What was your worst take here in RealGM?

[PaulKellerman]

I thought Ben Mclemore had star potential. Felt he was the next big SG

[Niko23]

I think I had sold my entire reputation that Thomas Robinson was going to be a great pro.

1000% I was convinced he was the next David West, Funny I did not think anyone else would have Thomas Robinson on their bingo card

[tamaraw08]

2 years ago, I started a thread to rant on the Magic FO thinking that they have decided to tank again.
And my basis? For just signing the 35 yr old free agent Joe Ingles.
Turned out, Magic was not tanking and did really good.

[Niko23]

I've said that Porzingis would become better than Giannis at some point in 2017.
He was amazing at that period but seeing how things went eventually.....

Thats not THAT bad lol

[tsherkin]

A very long time ago, when I was a teenager, I thought Kwame Brown was going to be a lot better than he ever became. Even wrote a Wiretap article about it.

I look back at that as some noteworthy egg on my face which taught me a lot about appreciating mindset over just physical tools.

He had an amazing 30/20 game one time. He just didn’t have it in him to be great and that was when it was literally an impossible task given the slower pace of the game.

Didn't have it upstairs. Also didn't go to a great situation, but the great ones overcome and he just didn't have the fortitude to do it. A shame, but he also weathered some of the worst pressure you get, as a #1 overall who went to a garbage team and then had to deal with Jordan's mid-life crisis and all that. And yes, that was an arduous era of basketball in general.

[Niko23]

In my long winded first post here on the C’s board in 2006, I tried to angle the Celtics should trade Paul Pierce and build around Gerald Green.

Oof....we may have a winner here folks.

[OdomFan]

I thought Emeka Okafor should have been number 1 over Dwight Howard in 2004.

I thought Jahlil Okafor would become a star.

[bledredwine]

I thought that Doug McDermott was going to be a franchise player.



…. yeah.

Life sometimes hurts, man.

f’n summer league.

[Blame Rasho]

A very long time ago, when I was a teenager, I thought Kwame Brown was going to be a lot better than he ever became. Even wrote a Wiretap article about it.

I look back at that as some noteworthy egg on my face which taught me a lot about appreciating mindset over just physical tools.

He had an amazing 30/20 game one time. He just didn’t have it in him to be great and that was when it was literally an impossible task given the slower pace of the game.

Didn't have it upstairs. Also didn't go to a great situation, but the great ones overcome and he just didn't have the fortitude to do it. A shame, but he also weathered some of the worst pressure you get, as a #1 overall who went to a garbage team and then had to deal with Jordan's mid-life crisis and all that. And yes, that was an arduous era of basketball in general.

He could have found a niche like Tyson Chandler did later in his career. Out of the three high schoolers, him, Eddy Curry and Chandler, he had the best physical tools to be a mofo and had the best environment. Chicago was a dumpster fire. I mean compared to Eddy Curry in personal life issues, I think Brown had it easy compared to him. Regardless, you were not wrong to see him, his physical abilities and see why he could have been a star.

[ScrantonBulls]

I thought that Doug McDermott was going to be a franchise player.



…. yeah.

Life sometimes hurts, man.

f’n summer league.

That's not such a bad take. But come on brah, it's gotta be your quote in my signature

[Sixers in 4]

I thought Emeka Okafor should have been number 1 over Dwight Howard in 2004.

I thought Jahlil Okafor would become a star.

Jahlil Okafor had a successful rookie season before blowing out his knee, which permanently altered his game and pretty much ended his career.

I always give passes as it relates to injuries, like I am sure there were a ton of Bulls fans who thought Rose would end up differently or Embiid would be in a different point in his career right now. The same will apply to the more recent injuries to guys like Tatum and Haliburton too; we don't really know how these injuries will affect them until they are back on the court.

[Blame Rasho]

He had an amazing 30/20 game one time. He just didn’t have it in him to be great and that was when it was literally an impossible task given the slower pace of the game.

Didn't have it upstairs. Also didn't go to a great situation, but the great ones overcome and he just didn't have the fortitude to do it. A shame, but he also weathered some of the worst pressure you get, as a #1 overall who went to a garbage team and then had to deal with Jordan's mid-life crisis and all that. And yes, that was an arduous era of basketball in general.

He could have found a niche like Tyson Chandler did later in his career. Out of the three high schoolers, him, Eddy Curry and Chandler, he had the best physical tools to be a mofo and had the best environment. Chicago was a dumpster fire. I mean compared to Eddy Curry in personal life issues, I think Brown had it easy compared to him. Regardless, you were not wrong to see him, his physical abilities and see why he could have been a star.

Oh and I was on the Nikoloz Tskitishvili train because of summer league highlights.

[bledredwine]

I thought that Doug McDermott was going to be a franchise player.



…. yeah.

Life sometimes hurts, man.

f’n summer league.

That's not such a bad take. But come on brah, it's gotta be your quote in my signature

Aw I must have really upset you in the other thread. I apologize about that *hug*

[Clyde Frazier]

This is a little different, but when porzingis was on the Knicks I spent way too long trying to convince myself he was better than Jokic and arguing it online. I say a little different because deep down I knew Jokic was special. And it's ironic because now he's in my top 5 favorite current players.

I'll have to think on a genuinely bad take I 100% believed in though.

[Clyde Frazier]

Mario Hezonja was going to be a star...

The croation mcgrady!

[donkeylips]

James wiseman > lamelo ball. Still haunts me

[Clyde Frazier]

Perry Jones III (before Baylor) was a sure thing at the next level.

I was young and was a sucker for "High Ceiling" guys. But I don't think I learned my lesson, because I like Noa Essengue this year

Ok yeah this is it for me. I thought he had perennial all star written all over him. His physical tools were unbelievable. I blame hoopmixtape lol:

Watch on YouTube

[FreeBird23]

I thought Marshon Brooks had star potential. Same with Andrew Nicholson.

Oh boy...

[kodo]

There's no way the NBA would leave Seattle without a basketball team.

[tsherkin]

He could have found a niche like Tyson Chandler did later in his career. Out of the three high schoolers, him, Eddy Curry and Chandler, he had the best physical tools to be a mofo and had the best environment. Chicago was a dumpster fire. I mean compared to Eddy Curry in personal life issues, I think Brown had it easy compared to him. Regardless, you were not wrong to see him, his physical abilities and see why he could have been a star.

He certainly had the physical tools to do something. And he did carve out a bit of a niche with LA rebounding and setting hard screens. Had huge trouble just catching the ball, though, and could never develop range or competence at the foul line. I thought he was doing it a bit in year 3, but that faded pretty fast. But yeah, like I said, mental tools were important in that case.

With Chandler, you never questioned his motivation. You questioned his bball IQ initially. He hopped around like he was on pogo sticks, swatting at everything, falling for every fake and stuff, but the effort was always there. The drive. He had one season under 9 REB36, and it was his rookie year at 8.9. But he settled down, stayed on the ground more, moved his feet, developed at the line and his short J. Learned from playing with Chris Paul. Started to become a really nasty roll man, and leaking out in transition. He was getting fringe DPOY votes even in his fourth season. He just put in the work, and his brain let him get all the way to a DPOY and an All-NBA team.

Kwame just didn't have that between his ears and in his chest, you know?