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How can Darko be overrated when no one thinks he's any good?
Ewing??? are u serious? he was on the knicks team that if not for Jordan would have been champions at least once.
No he was never at DRob level, but whoever listens to those idiots is an idiot also.
Darko will be the most overrated player ever when all said and done
How can Darko be overrated when no one thinks he's any good?
Now they don't but when he was picked at #1?? u think someone thought he was good?
Are Pervis Ellison, Billy Owens, Michael Olowokandi considered overrated? Not really, because even though they were high draft picks, after a few years in the league, people realized they weren't very good and so there weren't the great expectations that they had on draft night. Darko cannot be one of the more overrated players in the league because most people think he's not a good player.
He was #2, IIRC. But by that logic then Sam Bowie was overrated, and nobody thinks of him as an all time great.Now they don't but when he was picked at #1?? u think someone thought he was good?
Bill Walton
How do you figure? He was probably the best passing big man of all time.
Bill Walton is not a bad choice, since he was named one of the 50 greatest NBA centers of all time. But, he basically only had 2-3 really good years in the NBA before his knees caved in. Walton largely gets acclaim because of his college basketball career. If he didn't have an injury riddled career, maybe he wouldn't be overrated. But, it's understandable why someone would think he is.
I can't believe no one has said this guy's name.
Juwan Howard.
When he came out of college, dude was gonna dominate the NBA.
Juwan Howard
Yao Ming
Scottie Pippen
Ron Harper
And the nowadays most overrated player??
Hands down Vince Carter.
Actually I think it was his feet.before his knees caved in
And that was because he was a vegetarian and I think a Vegan.
No protein for his bones.
you guys are silly. harold miner was overrated. the only thing he was good for was nba jam, where he could dunk from halfcourt. mcgrady, both o`neals, yao, pip, kidd, russell, all were/are very good players. miner never did anything.
Juwan Howard comment made me think of someone else ... Glen Robinson. Similarly, out of Purdue, basketball pundits were claiming he was a sure hall-of-famer even before playing his first game in the NBA. He had a decent career, made a few all-star games. But, a lot of people thought he was going to be one of the all-time greats, and he carried those expectations for a while, unlike Pervis Ellison, Sam Bowie, or Billy Owens.
That's pretty much it. (You meant Players I assume)Bill Walton is not a bad choice, since he was named one of the 50 greatest NBA centers of all time.
Derrick Coleman would be another one.
And thus nobody remembers him. So how can he be overrated? I forgot he existed until you dug up his name.miner never did anything.
Maybe we have conflicting definitions of "overrated" in this thread. Are we talking about overrated as they WERE perceived or as they ARE perceived?
he was nicknamed baby jordan, and there was a LOT of hype around him out of college.
I think it's a good point of contention on how someone defines "overrated."
Once a player is viewed as a "bust," doesn't that essentially preclude that player from being considered overrated? In order to be overrated, I would think that the player has to be at least somewhat successful and be considered a good to great player in order to be considered "overrated."
That's why Sam Bowie, Harold Miner, Pervis Ellison, and probably Darko are not overrated. The "overrated" player has to be at least a little good and get some praise in order for the distinction.
People can call Kobe Bryant or LeBron James overrated because they are pretty good players that get the hype. People can say Ben Wallace or Bruce Bowen are overrated defenders because they actually get accolades for their defense.
But, Michael Olowokandi fell off the map years ago and no one expects much from him anyway, despite being a #1 overall draft pick. He's a bust. He's not overrated.
well you can't be a bust without being overrated at some point.
Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett, MIchael Jordan is my favorite overrated player...he wasnt a team player just a ball hog,
michael jordan
tim duncan
hakeem olajuwon
kareem abdul jabar
magic johnson
isiah thomas
shaq
kobe
wilt chamberlin
anybody else we forgot guys? oh larry bird was so overrated.
I agree with Jordan
a lot of people think overrated is bad
it just means overrated
jordan was spectacular
still overrated
in the way the Doors and Pink Floyd are overrated
my picks
stephon marbury
kevin garnett
yao ming
eduardo najera
rick fox
Agreed, but once you are viewed as a bust, you are no longer overrated.
Rik Smits
i tend to think the two are more intertwined than that, but then again, like this entire thread, it is pointless to argue about opinions :o
Rik smits was pretty ing good
better than brad miller and jeff foster
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