If any of you ever saw the 1979 Oilers-Chargers playoff game, you would not say Gifford Nielson was a bust.
Buck Johnson was not a bust- I believe he was picked 20th back when there were only 23 picks in the first round. He was a starter for a couple of years as well. Not sure I'd ever call a late-first rounder a bust anyway. No Drabek or Swindell?
i just remember the expectations for buck being pretty high. i thought he was a higher pick than that, too. jim clancy should be added to that list, if he's not there. huge bust.
Steve Francis may have been dissappointment, but calling him a bust is silly. The guy was still very productive, and he did lead this team to 3 seasons above .500.
Sampson's stats were improving every year. Even made it to the finals in 1986. Far from a bust. Pickens and Slaughter came on board at the end of their careers. Pickens still remains one of the best recievers in Bengals history. Instead of them you should have said Steve Largent who was cut by the Oilers. Joe Sambito, 1979 All-Star. Far from a bust
Speaking of Drabek, I saw the Seinfeld episode a couple of days ago where Kramer was b****ing about the Yankees losing the young prospects and Drabek was one of the guys he mentioned. I hate to say this but he was a bust for the Astros. Nice guy though, he went to my high school and graduated a few years ahead of me, but he would come back and pitch batting practice to us before he went to spring training.
Cameron Drew: Really it's kinda mysterious. The guy was drafted # 12 in the nation in '85 and hit .291 during his first pro season at Auburn, then took off. . .Led the South Atlantic League for 1986 in home runs and RBI's, while finishing second in batting average, and swept the league's MVP award. After being promoted to AA Columbus the next year, was an All-Star in the Southern League, too, hitting .313 with 14 home runs through the July 13 break. Fell to .280 for the season during the second half, but then torched the PCL during the first half of 1988, and was actually at .373 when an inflamed knee shut him down for five weeks. Only hit .188 in his September call up to the dome, but that probably wasn't a big deal, right? Entering 1989, Drew had made his league's all star team every year but his first. He must have gone into spring training as the favorite to make the Houston roster. . .Then nothing. He never played another game in the Astros organization
1. Scottie Pippen 2. Snotty Quiten 3. Scottie "I couldn't do anything without MJ" Pippen - Matt Maloney - Mirsad Turckan - Daryle Ward - Tony Boselli - Jermaine Lewis - Any reliever on the 2004 Astros not named Lidge Oh I'm forgetting someone.....oh yeah, the 2004 Astros... One last bust, that's right the 2004 "we suck so damn bad" Disastros.
If by "improving every year." you mean "declined every year after his second year" then you're correct. http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SAMPSRA01
Notice the "Games Played" column Sam. Assists, rebounds as well as steals all improved even with less "games played"
He was supposed to do that for many, many years. He didn't live up to his potential due to his injuries. I consider that a bust.
I still have Cameron Drew's 1986 minor league baseball card. He was an "athlete" that had superstar potential until knee injuries really screwed him up. I would never consider someone who was injured a bust. Busts are those players who are expected to do well and then just sucked. Eddie Griffin is a bust.
