Most Overrated Player in the NBA

[deamon]

Bosh, Amare, Carmelo, Griffin.

Rose? Durant? Kidd?
Rose is MVP and MIP, both this year, that's why CHI have best RS record.
Durant is best player after Bryant in this league. Not Queen or Melo, but Durant is best SF right now.
Kidd -> NJ was last team in East, when he joined they played in NBA Finals twice. Now he's old, so don't say he's overrated.

[wilmtalk]

Originally Posted by deamon

Kidd -> NJ was last team in East, when he joined they played in NBA Finals twice. Now he's old, so don't say he's overrated.

If you read the post correctly you will find that he was not referring to Kidd being overrated for his entire career but only for his latest stint with the Mavs. The Later is true. Barkely was the first commentator who stopped refering to Kidd as being a major impact player for the mavs about two seasons ago. Most of the others still saw him as a co-superstar with Dirk for the Mavs. It took entirely too long for most people to see things in a more realistic perspective. I also remember the window for the Mavs winning a champianship for this team being narrowed on these threads to include Kidd and not just Dirk.
The post that you critique made it plain it was only refering to the national perspective on Kidd in the present but not his entire career. Also that most mav fans no longer overrate Kidd but that the national media and national fan base still does because he still does produce enough really good high stat games which are showcased on ESPN to perpetuate that image. Which is what ESPN tends to do with a lot of players- promote them though highlights.