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In response to "fair enough, I only used two of the hundreds of articles calling him a bust as David has some inside knowledge apparently which all these writers do " by Beaker

The Jeff Green trade is a bust because he sucks at basketball and is the damn devil. Don't invoke Jeff Green.

Posted by TFox Mar 14 '12, 07:16

Ryan Leaf got on the field, tried to play, and failed. Greg Oden has yet to do that. You have no idea how his basketball skills translate to the NBA court at all. And what flashes we have seen indicate that in health he would absolutely justify his draft position.

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I don't disagree, but shit happens and players who seemed like sure things fall apart for one reason or another, turning them into busts regardless - Beaker Mar 14, 07:18 14
- The Crosby Syndrome -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 07:19 13
  - He's going to be one of the greatest what-ifs ever assuming he is done in short order with another concussion. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 07:21 1
    - This is more what I am referring to, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 07:22
  - We're through the looking glass if a guy who's won a Stanley Cup, a playoffs MVP and a regular season MVP is a bust. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:20
  - interesting case here, but he's won a Cup, lead the League in scoring and won a Gold Medal, he is far from a bust -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:19 9
    - i would only note that as far as we know, the only difference between Crosby and Oden is that Crosby has been luckier. That's it. - TFox Mar 14, 07:21 8
      - sure, but would anyone not draft Crosby given what he has done? I say no, he still goes #1 with a bullet, Oden doesn't get drafted -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:32 7
        
        with perfect knowledge and a time machine, a lot of things change. - Reagen Mar 14, 07:40 6
        
        IIRC, Oden's knees were a huge concern before he stepped foot onto an NBA court. - groiny Mar 14, 07:45 5
        
        this was discussed yesterday when it initially came up. He hadn't had any knee problems coming into the draft. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:49 4
        
        and yet 3 months after the draft he had his first surgery, but I;m sure no one knew before hand... -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:53 3
        
        bad shit happens sometimes. You need to accept this. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:53 2
        
        sure, doesn't change the fact that he was a draft bust though; exactly because bad shit happens. - Beaker Mar 14, 07:56 1
        
        so we're back to Len Bias. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:58

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The Jeff Green trade is a bust because he sucks at basketball and is the damn devil. Don't invoke Jeff Green.

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