Players you used to like that you now despise.

[jag]

I used to hate both Kobe and Shaq, but i don't really care either way now. I still enjoy hating on Kobe's mannerisms but that's about it.

[Venti Quattro]

Garnett and Allen.

[ShoogarBear]

Jason Terry is the biggest punk in the NBA.

You used to like him?

[duhoh]

Pre Celtics Garnett I really liked. Man I hate that POS now.

I'm with you on that. Same with Paul Pierce. y bas now.

[baseline bum]

I'm with you on that. Same with Paul Pierce. y bas now.

So you only liked Pierce at Kansas?

Pierce lost my respect when he had to carried off the ing floor crying like Nancy Kerrigan.

[himat]

Amare's lack of post game development and defense is on Mike D'antoni. He did everything D'antoni asked of him, to be Nash's pick and roll/pick and pop sidekick. There's no way he was gonna develop a post game when the only play they ever ran in the halfcourt was the pick and roll.

And this year, Amare's 1 on 1 game has improved. He's got a jump hook that's gotten a lot more consistent, his spin moves in the post are getting a lot more crisp and effective. He doesn't rely on athleticism as much as he used to.

I'd also like to see the kind of player Dwight is after microfracture surgery.

Okay, but I'd like to see the kind of player Dwight would be with a PG like Nash feeding him?

Amare would be a 15 ppg scorer without Nash IMHO. Plus he only gets 8-9 boards per game this season. Granted, he has had micro-fracture surgery, but he is still one of the most athletic bigs in the game and I always think he could be better.

Oh and Dwight is starting to get that jump hook in the post. It is a very effective shot for him now. Have you seen him play recently?

You have to admit that if Orlando had a great passer like Nash Dwight would be a much better scorer. Vince and Jameer, the starting back court, are both chuckers so Dwight rarely gets entry passes to make his post moves. Instead he has to clean up the mess thats put up at the rim.

Not trying to get in an argument with you but I just want to understand your thinking. Dwight and Amare are both top big men athletically right? I would think Dwight's lack of post game development would be just as annoying as Amare's lack of development on the defensive end right?

[Donkeybong]

definitely KG. I dont despise lebron, but i dont like him as much as i used to.

[RedsLakers24]

i use to like KG with the wolves, and now with the celtics i hate him, i use to hate nash but now i love nash

[Bob Lanier]

Tayshaun Prince, back before Mark Cuban and Jerry Colangelo made it impossible for him to play defense.

Jason Kidd.

[bostonguy]

If I wasn't a Celtic fan, I'd easily say KG and Pierce.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Okay, but I'd like to see the kind of player Dwight would be with a PG like Nash feeding him?

Amare would be a 15 ppg scorer without Nash IMHO. Plus he only gets 8-9 boards per game this season. Granted, he has had micro-fracture surgery, but he is still one of the most athletic bigs in the game and I always think he could be better.

Oh and Dwight is starting to get that jump hook in the post. It is a very effective shot for him now. Have you seen him play recently?

You have to admit that if Orlando had a great passer like Nash Dwight would be a much better scorer. Vince and Jameer, the starting back court, are both chuckers so Dwight rarely gets entry passes to make his post moves. Instead he has to clean up the mess thats put up at the rim.

Not trying to get in an argument with you but I just want to understand your thinking. Dwight and Amare are both top big men athletically right? I would think Dwight's lack of post game development would be just as annoying as Amare's lack of development on the defensive end right?

Amare dropped 30 points on the 3rd best defense in the NBA without Nash this year, won ROY, and averaged 20 PPG his sop re season. That was all without Nash. All this talk of Amare being dependent off Nash is horse , D'antoni just decided to make him a one dimensional scorer. Amare's lack of development is on D'antoni, someone who's an expert at talent killing. In one season he took Quentin Richardson, a tough, gritty player who got to the rim and turned him into a lazy who played horrible D and did nothing other than camp 30 feet from the basket. Dwight doesn't have someone like D'antoni telling him all he needs to do is finish pick and rolls, Dwight chose to be a one dimensional scorer.

[alamo50]

CP3 and Superman wannabe.

The other way around I used to disslike Carmelo, but now like him.

[blkroadrunners]

I never liked KG, even back in his young days in Minnesota.

I have to say Chris Paul, and maybe Brandon Roy.

[Bob Lanier]

Amare dropped 30 points on the 3rd best defense in the NBA without Nash this year, won ROY, and averaged 20 PPG his sop re season. That was all without Nash. All this talk of Amare being dependent off Nash is horse , D'antoni just decided to make him a one dimensional scorer. Amare's lack of development is on D'antoni, someone who's an expert at talent killing. In one season he took Quentin Richardson, a tough, gritty player who got to the rim and turned him into a lazy who played horrible D and did nothing other than camp 30 feet from the basket. Dwight doesn't have someone like D'antoni telling him all he needs to do is finish pick and rolls, Dwight chose to be a one dimensional scorer.

You seem to have missed that lecture about the difference between an inverse and a contrapositive back in junior high school.

That "Nash makes Stoudemire a better player" may be false does not imply "Nash could make Howard a better player" is.

[mystargtr34]

co-signed

sick of him trying to be a comedian every time he does a interview. he fails miserably and just comes across immature, weird, and annoying.

+1

Occasionally its funny, but not every single interview.

And i hate the way he does the Kobe Bryant/Pau Gasol verbal flop almost every single time he puts up a shot.

[HornetLoveJones]

had much respect for KG when he played for Minnesota. Win or lose he just played hard every night and kinda felt bad that he was in a situation where they lost in the 1st round every time they made the playoffs minus the Sam Cassell/Sprewell year.

Then runs out of town to go to Boston and acts like a little now that he does only 1/3 of the work and still gets a ring. KG

[HornetLoveJones]

The other way around I used to disslike Carmelo, but now like him.

you like got pussies that throw a punch but can't take any?

[djohn2oo8]

McGrady

[Obstructed_View]

Keith Bogans.

[Basketballgirl25]

Kidd-I respect him for what he did for the Nets in 2002 and 2003, but the way he went out, put him on my list of dislike

KG-at times at hate him, if he team beats Mavs or Knicks I like him

Dirk-sorry not a big fan of his, I saw him stick out his tongue one too many times

[ffadicted]

LeCrab and Dwight

[TheManFromAcme]

Wow, so much Dwight hate... Sure we aren't confusing him with Josh? I mean, he used to be one of the Twin Dallas Rookies that came ouuta nowhere... and then became a stupidhead. I like Dwight. As of yet, I have not turned on KG yet either, but I am close...

Same here. I don't get the Dwight hate. Good kid. Good player and has humility. His humor is a little confusing but Dwight views the game as just that.....a game.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

You seem to have missed that lecture about the difference between an inverse and a contrapositive back in junior high school.

That "Nash makes Stoudemire a better player" may be false does not imply "Nash could make Howard a better player" is.

Congrats on being the weirdest and dumbest mother er on ST.

[picc84]

Ironically, I used to despise Kobe but I like him now.

Interesting.