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Elite
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7/24/2006  8:04 PM
Can you...

Name one player that had a rep for not working hard, being lazy....

Name one player that showed flashes of brilliance but never being concistant due to lack of focus/dedication/ DRIVE AND PASSION....

Name one player that has had that rep but actually turned it around to fufill his potential and become an all-star...

I Can't think of one...

So im worried about Eddy Curry
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7/24/2006  8:25 PM
Curry is only 23, and he's a big man. Big men usually take longer to develop. The jury is still out on him.

A few players that come to mind:

Tim Thomas (Tools to be a perenial allstar)

Derrick Coleman (should have went down in history as one of the greates PF's to ever play the game.)

Shawn Kemp

Pearl Washington

When I think of more I'll post...
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7/24/2006  9:23 PM
Posted by bigbeast:


Tim Thomas (Tools to be a perenial allstar)

Derrick Coleman (should have went down in history as one of the greates PF's to ever play the game.)
took the words right out of my mouth about both of these guys. DC especially. its really a tragedy with that guy.
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7/24/2006  9:25 PM
you just listed guys that DID NOT fufil their potential.. not guys that actually did turn it around and become good after getting that soft/lazy label
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7/25/2006  12:06 AM
Derrick Coleman could have been the greatest PF of all time if he had actually cared. I remember how he was the one guy who would devour Charles Oakley everytime.
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7/25/2006  12:14 AM
Chauncey Billups.

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7/25/2006  12:18 AM
Posted by Elite:

Can you...

Name one player that had a rep for not working hard, being lazy....

Name one player that showed flashes of brilliance but never being concistant due to lack of focus/dedication/ DRIVE AND PASSION....

Name one player that has had that rep but actually turned it around to fufill his potential and become an all-star...

I Can't think of one...

So im worried about Eddy Curry

Bernard King was a Phuchup in college and his first few years in the NBA. Great Turnaround story!

Drugs took many players. Kemp, Washburn, Thompson, etc...........

Marbury's self absorbance has retarted his career thus far. No doubt about his talent!
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7/25/2006  12:20 AM
Posted by oohah:

Chauncey Billups.

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this is the first relavant post to the topic so far lol maybe i wasent clear enough
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7/25/2006  12:45 AM
Jermain O'Neal.. another one.
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7/25/2006  12:48 AM
Posted by rain:

Jermain O'Neal.. another one.

Does J O'Neal fit the bill? I'm not sure if J O'Neal was lazy in his early years, as much as just didn't get too much of an opportunity, behind an extremely stacked roster.
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7/25/2006  12:54 AM
his work ethic was in question. He didn't get any minutes because of his poor practices.. from what I remember.
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Andre Aggasi.

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7/25/2006  1:21 AM
What about AC green? He had the tools and refused to use them too! God bless him!
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7/25/2006  1:51 AM
Posted by Elite:
Posted by oohah:

Chauncey Billups.

oohah


this is the first relavant post to the topic so far lol maybe i wasent clear enough


Its tough to come up with names because it never happens. We either see guys that never fulfill their potential or the diamonds shine pretty much right away. Its why I get so frustrated at posters still claiming Curry is "potentially dominant". It pretty much happens within the first 3 years or it doesnt happen at all. You should be worried about Curry.
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7/25/2006  1:57 AM
Here's a good one:

Rik Smits.

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7/25/2006  2:10 AM
Borris Diaw. Lamar Odom.
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7/25/2006  2:52 AM
Posted by Bonn1997:

Borris Diaw. Lamar Odom.

Not sure how these fit the question either. Diaw was lazy or just took a few years to bloom?? I think that's a different question.
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7/25/2006  3:16 AM
Rod Strickland
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7/25/2006  3:23 AM
T-MAC
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7/25/2006  3:33 AM
Posted by Knickem:

T-MAC

WTF?? Ok now you guys are just making up stuff.
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