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re: Biggest What If Athlete in Sports History?
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:38 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:38 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Sidd Finch
That troll job by SI was awesome.
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Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:44 am to SaintlyTiger88
Barry Sanders’ biggest what if is “what if he didn’t play for Detroit”. That guy could have amassed 25,000 rushing yards had he played for a different team.
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Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:45 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:52 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:Perhaps the greatest unrealized potential of any pitcher in history.
Sidd Finch
Other candidates:
David Clyde
Mark "the bird" Fidrych
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:55 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 9/28/22 at 9:56 am to double d
quote:
That troll job by SI was awesome.
It is, simply, the greatest troll ever.
Couldnt do it now with the internet and all.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:02 am to SaintlyTiger88
Walter Thomas… was an athletic beast that Sean Payton cut in 15 minutes
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:06 am to SaintlyTiger88
Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh
Great in AA ball but you never heard anything about him when he went to the Show.
Great in AA ball but you never heard anything about him when he went to the Show.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:13 am to blueridgeTiger
Marcus Dupree
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:13 am to SaintlyTiger88
Marcus Dupree
Bo Jackson
Pavel Bure
Dwight Gooden
The first 3 injuries, if Doc wasn’t a junkie he would’ve been a HOFer
Bo Jackson
Pavel Bure
Dwight Gooden
The first 3 injuries, if Doc wasn’t a junkie he would’ve been a HOFer
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:13 am to SaintlyTiger88
There’s no way I would have believed Reggie Bush wouldn’t have a Hall of Fame career in the NFL after watching him in college.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:18 am to SaintlyTiger88
What Marcus Lattimore would have done in the NFL if he didn't get injured at South Carolina. Great player and great person.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:20 am to PillPusher
quote:
There’s no way I would have believed Reggie Bush wouldn’t have a Hall of Fame career in the NFL after watching him in college.
I feel like the expectations for Reggie coming out of college were maybe part of what hindered him. I remember those days, everyone, including myself, believed Reggie Bush was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He was gonna be the next Barry Sanders, the next Gale Sayers.
In the end, he was good, but nowhere near what people thought he was going to be. Having those expectations may have been too much for him, as I think it would be for anybody. But when you have a college career like he did, it’s hard not to have those kinds of expectations.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:21 am to SaintlyTiger88
Bo Jackson without the hip injury
Kerry Wood without arm injuries
Payne Stewart without the plane crash
Saban's Dolphins if Miami Dr. doesn't fail Brees' physical
Kerry Wood without arm injuries
Payne Stewart without the plane crash
Saban's Dolphins if Miami Dr. doesn't fail Brees' physical
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:22 am to SaintlyTiger88
Not the biggest but two contributions:
Derrick Rose and Brandon Roy
Derrick Rose and Brandon Roy
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:24 am to SaintlyTiger88
I still tear up probably once a year about Brandon Burlsworth.
I love they have kept him as a staple in the Arkansas program. I was a kid when he died and cried on the way to school when I saw on the news he passed. I was shook.
I love they have kept him as a staple in the Arkansas program. I was a kid when he died and cried on the way to school when I saw on the news he passed. I was shook.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:29 am to JetsetNuggs
Drazen Petrovich
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:45 am to Tyga Woods
quote:
Mike Vick
His problems were not really related to who drafted him. He didn't work hard before he was arrested, and admitted as much.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 10:48 am to smoke225
Cecil Collins
Dude could have been a super star.
Dude could have been a super star.
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:00 am to SaintlyTiger88
Whenever this question is presented I immediately think of Bill Walton who battled injuries for most of his professional career. The game film of his performance in the '73 NC game against Memphis (41 pts. 21-22) is not so much a game film, but a masterclass on how to play the center position.
As for Len Bias, he's gotten more mileage from his untimely death than James Dean.
As for Len Bias, he's gotten more mileage from his untimely death than James Dean.
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