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Old 05-02-2006, 06:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default which athelete wasted there talent the most
i think it was doc gooden.

if this guy didn't get mixed up in the coke scene, who knows how good he could have been. he could have possably broke alot of records, because he was so good at a very young age.

who do you think wasted there talent the most ?
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Old 05-02-2006, 06:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Maybe his running buddy Strawberry too.
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Old 05-02-2006, 07:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Gotta put Steve Howe in the mix. SEVEN drug suspensions in his career.
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Old 05-02-2006, 07:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Ryan Leaf - some believed him to be more talented than Peyton Manning, and he went #2 overall behind him.
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Old 05-02-2006, 07:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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And let us not forget Lawrence Phillips.
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Old 05-02-2006, 07:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Steve 'Bubba' Miller, SW Houston area, circa mid-60s. Dude was head-&-shoulders the best athlete, football and baseball, in the city up to about age 14. By 10th grade, he was a wasted cause.

Also toss Len Bias into the mix. We'll never know if it was just the coke that killed him, or something else. But the coke certainly didn't help.
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Old 05-02-2006, 07:48 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Yep agree with bee Len Bias tops my list
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Gotta mention Mike Tyson too. He made it all the way to the top of the heavyweight division so he can't really be considered the #1 biggest waste of talent, but he was certainly a notable train wreck.
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Old 05-02-2006, 08:53 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Ricky Williams and Ryan Leaf for sure....
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Old 05-02-2006, 09:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Michael Ray Richardson
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Old 05-02-2006, 10:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Leon Lett.
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Old 05-03-2006, 02:30 AM   #12 (permalink)
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what about mickey mantle.

just think if he could stay away from the booze on a nightly basis. he could have probly over 700 homeruns.
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Old 05-03-2006, 02:45 AM   #13 (permalink)
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How could I forget my boy Derrick Coleman? Talk about wasting one's talents.
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Old 05-03-2006, 03:23 AM   #14 (permalink)
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How could I forget my boy Derrick Coleman? Talk about wasting one's talents.
good one. that guy would have allstar years every time it was a contrct year. what a bum he was
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Old 05-03-2006, 05:43 AM   #15 (permalink)
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how bout the infamous Art Schlicter...........degenerate gambler........hes still in the can ....... two years left.
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Old 05-03-2006, 05:48 AM   #16 (permalink)
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for those of you who consider poker a sport

how bout stuu unger
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Maurice Clarrett deserves a mention here.
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Old 05-03-2006, 02:22 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Maurice Clarrett deserves a mention here.
no doubt..... robbing people in alleys WHAT A WASTE
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