Great Players careers cut short by injury: Bryant "Big Country" Reeves

[TidWell]

This guy was a Legit center, a white boy from the small country town of Gans, Oklahoma. I remember when he was drafted he was a big deal at the time he also got a huge contract for the time I think it was in his second or third season they signed him for millions, he only played 6 seasons with the Grizzlies I believe, and he had to endure back pain through his entire career until his final season when it got so bad he couldn't move around anymore and forced him to retire.

Shaq said Reeves would have been a hall of fame player if he never had the back issues, he said Reeves was the toughest guy for him to guard.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Lou Gehrig

 

[faustian]

Big Cuntry was kinda terrible even before he got fat and injured

 

[MrFeeny]

Larry Bird (probably a top 6 player ever regardless, but still could have extended the celtics run and added more MVP level seasons if his back didn't give out early)
Yao Ming
Grant Hill

 

[prod2821]

Penny Hardaway
Bo Jackson
Larry Johnson
Kerry Wood

 

[auger38]

Mario Lemieux

 

[Buddy Revell]

He was a big boy with a really soft touch everywhere around the basket. Would’ve had a great career had he stayed healthy.

Vancouver might still have an NBA team if he’d a stayed healthy. That’s how the NBA works. The fortunes of a franchise can hang on one draft pick.

 

[Gregolian]

Um.....



Gets MVP then blows out his knee and can't stay healthy since.

 

[TidWell]

He was a big boy with a really soft touch everywhere around the basket. Would’ve had a great career had he stayed healthy.

Vancouver might still have an NBA team if he’d a stayed healthy. That’s how the NBA works. The fortunes of a franchise can hang on one draft pick.

People diss him but the guy was talented is fuck, he was a pudgy guy from the country but he had moves like he was from the innercity street ball areas.

 

[Buddy Revell]

People diss him but the guy was talented is fuck, he was a pudgy guy from the country but he had moves like he was from the innercity street ball areas.

Well he was far more than pudgy but I basically agree. He could’ve been great.

He was too fat though... and in my opinion spent too many years in college for his own good.

Ita a shame that his career turned out the way it did

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

I hope this does not happen to Bol Bol - I like that guy and hope he can prove all teams wrong.

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

He was no "Big Z" though, another injury plagued big man from the same era.

 

[KawhiDoh]

Eric Lindross

 

[Cantalope]

Greg Oden was supposed to be a big deal but was always injured.

 

[Cold187um]

Big Countrys ceiling was Rik Smits. Very solid but nothing to write home to momma about

 

[TeTe]

Penny Hardaway
Bo Jackson
Larry Johnson
Kerry Wood

May as well throw Mark Prior in there with Wood.

 

[MeanStreets]

Mario Lemieux

The dude couldn't even tie his own skates, yet unquestionably managed to be one of the GOAT. Same for Bobby Orr, his knees were wrecked.

 

[prod2821]

May as well throw Mark Prior in there with Wood.

absolutely

 

[vengeful]

Andrew Bynum
Bill Walton a Hall of Famer but he missed more games in his career than he played.
Ken Camanitti
Jose Canseco was also often injured
Dez Bryant

 

[HunterSdVa29]

Brandon Roy is like the epitome of this