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Dec 28, 2011 9:54 PM
Commander of Awesome;1029554 wrote:I'll go negative and say Luke Jackson, I didn't expect him to be out of the league so fast.

Forgot about him. DaJuan Wagner flamed out quick too!
Dec 28, 2011 9:54pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:55 PM
Is Morrison in the league anywhere?
Dec 28, 2011 9:55pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:55 PM
Another is better, DaJuan Blair. I knew he would be good, but he is really turning out to be a great asset in San Antonio.
Dec 28, 2011 9:55pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:57 PM
I'm not a Carolina hater and I didn't think he would suck. I just didn't see how his game would translate to the next level. Thankfully he has become a good mid range shooter which seems to be his niche on offense.
Dec 28, 2011 9:57pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:57 PM
wildcats20;1029562 wrote:Another is better, DaJuan Blair. I knew he would be good, but he is really turning out to be a great asset in San Antonio.
Everyone said he was going to be a steal.
Dec 28, 2011 9:57pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:58 PM
like_that;1029567 wrote:Everyone said he was going to be a steal.
Like I said, I thought he would be good.
Dec 28, 2011 9:58pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:58 PM
Wayne Ellington, not sure why but I thought he would be good in the NBA. SMH at myself.
Dec 28, 2011 9:58pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:59 PM
wildcats20;1029562 wrote:Another is better, DaJuan Blair. I knew he would be good, but he is really turning out to be a great asset in San Antonio.

Yeah but I remember alot of people were saying it was joke he fell so low. The main concern with him was his knees. Seemed like most thought he had enough skill to make it. San Antonio was just smart / brave enough to roll the dice
Dec 28, 2011 9:59pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:59 PM
Commander of Awesome;1029570 wrote:Wayne Ellington, not sure why but I thought he would be good in the NBA. SMH at myself.
lol was just thinking him too. His stroke was untouchable though, always a need for a shooter in the NBA. Unfortunately, no one really wants him lol.
Dec 28, 2011 9:59pm
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Dec 28, 2011 9:59 PM
wildcats20;1029432 wrote:I'll be honest....

Bron isn't as good as I thought he would be.
true, the hype was unheard of.
Dec 28, 2011 9:59pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:00 PM
Marvin Williams
Dec 28, 2011 10:00pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:01 PM
wildcats20;1029573 wrote:lol was just thinking him too. His stroke was untouchable though, always a need for a shooter in the NBA. Unfortunately, no one really wants him lol.
I argued with someone on here or on JJ that he wouldn't be any good, they tried to tell me he would in fact be able to create his own shot at the next level.
Dec 28, 2011 10:01pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:02 PM
The one that I thought would be good that wasn't was the Forte kid from out of Carolina(i think)
Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:02 PM
robj55;1029577 wrote:I argued with someone on here or on JJ that he wouldn't be any good, they tried to tell me he would in fact be able to create his own shot at the next level.
lol it was probably me. He was one of my favorite players at Carolina.
Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:02 PM
jordo212000;1029575 wrote:Marvin Williams
That was another one...he is ok, but I thought he would be a star.
Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:02 PM
wes_mantooth;1029578 wrote:The one that I thought would be good that wasn't was the Forte kid from out of Carolina(i think)
Yeah, Joseph Forte. He was nasty. And then sucked.
Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:03 PM
Better:
-Rondo
-Dwight Howard
-Tayshan Prince
-Rip Hamilton
-Joakim Noah
-Kevin Love
-Michael Redd

Worse:
-Marvin Williams
-Emeka Okafor
-Adam Morrison
-Mike Dunleavy
-Jonathon Bender
-Al Harrington
-Shawne Williams
-Darius Miles
-Sebastian Telfair
-Shaun Livingston (ACL injury is cause)
-Martell Webster
-Ndubi Ebi
Dec 28, 2011 10:03pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:04 PM
wes_mantooth;1029578 wrote:The one that I thought would be good that wasn't was the Forte kid from out of Carolina(i think)

Forte was good at UNC. He even got on the cover of a college basketball video game I had.

He just sucked apparently. I don't think he had injury issues did he?

Ricky Rubio appears to be much better than I thought he would as well
Dec 28, 2011 10:04pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:04 PM
I am also worried that if the Cavs take Harrison Barnes...he will be Marvin Williams 2.0.
Dec 28, 2011 10:04pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:05 PM
Joe Forte was the man at UNC.

Kris Lang, Ron Curry, Brendan Haywood, Julius Peppers, Jason Caple, etc..

Great time for UNC basketball.
Dec 28, 2011 10:05pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:06 PM
wes_mantooth;1029589 wrote:I am also worried that if the Cavs take Harrison Barnes...he will be Marvin Williams 2.0.
I don't think their games are similar at all. Marvin worked from the post a lot and was freakishly athletic.

Harrison Barnes is a true wing player and can score from anywhere. Not as athletic though.

Barnes really reminds me more of Joe Johnson.
Dec 28, 2011 10:06pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:06 PM
Marv Williams never did much at UNC though. He was just a super recruit who played spotty minutes on a really good team. He was a "high potential" guy out of school. Atlanta is still waiting on him to progress haha
Dec 28, 2011 10:06pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:06 PM
Oden has been a huge disappointment.

And for some odd reason, I really thought D Cook would be a very good NBA player.
Dec 28, 2011 10:06pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:07 PM
Laley23;1029585 wrote:Better:
-Rondo
-Dwight Howard
-Tayshan Prince
-Rip Hamilton
-Joakim Noah
-Kevin Love
-Michael Redd

Worse:
-Marvin Williams
-Emeka Okafor
-Adam Morrison
-Mike Dunleavy
-Jonathon Bender
-Al Harrington
-Shawne Williams
-Darius Miles
-Sebastian Telfair
-Shaun Livingston (ACL injury is cause)
-Martell Webster
-Ndubi Ebi
Agreed.
Dec 28, 2011 10:07pm
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Dec 28, 2011 10:07 PM
Brendan Wright
Dec 28, 2011 10:07pm