great players who are also or have been completely overrated

u think kobe should be mention in the same breath as lebron lololololol

sarcasm/joke/or are you having a stroke?

i mad u nuts

how many games of russell's have you watched?

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u think kobe should be mention in the same breath as lebron lololololol

You think Kobe's overrated when he's the 2nd best player in the league behind only a guy that's averaging 30 ppg and a near triple-double? It's not like he's Derek Jeter, where you have to defend him by using nebulous shit like his clutchness or his captaining or his ability to not spread his herpes -- Kobe actually IS that good (and STD free, as far as I know).

chris paul is having a much better season than kobe fyi and lebron is much better than both of them

ron artest

oh this says great players

i mean as per the thread title kobe is great but all this shit w/people comparing him to jordan always saying he should be mvp asking might he be the best ever when hes done???

hes never even had 1 season where he was obv the best player in the game

also: never forget 2nd half hissy fit game 7 v suns

You can argue that the Celtics surrounded him with great talent and that was the reason for his eleven titles, but then how do you account for his college carreer?

c's also didn't start winning titles until he showed up.

kobe is great u mad.

for the last time, if you read carefully, jhoshea is conceding that he's great, it's those shit for brains strawmen he has a problem with.(altho nice try slipping that "mvp waht?" rider into the bill)

dwyane wade

kobe does know how to play defense much better than any other 'superstar' swing man of the post-youknowwho era.

also kobe is like the evil rich frat boy in a movie. the game needs him. lebron and dwade and chris paul all have no personality and dwight is just mike huckabee. we need villains.

re thread topic: karl malone and pat ewing.
both warriors but let's not get crazy.

http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/03/kobe-bryant-is-more-important-than-he.html

David Robinson and Patrick Ewing both get overstated as "great" players.

Scottie Pippen is also probably overrated (although there is a strong case to be made that being the "perfect" player for your team is probably the most valuable skill a player can possess--see also: Russell--the fact that he was unable to quite duplicate it elsewhere kind of takes the shine off a touch.)

pippen's leadership skills turned out to be questionable but he did go on a pretty dominant tear during/after jordan's first retirement. I think he's rated about right. needless to say he doesn't lol.

demarcus cousins

russell westbrook

Nothing really compares to kobe, a top 40 player who is treated like he's top 10