Biggest Waste of Talent Poll:

[mo42nyy]

gooden wins this hands down
he had 2 or 3 great seasons and 2 or 3 good ones not 10 good seasons
he should be in the HOF and a top 10-15 pitcher of all time but he stuffed his career up his nose and is sitting in a jail cell somewhere

Theres a million number 1 draft picks who never do anything in on a professional level, but Gooden had the stuff do dominate on a Major League Level

[jschaud]

I dont get this poll. Bo jackson got injured after what could have been a promising NFL career. I mean, did you ever use him in techmo bowl?

Grant Hill came out of Duke, you shoulda known he was too gay/fragile to play in the NBA.

Mike Tyson has been knocked out countless times by a guy named little Mac.

Doc Gooden has a cy young. Thats one more than 99% of pitchers out there.

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[mo42nyy]

the poll is who is a waste of talent not who has had more success more than most pitchers or other players

[NozeCandy]

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Grant Hill came out of Duke, you shoulda known he was too gay/fragile to play in the NBA.

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This has to be a joke.

[Cortz]

i voted for tyson

[joel2006]

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Grant Hill came out of Duke, you shoulda known he was too gay/fragile to play in the NBA.

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This has to be a joke.

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Why? At the time he came out Duke players were doing poorly in the NBA, especially in comparison to UNC guys.

[Clarkmeister]

I still maintain that Len Bias' love in this poll/thread is a joke. Add in Jay Williams for sure if he's getting this much love.

Really though, voting for anyone who never had a chance to compete at all on a pro level is kind of silly IMO. Even super hyped guys aren't locks to have great pro careers, and neither Jay or Len even went #1 overall.

[prohornblower]

Gooden leading this is dumb. He likely accomplished almost 2/3 (192 wins) of what he was capable of accomplishing at the MLB level. He even won a ring.

Ricky Williams got about 1/4 out of his NFL career and started doing Yoga. Think about how much more Ricky would have accomplished relative to Gooden (if they played out their career at full capacity).

Gooden is better at his sport than Ricky at his, though. I will concede that.

[rubbrband]

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Gooden and Hill being on this list is idiotic. And how is Leaf different than Akili, McNown, or any other first round QB bust? He's not a "waste of talent" as much as he's just a guy who couldn't cut it in the NFL. It's not like Leaf was a freakish athlete or anything either...weak pick in this poll.

He may be young, but Prior probably belongs on this list. I thought he'd be building a decent Hall of Fame resume by now.

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I tried to include guys who are mainly finished with their career, and I also tried to include guys who had a chance of winning. If you don't like it make your own [censored] poll.

[rubbrband]

Pretty insane that Bias is doing so well. He was never even tested on the NBA level. Too many what ifs for me to vote for him.