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Overrated and underrated NBA players?
I want to see who you think are overrated and underrated. Next to the NBA player on the following list, put either Overrated, Underrated or Normal (if you don't think they are overrated or underrated). Here are the players:
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Lebron James
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Dwight Howard
5. Chris Paul
6. Carmelo Anthony
7. Tim Duncan
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Shaquille O'Neal
10. Allen Iverson
Feel free to add anybody that you think is overrated or underrated.
Thanks for any answers.
21 Answers
- Killa GLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
KOBE BRYANT - OVER RATED - You wouldn't be wrong to call Kobe Bryant the best, or the most complete player in the game. But there are way too many peope calling Kobe the G.O.A.T., when in reality, he's anywhere from top 11-15 all time.
LEBRON JAMES - EVEN - Lebron is a bit over hyped and too commericialized, but he is not over rated or under rated. He's the most dominant player in the league.
DWYANE WADE - UNDER RATED - Statistically he had a better season than Kobe or Lebron, but because his team finished with 43 wins, he accomplishments are seen as lesser. He does get his props though, so he's only slightly under rated.
DWIGHT HOWARD - OVER RATED - If Ben Wallace were super athletic, 3 inches taller and had 35 more pounds of muscle, he'd be Dwight Howard. A player with almost no offensive skills should not be ranked ahead of Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett; players who can do what he can on defense and much more on offense.
CHRIS PAUL - UNDER RATED - The last 2 seasons you could argue he's been on par with Wade, Kobe and Lebron. The last person to average nearly 23 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and nearly 3 steals was Magic Johnson in the 80's.
CARMELO ANTHONY - EVEN - Carmelo is respected, but he didn't get much hype because he under performed last season. He's capable of scoring like Lebron, Wade, and Kobe; but he only averaged 23 points on 44% shooting.
TIM DUNCAN - UNDER RATED - Severely under rated. Dwight Howard is routinely ranked over Duncan, even after Howard sucked it up in the Finals. Duncan is the most the complete PF in the game along with KG and the best low post scorer.
KEVIN GARNETT - EVEN - Had a rough season with injuries and a major dip in his stats since joining the Celtics, but he's still the all around great player he's always been, just playing fewer minutes. If he comes back right from injury, Garnett should be right there with Duncan as the best big man in the game.
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL - UNDER RATED - The only thing stopping Shaq is health. He's still as unstoppable as ever.
ALLEN IVERSON - OVER RATED - You'll never win anything with a shoot first point guard who only makes 40% of his shots.
- 1 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant -Normal
2. Lebron James- Normal
3. Dwyane Wade- Normal
4. Dwight Howard- Overrated
5. Chris Paul- Overrated
6. Carmelo Anthony-Normal
7. Tim Duncan- Normal
8. Kevin Garnett- Normal
9. Shaquille O'Neal- Normal
10. Allen Iverson- Nowadays Underrated
Underrated Players:
Shawn Marion
Rip Hamilton
Tayshaun Prince
Joe Johnson
Andre Iguodala
Overrated:
Rajon Rondo
Kevin Durant (Sometimes)
Source(s): Prince - Anonymous1 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant - Overrated when people compare to Michael Jordan.
2. Lebron James - Overrated
3. Dwyane Wade - Underrated a little when talking about Kobe and LeBron
4. Dwight Howard - Overrated not in the top 5 players in NBA right now
5. Chris Paul - Underrated
6. Carmelo Anthony - Normal
7. Tim Duncan - Normal
8. Kevin Garnett - Overrated
9. Shaquille O'Neal - Normal
10. Allen Iverson - Overrated
Your Welcome!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant - Underrated
2. Lebron James - Overrated
3. Dwyane Wade - Normal
4. Dwight Howard - Normal
5. Chris Paul - Normal
6. Carmelo Anthony - Overrated
7. Tim Duncan - Underrated by far
8. Kevin Garnett - Normal
9. Shaquille O'Neal - Normal
10. Allen Iverson - Overrated
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- 1 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant - Normal (when ESPN talks about him he's underrated.)
2. Lebron James -Overrated...seriously you don't know much about basketball if you think he's not.
3. Dwyane Wade - Underrated...this guy has better skills than lebron.
4. Dwight Howard - Overrated by a lot of people but he still is going to fix that.
5. Chris Paul - Normal
6. Carmelo Anthony - Overrated because he doesnt show up some nights.
7. Tim Duncan - Normal/Under he's been the best PF the whole decade.
8. Kevin Garnett - Normal
9. Shaquille O'Neal - Overrated..these days.
10. Allen Iverson - Normal.
11. Danny Granger - Underrated..he has a good skill set and he's young.
12. Michael Redd - Underrated Scorer
13. Derrick Rose - Overrated right now..he can't defend/shoot and he turns the ball over too much...everyone ignores that because he's flashy.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Underrated: Low Underrated: Paul Pierce High Underrated: Joe Johnson Overrated: Low Overrated: Lamar Odom High Overrated: Kenyon Martin
- AxelLv 51 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant . Underrated because he deserves to be top 10 of all times . Overrated comparing him to Jordan , James ,Wade.
2. LeBron James .Underrated . He is the best player in NBA .The only player who has a good chance to surpass Jordan .
3. Dyane Wade . Underrated . He is better than Kobe and no one is giving him any credit .He was the leader of team USA and no one gave him any credit for that either .
4. Dwight Howard . Right now Overrated . He is one dimensional.
5. Chris Paul . Normal .
6. Carmelo Anthony . I Really don't know . I can answer you about Anthony next season .
7. Tim Duncan . Normal because he is a great player .Overrated when people say he is the basketball player of the decade .
8. Kevin Garnette . Underrated comparing him to Duncan .
I think Kevin Garnett = Tim Duncan
9. Shaq . Normal . He is the most dominant player in NBA history . He is the player of the decade . And top 10 of all times .
10. Allen Iverson . Underrated . He is the second best scorer in NBA history .And one of the best in stealing the ball .
For 5 years he use to be the best player in NBA .He deserves some credit .
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant - underrated
2. Lebron James - overrated only because they try to compare to Michael Jordan
3. Dwyane Wade- underrated gets lost in Lebron and Kobe's spotlight
4. Dwight Howard - normal
5. Chris Paul - normal
6. Carmelo Anthony - underrated he can score but lacks passion at times
7. Tim Duncan - normal but on the decline because of age
8. Kevin Garnett - same as Tim
9. Shaquille O'Neal - overrated now but was great back in the day!
10. Allen Iverson - hugely overrated now is not the same from Philly
11.Yao Ming - overrated
12. Brandon Roy - underrated
13. Ben Gordon - overrated can score but doesn't play any D
14. Greg Oden - overrated might be somewhat decent if he actually plays
those are just some...
- 1 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant- Underrated
2. LeBron James- Overrated
3. Dwayne Wade- Underrated
4. Dwight Howard- Normal
5. Chris Paul- Normal
6. Carmelo Anthony- Overrated
7. Tim Duncan- Underrated
8. Kevin Garnett- Overrated
9. Shaquille O'Neal- Normal
10. Allen Iverson- Underrated
- .Lv 61 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant- Overrated
2. LeBron James- Overrated
3. Dwyane Wade- Underrated
4. Dwight Howard- Underrated*
5.Chris Paul-Overrated
6.Carmelo Anthony- Underrated
7.Tim Duncan- Overrated
8. Kevin Garnettt-Overrated
9. Shaq- slightly overrated
10. Allen Iverson- underrated*
Deron Williams- underrated
Kevin Martin- Underrated
Al Jefferson- Underrated
and more
- CF4L™Lv 51 decade ago
1. Kobe Bryant - Normal
2. Lebron James - Normal
3. Dwyane Wade-Normal(Overrated in Y/A some people here say that hes better then Lebron)
4. Dwight Howard-Overrated
5. Chris Paul-Normal
6. Carmelo Anthony-Underrated
7. Tim Duncan-Normal
8. Kevin Garnett-Overrated
9. Shaquille O'Neal-Normal
10. Allen Iverson-Normal
Underrated:Andre Igoudala-The most underrated player in basketball