Por qué no ambos?

Bloguts has always been a dickhead. Never measured up to the hype of his number one draft pick, except maybe in his own mind. Thing of it is that big egos like his are the norm in the NBA. It's why I hate American sport. People wnat to cliam that its the premier Basketball competition, because it has the best players, and maybe thats true. But its all about the individual. Doesn't work in Australia. We dont like people who are full of themselves. Even despite all his big talk about coming home to his home town to play, United wouldn't stroke his ego/dick enough so he went to Sydney. And to be truthful hes a perfect fit - The Kings have alsway been the dickheads of the NBL its why they have no loyal fans. So yeah he could have gone and played in some European league but he wouldnt have gotted the ego boost. I keep waiting for the inevitable news report when he gets himself into trouble in some Sydney bar and gets his head punched in.

Bogut - The Other White Meathead

Good to see the tall poppy syndrome is still alive and well in oz ^

Why is it tall poppy? If he was just some guy at work, I'd still think he was a dickhead for the way he carries on.

tall (pork) choppy syndrome

I'm baffled by the amount of people that believe everything that comes out of someone’s mouth just because they are good at a sport.

Wrong, the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" is a myth perpetuated by the media in defence of its own dickheads.

Australians love their champions, and their stars. More so than many countries.
Amongst anyone over the age of 40, the Love and Respect for Bradman was almost universal in this country. Even amongst those who barely followed cricket. We knew he was a champion, we knew he beat the Poms at their own game, and moreover he was perceived as a Gentleman.

What we don't like is dickheads, and more so dickheads who are nothing promoting themselves as somebody.
Moreover, special hatred seems to be reserved for those who've had the good fortune to be good at one particular thing, and view that has divine proof they are God's gift to Humanity.

Apart from just being a dickhead, plain and simple, Bogut is a champion of a sport the vast majority of Australians barely know exists. But one in which, unlike most minority sports, he's been able to make millions. Rather than be grateful for that, he carries on like a wanker at every opportunity.

Oh, but dodn't worry. Supposedly everyone in Perth loves him and will be cheering for him tomorrow night.

SO who is the most successful Australian to play in the NBA? Bogut claimed it would be him before he'd played an NBA game. Now that its all said and done and given the roleplaying qualities of his career: I feel Longley still has him beat for service and who/what he had to put up with ie. Jordan, Rodman et al. Thoughts?

Yeah because most Australians don't know about basketball and the NBA. Nice one Sir!

Zodiac, i cant stand the bloke but i think his draft day comments were blown out of proportion a little. He essentially said he isn't going to be another Gaze or Longley (ie bench/role players) and he was right.

"Zodiac, i cant stand the bloke but i think his draft day comments were blown out of proportion a little. He essentially said he isn't going to be another Gaze or Longley (ie bench/role players) and he was right. "

Are you off your meds?
Longley was not only the first Australian to play in the NBA, he was the Starting Center for one of the most dominant basketball dynasties of all time, and won three, lets count them, three championships. As opposed to Bloguts, who just happened to be carrying the spit bucket for the Warriors when they won a championship, and they dumped his ass soon after. Literally gave him away for nothing just so they didn't have to pay him. He then spent the remainder of his "career" being paid to sit on his ass. The reality of the NBA now is that even an ass-dragging, bench-warming baboon like Bloguts can make millions. And good luck to him. Obviously the difference in standard means hes a dominant player in the BL and good luck to him. Doesn't mean he isnt a total wanker who needs to learn to keep his mouth shut his ugly mug out of other teams huddles and his hands to himself.

come on, Sydney won, so where are all the fnaboys who claimed Bloguts would be cheered by the Perth crowd? Turns out Dazz was right - Bloguts got a fair booing