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Poll: Which athlete wasted the most talent?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by wickedwritah, Dec 29, 2006.

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Which stellar athlete wasted the most talent due to drugs, alcohol and/or thuggery?

  1. Mike Tyson

    15 vote(s)
    17.9%

  2. Darryl Strawberry

    9 vote(s)
    10.7%

  3. Doc Gooden

    28 vote(s)
    33.3%

  4. The 1986 NBA Draft drug babies (Bias, Bedford, Tarpley, Washburn, etc.)

    22 vote(s)
    26.2%

  5. George Rogers, the Heisman winner

    1 vote(s)
    1.2%

  6. Steve Howe

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Other

    9 vote(s)
    10.7%
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  1. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    As an amateur psychologist, I would say Todd Marinovich is a classic case of passive-aggressive rebellion against an overbearing father, not a waste of talent. I eagerly await Todd 2.0's progression (Mikhail, Marv's next son/project).
     
    Bob Cook, Jan 5, 2007
    #121
  2. long_snapper

    long_snapper Member

    Marvin "Bad News" Barnes. Incredible talent who completed the trifecta of drug abuse, prison time, and homelessness.
     
    long_snapper, Jan 5, 2007
    #122
  3. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I can't remember, but who was the basketball (I think) player who went into the rampage and threw all the furniture off the balcony?
     
    three_bags_full, Jan 5, 2007
    #123
  4. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Great Marvin Barnes story from Terry Pluto's "Loose Balls," his history of the ABA. According to Bob Costas (then an announcer for Barnes' team, the Spirits of St. Louis), Barnes' knowledge of time zones wasn't exactly developed. He refused to get on a plane that left St. Louis at 8 a.m. and arrived in Memphis at 7:59 a.m. because "I ain't goin' on no time machine."
     
    Bob Cook, Jan 5, 2007
    #124
  5. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Who made the most out of his/her talent?
    David Eckstein?
    Zeke Mowatt?
    Al Conroy?
    Mike Rossman?
     
    Buck, Jan 5, 2007
    #125
  6. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    To what talent are you referring? Shoving his schlong in Lisa Olson's face, perhaps?
     
    wickedwritah, Jan 6, 2007
    #126
  7. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    No, I was just trying to think of athletes who had careers despite having little to no talent.
     
    Buck, Jan 6, 2007
    #127
  8. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Mea culpa.
    Eckstein is high up on that list.
     
    wickedwritah, Jan 6, 2007
    #128
  9. HeinekenMan

    HeinekenMan Active Member

    Me.

    I coulda been a contender.
     
    HeinekenMan, Jan 9, 2007
    #129
  10. Pencil Dick

    Pencil Dick Member

    Wasn't Albert King supposed to be the Second Coming as a high school player in New York City?

    Played a few seasons in the pros after college, nothing special.
     
    Pencil Dick, Jan 10, 2007
    #130
  11. Overrated

    Overrated Guest

    J.D.V.
     
    Overrated, Jan 10, 2007
    #131
  12. boots

    boots New Member

    Albert King's game never got better.
     
    boots, Jan 12, 2007
    #132
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