Maxim's 12 Terrible Teammates

[NJTank]

That was Krausse's doing Phil was being puhsed out Jordan excouraged to retire that was a messy situation he did return to Chicago for his final season. I was not a huge Bulsl fan or a Pippen fan but there are allot worse people than him taht are not on this list.

[winghaz]

I'd like to see the opposite of this -- the greatest teammates. People you would want as a teammate just because of the way they are or were.

I can think of a lot from baseball alone. Ernie Banks. Kirby Puckett. Harmon Killebrew. Al Kaline. Stan Musial. Willie Mays. Yogi Berra. Etc., etc., etc.

[Gothamite]

hmmm...Barry Sanders puzzles me. Then again, I worship the guy. Granted, he walked out, but I think there could've been plenty of others ahead of him.

Barry Sanders retired just days before the start of training camp.

More precisely, Barry told the Lions he was retiring just days before the start of training camp. He had actually made the decision months earlier, well before the draft.

He kept his decision secret until it was too late for the team to replace him. That's why he belongs on this list.

[DG_YouKnowWhatThatMeans]

Isaiah was the best player on two NBA championship teams. Charles Barkley would have liked to be on one of those teams. Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, and John Stockton too. How could he possibly be the worst teammate of all time? That doesn't make sense.

Was Albert Belle on the 95 Indians team? If you produce and your team wins games, I don't see why you're a bad teammate. Say what you will about Bonds, but the Giants were competitive for much of his tenure there.

[FiddySicks]

They seem to be taking into account singular events and not the player as a whole. Ex: Bonds never did anything specific (Like kill JT Snow) to warrant being a "terrible teammate". But his overall attitude has to be up there.

As a Giants fan id have to give Jeff Kent the nod over Bonds. Sure sure, Bonds probably isnt a terriffic team mate (im tired of arguing it) but ive heard way more horror stories about Kent.

And speaking of the Giants, lets hope Shea turns around and becomes a great teammate in San Fran.

[logodawg]

hmmm...Barry Sanders puzzles me. Then again, I worship the guy. Granted, he walked out, but I think there could've been plenty of others ahead of him.

Barry Sanders retired just days before the start of training camp.

More precisely, Barry told the Lions he was retiring just days before the start of training camp. He had actually made the decision months earlier, well before the draft.

He kept his decision secret until it was too late for the team to replace him. That's why he belongs on this list.

I don't blame Barry for doing what he did. The guy worked his ass off for the Lions for years, and they did nothing to build a winner around him. That and William Clay Ford is a dumbass.