Im going to have to say Andre Igoudala. After losing Iverson hes stepped it up (beating the Lakers tonight) and is averaging 18/6/6. No one talks about him at all.
Considering how Philly and Denver is playing since Iverson was traded, AI gets my nomination for most overrated player.
The most overrated player might just be Kobe this year. JK! But in all seriousness, how the heck do you lose to the Sixers? Lakers have officially hit rock bottom...
If you watch any of Denver's games, then you know its not his fault. He does a lot to help that team, including only taking like 7-8 shots in the first half and that is something i thought i would never see. Its just that that team is not a good team overall b/c they don't play defense. They try to play like the Suns but the problem is they don't have enough offensive players to play like the Suns and most importantly, they don't have someone with Nash's courtvision running the point. However, the true champion of that team is Marcus Camby. I have liked this guy from his days in New York b/c he is really unselfish and actually plays defense. Imagine if we get him and Yao on the same team. They guy is a shot blocking machine.
But they were better when they had Andre Miller and Melo together. They don't seem to be nearly as good now as they were then. And Philly doesn't seem to have gotten any worse after the trade. Either Iverson is overrated, or Andre Miller is very underrated.
As much as I love AI, I have to admit you might be right. After watching a few Nuggets games since AI arrived, you can't blame him for their problems. He is really trying to make things work but he will be tarnished if the Nuggets don't do well. I think Melo and/or George Karl are much bigger problems. But results are results. Maybe they will take off when J.R. Smith gets back.
Not saying he's the most underrated, but you can look at any opposing team's boards after we've played them and you'll almost always get a "who is this Chuck Hayes guy" comment.
I forgot about J.R. Smith not playing. He was playing really well for them early in the season. Him coming back should only help. My thoughts when they traded for AI was it would hurt their defense. AI gets a bunch of steals, but he is not a good perimeter defender, and neither is Carmelo or J.R. Smith. They have enough firepower to score, but can they stop people in the playoffs? That's the big question.
Billups would be a much better fit in Denver than AI is Which lineup do you guys like better? Blake AI Melo Nene Camby or Billups JR Smith Melo Nene Camby ??
tyson chandler derwon williams chuck hayes shaq oneal (yes i mean it, when dwade went out, no one thought shaq could have done what he is doing right now. heck even the media was putting miami down.) andre iguadala one reason i don't think kenyon martin is there, because he was a big hype ini the begginining of the season. he, chandler, and igualdala are my top canditates for most improve player
The league's most underrated player used to be Arenas until his hype machine took off this year, soared and (at times) crashed. I like the Kevin Martin and Josh Howard mentions. To that list I would have to add Chris Bosh and Deron Williams. Both are only 22-years-old, putting up sick numbers and have had a paramount role on their surging and improving teams.
