Charley Rosen of Fox Sports wrote an article the other day giving his list of the most overrated players in the NBA. The list is all purely his opinion, and I disagree with almost everything he has to say.
Any list with Chris Paul being listed as overrated is a complete joke. Does Charley watch the NBA?
The following multi-talented players have led their respective teams nowhere for so many years that their being overrated is no longer news. Stephon Marbury, who only last week still insisted that he's the best point guard in the NBA. Dirk Nowitzki. Baron Davis. Peja Stojakovic. Amare Stoudemire. Vince Carter. Larry Hughes. Corey Maggette. Shawn Marion. Kenyon Martin. Tracy McGrady. Jermaine O'Neal. Wally Szczerbiak. And last and least, Allen Iverson.
A list with Chris Paul, Gilbert Arenas, Chris Bosh, and Marcus Camby being listed as overrated is bogus in my book, but I do agree with a couple of his picks like Carlos Boozer and Brad Miller.
His dishonorable mention list is even worse! Please tell me how Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Allen Iverson are overrated. This dude has some of the best basketball players ever on his list.
Sticking with the theme of this post, I decided to come up with my own list of “overrated” players.
Steve Nash: Total benefactor of the system he was in. Never put up near the numbers in Dallas as he did in Phoenix. Plus, he didn’t deserve two MVP awards. You could make the argument he didn’t deserve one. Never lead his team to the finals either.
Devin Harris: Only two seasons were he has played over 75 games. Can we say fragile?
Tracey McGrady: I should have saved the fragile line for this guy. Dude couldn’t lead his team out of the first round if his life depended on it.
Kevin Garnett: King of the fake thug/emotion/yelling b.s. Give it a rest.
Andrew Bynum: He doesn’t impress me one bit. Is way overhyped because he plays in L.A.
