Telfair, Darius Miles and Meyers Leonard are the trifecta of shattered dreams I distract myself with while trying not to think about Greg Oden, Kevin Durant or Brandon Roy. Shit, I mentioned them.....so...much...pain....HHRNNNNNGHH..... That's better. Man, Telfair disappointed. Wow, can't believe how he failed to make "the jump."
I used to be such a big Telfair fanboy. How disappointing. But he did turn into the pick that became BRoy, so it wasn't all bad. I remember listening to the radio broadcast of that draft and Rice was annoyed that we took Telfair over Al Jefferson. Maybe he knows a bit more about these guys than I do/did.
...rather than create another Telfair thread, why not put this article right here where it belongs?! http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/4241394/
I was never on board with Telfair, but I remember thinking that we had drafted a 10+ year backcourt in '05 with Jack and Webster. So, so wrong...
I was always a bit suspect of his hype. Especially after seeing film that he couldn't shoot the ball. Had great playground handles and jelly on the donut, but couldn't do the basics. I knew that spelled trouble for the other players attitudes toward him. Then, we started passing on superior talent to keep him (Deron Williams and Chris Paul) and I guessed we were in trouble. Sad to see him in trouble. Hoping he figures out life after basketball.