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Originally Posted by jthig32
Derrick Rose???? Um...no.
For along time it was Baron Davis, at least by people on this board.
I tend to lean towards Carmelo as well these days.
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Rose has certainly become overrated imo.
People talk about him as a LOCK for MVP. He's a very good player...but lets be real, the guy shoots 44% from the field and 34% from three while turning it over 3.4 times a game. Those are some very damning stats. I don't think a guy that shoots 44% and turns it over nearly 4 times a game should be an MVP. What's HIGHLY underrated is the rest of the Bulls team. I know they battled some injuries, but Rose has three borderline all-stars in Deng, Boozer, Noah. Noah is probably the 2nd best center in the NBA. Bench is very very very good as well with Korver, Gibson, Asik, Watson, Kurt Thomas and Brewer. Not one weak link there. TT is coach of the year.
So yeah, I think Rose is overrated. On/Off plus/minus is only +1.2 (Deng has a higher one).
I also think Durant, Amare, Melo, Pau, Blake Griffin are overrated. Keep in mind, great players, but overrated to their perception and overall impact.
Guys I think are underrated:
Lamar Odom, DeJuan Blair, Deng, Tony Parker, Chuck Hayes, Kyle Lowry, Gortat, Thaddeus Young.