Had a great year at Seton Hall

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2985307

8/22/2007 12:32:06 AM

ive never even heard of him, just because someone dies who played a sport doesnt = automatic thread in sports talk

8/22/2007 12:35:06 AM

^

8/22/2007 12:36:33 AM

ibtl?

8/22/2007 12:38:41 AM

I wondered about it, but really... what else is going on in the sports world aside from Vick and baseball??

The guy was a 25 year old NBA player that showed a lot of talent.

8/22/2007 12:39:08 AM

The timberwolves are getting raped

8/22/2007 12:39:56 AM

sad story

screw locking a thread just cause you havent heard of somebody...i played him like 2 games in fantasy basketall last year

RIP

8/22/2007 12:45:05 AM

shit, a train-SUV crash would be terrible.

8/22/2007 12:45:56 AM

wow, what in the world was he doing driving into a freight train?

8/22/2007 12:46:07 AM

I remember when Eddie Griffin accidently crashed his car into a building while driving drunk, watching porn and beating off simultaneously. RIP.

8/22/2007 12:46:53 AM

my dad was telling me about some story he heard on tv or the radio the other day...somebody was WALKING across some train tracks and TEXTING on his phone...waited for the train to pass and kept walking...got smacked by another train on a different track cause motherfucker was TEXTING ON HIS CELLPHONE WHILE WALKING ACROSS TRAIN TRACKS...75 feet in a ditch...and is he is he is he dead? the fuck you MEAN is he fuckin dead...the nigga layin there like a fuckin newborn fuckin baby, god

^wasnt that the comedian eddie griffin?

[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 12:47 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 12:48 AM. Reason : .]

8/22/2007 12:47:09 AM

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"wasnt that the comedian eddie griffin?"

No, it was the basketball player that did the crash while watching pron. Still, RIP Eddie Griffin.

8/22/2007 12:54:29 AM

Eddie Griffin the comedian crashed an Enzo

8/22/2007 1:16:27 AM

^yeah hahahahahahha i remember that holy shit it was hilarious

8/22/2007 1:17:19 AM

didn't he have a history of depression?

I would have maybe thought it was a suicide but then he prob would have parked his car on the tracks and waited for it

8/22/2007 1:58:23 AM

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=36333@kcbs.dayport.com

$1.5 million Enzo crash.

[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 2:02 AM. Reason : idiot]

8/22/2007 2:01:09 AM

^http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2775192&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

video interview just after the crash

8/22/2007 2:48:59 AM

How have you never heard of this guy? He was the #1 recruit in the nation coming out of high school.

This is definitely thread worthy.

Tommy Amaker put Seton Hall on the map by getting the #1 recruiting class in the nation (also included Andre Barrett and that guy with the hyphenated last name)...

Seton Hall I believe was ranked #1 in the nation at one point that season before they completely collapsed and missed the tournament. Eddie Griffin went pro after his freshman year and was projected to be the #1 pick until a lot of issues about his character came up.

I believe he was drafted by NJ and then traded to Houston for Richard Jefferson and a few other first rounders...


Sad story, he fought alcoholism and depression his entire career. Great three point shooter and shot blocker, just couldnt get his life straight

8/22/2007 7:47:49 AM

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"ive never even heard of him, just because someone dies who played a sport doesnt = automatic thread in sports talk "

and FTW

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"How have you never heard of this guy? He was the #1 recruit in the nation coming out of high school. "

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"screw locking a thread just cause you havent heard of somebody..."

yep

8/22/2007 9:28:54 AM

had to use dental records to identify the guy

8/22/2007 9:42:02 AM

yeah, if you hadn't heard of eddie griffin, then you're obviously neither a college basketball or nba fan. or you're just too damn young.

8/22/2007 9:48:48 AM

RIP


I remember watching him play for Seton Hall and in the NBA a little. He was a pretty good ballplayer. Terrible news.


BTW, wasn't Herb/Larry Harris all over this guy out of HS?

8/22/2007 10:46:47 AM

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"Tommy Amaker put Seton Hall on the map by getting the #1 recruiting class in the nation (also included Andre Barrett and that guy with the hyphenated last name)..."

i cant remember the guy's first name but I know his last was Tony-El

Seton Hall was nasty that year. Somehow, I remember the Syracuse game with Preston Shumpert being a great one. RIP Ed

8/22/2007 12:01:54 PM

Sucks that he never fulfilled his potential and now is dead. Can't believe how he went from the best high school player in the country to very good college player to NBA sub to dead in 7-8 years.

8/22/2007 12:08:17 PM

Guess the Ferrari owner made him pay for the damage one way or another.

8/22/2007 1:10:35 PM

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"Somehow, I remember the Syracuse game with Preston Shumpert being a great one"

Why couldn't Shumpert cut in the NBA? Big wing that could knock it down from anywhere. What happened to him?

8/22/2007 3:11:22 PM

bad attitude + no defense= Probably in Europe

8/22/2007 3:19:16 PM

or the knicks

8/23/2007 11:41:05 AM