Gold Chain wrote:dagger wrote:RaptorsInsider1 wrote:The thing is POB has more game then both these guys
I don't think Patty is that bad?
I mean he was a 9th overall pick and he has showed me something, something from time to time.
You think he is that bad?
A guy's draft position is irrelevant. He was the only center in a weak draft, and he shot up the chart based on a couple of good games early in the NCAA tournament. He was a huge disappointment in GSW.
O'Bryant became the first NBA lottery pick to be sent down to the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League on December 30, 2006. On February 19, 2007, he was recalled from the Jam. Warriors head coach Don Nelson had critical words for him: "I told him if he goes down to the D-League and isn't a dominant player, there should be red flags all over the place, and he should be the first to notice. He's not only not dominating, he's not playing very well. He's a long-term project. I really liked him the first week of training camp, but I assumed there would be great progress. [...] He hasn't gotten better one bit."[1]
Prior to the 2007–08 season, the Warriors declined to pick up his third year option, which made him an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.[2] On March 10, 2008, he was reassigned to the Bakersfield Jam,[3] however, he was later recalled and rejoined the Warriors for the remainder of the season.[4]