Biggest ego-to-talent ratios in NBA history?

Peregrine01 · Post #61 » by **Peregrine01** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:28 am

Why so many mentions of Mario Hezonja?

GI_Slow · Post #62 » by **GI_Slow** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:28 am

Shabazz Muhammad maybe? turns down 4yr 40 million after posting this beautiful stat: "Among 462 qualified players in 2015–16, Muhammad ranked 461st in ESPN's "Defensive Real Plus-Minus" statistic, ahead of only J.J. Barea".

Clay Davis · Post #63 » by **Clay Davis** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:34 am

Hedo Turkoglu

gottamakeit · Post #64 » by **gottamakeit** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:39 am

Clay Davis wrote:Hedo Turkoglu

Don't see it. Hedo was pretty talented player.

sikma42 · Post #65 » by **sikma42** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:47 am

Jonathan bender was insanely talented and could have been a really good player. Injuries destroyed his athletism and he never got a chance to put in the reps to reach his potential.

kanahda ballz wrote:Jonathan Bender, 5th overall pick by the Pacers in 1999. One of the biggest draft busts of all time.

After he retired (from his 1st NBA stint) in an interview he said he wondered how great he could have been if it weren't for injuries.

In actuality he was a low skilled low IQ player who had good size and athleticism. He came into the NBA draft riding on the wave of previous high school players who had made successful jumps into the NBA (KG, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady).

He came back for a 2nd stint in the NBA with the Knicks but it only proved that he was still a bad player.

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Chandan · Post #66 » by **Chandan** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:43 am

Shock Defeat wrote:Right now? John Wall thinks he's a franchise player.

sometimes I forget he's still in the nba.

LikeABosh · Post #67 » by **LikeABosh** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:57 am

GI_Slow wrote:Shabazz Muhammad maybe? turns down 4yr 40 million after posting this beautiful stat: "Among 462 qualified players in 2015–16, Muhammad ranked 461st in ESPN's "Defensive Real Plus-Minus" statistic, ahead of only J.J. Barea".

Another good one. Don't forget him being upset about a teammate hitting a gamewinner

Spud2nique · Post #68 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:01 am

Dahntay Jones.

Egg Nog · Post #69 » by **Egg Nog** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:17 am

LikeABosh wrote:
GI_Slow wrote:Shabazz Muhammad maybe? turns down 4yr 40 million after posting this beautiful stat: "Among 462 qualified players in 2015–16, Muhammad ranked 461st in ESPN's "Defensive Real Plus-Minus" statistic, ahead of only J.J. Barea".

Another good one. Don't forget him being upset about a teammate hitting a gamewinner

Haha seriously? When was this?

LikeABosh · Post #70 » by **LikeABosh** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:20 am

Egg Nog wrote:
LikeABosh wrote:
GI_Slow wrote:Shabazz Muhammad maybe? turns down 4yr 40 million after posting this beautiful stat: "Among 462 qualified players in 2015–16, Muhammad ranked 461st in ESPN's "Defensive Real Plus-Minus" statistic, ahead of only J.J. Barea".

Another good one. Don't forget him being upset about a teammate hitting a gamewinner

Haha seriously? When was this?

When he was at UCLA.

Best clip I could find

Watch on YouTube

Lalouie · Post #71 » by **Lalouie** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:29 am

the whole mid-millenia hawk team

brandon jennings made the assist an ego thing. in high school he chastised his teammates if they didn't finish on his assist

GreatWhiteStiff · Post #72 » by **GreatWhiteStiff** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:57 am

Jennings would do that. If this thread was about swag:talent ratio , he should be included too.

preldzic · Post #73 » by **preldzic** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:07 am

Bergmaniac wrote:Dion Waiters.

9 attempts needed for the first one to get it right. Can't believe it took that long.

Well done! We can close the thread now...

trickshot · Post #74 » by **trickshot** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:20 am

Waiters by a landslide. Even with KD/WB and Lebron/AD he would call his own number early in the shotclock to jack up contested shots. Think there's a clip of KD telling him to "pass the f** ball"

BallerTalk · Post #75 » by **BallerTalk** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:45 am

Jordan Stopper wrote:Some 90s guys

Vernon Maxwell and Latrell Sprewell

Nah, both of those dudes could ball. Sprewell was a multiple time All Star and All NBA and Maxwell was a starter and 3rd leading scorer on an NBA championship team.

Attitude issues? Sure (Spree vs Carlesimo ... Max vs Portland fan).
Questionable decision? Absolutely (Spree turning down $21M ... Maxwell pouting/quitting because of Drexler trade).

But both were legitimate starters and championship-level contributors in the NBA.

To me this thread screams Dion Waiters.

Balllin · Post #76 » by **Balllin** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:45 am

dont get wrong, for a second rounder he had a great career, but no mention of monta ellis have it all? definitely one of the standout moments of a players ego.

Watch on YouTube

KawhiSoSerious · Post #77 » by **KawhiSoSerious** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:02 am

Ivan Chiriaev

NADALalot · Post #78 » by **NADALalot** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:06 am

Michael Jordan has always dismissed any suggestion that he's GOAT.
He considers it disrespectful to the players who came before him.
And I agree.

Calvin Klein · Post #79 » by **Calvin Klein** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:48 am

Another vote for Jimmer. I hated that dude and he only played a handful meaningless of games for us. But he clearly didn't care about anything but himself.

Post #80 » by **slick_watts** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:06 pm

dion waiters called himself 'kobe wade'.