Careers killed by injuries

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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 6:27pm #57540

The Scare Crow Rises
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How many careers have been killed by injuries???
Greg Oden
Brandon Roy
Penny Hardaway
Tracy McGrady
Grant Hill
Yao Ming
Andrew Bynum
Shaun Livingston
Isaiah Austin
Steve Francis
Big Z
Arvydas Sabonis
Darius Miles
Jermaine O’neal
Rashard Lewis
Maybe Derrick Rose avoids this list???
Please let me know if I missed any?
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 6:31pm #939798

The Scare Crow Rises
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They are all still playing but these guys were special players before suffering injuries and becoming shells of their former selves, I’d throw Caron Butler and Danny Granger into that category
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 6:31pm #939665

The Scare Crow Rises
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They are all still playing but these guys were special players before suffering injuries and becoming shells of their former selves, I’d throw Caron Butler and Danny Granger into that category
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:22pm #939800

Jr. ROXAS
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Baron Davis maybe?? Antonio Mcdyess, Dajuan Wagner, Kevin Johnson, Raef Lafrentz, Jonathan Bender, Allan Houston, Tj Ford, Gilbert Arenas (both boneheadedness and injuries)
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:22pm #939667

Jr. ROXAS
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Baron Davis maybe?? Antonio Mcdyess, Dajuan Wagner, Kevin Johnson, Raef Lafrentz, Jonathan Bender, Allan Houston, Tj Ford, Gilbert Arenas (both boneheadedness and injuries)
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:22pm #939802

bmac697
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I had such high hopes for Portland. If everyone was healthy that would have been tough team to play.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:22pm #939669

bmac697
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I had such high hopes for Portland. If everyone was healthy that would have been tough team to play.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:44pm #939804

darbstar81
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Larry Johnson
Alonzo Mourning
Danny Manning

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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:44pm #939671

darbstar81
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Larry Johnson
Alonzo Mourning
Danny Manning

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- Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:46pm #939806
  
  darbstar81
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  Larry Johnson was like Charles Barkley in his first 2 seasons until he badly hurt is back. He was never the same after that as he lost his ability to jump
  
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- Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:46pm #939673
  
  darbstar81
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  Larry Johnson was like Charles Barkley in his first 2 seasons until he badly hurt is back. He was never the same after that as he lost his ability to jump
  
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:52pm #939808

ItsVictorOladipo
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I wouoldn’t really say injuries “killed” Sabonis’s career the guy played basketball at a high level for a long time. Unfortunately his prime was spent in Europe. Yes he suffered through a few unfortunate injuries but they didn’t completely derail his career. If you count Sabonis then perhaps guys like Alonzo Mourning and Brad Daugherty should be on there too.
Larry Johnson and Manning should def be on there too and also an often overlooked player in Jeff Ruland.
Gotta admit I’m kind of shocked that nobody has mentioned Bill Walton yet
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:52pm #939675

ItsVictorOladipo
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I wouoldn’t really say injuries “killed” Sabonis’s career the guy played basketball at a high level for a long time. Unfortunately his prime was spent in Europe. Yes he suffered through a few unfortunate injuries but they didn’t completely derail his career. If you count Sabonis then perhaps guys like Alonzo Mourning and Brad Daugherty should be on there too.
Larry Johnson and Manning should def be on there too and also an often overlooked player in Jeff Ruland.
Gotta admit I’m kind of shocked that nobody has mentioned Bill Walton yet
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/27/2014 - 12:53pm #940063
  
  felixthecat
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  Sabonis career was delayed by POLITICS!!!!! We didn’t get to see him rival a David Robinson when he was young and could run and jump like a deer. When he came he was already ground bound. Still could shoot and pass, but not with the same verve as when he was younger.
  How about both Duke PGs- Hurley and Williams. Neither really had a career after their auto and motorcycle accidents.
  
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/27/2014 - 12:53pm #940196
  
  felixthecat
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  Sabonis career was delayed by POLITICS!!!!! We didn’t get to see him rival a David Robinson when he was young and could run and jump like a deer. When he came he was already ground bound. Still could shoot and pass, but not with the same verve as when he was younger.
  How about both Duke PGs- Hurley and Williams. Neither really had a career after their auto and motorcycle accidents.
  
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:57pm #939812

ItsVictorOladipo
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Oh and Sidney Moncrief too, knee problems hurt his career smack dab in his prime
Bernard King pieced together a few great seasons but his career was interrupted by a few bad injuries too, he’s still a HOFer but he could’ve had a George Gervin kind of legacy.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:57pm #939679

ItsVictorOladipo
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Oh and Sidney Moncrief too, knee problems hurt his career smack dab in his prime
Bernard King pieced together a few great seasons but his career was interrupted by a few bad injuries too, he’s still a HOFer but he could’ve had a George Gervin kind of legacy.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:59pm #939814

Pack Attack
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No Sam Bowie yet? He is the Michael Jordan of careers killed by injuries. Unfortunately, the Blazers took him instead of Jordan.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:59pm #939681

Pack Attack
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No Sam Bowie yet? He is the Michael Jordan of careers killed by injuries. Unfortunately, the Blazers took him instead of Jordan.
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/27/2014 - 12:55pm #940065
  
  felixthecat
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  If healthy Sam would have had a fantastic career, IDK about Jordan level, but he would have gone down as one of the best centers ever. His Kentucky exploits were done on one leg.
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- Posted on: Sun, 07/27/2014 - 12:55pm #940198
  
  felixthecat
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  If healthy Sam would have had a fantastic career, IDK about Jordan level, but he would have gone down as one of the best centers ever. His Kentucky exploits were done on one leg.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:59pm #939816

ProudGrandpa
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Len Bias
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 7:59pm #939683

ProudGrandpa
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Len Bias
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 8:25pm #939820

bankjung
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Jay Williams (Bulls) got accident , He never back to his form
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 8:25pm #939687

bankjung
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Jay Williams (Bulls) got accident , He never back to his form
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 9:14pm #939826

Roland209
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I’ll have to respectfully disagree. His stats weren’t the greatest when he played. Albeit he was still a rookie and could have improved. However, I think he was more of a great college player who wouldn’t have transitioned well in the NBA. Kind of like Mateen Cleaves.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 9:14pm #939693

Roland209
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I’ll have to respectfully disagree. His stats weren’t the greatest when he played. Albeit he was still a rookie and could have improved. However, I think he was more of a great college player who wouldn’t have transitioned well in the NBA. Kind of like Mateen Cleaves.
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- Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:56pm #939842
  
  Grandmama
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  And I’ll respectfully tell you Jay Williams was 10x the player Mateen Cleaves ever was. He only played one year, so to talk about his stats is pretty unfair. He played on a horrible Bulls team. And other than a poor shooting percentage (40%), his per 36 numbers were actually pretty solid for a rookie. 13.1 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 spg. He was also a career 39% 3-pt shooter in college, as opposed to only 32% his rookie year. I feel he definitely improves there as well. Saying he is like Mateen Cleaves is absurd. He may not have developed into a HOF’er, but he would have been a very good player, and would have made a few all-star games.
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- Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:56pm #939709
  
  Grandmama
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  And I’ll respectfully tell you Jay Williams was 10x the player Mateen Cleaves ever was. He only played one year, so to talk about his stats is pretty unfair. He played on a horrible Bulls team. And other than a poor shooting percentage (40%), his per 36 numbers were actually pretty solid for a rookie. 13.1 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 spg. He was also a career 39% 3-pt shooter in college, as opposed to only 32% his rookie year. I feel he definitely improves there as well. Saying he is like Mateen Cleaves is absurd. He may not have developed into a HOF’er, but he would have been a very good player, and would have made a few all-star games.
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  - Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 3:00pm #939869
    
    Dog_Shammdog
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    Amen brother, somebody needed to clarify that absurdity
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  - Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 3:00pm #940002
    
    Dog_Shammdog
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    Amen brother, somebody needed to clarify that absurdity
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  - Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 6:44pm #940050
    
    marcusfizer21
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    It was disappointing to see Jay Williams struggling as a rookie when he was expected to be the runaway ROY during that time but it was clear he needed some time to develop at the next level but, man, he’s got All-Star written all over him if not for the motorcycle accident… 9.5 ppg and 4.7 apg were solid numbers for a rook but not enough to convince any one that he is a Rookie of the Year candidate ..
    I’m a guy that lives on what-ifs and I could see Jay Williams have a Deron Williams-like career… Deron didn’t blow up during his rookie year (10.8 ppg and 4.5 apg) but he did improve vastly during his second year (16.2 ppg and 9.3 apg). I could see Jay average (16 and 8) had he stayed healthy for his second year for the Bulls.
    But then again, we wouldn’t be having D-Rose on our team had Jay Williams stayed healthy.
    
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  - Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 6:44pm #939916
    
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    It was disappointing to see Jay Williams struggling as a rookie when he was expected to be the runaway ROY during that time but it was clear he needed some time to develop at the next level but, man, he’s got All-Star written all over him if not for the motorcycle accident… 9.5 ppg and 4.7 apg were solid numbers for a rook but not enough to convince any one that he is a Rookie of the Year candidate ..
    I’m a guy that lives on what-ifs and I could see Jay Williams have a Deron Williams-like career… Deron didn’t blow up during his rookie year (10.8 ppg and 4.5 apg) but he did improve vastly during his second year (16.2 ppg and 9.3 apg). I could see Jay average (16 and 8) had he stayed healthy for his second year for the Bulls.
    But then again, we wouldn’t be having D-Rose on our team had Jay Williams stayed healthy.
    
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 3:29pm #939877
  
  llperez
  i think you’re crazy. Jay williams had everything. Size, speed, effortless shooter from nba range. Many pg’s struggle as rookies, it widely considered the hardest position to make an immediate transition. john stockton, gary payton, steve nash, billups just to name a few off the top of my head struggled as rookies. Heck, billups shot 37% from the field his first season then went on to win finals mvp. Tony parker scored 9 per game his rookie year, he turned out pretty good too.
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 3:29pm #940010
  
  llperez
  i think you’re crazy. Jay williams had everything. Size, speed, effortless shooter from nba range. Many pg’s struggle as rookies, it widely considered the hardest position to make an immediate transition. john stockton, gary payton, steve nash, billups just to name a few off the top of my head struggled as rookies. Heck, billups shot 37% from the field his first season then went on to win finals mvp. Tony parker scored 9 per game his rookie year, he turned out pretty good too.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:28pm #939836

TRC1991
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Bill Walton.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:28pm #939703

TRC1991
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Bill Walton.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:31pm #939838

TRC1991
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A guy that not many remember – but Todd McCullough – he was on the 76ers for a while, he played at UW, and he was a very talented big man who suffered from seizures and had to call his career short
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 10:31pm #939705

TRC1991
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A guy that not many remember – but Todd McCullough – he was on the 76ers for a while, he played at UW, and he was a very talented big man who suffered from seizures and had to call his career short
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 2:37pm #939859
  
  ExumInferno
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  Todd MacCulloch was huge and knew how to use his size in the paint. After retiring, he became one of the best pinball players in the world.
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 2:37pm #939992
  
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  Todd MacCulloch was huge and knew how to use his size in the paint. After retiring, he became one of the best pinball players in the world.
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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 11:01pm #939844

Grandmama
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My man Ronnie Fields. This video gives me chills…

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Posted on: Fri, 07/25/2014 - 11:01pm #939711

Grandmama
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My man Ronnie Fields. This video gives me chills…

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 12:30am #939846

LazarusMunoz
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A guy that may be in this list soon is Eric Gordon… Injuries have killed his explosiveness and his lateral quickness
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 12:30am #939713

LazarusMunoz
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A guy that may be in this list soon is Eric Gordon… Injuries have killed his explosiveness and his lateral quickness
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 12:54am #939848

Ihateusernames
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Derek Smith. Old Clipper.
Jonathan Bender
Ralph Sampson
Shaun Livingston (all world potential)

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 12:54am #939715

Ihateusernames
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Derek Smith. Old Clipper.
Jonathan Bender
Ralph Sampson
Shaun Livingston (all world potential)

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 2:29am #939862

Lotto Stud
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A tear wants to trickle down with just a flashback from his Mickey Ds performance…
T.J. Ford (Siiiiiiiiiiiigh)

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 2:29am #939729

Lotto Stud
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A tear wants to trickle down with just a flashback from his Mickey Ds performance…
T.J. Ford (Siiiiiiiiiiiigh)

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 6:59am #939897

xJumpManx
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I still think he would have been a good player if not for the colon issues.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 6:59am #939763

xJumpManx
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I still think he would have been a good player if not for the colon issues.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 8:09am #939783

MattP31
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Guys not mentioned:
D Wade
Brook Lopez(on his way to this list)
Al Horford(on his way to really being up there)
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 8:09am #939917

MattP31
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Guys not mentioned:
D Wade
Brook Lopez(on his way to this list)
Al Horford(on his way to really being up there)
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 8:40am #939793

Nbafanman
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Was averaging 25 pts 7 Rebs and 7 assists a game for Detroit until injuries slowed him down
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 8:40am #939927

Nbafanman
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Was averaging 25 pts 7 Rebs and 7 assists a game for Detroit until injuries slowed him down
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 9:40am #939799

TimberTroll
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Very good point guard career ended way too soon. Only if the Wolves knew Brandon wasn’t going to play again they would’ve kept Chauncey Billups 🙁 Though I believe we ended up swinging his contract for Latrell Sprewell.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 9:40am #939933

TimberTroll
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Very good point guard career ended way too soon. Only if the Wolves knew Brandon wasn’t going to play again they would’ve kept Chauncey Billups 🙁 Though I believe we ended up swinging his contract for Latrell Sprewell.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 10:36am #939809

Chilbert arenas
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Brandon Roy makes me the most sad, he was the prototypical basketball player. He played the right way and had no glaring weakness while being a very underrated athlete. I was too young to remember Grant Hill in his prime otherwise I feel like he would be up there.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 10:36am #939942

Chilbert arenas
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Brandon Roy makes me the most sad, he was the prototypical basketball player. He played the right way and had no glaring weakness while being a very underrated athlete. I was too young to remember Grant Hill in his prime otherwise I feel like he would be up there.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 11:45am #939817

Roland209
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I don’t think he would’ve been an all star.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 11:45am #939950

Roland209
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I don’t think he would’ve been an all star.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 12:03pm #939821

thricethefun
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Gerald Wallace pretty much killed Arenas’ career on this play http://www.youtube.com/watch
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 12:03pm #939954

thricethefun
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Gerald Wallace pretty much killed Arenas’ career on this play http://www.youtube.com/watch
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 1:15pm #939837

capecodder
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Bobby Hurley….car accident
Reggie Lewis…..heart

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 1:15pm #939970

capecodder
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Bobby Hurley….car accident
Reggie Lewis…..heart

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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 6:13pm #940036

CU.LIONS
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Most forgot that one of the Greatest ever to play had his career cut short by a chronic bad back.
None other than Larry Bird.
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 6:13pm #939902

CU.LIONS
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Most forgot that one of the Greatest ever to play had his career cut short by a chronic bad back.
None other than Larry Bird.
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 7:01pm #940056
  
  ProudGrandpa
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  Yes, let’s all shed a tear for Larry Bird, who was forced to call it quits at the young age of 35.
  
  Who knows what he might have become…
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- Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 7:01pm #939922
  
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  Yes, let’s all shed a tear for Larry Bird, who was forced to call it quits at the young age of 35.
  
  Who knows what he might have become…
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 7:05pm #940060

RUN TMC
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I saw the thread and expected him to be one of the 1st listed, took about 20 replies. He could have been great. NCAA all time assist leader final four MOP. Unfortunatly the car accident derailed a very promising career. I guess I need to get to a U Buffalo game to have him sign my rookie year Kings #7
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Posted on: Sat, 07/26/2014 - 7:05pm #939926

RUN TMC
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I saw the thread and expected him to be one of the 1st listed, took about 20 replies. He could have been great. NCAA all time assist leader final four MOP. Unfortunatly the car accident derailed a very promising career. I guess I need to get to a U Buffalo game to have him sign my rookie year Kings #7
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