Archive NBA Players that surprised you

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Dec 28, 2011 9:54pm

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!

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Dec 28, 2011 9:55pm

Is Morrison in the league anywhere?

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Dec 28, 2011 9:55pm

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.

robj55

Posts: 9,511

Dec 28, 2011 9:57pm

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.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Dec 28, 2011 9:57pm

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.

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Dec 28, 2011 9:58pm

like_that;1029567 wrote:Everyone said he was going to be a steal.

Like I said, I thought he would be good.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Dec 28, 2011 9:58pm

Wayne Ellington, not sure why but I thought he would be good in the NBA. SMH at myself.

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Dec 28, 2011 9:59pm

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

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Dec 28, 2011 9:59pm

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.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Dec 28, 2011 9:59pm

wildcats20;1029432 wrote:I'll be honest....

Bron isn't as good as I thought he would be.

true, the hype was unheard of.

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Dec 28, 2011 10:00pm

Marvin Williams

robj55

Posts: 9,511

Dec 28, 2011 10:01pm

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.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm

The one that I thought would be good that wasn't was the Forte kid from out of Carolina(i think)

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm

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.

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm

jordo212000;1029575 wrote:Marvin Williams

That was another one...he is ok, but I thought he would be a star.

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Dec 28, 2011 10:02pm

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.

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Dec 28, 2011 10:03pm

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

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Dec 28, 2011 10:04pm

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

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Dec 28, 2011 10:04pm

I am also worried that if the Cavs take Harrison Barnes...he will be Marvin Williams 2.0.

hoops23

Posts: 15,696

Dec 28, 2011 10:05pm

Joe Forte was the man at UNC.

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

Great time for UNC basketball.

hoops23

Posts: 15,696

Dec 28, 2011 10:06pm

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.

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Dec 28, 2011 10:06pm

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

wes_mantooth

Posts: 17,977

Dec 28, 2011 10:06pm

Oden has been a huge disappointment.

And for some odd reason, I really thought D Cook would be a very good NBA player.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Dec 28, 2011 10:07pm

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.

jordo212000

Posts: 10,664

Dec 28, 2011 10:07pm

Brendan Wright