The Resume

(November 10, 1951-November 30, 1996)
Born in New Haven, Connecticut
Drafted 96th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1973 NBA Draft
Shooting guard for the New York/New Jersey Nets (1973-77, 1978-80), Indiana Pacers (1977-78), Washington Bullets (1980) and the Las Vegas Silvers (1982)

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname was 'Super John.'
He struggled with weight issues during his career.
He expressed major disdain towards the National Basketball Association in regard to their free agency process.
His play declined considerably, which played a role in the demise of his career before the age of 30.
He signed with the CBA in an attempt to draw interest from an NBA team, which backfired.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a member of two ABA championship teams.
He served as the Nets' secondary scoring threat behind Julius Erving.
He had an ability to shoot long range shots from anywhere and played a hard nosed style of defense.
He worked in a juvenile corrections facility back in his hometown following his retirement from basketball.
He is one of four Nets players to have his number retired based on his accomplishments in the ABA.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Basketball Players
• I am a New Englander
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 44)
• I Died in Debt
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Have Kidney Stones
• Look at My Balls
• NBA Retired Numbers (Ranked: 23)
• New Jersey Nets
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 47001-47250 (Ranked: 47166)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 28]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19961130)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying