Greg Oden: 'I'll be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history'

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    or in some cases, not remembered at all

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    Just for argument's sake....my choice for biggest bust
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    He already said this. Is he going to check back every year and let us know if he's still the biggest bust? I wonder who he ultimately knocked off to claim the throne?

    http://www.si.com/nba/point-forward...bust-nba-history-kevin-durant-blazers-thunder

     
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    was thinking eddy curry
     
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    It's totally ridiculous. He's not the biggest bust. Not by a mile.

    Hasheem Thabeet. Picked #2 ahead of Harden. Horrible horrible horrible player. Never dealt with the same injuries as Oden.

    Michael Olowokandi. Picked ahead of Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki.

    Darko Milicic. Picked ahead of Wade, Melo, and Bosh.

    There's simply no way that Oden is the biggest bust. He was a huge disappointment because of his injuries, but he played well when he was actually healthy.
     
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    I'd put Adam Morrison on the list
     
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    He definitely looks to have added weight to his frame, and you can also tell he walks with a hitch in his gate.

    shame his body just wasn't meant for basketball.
     
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    To tell the truth, I would have completely forgotten him by now if people would stop posting about him!
     
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    Wrong. He will be remembered for punching a woman and blaming his issues with fitting in with Portland on it being too white.
     
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    THIS.

    And oh yeah FUCK Greg Oden!
     
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    Ah the man with the paper machet knees! I know sometimes knees Are just bad, but he betrayed Portland by hiding and lying about his knees. Fuck him, Portland should get a free pick for that shit
     
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    Any name outside of one or two in the top 10 of the 06 draft class could be considered a bigger bust than Oden.
    I'd say looking at just the #1 overall pick that Andrea Bargnani is a bigger bust than Greg Oden.

    Especially if you take $$$$ into account.
     
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    Funny how nobody says Len Bias. If Oden's a bust because his knees went, what does that make somebody who FUCKING DIED?
     
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    That is a good point. I wonder if he's not mentioned because he never played and thus was easily forgotten, or if there is some kind of taboo because of how he died?
     
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    This is required for every Oden thread
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    uh...dead?
     
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