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NBA Players that surprised you

  • wildcats20
    hoops23;1029590 wrote:Joe Forte was the man at UNC.

    Kris Lang, Ron Curry, Brendan Haywood, Julius Peppers, Jason Caple, etc..

    Great time for UNC basketball.
    Not to mention Matt Doh. Who decided to change the unis...
  • wes_mantooth
    OJ Mayo was also the next big thing after Lebron came out of ASVSM. He is good, but never really improved that much from high school.
  • wildcats20
    jordo212000;1029592 wrote:Marv Williams never did much at UNC though. He was just a super recruit who played spotty minutes on a really good team. He was a "high potential" guy out of school. Atlanta is still waiting on him to progress haha
    LOL please stop.

    Marvin played over 20 min a game as a FRESHMAN on a National Championship team. He averaged 11 and 7. AS A FRESHMAN.
  • robj55
    hoops23;1029591 wrote:I don't think their games are similar at all. Marvin worked from the post a lot and was freakishly athletic.

    Harrison Barnes is a true wing player and can score from anywhere. Not as athletic though.

    Barnes really reminds me more of Joe Johnson.
    Barnes doesn't have nearly the handle of a Joe Johnson, which is the biggest thing he is missing imo
  • Ironman92
    I'll add Eric Gordon to my surprised list
  • Laley23
    lol. Marvin Williams might have been the best player for UNC as a 6th man. He was unstoppable at times that season.
  • Laley23
    Ironman92;1029604 wrote:I'll add Eric Gordon to my surprised list
    BOOOOO This man!!! lol.

    A lot of people thought he wouldnt do anything, and honestly Im not sure why? A bit undersized, but more explosive and stronger/quicker than most in the league when he was in HS.

    People forget he led the B1G in scoring as a freshman, and played the entire conference season with a broken right wrist.
  • Laley23
    I also thought Wang Zhizhi was the second coming.

    /sarcasm.
  • Ironman92
    Laley23;1029608 wrote:BOOOOO This man!!! lol.

    A lot of people thought he wouldnt do anything, and honestly Im not sure why? A bit undersized, but more explosive and stronger/quicker than most in the league when he was in HS.

    People forget he led the B1G in scoring as a freshman, and played the entire conference season with a broken right wrist.

    I just didn't see him as a 22+ ppg guy.
  • Ironman92
    wes_mantooth;1029598 wrote:OJ Mayo was also the next big thing after Lebron came out of ASVSM. He is good, but never really improved that much from high school.

    He wasn't as dominate at USC as I expected....he's close to what I guessed
  • Commander of Awesome
    Laley23;1029608 wrote:BOOOOO This man!!! lol.

    A lot of people thought he wouldnt do anything, and honestly Im not sure why? A bit undersized, but more explosive and stronger/quicker than most in the league when he was in HS.

    People forget he led the B1G in scoring as a freshman, and played the entire conference season with a broken right wrist.
    I never understood the gordon hate either.
  • Laley23
    Ironman92;1029613 wrote:I just didn't see him as a 22+ ppg guy.
    Gotcha. I personally though he would be a top 10 scorer and still think he will be. But he has been injury prone, and it could derail his career. I am, admittedly, 100% biased though lol.
  • Ironman92
    Old School....Ed Obannon and Marcus Liberty
  • hoops23
    jordo212000;1029592 wrote:Marv Williams never did much at UNC though. He was just a super recruit who played spotty minutes on a really good team. He was a "high potential" guy out of school. Atlanta is still waiting on him to progress haha
    SMFH
  • wildcats20
    Let's just put it this way...

    Carolina doesn't win the National Championship without Marvin.
  • hoops23
    wildcats20;1029600 wrote:LOL please stop.

    Marvin played over 20 min a game as a FRESHMAN on a National Championship team. He averaged 11 and 7. AS A FRESHMAN.
    Not to mention how he took over a big game against Villanova in the Elite 8.
  • jordo212000
    Laley23;1029605 wrote:lol. Marvin Williams might have been the best player for UNC as a 6th man. He was unstoppable at times that season.

    You guys liked him a lot more than Roy Williams did during that season haha.

    He had some good games while there, but he was wildly inconsistent
  • Sonofanump
    I though Gary McLain would have done more after leading Villanova to the title.
  • Commander of Awesome
    jordo212000;1029632 wrote:You guys liked him a lot more than Roy Williams did during that season haha.

    He had some good games while there, but he was wildly inconsistent
    lol
  • Ironman92
    Don't hate Gordon at all.
  • gerb131
    Pick a Rush brother any Rush brother and they dissapoint.
  • Laley23
    jordo212000;1029632 wrote:You guys liked him a lot more than Roy Williams did during that season haha.

    He had some good games while there, but he was wildly inconsistent
    Come on man. He was behind 2 MCD AA. 1 a SR (Williams) and 1 a JR (Sean May). Dont go overboard like he was buried in the doghouse lol.

    When it mattered, vs Illinois, Marvin was in and hit the go ahead basket to win the title. I dont remember exactly, but once he got accustomed to the college game, it seemed his play took off (right around conference play maybe..UNC fans??)
  • Skyhook79
    Worse: Chris Duhon
    JJ Reddick
    Shelden Williams
    Mike Dunleavy
    Dhantay Jones
    Trajan Langdon
    Shavlik Randolph
    John Wall
    Jeff Green

    Better: Kevin Love
    Lamarcus Aldridge
    James Harden
    Stephen Curry
    Russell Westbrook
    Al Horford
  • gerb131
    JJ Reddick far exceeded my expectations.
  • Ironman92
    gerb131;1029646 wrote:JJ Reddick far exceeded my expectations.

    I think many are hedging on mentioning him....he is way more functional on a good team than just about anyone thought he would.