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PG: Jason Kidd -Jason Kidd is one of the most overrated players in the NBA and has been overrated in terms of his career as well...

NBA: All-Overrated Team

by Darren (Contributor)

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August 20, 2008


PG: Jason Kidd -Jason Kidd is one of the most overrated players in the NBA and has been overrated in terms of his career as well.

When the New Jersey Nets had traded Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks, the Mavericks thought all of there problems would be solved, they were completely WRONG. Jason Kidd was not a type of player that would fit in with Avery Johnson's system nor would he fit into a team like Dallas.

One of the problems with Jason Kidd is the fact that he's a complete liability on the half-court game. He can't create his own shot and every team knows for a fact that he can't shoot for jack. They say Kidd is probably one of the greatest PG's of all-time, and that is an insult to guys like Kevin Johnson, Magic Johnson and John Stockton. Jason Kidd is a fantastic player and a future HOF, but not one of the greatest PG's of all-time.

Jason Kidd is a very versatile player but it seems like in order for him to succeed he needs to be a team like the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors and all the run and gun teams. Jason Kidd cannot play in a team with a  half court system. That is the exact reason why he and the Nets failed when Vince Carter arrived and with Lawrence Frank as the coach.

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  1. Gaz V 10 months ago

    Although a large number of pubescent boys will undoubtedly disagree, a case can certainly be made that Kobe Bryant is one of the most overrated players in the NBA today. If I read one more article or comment suggesting that he is as good as (if not better than) Michael Jordan, then I just may implode.

    Otherwise, a very good idea for an article, though you will undoubtedly have those who disagree with your selections.

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  2. Tom Dillard 10 months ago

    How can you say that Bosh and Howard are overrated? Look at their dominance even in the Olympics!!!

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  3. John F 10 months ago

    Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard are overrated???? I guess we forgot that Dwight Howard only averages 17 ppg, 13 rpg and 2 bpg career wise and his biggest year was last year when he averaged 20-14-2, he put Orlando on the map and made that team better, what more do you want this guy to do? Bosh puts about the same numbers and has had the biggest impact on Toronto that no other player has there. Kidd, Melo and AI I can somewhat agree with, but Howard and Bosh is ridiculous, they put up absurd numbers.

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      I hope you realize Stats can make a player overrated, as i said Dwight is overrated because some say he's the best big men or best center in the league when that is false, when his brain catches up with his body, then he'll be considered the best to me and no longer overrated

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    • John F 10 months ago

      ok i know its not all about stats, and Im not saying he is the best big man in the NBA, I believe Yao Ming is when healthy. But what Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh did besides score and grab rebounds is to make the team around them better. Before Bosh and Howard, the Raptors and Magic were not exactly division front runners. Each player has become the face of their franchise and turned their teams around, especially Bosh after the departure of Vince Carter. Dwight will be the greatest center in the NBA with due time when he does gain experience. But if the Raptors or the Magic were without these two men, they would not nearly be as good as they are.

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    • Wes Ward 10 months ago

      Yo, Kidd is on this list because the trade with the Mavs and all the attention he has been getting. He is old and nowhere near what he was. His career is quickly reaching its end. But when you start talking about how it is not the stats that often reflect what players are capabale of and telnt levels, I believe this applied to Kidd more than anyone else in the NBA. His Bball IQ is pretty freaking high and he does a lot that does not show up in the stat columns. That said, I agree he is somewhat overrated now, simply because he is older, and slower and the NBA headed the other way. And yes, Kidd is one of the greatest PG's of all time.

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    • Jason Lee 10 months ago

      I don't underrstand your logic..you say that "stats can make a player overrated", yet you use other "stats like FG % and so on againsts some of these players as to why they are supposidly "overrated". Make up your mind. You can't have it both ways.

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  4. Quentin McCall 10 months ago

    Interesting read, Darren.

    Economist Dave Berri has a most overrated list on his blog as well and you both agree that Iverson and Anthony are among the most overrated players.

    http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/who-is-the-most-overrated-in-2007-08/

    But I would say Richard Jefferson deserves consideration for any most overrated list, even over Anthony. I think Berri makes the case well, so I won't repeat it, but I think we'll see what he's made of in Milwaukee. Rashard Lewis is another one who is a very limited player and deserves consideration for his contract, if no other reason.

    I generally agree with your analysis of Howard, but the fact is he carried that team last year so it's hard to say he's most overrated..and he still has a ton of potential which has to be taken into account.

    Another guy to consider as an overrated center...Andrew Bogut? He's underperformed his draft pick and is probably paid more than he's worth.

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      I would say Hedo carried his team as well, not just Dwight, Hedo set up howard, made the clutch shots and did everything in the clutch situations and I would agree on Lewis, but he's not overrated, more so overpaid.

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  5. jOO fgfg 10 months ago

    Darren I agree with you're list for sure. I know why you put Howard on that list he usually gets his points from dunks.. he has no real post-moves.

    In fact.. Bynum is a better post player then Howard... I think I would switch Bosh with Dirk though.

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      Dirk seems to be underrated these days, people have forgotten he was an amazing leader in the 05-06 season. He had no other all-stars and he led them to the Finals, this was more underrated than what Iverosn had did in 2001. People just look at the bad things Dirk do not the good things.

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  6. Daniel 10 months ago

    You can't call Carmelo Anthony overrated then say Chris Bosh is overrated because he's nowhere near the level of Carmelo. I stopped reading right there

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      No, I'm saying Carmelo Anthony is also rated too high, while Bosh is being rated to Melo when he isn't close to Melo, However I would choose Bosh over Melo to build a team around.

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  7. Steven Resnick 10 months ago

    Good idea on making an overrated team, just one problem you have no one on the list that is overrated. Also, take a look after the Kidd trade not only was Dirk shooting better with Kidd around Kidd also shot .46 percent from 3 point land. So, the trade was not that bad. Triple Doubles are not an overrated statistic either.

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  8. yungCaucasoid ... 10 months ago

    ah-ha, somebody's been copying articles from stormfront.org, again, I see.

    Plus...should've known that quintessential pro-Racist mindsets, would quickly sniff out/flock here, to the peculiar----------smile for the camera, Gaz!

    Jason Kidd is third all-time in triple doubles, the pinnacle, of oncourt selflessness...yet he's overrated?

    The past 5 MVP's have called Kobe Bryant, the best player, in the entire NBA...yet he's overrated?

    And Darren;

    Considering the peculiar mindset used to create this lineup, I would love to see your *All-Time Deadweight Caucasoid Players, of Minimal Contribution* team. Wait! First, I better make sure that you even agree that there are such players, eh?

    hahahaha

    Oh yey, Here's riddle of the day:

    ********What vision do Jerry Colangelo & Danny Ainge, have in common??*********

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    • Gaz V 10 months ago

      What's with, all of the, commas in your, sentences? Did they have a special on them at K-Mart this week? Reading your "sentences" aloud, I sound a bit like William Shatner TRYING to overact.

      By the way, being called someone with a "pro-racist mindset" by you is like being called gay by Elton John. Stop looking in the mirror as your source of inspiration for your insults.

      Does the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black" mean anything to you?

      Oh, and before you jump to one of your bizarre "racist" conclusions, there is no racial overtones to that phrase-- it simply refers to the fact that most cookware used to be black in color.

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  9. Bert Russell 10 months ago

    What a joke. Bosh is one of the top-3 defenders on the best olympic team since the dream team and was averaging like last year 23-11 as the primary offensive force on his team until he got hurt last year yet he is somehow overrated. Bosh is never compared to Lebron/Wade which is why you hear every game how much of a forgotten guy he is from his draft class because of being up in Toronto and the media pumping up Melo/Lebron/Wade. And for you to call him soft just shows what an idiot you are. The guy has been playing Center and active defence since he joined the league despite his frame being only 230 pounds. You may not think he is strong enough to be one, which i agree his natural position is PF, but that doesn't make him soft. Soft is a mindset not an ability, and bosh is as tough as they come mentally and maximizes his potential despite not being gifted with a physically intimidating body.

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  10. Bert Russell 10 months ago

    What a joke. Bosh is one of the best defenders on the best Olympic team since the Dream Team and was averaging last year 23-11 again as the main offensive force on his team until he got hurt last year, yet he is somehow "overrated". Bosh is rarely compared with Lebron/Wade which is why you hear every game how much of a forgotten guy he is from his draft class because of being up in Toronto and the media attention for Melo/Lebron/Wade. And for you to call him soft just shows what an idiot you are. The guy has been playing Center and active defence since he joined the league despite his frame being only 230 pounds. You may not think he is strong enough to be one, which i agree his natural position is PF, but that doesn't make him soft. Soft is a mindset not an ability, and bosh is as tough as they come and maximizes his potential despite not being gifted with a physically intimidating body. Grow up and stop hating on people because you have low self-esteem. See a Shrink.

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  11. mike best 10 months ago

    Darren,

    You forgot to include yourself on this list.

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  12. el sobreviviente 10 months ago

    Este tipo esta loco; Jason Kidd es uno de los mejores PG de todos los tiempos y no se de Bosh, Howard o Melo, pero te pasaste con Iverson; ok entiendo que su %FG no es muy bueno, pero imbecil explicame por que es el lider de los activos en PPG y 3ro o 4to en la historia, explicame porque? si el no defiende porque a liderado la liga en SPG dime... ah y y tu dices q en el 2001 el no fue q llevo a Philadelphia a la final, dile a Tood McCulloch q los lleve o a Eric snow, ah no tal vez a Derrick Coleman o Aaron Mackie; imbecil!!!!!!!!! Allen Iverson puede que no tenga un anillo pero es un CAMPEON!!!! nadie en el juego se entrega tanto como este jugador y lo unico q le falta es el apoyo y la dedicacion de sus compañeros de equipo. Loco mire si usted no sabe de baloncesto no hable de baloncesto. Ah y si Melo es hembra.

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  13. Jeffrey Engmann 10 months ago

    good article, but bein an AI fan I strongly disagree. You have to take into account a lot of things when u look at what he's done over the course of his career. His FG percentage is low because he was the only player who could score on offensively on those sixers teams (except aaron mckie). He had people like Eric Snow and George Lynch to pass to.. not that those players aren't great role players, but they barely had the ability to create their own shot.. plus if you look at the line up there was barely any spacing, meaning it was that much easier for teams to key in on him. his performances throughout that playoff run, is what i would classify as leading a team.. it's not a diss to the other players.. if i say paul pierce led his team in the finals.. it's more of a compliment to paul pierce than it is a slight to his teammates..... Another thing is that if you look at AI's FG percentage last season, and the season before as a Nugget you'll see that it's about 45 percent. That's a number that mirors the likes of Michael Redd and Kobe Bryant, and is significantly higher than the TMAC and Ray Allen. Bringing up how he did against the Spurs in the playoffs is a valid point... i was disappointed in him in that series.. But check how Lebron did against those same spurs in the finals.. this yr, besides game three, in which everyone played terribly on the nuggets, dude shot about 46 percent from the field in that series. AI certainly does has deficiencies.. his defense... his shot selection AT TIMES.. but i wouldn't sai he's overrated.. he's still arguably the third best 2 guard in the league.

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  14. billy jones 10 months ago

    yu just said 5 future hall of famers are overrated yu should quit watcing the nba rite away man 4real j kidd AI melo CB4 superman d howard my dude these boys go hard especially AI yu got no clue man thats why people who make these kinda things have NO LIFE AN ARE HATERSSS

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      So you're saying if they are hall of famers They are no longer overrated? It's not like NO HOF'ers are Overrated.

      Define Overrated please.

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  15. Shaun Ahmad 10 months ago

    This article is bogus.

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  1. sam the fact checker 10 months ago

    i really have to disagree with alsmost all your picks...and your reasoning...jason kidd and allen iverson might be a little overrated now...but they were difeinitly not overrated during there primes...do you really think iverson was overrated when he led his team to the nba finals and winning the mvp?...im pretty sure without iverson that team would have won about 2 games...that team was seriously garbage...name someone not named mutombo on that team that was decently ok...

    also was kidd overrated when he led his team to the nba finals twice and finishing 2nd in the mvp voting only after time duncan?...i dont think so...i think your putting a little too much emphasis on right now than in the past...right now kidd might be not so great but hes still good...jason kidd also has a super great history on improving teams during his full first year with that team...

    and agreeing with billy and probably 99% of the people reading this...you just put 5 future hall of famers on the overrated list...i think you hate these players more than yo know anything about them...

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  2. sam the fact checker 10 months ago

    ok im sorry...i just read another overrated player article and this article suddenly became spectacular...because wow...that other one was horrible...but im still disagreeing with all your picks...haha...

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  3. Jeff Blake 10 months ago

    "I'm saying Carmelo Anthony is also rated too high, while Bosh is being rated to Melo when he isn't close to Melo, However I would choose Bosh over Melo to build a team around."

    So Bosh is overrated because he's being compared to Melo while he's not even close to Melo who is also overrated but you would still take Bosh over Melo. What!!??

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  4. Josh Storm 10 months ago

    LMAO, who wrote this article? This person knows nothing about baskteball, I mean nothing at all. Jason Kidd's overrated why? Because he hasn't won a title? he got to the Finals twice. But i mean i'm sure the reason why he didn't a win a ring wasn't because of Kobe n Shaq, or Tony Parker Ginobli and Duncan, just overrated. SIKE, Jason Kidd had to go up against Shaq and Kobe, Parker Ginobli and Duncan. Both of those teams he lost to were dynasties. And maybe Jason Kidd can't create his own shot now considering he's 35, and maybe he ain't got a good mid range jumper, but he can shoot 3's. You said he can't shoot and he shot 46% 3's in Dallas. And back in his prime he could create his own shot. And what about his rebounding?

    And are you serious? Allen Iverson underrated? He plays no defense at all? But you say later in the article he gets steals? So does he not play D at all or does he play some? Make up your mind. AI's man defense was not bad at all when he played in Philly, especially with Larry Brown. In 07-08 was really the only year he didn't play good man defense. But he still gets his steals. And his "very very low shooting percentage" only 3 percent less than Kobe's for his career, only 1 percent less than T-mac. Put Iverson with an offensive player, with c-webb he shot 45% and with Melo he's shooting 45%. The only reason he shot a low percentage for a while was because he was taking so many shots and that was the Sixers style, a grind it out on defense team. Iverson gets to the foul line around 10 times a game and makes around 8 ft's a game so that also makes up for his so called "very very low" shooting percentage. Iverson's 2001 playoff run was overrated? Game 7 could of wen either way? It was a blow out. Amd you forget to mention that AI put up 44 that game and shot over 50%. And who on his 2001 was good? Mutumbo? Okay, one player was a little bit above avergae. Tyrone Hill? he's awful? Jumaine Jones? less than average? Eric Snow? Yea he plays good D but can't shoot for shit. Saying Iverson is overrated is what a person says when they see Iverson shoots a lot. But they don't know everything Iverson does. You just one of them people who don't got no good points, like a person who knows nothing about the game.

    Melo is overrated I agree with that one.

    Chris Bosh is a 20 n 10 guy but he's overrated?

    Dwight Howard? He's a fucking beast. He's underrated if anything. Who the bets center in the League if not Dwight? And you mention Shaq. Shaq was 7"2 300+ pounds. Dwight is 6"11 265 pounds. And what about Dwight's 14+ rebounds per game?

    You really know nothing about the game. You should just delete your account on here and make a new one, watch the game for about 5 more years, do some research, then maybe type an article again. But if you wanted to play it safe so that you never sound like a retard again I would keep my mouth shut at all times when talking about basketball.

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      It seems like you should just watch games instead of being a stat freak, go look at dictionary.com and tell me what overrated means before talking to me.

      Thanks.

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  5. Josh Storm 10 months ago

    are you serious? Allen Iverson underrated? He plays no defense at all? But you say later in the article he gets steals? So does he not play D at all or does he play some? Make up your mind. AI's man defense was not bad at all when he played in Philly, especially with Larry Brown. In 07-08 was really the only year he didn't play good man defense. But he still gets his steals. And his "very very low shooting percentage" only 3 percent less than Kobe's for his career, only 1 percent less than T-mac. Put Iverson with an offensive player, with c-webb he shot 45% and with Melo he's shooting 45%. The only reason he shot a low percentage for a while was because he was taking so many shots and that was the Sixers style, a grind it out on defense team. Iverson gets to the foul line around 10 times a game and makes around 8 ft's a game so that also makes up for his so called "very very low" shooting percentage. Iverson's 2001 playoff run was overrated? Game 7 could of wen either way? It was a blow out. Amd you forget to mention that AI put up 44 that game and shot over 50%. And who on his 2001 was good? Mutumbo? Okay, one player was a little bit above avergae. Tyrone Hill? he's awful? Jumaine Jones? less than average? Eric Snow? Yea he plays good D but can't shoot for shit. Saying Iverson is overrated is what a person says when they see Iverson shoots a lot. But they don't know everything Iverson does. You just one of them people who don't got no good points, like a person who knows nothing about the game.

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  6. Gaz V 10 months ago

    Josh wrote: "You just one of them people who don't got no good points"

    To quote Darren above, "English please".

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  7. jim baiman 10 months ago

    allen iverson is the best player under 6 foot 5 to ever play the game period.
    no arguement other than to say otherwise is a guy who hasnt ever played the game

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    • Darren 10 months ago

      Dwyane Wade, Isiah Thomas, i'm sure CP3 will surpass him soon, How old are you? Not above 15?

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    • Jason Lee 10 months ago

      D-Wade and CP3 will have to do a hell of a lot to surpass Iverson "soon" (go check Iversons all time stats). And for all Iversons "cons" his teams have NEVER gotten as bad as DWades team did this year. Isiah gets the head up because of the rings, but it is arguable. Dude, you just don't like these players, just admit it already. LOL!

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  8. Curly Morris 10 months ago

    I'm sorry but I don't see anyone on this list who is overrated. You want some overrated players?

    Shaq( today) - Old Shaq may have been dominant, but that was strictly because of his size and strength. Now that he's older and slower we all see that he has no real basketball skill to speak of.

    Shane Battier - Mr. Defense who gave up 49 pts to Kobe, 42 to Gilbert, 39 to Michael Redd, 36 to Jamaal Crawford...okay I'll stop there.

    Jermaine O Neal - He's done WHAT in the past five seasons?

    Rashard Lewis - 2nd fiddle making 1st fiddle money

    Kevin Garnett - Yeah I know he's 20 - 10 - 5 every night, but um so is Elton Brand and you can get him for 8 million less. KG has received back to back $100 million contracts and then Boston decided to slip him $25 million this season. For 20 - 10 - 5

    Carlos Boozer - Why is he on the USA team?

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  9. mike best 10 months ago

    Thank-You Sal Paolantonio, for leading the way here and for actually writing an ENTIRE BOOK devoted to such nonsense.

    This "overrated" stuff is really getting out of hand. Until anyone here can even score ONE basket against ANY of these "overrated" players in a game of one-on-one (when, I'm sure, most of the posters here INCLUDING the writer of this article suck at ball in comparison -- no pun intended...), until anyone here plays one NBA minute and knows what it is like to accomplish anything basketball wise...

    Until that time, anyone claiming to know who is "overrated" is an idiot, especially when the strategy is to select for the list FUTURE or POTENTIAL HOFERS for maximum "OMG, what did this moron just write???" effect.

    Nice try, Darren...you could have been alot more positive and written an article devoted to who you think is underrated instead of simply pandering the negative...

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  10. yungCaucasoid ... 10 months ago

    Gaz,

    truth hurting like a mufu...again, I see?

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    • Gaz V 10 months ago

      ???

      I see you are still being a virtual stalker... chasing down every article I've posted on in the past 24 hours and then added your own specific comments directed at me.

      I guess if I can bring some joy to your miserable life, then you may keep on doing it. It's creepy, as I mentioned before, but if it keeps you from annoying other B/R members then it's worth putting up with your juvenile, poorly worded comments.

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  11. Jason Lee 10 months ago

    The fact that there are two future Hall of fame players on this list (Iverson and Kidd)...makes this list not credible. It just seems like an article filled with a bunch of hate. Just a waste of space.

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  12. Jason Lee 10 months ago

    "The problem I would say most people have with Iverson is the fact that his FG% is very very low and his field goal attempts are way too much for any player"

    ^Iverson is a volume shooter. Volume shooters are not going to shoot 60% every game. That is why you will find that most centers have the best FG % because they play the game closer to the basket (dunks, ect.) thats just commen sense. Iverson shoots 45%..Kobe shoots 45%, thats a pretty decent percentage for guys that tend to shoot the ball a lot. So I don't see why its okay for one player to shoot that percentage and not the other. Its more then apperent you didn't watch Iverson play this year, because the guy went from shooting the ball an average of 25 times a game in Philly to 19 times a game in Denver. Which is more then likely less then Kobe and D Wade, also less then Melo.

    "It is a joke saying Iverson carried the team to the Finals in 2001 by himself when he had excellent and underrated teammates; he might have been their only offensive weapon, but he was there worst defensive weapon besides stealing the ball. In Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals the game could have gone either way -- it was poorly officiated and the game was a toss-up due to the officials. So not only is Allen Iverson overrated, but saying he led his teammates to the finals is overrated".

    ^So basically you are trying to take away Iversons accomplishments to try to add more credability to your bogus artical by saying this? Game 7 could have gone either way? Isn't that the case for the majority of NBA games? LOL!

    "If you ever want to win a title stay away from Allen Iverson and do the complete opposite of what he does".

    ^^Well I guess the same could be said for Steve Nash, Dirk, Vince Carter, T-Mac, Yao and quite a few other "superstars" that don't have a ring or even have been to the finals.

    "If you ever want to win a title stay away from Allen Iverson and do the complete opposite of what he does. Iverson cannot work with superstars, he is a player that can only work within a restricted system and everybody must be a role player at best and accept that role. If you want to take an even closer look at how overrated he is, check his FG% against the Spurs and the Lakers during the playoffs, the last 2 years".

    Iverson can't work with Superstars? Funny..it never seemed to hurt him in the All-Star games. I find it funny that everyone rags on Iverson for not having a ring, but fail to mention that the teams that have won a ring in the past ten years have either had the big men of Shaq or Tim Duncan on them (with the exception of Detroit and Boston). You pair Iverson up with Duncn or Shaq and i'd bet he'd have a few rings as well by now. You basically contradicted yourself when you said this because earlier on you said that Iverson had a bunch of "underrated" players with him when he went to the finals in 01'...then you turn around and say that everyone must be a "role player" on his team? What difference does it make who is on the team as long as they get there? A player like him gets punished because he hasn't been to the finals with another superstar? Then he turns around and gets punished by making it to tyhe NBA finals with "roleplayers". Lord have mercy...a little man that is 3rd all time in scoring and has broken so many records is considered "overrated"...thats scary.

    I would go on with the other players you listed, but there is no point because this is just ridiculous beyond belief..and people that write these articles have one set of rules for one player and another set for another. These lists are seemingly based on players the indavidual just doesn't like and not based on commen sense or even reality. There are some so-called "superstars" that haven't even made it out the first round of the playoffs and your questioning players like Kidd and Iverson? Get out of here. Wether or not YOU think they are "overrated", they are still going to the hall of fame and will be honared by most as some of the best NBA players to play the game.

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  13. Darren 10 months ago

    Ok, Do any of you idiots know what overrated means? Just because they are going into the HOF doesn't NOT make them overrated.

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    • albert shiver 10 months ago

      you sound to dumb to be true bruh.. i was born wit a basketball in my hands and i know hoop i always have nba channel and watch all the denver games and all the other games i can catch and yes i am an iverson fan. but i bet your short and wish u could do wat he do or ur tall and mad cuz u can never do wat he do either way ur hating ur putting down players you dont like and you sound ridiculous bruh. iverson and kg are similar a little they both give there all night n and night out and like every one sed last year kg is even a champion even if he never wins a ring same for a.i.. and u talk about stating stats u sure sed a.i. shoots a low field goal percentage but hey i would to if i had the 3rd all time average in ppg bahind jordan and wilt. talk about golf or something, something not so athletic. and y doesnt any one agree with you? it's bkuz your wrong buddy sorry but hey we all make mistakes.

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    • Jason Lee 10 months ago

      So now everyone on here is considered "idiots" in your book just because we don't agree with you? Unlike yourself, I brought up good points to dispute your logic about some of these players and all you can come back with is "just because they are going to the HOF doesn't not make them overrated"? Please try again. Some of these players are "overrated" to YOU simply because you don't like them (which is more then evident considering some of your bogus arguments you tried to use against them). You probably can barely bounce a basketball, yet you are sitting at the computer talking a bunch of garbage about who is supposidly "overrated" in YOUR book. As if these players care. I bet you if you were to go up to any NBA player and say that players like Iverson or Kidd (players that half of these younger players have designed their own game after) is "overrated" they would laugh in your face. Do yourself a favor...why not spend your time on this site more productively instead of trying to tear down players that are obviously far better then you. You're wasting your time.

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  14. albert shiver 10 months ago

    carmelo overrated no bkuz no1 says he can play defense no in the league denies what u said about him so that wasnt bright to say.
    jason kidd makes his teammates better he made kenyon martin look like amare and nash makes amare look that good any ways he's still a great pg.
    iverson overrated wow did you not watch how he carried his teaam in that finals run he did everything from d to offense he played like a champ. and kobe's field goal percenatge is lower than a.i.'s now adays so that means he's overrated to huh that was another dumb remark. and ask anybody in the nba today who was the best after jordan retired and it was a.i. everyone loved watching him and what he could do and to say he didnt carry his team is a slap in the face to the entire nba basically you were saying that the nba sukced for those years!
    chris bosh no comment.
    dwight howard one thing to say who was a better center than him last year? only rnner up was yao but dude was hurt so yea another not so bright comment. do your homework bruh bafore you start writing articles.

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  15. albert shiver 10 months ago

    carmelo overrated no bkuz no1 says he can play defense no in the league denies what u said about him so that wasnt bright to say. jason kidd makes his teammates better he made kenyon martin look like amare and nash makes amare look that good any ways he's still a great pg. iverson overrated wow did you not watch how he carried his teaam in that finals run he did everything from d to offense he played like a champ. and kobe's field goal percenatge is lower than a.i.'s now adays so that means he's overrated to huh that was another dumb remark. and ask anybody in the nba today who was the best after jordan retired and it was a.i. everyone loved watching him and what he could do and to say he didnt carry his team is a slap in the face to the entire nba basically you were saying that the nba sukced for those years! chris bosh no comment. dwight howard one thing to say who was a better center than him last year? only runner up was yao but dude was hurt so yea another not so bright comment. do your homework bruh bafore you start writing articles.

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  1. albert shiver 10 months ago

    carmelo overrated no bkuz no1 says he can play defense no in the league denies what u said about him so that wasnt bright to say and u call chris bosh overrated but says he's an all star but say he's not at the level as carmelo wow bruh not bright.
    jason kidd makes his teammates better he made kenyon martin look like amare and nash makes amare look that good any ways he's still a great pg.
    iverson overrated wow did you not watch how he carried his teaam in that finals run he did everything from d to offense he played like a champ. and kobe's field goal percenatge is lower than a.i.'s now adays so that means he's overrated to huh that was another dumb remark. and ask anybody in the nba today who was the best after jordan retired and it was a.i. everyone loved watching him and what he could do and to say he didnt carry his team is a slap in the face to the entire nba basically you were saying that the nba sukced for those years!
    chris bosh no comment.
    dwight howard one thing to say who was a better center than him last year? only runner up was yao but dude was hurt so yea another not so bright comment. do your homework bruh bafore you start writing articles.

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  2. Mario White 10 months ago

    2001 finals appearence, 2001 MVP, USA team selection, 1st all nba selection, like 3 scoring titles, 1996 rookie of the year, and oh yea, he's 6 feet tall, and thats over rated??? stop writing articles man

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  3. Mario White 10 months ago

    Overrated:to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate, which is none of these players u named

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  4. albert shiver 10 months ago

    darren need to quit while he's ahead. yes dwight over yao dwight is a way better defender not as good as a shooter as yao but can finish stronger and ppl always attakc yao over dwight.. yao is slow and jus has soft hands and is like 30 dwight is young and still gettin better nd did outstanding last year yao is just injury prone and i wouldnt build a team around him cuz he's not reliable to stay healthy. yao ming is definetly OVERRATED!

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  5. Langston Edwards 10 months ago

    Iverson is underrated...Always has, and always will be because he doesn't fit the image and because of his brief, troubled past. It's completely unfair to characterize this man in a negative way the media has always done and perpetually place him in a negative light as has been done throughout his career. There can be no doubt that Allen Iverson changed the game of basketball the way MJ did. Perhaps not to the same extent, but close to it. Look at all the high school, college, international players and NBA players that either wear a sleeve, wear the number 3, develop a killer crossover, are tatted up, wear headbands or have adopted any of the other visual cues associated with Allen Iverson. Let's also not forget that Allen Iverson has had the second longest running contract with a shoe company after MJ. Millions or even Billions cannot be wrong. He still has one of the top selling jerseys in China.

    Iverson is overrated? You must be crazy, high, stupid or just plain ignorant.

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  6. Mario White 10 months ago

    well said langston

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  7. James Senbeta 10 months ago

    One person I can not agree with on your list is Allen Iverson for two reasons: career achievements and Gilbert Arenas. Sure Iverson is a shell of himself from Philadelphia, then again Jordan wasn't the same with the Wizards. Reason 1) For a SG he has averaged 27.7 points per game, 6.3 assist per game, and 2.3 steals per game. Iverson has won both Rookie of the Year and Regular Season MVP, along with single-handedly carrying his team to the NBA Finals winning game 1 against the 2000-2002 dynasty of the LA Lakers. Mutumbo was a past his prime center received in the middle of the season by the Sixers giving up Kukuck, Ratliff, Jermanie Jones, and Nazr Mohummad (a shooter, a younger center with stats from Mutumbo's prime, and two big men who could be in place to force Shaq to the line). In 2004 himself and Tim Duncan were the only players to play with heart in the Athens Games, LeBron nor Carmelo showed up to play. In multiple all-star games the man relegates himself to PG playing with the best in the league demostrating his assisting when given the talent around him. Perhaps you are faulting him for Billy King destroying the Sixers after Pat Croce provided a stable roster. Yes Iverson may have been arrogant at times, but so was Kobe, Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Larry Bird, and Reggie Miller. And sure Iverson had his share of controversy, but so have Kobe, Shaq, Jordan, and Magic. Perhaps there's bias or prejudice from the way he looks or the words he speaks, but that should never take away from his accomplishments on the court. Reason 2) Gilbert Arenas is a SG that so much thinks he is a PG that the Wizards had no choice but to let him. Yes the same Arenas who claimed he was better than Kobe. The same Arenas who choked on the foul line after LeBron had some words with him. The supposed PG who would rather score 60 points than help his fellow all-star teammates Antwan Jamison and Caron Butler. The same player who would rather play online poker during the halftime of a GAME than listen to his coach. Arenas plays no defense whatsoever and can only play his own offense, explains why he didn't get off the bench much at Arizona. Person I can not see how you can have both Iverson and Kidd in the guard spots and not thinking of Arenas without questioning your integrity.

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  8. anthony 10 months ago

    i see where the author is coming from... but, jkidd and iverson have achieved so much that they deserve all the attention even if they are not as good as before.
    however, they can't be viewed as overrated for everything they have accomplished.

    melo - melo has to prove that he can carry his team bcuz he's the franchise. or else, he will be another t mac

    bosh - bosh needs to gain some muscle weight, he may be fast and can slash to the basket, however, pfs and c's are supposed to post up and get perimeter shooters to scramble for open look.
    if bosh can do that, he will be great, howeever, at this rate, he will be close to kg at best

    howard - is a beast. true def of powerforward / center
    definitely needs more moves to create his shots and he has to work on freethrows, if he does all that he will be HOF and may be as good as shaq

    lastly, i agree that melo is overrated. people may still think about those syracuse days... but please this is nba and with talent like ai and good role players like nene and kleiza, u can't lose first round and go fishing

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  9. Steven Resnick 10 months ago

    Only a list someone with no knowledge of basketball would write.

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  10. Jeff Axel 10 months ago

    wow how is AI on the list he did carry that team to the finals because it was no other star on that team. And all Chris Bosh needs to do is get bigger and he will be great. he already can get you 20 and 8 a game. PS AI is 3rd all time on the scoring average list and hes 6 feet tall thats not overrated

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  11. Waleed Ershad 9 months ago

    Omg i'm a fan of urs Darren but this article............................

    I agree with AI and Melo but.............
    Bosh, Howard, and J-Kidd????

    Bad article :(

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  12. Waleed Ershad 9 months ago

    Omg i'm a fan of urs Darren but this article............................

    I agree with AI and Melo but.............
    Bosh, Howard, and J-Kidd????

    Bad article :(

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    • Darren 9 months ago

      Howard is a fact, I'm not sure about Kidd, and Bosh Is overrated i might be biased because i'm pissed that he said Dwight is the best center in the league.

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    • Waleed Ershad 9 months ago

      I think Yao is the best center in the game but Dwight Howard is pretty gosh darn good too...

      I think the argument you're trying to make is that Dwight doesn't have a variety of post moves and shots, unlike Yao.

      But the boy can pull down rebounds and block shots and DUNK. Dunking gets you the same amount of points that a hook shot gets you.

      Howard may not be the most "skilled" center but he's good. If you don't count Howard as a "good" center you can't count Shaq as a good center. See my point?

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    • Darren 9 months ago

      Well, Howard is good yes. but they make of him as the best big man, not just better YAo but better than Duncan...

      Wouldn't you say that's OVERRATED? Dwight Howard is good, but that doesn't make him NOT overrated.

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    • Waleed Ershad 9 months ago

      Yao was done for the latter part of the season so naturally Howard was getting all the attention

      But I think most people would agree that Yao is better. Howard is perhaps more popular right now because of the Dunk contest and his play in the Olympics but I think the majority of the people still see that Yao is better...thus making Howard not overrated

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    • Darren 9 months ago

      But they also said he is the best BIG MEN, not just center, big men, which is VERY false.

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    • Waleed Ershad 9 months ago

      Who is "they"?

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    • Darren 9 months ago

      Media and crap.

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