Eddy Curry: Living the dream life, millionaire at 18, but doesn't get to do it exactly the way he had hoped: In LA, by the beach, with his boys Quentin Richardson, Maggette, and D. Miles. Michael Jordan: Should have moved on to another team as a FA when his run with the Bulls was up, now left with a nearly unquenchable competitve streak and only a suspected gimpy on the verge of breaking down body to go after it with. Vince Carter: Got the wrong FA to stay---AD eats cap, T-Mac and Vince would have eaten the East for years. Antonio Davis: Fat contract but still dissatisfied. Got nothing he really wanted out of free agency. Rasheed Wallace: Too busy 'being true to myself, to who I really am' to realize that with some focus, hardwork and leadership he could have had a ring already, maybe two. He'll realize it later... Kevin Garnett: Doesn't look like he'll ever get a bonafide baller to play next to him---and he's stuck in Minny for 3 more 1st round and outs. Tim Duncan: The only true center left in Texas gave up Grant Hill for David Robinson and Mike Miller for creaky old Steve Smith. A.C. Green: 38 years, an NBA basketball player, and no fun---anytime, anywhere. If he ain't used it by now, it's broken. Allen Houston: Called himself the best SG in the league and caught both Vince Carter and Kobe Bryants attention. Rough, rough games ahead this season. Any others? I'm bored.
Yeah, I really feel sorry for Michael Jordan. Dude is having more fun getting his ego stroked by the media with all this "will he return" crap. Not to mention that he's dumped the contracts of Howard, Strickland, and Richmond, plus winning the lottery and landing one of the biggest studs in the draft I feel sorry for ANYBODY that has to play for the Bulls...I especially feel sorry for Fred Hoiberg...The Mayor? He must have been on the crapper when nicknames were being handed out...
I know a lot of people are upset with Gary Payton, but I feel sorry for him. He had took more money to stay with Seattle, who was a contender at the time, but for less money he could have signed with Houston and the Big Three the summer Houston traded for Charles. I don't blame him for taking the money, but I bet deep down he regrets it because Houston may very well have won at least one championship with Payton. I agree with you about Kevin Garnett definitely. I know this isn't a player, but I feel sorry for the Vancouver fans losing their basketball franchise. I completely agree with you about Duncan. San Antonio may have a run or two left in there, but their future is cloudy with Derek Anderson leaving. I feel sorry for Juwan Howard. His foul on Anderson was an accident, they're good friends, but not he'll be labeled a thug. He's a good guy, and that sucks. I agree about Jordan. Definitely should have went to another team, or sat out a year and surveyed the landscape. He has the same fire, but a creaky body, and a crappy team.
Brad Daughtery, Malik Sealy, Bobby Phills, the euro guy in the accident whose name escapes me, Mitch Richmond (until now), God Shammgod (his name is God), a few others got unlucky too. Oh well.
I agree Ziggy. You can throw in Reggie Lewis and Drazen Petrovic ( I believe that is the guy you are talking about in the accident). You know it's funny how one decision changes the future. If Gary Payton HAD signed with Houston, and they had won a championship, Jordan probably would have stayed around a little longer, especially if Houston had beaten Chicago for the title to: 1.) Get the title back and 2.) He would have a challenge. We could have had an all-out battle for the NBA title for about a 3 or 4 year span. Oh well!
I also feel sorry for Ewing, who should have been allowed to retire with the team he played for so long instead of traversing the NBA like a journeyman. I don't feel sorry for Dennis Rodman, Isaiah Rider or Derrick Coleman..all underachievers and under-rated at that. Anyone of them could have made their team better and stronger and solidified better names for themselves in the history books. I also kinda feel bad for Wink. He wanted to be the 1st pick in the draft (didn't get it) and he wanted to be Roy (half got it). Just feels like he should have maybe...nah.
How can you feel sorry for any of them (with the exception of those that have passed away)? They're all multi-millionaires, most, if not all, have never worked a real job in their life, & they get away with things that most of us would've been thrown in jail for. However, I do feel sorry for Sam Cassell, because he is one butt-ugly man.
Good call with Garnett and Wallace, and funny one with Green. I'd add Abdur-Rahim. Dude should be getting endorsement money and big-time recognition for his game, except for the fact that - oh! - he was in Vancouver. And now Atlanta.
i dont feel sorry for garnett for the same reason i dont feel sorry for rodman.if rodman knew when to keep his mouth shut, he'd still be in the nba. if garnett hadn't asked for (and gotten) that contract, 126 mil., right? then he'd still have a team with him. due to his money, he'll never be on a good team. that is his choice. it is my assumption that when contract negotiations come up, he take what he can get again, solidifying that he'll never make it to the promised land. i suppose it is a shame, b/c i think he is one of the best players in the game. But nobody except jordan can win a championship alone.
Let me see, The #2 pick and traded to Houston, or the #1 pick and stuck in Chicago! Somehow I don't think Francis is upset!
I find it hard to feel sorry for Eddy Curry, having to live in the greatest city on Earth. El Lay? please...
Vince Carter is a dick, Kevin Garnett makes more money than most people could dream of, Houston duped NY into paying him $100 million, and Duncan can take two more runs at the title with the Spurs, and then turn around a force a sign and trade to Houston where he will form a big part of a dynasty in the making. To tell you the truth, I find it hard to feel sorry for anyone playing in the NBA.
Gotta be AC... 38 and NEVER... Got to admire his discipline...that takes courage... I go without for three days and I am climbing the walls
