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Shaq. If you look at his stats you could say that he's one of the all time greats but if you honestly watch his game the only things he ever did were win a genetic lottery and then get a bunch of help from refs.
Yao Ming.
I don't know, but if I'm 7-5 and nearly 300-pounds I would post up anyone and get the closest possible shot to the basket (or a jumphook), not a fadeaway or stupidly put the ball on the floor. He can't seem to play more than 10 minutes either and seems to have a hearing problem.
Shaq. If you look at his stats you could say that he's one of the all time greats but if you honestly watch his game the only things he ever did were win a genetic lottery and then get a bunch of help from refs.
Avery Johnson....hands down
Kidd made the finals twice. How many did Dirk?
Russel hands down.
To be fair both of those finals appearances were out of a very weak eastern conference. I'd be willing to say that the Mavs could have taken those Nets teams if they could have gotten to the finals.
Pippen.
Garnett.
Incredible talent, unmatched physical gifts...just not a winner. He's this generation's Dominique. There might not be anyone more fun to watch, and there might not be anyone I'm less scared of.
I am with Eriks. Scottie Pippen was way overrated. He was nothing without Jordan. He and Yao Ming are the first two that come to mind.
Pippen is a good choice.
There is no way J Kidd is overrated....I would say Lloyd Daniels....
Karl Malone
Yao Ming has to win this award. I have never seen someone stand more flat footed for the size. He can't defend ! He just stands there with his hands up and all you have to do is drive around him. He makes Rasho look like an all-star.
Bill Russell and Michal Jordan.
Pippen had some pretty good years when Jordan was playing baseball...and the Bulls played pretty well, they were still a playoff team without Jordan.
Teams win championships.
I was going to say SCOTTIE PIPPEN as well. Remember he was named to the 50 greatest NBA players when they first made that distinction years ago.
As for BILL RUSSELL, I don't think as many people call him the greatest player of all time as some people on this thread believe. Many people call him the greatest "CHAMPION" or "WINNER," which is much different from being the greatest individual player. I think the consensus on who is the greatest NBA player ever come down to three people: Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Oscar Robertson. Bill Russell was not as talented as any of those guys. He just won. He's a winner.
Carmelo Anthony.
Wanna see a good thread hijacking?
Somebody say "David Robinson".
No way man. One of the best defensive wings of all time, ability to direct the offense, breaks down oppositions defense, one of the best all around players of his generation.
Look at what he did the two seasons w/o Jordan during MJ's first retirement.
Has a reputation of shrinking under pressure, which is mostly BS. Just watch the tape of how he shut down Magic in Games 2 - 5 in the 91 finals. If it wasn't for him, the Lakers would have won that series, he should have been the MVP of that series.
Shaq and Patrick Ewing top my list.
The Admiral.....the most overrated sax player in history.
Oooh, Ewing is also another good one.
Currently, I think JERMAINE O'NEAL is probably the most overrated. By no means am I saying he's bad. He's still one of the top power forwards in the game right now. But, I don't think he's nearly as good as many "experts" believe he is. I don't think he can take over games effectively. I think he's more of a "great" second option, rather than a true go-to guy. He hasn't proven to be an adequate leader. He generally does not make his teammates better. And, he's yet to carry his team to a win in a big game. Now, skills wise, again, he's probably a top 5 power forward. However, he's not the MVP type candidate people were claiming a few years ago.
A lot of people hate on YAO MING. I hear most reports saying Yao Ming isn't very good, from sports writers to analysts to so-called basketball experts to fans from every team. And, yet he's still one of only two centers in the NBA that can consistently give his team 18 points, 8 rebounds, and shoot .500+ from the field. To me, that makes Yao Ming underrated ... okay, I'm exaggerating. But, you know what I mean. If so many people hate on his game, how is he overrated?
Yeah Ewing is pretty overrated.
willis Reed...
pick one of the 12323412412 Celtics hall of famers from the 60's besides Russel.
another good one. He's a seven foot jump shooter who is a way below average defender for someone of his length and athletic ability.
Has to be Ewing. Some "experts" even rank him above Robinson.
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