Who you have been wrong about?

I never said he was gonna stink or anything, but I wasn't very high on Tim Duncan.

I also thought Sean Elliott was bound for superstardom, not mere respectability.

Many moons ago I was more enamored with sheer athleticism, and I thought Milt Newton and Robert Brickey would make good pros.

Most of my bad picks have been when I've gone against consensus opinion. If I agree with the consensus, I usually just don't even express it (e.g. I don't think there was much of a consensus in favor of Tayshaun Prince).

I've been really right going against the grain on some things too though. I remember guaranteeing Nick Van Exel would have a better and longer career than Shawn Bradley the year Bradley went 2nd and Van Exel went 37th.

 

Vince Young. [/dipshit Hondo]

 

I'd put his major championship record in the Top 10.

 

Think I got ya beat.

Saw Kobe Bryant in his final high-school game and couldn't understand the fuss.

 

I'll trade you my Brooks Kieschnick cards for them.

 

I have 200 Roger Salkelds.

 

Who wants a Nigel Wilson rookie?

 

Ben McDonald.

 

who was the Pacers GM in 1992 when they picked Scott Haskin with the 12th pick in the first round?

 

The next time Scott Boras says he's only got his client's best interests in mind, remember this: McDonald needed to make one more start to vest a $2 million option in 1997. He took the mound with a sore shoulder, earned his $2 mil and never pitched again.

And earlier in 1997, the Brewers offered McDonald a three-year extension worth $18 million. Boras turned it down because it wasn't four years at $24 million.

Hope Ben invested well.

 

Cue Afroman.....La, La, La Laaaahhh...


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Another for the hockey fans -- I watched Pat Falloon play a few times when he was in Spokane in the Western Hockey League, and thought he would be an absolute star in the NHL. Wrong - though his nickname, Fat Balloon, may be some indication of the problem.
Another for the hockey fans -- I watched Pat Falloon play a few times when he was in Spokane in the Western Hockey League, and thought he would be an absolute star in the NHL. Wrong - though his nickname, Fat Balloon, may be some indication of the problem.[/quote]

I also thought Falloon would be a long-term scoring stud....and while I loved him as a junior, I would've lost lots of dough if you bet me Falloon's mini-mate on the Chiefs Ray Whitney would have had a longer and more productive NHL career.

Bryan Berard was the best junior player I ever saw...was dominant as a 17-year old rookie, did whatever he wanted with the puck and would drop the mitts with anyone. He showed some glimpses of that ability pre-eye injury, but never came close to fulfilling his massive potential.

I never thought Todd Bertuzzi would amount to much at the NHL level. Took too many bad penalties, couldn't control his temper and, while talented and physically dominating, put it into cruise control more often than not. Oh wait, that sounds like most of his NHL career, too.