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Yo Dom how would you feel about a mid season single elimination tournament in each division as a way to make the season more interesting? I know Adam silver is thinking of adding some other kind of event to change things up. This way theres a legit divisional crown instead of just whoever has the best record.
Thabeet could be useful off the bench on a playoff team if the right team took a chance. If Rudy Gobert can find a niche with his limited offense, then anything is possible.
With all due respect the reason why Steph Curry was able to take power not even is because of his ability to shoot but injuries Steph went through all the injuries when guys like d-rose and Russell Westbrook were considered the two best point guards in the league now after D Rose has been hurt and Russell Westbrook being injured at points in his career led to the elevation of Steph Curry because with all due respect had Russell and Kevin Durant been healthy going into the 2014-2015 postseason I don't think the Warriors would have beat them if Kyrie and Kevin Love with healthy the Warriors wouldn't have won the finals and they proved it because next year you went down 3-1 and had Kevin Durant not wanting to join your team you wouldn't have went to the finals and you blew a 3-1 lead and in the grand scheme of things no point guard in the last 25 years has been able to win Finals MVP and be the best player on his team wow averaging 25 or more let alone having that shooting first mindset so realistically teams were looking for people to be Playmakers because it's easier to find guys who have won championships averaging six or more assist at the guard position then it would be to find somebody averaging 25 or more
Fun fact: Skip Bayless (yes that skip bayless) at the time before the draft, said that he would take Steph 1st overall than Blake Griffin. 10 years later he couldn’t be more right. Shows of the few times Skip was actually right lol.
Lakers fan probably but he does made some crazy predictions that he turned out right tho. Like how russ will average a triple double when KD went to Golden State and he will win MVP.
@@lionelhowell4972 i mean who the fuck cares. Barkley don't want to play for the 76ers and they still drafted him. Isiah Thomas wanted to be drafted by the Chicago bulls and Detroit still picked him. Everyone knew Steph Curry was a revolutionary player they were just looking the different direction because dunking sells tickets but shooting wins you championships.
For someone as bad as Thabeet (no offense) even an ideal situation wouldn’t make much of a difference. At UCONN my dad saw him get completely faked out by a simple move, and could tell even at that time he didn’t have the IQ/feel for the game, despite his height.
I don't feel bad for him at all. He got millions of dollars that he really didn't deserve at the time and is set for life. Good for him that he's trying to be back in the game and wish he succeeds, but you can't really feel 'bad' for the dude.
I actually seen Jonny Flynn a few months back.. we’re from the same hometown Niagara Falls, NY. From what I hear he’s doing pretty good, don’t think he’s still playing ball anymore but he’s back home taking care of his family. He always helps lead an annual community event we have here every year in the city .
Joaquin cuz they dont watch the games, don’t know basketball such as the little things that Curry does that they wouldn’t be able to do for even a minute in an NBA game. Or they just watch the highlights which is just people scoring. Cant bother arguing with those people who dont truly watch the game.
Awesome, entertaining and overall well-made video, Dom. It's always interesting going back into the time machine and seeing who the new faces of the NBA were back a decade ago and seeing where they ended up. I'm glad you didn't just make this a "bust or not" video and actually made it a lot more nuanced. Hindsight is definitely 20/20, but videos like these show just how much of a role luck, bad luck (injuries), bad management, and the evolution of the game play in determining the outcome of any given player's career. I very clearly remember how hyped Thabeet was, and Johnny Flynn is a name I was much more familiar with at the time than James Harden or even Blake Griffin (I only knew him from the cover of that college basketball video game, haha). Tyreke Evans was a beast back then. But how on Earth an organization is supposed to predict the crazy factors that completely change the course of a career is beyond me, so it really makes you wonder if their draft picks could be considered mistakes (for the reasons you mention, I.e. stockier, more athletic guards being generally more favorable than shoot-first guards). All in all, once again, a very cool and very thought-provoking video.
No one could’ve predicted Curry. He’s revolutionised the game. Can’t see what you’ve never seen before 😂 he’s a bit of Nash, Allen, Iverson wrapped into one - I see people need explanation: Brains like Nash, Shot like Allen, Handles and flare like A.I. SIMPLE.
I see Nash and Ray but he’s nothing like Iverson, people over rate iverson’s shooting ability, he had a shot but he was way more of a slasher and a pure scorer
@@brockforster8104 when you said Iverson, I thought you meant with the handles. Curry can take it to the basket whenever he feels like, he just doesn't do it unless he's having a poor shooting night. So, I do think a little bit of AI is ok.
@x Florio even in college after his march madness stint, i thought his career at best was gonna be on damian lillards trajectory, that was my projected absolute ceilin for steph. i knew he had ice cold veins in his blood, but i thought he was too small & not athletic enough to be ur franchise cornerstone. of course i didnt think he was gonna be like this, nobody couldve predicted this.
Pumpii did you not watch how game 6 was going? Dubs were on pace to win that one, then it woulda been the reigning dynasty against the inexperienced Raptors in a winner take all game 7.. I like the dubs in that one too
@@viresproductions well at least don't say "everyone knows" cause you know that's not true. It's still an unpopular opinion. You kinda sound like a salty warrior fan rn. Toronto deserved the win, end of story. Give them some credit and stop making excuses for golden state.
DeRozan was considered a very risky pick at the time, a great athlete but very raw. Toronto did an excellent job developing him and he worked his butt off to become a great player. Jordan Hill had a lot of raw talent, but I don't think he was very driven.
Ikr? He is a point guard yet the kings fucked him up and made him a forward. He could easily make a comeback, look at the grizzlies. Conley was down and he was given the opportunity to play as a point. Averaged nearly 20 and 6 assists. Not your average numbers. And then pacers got him and fucked him up again.
Anyone who knows a little about Stephen Curry's past shortly before the NBA knew that NBA teams were worried that he was way too small for the league. They knew he could shoot, but thought he was too little. Even the Warriors didn't see that potential, but because these 6 players got taken before Steph, the Warriors picked him up. As early as Monta Ellis left, the Warriors saw that Steph could do so much for the team.
I remember when the warriors were going to trade curry for bogut when he was on the bucks but the bucks changed they’re mind and wanted monta instead 😂.. imagine a steph and Giannis duo
his inability to finish his turnovers his lack of being a true point and his small frame meant he was liability on defense and he was also injury plagued due to a report on shaky ankles that caused him to drop as well as playing at a d2 school davidson rather than a legit school like n carolina ..for the first 4 years this seemed true...he was injur risk and seemed to small to change the franchise but he did
Comes down to the team. Worriors Team was by far the best in the League even before KD came. You can't blame Harden for that. They actually played great to force a game 7
@Blakk Dymond he was a point guard he played point in college. You clearly didn't know that. He played best at the point. That's why his best season was when he played point his rookie season.
Nah can't blame " a set" squad as an excuse for poor development, spurs and raptors devolped Kawhi and Siakam respectively while being championship contenders, it comes down to a franchise poorly developing their players
@@Dom2K 1st shit man, crazy to get a reply from you, love all the shit you do 2nd: fair enough, I'm not going to lie I got tunnel vision after the starting 5 point because it's an argument I hear so much and it just bugs me. No situation is a bad situation. It just comes to being a good franchise because that trumps all
I agree. Steph improved his game IMMENSELY after getting into the NBA. It's really not something a lot of people would've expected. People also never expected him to literally "ruin the game." Blake had insane athleticism and had a lot more upside. Just watching him play in college you knew that he was gonna be an All-Star. He was the clear #1 pick. When you're the GM, you don't just gamble with the #1 pick.
It’s rare that first pick in the draft ends up being the best player. Wiggins was everybody first pick especially after Embiid got injured. That’s not even close now
Harden was happy with the sixth man role and didn’t want to leave. But because of the way teams were being built back then they traded him. I think Harden is glad that they did now....
@@Monk-Amani. nop they didnt want to pay harden an extra 4 million now all they have is houston and the warriors kicking their ass each playoffs , led by formar okc players lolll
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thats what im afraid of. i love mo and i wish he went somewhere else but it looks like vucevic is gone so maybe when he heals up he'll be starting next year
Can we just take a few seconds out to acknowledge what my Knickerbockers did wit the number 8 pick? That's right! They had no plan b and panic picked Jordan Hill.... Good Job Dolan
Just a little reminder on how many critics at the time thought that picking Curry at #7 was a reach. I didn't agree, because even then, I thought he could at least be as good as Reggie Miller. Man, was I selling him short.
Most fools don't understand - Curry isn't just the greatest shooter in NBA history, he's arguably the greatest leader as well, one who can allow his teammates to shine and create a great locker room atmosphere required to win championships and so selfless like he ain't human. Passing on him was on par with Portland passing on MJ.
You are stupid. The greatest leader? I think the championships can be accomplished with 4 all stars and a 6th man of the year. Are you forgetting the years when he lead the warriors to top 5 worst records in the nba the warriors weren’t shit until they got 3 hall of fame players
Pone Vongsouvan still has 2 superstars and a borderline all star. I guess you just ignore klay carrying the entire team the first half or the fact steph shot 11 free throws in 2 quarters
Any chance we see a revival with this series? Very interesting way of incorporating both the draft and how the NBA landscape was in each video. Players like Paul Pierce and Gilbert Arenas would be interesting to look at.
I remember watching Flynn & Hasheem Thabeet in the longest College Basketball game I've ever seen. Syracuse and UCONN played something like 6 Overtime periods and I admit, I thought Jonny Flynn was going to be amazing in the NBA. Steph Curry was so exciting to watch at Davidson, so I wanted him to do well in the NBA, I wouldn't say he was underrated based on his age & build at the time. I also remember everyone kinda just assuming the Knicks would draft one of the Hyped up Point Guards, but them Minnesota had to draft 2 & then the Warriors shocked everyone by taking Curry despite having Ellis & Davis.
Steph is one in a billion. No one knew his true potential at the time, including the warriors management. Some saw him as a better or worse fit depending on the type of squad they were trying to build. In retrospect the vision is always 20/20. Also, he thrives with GSW the way he never would have with Knicks. Green, Iggy and Klay were just as instrumental to this saga of success that is GSW
eh I don't think Flynn or anyone else should be looked down upon for being drafted before curry, he came out of Davidson and no one expected him to go top 3, it was a hit or miss pick for the warriors and man did they hit a home run
Yeah but anyone who watched Curry play at Davidson should have known he was special. He was playing at a much higher level than anyone in college basketball.
@@RR-vu3ol then why was he choosen 6th overall... NO ONE expected or couldve expected steph to turn out the way he did. Your tryna tell me the scouts for the first 5 teams didnt scout curry... come on man
I remember this draft which had a ton of good players. Knicks fans are still salty to this day they didn't get Curry, but I don't think he would have developed the way he did on any other team and not have been as good. Marc Jackson did a great job of developing him and Klay into the splash brothers and he was the one that warned us of the future to be.
Worst pick was the one after Curry, NYK wanted him and was one pick away. The person they drafted was a bust!!! On top of that DeMar DeRozan was picked up after that scrub... It's a sad life being a knick fan 😅
Jordan hill, but knicks too stupid to develop their players. David lee was there and were pushing for the playoffs they could have went for a guard instead.
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Hey Dom, I got an idea for a video You could do a “Top 10 what if moments in nba history” For example what if mike never retired or what if there was a kobe-lebron finals Love your content keep it up
Paul Le Fevre *in my opinion* he just travels and he chucks up shots that he hopes go in. other than that, like his finishes i’d choose over almost anyone. but tbh, he needs to stop taking so many threes🤷🏽♀️
True. What bothers me more though is that people call Greg Oden or Markelle Fultz a bust because of injuries yet people don't seem to bring up Michael Olowakandi.
@@lenirish Just Looked it up. It was 1998, and the top 10 picks included Mike Bibby, Antwan Jamison, Vince Carter, Jason Williams, Larry Hughes, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce.
This is a dope retrospect of the hype of Johnny Flynn dude was really nice I often wonder what he would’ve done in the nba, and you’re right he was the type of guard the nba salivated over, ultra athletic.I liked curry but I had no idea he’d change the you can’t win shooting jump shots narrative forever.
That scouting report is gold because Even tho it looks bad Don Nelson already had a vision and Steve Kerr took it to a whole new level we have never seen. Don Nelson might be forgotten by NBA fans but dubs fan will treasure this man forever mark my words.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD ASSESSMENT OF EACH! THE GUYS TODAY DON'T REALIZE IT TAKES DEDICATION TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE, INVOLVED IN BEING CHOSEN,BY A TEAM! THINK ABOUT THIS: GOLDEN STATE WOULD HAVE 5 TITLES IF IT WEREN'T FOR A FEW INCIDENCES THAT DERAILED THAT NUMBER! ALL WITH STEPH AT THE HELMS OF THOSE TEAMS! WOW! OF COURSE, HE NEEDED DRAY AND KLAY TO AUGMENT HIS EFFORTS! IF GOLDEN STATE DRAFTS RIGHT, WATCH OUT! EARL OF EL BARRIO, NYC, N.Y. 4/8/20. 11.42 am
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Thabeet deserves another chance. He’s got such incredible potential if he had the right coaching. He’s devoted and determined. I hope I see him on the court again
Lol curry was cooking in college, I never doubted his finishing abilities. The only shot they took at curry was that he wasn't your "athletic " pg while some similar dude from Canada had 2 mvps 3 years prior.
This is an old video but, lemme just say thankyou to the warriors and also knicks for recognizing curry, if he wasn't drafted we wouldn't see this out of this world player who changed basketball💙💛
@@12savage68 Jordan had 6, Duncan had 5, Kobe had 5. You telling me they didn't win as much cause they weren't great from 3? Curry aunt ever won Finals MVP either btw
The title says "Where are they now", and also he said in the beginning it was because he wasnt the ideal player for the game back then, but obviously now its changed
There were 6 players drafted before Steph Curry.
Where are they now?
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Yo Dom how would you feel about a mid season single elimination tournament in each division as a way to make the season more interesting? I know Adam silver is thinking of adding some other kind of event to change things up. This way theres a legit divisional crown instead of just whoever has the best record.
FUCK YOU AND YOUR FANDUEL ADS I FUCKING HATE ADS
Thabeet could be useful off the bench on a playoff team if the right team took a chance. If Rudy Gobert can find a niche with his limited offense, then anything is possible.
With all due respect the reason why Steph Curry was able to take power not even is because of his ability to shoot but injuries Steph went through all the injuries when guys like d-rose and Russell Westbrook were considered the two best point guards in the league now after D Rose has been hurt and Russell Westbrook being injured at points in his career led to the elevation of Steph Curry because with all due respect had Russell and Kevin Durant been healthy going into the 2014-2015 postseason I don't think the Warriors would have beat them if Kyrie and Kevin Love with healthy the Warriors wouldn't have won the finals and they proved it because next year you went down 3-1 and had Kevin Durant not wanting to join your team you wouldn't have went to the finals and you blew a 3-1 lead and in the grand scheme of things no point guard in the last 25 years has been able to win Finals MVP and be the best player on his team wow averaging 25 or more let alone having that shooting first mindset so realistically teams were looking for people to be Playmakers because it's easier to find guys who have won championships averaging six or more assist at the guard position then it would be to find somebody averaging 25 or more
If this were a mike korzemba video there would've been a thousand comments about a forty inch vertical by now
But here you're the only one who went for it
Ironic, the comment directly below
JoeBro915 same😂
If it were Mike Korzemba I would have cancer
The NBA Storyteller ah, yes, mr Zack Johnson it’s been awhile
“And if the knicks still played today” lolol gotten
The Kings mismanaged Tyreke's progression so bad. If they kept him at the PG position instead of sliding him to SF he would have been a beast.
Fat Fuck not like curry tho.. curry is already an all time great but Evans would’ve been a beast
Damn you past Sacramento! DAMN YOU!
Joaquin definitely wouldn't argue against that
Yup, I had no idea what they was even doing. Sacramento screwed him up.
Carlos Vazquez considering their track record it's plausible
Fun fact: Skip Bayless (yes that skip bayless) at the time before the draft, said that he would take Steph 1st overall than Blake Griffin. 10 years later he couldn’t be more right.
Shows of the few times Skip was actually right lol.
That was just a wild guess, but damn he's right on cue there.
Lakers fan probably but he does made some crazy predictions that he turned out right tho. Like how russ will average a triple double when KD went to Golden State and he will win MVP.
Blind squirrels and broken clocks.
Lakers fan nah, he was very aware of Curry’s skillset and what he could be.
A broken clock is right two times a day!!!
It’s simple they were just like curry but with a 40 INCH VERTICAL
Makes so much sense now.
They were just like curry hell naw
TIMBERWOLVES DID WANT HIM BUT DELL CURRY PHONED US AND SAID STEPH DOES NOT WANT TO PLAY HERE.. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT....
@@lionelhowell4972 i mean who the fuck cares. Barkley don't want to play for the 76ers and they still drafted him. Isiah Thomas wanted to be drafted by the Chicago bulls and Detroit still picked him. Everyone knew Steph Curry was a revolutionary player they were just looking the different direction because dunking sells tickets but shooting wins you championships.
Black Rain 黒雨 no defence wins you championships, shooting and offence wins tickets
“3 titles that’ll probably go on to be four in a few months”
Kawhi: aha ahhahaha
Amit Saini someone’s still bitter
That is true but we still won lol
nahhh... injuries: aha ahhahaha
@ Banwagoon
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Nah. Raptors still would've won
Yea I do feel bad for Thabeet to where he was drafted into a situation where he couldn’t develop like he should
It wasn't a great situation for him, but it was pretty clear that he didn't belong in the NBA. He looked completely lost out there.
That's the risk of drafting based on best player available vs. best fit you risk getting a guy who doesn't even fit in your plans
Sounds like markelle fultz
For someone as bad as Thabeet (no offense) even an ideal situation wouldn’t make much of a difference.
At UCONN my dad saw him get completely faked out by a simple move, and could tell even at that time he didn’t have the IQ/feel for the game, despite his height.
I don't feel bad for him at all. He got millions of dollars that he really didn't deserve at the time and is set for life. Good for him that he's trying to be back in the game and wish he succeeds, but you can't really feel 'bad' for the dude.
I actually seen Jonny Flynn a few months back.. we’re from the same hometown Niagara Falls, NY. From what I hear he’s doing pretty good, don’t think he’s still playing ball anymore but he’s back home taking care of his family. He always helps lead an annual community event we have here every year in the city .
Hakeem, Embiid, Nash etc who started playing ball late but became successful are extreme outliers. It's crazy how skilled they became.
ADAJ3 hard work beats talent
Don't be forgetting Rodman who also started playing ball in his teens
Timmy D as well. He was into swimming or something like that.
Giannis too
@@snrkskn1 Giannis started at 13, which is not that late and definitely nowhere near Rodman, who was already 21 and waited 4 more years to be drafted.
Dang near a minute and a half ad... you better have gotten paid well fam...
Nobody else is gonna pay my bills so
@@Dom2K amen to that
And ppl STILL say today all he can do is shoot 😂😂🤦♂️🤦♂️
Joaquin cuz they dont watch the games, don’t know basketball such as the little things that Curry does that they wouldn’t be able to do for even a minute in an NBA game. Or they just watch the highlights which is just people scoring.
Cant bother arguing with those people who dont truly watch the game.
@@tophighlitez6176 chill its thruth he only shoots lol
@@angelcruz598 yeah aight
Joaquin and people say he’s not a good pg because he only averages 5 assist
as if that's a bad thing? I thought the objective was to put the ball through the hoop?
Awesome, entertaining and overall well-made video, Dom. It's always interesting going back into the time machine and seeing who the new faces of the NBA were back a decade ago and seeing where they ended up. I'm glad you didn't just make this a "bust or not" video and actually made it a lot more nuanced. Hindsight is definitely 20/20, but videos like these show just how much of a role luck, bad luck (injuries), bad management, and the evolution of the game play in determining the outcome of any given player's career. I very clearly remember how hyped Thabeet was, and Johnny Flynn is a name I was much more familiar with at the time than James Harden or even Blake Griffin (I only knew him from the cover of that college basketball video game, haha). Tyreke Evans was a beast back then. But how on Earth an organization is supposed to predict the crazy factors that completely change the course of a career is beyond me, so it really makes you wonder if their draft picks could be considered mistakes (for the reasons you mention, I.e. stockier, more athletic guards being generally more favorable than shoot-first guards). All in all, once again, a very cool and very thought-provoking video.
No one could’ve predicted Curry. He’s revolutionised the game. Can’t see what you’ve never seen before 😂 he’s a bit of Nash, Allen, Iverson wrapped into one
- I see people need explanation:
Brains like Nash, Shot like Allen, Handles and flare like A.I.
SIMPLE.
I see Nash and Ray but he’s nothing like Iverson, people over rate iverson’s shooting ability, he had a shot but he was way more of a slasher and a pure scorer
@@brockforster8104 when you said Iverson, I thought you meant with the handles. Curry can take it to the basket whenever he feels like, he just doesn't do it unless he's having a poor shooting night. So, I do think a little bit of AI is ok.
@x Florio even in college after his march madness stint, i thought his career at best was gonna be on damian lillards trajectory, that was my projected absolute ceilin for steph. i knew he had ice cold veins in his blood, but i thought he was too small & not athletic enough to be ur franchise cornerstone. of course i didnt think he was gonna be like this, nobody couldve predicted this.
Iverson's step-back crossover was a big influence on Curry. check ruclips.net/video/dS_LM-JZPOU/видео.html
Mr UV skip predicted him
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I only know three names in that list. Griffin, Harden and Rubio.
Hasheem Thabeet sounds like a sound cloud rapper name I’m sorry
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Lol good one but In all honesty I was excited to see him in the NBA
@@JaRa911 lol same
I always drafted him in 2k11-13 because he was a beast backup center
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0:24 *”through 3 titles that are probably gonna be 4 in a few months”*
Are you sure about that?
he said probably
Everyone knows if it wasn't for Klay going down they'd win so (even without KD)
Mike Smith you realize that the raptors won 3 games before Klay got injured. so no, the raptors most likely still would’ve won in the finals.
Pumpii did you not watch how game 6 was going? Dubs were on pace to win that one, then it woulda been the reigning dynasty against the inexperienced Raptors in a winner take all game 7.. I like the dubs in that one too
@@viresproductions well at least don't say "everyone knows" cause you know that's not true. It's still an unpopular opinion. You kinda sound like a salty warrior fan rn. Toronto deserved the win, end of story. Give them some credit and stop making excuses for golden state.
Feel bad for the Knicks 'cause they really hope he'd slip to them. Then again, they drafted Jordan Hill over Demar....
gtmsnba13 LMAOOOOOOOOO
😂😂😂😂 it was never meant to be anyway
I think they didn't have a backup person to pick lol
DeRozan was considered a very risky pick at the time, a great athlete but very raw. Toronto did an excellent job developing him and he worked his butt off to become a great player. Jordan Hill had a lot of raw talent, but I don't think he was very driven.
Doesn't matter with the Knicks, if they get a generational talent they'll just trade him.
Dom love the vid, the kings killed Evans development by making him switch positions and shooting 3’s
Ikr? He is a point guard yet the kings fucked him up and made him a forward. He could easily make a comeback, look at the grizzlies. Conley was down and he was given the opportunity to play as a point. Averaged nearly 20 and 6 assists. Not your average numbers. And then pacers got him and fucked him up again.
Allen Ruz exactly
For real, Evans became a HOF when i simulated his career back in 2k11
Anyone who knows a little about Stephen Curry's past shortly before the NBA knew that NBA teams were worried that he was way too small for the league. They knew he could shoot, but thought he was too little. Even the Warriors didn't see that potential, but because these 6 players got taken before Steph, the Warriors picked him up. As early as Monta Ellis left, the Warriors saw that Steph could do so much for the team.
I remember when the warriors were going to trade curry for bogut when he was on the bucks but the bucks changed they’re mind and wanted monta instead 😂.. imagine a steph and Giannis duo
his inability to finish his turnovers his lack of being a true point and his small frame meant he was liability on defense and he was also injury plagued due to a report on shaky ankles that caused him to drop as well as playing at a d2 school davidson rather than a legit school like n carolina ..for the first 4 years this seemed true...he was injur risk and seemed to small to change the franchise but he did
@@razkable I don't think he lacks the ability to be a true point guard
@@xancer. Davidson is not a D2 school
@@xancer. he did when he came in
Steph Curry is that good he gave Harden a full half head start before he started playing and still sent the Rockets home. Levels.
TWW he has a better team... 2019 harden
Johnny U. He had kevin durant and klay thompson on his team so chill bud ps cp3 was hurt in game 7
Comes down to the team. Worriors Team was by far the best in the League even before KD came. You can't blame Harden for that.
They actually played great to force a game 7
Ngugi Waithima can’t blame the warriors eithet
@@Dr7xzy how about no kevin durant with cp3 on the court and still won against harden ..lol
The kings ruined tyreke Evans. They should have kept him as the point guard but they switched him to sf.
@Blakk Dymond he was a point guard he played point in college. You clearly didn't know that. He played best at the point. That's why his best season was when he played point his rookie season.
Blakk Dymond yea he’s right. he was always more comfortable at pg but they moved him his second season to sf and he just wasn’t the same
Blakk Dymond plays PG on the pacers...
Facts but injuries also pull him down
Appreciate the well thought out video fam
Nah can't blame " a set" squad as an excuse for poor development, spurs and raptors devolped Kawhi and Siakam respectively while being championship contenders, it comes down to a franchise poorly developing their players
It's more blaming the organization for not really doing the most to develop their young players
The Spurs are awesome with player development, you can't say the same thing about some other teams.
I mentioned that they didn't get him any coaches to steer him the right way
I mentioned the set squad as another hindrance, not the only reason
Agreed and I always address how Raptors were able to do that.
@@Dom2K 1st shit man, crazy to get a reply from you, love all the shit you do
2nd: fair enough, I'm not going to lie I got tunnel vision after the starting 5 point because it's an argument I hear so much and it just bugs me. No situation is a bad situation. It just comes to being a good franchise because that trumps all
Blake was one of the best college players ive ever seen. He was the clear 1 pick
I agree. Steph improved his game IMMENSELY after getting into the NBA. It's really not something a lot of people would've expected. People also never expected him to literally "ruin the game." Blake had insane athleticism and had a lot more upside. Just watching him play in college you knew that he was gonna be an All-Star. He was the clear #1 pick. When you're the GM, you don't just gamble with the #1 pick.
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It’s rare that first pick in the draft ends up being the best player. Wiggins was everybody first pick especially after Embiid got injured. That’s not even close now
Sorry T wolf fans
Would curry blossom into the same player he is today without Kerr's system tho?
Ryan Dupont he was great before kerr got there
That’s a good opinion for...ya know... *craig*
Hehe I’m back
Ryan Dupont y’all acting like Kerr completely changed the warriors, they were already good before he got there
TBT•Jackaloupe omfg 😂😂
Harden was happy with the sixth man role and didn’t want to leave. But because of the way teams were being built back then they traded him. I think Harden is glad that they did now....
He didn't even know his own potential.
You need to check on that. If not mistaken, Harden was offered more to stay and still left.
@@Monk-Amani. no, OKC didn't want to pay Harden extra 4M he wanted
@@Monk-Amani. nop they didnt want to pay harden an extra 4 million now all they have is houston and the warriors kicking their ass each playoffs , led by formar okc players lolll
Mo Bamba is the next Hasheem Thabeet
Edit: Damn you talked about it like a minute later
Keep that same energy about Mo Bamba 👌
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thats what im afraid of. i love mo and i wish he went somewhere else but it looks like vucevic is gone so maybe when he heals up he'll be starting next year
Nah mo just need to go to another team
A seven footer that can shoot the 3ptr will always have a place in the league, at the very least as contributor of the bench.
Can we just take a few seconds out to acknowledge what my Knickerbockers did wit the number 8 pick?
That's right! They had no plan b and panic picked Jordan Hill....
Good Job Dolan
Just a little reminder on how many critics at the time thought that picking Curry at #7 was a reach. I didn't agree, because even then, I thought he could at least be as good as Reggie Miller. Man, was I selling him short.
Hey Dom! Yours is quickly becoming my fav go-to bball channel! Keep up the great work, brother
skip to 1:30
you're welcome
Johnny Flynn was my favorite player lowkey. When I saw him and Syracuse go for like 6OTs and win. I was hoping to see more of him
Most fools don't understand - Curry isn't just the greatest shooter in NBA history, he's arguably the greatest leader as well, one who can allow his teammates to shine and create a great locker room atmosphere required to win championships and so selfless like he ain't human. Passing on him was on par with Portland passing on MJ.
Alex Lee such a great leader huh? Is that why a choked a 3-1 lead?
You are stupid. The greatest leader? I think the championships can be accomplished with 4 all stars and a 6th man of the year. Are you forgetting the years when he lead the warriors to top 5 worst records in the nba the warriors weren’t shit until they got 3 hall of fame players
Pone Vongsouvan still has 2 superstars and a borderline all star. I guess you just ignore klay carrying the entire team the first half or the fact steph shot 11 free throws in 2 quarters
Pone Vongsouvan I said great leader I know he’s a great player. He’s not as great of a leader. KD won the last 2
Pone Vongsouvan and mj had all stars steph has superstars
Blake has really turned into an all-around player. His offensive game is much better now than it was when he came in.
Any chance we see a revival with this series? Very interesting way of incorporating both the draft and how the NBA landscape was in each video. Players like Paul Pierce and Gilbert Arenas would be interesting to look at.
And Draymond Green
"And the Thabeet goes on......" (Song reference. Original lyric: "And the beat goes on")
You killed it when you explained it.
Make a Brooklyn Nets video
I agree
Agreed
"Why was Blake picked before curry?"
Captain obvious:"Curry can't dunk"
Lololol
johnDomain well 48 people thought so dumb fuck
Tooryalai Maqdoor Good English.
Tooryalai Maqdoor why r u so offended ur a salty kid. 64 isn’t that big of a number. Lmao 😂
Hugh Nguyen oh, well you must've been the smartest kid in special ed, huh? 64 > 1 dumbass; now go drink some clorox so you don't get the coronavirus.
Tooryalai Maqdoor That is actually a good idea smh.
I remember watching Flynn & Hasheem Thabeet in the longest College Basketball game I've ever seen. Syracuse and UCONN played something like 6 Overtime periods and I admit, I thought Jonny Flynn was going to be amazing in the NBA. Steph Curry was so exciting to watch at Davidson, so I wanted him to do well in the NBA, I wouldn't say he was underrated based on his age & build at the time. I also remember everyone kinda just assuming the Knicks would draft one of the Hyped up Point Guards, but them Minnesota had to draft 2 & then the Warriors shocked everyone by taking Curry despite having Ellis & Davis.
great video man! i really like your in depth analysis of each player keep it up!
We also gotta give the Warriors some credit for having a smart-ass coach and for putting great players around Curry.
Yo, I haven't seen good NBA content in the last few days so dom2k. Good looks, man
Steph is one in a billion. No one knew his true potential at the time, including the warriors management.
Some saw him as a better or worse fit depending on the type of squad they were trying to build.
In retrospect the vision is always 20/20.
Also, he thrives with GSW the way he never would have with Knicks. Green, Iggy and Klay were just as instrumental to this saga of success that is GSW
0ldCat yeah and Mark Jackson started all of that just to get rid of the brother they never made it to the playoffs until Mark Jackson arrived
Rubio , Curry and Love ... the wolves missed big time!
Or Rubio, Kyrie and Love
Wow The only people I knew were Blake Griffin James Harden and Ricky Rubio
How did you not know Tyreke Evans?
ogbmt OK I didn’t I forgot he was in that draft
That draft class is pretty stacked, blake, harden, curry, derozan, teague, holiday, beverley, danny green, ricky rubio, tyreke evans
ogbmt he fell off big time.
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Gonna be weird without LeBron in the playoffs man
Mihir Paranjape L.
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Mihir Paranjape L but faxx
gonna be weird with him finishing with a lottery record too
Dude just hasn't had any luck this season
Hindsight is 20/20 but I probably would have picked all of these guys before Curry except Flynn and Rubio... Especially in that season
Honeslty I would have put curry 2nd pick
The only one that should be arguable to pick before curry is harden
If Thabeet was properly developed and didn't get drafted by the Grizzlies, he probably would've been a Dikembe Mutombo type of player
no way in hell
Definitely not. He would have been a poor mans Rudy Gobert at best.
Meh
Wow this is the first video of yours that I have watched. Really well researched and interesting. I subscribed!
Why were 6 people drafted before curry? Cause hindsight is 20/20
Nice vid bro, I didn't even watch it yet but I already know 💯
eh I don't think Flynn or anyone else should be looked down upon for being drafted before curry, he came out of Davidson and no one expected him to go top 3, it was a hit or miss pick for the warriors and man did they hit a home run
Yeah but anyone who watched Curry play at Davidson should have known he was special. He was playing at a much higher level than anyone in college basketball.
@@RR-vu3ol then why was he choosen 6th overall... NO ONE expected or couldve expected steph to turn out the way he did. Your tryna tell me the scouts for the first 5 teams didnt scout curry... come on man
@@RR-vu3ol if he was really THAT special in college he wouldve been picked 1st or 2nd bruh
7th*
Good video. Good insight. Good comparison to the situation in Orlando (i.e. Thabeet/Bamba)
The Timberwolves could've had Steph Curry and Demar Derozan. SMH.
this was an excellent video. good sh*t dude. very well produced.
Do the "where are the 14 draft picks before Giannis" PLEASE
Watch jxmmyhighroller
Dom i love this series. Maybe u could do what if some historic legends were drafted today. Like Bird, Kareem, Reggie Miller etc
Crazy how Skip Bayless said he’d take Curry no.1 over Blake Griffin. & look how right he was
Skip is usually right, it just he has to play a character since he is on TV
I remember this draft which had a ton of good players. Knicks fans are still salty to this day they didn't get Curry, but I don't think he would have developed the way he did on any other team and not have been as good. Marc Jackson did a great job of developing him and Klay into the splash brothers and he was the one that warned us of the future to be.
Yes genius M.Jackson, did that recruiting 👏 🙌 👌 👍 👀
Worst pick was the one after Curry, NYK wanted him and was one pick away. The person they drafted was a bust!!!
On top of that DeMar DeRozan was picked up after that scrub...
It's a sad life being a knick fan 😅
Jordan hill, but knicks too stupid to develop their players. David lee was there and were pushing for the playoffs they could have went for a guard instead.
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Knicks was aiming to draft Curry but Warriors stole him
Dom nailed the comparison of Thabeet’s situation to Mo Bambi’s situation with Orlando to a Tee. Man’s a wizard.
Stephen Curry Tiny!?
"Cries in 5'3"
Hey Dom, I got an idea for a video
You could do a “Top 10 what if moments in nba history”
For example what if mike never retired or what if there was a kobe-lebron finals
Love your content keep it up
I don't think people hate James Harden, they just don't respect him. He only plays half the game.
Paul Le Fevre *in my opinion* he just travels and he chucks up shots that he hopes go in. other than that, like his finishes i’d choose over almost anyone. but tbh, he needs to stop taking so many threes🤷🏽♀️
That call to action👌🏿🔥🔥
I can't beleive when we talk about busts Hasheem Thabeat is never mentioned
True. What bothers me more though is that people call Greg Oden or Markelle Fultz a bust because of injuries yet people don't seem to bring up Michael Olowakandi.
@@ogbmt True 💯
@@ogbmt 1999 was not a great draft class. That's why he don't get mentioned. Thabeet idk why he don't
@@lenirish Just Looked it up. It was 1998, and the top 10 picks included Mike Bibby, Antwan Jamison, Vince Carter, Jason Williams, Larry Hughes, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce.
This is a dope retrospect of the hype of Johnny Flynn dude was really nice I often wonder what he would’ve done in the nba, and you’re right he was the type of guard the nba salivated over, ultra athletic.I liked curry but I had no idea he’d change the you can’t win shooting jump shots narrative forever.
Fans," this video is too short," Dom2k," fine, Isaiah Thomas, why were 59 players drafted before him."
In Evans defense, the Kings decided to play him at Small Foward after his rookie season. They stopped playing him at his preferred position
Which I still don't understand y no one has let him run point since dude was putting up Hof level numbers when he was allowed to run point
"Through 3 titles and probably 4 in a few months"
HEHEHE
That scouting report is gold because Even tho it looks bad Don Nelson already had a vision and Steve Kerr took it to a whole new level we have never seen. Don Nelson might be forgotten by NBA fans but dubs fan will treasure this man forever mark my words.
“3 titles that probably will go on to be 4 in the next few months”
*plays kawhi laughing clip*
Lmao Kawhi the overrated one? Yeah he laughing hehe
Great video. Very informative.
Good old Johnny Flynn 😂😂😂
its obvious why history plays out the way it does instead of playing out to what has happened in recent events
James Harden and Blake Griffin are legends
EXCELLENT VIDEO! THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD ASSESSMENT OF EACH! THE GUYS TODAY DON'T REALIZE IT TAKES DEDICATION TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE, INVOLVED IN BEING CHOSEN,BY A TEAM! THINK ABOUT THIS: GOLDEN STATE WOULD HAVE 5 TITLES IF IT WEREN'T FOR A FEW INCIDENCES THAT DERAILED THAT NUMBER! ALL WITH STEPH AT THE HELMS OF THOSE TEAMS! WOW! OF COURSE, HE NEEDED DRAY AND KLAY TO AUGMENT HIS EFFORTS! IF GOLDEN STATE DRAFTS RIGHT, WATCH OUT! EARL OF EL BARRIO, NYC, N.Y. 4/8/20. 11.42 am
I went looking for Johnny Flynn too, after he gave me the business on 2k11 (laughs).
Super dope video.
Let me point out that the Kings tried to use him as a SF rather than as a SG. And in terms of his progression, the Kings kind of screwed him.
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Thabeet deserves another chance. He’s got such incredible potential if he had the right coaching. He’s devoted and determined. I hope I see him on the court again
Lol curry was cooking in college, I never doubted his finishing abilities. The only shot they took at curry was that he wasn't your "athletic " pg while some similar dude from Canada had 2 mvps 3 years prior.
Lmao andrew bogut
Another great video!
I think this video should be how did the Warriors know Steph would be this good? Steph should of gone way latter in the draft..
I knew. I was shocked Minnesota didn't draft him.
This is an old video but, lemme just say thankyou to the warriors and also knicks for recognizing curry, if he wasn't drafted we wouldn't see this out of this world player who changed basketball💙💛
Curry should’ve been drafted by Minnesota. He would’ve been the 5th or 6th pick.
Hi at the time Rubio was the best pg to get. Destroyed USA at the olympics
I remember Johnny Flynn would always win Rookie of the year on 2k10 myplayer, I was always surprised lmao
Unlike every other great scorer in NBA history Steph doesn't need 10 fts a game....GOAT
That's not a good thing lol. That's just because he doesn't drive. He's nowhere near GOAT, except in shooting
@@Hidden_Seeker_ 3pts will always be worth more than dunks and layups
@@12savage68 That doesn't really mean shit
@@Hidden_Seeker_ we'll all these titles & wins indicate it means a lot
@@12savage68 Jordan had 6, Duncan had 5, Kobe had 5. You telling me they didn't win as much cause they weren't great from 3? Curry aunt ever won Finals MVP either btw
The evaluation is so funny.... Specially where it says limited upside.
What if Curry did end up with the Kings, would he develop the way he has become now?
yeah he would have, worst case scenario he gets traded to a trash team and develops their remember he didnt come to the league as a top 5 scorer
2:25 "And if the Knicks played in today's NBA..."
Savage
But was any of them steph curry with a 40 inch vertical?
"and the jumpshot the likes which this world was never witnessed" 😭😭😭 goosebumps
The reason the wolves didn’t pick curry was because dell said that curry didn’t want to play in MN
D’antoni ruins players and runs them into the ground.
@@johnnycage2987 No that's Tom Thibodeau
Kiquan Ringo are you dumb ? Mike is coaching Harden RIGHT NOW
@@johnnycage2987 wrong coach lol. Thibs is who you're referring too
He also told the same thing to golden state. But they didnt listen to his father. Weaksauce excuse
People don’t realize how amazing Rubio was his rookie year with his passing
This wasn’t “why did 6 players get drafted before Steph Curry”. It was “who got drafted before Steph Curry”
The title says "Where are they now", and also he said in the beginning it was because he wasnt the ideal player for the game back then, but obviously now its changed