Who is the biggest waste of talent in NBA history? | Page 4

Jun 16, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Negrodamus
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worlds biggest waste of talent Jayson "Jay" Williams. chi bulls #1 pick out of Duke.

Jun 16, 2011 at 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by Negrodamus:
worlds biggest waste of talent Jayson "Jay" Williams. chi bulls #1 pick out of Duke.

How was he a waste of talent? His career got cut short because of a motorcycle accident.

Jun 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM

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Negrodamus
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Originally posted by Hoovtrain:
Originally posted by Negrodamus:
worlds biggest waste of talent Jayson "Jay" Williams. chi bulls #1 pick out of Duke.

How was he a waste of talent? His career got cut short because of a motorcycle accident.

his career did not get cut short because of a motorcycle accident outside of his own control. but instead caused by HIM popping wheelies rather than trying to get better in the gym. but the bulls back handful of years

Jun 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM

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Greg Oden

Jun 16, 2011 at 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
Originally posted by DertyDonahue:
Len bias, Chris Washburn,Ralph sampson

Ralph Sampson was amazing until his knees gave way.

Yeah I don't get that one. He led his team to within 1 game a a ring. And he hardly wasted any talent. His talent was being born 7'5.

Jun 16, 2011 at 1:36 PM

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Jun 16, 2011 at 2:13 PM

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Originally posted by dobo:
I do wonder ... about Robert Horry. I love him, and he accomplished great things during his career. But he never seemed to try very hard. When he was young he was pretty athletic. I think he could have been more than he was.

i don't see it.. i think he was what he was.. which was a clutch situational player

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:13 PM

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Originally posted by dobo:
Originally posted by 9erReign:
Lamar Odom and Vince Carter are the first to mind.

THIS

Exactly my thinking.

These two guys should have simply dominated the NBA if they were hungry enough.

Vince Carter should have been Jordan level.

Lamar should have revolutionized the NBA. A big man with his skillset...sheesh.

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:14 PM

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Sasha Vujacic

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:15 PM

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Originally posted by HaiGuise:
Sasha Vujacic

lol

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:16 PM

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crzy
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Originally posted by Negrodamus:
worlds biggest waste of talent Jayson "Jay" Williams. chi bulls #1 pick out of Duke.

Injuries don't count.

you can't really control injuries.

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:24 PM

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baron davis is certainly the laziest on the list.. he just fell off the freaking map after he got his money in clipper land.. and he had his moments with GSW

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:29 PM

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How was Vince Carter a waste of talent?

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:33 PM

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Originally posted by crzy:
Originally posted by dobo:
Originally posted by 9erReign:
Lamar Odom and Vince Carter are the first to mind.

THIS

Exactly my thinking.

These two guys should have simply dominated the NBA if they were hungry enough.

Vince Carter should have been Jordan level.

Lamar should have revolutionized the NBA. A big man with his skillset...sheesh.

Vince is the first one I thought of as well. I hated seeing him check out of games, and seasons.

Jun 16, 2011 at 2:40 PM

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randy moss..