logic
Well-Known Member
What about McGee, who carried the Lakers to the ring last year?Yep.
Or a traditional "back to the basket" center who is a dominant player.
Sorry, ill show myself out.
What about McGee, who carried the Lakers to the ring last year?Yep.
Or a traditional "back to the basket" center who is a dominant player.
What about McGee, who carried the Lakers to the ring last year?
Sorry, ill show myself out.
That isn't really what I am asking. Klay, Steph and Draymond ALL exceeded their draft expectations. Lots of players vastly exceeded their draft slot. Willis reed and Dennis Rodman were 2nd round picks. Pretty sure they exceeded expectations
But nobody went "Huh?" when they were drafted where they were drafted but actually turned out ok. Unlike Anthony Bennett or Andrea Bargnani or Frederick Weiss. Those guys were drafted and the entire basketball world collectively said "seriously"?
Sure. But wasn’t Bennett a top 5-7 pick too?
Near the top of the draft, 3-4 spots is a lot.
So dan majerle wins it. They booed him off the stage when phoenix picked him and he became an all star.But he exceded draft expectations. The question is who was picked extremely high, despite the nba world going wtf? And that player actually proving them wrong. I think Dan Marley is honestly the only one i can think of.
John Stockton was heavily booed as well when he was drafted.
Gonzaga was a no name college back then. The announcers didn’t even know what to think of the pick.
guy became a HOFer
Given his status as arguably the greatest pure point guard ever to hit the hardwood, it’s pretty hard to believe that even John Stockton himself was surprised when the Jazz picked him out of Gonzaga in the middle of the first round back in 1984.
At the time, though, it was a pretty unpopular decision. When NBA commissioner David Stern announced Stockton’s name on draft night, fans in Salt Lake City were less than impressed —
Sure, no one debated the Bowie/Jordan thing.draft coverage was so light back then that I didn’t even bother going back that far
Neither was unexpected.Sure, no one debated the Bowie/Jordan thing.
Most Mavs fans (like yours truly) were just hoping we would stop sucking. It had been a long 10 years. And it was a couple more before Game 5 in Utah... where it was apparent that we didn't suck anymore. And - wouldn't for a while.I can't recall dirk getting high marks