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re: Biggest What If Athlete in Sports History?

Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:02 am to
Posted by lsufanva
sandston virginia
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:02 am to
2 I look back on.

Randy Livingston without the bad knees.
Micheal Beasley without the mental problems. Pros will tell you how insanely gifted that guy is/was.
Posted by sjmabry
Texas
Member since Aug 2013
18495 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:19 am to
quote:

Brandon Roy
Jump shot was on point!
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39965 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:22 am to
Ralph Sampson if his knees would have held up.
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
44538 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:23 am to
I'm curious to know what happens if this guy doesn't get hurt entering his prime. He put up 26/7/5 in his last year in Detroit.

This post was edited on 9/28/22 at 11:25 am
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52741 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:34 am to
JR Richard


Imagine him at full strength and Nolan as a 1-2 punch in the 1980 playoffs
Posted by foosball
Member since Nov 2021
1883 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:40 am to
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29099 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:44 am to
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Mike Vick if he actually had work ethic and didn't get involved in dogfighting.


FIFY
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12373 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:47 am to
quote:

Calvin Johnson



A guy who was a first ballot Hall of Famer is a ‘what if’ for you?
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
29994 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 11:48 am to
John Daly

People forget how much talent he had because of the caricature he has become. He obviously had the power game but he has a great touch around the greens with his short game. If he had half the mental focus of Nicklaus and control of his private life he could have threatened double digit majors.

Unfortunately, what makes us love him as John Daly are the things that make him a massive 'what if'.
Posted by TeamLSU
Member since Feb 2009
3072 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 12:01 pm to
Gale Sayers
Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
18018 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 12:20 pm to
The obligatory: Cecil Collins.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
15869 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 12:23 pm to
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Pavel Bure

Good underrated one. He looked destined for stardom after the run to the Stanley Cup Finals in '94. He only played in the playoffs twice more in his career after that.

Granted he's still an HOFer, but there's no telling what more he could have accomplished if he didn't have bad knees most of his career.
Posted by CONNECTICUTTIGER
RHODE ISLAND
Member since Apr 2006
971 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 12:26 pm to
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Drazen Petrovich


My first thought as well.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 12:29 pm to
Chad Jones
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29140 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 12:33 pm to
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Bo. if he doesn't screw up his hip, everyone would agree that he was the best rb of all time.


Came to post Bo.
Not only was he a hall of fame caliber RB, he was a MLB all star.
Posted by DFWHiker
Member since Jun 2022
37 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 1:18 pm to
Marcus Dupree
Salvador Sanchez
Steve Prefontaine
Edwin Simmons
John Jacobs
Gayle Sayers
Terrell Davis
Posted by michael corleone
baton rouge
Member since Jun 2005
5804 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 1:42 pm to
Gale Sayers if he doesn’t sustain the knee injuries. Only played 6 seasons and dominated. Likely sets the career rushing record and possibly would still have it today.
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
20331 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 1:43 pm to
Bo for obvious reasons.

After watching ESPN 30 for 30 on Marcus Spears he might make the last cut.
Posted by GamecockUltimate
Columbia,SC
Member since Feb 2019
6735 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 1:47 pm to
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What Marcus Lattimore would have done in the NFL if he didn't get injured at South Carolina. Great player and great person.



I was thinking the same thing. Heck even his college career. He was out two years essentially after a stellar freshmen year.
Posted by DFWHiker
Member since Jun 2022
37 posts
Posted on 9/28/22 at 1:47 pm to
And how could I forget about Bert Jones. He only played 3 full seasons in a 10-year NFL career.
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