Poll: Which athlete wasted the most talent?

Given Mike Tyson's <a href="http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/35713/">arrest today</a> on drug charges and suspicion of DUI, I thought the poll was timely.

I know I am missing a bunch of other candidates, and names will be added as warranted.

 

Derrick Coleman.

 

Coleman was just a douchebag, from his time with the Nets on. Don't know if you can say any of the above really derailed his career.

 

Glenn Robinson.

 

That's true. It was more apathy in Coleman's case. I still contend he could have been an all-time great had he given a shit.

 

I gotta give it to Gooden

 

Rae Carruth

 

There was a SportsCentury on Strawberry a few weeks back. It's so easy to forget just how talented he was in high school and in his early years.

 

Chuck, Gooden lived up to a lot of his talent, got lost in the mix, and returned to throw a no-no for the Yanks. He may not have lived up to his full potential, but he had some great years.

 

After the drug suspensions, he had mediocre years at best and tossed that no-hitter. Wasn't he left off the playoff roster that year?

 

While it may be contrarian... Barry Bonds. He may break the home run record, but how sad that his legacy or lack thereof, will not be based on his athletic endeavors.

 

He may not have wasted the most talent, but Maurice Clarett wasted a lot of it.