On that note, my All-Overated team:
Derek Rose
Luol Deng
Kevin Love
Blake Griffin
Dwight Howard
Everybody on this list has been either labelled as a superstar, or has made multiple All-Star teams. Here's why I do not agree..
Derek Rose gets so much undue media attention that it makes me sick. He's a mediocre defender, his a 'decent' rebounder, he's not an elite playmaker. More importantly he's not an Elite scorer - he's not a great three point shooter, not a great midrange shooter...his only real offensive skill is driving to the basket. He scores big numbers because he pretty much takes more shot attempts than any other PG in the NBA not named Westbrook. To add to all of this he has shown absolutely zero ability to lead his team deep in the playoffs, and the team managed to maintain the best record in the NBA without him.
Luol Deng is now a two time all-star...are you kidding me? Sure he's a nice player, but he is NOT an all star. The guy plays decent defense yet I've never seen him dominate a game on the defensive end like Iggy an. He's a capable scorer, but I've never seen him dominate on offence like Pierce can. He's a decent passer and rebounder, but there are better. This guy is a solid player, but is little more than a very good role player who has never won anything meaningful in his entire lifetime.
Kevin Love. He's an undersized PF who is slow and unathletic, he's a horrendous defender, he cannot score inside to save his life (he ranks bottom 5 in the NBA in FG% in the restricted area) and lives off jumpers - which he ironically shoots at a pretty weak percentage. Fills box scores by jacking a billion shots on a terrible team. Oh, he IS a very good rebounder...yep that's about his only talent. Terrible player who somehow gets hailed as the best PF in the NBA...disgraceful.
Blake Griffin...immortalised as a rookie the cameras seem to magically appear anytime this guy is around. Multi=time all star already after two or three years in the NBA, a media wet dream and seems like peopel already talk about him like he's a hall of famer. What is he good at? Rebounding and dunking, that's it. Crappy jumper, no defense, no post game. Wow.
Dwight Howard - yes you heard me! Hailed as the best center since Shaq, Howard is an outstanding rebounder, a fantastic shotblocker and he can even wear a superman cape. Problem...the guy has practically no post game and lacks the offensive talent to be the offensive leader of a team. Next problem - the guy seems to average 5 fouls a game, he's an unsportsmanlike guy who constantly throws elbows, he's frequently suspended or fined, he's probably the worst free throw shooter SINCE Shaq and he makes every team he plays on a black hole with his selfish drama. No denying he's very good, but I'd take Tyson Chandler on my team over this guy ANY DAY.