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re: What are some of the best players that never took advantage of their potential?
Posted on 2/16/16 at 10:56 am to BilJ
Posted on 2/16/16 at 10:56 am to BilJ
Steve Dalkowski. He was probably special needs, and never got the attention he needed. Maybe the hardest thrower in baseball history (Nuke Laloosh from Bull Durham is sort of based off of him).
David Thompson. Michael Jordan described him as his hero. The NBA lost a generation to cocaine, but Thompson was the biggest casualty.
Alex Semin. How the hell is he already out of the NHL?
David Thompson. Michael Jordan described him as his hero. The NBA lost a generation to cocaine, but Thompson was the biggest casualty.
Alex Semin. How the hell is he already out of the NHL?
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Posted on 2/16/16 at 11:02 am to Cheese Nipples
Greg Oden.
Darius Miles. Dude was supposed to be a legend.
Jay Williams.
Darius Miles. Dude was supposed to be a legend.
Jay Williams.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 11:16 am to Cheese Nipples
Ryan fricking Perriloux
Posted on 2/16/16 at 12:22 pm to Cheese Nipples
Peter Warrick
Posted on 2/16/16 at 1:35 pm to Cheese Nipples
Tito Horford.. what could have been..John Williams and Tito on the same team would have been awesome.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 2:02 pm to yaherrdme
Charles Rogers
Posted on 2/16/16 at 2:29 pm to AjaxFury
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Troy Williamson - Vikings drafted him #7 overall with the pick the traded Moss for.
That was a case of a terrible front office decision to pick a guy who had great speed and the worst set of hands in the league. He was blessed with great speed and nothing else. He got as much out of his talent as he could have.
The one guy who had a really good career, but just never took full advantage of his ability was Vince Carter. Guy may have been the most athletically gifted player in the NBA, but just never had the heart, desire, or killer instinct to be the very best. There was nothing he couldn't do, but he was content just coasting. He should have been mentioned in the same sentence with Kobe and Jordan, but he just didn't want it bad enough.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 2:51 pm to Cheese Nipples
USC's Mike Williams
Roy Williams
Tony Bua
Roy Williams
Tony Bua
Posted on 2/16/16 at 2:56 pm to Cheese Nipples
I can't believe no one has said Clowney yet. 
Well I guess I will: Jadeveon Clowney
Well I guess I will: Jadeveon Clowney
Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:33 pm to KingSlayer
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Vince Carter. Guy may have been the most athletically gifted player in the NBA, but just never had the heart, desire, or killer instinct to be the very best.
Vince Carter has a very very strong HOF case. What are you smoking
Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:38 pm to KingSlayer
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The one guy who had a really good career, but just never took full advantage of his ability was Vince Carter.
Half man, half a season.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:42 pm to Lester Earl
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Vince Carter has a very very strong HOF case. What are you smoking
I think he's saying that Carter had GOAT raw talent and didn't come close to fully utilizing it.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:43 pm to brgfather129
Barkley could've been even better had he lost 30lbs.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:55 pm to Goldrush25
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didn't come close to fully utilizing it.
well thats dumb
Posted on 2/16/16 at 3:58 pm to supatigah
quote:We have a winner.
Easy answer: Derrick Coleman
Posted on 2/16/16 at 4:03 pm to Lester Earl
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well thats dumb
What's dumb about it?
If someone has GOAT level talent, if you don't come close to being the GOAT then you haven't fully utilized that talent.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 4:08 pm to Goldrush25
He's certainly not a failure and his career isn't over, but I think Matthew Stafford hasn't and won't come close to fully exercising his potential.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 4:13 pm to Cheese Nipples
Bo Jackson. If only he didn't have such fragile hips he could have gone down as one of the greats.
Posted on 2/16/16 at 5:17 pm to yaherrdme
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John Williams and Tito
Man, how many colleges did Tito enroll in?
1- John Williams ate his way out of the NBA
2- LSU should bring back those uniforms.
This post was edited on 2/16/16 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 2/16/16 at 6:06 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Len Bias was the first person I thought of.
After him I thought of several people who had good to great pro careers but they were cut short due to injury: Bo Jackson, Penny Hardaway, and Grant Hill.
Then there are the boneheads who couldn't keep their heads on straight and didn't try hard enough or got in trouble. I think there are hundreds of these guys.
After him I thought of several people who had good to great pro careers but they were cut short due to injury: Bo Jackson, Penny Hardaway, and Grant Hill.
Then there are the boneheads who couldn't keep their heads on straight and didn't try hard enough or got in trouble. I think there are hundreds of these guys.
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