Going back around 100 posts, or 15 minutes, the peak value vs career value? I'd actually say that Firefly is like (to move this into basketball territory) Bobby Hurley or Bill Walton. Rookie of the Year material, but sadly beaten and broken before it had a chance to show what it was truly capable of.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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Gandalfe - Jan 06, 2005 10:09:50 am PST #2988 of 3531
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 06, 2005 10:13:47 am PST #2989 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd actually say that Firefly is like (to move this into basketball territory) Bobby Hurley or Bill Walton. Rookie of the Year material, but sadly beaten and broken before it had a chance to show what it was truly capable of.
Or sniff Len Bias.
Waahhh!!!
DavidS - Jan 06, 2005 10:16:25 am PST #2990 of 3531
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
or Bill Walton. Rookie of the Year material, but sadly beaten and broken before it had a chance to show what it was truly capable of.
Well - except Bill Walton had a Hall of Fame career anyway.
-t - Jan 06, 2005 10:16:40 am PST #2991 of 3531
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Those names mean nothing to me, or next to nothing, but I assume they all had a Joe Theisman like experience of some sort?
Lyra Jane - Jan 06, 2005 10:22:26 am PST #2992 of 3531
Up with the sun
Len Bias was a phenomenally talented University of Maryland basketball player who collapsed and died of a cocaine overdose about a month(? -- fuzzy on timeline, here) into his pro career, back in 1986.
He is still a Big Deal on the College Park campus, which is why i know that name. The others, I got nothin'.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 06, 2005 10:27:25 am PST #2993 of 3531
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Len Bias was a phenomenally talented University of Maryland basketball player who collapsed and died of a cocaine overdose about a month(? -- fuzzy on timeline, here) into his pro career, back in 1986.
My memory says he never actually got to play for the Celtics - I think it may have been something like a month before, not after. But yeah, everything else is what you said.
There was another hugely promising Celtic like that who actually played for a while, and had a fatal heart attack (that also turned out to be cocaine related), but I am completely memfaulting on the name.
eta Reggie Lewis. Thank you, knowledgeable co-worker (decidedly not a cow-orker).
Gandalfe - Jan 06, 2005 10:28:49 am PST #2994 of 3531
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Bill Walton had a Hall of Fame career anyway
Yeah, but mostly based on his college career (hitting 21 of 22 shots to win the title) and his first pro two years, while after that, he was basically hobbled, except for one good year with the Celtics, when he got the 6th man award.
Ahem.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 06, 2005 11:15:59 am PST #2995 of 3531
What is even happening?
Since Cindy and I usually share a brain, perhaps the oblique approach of sending Christian Bale over to make me watch my Firefly DVDs would result in Cindy watching hers without realizing exactly why?Hey Matt, I really appreciate you taking one for the team like this. What the heck. I'm game if you are. What I don't know, won't hurt me in this case, right?
Well - except Bill Walton had a Hall of Fame career anyway.Given Joss got a bigass feature film out of his failed series, Walton is not a bad comparison. And he's another I liked an awful lot, but never think of these days, unless someone else mentions him.
Len Bias and Reggie Lewis just make me cry. Such a sad shame.
Now I want to compare Angel to Cam Neeley, and with Jamie Kellner starring in the role of Ulf Samuelson.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 06, 2005 11:20:30 am PST #2996 of 3531
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Does that make Jordan Levin Tie Domi?
Topic!Cindy - Jan 06, 2005 11:23:33 am PST #2997 of 3531
What is even happening?
It might. I never remember either one.
Oh my, how I loved Cam.