As a companion to the “who is a player you don’t get the hype for” thread, here is something more positive. Who is a player you feel is either disrespected, misunderstood, underrated, or straight-up maligned to an unfair degree?
My pick is THJ. Every single time I watch this dude play (usually against the Lakers) he looks like Prime TMac. He just gets to his spots, elevates, and knocks everything down with such a pure stroke. He seems unstoppable at times. And yet, I know Mavs fans constantly are disappointed with his inconsistent play, so maybe I am missing something with my few-and-far-in-between impressions.
Who else you got?
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Draymond. Nah I’m playin
Kawhi
Booker and Gobert
Bismack Biyombo. Everyone thinks he’s trash but he’s a pretty good player
KD - he just wants to ball
Anyone that Luka gets compared to is automatically hated on this sub.
Who tf compares AD to Luka?
I’ll go with Gobert.
Embiid
Draymond Green. One of the nicest and upstanding guys on the court, wouldn’t hurt a fly. It’s a shame how the league and fans treat him
For me it’s westbrook and booker.
LeBron. Never understood the hate he got for The decision. It was an espn driven charity thing and he served the full term of his contract and simply went to a better basketball and lifestyle situation for his family all while taking less money than he could have gotten in Cleveland.
Not to mention he always makes the right play, respects and loves the game, is all time great, great family man, and very humble and grateful of a gift he knows was given to him. He should get no hate.
Jalen Green. Young guards take time to develop efficiency, and at 6’4” he shouldn’t be expected to be a beast on defense, especially so early in his career. People will apply this logic to every guard except Green.
And before people mention the video, being in a rugby locker room for all of high school, that’s mild. And don’t act like none of you haven’t done any sus shit.
6’ 4” is plenty tall to be solid defensively
I definitely get the hate for people that use acronyms and initials without ever spelling out the name of what or who the fuck they are talking about.
The media imo seems to love curry too much and hate Lebron too much . When curry broke the 3 point record you would think he didn’t something major / he broke a record set by Reggie miller . Way too much hoopla about that .
Westbrook
I can see how someone would think Westbrook isn’t as good as some people think he is, but I’m unsure where along the line that became personal slander. I feel like you can put on any minute of Westbrook playing basketball and it’s obvious he’s giving his all and trying to make his teammates better. Is not making threes a character flaw or a reason to hate on someone?