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Thread was inspired by watching him tonight and the fact that he had the game of his season certainly, probably the best of his career, that only consisted of making a few open layups of penetration of the guards and grabbing some rebounds. The fact that is worthy of praise from a #2 pick, 8 and 8, is embarassing. There's tons of ways to look at it though.
The 2010 All Star Game featured the #1, 3,4,5, and 6 players from that draft.
Tracy McGrady has scored more career points as a New York Knick than Darko Milicic.
Overall, 8 players from that draft have been all stars to include David West (1, Josh Howard (29), and Mo Williams (47), the later 3 all being 1 timers.
I know a lot of people want to mention Oden, but at least with him and many other guys (Stromile Swift for example) who have been disappointments, at some point in their career they had a season, or a stretch of games, or 1 game, or hell even a string of possessions where you can, "that's a lottery pick move right there! I see why you took him #2! That's tough!" With Darko, no such moment has really ever existed. I mean, his best game of the season tonight was open layups and generally easy to get defensive boards except a few O boards. You can get that from undraftees and NBDL callups.
The well the Pistons were drafting for need excuse (like the one Blazers fan use for Bowie over Jordan), Zaza Pachulia (42) as a big is still in the league along with obviously Chris Bosh (4), Chris Kaman (6), Nick Collison (12), David West (1, Kendrick Perkins (27), Udonis Haslem (undrafted) are all still in the league and productive.
The 2010 All Star Game featured the #1, 3,4,5, and 6 players from that draft.
Tracy McGrady has scored more career points as a New York Knick than Darko Milicic.
Overall, 8 players from that draft have been all stars to include David West (1, Josh Howard (29), and Mo Williams (47), the later 3 all being 1 timers.
I know a lot of people want to mention Oden, but at least with him and many other guys (Stromile Swift for example) who have been disappointments, at some point in their career they had a season, or a stretch of games, or 1 game, or hell even a string of possessions where you can, "that's a lottery pick move right there! I see why you took him #2! That's tough!" With Darko, no such moment has really ever existed. I mean, his best game of the season tonight was open layups and generally easy to get defensive boards except a few O boards. You can get that from undraftees and NBDL callups.
The well the Pistons were drafting for need excuse (like the one Blazers fan use for Bowie over Jordan), Zaza Pachulia (42) as a big is still in the league along with obviously Chris Bosh (4), Chris Kaman (6), Nick Collison (12), David West (1, Kendrick Perkins (27), Udonis Haslem (undrafted) are all still in the league and productive.