Players that could have been special...?

[daslicer]

I wonder what he could have been in boxing..

his punching reminded me of Balrog from Street Fighter.

[DJR210]

his punching reminded me of Balrog from Street Fighter.

You're right tbh

[BSfromTX]

Westbrook will be at the top of the list once his career is over

[Biggems]

Johnny Moore.....damn desert fever really altered his career. He had the potential to be a multi-time all-star.

Reggie Lewis was a great young player and only getting better. Unfortunately his heart condition destroyed his career by taking his life. He is my favorite Celtic.

Danny Manning was an all around player. Had he started with a good team, instead of LAC, he might have been an all-star many times.

Grant Hill had a very good career, but minus the injuries, he most likely has a great career, same as Penny Hardaway.

[rastaspur]

Richard dumas. Cocaine is a of a drug.

[rastaspur]

Earl manigault

[Since89]

I don't know much about his career since he played mostly for the hated Lakers. He was great in college but drafted late. I don't know what I expected of his career. Maybe a little like Lamar Odom. Or another Laker - Andrew Bynum.

He had small hands. He was like 6'10 wirh the hands od a 5'8 person.

[Since89]

Stacey Augmon
Bynum
Sabonis

[TDMVPDPOY]

Not the worst, but belongs on the list - Sprewell, John Lucas, Chris Washburn, and Michael Ray Richardson.

i thought spree peaked when he went to the knicks...when he went to the wolves, he was not the same player

[Seventyniner]

Elden Campbell is a guy who I feel that fits that criteria. I always thought he could be a 20-10 player and an all-star if he actually cared.

Weird, I was just thinking of Derrick Coleman.

[playblair]

dejuan blair............blair had 3 20/20 games before popovich benched him for dyese & tried to turn him into a jump shooter...........

[TDMVPDPOY]

dejuan blair............blair had 3 20/20 games before popovich benched him for dyese & tried to turn him into a jump shooter...........

i believe he didnt play in the playoffs in his rookie year

same with ghill who didnt even get to play playoffs in rookie year also...

those 2 showed they could play during the rs against that same team that defeated the spurs in the playoffs

[wildbill2u]

Gerald Green? Lloyd Wnathisname that came to the Spurs after being the playground King of the World.

[wildbill2u]

All time Spurs bubble bust was that guy who came in and hit 6 3s in his first game in limited minutes and coulldn't hit the side of the arena after that.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

dejuan blair............blair had 3 20/20 games before popovich benched him for dyese & tried to turn him into a jump shooter...........

Yep, Blair proved himself after moving on from the Spurs. Too bad Pop was holding him back because you really saw him blossom after that.

[TimDunkem]

Lonnie Walker will end up here.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I was a fan of Charles "Spider" Smith. He just seemed like a guy with all the tools to be a really good NBA player. Good shooter...long wingspan...athletic. I remember him lighting up a couple of teams during his stint in SA. He seemed like a guy that "could have been" special.

[clambake]

Roy Tarpley.

this

[ginobilized]

I always thought Derek Anderson could've been a special player for the Spurs if not for that clothesline by Juwan Howard.

Len Bias and Reggie Lewis were 2 sure fire special players derailed by death.

[ducks]

jr smith without drugs

[DAF86]

Pops Mensah Bonsu.

[bigfan]

Javtokas. , we could still use him.

[lmbebo]

Yep, Blair proved himself after moving on from the Spurs. Too bad Pop was holding him back because you really saw him blossom after that.

So good he's playing in China now?

Blair didn't have the mental tools to go anywhere, let alone knees.

[Nivek_ogre]

Rasheed Wallace. Could of been one of the best of his generation. A damn good player but could have been in the conversation with Duncan, Garnett and Novitzki.

[Phenomanul]

Stacey Augmon
Bynum
Sabonis

I second Arvydas Sabonis and add Oscar Schmidt... if they would've played the prime of their careers in the NBA... they would be multiple decorated all-stars.