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nbadraft.net's worst draft picks - Adam Morrison 

Post#1 » by Mezotarkus » Sat Jan 2, 2010 5:19 am

nbadraft.net posted a worst 10 draft picks of the past decade and Adam Morrison came in at #6. Here's the link for the entire article (which is not pay-for-content like ESPN's insider bs). Also, below is the Morrison excerpt.

http://www.nbadraft.net/node/16488

6. Adam Morrison - Third pick in 2006 draft by Charlotte
The Man Responsible: Michael Jordan
Career stats: 147 games played, 7.9 ppg, 7.3 PER
Best Players Available: Brandon Roy (No. 6), Rudy Gay (No. 8), Rajon Rondo (No. 21)

This is why you don't take draft advice from college basketball analysts. Morrison tore up the NCAA his junior year, and everyone was just positive he could do the same thing in the NBA. He was like Larry Bird. He was the new "Great White Hope." It's difficult for me to allege Morrison's high drafting was not, in part, racially biased. Since being in the NBA, though, he's been routinely out-rebounded and out-defended and out-hustled. He's been one of the worst players in the league. That Michael Jordan, who also drafted Brown, picked Morrison has led to a lot of criticism. The truth is, though, that nearly everyone was convinced he was a top-10 talent. How wrong we were.
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Re: nbadraft.net's worst draft picks - Adam Morrison 

Post#2 » by BigSlam » Sat Jan 2, 2010 3:02 pm

I think he should have been 3rd.

At least Kwame gets a little burn every now and then and he was taken higher than both Araujo and Korolev.
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Re: nbadraft.net's worst draft picks - Adam Morrison 

Post#3 » by fatlever » Sat Jan 2, 2010 4:44 pm

at least they acknowledge that almost everyone agreed he was a top 10 talent.

yes, certainly there were doubters that thought #3 was too high, but i bet you would have a hard time finding any GM in the league that wouldnt have taken him at #10 in that draft.

its really hard to evaluate a players mental state. i still believe that adam's #1 problem in his career has been between his ears.

but one thing is for sure... it will be a long time before GMs gamble on another unathletic wing that high in the draft.
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Post#4 » by BigSlam » Sat Jan 2, 2010 8:00 pm

Agreed. Can't see Kyle Singler sniffing the top 10 anytime soon.
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Post#5 » by Mezotarkus » Sat Jan 2, 2010 10:43 pm

MJ is the only person with two picks in the top 10. Nice work Michael.
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Re: nbadraft.net's worst draft picks - Adam Morrison 

Post#6 » by Rich4114 » Sat Jan 2, 2010 11:54 pm

It really is amazing he turned out to be THIS bad. And I agree on the mental thing, we should've realized this when he cried in the tournament. I was 50/50 on him or Rudy Gay. Now I would kill for Rudy and obviously would pick Roy over both without thinking twice. Most of us were wrong that draft, so I guess you can't really BLAME MJ 100%. Bernie probably would've picked the next crappiest guy anyway.
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Post#7 » by BigSlam » Sun Jan 3, 2010 12:23 am

Rich4114 wrote:Most of us were wrong that draft, so I guess you can't really BLAME MJ 100%.

Really? I remember it that most of the boards wanted to go with Gay. A lot liked Roy but dropped off him after they thought he poo-pooed coming here for his work out and a half.

I don't think there were that many high on Ammo for us at #3 at all.
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Re: nbadraft.net's worst draft picks - Adam Morrison 

Post#8 » by doc.end » Sun Jan 3, 2010 12:45 am

Mezotarkus wrote:MJ is the only person with two picks in the top 10. Nice work Michael.

Yes, that was one thing this article didn't catch. In such a wannabe official list, you should list a GM not the famous face of the front office/ownership.
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