured this year and make an impact. Other than that the Cavs havent done jack. Thir second round picks have done better than their first rounders.
i think the obviose choice is desga diop (spelling). you could say darko, but he hasnt had a chance to do much, kwame, but at least he did something. but being picked 8th overall, and becoming the 12th man in your team, IMO, is what i call a bust.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Showtyme:</div><div class="quote_post">From 2001-2004, which top 5 draft pick (excluding Jay Williams) has been the biggest bust? Look at: performance, playing time, role on team (bench player/ starter), expectations coming into the league, coaching staff, veteran mentors, etc. www.nbadraft.net has a nice draft history. _______________________________________________________ I'm gonna have to go with Kwame Brown on this one First off, the comparison to Garnett. Take a look at who he was being compared to. Because of his height and age being similar to Kevin Garnett's, everybody thought he was the second coming of KG. Umm, not quite. Kevin Garnett has had court vision since he came into his league, Kwame's career high in asists per game is 1.5. Garnett has had good shot blocking numbers since his rookie season. Kwame had one season in which he averaged 1 block per game, every other has been below 1. The only similarity between Kwame and Garnett is that they both had their best season in their third year in the NBA. Problem is Kwame's third season was a 10.9, 7.4 rebound effort while Garnett had a 18.5 pt, 9.6 rebound campaign. Kwame has no jumpshot whatsoever while KG can step out to about 20 ft. Secondly, his attitude is terrible.... Think about when he first came into the league, he couldn't take the pressure of MJ's criticism. Also, why is that he takes longer this season to recover from injuries than other players normally would? I think it's an ego issue, because in games in which Kwame missed, the Wizards are a solid 22-14, while games in which he played they are only 12-13. Why is that they are actually better than the "cornerstone of the franchise"? Also, he hasn't shown the work ethic necessary to be a solid NBA player. He has been suspended numerous times by the time, and this season, he has already been quoted as saying that he is looking forward to next season. He is making excuses about his injuries, but in reality, he's had ample time to recuperate, but he just doesn't want to be on the court. Finally..... Just look at the rest of the 2001 draft class. You got really good guys who were picked after Kwame who are looking at very promising careers while Kwame's careers is very cloudy. Take a look at some these names:Tony Parker, Jamaal Tinsley, Sam Dalembert, Zach Randolph, Troy Murphy, my man Richard Jefferson, Joe Johnson, Jason Richardson, Pau Gasol, etc etc. Add to that list a couple of dudes in Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler who are very good in their own ways. When you think that out of this very strong draft class, that Kwame Brown was the top choice just seems like a very foolish pick. In conclusion...... As you can tell, there are tons of substantial information to back my statement about Kwame Brown. I have a hard time believing that there could be any other top 5 pick in the past few years to even be considered as much of a bust as Kwame</div> I totally agree, especially with the attitude part. Garnett's attitude toward the game (Kobe's too) is what EVERY player should have. If everyone was about improving their game, their mentalities, watching tapes then the league wouldn't get stale. Some players never improve their games. The Most Improved Player award is the greatest idea for the league IMO. It's still too early to count out Darko. Nobody heard of Michael Redd but he sprung out of nowhere. True, he wasn't ridiculed, but he still stepped up. Same thing with McGrady and JO.
The biggest bust has to be... LeBron James. I kid! I kid! But really; I'd have to say Joseph Forte. That guy is GARBAGE. I even made a website about him back in the day: http://www.gamesandbkbcards.com/JosephForteSucks/
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting bball_spida:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeh we just gota see if darko can get some court time before we judge him on how he plays.</div> Correct. Darko must play... His potential is great. Maybe the intangibles are unknown because he didn't play in NBA and at high level in Europe. The number 2 of that draft was too high.. ok.. but Carmelo Anthony or Wade were better for the chemistry of coach Brown? 2 Days ago i saw on a Turkish Channel a friendly-game between Serbia national team and Italy and Darko impressed me like i never thought.
I tihnk its too early too judge, you should go back to draft picks from the 1999-2000 draft because it was earlier and they've been in the league longer( or not). So its not early to judge, Kwame is pretty good in my eyes because he's getting more aggressive and losing that attitude. Also if you wanna talk about #'s compare any high school phenom's #'s to his and he'll be almost as good if not better than most, the only reason im saying almost as good is because you have to consider Kobe's/Kevin's when they came into the league. But if you look at people like T-Mac and Jermaine O'neal his numbers are much better then the two and so if he continues to develop he should be a good player.
