Taj Gibson Most Underrated Player in the League?

VINO 24 · Post #1 » by **VINO 24** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:34 am

My vote for sixth man, but I don't feel that he gets enough recognition. Elite defense/rebounding, and has vastly improved on the offensive end.

sogood · Post #2 » by **sogood** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:38 am

I'll give you elite defense but he's nowhere near a great rebounder. 6.8 rebounds a game this season. 8.5 per 36.

I got Chandler Parsons as the most underrated.

Kobblehead · Post #3 » by **Kobblehead** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:48 am

That title goes to Brandan Wright. The most efficient 15 minute a night role player in NBA history.

kobe_vs_jordan · Post #4 » by **kobe_vs_jordan** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:49 am

How much recognition do a role player need? Think everybody knows the scouting report on Gibson by now. Elite role player with elite defense and average offense.

Post #5 » by **Young_Star11** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:31 am

Well paid and fulfilling the role envisaged. Not sure how that makes him the most underrated player.

Saintsteven · Post #6 » by **Saintsteven** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:43 am

As soon as threads like this one start popping up, it kind of disproves any hyperbole about such and such player being "the most underrated" in the whole NBA.

JoseRizal · Post #7 » by **JoseRizal** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:01 am

This thread just jinxed the Bulls...

NBA82 · Post #8 » by **NBA82** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:13 am

Definitely not. If anything, I think Gibson gets too much credit.

I'd go with Al Jefferson. Jefferson is the second-best big man in the East, and he's never even made an All-Star game.

jax98 · Post #9 » by **jax98** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:26 am

Nope. He's damn good, but everyone knows already.

jc23 · Post #10 » by **jc23** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:37 am

He is a good player, but nobody was giving him any 6th man love until Steve Kerr said so on a Bulls game a few months ago. Then everyone started saying he was the 6th man, just shows you how much this is a copycat league and not just in terms of style and plays.

One reason he might win is he basically plays every 4th quarter minute for Chicago.

LukaV · Post #11 » by **LukaV** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:27 pm

I can't say if/how underrated he is, but I really hope the Suns get him this year if the Bulls decide to move him to clear up space for Melo. I wrote about it in my post about the Suns' offseaSuns - http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2014/ ... sh-vucevic .

I think he and Markieff Morris would be an excellent pairing at the PF spot for the Suns, and he would provide much needed interior defense.