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Favorite Wolves Bust You Thought Would Be Good

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KevinBaconIsNotMyHero wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:31 pm Wasn’t a Wolves draft pick but I was absolutely convinced Michael Beasley would be a star when he was traded here. I was all in.
He and Love had a fantastic November together that first year...
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YBBR wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:40 pm Gotta be Randy Foye. Had a few decent years.
His heart just wasn't in the right place.
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YBBR wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:54 pm Where are the Anthony Randolph bobos!? That was a weird time. People were so sold on AR15
I was never a real bobo for him, but I was definitely intrigued. Remember when he scored 35 points that one game?


That was a short bandwagon ride, but it was crowded for a few days!
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I thought AK-47 would be more impactful here than he was.


I thought Alexey Shved was going to be good.



I kinda invisioned this Euro-ball team with Rubio, Shved, Kirilenko, and Pekovic. Didn't really work out. Neat roster, though.
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Beef Supreme wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:47 pm
UnFadeable21 wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:18 pm
Beef Supreme wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:08 pm

Then you’re an idiot.


Sorry.


Naw, he was a true 7 footer, could block shots, had a hook shot and passing ability. He had it all physically. He even put prime Blake Griffin on a poster and was abusing him in the post here in Minnesota.
And had like 8 years of proof in the NBA that he wasn't worth a shit.


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Oh gosh so many.

I even thought Wes Johnson was going to be a damn good player. Never thought super star... More on the Khris Middleton like. Do it all!
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KevinBaconIsNotMyHero wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:31 pm Wasn’t a Wolves draft pick but I was absolutely convinced Michael Beasley would be a star when he was traded here. I was all in.
Beasley WAS great when he was here. He just sort of didn't play a team game.
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LordNu wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:03 pm
KevinBaconIsNotMyHero wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:31 pm Wasn’t a Wolves draft pick but I was absolutely convinced Michael Beasley would be a star when he was traded here. I was all in.
Beasley WAS great when he was here. He just sort of didn't play a team game.
Well I guess I mean he wasn’t a difference maker for winning basketball games.
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Shane Heal, man. 15-year old me saw a lot of myself after that ridiculous display against the Sonics in ‘97.
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UnFadeable21 wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:59 pm
Beef Supreme wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:47 pm
UnFadeable21 wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:18 pm



Naw, he was a true 7 footer, could block shots, had a hook shot and passing ability. He had it all physically. He even put prime Blake Griffin on a poster and was abusing him in the post here in Minnesota.
And had like 8 years of proof in the NBA that he wasn't worth a shit.


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Darko had it all physically, just no heart or desire to play.
Which was obvious THE FIRST 8 YEARS OF HIS NBA CAREER!!!!!


You don't watch a lot of NBA games outside of the Wolves, do you?








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I will remember that Wes Johnson dunk in the first quarter of his first game that was just vicious. Can't remember if it was his first two points or not. Excited for the possibilities that maybe this guy can do a few things! 20 games later.... Wes Johnson sucks. I felt like I was off that dude's bandwagon quicker that maybe any Wolves draft pick.
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Beasley was good his first year here. The dude could really score. Than never really achieved those same heights again. As a reclamation project he was our best chance at a legit superstar at the time.
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Gerald Glass. When I was 10 years old I was convinced that guy was going to be an all-star.
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Beef Supreme wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:51 pm I thought AK-47 would be more impactful here than he was.


I thought Alexey Shved was going to be good.



I kinda invisioned this Euro-ball team with Rubio, Shved, Kirilenko, and Pekovic. Didn't really work out. Neat roster, though.
Shved could have been good. It's possible he just came over too young, He really got beat down mentally in the NBA it seemed. Then went back to Europe to play. I remember his shot seection just being one of his huge NBA downfalls.
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YBBR wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:02 am I will remember that Wes Johnson dunk in the first quarter of his first game that was just vicious. Can't remember if it was his first two points or not. Excited for the possibilities that maybe this guy can do a few things! 20 games later.... Wes Johnson sucks. I felt like I was off that dude's bandwagon quicker that maybe any Wolves draft pick.
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There was quite a bit of Adrian Payne hype when they traded for him
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Anthony Bennett count... :?
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KevinBaconIsNotMyHero wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:31 pm Wasn’t a Wolves draft pick but I was absolutely convinced Michael Beasley would be a star when he was traded here. I was all in.
Yep. I remember the stud he was in college. :(
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I think the obvious answer is marbury, but he had some mental issues that prevented him from reaching his ceiling.

Mccants is another one. Was a hell of a scorer. I remember getting so excited when we drafted him draft night thinking we gotta get at least one of the North Carolina quartet that year
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SHAFA wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:04 am
YBBR wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:02 am I will remember that Wes Johnson dunk in the first quarter of his first game that was just vicious. Can't remember if it was his first two points or not. Excited for the possibilities that maybe this guy can do a few things! 20 games later.... Wes Johnson sucks. I felt like I was off that dude's bandwagon quicker that maybe any Wolves draft pick.
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The Wolves could put together a first and second team of such failures. That is for sure.
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mlhouse wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:31 am The Wolves could put together a first and second team of such failures. That is for sure.
First & second - how about, third, fourth, fifth?!

PG - Flynn, Jaric, James, Avery, & Banks
SG - Rider, Foye, McCants, Muhammad, & Roy
SF - Johnson, Webster, Green, Randolph, & Hayward
PF - Williams, Beasley, Bennett, Griffin, & Payne
C - Laettner, Milicic, Olowokandi, Longley, & Hollins
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mlhouse wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:32 pm Derrick Williams.
Yep.

I thought he was going to be able to shoot threes and handle it and he could not.
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Dubs wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:46 pm
mlhouse wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:31 am The Wolves could put together a first and second team of such failures. That is for sure.
First & second - how about, third, fourth, fifth?!

PG - Flynn, Jaric, James, Avery, & Banks
SG - Rider, Foye, McCants, Muhammad, & Roy
SF - Johnson, Webster, Green, Randolph, & Hayward
PF - Williams, Beasley, Bennett, Griffin, & Payne
C - Laettner, Milicic, Olowokandi, Longley, & Hollins
bennett is the starter on that squad for sure. no questions.
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Dubs wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:46 pm
mlhouse wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:31 am The Wolves could put together a first and second team of such failures. That is for sure.
First & second - how about, third, fourth, fifth?!

PG - Flynn, Jaric, James, Avery, & Banks
SG - Rider, Foye, McCants, Muhammad, & Roy
SF - Johnson, Webster, Green, Randolph, & Hayward
PF - Williams, Beasley, Bennett, Griffin, & Payne
C - Laettner, Milicic, Olowokandi, Longley, & Hollins
Wait... You thought Dorko was going to be good????

Seems like half this list were crappy players when the Wolves got them and stayed crappy.
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Beef Supreme wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:18 pm

You don't watch a lot of NBA games outside of the Wolves, do you?

I know this isn't directed at me, but is something wrong with that? I don't watch any other games other than Wolves games. I don't really care about about the NBA, I only care about the Wolves.

I am sure there are many who only follow the Wolves and not the league, at least not actively.
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Rider for sure.
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Dubs wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:46 pm
mlhouse wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:31 am The Wolves could put together a first and second team of such failures. That is for sure.
First & second - how about, third, fourth, fifth?!

PG - Flynn, Jaric, James, Avery, & Banks
SG - Rider, Foye, McCants, Muhammad, & Roy
SF - Johnson, Webster, Green, Randolph, & Hayward
PF - Williams, Beasley, Bennett, Griffin, & Payne
C - Laettner, Milicic, Olowokandi, Longley, & Hollins
I don't believe no one mentioned OJ Mayo. Seemed like everyone here liked him but me.
Some were mad at me because I was happy we traded him for Kevin Love.
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LordNu wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:49 pm
Beef Supreme wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:18 pm

You don't watch a lot of NBA games outside of the Wolves, do you?

I know this isn't directed at me, but is something wrong with that? I don't watch any other games other than Wolves games. I don't really care about about the NBA, I only care about the Wolves.

I am sure there are many who only follow the Wolves and not the league, at least not actively.
Nothings wrong with it. I don’t watch much non-wolves anymore, but I did ten years ago.


In the context of the conversation I’m having about darko, it’s relevant. If you watched him at all in his career, you’d know what he was. If you didn’t, sure, you saw a legit 7-1 athletic big man and could be excited. If you watched that person actually play basketball, you knew better than to be happy.


So there’s nothing wrong at all about not watching the rest of the league. It just impedes your ability to have informed opinions about the rest of the players across said league.
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Mike Miller. Never a more frustrating player. A shooter who simply refused to shoot. Maddening.
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