Telfair if we're sticking to Blazers. I loved me some Marbury and bought the hype. Blake Griffin probably, if expanding it to other teams. I thought he was way overrated and wouldn't be able to overpower pros. At least I'm somewhat saved by his career trajectory pointing more toward average now, mega-contract notwithstanding.
Possibly, possibly not. It's also pretty likely that the alcoholism stemmed from the feeling that his career was spiraling away due to the injuries. All the reports at the time suggested that he was pretty heavily depressed over not being able to play.
Ha Seung-Jin I was sure was going to be great. Had a bunch of big misses. Robert Swift, Bayless and Elliot Williams were all players I thought would thrive in the NBA.
This may not be my worst fail, but it's the one I vividly remember. I was extremely happy when we selected Mark Bryant. He ended up being a serviceable 7th/8th man on the team. But I expected so much more from him coming out of Seton Hall. It's all good. I got to see him play against Lakers and win. And I got his autograph after the game. It was a win-win that night for me.
Read the grantland story. He tells us first hand he drank a lot because he was hanging out with his air force cousin. Not sure why you're giving him a pass.
I remember getting all jazzed when we took Q. woods, man that was a whiff. I thought Rudy was going to be a star..... again not so much
I thought Zarko Cabarkapa was going to be a really good player. I badly wanted him to fall to the Blazers in the draft and was annoyed when my friend gloated about his team, the Suns, drafting him.
The worst are the guys who never make strong take on any prospect. But then love to rip others opinions to shreds. Or the one who just likes every prospect in the draft, just to cover all the bases.
Because I don't judge people when it comes to addiction, especially when I've never met them in my life. That piece is a great example of why I don't. He lost his best friend and then became an alcoholic after his first injury. Had a bad influence around him. Then got rid of the guy and quit drinking, got in shape, and played well. Then got injured again. Or just call him a motherfucker because he didn't work out for the basketball team you root for. Whatever works.
News flash: I don't need any fucking life lessons from you. I can say whatever the fuck I want about punk ass Greg Oden.. Fuck him and fuck whoever wants to give that woman beater a pass. Bet he was drunk when he did that too...
I thought that Lamarcus Aldridge could possibly go down as the greatest Blazer of all time................ I'll hit the "post reply" button when I'm done puking.
Not even sure how to spell it but I thought Abdelnaby was going to be really good. I got Roy right but also wanted Oden.
I replied to you about someone who's not you and you decided to get butthurt and try to administer a teaching moment. Save that shit. Putting you on ignore would save me would save me from the idiocy and defensiveness of your posts though...
