Joe Johnson. My god, he should not be getting a max contract. Possibly one of the worst signings in basketball history.
I would have to say that Danny Granger is one of the most overrated players in the league. He has a descent height and is an all-around player. Granger can sink the three, or drive in and finish at the bucket. He has been the Pacer's best player for a couple years now and he helped them make the playoffs last year. This guy deserves more attention.
Carmelo Anthony. I don't see why he is so highly rated. Terrible ball hog.
Lebron - hell you can't doubt his talent, but until he wins the play offs he'll always be regarded as a choker for me. Jordan MVP + rings, Kobe MVP + rings, Lebron MVP + sweet F.A.
And I've no idea how anyone can say Dirk is overrated?! He brought a fresh dimension in how to play forward and finally got a well deserved title.
Michael Jordan... Teehee. Butt seriously, I'd have to say LeBron. He has not won a championship, yet is getting treated like he has won 7. Win one and then I will respect you.
Good choice I think, but most people don't even know him. The contract he has and the fact that he keeps making All-Star teams despite being nothing special makes him overrated though in my book.
Joe Johnson is the most overrated player in the NBA, bar none. The term overrated in my opinion is still an understatement when you are talking about this guy! imagining the maximum contract he got? jeez, what has he done to his team? his name doesn't even ring to some basketball junkies.
It seems this thread has morphed into people listing off players they simply don't like, rather than players that might be overrated.
I don't like LeBron as much as the next guy, but he's having one of the best statistical seasons of all time, and his team is at least in the running for the top seed in the East.
Personally, I would look at Blake Griffin. While the tide is certainly turning as the Clippers seem to be returning to their old ways, it's hard to ignore that Griffin still makes many mistakes. The most obvious is his free throw shooting, which, at 54.8%, is almost down 10% from last year (I won't mention his consecutive airballs from the line).
It seems that Blake could also average many more blocks from the PF position, as he averages less than a block a game at 0.6.
Exciting dunks aside, Griffin has a lot of room for improvement before he can compete with the likes of other forwards such as Kevin Love.
Joe Johnson and Carmelo Anthony. Joe Johnson is good but he doesn't deserve the amount he's getting paid for. Carmelo is highly skilled but his attitude needs to change. It's like he isn't even trying to win.
A place to debate everything and anything!