Young Disappointing college stars.

[GreekFreak]

I love him but Pearl was a complete bust as a pro.

 

[Eric15]

Anthony Bennett

That's immediately who I thought of as well. First overall pick, never averaged more than 5 points per game and out of the league after 4 years.

 

[Eric15]

I always thought Troy Bell would be a solid pro (a Jason Terry instant offense type guy) but I was miserably mistaken on that one. He put up ridiculous numbers in college.

 

[OttoMets]

In 2007 I knew two things:

I was certain that Corey Brewer had a skill-set that would translate, if not into stardom then at least into a solid NBA career.

I was slightly less sure, but still strongly of the opinion, that Jo Noah wasn't skilled enough to stick in the league.

File this into Chapter 473 of why OttoMets doesn't bother to form NBA opinions. They're always wrong.

 

[Cadillac]

Jimmer

Fab

Sam Dekker/Frank Kaminsky

Lonzo

 

[Chalupa_24]

Nick went to UK...

Wow I feel really blonde. I felt so confident on that... and I knew he went to Kentucky.

 

[Chalupa_24]

Jimmer

Fab

Sam Dekker/Frank Kaminsky

Lonzo

Lonzo is okay... nothing that lamelo has become tho

 

[Cheriehoop]

Well this player was a disappointment in college, having torn his ACL as a freshman, but still declared and was drafted late in the 1st round - Chris McCollough.

 

[Cadillac]

Lonzo is okay... nothing that lamelo has become tho

Didn't seem the same after losing to Fox and UK.

 

[HOFCeluck]

I was going to say RJ Barrett but I looked him up and hes not too bad.

Shows how much ive been paying attention to the NBA

 

[CusefanATL]

Thomas Robinson
Greg Oden (that ones not really fair)

Thomas Robinson
Tyrus Thomas
Hasheem Thabeet!!!

 

[MSOrange]

In 2007 I knew two things:

I was certain that Corey Brewer had a skill-set that would translate, if not into stardom then at least into a solid NBA career.

I was slightly less sure, but still strongly of the opinion, that Jo Noah wasn't skilled enough to stick in the league.

File this into Chapter 473 of why OttoMets doesn't bother to form NBA opinions. They're always wrong.

I was with you on thinking Noah would bust.

 

[phillydad]

Markelle Fultz, milder bust I guess but Jahlil Okafor too imo.

Trust the process..??

 

[cuseincincy]

I was with you on thinking Noah would bust.

I was with him on both! I thought Corey Brewer was a pro-typical NBA swingman with long arms and could drive, shoot and play D. Until he couldn't. I thought Noah was a non-athletic below the rim bum.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Thomas Robinson
Tyrus Thomas
Hasheem Thabeet!!!

Ugh I was trying to remember the guy from LSU who went to the Final Four with Big Baby Davis.

 

[orangeinohio]

I love him but Pearl was a complete bust as a pro.

Define 'sacrilegious'

 

[OrangeDW]

Remember Tractor Traylor RIP - I remember he was drafted high in the 1st round by Dallas who traded him to the Bucks for Dirk Nowitzki. Ouch.

Duke’s Danny Ferry was the second pick in the first round by the Clippers, he refused to play for them and played abroad his first year and then came back stinking it up for Cleveland.

Michigan St’s Mateen Cleaves - multi year college All American, MOP Final 4 player for his NCAA championship team, drafted in the first round and averaged 3.6 points in his NBA career.

Ed OBannon UCLA is another name I thought of, was a huge college star drafted in the first round who didn’t do anything in the NBA.

If I recall, Obannon’s knee was already arthritic as a rookie.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Jabari Parker has produced, but not nearly to the level as expected. I remember people calling him a future hof’er at Duke.

 

[DilemaCuse]

Beasley from K State, OJ Mayo

 

[HOFCeluck]

Eddie Griffin (RIP)

 

[Chalupa_24]

Jimmer

Fab

Sam Dekker/Frank Kaminsky

Lonzo

Psssh I just seen frank make a 3 and on the next drive caught a alley and slammed it. He’s on FIRE LOL

 

[Red Holzman]

I was going to say RJ Barrett but I looked him up and hes not too bad.

Shows how much ive been paying attention to the NBA

RJ had a rough rookie season, but now playing great and improving -and still only age 20.
Unfortunately the Knicks have other candidates AKA The Bust Twins on their bench-
Kevin Knox, #9 in 2018
Frank Ntilikina, #8 in 2017 -(not a college player, but fits otherwise
Imagine where the surging Knicks could be now if they drafted better those years!

 

[cuseincincy]

Beasley from K State, OJ Mayo

I'll see your OJ Mayo and raise you a Felipe Lopez! And truthfully Mayo played 8 seasons averaging 14 ppg and Beasley played 11 seasons averaging 12 ppg. Certainly not the superstars they were supposed to be but...both were better than Billy Owens in the NBA.

 

[OrangeFoo]

I'll see your OJ Mayo and raise you a Felipe Lopez! And truthfully Mayo played 8 seasons averaging 14 ppg and Beasley played 11 seasons averaging 12 ppg. Certainly not the superstars they were supposed to be but...both were better than Billy Owens in the NBA.

Keeping it close to home... did anyone else believe that Billy Owens would have had a more impactful NBA career? He had a 10 year NBA career and had a 14.4 PER which is slightly below average (15 PER is average).

 

[syrBossHogg]

Thomas Robinson from Kansas