Most Overrated player in sports history?

• Glassy

  

  Ki Jana Carter
  
  Nuff Said.
• reclegend22

  

  On the college level, I'd say Adam Morrison was pretty extravagantly hyped. The 2006 Chevy Player of the Year now lives in Turkey, where he also plays basketball. I think the Great Redick-Morrison Debate of Huddle lore has officially been settled, and that J.J. Redick rightfully deserved the Wooden, Naismith and Rupp trophies that he won.
• queencitybuckeye

  How they have performed (or didn't) in the pros has no bearing on who deserved college awards. Morrison had a far better overall game tham Johnny One-Note and deserved every award he received and some he didn't get.
  
  Leave it to a Duke fan to crap out a dishonest argument. Most overrated "top" school in the country.
• dlazz

  What about Jimmer Fredette? Aka white Kobe
• reclegend22

  

  queencitybuckeye wrote:Morrison had a far better overall game tham Johnny One-Note and deserved every award he received and some he didn't get.

  Well, as noted above, the most prestigious award Morrison received in 2006 was given to him by Chevy auto parts, so I agree that Adam thoroughly deserved that one. (He was also given co-player of the year status along with J.J. from the basketball writers.)
  
  J.J. was far from a "one-trick pony" as a senior at Duke. By 2005-06, he had developed a well-rounded offensive game with a multitude of ways to score the basketball. Always a dominant scorer from distance, J.J. honed his skills over his final two seasons in Durham to become one of the most efficient players in the country at penetrating the defense for either a mid-range finish or to draw a foul and earn a trip to the line. He was deceptively crafty and simply understood how to put points on the board.
  
  Also, J.J.'s defensive game, while never Chris Duhon-esque, increased measurably over the course of his career, especially as a help defender and reading passing lanes. As evidenced by his 52 steals as a senior, an increase of nearly 30 compared to his freshman year.
• Footwedge

  I would say Casey Kotchman hands down. Truly the antiGOAT.
• Trueblue23

  

  Jeremy Linn
• WebFire

  Loved Scottie Pippen. One of my favorite players of all time. Back when the NBA was fun to watch.
  
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• reclegend22

  

  WebFire;1217526 wrote:Loved Scottie Pippen. One of my favorite players of all time. Back when the NBA was fun to watch.
  
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  Thanks for sharing. As you and I (and most NBA fans from the '90s) know, sonofanump is mistaken in his opinion of Scottie to a very high degree.
• wildcats20

  

  reclegend22;1217531 wrote:Thanks for sharing. As you and I (and most NBA fans from the '90s) know, sportschampps is mistaken in his opinion of Scottie to a very high degree.

  
  Sonofanump
• reclegend22

  

  wildcats20;1217534 wrote:Sonofanump

  Thanks, wildcats. My mistake. I will change above.
• sportchampps

  That dunk on Ewing was amazing
• I Wear Pants

  Brock Lesnar.
• Rotinaj

  

  Glassy;1217318 wrote:Ki Jana Carter
  
  Nuff Said.

  Hmm I don't buy this. He was damn good in college and suffered injuries as a pro.
• reclegend22

  

  "Hey, Spike, you better go pick Pat up."
  
  Greatness.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  sportchampps;1216301 wrote:Ill go with qa current player. Dwight Howard. He has very little actual skill and just uses his size to dominate. If he had some actual post moves he would dominate. Right now hes taking advantage of a group of shitty centers in the NBA.

  excuse me while I LOL. Glad to know you know little about basketball/NBA. You'd then know he's 6'11" and doesnt have much size advantage (if any on a given night). Dude's a beast, but shoots poor FT% and is a monster on def/boards. LOL, thanks need the lolz. IPOTW.
• sportchampps

  excuse me while I LOL. Glad to know you know little about basketball/NBA. You'd then know he's 6'11" and doesnt have much size advantage (if any on a given night). Dude's a beast, but shoots poor FT% and is a monster on def/boards. LOL, thanks need the lolz. IPOTW.

  His size advantage is in his strength and pure athletism. He is a monster on the boards and defenseively but he has no offensive game. He has no touch anywhere near the rim. If he developed one or two post moves he could one of the greatest ever. His offensive right now is the Dunk and thats it. Instead he dominates the league during a time when the other centers are weak. He also is a terriable passer and has a low basketball iq. He turns over the ball a lot. He could be a Shaq type of offensive player. Instead look at his numbers. In 2010 he put up almost the exact same stats as David Lee of the Knicks. Is David Lee a Superstar? He has done nothing in the postseason but is always being hyped. You cant give the ball to Hoard with the game on the line because you can just hack him. I dont want my superstar to be a liabitliy on offense with the game on the line. Other strong centers like Kendrick Perkins or Bynum can play Dwight one on one with no problem. BTW I'm not the only one who thinks this. Here are a few NBA writers saying exactly what I am. Glad to know you know nothing about the NBA and buy into the hype that comes with Howard.
  
  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1063243-nba-trade-rumors-overrated-dwight-howard-not-worth-mortgaging-future-for
  
  http://thexlog.com/201202201240/sports-xtra/nba/in-the-paint-dwight-howard-is-overrated/
• bogey

  Here's a vote for Joe Charboneau......as a kid I actually hoped he would get the Tribe to the promised land!!! lol
• lhslep134

  

  What are you considering Dwight Howard to be if you're overrating him? I mean he's an All-NBA center. If you think he's overrated, what rating are you putting him up against? Sounds kinda stupid.
• like_that

  

  Commander of Awesome;1218218 wrote:excuse me while I LOL. Glad to know you know little about basketball/NBA. You'd then know he's 6'11" and doesnt have much size advantage (if any on a given night). Dude's a beast, but shoots poor FT% and is a monster on def/boards. LOL, thanks need the lolz. IPOTW.

  LOL, it's been awhile since I have seen a IPOTW. Glad to see it back, it was much deserved too.
• Classyposter58

  

  Uh Dwight Howard averages 20-15 a game. How is that overrated? I'd say Tebow easily
• Rotinaj

  

  Classyposter58;1218305 wrote:Uh Dwight Howard averages 20-15 a game. How is that overrated? I'd say Tebow easily

  Aside from skip bayless who has Tebow rated highly? Unless you are talking about his college career which would just be a ridiculous statement.
• Pick6

  

  lhslep134;1218287 wrote:What are you considering Dwight Howard to be if you're overrating him? I mean he's an All-NBA center. If you think he's overrated, what rating are you putting him up against? Sounds kinda stupid.

  Have to agree. He is easily the best center in the league. Bynum? A couple monster games doesnt give you the throne. When Dwight is healthy and not being a bitch, he is the best. This past season, his PPG and RPG were both higher than his career averages.
  
  You don't give the ball to him in crunch time because you can just foul him? Hmm, surely I am not the only one who remembers "Hack-a-Shaq". The difference is Dwight probably doesn't have the offensive game Shaq does, but his defense is far superior. Also, Dwight has never had a a Kobe to play a long with.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  sportchampps;1218274 wrote:His size advantage is in his strength and pure athletism. He is a monster on the boards and defenseively but he has no offensive game. He has no touch anywhere near the rim. If he developed one or two post moves he could one of the greatest ever. His offensive right now is the Dunk and thats it. Instead he dominates the league during a time when the other centers are weak. He also is a terriable passer and has a low basketball iq. He turns over the ball a lot. He could be a Shaq type of offensive player. Instead look at his numbers. In 2010 he put up almost the exact same stats as David Lee of the Knicks. Is David Lee a Superstar? He has done nothing in the postseason but is always being hyped. You cant give the ball to Hoard with the game on the line because you can just hack him. I dont want my superstar to be a liabitliy on offense with the game on the line. Other strong centers like Kendrick Perkins or Bynum can play Dwight one on one with no problem. BTW I'm not the only one who thinks this. Here are a few NBA writers saying exactly what I am. Glad to know you know nothing about the NBA and buy into the hype that comes with Howard.
  
  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1063243-nba-trade-rumors-overrated-dwight-howard-not-worth-mortgaging-future-for
  
  http://thexlog.com/201202201240/sports-xtra/nba/in-the-paint-dwight-howard-is-overrated/

  Did you really just try and compare David Lee to Howard? Excuse me while I LMAO. David Lee plays in a high octane offense that shoots the ball about 7 sec into the shot clock, thus enabling more pts and rebound opportunity. He was in a similar offense in NY as well. Also I don't recall anyone (I'm sure you'll find another BS bleacher report "article" to contradict this, can't wait) claiming Lee as best center or MVP. Hell he didn't even make the fucking all star team. Dwight Howard scores 20 pts a game, about same as Lee, without an offensive game, which you claim he lacks. Nice fail
• said_aouita

  

  Jim Brown
  
  Dude was good against a bunch of 180 lb white guys who had factory jobs on week days.