With the 14th Pick in the 2022 NBA Draft ...

[Randolphkeys]

Which one was Stromile?

Maybe a little #3 and a little #4? He was a small ball center before the rules changed... but couldn't do much outside of the paint.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Which one was Keith Lee?

I guess we all KNOW which one Dinner Bel Mel was…

 

[Lee]

Very little l enjoy more than talking about big men who wasted their talent.

Category #1 - Party people

Plenty of big men seemed to love the game, but loved partying more: Jerome Whitehead, Chris Washburn, Roy Tarpley, Eddy Griffin, and Vin Baker come to mind. Pouring one out for Shawn Kemp, of course.

Category #2 - Slow Metabolism

Some guys were just too big for the game. Maybe they had a genetic reason,maybe they just didn't like working out. Names like Bryant Reeves, Eddy Curry, Oliver Miller, Micheal Sweetney and Sean May. Pour out some ketchup for Tractor Traylor.

Category #3 Don't Care

In memory of an all time NBA nickname: Joe Barry Carroll was called Just Barely Cares by Hall of Famer Rick Barry. This is the group with Derrick Coleman, Micheal Olawokandi, Kwame Brown, Bison Dele, and perhaps James Wiseman.

Thanks to this, in my head I hear. Party People, Yeaaah, Tag Team music in full effect, thats me DC the Brain Supreme....

Basically I hate you right now @Randolphkeys because i cant get Woomp There it is out of my head. I will get even.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

I was incredibly low on Wiseman. Not to toot my own horn, but one thing is clear now - you cannot bet on is low bball IQ bigs. Not that high.

Or low motors.

 

[mds]

THIN ICE, MDS... like paper thin, my brother

You are one sly comment away from a place I like to call.. The "Rchfld Watch List"

I've been chastised for less.

 

[The Oi]

Never forget!

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This.

This is so depressing.

 

[Ohioplayer00]

Let’s not the forget the saddest of the group:
LEN BIAS…..this kid was headed for stardom but never even got the chance to step on the court!

 

[Randolphkeys]

This.

This is so depressing.

It's a portrait that speaks a thousand words... then you notice the control top man girdle peaking out around his armpits and it speaks a thousand more.

 

[foucault87]

Is C-Webb any of these? Don't often agree with Bill Simmons, but out of the 30-35 most talented NBA players ever, he is the only without a good excuse to not be a top 35 all time guy. All the others had legit things, like Penny's legs, Walton's legs, Skywalker's coke and also leg, Hawkins's getting fucked by stupid 60s NBA commissioners

 

[JJ_PR]

???

 

[stick]

@RchfldCavRaised, I got a kick with how Joon Lee led off with this article.

 

[catfish]

I was at the Brad Dough Boy Daugherty Len Bias Chris Washburn draft. I was so upset we didnt take Washburn. I remember being in the car the next day hearing that Bias was dead. I thought they were jokiing.

 

[auscavsfan]

The Chase Down Pod just had Krysen Peek on (NBA Draft Analyst) and her top picks for the cavs were:

1. Malaai Branham (she mentioned that he will most likley be gone by 14)
2. Jeremy Sohan
3. Ousmane Dieng
4. Tari Eason
5. Ochai Agbaji

 

[RchfldCavRaised]

Is C-Webb any of these? Don't often agree with Bill Simmons, but out of the 30-35 most talented NBA players ever, he is the only without a good excuse to not be a top 35 all time guy. All the others had legit things, like Penny's legs, Walton's legs, Skywalker's coke and also leg, Hawkins's getting fucked by stupid 60s NBA commissioners

I feel like Webber was a clear MVP finalist for like 2 or 3 years in Sacto and he would have probably been an NBA Champion if the 2002 Western Conference Finals weren't one of the most dirtiest and compromised series/outcomes in pro sports since the Black Sox.

The NBA did not want a Sacramento vs New Jersey finals.

I can't help but consider that when it comes to the legacy of Adelman, Webber, Bibby, Divac, pretty much all of Sacramento basketball.

Not to mention he went into the Hall of Fame last year

 

[foucault87]

I feel like Webber was a clear MVP finalist for like 2 or 3 years in Sacto and he would have probably been an NBA Champion if the 2002 Western Conference Finals weren't one of the most dirtiest and compromised series/outcomes in pro sports since the Black Sox.

The NBA did not want a Sacramento vs New Jersey finals.

I can't help but consider that when it comes to the legacy of Adelman, Webber, Bibby, Divac, pretty much all of Sacramento basketball.

Not to mention he went into the Hall of Fame last year

He had an excellent career and was absolutely an MVP level player in that 02-04 stretch. The problem is that he could've easily been so much more. He should have been the third best power forward of his generation (after Duncan and KG), but Dirk and even Amare were arguably better.