Biggest ego-to-talent ratios in NBA history?

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Re: Biggest ego-to-talent ratios in NBA history? 

Post#141 » by babyjax13 » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:40 am

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Bergmaniac wrote:Dion Waiters.


Good call.


Lol yeah he did trash talk the Heat after the Lakers won the finals. I don't think he even played a minute


Watching him go 1 for 10 against Utah while playing for the Suns last year was so cathartic. All the BYU fans cheering for him, meanwhile he was throwing an absolute fit on the court with his shots not going in, acting like he had been fouled on every play.
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Post#142 » by babyjax13 » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:41 am

I'll add Kirk Snyder to the list.
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Re: Biggest ego-to-talent ratios in NBA history? 

Post#143 » by JoeZeke » Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:04 pm

Jimmy Jackson, Milos Teodosic, and John Starks.
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Post#144 » by Cavsfansince84 » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:44 pm

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turnaroundJ wrote:Forget scrubs. Among stars, I present Mr. Paul Pierce. A great man once said, "They don't love you like that."

Paul Pierce wasn't as good as Paul Pierce thought, but it's normal for all stars to have big egos. That kind of confidence is almost a prerequisite for that level of success. Pierce was a 10x All Star, 4x All NBA, 4x top 10 in win shares, a Finals MVP, and for a while arguably the most skilled player in the game.


I can't agree with the bolded at all but there's no denying he was a top 10-15 player for a few years. His main skill was just being able to bully smaller defenders and hit jumpers while being a pretty good passer for his position. I wouldn't say he was up there the top guys in terms of skill. He was just a very solid combination of a few things and particularly as an iso scorer.
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Post#145 » by SactoKingsFan » Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:45 pm

DeShawn Stevenson has to be up there.

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Post#146 » by gottamakeit » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:26 pm

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His post-career behavior is awful, but I don't recall anything too bad when he was playing.

He did seem to fall off a cliff as he aged and changed teams, but lots of guys do that.


What post career behavior?


Vociferously supporting his country's evil dictator.


Oh so what you're actually looking at is a Evil-Talent ratio. I'd be curious to see who tops off that list.
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Post#147 » by Onlytimewilltel » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:35 pm

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What post career behavior?


Vociferously supporting his country's evil dictator.


Oh so what you're actually looking at is a Evil-Talent ratio. I'd be curious to see who tops off that list.


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Post#149 » by UcanUwill » Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:40 am

Hey, Brad Olesson is hard to beat in depth chart, I might think this Hezonja kid is next big thing.
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Messi was too busy winning trophies and breaking records, no time to watch some blow hard who couldn't average 10 points in the Euroleague.


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Post#150 » by ItsDanger » Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:06 am

Try watching other sports and you will soon realize NBA egos have a very high floor.
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Post#151 » by Invictus88 » Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:48 am

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Post#152 » by Hoopz Afrik » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:56 pm

Has anyone mentioned Ricky Davis yet?
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Post#153 » by RoyceDa59 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:32 pm

I beg to differ wrote:Jay Williams was super arrogant during his bad rookie season. But it's a tiny sample.

He still has that scent of arrogance now on TV.
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Post#154 » by Fo-Real » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:58 pm

Josh Jackson and Marquese Chriss were pretty full of themselves when with the Suns!!!
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Post#155 » by dhsilv2 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:06 pm

Cavsfansince84 wrote:Ricky 'I thought they brought LeBron in to give me the ball' Davis. Isaiah Thomas(the newer one just to clear up any confusion). Paul Pierce even though he's probably a top 50 player of all time(the whole 2 minutes where whoever it was read off all of Wade's accomplishments and compared them to Pierce while he just sits there and says nothing is some of the greatest reality tv comedy of all time). There were a lot of guys in that 1995-2010 era who belong in a thread like this.


Man based on some stories I've heard bout Ricky Davis's night life...that man might have been a top 20 all time player in terms of talent, lol. Anyone who could play an 8 pm game still completely wasted from the NIGHT before and drop 20 in the league had some talent.
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Post#156 » by DAcReator » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:16 pm

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Post#157 » by bovice » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:37 pm

Hoopz Afrik wrote:Has anyone mentioned Ricky Davis yet?


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Post#158 » by Phish Tank » Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:27 pm

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