I am talking about a player that is not as bad as people make him out to be, or perhaps that is held to an unreasonable standard. Like, yo, that is our third string center, OF COURSE he’s not going to be as good at (fill in the blank starter). A lot of times this is a star too of course. Or maybe it is a guy that is in fact good, but since he’s getting paid X amount, then he gets hate because he’s not prime MJ.
And as a bonus, who is the player that you think gets irrational support from this same fanbase?
The old warriors answer used to be Damion Lee. He’s a perfect example of a guy who is the 14th man on the roster but was often asked to do too much. Last year the answer was probably JaMychal Green. Not his fault Warriors decided they didn’t need bigs and he’d have to play key minutes.