I Drafted Sam Bowie (not MJ)

So you are Stu Inman and you are the General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers in 1984. (Stay with me! No daydreaming!). Anyways... You are "The Stu"....You helped build the Portland Trailblazers dynasty in the late 1970s and you are widely considered to be a decent evaluator of basketball talent.

And then you did the unthinkable.

• Sam Bowie is a 7'1", 235 lb beast of a center from Kentucky, who despite a few major collegiate injuries, was named to the 2nd team All-America team in his senior season.


• Michael Jordan is a 6'6", 215 lb guard from UNC, where he was named the NCAA Player of the Year in his junior season.

Guess why "The Stu" made this blog? Stu had the 2nd overall pick in the 1984 draft and after Hakeem Olajuwon (a 12-time NBA All-Star) was drafted, it was your turn. So what are you gonna do Stu? I think you know the answer...

Sam Bowie played 511 NBA games and averaged 10.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.78 blocks per game. He retired in 1995 after playing for 3 different teams.

Michael Jordan...well...

6x NBA Champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
5x NBA MVP (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
14x NBA All-Star (1985-1993, 1996-1998, 2002-2003)
6x NBA Finals MVP (1991-1993, 1996-1998)
1x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
10x All-NBA First Team Selection (1987-1993, 1996-1998)
1x All-NBA Second Team Selection (1985)
9x NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1988-1993, 1996-1998)
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Rookie Team
3x NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
2x NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner (1987, 1988)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
1x NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1982)
1982 ACC Freshman of the Year
1x ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year (1984)
1x USBWA College Player of the Year (1984)
1x Naismith College Player of the Year (1984)
1x John R. Wooden Award (1984)
1x Adolph Rupp Trophy (1984)
1991 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
2000 ESPY Athlete of the Century
1990s ESPY Male Athlete Decade Award
1990s ESPY Pro Basketballer Decade Award

Portland's draft decision is regarded by ESPN as the worst in NBA history and Sports Illustrated called Bowie the biggest NBA draft bust ever. Basically...Stu Inman you didnt make the right decision.

As if you needed more evidence:

TOTAL GOOGLE HITS

Sam Bowie 481,000

Michael Jordan 9,560,000