The 2004-05 team. All of them. That team wins a championship without the incident in Detroit.
griggsj99
Going old school. George McGinnis
FumblesO
TJ leaf
DosZappos
This one might be easiest on the chart. Pour one out for JB’s knees
OneOfMyOldestFriends
Bowser
mightyducks2wasokay
Bender or Vic
MrMarkSilver
Jonathan Bender, injuries killed his career.
Nsloan23
Bender
incredebell
The answer is Bender because of injuries but the runner-up is Jamaal Tinsley. If he wasn’t knucklehead, he might have been at least a borderline All-Star.
Friar_Ferguson
To me this is Lance Stephenson. Takes more money to go to Charlotte instead of the multiyear deal Larry offered him. His career was never the same. He went from borderline all star to bouncing around the league. When he resurfaced with us the two other times and showed flashes, it made you wonder what his career would have been had he stayed.
If you go off guys who got injured and never reached their full potential, it is Clark Kellogg. People forget how great he was and he was just getting started.
chadowan
Ron Artest. Not only did he waste his own potential on the Pacers, he destroyed the potential of the post-Reggie Pacers
alexthenotsogreat
Jamaal Tinsley
WinterStarlightZone
As others have mentioned, easily Jonathan Bender.
In 1999, Broke Michael Jordan’s McDonald’s All-American game record by 1 point, scoring 31 in the game along with 10 rebounds.
The amount of hype and anticipation was on another level. Size, athleticism and shooting ability were all there. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve had more anticipation and hope for another Pacers player.
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Artest by far. Dude blew it and blew up our team.
Not his fault – but Jonny Bender
Roy Hibbert. Went from DPOY to a shell of himself after the thing with his xwife then retired shortly after.
Jonathan Bender. He would’ve been like the original Terminator before T-1000 Kevin Durant came along
Honestly I think it’s Dipo. That first season was fucking insane, the future looked limitless
Mathurin most potential is blind optimism.
Ron
Bender is only answer. Bird saw potential greatness in him.
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The 2004-05 team. All of them. That team wins a championship without the incident in Detroit.
Going old school. George McGinnis
TJ leaf
This one might be easiest on the chart. Pour one out for JB’s knees
Bowser
Bender or Vic
Jonathan Bender, injuries killed his career.
Bender
The answer is Bender because of injuries but the runner-up is Jamaal Tinsley. If he wasn’t knucklehead, he might have been at least a borderline All-Star.
To me this is Lance Stephenson. Takes more money to go to Charlotte instead of the multiyear deal Larry offered him. His career was never the same. He went from borderline all star to bouncing around the league. When he resurfaced with us the two other times and showed flashes, it made you wonder what his career would have been had he stayed.
If you go off guys who got injured and never reached their full potential, it is Clark Kellogg. People forget how great he was and he was just getting started.
Ron Artest. Not only did he waste his own potential on the Pacers, he destroyed the potential of the post-Reggie Pacers
Jamaal Tinsley
As others have mentioned, easily Jonathan Bender.
In 1999, Broke Michael Jordan’s McDonald’s All-American game record by 1 point, scoring 31 in the game along with 10 rebounds.
The amount of hype and anticipation was on another level. Size, athleticism and shooting ability were all there. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve had more anticipation and hope for another Pacers player.
Cassius Stanley