great players who are also or have been completely overrated

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