5 most overrated players

[85Bears4life]

The five most overrated players in the NBA - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

These are five of the most overrated players in the NBA.

Derrick Rose(notes) - Chicago Bulls

For some odd reason, fans of the Bulls feel that Rose gives them a chance to capture the glory days of the Michael Jordan era. But in reality he has done very little to help the team make a serious run at an NBA championship. Rose is limited with his three point shot and has shown the difficulties he has when defending a player of average caliber. If Rose was playing in a smaller market he would be a forgotten player rather than front and center in the NBA marketing department.

[Scoot26]

Originally Posted by 85Bears4life

The five most overrated players in the NBA - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

These are five of the most overrated players in the NBA.

Derrick Rose(notes) - Chicago Bulls

For some odd reason, fans of the Bulls feel that Rose gives them a chance to capture the glory days of the Michael Jordan era. But in reality he has done very little to help the team make a serious run at an NBA championship. Rose is limited with his three point shot and has shown the difficulties he has when defending a player of average caliber. If Rose was playing in a smaller market he would be a forgotten player rather than front and center in the NBA marketing department.

Yes because a player like Chris Paul has won soooooo many championships by himself...

[X-Factor]

Originally Posted by 85Bears4life

The five most overrated players in the NBA - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

These are five of the most overrated players in the NBA.

Derrick Rose(notes) - Chicago Bulls

For some odd reason, fans of the Bulls feel that Rose gives them a chance to capture the glory days of the Michael Jordan era. But in reality he has done very little to help the team make a serious run at an NBA championship. Rose is limited with his three point shot and has shown the difficulties he has when defending a player of average caliber. If Rose was playing in a smaller market he would be a forgotten player rather than front and center in the NBA marketing department.

Lol...so when you compare Rose's first two years and (by and large) the crap they've surrounded him with to the greatest dynasty in recent sports history, he is struggling? damn, good call!

Give the kid a chance to, idk, turn 22, get some more experience under his belt, and re-evaluate this.

Spoiler

what a jackass.

[X-Factor]

Originally Posted by Scoot26

Yes because a player like Chris Paul has won soooooo many championships by himself...

Or even with help around him...

[BigP50]

Durant? really?

[X-Factor]

For the record, the list is, in order:
Rose
Durant
J. Johnson
Jennings
Bosh

That team would win 55+ games.

[Scoot26]

lol thats some serious bullshit. Durant and Rose do not belong on that list.

[waldo7239117]

What a joke....a waste of a read.

[dougthonus]

I think Derrick Rose probably is a top 5 overrated player in the NBA. People tend to rate him as "superstar". He's no where near a superstar caliber player right now. Maybe he becomes one, and lives up to his rating in the long run, but he's pretty far away at the immediate moment.

Kevin Durant being overrated strikes me as hilarious on the surface, but given that he completely melted down in the playoffs against the Lakers and is considered a the second best player in the NBA, I'm willing to say it's not quite as ridiculous as it sounds. Maybe Durant is really the fifth best player in the league instead of the second and he's somewhat overrated.

Joe Johnson being overrated is interesting, because few people seem to rate him particularly highly. If you view his contract as his rating then sure, but everyone seemed to think he was vastly overpaid that I talked to, and I never hear people talk about how great Joe Johnson is.

Brandon Jennings is perhaps overrated, but again, it's a guy who's rating isn't so high. He had some early momentum when he was playing absolutely awesome early in his rookie year, but that momentum, and the talk of how great he was, stopped when his play took a huge nosedive. I doubt anyone has Jennings in their top 50 players, and maybe not in the top 100. It's hard to argue that a guy ranked that low is "overrated" terribly, especially when he at least has great potential and is as young as Jennings.

Bosh could be overrated I suppose, because a lot of people lumped him in with LeBron and Wade as the big three and he's a couple notches below their level. However, I don't think many fans ever believed Bosh was at their level just that he was better htan the other guys available due to age and injury risk. He strikes me as a guy who's a top 15 player that most people rate accordingly.

I suppose, it's difficult to make an overrated list fairly, because if a guy is truly overrated then everyone will disagree with it because they overrate the player. So even an accurate overlist would be laughed at and only proven out over time.

Of the names on the list and how I see fans perceive the rating of those players, only Rose really strikes me as particularly overrated though, but that's because I'm in Chicago. If I was hanging out with BUcks fans I'd probably find a lot more guys who think Brandon Jennings is the second coming.

[Scoot26]

Originally Posted by dougthonus

I think Derrick Rose probably is a top 5 overrated player in the NBA. People tend to rate him as "superstar". He's no where near a superstar caliber player right now. Maybe he becomes one, and lives up to his rating in the long run, but he's pretty far away at the immediate moment.

Kevin Durant being overrated strikes me as hilarious on the surface, but given that he completely melted down in the playoffs against the Lakers and is considered a the second best player in the NBA, I'm willing to say it's not quite as ridiculous as it sounds. Maybe Durant is really the fifth best player in the league instead of the second and he's somewhat overrated.

Joe Johnson being overrated is interesting, because few people seem to rate him particularly highly. If you view his contract as his rating then sure, but everyone seemed to think he was vastly overpaid that I talked to, and I never hear people talk about how great Joe Johnson is.

Brandon Jennings is perhaps overrated, but again, it's a guy who's rating isn't so high. He had some early momentum when he was playing absolutely awesome early in his rookie year, but that momentum, and the talk of how great he was, stopped when his play took a huge nosedive. I doubt anyone has Jennings in their top 50 players, and maybe not in the top 100. It's hard to argue that a guy ranked that low is "overrated" terribly, especially when he at least has great potential and is as young as Jennings.

Bosh could be overrated I suppose, because a lot of people lumped him in with LeBron and Wade as the big three and he's a couple notches below their level. However, I don't think many fans ever believed Bosh was at their level just that he was better htan the other guys available due to age and injury risk. He strikes me as a guy who's a top 15 player that most people rate accordingly.

I suppose, it's difficult to make an overrated list fairly, because if a guy is truly overrated then everyone will disagree with it because they overrate the player. So even an accurate overlist would be laughed at and only proven out over time.

Of the names on the list and how I see fans perceive the rating of those players, only Rose really strikes me as particularly overrated though, but that's because I'm in Chicago. If I was hanging out with BUcks fans I'd probably find a lot more guys who think Brandon Jennings is the second coming.

I guess it is mostly personal preference. From my view..I dont think Rose is Supergod or anything like that. I think he's an All-Star caliber player who has a chance at becoming a superstar. He's not there yet and may never get there.

I can see where you rank Durant as is because of how he fell apart in the playoffs. Okay fine. He's been there one year. We'll see how he comes back this season.

And I really dont know anyone who thinks that highly of Joe Johnson. Butto what he makes in his contract...Vastly overrated.