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Granger overrated
In the Sports Illustrated poll this week, Sports Illustrated asked the players: who is the most overated?
Here are the results of the 173 players who responded:
WHO IS THE NBA'S MOST OVERRATED PLAYER?
Tracy McGrady, Rockets G/F 9%
Danny Granger, Pacers F 4%
LaMarcus Aldridge, Trail Blazers F 3%
Andre Iguodala, Sixers G/F 3%
LeBron James, Cavaliers F 3%
FAST FACTS
At week's end the oft-injured McGrady was rumored to be leaving Houston in a deal with the Knicks involving, among others, forward Al Harrington, who received one vote.... Three other players each had 3% of the votes: Cavs center Shaquille O'Neal, Hornets forward David West and suspended Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas.... Five 2010 All-Stars received more than one vote each: James, Celtics forwards Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace.
Based on a survey of 173 NBA players
For me the most interesting thing about this poll is not necessarily who made it, but who didn't. According the the way this poll worked, Kobe Bryant did not recieve more than one vote.
In prior polls in different sports, great players made the list, some even finishing first, as Derek Jeter did in the baseball poll. Derek Jeter is a pretty good player. A lock hall of famer.
Kobe has won many official awards over his stellar career, really too many to mention. And though this is not an award, the respect accorded to him by his peers, by his absence, speaks volumes of the respect he carries within the players in the league. I would say this carries as much weight as any award he has won and is a real feather in his cap. He should be proud his name did not make the list. Kobe is obviously considered worth the hype he gets by the players themselves.
Here is the link for those who want to go to the site:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ ... /index.htm
I also remember way back in the day when Kobe, McGrady and Vince Carter were all mentioned in the same breath in endless comparisons about who was the true successor to Michael Jordan. Who would become the next great player in the league. I remember seeing numerous tv segments about the three and reading many articles on that same topic. I am sure many of you do too.
That arguement is long past now, isn't it? Only one of those three ripped the torch of greatness for himself. Fortunatly, it was the guy in the Lakers uniform who proved himself worthy of those long ago accolades. They other two fell way short. I think it is a tribute not only to his amazing skill, but also his unparralled work ethic and desire to be the best player on the planet. He put in the work, minute by minute, hour by hour, day after day, week after week, month by month, year after year. He never skimped or took a break. The results are shown by his skills and performance. He earned and worked for everything he got. He left the other two in the dust. They just could not keep up with him as the decade played itself out. And the reason for that is due only to Kobe himself. He just flat out buried them with his desire and work. He wanted it more than anything on earth. He was willing to sacrifice his life to get it. The other two never had a chance against him. It's just that not many knew that ten years ago when those stories were fashionable and reasonable.
Granger overrated
IMO Granger is overrated. No one on this list is a huge surprise.
Lebron is def overrated. Already given GOAT talk which is completely undeserved. Team full of All-Stars still can't win .
Granger and some of those others are the perfect examples of "empty stats".
They get great stats but don't do jack to help their team get wins.
Stats < Wins
Antawn Jamison
Shaquille O'Neal
Mo Williams
Lebron James
So LeBron James plays with himself while Shaq sucked most of this season. Antawn Jamison played with the Cavs for 2 games. 2 games! Mo Williams is an all-star replacement last season. Just because you play with former all-stars really don't mean . Hey, Wally World and Big Z were all-stars too. They don't play like it.
So you see why saying that he plays with a team full of all-stars is funny, right?
damn sons...u already making excuses for Lebron James i see. Its a legit team. I dont know why you are trippin.
It is a legit team. But making claims that the team is full of all-stars is ridiculous, no?
Latest All Stars Appearence:
Lebron All Star 2010
Shaq 2009 Allstar MVP
Jamison 2008 Allstar
Mo Wiliams 2009 All Star
Big Z 2005 (i think)
List some other teams that has the same all stars then the Cavs:
Jazz
Boston (4)
Mavericks (4)
Basd on other teams, i shtink its 100% legit to say they are full of all stars.
So if they are all-stars, they better play like it, no? Shaq and Mo haven't been playing like one, otherwise they would have been selected.
This season: LeBron James only all-star for the Cavs
Ahhh i get it...so when all stars dont play like all stars along Lebron James, its the all stars fault.
The Spurs have Duncan, Manu, Tony, Finley and I'm not sure but I think that both RJ and Dice made the all-star team at least one time, we also had Ratliff. So that's like 7 all-stars, we're stacked!
And when Shannon Brown/Smush Parker play better alongside Kobe than Lebron...Kobe doesn't make him his teammates better like Lebron does!
Brown plays better when Kobe is out.And when Shannon Brown/Smush Parker play better alongside Kobe than Lebron...Kobe doesn't make him his teammates better like Lebron does!
Not really. Like the 2-11 against Boston and the choke in the 4th quarter
Brown is more efficient and better defensively statistically with Kobe on the floor.
He had his worst game of the season against the Celtics with Kobe out. Nice try
He had his best game without Kobe also.
Big Z is NOT on the ing roster.
ok..i'll bump this thread in 30 days.
He had a career high in points, not his best game of the season though.
yes you have a legit team, but im not gonna say "omg Tim Duncan doesnt have help, its just him and nobody." Also...when was the last time those guys were all stars...i bet it was longer ago then Lebrons teammates.
Against the worst defensive team in the league... The Golden State Warriors
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