Underrated/Overrated Nba players?
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OVERRATED- LEBRON JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!
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Career stat comparisons: FG % - Nash: 47.7 %...Iverson: 42.1%\n    3 PT % - Nash: 42.1%...Iverson: 30.9%\n    FT % - Nash: 89.6%...Iverson: 77.7%\n    Assists - Nash: 7.2...Iverson: 6.2\n (Here's one that Iverson leads) Turnovers-Iverson- 3.7, Nash-2.4\n\nThe only thing Iverson does more of than Nash is get tattoos and cause problems for his coaches and teammates...and that crossover dribble?...Hell, he's carrying the ball half the time... Iverson is the most overrated player in NBA history
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This is a tough one to answer, as there are many NBA superstars that are good, but if I had to buy five NBA players, it would be Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Lebron James. Nash is a proven MVP, Bryant has the ability to take over games (even if people think it's selfish), Garnett has been an all-around player year after year, Duncan can still play an all-around game, and LeBron is a proven superstar that could get better by the year.
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Current NBA:\n\nPG: Chauncey Billups\n\nIt was a tought choice between him and Steve Nash as they are both having break-out seasons and they are both the center around which their teams function. But Chauncey edges it with his clutch play.\n\nSG: Kobe Bryant\n\nSay what you want about him: selfish, surly and overcompetetive, but he has been completely unstoppable all season long. He had almost single handedly carried the Lakers. Dwayne Wade may be talented but Kobe has taken it to a new level.\n\nSF: Lebron James \nHe is having an absolutely standout year leading the Cavaliers and filling up just about every statistical category. He deserves the recognition. Paul Pierce is having a standout year as well, but nothing compared to Lebron.\n\nPF: Dirk Nowitski \n\nI know he plays SF for Dallas but I think that this is more of his natural position. Dirk is impossible to defend - too quick for most power forwards, the big for most small forwards. He has been pure class for the Mavericks this year. Kevin Garnett is having a very solid season but his team is struggling. Tim Duncan has been hampered by his dodgy ankle. Elton Brand is probably the closest competition to Dirk.\n\nCenter: Yao Ming\n\nThe fact that Yao can win in this position goes to show the lack of quality centers in the league. Ben Wallace deserves a mention for his tremendous defensive abilities, but he is probably only the 3rd best player on the Piston team and he doesn't have enough offensive skills. Shaq hasn't been healthy enough this season, and is not as dominant as he once was. Yao however, has really improved this year, especially in the past two months. I thought of putting Duncan or Brand in this spot as they probably deserve it more, but it is undeniable that they aren't true centers, so it is Yao Ming almost by default.
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To answer this question correctly, the key phrase is "good chemistry."  To achieve this, you need 4 "go-to-guys" surrounded by other "role players" and athletic big men.  Here are my 12:\n\n1. Lebron James -- Hands down the best all-around player in the league.  He's a no-brainer.\n2. Kobe Bryant -- Another excellent scorer off the dribble with the ability to defend the perimeter.\n3. Dwayne Wade -- Once again, he can just flat out score the basketball and defend.\n4. Allen Iverson -- He might be everyone else's favorite pick, but he's turned into quite the team player these past few years.\n5. Chauncey Billups -- Great floor leader with the ability to keep stars under control\n6. Shawn Marion -- Excellent rebounder and defender with the ability to guard four positions on the court\n7. Amare Stoudemire -- Perhaps the most dominate player in the paint when healthy\n8. Dwight Howard -- Freak of nature who can rebound and defend perimeter post players\n9. Chris Bosh -- Similar to Howard with a great mid-range game\n10. Michael Redd -- Shooters were needed the last time the USA entered international competition\n11. J.J. Redick -- One more shooter.  It's tough to include him on this list, but he's the best I've ever seen.\n12. Greg Oden -- Still in high school, but he gives the US one more athletic big man.  I know I'll take criticism for the fact that he's not proven yet, but if the NBA didn't change their rule, he'd be an NBA player next year.\n\nSo there it is... the last two picks are questionable, as they could be filled with NBA veterans.  However, I feel that this young squad gives the United States the best chance at victory.
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FINALLY, someone else that thinks morrison is overrated.  there's a huge jump in talent level and speed..from ncaa to nba.  i just don't see morrison being able to adjust.  are there any top SF that are as stiff as morrison?  he's competitive and has a good shot but he'll have a tough time getting his shot off.  plus, defense will be a huge issue with him.  imagine him trying to guard VC, jefferson, mcgrady, lebron...lol.  i really want to see morrison guard lebron! haha
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Chauncey Billups ;]\nhe's hella fine\nand he's hella good at bball too =]
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I personally think that the Duke Blue Devils are overrated. Along with J.J. Redick, he is a heck of a shooter I agree, but isn't as clutch as everyone thinks. I wouldnt be surprised to see them fall in the Sweet 16 or Elite 8. \n\nI got Nova winning it all!
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I don't know about draft picks but I've believed that many NBA games are fixed for quite some time now and this year's playoffs are a good example.  The Lakers had no business taking the Suns to 7 just as the Cavs shouldn't have taken the Pistons to 7 (Don't get me wrong, I love the Cavs, but no talent outside of the King).  Who is on those teams?  Arguably the most engaging personality off the court (Kobe) and the most exciting player to watch on the court (LeBron).  those two guys = ratings = higher revenues for the NBA
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Dwayne Wade is definitely in my underrated NBA players.Thanks to "King" Lebron James who has been getting all the overwhelming but overrated acclaims, ha.\nI see Dwayne as a very good player who is not an direct carbon copy of Michael Jordan, but rather as another player who might even outdo Michael Jordan (nothing against Michael Jordan, I'm a Jordan fan by the way). Great flexibility and humility as well. \n\nAnd Jason Williams, too. His assisting skills are just fantastic, but underrated. Thanks to the limelight that Steve Nash has always been getting. But I'd have to say that Steve Nash deserves the praises anyway coz he's good in what he does best, so it's kinda hard to just pull him out of that spot, hehe. But I just wish they'd notice the White Boy's wonders on the floor more often, holla.
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This is an extremely difficult question to poise at this term given the current state of the NBA.  Are there any dominant players around?  Any players that are dominant on both the defensive as well as offensive side of the ball?\n\nI started to go with my favorite team's star, Tim Duncan, ala the Big Fundamental.  Certainly an argument can be made for Duncan based on some of his NBA league stats this season:\n#5 rebounds/game\n#12 blocks/game\n#4 double-doubles\n#14 in the NBA in Efficiency Ranking\n\nDuncan's scoring a down this season, 18.8 ppg (a career low), but this can be attributed to a well balanced Spurs team (with scorers Tony Parker, Manu Ginobilli, and Michael Finley on board).  But, while I give a lot of credit to Duncan, and probably would still select him as the one player I'd build a team around.  Though I'll have to go with someone else, currently, as the best player in the NBA.\n\nI'd go with Kevin Garnett as presently the most complete, best all-around player in the NBA.  Garnett ranks, in the NBA:\n#15 points per game\n#8 field goal percentage\n#16 free throws made\n#1 double-doubles\n#1 in the NBA in Efficiency Ranking\n\nGarnett's size mixed with his athletic and basketball ability makes him arguably one of the best players in basketball today.\n\nI see LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as players on the cusp of challenging for best player in the league.
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Lebron. Wayne is a good player, but he turns the ball over too much and doesn't pass enough. Jordan was overrated. He didn't win a single play off until the Bulls signed Scotty Pippen. Jordan always played with a good supporting cast. Cartwright, B.J Armstrong, Pippen. He was washed up in the last ten years of his career, but the officials bailed him out every time he drove to the basket. The clincher was when he ran down and punched Reggie Miller for an inadvertent elbow that Miller threw. Come on Miller is a wimp. He wouldn't hurt anyone intentionally. He's a sissy with no muscle, but Miller got thrown out of the game for Jordan assaulting him.  The NBA later reversed the call and suspended Jordan a few games, but this just shows how biased the officiating is for the coronation of Sir Michael.
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best? no. Underrated? Yes in my opinion. I think Arenas is a great player carrying a not so great team. He deserves better.
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Micheal jackson.lol!\n\nThe best white player of all time would have to be Mr. Larry Bird. The best player EVER would have to be Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was the most dominant player the NBA had ever seen. Jordan has set the bar so high for players like, LeBron, Anthony, and Kobe that they might never be able to reach it.\n\nMichael Jordan was SO good that the whole NBA could be considered overrated talent compared to him. Jordan is what hype is compared to. IF you don't reach up to Jordan's level you could be percived as failure. I believe that if Lebron, KG or Wade never a championship during their career, they will be called "overrated."\n\nJordan is the greatest basketball talent to ever play the game.
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I hate Artest. That guy has no skill, and shows off about his so called "skill". That guy is way too overrated. But I also hate Kobe and Dirk. Dirk has a anger problem and acts like a kid.
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I think West Virginia is the most underrated team because they are very good for what they get. They don't get the mcdonalds all american players like most teams
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what about Carmelo Anthony. He hasnt been voted on and i believe he deserves it the most out of all of the others.