Talk to some Wizards fans, and they think he's the next T-mac or Antonio McDyess. Look at the stats and the way he plays, and sometimes you think Pervis Ellison. Bust or Boom? Which way do you think he'll go? (man, he's not 6'11---he's 6'7 with a 4" neck...lol )
I think Kwame Brown is not a #1 pick in the draft. A #1 pick should be a sure thing in my opinion, and he should be able to contribute his first year and definitely be able to contribute significantly his second year. But from the limited time I've watched Kwame, he's as fast of a big man as I've ever seen. Plus, he has a pretty sweet jumpshot. He hasn't hit it in the games too much, but he definitely thinks he can. So, I can see why Jordan might want to take a risk on him. I think he'll be more like Jermaine O'neal but with a little more strength and versatility on the offensive end...but that could be three or four years from now.
And you can tell he's a boom or bust in his first year on a playoff team? I bet if he was on the Bulls he'd be putting up numbers like Curry or Chandler. He looks like one of those crazy Burmese ladies who extend their necks w/ rings.
It's still too early too tell. Sometimes he just looks like a stiff out there and sometimes he displays the athleticism that was the reason the Wizards got him. He's only played limited minutes so far this season so it's really unfair to judge him until Collins gives him more time.
PSST! GB....Ummm, that's a pic of Michael Jordan, not Kwame Brown...I figured a Bulls fan would know what Jordan looks like by now OHHHHH, you mean the guy BEHIND MJ...my bad...
He's got great athleticism...and a nice J...but so did Harold Miner. I'm not being mean, but the Wiz expected a lot of him and it's public knowledge they were disappointed in him. Collins has said that... I guess theres a chance...
Yeah, and all the Duke bench players are going to suck too. C'mon. He's just a kid. He's going to explode in due time. Just like the kids at Duke. Just like the kids at Kansas. Just like the kids at every other major program. They always turn the corner with maturity.
And Kobe was great his first year? Funny how gettingbranded holds Kwame to different standards than his own 2 highschool rookies. Tim Duncan was a college senior while Miller and Francis had a couple years under their belts. You're comparing them to a highschool rookie??? Fact is, if MJ didn't come back he'd be putting up numbers comparable to Chandler.
Since when did Harold Miner EVER have a J? He could dunk nice, but that's about it when he was at USC, Miami, and Cleveland. If Miner had a J, he would still be in the league. About Brown, it's too early to tell. I don't think he was expected to contribute much this year, though he is the same age, if not older than Eddie Griffin. If he doesn't do anything in the next 5 years, then it would be time to label him a bust.
You wouldn't want to call it for a few more years yet.... I mean I would call Bender a bust right now, but apparently he's still going to pan out... I would've labelled Jermaine O'Neal a bust after his first 3-4 seasons in the league, but look at him go now! So far as I can tell, in terms of playing ability, I don't think we can call Kwame anything for a few more seasons! However I have reservations about top picked rookies who don't produce for 4 years. Does it make sense? On the one hand we can say that 'sure it makes sense because if our team doesn't draft them then some other team will and we'll miss out'. But then you're paying $15 million dollars over 4 years for a guy who sits on the bench and is taught how to play NBA basketball. At the end of his 4 years he becomes a FA and is available to have the bank thrown at him (by the Bulls.... sorry, just had to have a dig..) - and I'm sure some teams aren't going to be able to match the money! Perhaps the player has become disgruntled from sitting on the bench for so long and wishes to leave? Or feels that their development has been hindered by lack of playing time? OR Mark Cuban gives them a free PS2, X-Box and limo to wheedle them over to the Mavs... Is picking a player who ends up pine-riding for 3 years to maximise his potential, then playing well in his 4th year and getting signed by another team a profitable strategy? I would've thought it'd make lottery teams 'feeder-clubs' to the franchises which build through careful Free-Agency and trading (of the lottery picks they don't want to develop!). So anyway, on the back of that rant, I label Kwame a bust is he doesn't produce some numbers next year!
Big guys simply take longer to develop if you want a guy to produce as soon as you draft him don't take kids from high school pffft
There's no way in hell you can label him a bust yet... but his lack of production is ominous. Jermaine O'Neal isn't a good comparison. O'Neal played for a Portland team with the best depth in the NBA. NO way a rookie gets many minutes on a contending team that's so deep. Bender... well... I'm still waiting, and I'm growing more skeptical now. Wouldn't shock me... But Brown hasn't managed any minutes on a team that could really use him to play. And his coach has publicly criticized him. And he's actually older than Eddie Griffin. Would I want him still? yes. But his lack of play is scary...
