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Yao in top 10 #1 Draft picks since 1985

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Jaee, May 19, 2009.

  1. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    Unless you are the Spurs, and you throw one season when your star gets hurt, thus building a dynasty.
     
  2. Fatty FatBastard

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    So who are the worst #1 picks?
     
  3. ibm

    ibm Member

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    in the same time span? gotta be kwame. but he shouldn't have been drafted #1 to begin with. candyman was pretty bad too.
     
  4. durvasa

    durvasa Member

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    Here's the rest:

    brad daugherty
    danny manning
    pervis ellison
    glenn robinson
    joe smith
    michael olowokandi
    elton brand
    kenyon martin
    kwame brown
    andrew bogut
    andrea bargnani
    greg oden
    derrick rose
     
  5. juicystream

    juicystream Member

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    When you look through those players you only see a few players that did't have decent careers. Ellison was perpetually injured, though had a couple of good seasons. Of course Olowokandi and Brown have been complete disasters. Oden/Bargnani the jury is still out on. Manning, Daugherty, & Brand were all-star players who have been hurt by injury, but still had enough really good NBA seasons.
     
  6. Roxxx4life

    Roxxx4life Member

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    I would say the "candyman." I haven't heard about him for a long time. I would say Kwame is almost in the same situation... Greg Oden has not really prove anything at all either... But I'm sure that he will be a tremendous player IF he stays healthy...
     
  7. ShutURBiG!

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    MJ was 3rd pick, I believe.
     
  8. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    brad daugherty and yao have eerily similar careers hopefully yao can play longer.
     
  9. JLEW1818

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    If they all came out today, in their primes.. i would take

    1) O'Neil
    2) Duncan
    3) Lebron
     
  10. nsjoe

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    lmao at jordan or dream not going number 1 in 1984.
     
  11. cson

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    Sooooo, he made the top 47%? Oh Skittles!!
     
  12. wekko368

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    The 1984 draft was not a ping-pong ball draft and was therefore excluded from the ranking.
     
  13. RiceDaddy7

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    Why 1985? Why not 1984, then we can put Hakeem :)
     
  14. RiceDaddy7

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    Ah, that answered my question.
     
  15. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    shaq
    duncan
    lebron
    d rob
    c webb
    ewing
    iverson
    Yao
    Howard
    Coleman
     
  16. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Dream did go number 1 in 1984.
    1. Olajuwon
    2. Bowie
    3. Jordan
    4. Perkins
    5. Barkley
     
  17. Obito

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    Fixed.
     
  18. Obito

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    Derrick Rose will be a superstar, I think everyone knows that...and if not for injuries, Brand would be in the top 10 list too.
     
  19. thedopefiend

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    cant believe Coleman made it
     
  20. dback816

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    He did have like....3 really good years?

    Iverson is awful besides the MVP year, Webber should be way higher in the list
     

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