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Smartest/ Dumbest players

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Air Langhi, May 30, 2009.

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  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    Academically speaking who are the smartest and dumbest players in the league.

    I think the smartest would be:
    duncan
    grant hill
    david robinson
     
    #1 Air Langhi, May 30, 2009
  2. King1

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    I'll add:

    Nash
    Billups
    Battier

    as for dumb players:

    Eddy Curry
    Stromile Swift
    Tyrus Thomas

    Edit: Didn't read "academically"....

    Battier
    Mark Madsen
    Kobe Bryant


    My dumb list remains the same
     
    #2 King1, May 30, 2009
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  3. wekko368

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    Brevin Knight went to Stanford.

    One of the dumbest players ever IMO is Latrell Sprewell.
     
    #3 wekko368, May 30, 2009
  4. WeMissDekeMan

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    Smart:
    Tim Duncan
    David Robinson
    Jacque Vaughn
    Steve Nash
    Emeka Okafor
    Ray Allen
    Shane Battier

    Dumbest:
    Zach Randolph
    Amare Stoudemire
    Lamar Odom
    Josh Howard
    Delonte West
     
    #4 WeMissDekeMan, May 30, 2009
  5. conquistador#11

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    I'll never forget the play were marion dunked the ball on the wrong goal.
    put me down for stromile swift too.
     
    #5 conquistador#11, May 30, 2009
  6. fmp087

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    ^^^^ I though he almost did, but stopped himself at the last second. I don't know maybe I'm thinking of something else.
     
    #6 fmp087, May 30, 2009
  7. Rocket River

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    Shaq has a Masters

    Rocket River
     
    #7 Rocket River, May 30, 2009
  8. A_3PO

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    Dumbest:

    Travis Outlaw
    Stromile Swift
    Joey Dorsey
    Gerald Green
    Josh Smith
    Andray Blatche
    Nene (borderline)
     
    #8 A_3PO, May 30, 2009
  9. solid

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    What about Yao as one of the smartest? DWade seems pretty bright. Kobe is no dummy. Neither is LeBron.
     
    #9 solid, May 30, 2009
  10. Sajan

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    wasnt mutumbo supposed to go to med school?
     
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  11. Omer

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    OMG 10 posts and no one mentioned Kenyon Martin or JR Smith yet?!?!? :eek:
     
    #11 Omer, May 30, 2009
  12. napalm06

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    Are we just assuming that marquee guys must be smart?
     
    #12 napalm06, May 30, 2009
  13. durvasa

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    Mutombo was studying to be a doctor, he knows several languages, and he's making a difference in the world. I'd say he's pretty smart. Etan Thomas is a published poet and active political activist. Seems smart. Shane Battier, of course.
     
    #13 durvasa, May 30, 2009
  14. Blake

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    Dumbest:

    Cuttino Mobley
    Steve Francis
     
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    Apparently Derrick Rose isn't too bright either
     
    #15 Bamushake, May 30, 2009
  16. LongTimeFan

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    Kobe didn't go to college. He's not among the smartest players, academically speaking.
     
    #16 LongTimeFan, May 30, 2009
  17. King1

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    He's extremely intelligent. He was headed to Duke if he didn't enter the draft. There are tons of guys who went to college and are complete morons. If you want to tell me that JR. Rider is more intelligent then Kobe Bryant because he went to college, I'd love to hear that.
     
    #17 King1, May 30, 2009
  18. Obito

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    Zach Randolph is the dumbest.

    Jason Kidd is the smartest.
     
    #18 Obito, May 30, 2009
  19. foodworld

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    Kidd took the SATs thirty times before getting the bare minimum qualifying score for eligibility to enter California's state university system. He is also kind of a douche.

    Eddy Curry is actually a really bright guy--but you wouldn't know it from watching him play basketball.
     
    #19 foodworld, May 30, 2009
  20. Asian Sensation

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    Dumbest: KG, JR Smith, Kenyon Martin
     
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