I wouldn't say Joomla is crap.. It just has a steeper learning curve. It has a shit load of "professional" add ons that allow you to do some pretty nice sites with it.
Wordpress is nice for what it is, but I really don't think you can do some of the more complex stuff with it, like you can with Joomla.
http://modx.com/ was the one I was always hoping would gain a bigger following, but it was always more of a frame work.