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legaleagle92481
11-19-2010, 01:30 PM
Is Greg Oden the biggest bust ever in a major sport now that he will miss yet another year?

yankees506
11-19-2010, 01:37 PM
ryan leaf

Dewey2007
11-19-2010, 01:45 PM
Is Greg Oden the biggest bust ever in a major sport now that he will miss yet another year?

I find it hard to call Oden a bust considering it's been injuries that have prevented him from playing. He hasn't had the chance to really showcase what he can do that would determine if he was a bust or not. Oden's situation is just more of an unfortunate set of circumstances.

I agree with Yankees506, Ryan Leaf = Bust. He got the chance to play and showed he did not have the talent to be an NFL quarterback.

legaleagle92481
11-19-2010, 01:49 PM
ryan leaf

I knew that would come up. But consider this: The Chargers did not have a shot at Peyton, that drafts best player. Leaf also was the 2nd not first pick and the team stunk. It was not pretty but at least he played. In contrast, Oden was picked first before a guy that looks like an alltime great, went to a playoff caliber team and has missed years at a time and when he has played it has not resembled greatness.

Fnazxc0114
11-19-2010, 02:22 PM
i dont know how old ogdent is. Is he even in his mid 20's? He could still go on to have a realy productive year.

mdube16
11-19-2010, 02:45 PM
i dont know how old ogdent is. Is he even in his mid 20's? He could still go on to have a realy productive year.

He is aledgedly 22 but more likely 47

Fnazxc0114
11-19-2010, 02:47 PM
is he dominican? :D

cliffjmp33
11-19-2010, 02:54 PM
JaMarcus Russell anyone?

legaleagle92481
11-19-2010, 03:49 PM
i dont know how old ogdent is. Is he even in his mid 20's? He could still go on to have a realy productive year.

Next season he will turn 24. The interesting thing is he is going to be a free agent after this year.

Ozric
11-19-2010, 06:43 PM
Kei Igawa

Dewey2007
11-19-2010, 07:00 PM
Here are a few more that come to mind:

Ki-Jana Carter, Brien Taylor, Michael Olowakandi, Kwame Brown

kudu
11-19-2010, 07:54 PM
Biggest bust ever??? Come on folks......

38264

:D

gingi79
11-19-2010, 08:58 PM
The case for: Kevin Durant was the # 2 pick. Al Harford #3. Joakim Noah #9 I think they would take any of these guys now before Oden


The case against: Basketball is the hardest sport to draft. There are dozens of Odens over the last 50 years.

Does anyone remember how 50% of the sports "experts" said he was the right pick and 50% said he was a future bust? So half the blogging idiots were right for once and 50% were stupider than us as usual and were wrong as usual?

Sports are great :D

neverfinished94
11-20-2010, 10:39 AM
I think it's JaMarcus Russell just based off the play of a few of the players who they passed on...

Calvin Johnson
Joe Thomas
Adrian Peterson
Patrick Willis
Darrelle Revis

All of these guys are considered one of the best at their positions.

otismalibu
11-20-2010, 12:25 PM
Could certainly make a case for Sam Bowie, base on his career and who he was selected ahead of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NBA_Draft

The longevity award for this draft goes to pick #27. He just retired

West France Newspapers announce this Tuesday that 50+ years old Ron Anderson has finally 'retired'. The US born forward has been playing for many years for La Seguniere- not far from Cholet; and was still able to put points- On 2nd Oct 2010 he scored 23 points in a Div 4 game- 2 weeks before turning 52.
A painful bad knee finally forced him to stop playing.
Ron has has a 10 years NBA career primarily with Charles Barkley in Phily,
averaging 10pts in 664 matches. (a high of 16.4 pts in 88-89 with the Sixers)
He later joined Montpellier where he was Div 1 top scorer.
After a spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv, he ended his pro carreer with Le Mans and Angers. ( He got married there)

5kRunner
11-20-2010, 02:32 PM
Anyone remember this guy?

http://www.timesworldnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kwame-brown.jpg

skier14
11-20-2010, 04:20 PM
I don't think that they ever made a Greg Oden teddy bear...

http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/coloskier/RyanLeafFront.png
http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz295/coloskier/RyanLeafBack.png

Bravesfan
11-21-2010, 10:38 AM
Remember Brian Bosworth?