Biggest busts ever, NFL / MLB / NBA

[Ulysses]

Inspired by the David Carr thread. I think this might be fun and interesting. I'm thinking guys who were hyped as being the next-big-thing. Lebron James is an example of the type of guy who would qualify, except for the fact that he rules.

So, who are your picks for NFL, MLB, NBA?

[Jingleheimer]

Herschel Walker/Ken Griffey Jr/Shawn Kemp

[imported_anacardo]

Herschel Walker a bust?! Get the hell outta here. He wasn't anything like he was in college, but you can hardly call him a bust.

I have a pretty broad historical perspective on the NFL, and it's still hard to argue with Ryan Leaf.

[pokerdirty]

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Herschel Walker/Ken Griffey Jr/Shawn Kemp

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you suck at this game.

[TheRover]

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Herschel Walker/Ken Griffey Jr/Shawn Kemp

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Griffey?

Other than about 10 kick ass years, I guess...

[Mr_Gordon]

Ryan Leaf.

[andyfox]

John Huarte, Clint Hartung, Sean Bradley.

[J.R.]

nba LaRue Martin/Kwame Brown (does len bias qualify)
nfl Ryan Leaf/Tony Mandrich/Lawrence Phillips
mlb Josh Hamilton/Steve Chilcott

[pokerdirty]

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Ryan Leaf.

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This is the obvious past decade choice, but there has to be someone 'bustier' than this guy.

it is hard to say for baseball. a lot of young guys you never really hear about like in basketball or football, because college baseball isn't a huge money sport here (*tink*!). I'm sure every team has had a super star in their farm system that never panned out.

Todd Van Poppel