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- Posted on: Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:50pm #8923
thunderforthewinParticipantDiscussion of who you think the most underrated player/s of all time are?
i think Alex English, Penny Hardaway, Chris Mullin, dikembe mutumbo (debatable), Bill Laimbeer
who do you think
0 - Posted on: Thu, 09/24/2009 - 9:33pm #215918
llperezfans who just started watcihng in the last 10 years, I don’t think they realize how good Karl Malone, Grant Hill, and Gary Payton were in the 90’s. Those guys in their prime from the 90’s would absoulutely be some fo the best today. And that is coming from a fan who always argues how much the game progresses and evolves over the years.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 2:24am #215932
Henry25ParticipantPenny Hardaway underrated??????/ I mean they guy was really good earlier in his career and everyone knows that, but once he got injured he really couldn’t get it back. No way he is underrated, he is rated just fine. Alex English however is very underrated so i’ll give u that, as is Chris Mullin. I think that the most underrated of all time is Bob McAdoo. How that guy didn’t make the NBA Top 50 is criminal. He was such a good scorer, he had a mistmatch every game. And he had such a feathery and soft touch
0- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 3:08am #215934
BadBoysParticipantRobert Horry. People will not even remember him in 5 years. 16 season and 7 championships. The things he contributed to the championships are not things that show up on the stat sheet. Hustle, Ability to guard multiple positions, CLUTCH SHOTS.
I dont think he should be in the hall of fame like some people have suggested before but I think he is underrated.
0- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 3:14am #215935
BadBoysParticipantBernard King was one of the top players of the 80’s but you dont here much of him on this board because his career didnt carry over into the 90’s which is the time the older ones of us started watching basketball.
Didnt make the NBA greatest 50. Just as good if not better than some of the players that made the list just no title (worthy, Parish, Drexler)
22 -6-3 for his career.
Seasons where he averaged 33, 26, 28.
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- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 3:21am #215937
BadBoysParticipantGreat shooter. Ran a Cavs team that used to compete hard against the Bulls in the early 90’s.
4x all star.
Career 90% freethrow
47% FG% (for comparison Billups is 42% and
40% ThreeHad an eight year run where he averaged around 18ppg and 9 assists.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 3:43am #215942
Henry25Participantbad boys, why cant u just post all of ur comments in 1 post?
0- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 3:57am #215945
BadBoysParticipantI will try to do that. They were just coming to me as I thought of them then i would post.
Sam Cassell
Took Clippers to Western Conference finals!! Enough said?
3x NBA champ
Very long Career with steady production.
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- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 4:54am #215949
McWinningParticipantAllen Iverson most people don’t realize just how good he was and that hes one of the greatest scorers of all time.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:23am #215956
TheAlchemistBadBoys, just ignore Henry, he’s a moaner.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:31am #215959
Toronto16ParticipantI really like the Benard King one.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:36am #215964
the microwaveParticipantMichael Adams
ROd Strickland
Mark Jackson
Hersey Hawkins
Alvin Robertson
Fat Lever
Scott Skiles
Otis Thorpe
Buck Williams
Terry Porter
Joe Dumars
Vinnie “THE MICROWAVE” Johnson
Mitch Richmond
Chuck Person0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 6:02am #215978
BlazermannParticipantlock up defender ,good scorer, great winner and,a game changer on d
0- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 7:18am #215997
ItsVictorOladipoParticipantTom Chambers. For a 10 year period he averaged between 17.2 and 27.2 PPG every season. Great scorer.
Tim Hardaway. People right now who already proclaim Chris Paul as the next HOF point probably don’t remember that Hardaway started off his career with similiar numbers. 22.9 PPG, 9.7 APG, 2.6 SPG as a sophomore in 1991. 23.4 PPG, 10 APG, 2 SPG in 1992. 21.5 PPG, 10.6 APG in 1993 and 20.1 PPG and 9.3 APG in ’94 before going on to have a resurgence with the Heat in the late 90s.
Props to the microwave for mentioning Fat Lever and Mitch Richmond. Lever was a triple double threat for four straight years before injuries derailed his career. 18.9 PPG, 8 APG and 8.9 RPG in 1987. 18.9 PPG, 7.8 APG and 8.1 RPG in ’88. 19.8 PPG, 7.9 APG and 9.3 RPG in ’89 and 18.3 PPG, 6.5 PG and 9.3 RPG in ’90.
Richmond never averaged less than 21.9 PPG between 1988 and 1998 .
0- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 7:22am #215998
ItsVictorOladipoParticipantOne thing I will always say about the 90s is that the greatest players from that era could beat anyone from any other era not just because they were so talented but also because they featured some of the best defenders ever. IMO Payton is the greatest defensive PG off all time, Jordan the greatest defensive SG of all time, Pippin the greatest defensive SF of all time and Olajuwon the second best defensive center of all time (behind only Russell).
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- Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 7:10am #215992
youngmagParticipantMitch Richmond,Tim Hardaway,Larry Johnson, n Payton people don’t bring him up like they should.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 7:24am #215999
llperezTerrell Brandon is another name that should be included. He replaced Mark Price in cleavland and was an all-star. One year, Sports Illustrated declared him the best pg in the NBA. You never hear anyone talk about TB.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 7:32am #216002
the microwaveParticipantman if not for injuries, what could he have been? he was a beast..
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 8:31am #216009
Spurs2020Participantfrom the past… gotta say david thompson was underrated….. the guy could absolutely fly and had a ridiculous jumper… its a shame how his career ended…
i agree with the gary payton assesments, love the glove
to throw out some others
Latrell Sprewell… defensive monster, electric competitor, great teammate
eddie jones… there was a while when this guy could do anything he wanted on the floor
and gotta say manu ginobili…and i know people hate him… but the guy is a warrior
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:00am #215955
PureshooterParticipantI agree with all of BadBoys’s suggestions.
I’ll toss out several guys who had very similar game:
Glen Rice
Steve Smith
Kiki Vandeweghe0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:02am #216014
PureshooterParticipantMahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Chris Jackson)
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:05am #216017
the microwaveParticipanthow about ANTONIO MCDYESS>.. i know DICE had some decent yrs recently, but in his hey day b4 injury this guy could fly and was a monster with Denver..
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:24am #216031
truwizfan4evrParticipantchris webber turn a bad team into 1 of the best in nba im going with chris webber.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:33am #216038
MkadozaParticipantProps to the Chris Webber shout out. He was as talented as any power forward ever and was often overshadowed by Garnett and Duncan. Scottie Pippen will never get the credit he deserves from fans because he was always second fiddle. Joe Dumars, KC Jones, Michael Finley, James Worthy, Connie Hawkins, Reggie Miller, and Kevin McCale all also fall under my list, because even though they’re all aknoledged as greats, I don’t think people understand just how good they were.
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 9:49am #216050
JNixonParticipantVernon Maxwell
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 10:16am #216066
quincey hodgesderek fisher
0 - Posted on: Fri, 09/25/2009 - 12:52pm #216120
FT33ParticipantDavid Thompson
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