<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunnyD @ Jun 13 2006, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dajuan Wagner was compared to Allen Iverson, his career went down the drain soon after. It's not hard to compare the players to other players, but predicting if they will have a better career is near improbable.Could Andrea Baragini be the next Dirk, or will he be Darko?Will there be another Trajan Langdon in this years draft? Any Mateen Cleaves or Christian Laetteners?</div> Christian Laettner was not that bad his first 6 or so years in the league..put up 18ppg.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jun 14 2006, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Christian Laettner was not that bad his first 6 or so years in the league..put up 18ppg.</div>Very true, but he is one of the best NCAA players of all-time, you would have thought he would be a superstar in the NBA.
I hate how people are comparing Bargnani to Dirk now. Yes that original comparison has been made, but how many of you have ever seen the guy play. I know I havent, so Im not going to comment on him untill I do. Yes, theres been alot written about him comparing him to certain players, but its far to early to compare him to anybody without having seen him play..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hoopskidd5 @ Jun 14 2006, 07:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hate how people are comparing Bargnani to Dirk now. Yes that original comparison has been made, but how many of you have ever seen the guy play. I know I havent, so Im not going to comment on him untill I do. Yes, theres been alot written about him comparing him to certain players, but its far to early to compare him to anybody without having seen him play..</div> I've watched all of his tapes online, the similarities are scary.
Im not doubting that you have but I bet the majority of people who are talking about him havent. I know I havent, therefore if I made that comparison it wouldnt have any meaning behind it. Im sure that there are similarities and that he is a terrific player, but I highly doubt that most of the people talking about him have seen him play..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Im not doubting that you have but I bet the majority of people who are talking about him havent. I know I havent, therefore if I made that comparison it wouldnt have any meaning behind it. Im sure that there are similarities and that he is a terrific player, but I highly doubt that most of the people talking about him have seen him play..</div>I thing I hate about the draft is everyone talking about the players as if they've watched them for ten years now, when all they've really seen is a thrity-second video clip. I never concern myself with the draft much because I don't watch college or foreign ball much. However, I do watch Chinese basketball sometimes, so I do actually comment on the Chinese players.What I hate worst is people judging a player by a highlight tape. I really, really hate that. First rule in the draft is -- don't get impressed by a highlight tape. Anyone can look like a number-one pick with a highlight tape. Seriously, if I posted a video of me and said that I was a draft prospect, I wouldn't be surprised if someone put me down as a late first-round pick. Sheesh.
