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Pro athletes who had major hype when they started, that actually met the hype
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:11 am
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:11 am
Guys that were crazy hyped as the next big thing and actually lived up to that hype, very hard to do IMO
Best recent examples
Tiger Woods
Lebron James
Bryce Harper
Guys who have a chance still
Andrew Luck
Rory McIlroy
Best recent examples
Tiger Woods
Lebron James
Bryce Harper
Guys who have a chance still
Andrew Luck
Rory McIlroy
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:12 am to Tiger1242
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Lebron James
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:12 am to Tiger1242
Zion had a ton of hype and is living up to it so far
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:13 am to Tiger1242
Bryce Harper is way more hype than reality. Pass.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:14 am to The Egg
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Zion had a ton of hype and is living up to it so far
He’s a good example, if he is not a perennial all-star, franchise player with a legit HoF bid he won’t have lived up to the hype, y’all about tough
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:15 am to Tiger1242
magic johnson
michael jordan
john elway
peyton manning
michael jordan
john elway
peyton manning
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:15 am to East Nasty Swaaaaag
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Bryce Harper is way more hype than reality. Pass.
I don’t like him either, but he’s real good
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:16 am to Tiger1242
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Tiger Woods
Lebron James
These might be the two best of all time in this category.
Further back, Shaq had a lot of hype and completely delivered on it.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:16 am to Winston Cup
quote:he way exceeded his hype, I don’t think he was universally regarded as a generational type of guy. Hell he wasn’t even the top pick
michael jordan
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:16 am to WestCoastAg
lebron is probably the best example. the hype was unlike any player ever. right at the time internet and 24 hour espn blew up
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:17 am to The Egg
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Zion
I think he's gonna be really good, but let's have him play a few NBA games before we say he's delivered on the hype.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:17 am to Tiger1242
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I don’t like him either, but he’s real good
Career .276 hitter.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:18 am to Tiger1242
ARod
Ichiro had a ton of hype coming over and lived up to it
Ichiro had a ton of hype coming over and lived up to it
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:18 am to Tiger1242
Nothing to do with liking him or not, I just don’t think he’s even close to being the best player in baseball. He’s hype and hasn’t quite lived up to that. If he matched the hype, it’s because he has Trouts numbers, which he’s not even close.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:19 am to Tiger1242
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I don’t think he was universally regarded as a generational type of guy
he was the ncaa national player of the year and national champion gtfo
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:23 am to Winston Cup
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He was the ncaa national player of the year and national champion gtfo
There’s guys like this every year. I don’t think you understood the point of this thread. Nobody is arguing how great MJ was, but he didn’t have as much hype as most of the other guys listed coming into the league.
Nobody expected him to be the best player in the league right away like with a Lebron
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:23 am to The Egg
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Zion had a ton of hype and is living up to it so far
Dude hasn’t even played in the pros yet.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:24 am to East Nasty Swaaaaag
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Bryce Harper is way more hype than reality. Pass.
This. He's been pretty underwhelming. He's really overpaid.
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:28 am to Tiger1242
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There’s guys like this every year
nba champion kevin durant
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:29 am to Winston Cup
I’m not a Lebron fan but It is honestly insane that he lived up to and probably exceeded his hype
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