The curse of #2

that one hell of a list but i think 2005 is too early to call as i remember marvin willams put 20 points on us

 

Good list.

Two corrections, however.

Terry Cummings was no slouch. His career was as good as Dominique's.
Sam Bowie's problem was primarily injuries. Jordan would make any #2 pick look bad.

 

lol lol lol lol lol

 

Stevie was better than Bdiddy til recently.

 

For the first 9 or 10 seasons of his career, Cummings was every bit worthy of the #2 pick, and maybe even the #1 pick (his stats were better than Worthy's). IIRC, Cummings had a nasty knee injury after his first few years with the Spurs and returned just a shell of his former self.

 

Even with some corrections, this is still an impressive list. It seems #3 turns out better than #2 most of the time. Interesting.

 

Durant won't be better because of a chip on his shoulder. He's just the best player in the draft.

 

This draft is an exception because Oden and Durant, IMO, aren't #1 and #2. They're more like #1A and #1B. Portland can feel good about any pick they make RIGHT NOW because each player deserves to be number one. How they play and perform over their careers...that we will have to wait and see..but right now, Portland can't lose with either one.

 

steve francis wasn't okay? he was a three time all star and co-rookie of the year. I understand the last two seasons have been forgetable, but to lump him in with a group of cursed athletes is sort of stretching. he and baron have had similar careers, baron's had a good year last year but he's been injury prone his entire career.

 

I was going to start a thread about underrated eighties players a couple of weeks ago. number one on my list was going to be terry cummings. I was a huge fan of his game as a kid.

played in an unfortunate era of great teams. his division included jordan and isiah, that's rough.

 

2007 Yi Julian (sp?) #3

Becomes the next KG.