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06-17-2010, 12:36 AM #61
PC Addition - Sports Card Bust #12: Kwame Brown
On the eve of game 7 of the NBA Finals, I feel it's my duty to pay homage to one of the biggest Sports Card Busts of the decade. Without Kwame Brown, the Lakers may not have acquired Pau Gasol. Without Gasol, there's a chance that Kobe would have demanded out of L.A. Without Kobe, the Lakers aren't in tomorrow night's game.
In 2001, Kwame Brown was drafted by Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards with their #1 pick in the NBA draft. He originally signed a letter of intent to play of the University of Florida, but backed out to enter the draft. Obviously, expectations were high because he was the #1 pick in the draft... plus Mr. Airness made the decision to draft him.
Unfortunately, Mr. Brown never lived up to those expectations. He's averaged 6.7 ppg, 1.0 apg, & 5.4 rpg over the past 9 seasons. I'm sure Washington was excited to dump him off to the Lakers.
As a Lakers fan and a sports fan in general, I was disappointed and frustrated with Kwame Brown. It sucks to hear that a player on your team isn't trying their hardest and unfortunately that what was frequently being reported.
However on February 1st, 2008 the basketball gods answered Lakers fans' prayers and sent them a gift. In one of the most lopsided deals in NBA history, the Lakers acquired Pau Gasol for a couple of 1st round draft picks, Marc Gasol, a couple of role players, and of course the man of the hour, Mr. Kwame Brown.
So I want to wish all of my fellow Lakers fans the best of luck. I'm sure either way it'll be one helluva game. But it makes you wonder, would the Lakers be in this position without Kwame Brown.
If you're interested in reading other articles like these... please check out my blog: The Chronicles of Fuji
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07-02-2010, 10:39 AM #62
PC Addition - Sports Card Bust #14, 15, & 16: Tri (три) Alexandres
My newest additions to my Sports Card Bust PC are three athletes who have three things in common. They all played hockey, they all have first names that sound the same, and they all are huge sports card busts.
I'll start with the most recent and save the best for last. In 2001, the Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Alexander Svitov with the 3rd overall pick in the NHL draft. Svitov played in 179 games during his 3 year NHL career. As a center, he posted career NHL totals of 13 goals and 24 assists for a whopping 37 points. He's presently playing in his hometown in Russia for Avangard Omsk.
Next up, we have Alexandre Volchkov. Before the Washington Capitals selected one of the best Alex's in the game (Mr. Ovechkin), they drafted one of the worst picks in the history of the NHL. Some of you may have never heard of Mr. Volchkov, but that's because he played in only 3 NHL games. His incredible talent wasn't enough to overcome his attitude issues. He played several seasons in the OHL, IHL, and AHL before heading back to finish his career in Russia. He retired from hockey after the 2002-03 season.
This morning I searched Google and typed in "biggest NHL draft busts" and clicked on the first 5 results. All of the search results were Top 10 NHL draft busts. The final Alexandre was the #1 draft bust on three of the five lists and #2 on another. If you're wondering, he was ranked the 5th biggest draft bust by Sports Illustrated's Tom Layberger.
Have you figured out which Alexandre it is? It's not Mr. Mogilny, nope he was a draft day stud (89th pick in the 1988 NHL draft = 4 all-star game appearances, 473 goals, & 1,032 points over a 16 year career).
It's Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa's 1st pick of the 1993 NHL draft. Normally, I might not add a player like Daigle to this list since he played 10 seasons in the NHL and tallied over 300 points. However, it's hard to argue the fact that so many people have labeled him the greatest NHL draft bust of all-time.
So there you have it... three Alex's that weren't so great. Thanks for reading and stay tuned. I have a few more busts arriving any day now.
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07-02-2010, 10:59 AM #63
PC Addition - Sports Card Bust #13: Brien Taylor
I forgot to add my 13th addition... this was originally posted on my blog: The Chronicles of Fuji
Today's hobby hype is all about Stephen Strasburg. Ten years ago, people were drooling over Mark Prior. Twenty years ago, the New York Yankees drafted Brien Taylor with the first overall pick in the MLB amateur draft.
I'm headed out to dinner, so I'll keep this short and simple. Brien Taylor is one of the greatest draft busts of all time. Scouts were all over his fastball back in 1991 and so were the Yankees. They were so anxious to have him, they gave him a 1.55 million dollar signing bonus. He turned around and built his parents a brick house and bought himself a black Ford Mustang.
What did the Yankees get for that money? Well due to an injury, he never pitched an inning in the big leagues. In fact, he never made it past AA ball. He pitched for seven seasons in the minors and earned a career pitching record of 22-30 with a 5.12 ERA.
As of 2006, Mr. Taylor lived with his parents in the brick house he had built and was driving the same black Mustang.
I don't recall what collector's were dropping for his 1992 rookie cards, but Strasburg collectors might want to reconsider spending hundreds of dollars on a pitcher who only has 3 career starts. Even if he has a stellar rookie season, he could always turn out to be the next Dr. K.
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07-07-2010, 10:03 PM #64
This is a great trip back in time that reminds you how crazy collectors were for some of these player's cards. Thanks for putting this together. Quite the different and interesting read!
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07-07-2010, 10:30 PM #65
Thanks for the read... this is my living set... it'll keep growing as long as I'm collecting and as along as there are sports busts.
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07-09-2010, 12:06 PM #66
David Klingler - 1st round (dont remember what pick though)
Andre Ware (pick 7 - just out of the top 5)
Jeff George is certainly a bust too considering his hype.
Rashaan Salaam
Dave Brown
Tim Biakabutuka
BRIAN BOSWORTH
HEATH SHULER
TONY MANDARICH
Bruce Pickens
Blair Thomas
KiJana Carter
Todd Marinovich
Andre Bruce
CHARLES ROGERS
Joey Harrington
David Carr
DESMOND HOWARD
Mike Williams OT
Andre Wadsworth
Baseball:
Josh Booty
Matt Anderson
Basketball:
Joe Smith?
Kwame Brown
Danny Ferry
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Robert Traylor
SHAWN BRADLEY
Jonathan Bender
Stromile Swift
MARCUS FIZER
Jay Williams
ADAM MORRISON
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07-09-2010, 12:35 PM #67
xposipx - thanks for the awesome suggestions... I've picked up most of my original list... so I'm probably going to start expanding it (well... after I acquire my original sports bust pc wantlist.
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07-09-2010, 12:56 PM #68
I actually have this from your original list FT:
Unfortunately his stuff still sells somewhat well considering the facts. I would trade it for the White/Smith jersey and the Bruce auto. It's still PC for me, but I think it's time to let go considering I really disliked him in college as a LSU fan.
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07-09-2010, 01:21 PM #69
xposipx - thanks for the offer... but I'm a patient man. I'll wait until his autos drop... they produce so many autographs of the draft picks these days that eventually supply will definitely exceed demand.
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07-09-2010, 01:25 PM #70
Very unique PC idea! I'll definitely be following!
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Originally Posted by schillingfan 
