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  • #24394
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    Malik-Universal
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    i always think of the careers that guys like gilbert arenas couldve had, grant hill, etc….

    esp. gilbert…

    i mean the guy was a superstar and one injury and play really F*cked him up…

    it seemed last yr he was recovering real nice then he had the dumbass gun thing, SMH

    but what other guys can we think of that couldve been stars or very good players without the injury

     

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    BasterdInABasket
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    your single post failed too

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  • #466212
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    Yeah Gilbert was my favorite player. He was already a star, but he would have been a supertstar if it wasn’t for the injury. He was basically averaging 30 ppg. He was a streaky shooter who could shoot you in and out of games, bu he was definitely exciting to watch. Then, Gerald Wallace runs into his knee. Ever since that game, I can’t stand seeing Gerald Wallace’s mouthpiece chewing ASS. Anyway, after the first two knee surgeries, he still looked as quick as before and still looked like he could drop 20 any night, but after the third surgery, it all went downhill. He just didn’t look the same. Either Gil or the medical staff rushed him back. This season, he was supposedly in the best shape ever, but in the preseason, he suffered an injury that caused him to gain 15 pounds in the offseason. When he came back, he looked SLOWER then ever and played with NO aggression. It’s also clear that he wasn’t trying his hardest in Washington this season. The team took away and handed the keys to John Wall, and he didn’t want to be apart of a rebuilding team. Now in Orlando, he’s passing better, his shot is starting to go down, and he’s playing witha better attitude, and you can tell, because he’s ALWAYS smiling on the court. I also think that SVG’s up-tempo offense fits Gil better then Flip’s half-court offense did. Gil was moving well in Preseason, so I’m confident that he can back to that state. Gil is no longer the same player he used to be , but I think that he can be a very good player in Orlando whether he coming off the bench or starting.

    Put Geg Oden on that list too. He was hyped up since his freshmen season, and he was supposed to be the next great big man, but his short career has been riddled with injuries. I think the main reason for the injuries is because he gained too much weight in his rookie year. When he was rehabbing from the microfarcture surgery, he was lifting weights like their was no tommorow, and he was close to 300 lbs(was listed at 250 at Ohio St.), and the Trail Blazers medical staff said that the reason his patella split in two in his sophomore season is because of the sheer power generated by his thigh muscles. He became too strong for his own good. I think it’s affecting his play because at Ohio St and the summer league, he looked skinnier, faster, and bouncier. He needs to lose some weight. I can still see him becoming a serviceable NBA player if he overcomes the injury bug, but I can’t see him becoming the franchise center he was hyped up to become.

     

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  • #466223
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    ItsVictorOladipo
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    They still had very good careers in the league but three big men that would’ve been sure fire hall of famers are Brad Daugherty, Alonzo Mourning and now Yao Ming.

    Mourning was hit by his kidney disease after coming off one of his best seasons as a pro in 1999-2000 when he was 30 years old. In 2007 when he was 37 and a shell of his former self due to kindey complications he still averaged 2.3 BPG, 4.6 RPG and shot 56% from the field in 20 mpg. If he hadn’t had his kidney condition he probably would’ve had 10 or so All-Star appearances and more than the 2 DPOY awards he already racked up.

    Daugherty was becoming a consistant 20-10 force in the league until he retired at the age of 28 due to back problems. If he had been able to stay healthy he certainly would have racked up more than his 5 All-Star games despite playing in a conference with Ewing, Mourning, Mutombo and a young O’Neal.

    Yao I’m sure were all familiar with.

    Going back 25 years or so there a couple more big men that come to mind; Ralph Sampson who was expected to be the heir apparent to Abdul-Jabbar until injuries derailed his career. And Danny Manning who had season ending surgery on both knees (I even think one knee twice) and still managed to put together a couple all-star games in between surgeries.

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  • #466234
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    Though it wasn’t injury at first but politics, I really would’ve loved to see Sabonis at 25-30 years old. He could do it all. By the time he got to the NBA he was just a shell of what he used to be.

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  • #466260
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    I’d throw Yao in here too. He’s such a talented player. Its really a pity to see him go.

    Greg oden is obviously been a tragedy thus far.

    Shaun Livingston- He was really starting to get good when he got injured.

     

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  • #466279
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    iguapops420
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     Penny, Grant Hill, Derek Anderson, Antonio McDyess, Bill Walton, Ron Harper (individually), more recently we’ve seen Livingston, Yao, Robert Swift, Dajuan Wagner, and Greg Oden.

    Other players who lost there edge after injuries near prime include Arenas, Stevie Franchise, Baron Davis, Stephon Marbury, and Michael Redd.

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