re: Pro athletes who had major hype when they started, that actually met the hype

Posted by lsutigers1992

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:36 am to Tiger1242

KG wasn't a #1 overall pick, but he had a ton of hype because he was the first (or one of the first) to skip college under the new rules and was drafted very high.

Posted by Marciano1

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:38 am to Tiger1242

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Pro athletes who had major hype when they started, that actually met the hype

quote:
Bryce Harper

No way man

Posted by PearlJam

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:40 am to whichyalnoaboutseven

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I’m not a Lebron fan but It is honestly insane that he lived up to and probably exceeded his hype

Agreed. I thought he would be good, but would have a longer adjustment going from high school where he was already a grown man playing against boys, to the NBA playing against other grown men.

Posted by Wayne Campbell

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:43 am to Tiger1242

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I don’t like him either, but he’s real good

He is really good, but he certainly hasn't lived up to the hype. He was on the cover of SI at 16 being touted as a prodigy and baseball's "Chosen One."

Pick your starting 3 OF, does Harper even make the cut at this point?

Acuna
Bellinger
Betts
Judge
Harper
Trout
Yelich

Posted by Rockbrc

Attic

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:47 am to Tiger1242

Magic
Bird
Shaq

Posted by Cregg

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:52 am to Tiger1242

Ken Griffey Jr. and Chipper Jones

Posted by Ghost of Colby

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:58 am to Tiger1242

Peyton Manning
Troy Aikman
Terry Bradshaw

All three were the #1 overall pick in the draft, and they all won multiple Super Bowls.

Posted by TigerintheNO

New Orleans

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:17 am to Ghost of Colby

Hakeem Olajuwon
Junior

Posted by TotesMcGotes

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:18 am to Winston Cup

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he was the ncaa national player of the year and national champion gtfo

So was Tyler Hansbrough.

Posted by St Augustine

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:20 am to Tiger1242

Peyton Manning
Shaq

This post was edited on 8/16/19 at 11:22 am

Posted by Hurricane Mike

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:23 am to Tiger1242

Air Yordan

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:25 am to Winston Cup

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he was the ncaa national player of the year and national champion gtfo

You struggle sometimes

Posted by Hurricane Mike

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:26 am to Tiger1242

I’d take Springer over Harper

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:28 am to whichyalnoaboutseven

Lebron and tiger are the answers to this thread

If only baseball would have hyped Trout instead of Harper

Posted by lsutigers1992

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:36 am to Tiger1242

Bregman didn't go #1 either but he was regarded by many to be the most pro-ready college player since Strasburg.

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:37 am to lsutigers1992

Hes not even the most hyped top prospect over the last 5 years

Posted by lsupride87

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:43 am to WestCoastAg

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Hes not even the most hyped top prospect over the last 5 years

Yeh Bregs is a really bad answer

If Strasburg was as good as Kershaw or if Harper was as good as Trout baseball could have an answer in this thread

Posted by VerlanderBEAST

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:45 am to Winston Cup

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he was the ncaa national player of the year and national champion gtfo

He was UNCs 3rd best player