5 biggest waste of talent in sports history

[pappy]

what 5 athletes are the biggest waste of talent in sports history.  me an javi were havin this discussion i could onoy think of 3 off the top of my head

1. Mike Tyson.... should of went down as the second greatest of all time behind ali.... instead he will be the biggest side show in sports history

2. Darryl Strawberry... came up as the black ted williams. He mad it look easy.  Shame he had an attitude problem... an the cocaine bug

3. Dwight Gooden... he jumped from A ball to the majors skippin AA an AAA an still shut down every batter that faced him.  His first season he was rookie of the year.  His second season he was Cy Young winner.  third season they wanted him to add a third pitch an oh yea he caught the cocaine bug.

[Javier]

Len Bias.

Just days after being drafted number one in the NBA draft, he OD'ed on coke two days later.

[hector]

good ones tom.

Bo Jackson - he got injured

Jose Canseco - had a good career, but just too short, and he made some mistakes
Carney Landsford - was  a great player, but his career was stopped short due to a snow mobile accident

Shawn Kemp - What the hell happened to him?

Barry Sanders - Why the hell did he retire so early?  He could have probably broken many many records.  He was way better than Emmit Smith.

[Primo]

Terrell Davis- He was an awesome running back than got injured.

[eS El Duque]

KEN GRIFFEY JUNIOR!

and Tarrel Davis, even though i hate him (GREEN BAY PACKER FFAN )

i'll think of some tomorrow

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Ed O'Bannon

[pappy]

Ed O'Bannon

how so.  guy played great in college.  But wasnt one of those players that could cut it in the NBA.  Its not like the nets let him rot on the bench in the season in half he was there.  A lot of players are great in the college ranks but dont cut it in the pro's.

[ARYC]

-Mike Tyson:reasos already stated

-Paul Gascoigne: could've been the greatest english soccer player since Bobby Charlton , but alcohol took care of that

I'm tempted to say Cantonna but even though i still think he would've accomplished even more had he been a part of the national squad , he's still one of the greatest of all time

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Ed O'Bannon

how so.  guy played great in college.  But wasnt one of those players that could cut it in the NBA.  Its not like the nets let him rot on the bench in the season in half he was there.  A lot of players are great in the college ranks but dont cut it in the pro's.

I guess he's more of a disappointment than he was a waste of talent.

[KING VerbalAssaulta]

bo jackson- considered greatest athlete ever...but that hip injury

grant hill

shawn kemp - weight and drug problem

tyson- still for five years he was the greatest fighter ever

....how can someone say barry sander?  he's still the greatest running back ever

[Woodrow]

Ricky Williams- Giving up $15 million bucks a season to smoke reefer....

[-VZA-]

Yeah I was going to add Ricky Williams and Ken Griffey... Lamar Odom, well it's not too late for him to clean up his act.

[Montana00]

kobe bryant, instead of leaving to go to a good team, he stays with a team thats going to bring him down.

mike tyson
barry sanders
ken griffey jr

[pappy]

kobe bryant, instead of leaving to go to a good team, he stays with a team thats going to bring him down.

mike tyson
barry sanders
ken griffey jr

how can you say kobe,  i may not care for kobe.  But how can you come to a conclusion on that without even seein him play without shaq for a season.

[A-Trak]

agree with all. acouple more.

- Darius Miles = Wasn't he supposed to be the Next KG?
- Eric Lindros = Was the Next Great Player in the NHL, Concussions fucked him up
- Grant Hill = Dude is still getting paid mad cash for sitting on the bench.
- David Boston