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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:51 am Post subject: Players who were underrated at first but then became overrated, and vice-versa
This seems to be a common trend. Players quickly go from being underrated to overrated, and vice-versa.
Underrated to overrated
Kawhi Leonard
Paul George
Jimmy Butler
Andrew Bynum
Pau Gasol (both with the Grizzlies and then again with the Bulls)
Kenneth Faried
Jeff Teague
Kyle Korver
Paul Milsap
Al Horford
Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 28432 Location: LA --> Bay Area
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:23 pm Post subject:
Underrated to overrated
Mike Conley
Kyle Lowry
Demarcus Cousins
Greg Monroe
Andre Drummond
Faried
Afflalo
Deandre Jordan
Chandler Parsons
Joakim Noah
Serge Ibaka
Germy Lin
Draymond Green
Overrated to underrated
Blake Griffin
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Andrew Wiggins
Andre Iguodala
Goran Dragic
Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Posts: 12228 Location: The Two One Three
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:38 pm Post subject:
Khris Middleton- I like him and he was under the radar up until the last two months or so. Now you have people on LG putting him the same breath as Worthy....
Jeff Teague is still pretty underrated, imo.
I'd put Kyrie Irving on the overrated to underrated list. _________________ The butter's hard and the eggs are chillin' in the dark.
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:57 am Post subject: Re: Players who were underrated at first but then became overrated, and vice-versa
CandyCanes wrote:
This seems to be a common trend. Players quickly go from being underrated to overrated, and vice-versa.
Underrated to overrated
Kawhi Leonard
Paul George
Jimmy Butler
Andrew Bynum
Pau Gasol (both with the Grizzlies and then again with the Bulls)
Kenneth Faried
Jeff Teague
Kyle Korver
Paul Milsap
Al Horford
Overrated to underrated
Jrue Holiday
Yes, players come in young and learn the game and get better; they age and slow down, and get worse. Yes, sometimes a guy who was under the radar upon drafting, finds his place in the NBA is beyond expectations, so there will be the temporary chatter, but then expectations change. Then there are the injuries, all the other factors such as teammates and coaches.
To take just the first three on this list and say they are overrated would depend on the person so considering, and on the extent of their objective knowledge and evaluation. Regardless, these are all All Star players, good to exceptional defenders, and above average to very good on the other side of the ball.
As an aside, I have always said Kobe is one of the most overrated and underrated players in the history of the league. It just depends who is doing the rating. _________________ "A metronome keeps time by using a Ringo"
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deandre jordan _________________ "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:04 am Post subject:
Underrated to overrated
Jermaine O'Neal
David Lee
Jorge Garbajosa
Trevor Ariza
Al Jefferson
Overrated to underrated
Ron Harper
Vince Carter
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