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How would you describe Christian Laettner's NBA career?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by plutoblue11, Mar 19, 2010.

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  1. plutoblue11

    plutoblue11 Member

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    This article said it was mediocre, though I have to contest that not nearly as how the article made it sound.

    http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ys-investopediamvps031910&prov=yhoo&type=lgns


    Laettner wasn't as great as he was in college. But, I thought he was more than decent pro and at least among the top 12 - 15 power forwards in the league, during the 90s (not in Malone, Barkley, and Rodman class)...but good player especially in Minnesota and Atlanta.
     
    #1 plutoblue11, Mar 19, 2010
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    White.
     
    #2 KingCheetah, Mar 19, 2010
  3. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    It's like a fart. It's loud, it grabs attention, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't do much...

    Ok, maybe he's like a silent but deadly fart.
     
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    And American bred. Doesn't bode well for NBA basketball players, save for very few names ala Larry Bird.

    Overall though, yeah, mediocre sums it up. Not good, not great. But far from a failure. Putting him on original Dream Team of 1992 extremely way over the top though.
     
    #4 nolimitnp, Mar 19, 2010
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    Laettner is more known for that shot against Kentucky than anything else.
    Like a lot of Duke players....good in college....sucks in the NBA.
     
    #5 Hayden_SFC, Mar 19, 2010
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    Battier would not be happy with that statement. And neither am I! :mad:
     
    #6 ABrooks0, Mar 19, 2010
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    You've got to admit that with the large volume of good college players from Duke, they ought to have produced a lot more NBA stars than they have.
     
    #7 Easy, Mar 19, 2010
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    he was a consumate professional. a dark-horse for the all-star game. and a great player for many, many years.
     
    #8 GermanRoxFan, Mar 19, 2010
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    He showed more passion in the showers after the game than he ever did during the game.
     
    #9 moestavern19, Mar 19, 2010
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    He's one of those players that you just kinda forget about... even when he was still playing.
     
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    I wouldn't say he sucked in the NBA. He was a decent player, solid starter, and had a niche (finesse PF/small C who could shoot) that let him last in the NBA. I'd put "sucks" as a different category than that i.e. Adam Morrison or JJ Redick.
     
    #12 ArtisGilmore, Mar 19, 2010
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    You know this from experience?
     
    #13 SuperBeeKay, Mar 19, 2010
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    Whoa whoa whoa... talkin' 'bout Laettner in here? Man, it's too early in the night to be wondering if there'll be rogue vomit somewhere in the house tomorrow morning.

    "What is that smell? A Laettner thread?" ROLF-ROLF! :p
     
    #14 PlanetG, Mar 19, 2010
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    Yup, I'm a homo... you got me.
     
    #15 moestavern19, Mar 20, 2010
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    Dukies are cursed. Any good Dukie player gets bit by the injury bug. Its solid, injured or busts for that school.
     
    #16 BleedRocketsRed, Mar 20, 2010
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    When I saw the thread title the first word that came to mind was mediocre. 12-15 in the league is pretty much mediocre.
     
    #17 Agent94, Mar 20, 2010
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    can you really use white to describe a career.
    he had a white NBA career.
     
    #18 devilsdandruff, Mar 20, 2010
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    Laettner has no concept of... of anything. I heard him do an interview, he said he wanted to coach in the near future. They asked him if he was gonna get on the bench as an assistant to prepare... he basically said he would just become a head coach. magically? He just doesn't seem to get it. Like when he tried to buy a piece in the Grizzlies so he could put himself on the roster. Weird dude. Weird weird dude.
     
    #19 Ziggy, Mar 20, 2010
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    He was okay. Overrated going into the NBA, still a serviceable average player. A white Juwan Howard without the crazy contract.

    He was a jerk, though. Didnt win over too many people with his personality in the pros.
     
    #20 Shroopy2, Mar 20, 2010
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