Most Misunderstood Player

NickLidstrom · Post #1 » by **NickLidstrom** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 9:21 pm

Who are some players you think the average fan has a totally wrong idea about? For my part, I'd say Rasheed Wallace gets a pretty bad rap from a lot of fans. I've seen a lot of people call him out for not caring about the game, wasting his talents, being a bad teammate/quitter/whiner/3-point chucker, etc. In his time in Detroit, though, I saw him more as an incredibly passionate basketball player with absolutely no filter on his mouth. The guy really wants to play and really wants to win, so much so that he sometimes blows up and ends up hurting his team. He's got a good mind for the game and can be insightful just as much as he's annoying.

Whether or not you agree with my assessment of Sheed, who else do you think gets read the wrong way by NBA fans?

The Skyhook · Post #2 » by **The Skyhook** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 9:25 pm

I think Ron Artest was and we finally saw things turn around when he came to the Lakers. People look at him much differently now.

rk755 · Post #3 » by **rk755** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 9:37 pm

Ron Artest. Back home on the former planet of Pluto, he was considered a genius and a prodigy before he was sent here in a spaceship.

gnar bonez · Post #4 » by **gnar bonez** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 9:57 pm

rk755 wrote:Ron Artest. Back home on the former planet of Pluto, he was considered a genius and a prodigy before he was sent here in a spaceship.

Thugonomics · Post #5 » by **Thugonomics** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:04 pm

Allen Iverson.

Kayjay · Post #6 » by **Kayjay** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:11 pm

I'd say it's a tossup between Zaza and Carlos Delfino.

gnar bonez · Post #7 » by **gnar bonez** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:16 pm

AK and A.I.

mikhailjordan · Post #8 » by **mikhailjordan** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:16 pm

Thugonomics wrote:Allen Iverson.

+1. A ton of people see Iverson as some sort of godsend who played basketball the right way and made the game better.

The truth of the matter is that Allen Iverson is, and always has been, a me-first defensless chucker more concerned with his own scoring statistics than the score at the end of the game.

gnar bonez · Post #9 » by **gnar bonez** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:16 pm

oh and DARKOOOOOOOOO!!

flash22 · Post #10 » by **flash22** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:41 pm

arenas

xxRoyalexx · Post #11 » by **xxRoyalexx** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:47 pm

Kobe. Where people got the idea that he's a "douchebag" and he's "fake" and whatnot is beyond me. At least LeBron clearly tries to play the role of the antagonist. Minus the rape case, I can't think of anything Kobe's ever done to really make the general public perceive him as evil.

It's funny too, because when you ask people why they TRULY hate him, they give you the stupidest reasons, like, "Oh I hate how he does that dumb scowling face," which is something far too minor to even use as enough to dislike someone, or "Oh I hate how he copies Jordan," as though learning from the greats is a bad thing.

I seriously have friends who're completely NBA clueless but seem to hate Mr. Bryant with a blazing passion.

Indy2thaWindy · Post #12 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 10:59 pm

TJ Ford, he still has the potential to be the best PG in the league. Jim O'Brien his holding him back from superstardom. He is jealous that TJ is a 5'10 MJ and he is a Kiebler Elf.

Priggy Smalls · Post #13 » by **Priggy Smalls** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:03 pm

xxRoyalexx wrote:Kobe. Where people got the idea that he's a "douchebag" and he's "fake" and whatnot is beyond me. At least LeBron clearly tries to play the role of the antagonist. Minus the rape case, I can't think of anything Kobe's ever done to really make the general public perceive him as evil.

It's funny too, because when you ask people why they TRULY hate him, they give you the stupidest reasons, like, "Oh I hate how he does that dumb scowling face," which is something far too minor to even use as enough to dislike someone, or "Oh I hate how he copies Jordan," as though learning from the greats is a bad thing.

I seriously have friends who're completely NBA clueless but seem to hate Mr. Bryant with a blazing passion.

the rape thing is kind of a biggie though

chubby_1_kenobi · Post #14 » by **chubby_1_kenobi** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:04 pm

Kobe is most misunderstood mainly because his detractors believe they understand him completely.

chubby_1_kenobi · Post #15 » by **chubby_1_kenobi** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:07 pm

rayray2 wrote:
xxRoyalexx wrote:Kobe. Where people got the idea that he's a "douchebag" and he's "fake" and whatnot is beyond me. At least LeBron clearly tries to play the role of the antagonist. Minus the rape case, I can't think of anything Kobe's ever done to really make the general public perceive him as evil.

It's funny too, because when you ask people why they TRULY hate him, they give you the stupidest reasons, like, "Oh I hate how he does that dumb scowling face," which is something far too minor to even use as enough to dislike someone, or "Oh I hate how he copies Jordan," as though learning from the greats is a bad thing.

I seriously have friends who're completely NBA clueless but seem to hate Mr. Bryant with a blazing passion.

the rape thing is kind of a biggie though

If the haters hadn't disliked him since before Colorado, they wouldn't find every single opportunity to bring it up again and again and again.

Just like what you just did actually.

Kayjay · Post #16 » by **Kayjay** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:10 pm

in a thread where people talk about why people dislike certain players, it's totally reasonable to bring up an alleged rape someone committed

Indy2thaWindy · Post #17 » by **Indy2thaWindy** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:13 pm

Kobe's been accused of rape and snitching, the 2 worse things you could possibly do. He got whooped by Chris Childs, did you see that fairy slap he threw back? There are plenty reasons why not to like Kobe.

Kayjay · Post #18 » by **Kayjay** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:15 pm

my biggest one is how he torches my team every single damn time

chubby_1_kenobi · Post #19 » by **chubby_1_kenobi** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:15 pm

Kayjay wrote:in a thread where people talk about why people dislike certain players, it's totally reasonable to bring up an alleged rape someone committed

Of course it is. What I'm saying is that it's very naive to think that the rape case was the catalyst of some people's hatred towards Kobe Bryant. No, sir...they have already disliked him since before, the case was just a realistic outlet to channel their hate.

Priggy Smalls · Post #20 » by **Priggy Smalls** » Sat Oct 2, 2010 11:16 pm

chubby_1_kenobi wrote:
rayray2 wrote:
xxRoyalexx wrote:Kobe. Where people got the idea that he's a "douchebag" and he's "fake" and whatnot is beyond me. At least LeBron clearly tries to play the role of the antagonist. Minus the rape case, I can't think of anything Kobe's ever done to really make the general public perceive him as evil.

It's funny too, because when you ask people why they TRULY hate him, they give you the stupidest reasons, like, "Oh I hate how he does that dumb scowling face," which is something far too minor to even use as enough to dislike someone, or "Oh I hate how he copies Jordan," as though learning from the greats is a bad thing.

I seriously have friends who're completely NBA clueless but seem to hate Mr. Bryant with a blazing passion.

the rape thing is kind of a biggie though

If the haters hadn't disliked him since before Colorado, they wouldn't find every single opportunity to bring it up again and again and again.

Just like what you just did actually.

I'm bringing it up now? I could have sworn the post I just quoted was trying to pawn it off as something insignificant.