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bringmagicback

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Who do you feel would have been a even bigger star if given a different situation. Might be injury, might be crappy team, might be better work effort, not smoking weed all day ect.

Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady come to mind for me. Both were amazing players who never got going full speed due to injury. Sure they had good seasons but never lived up to what they could have.

As far as attitude and whatev goes, Rasheed Wallace. There was a time when several star players considered him the best player in the league. Problem was, he didnt care.

My buddy said Vince Carter, idk if he had all that talent?

Who else?
 
bringmagicback said:
Who do you feel would have been a even bigger star if given a different situation. Might be injury, might be crappy team, might be better work effort, not smoking weed all day ect.

Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady come to mind for me. Both were amazing players who never got going full speed due to injury. Sure they had good seasons but never lived up to what they could have.

As far as attitude and whatev goes, Rasheed Wallace. There was a time when several star players considered him the best player in the league. Problem was, he didnt care.

My buddy said Vince Carter, idk if he had all that talent?

Who else?
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That is the start of a good group. Yao Ming, Marcus Fizer, Len Bias, Greg Oden. I think Jay Williams of Duke who got in the motorcycle accident would have been an absolute star. I remember when he played with Duke and they were down 10 with a minute left and he single handedly brought them back to win in OT.
 
Michael Beasley.
Ron Artest.
Yao Ming.
Plaxico Buress
Santonio Holmes.
 
I'm now ashamed of myself for posting in this thread based on the fact that the OP said WHATEV. Really dude? Whatev? Are you Carly Rae Jepsen or something? Mancard revoked until further notice.
 
Bo Jackson

He was a big star for sure, but that hip injury really cut his abilities down when he should've had a long and productive 2 sport career
 
Definitely agree with Yao Ming, especially in this era where several teams play small and the natural center is less common.

Andrew Bynum could be an all-time great if he'd grow up.
 
bringmagicback said:
Who do you feel would have been a even bigger star if given a different situation. Might be injury, might be crappy team, might be better work effort, not smoking weed all day ect.

Grant Hill, and Tracy McGrady come to mind for me. Both were amazing players who never got going full speed due to injury. Sure they had good seasons but never lived up to what they could have.

As far as attitude and whatev goes, Rasheed Wallace. There was a time when several star players considered him the best player in the league. Problem was, he didnt care.

My buddy said Vince Carter, idk if he had all that talent?

Who else?
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The answer to the highlighted is BS.
 
Steven Jackson of the St Louis Rams. Dude is consistent year in and year out on a crappy team.
 
Ken Griffey is a good one. He was the best in the game in his prime but then caught the injury bug. He could have been right there with Bonds (unjuiced as far as we know)

I would say Allen Iverson
 
Tre4ISU said:
I would say Allen Iverson
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I would agree with this one. He was a magician with the ball in his hands, but the problem was he always had the ball in his hands. If the guy would have matured and played the true point guard role instead of trying to outscore everyone on the floor, he could have been one of the best points ever.

Another name to throw out there...Maurice Clarett.
 
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KnappShack said:
Bo Jackson

He was a big star for sure, but that hip injury really cut his abilities down when he should've had a long and productive 2 sport career
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This was who I was going to post as well but he wouldnt have played two sports. He was going to retire at the end of that football season but the hip injury did it for him. He was planning on focusing on purely baseball which would have been a shame.
 
Ken Griffey Jr. It would've been awesome to get a few more years of that sweet, sweet swing. Easily the sweetest swing of the past 25 years.
 
KnappShack said:
Bo Jackson

He was a big star for sure, but that hip injury really cut his abilities down when he should've had a long and productive 2 sport career
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I agree, he is my favorite player behind Howie Long. I think had he played a full career he would be a top 5 rb. You couldnt stop him. He is one of those players that our kids and grandkids will be like who is that? Never heard of him.
 
djcubby said:
I would agree with this one. He was a magician with the ball in his hands, but the problem was he always had the ball in his hands. If the guy would have matured and played the true point guard role instead of trying to outscore everyone on the floor, he could have been one of the best points ever.

Another name to throw out there...Maurice Clarett.
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Speaking of Maurice Clarett, he lives in Omaha and I played basketball with him last week. Turns out he is a really nice guy, no joke.
 
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