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yobore
11-05-2013, 04:42 AM
For me it's definitely Boozer.

With both the Jazz and Bulls, Boozer has been ragged too much by his own fans. While not a defensive stopper, he has always been a solid big with a quick accurate shot, but the fans of his teams were too busy propping up their PG to give him any credit. This is especially true with the Jazz, where he was by far their best player in their run to the WCF but got none of the credit. At that time he was an excellent rebounder and excellent on P&R or P&P, which Deron hasn't been nearly as successful without him.

AintNoSunshine
11-05-2013, 04:43 AM
Gotta be Gasol man, I feel bad for him. fukking ungrateful Kobe stans:facepalm

joeyjoejoe
11-05-2013, 04:54 AM
Both good choices also Marion was very important on that mavs team Dirk was a beast but Marion shut lebron down and I think 2nd best player on their run while ppl give jkidd more credit

NumberSix
11-05-2013, 04:56 AM
Wade or Pau

AintNoSunshine
11-05-2013, 05:08 AM
Wade or Pau


Nah.. He had only one great game vs pacers and only two good games vs spurs and got a lot of praise

LakersDaBEst
11-05-2013, 05:10 AM
Sadly, but Pau. :cry: But it's really good to see Kobe always backing him up :rockon:

alec613
11-05-2013, 05:26 AM
Definitely Pau

A classy, humble professional who still wants to remain a Laker, after all the shit that has happened to him

fiddy
11-05-2013, 05:34 AM
Pau. And its MDA's fault for forcing him to play the PF, which is unnatural for Pau and made him looked soft and inefficient last year.

pauk
11-05-2013, 05:34 AM
Pauk Gasol!

Human Error
11-05-2013, 05:50 AM
Pau Gasol
Carlos Boozer

kurple
11-05-2013, 05:54 AM
Andre Miller last year. and i'm one of the bigger Dre haters around

kurple
11-05-2013, 05:55 AM
Pau and Booz are good shouts. cuz of a bigger fan base

I<3NBA
11-05-2013, 05:57 AM
no one is most under appreciated than Pau Gasol who brought two championships to LA but still gets ragged on by idiots.

andremiller07
11-05-2013, 08:56 AM
Andre Miller last year. and i'm one of the bigger Dre haters around
He's playing well this year to which could raise his value for a possible trade maybe.

Ai2death
11-05-2013, 09:16 AM
Andre Miller last year. and i'm one of the bigger Dre haters around

Nah, I'm a nuggets fan and I like his game.

I reckon most under appreciated is Bosh man.

Always gets ragged on to prop up Bron.
Bosh made big plays down the stretch during the finals.
Yeah allen gets the credit for hitting the shot. But bosh got the block and boards.

alenleomessi
11-05-2013, 09:23 AM
pretty much most of the 2nd, 3rd options

HylianNightmare
11-05-2013, 09:34 AM
lin

mugiwara
11-05-2013, 09:34 AM
I'm aboard the booze cruise.

guy
11-05-2013, 10:46 AM
For me it's definitely Boozer.

With both the Jazz and Bulls, Boozer has been ragged too much by his own fans. While not a defensive stopper, he has always been a solid big with a quick accurate shot, but the fans of his teams were too busy propping up their PG to give him any credit. This is especially true with the Jazz, where he was by far their best player in their run to the WCF but got none of the credit. At that time he was an excellent rebounder and excellent on P&R or P&P, which Deron hasn't been nearly as successful without him.

As a Bulls fan, I completely disagree. Its not only his defense thats the problem, but when he's relied upon at the end of games, especially at the line, he almost always shrinks. I don't think there's one time I've watched a Bulls game in the last few years, and he didn't miss at least 1 out of 2 FTs at the end of a close game. Don't me wrong, he's good at what he does as a scorer and rebounder, but I'm just not sure if he has too many flaws to be a starting PF for a championship team.

secund2nun
11-05-2013, 10:58 AM
Easily Gasol.

HoopsFanNumero1
11-05-2013, 11:08 AM
As a Bulls fan, I completely disagree. Its not only his defense thats the problem, but when he's relied upon at the end of games, especially at the line, he almost always shrinks. I don't think there's one time I've watched a Bulls game in the last few years, and he didn't miss at least 1 out of 2 FTs at the end of a close game. Don't me wrong, he's good at what he does as a scorer and rebounder, but I'm just not sure if he has too many flaws to be a starting PF for a championship team.

Rose has done the same many times.

Brokenbeat
11-05-2013, 11:21 AM
Gotta be Kendrick Perkins





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O_City_Thunder
11-05-2013, 11:29 AM
Gotta be Kendrick Perkins

And it's not even close

guy
11-05-2013, 11:57 AM
Rose has done the same many times.

Rose has his issues at the line, but he's also made plenty of clutch shots in the last few years. Rose is hit or miss in the clutch. Boozer is almost always a miss in the clutch

Fresh Kid
11-05-2013, 12:00 PM
j.r smith and Stoudemire

HoopsFanNumero1
11-05-2013, 12:02 PM
Rose has his issues at the line, but he's also made plenty of clutch shots in the last few years. Rose is hit or miss in the clutch. Boozer is almost always a miss in the clutch

For sure. Just that both are unreliable at the line.

BoutPractice
11-05-2013, 12:30 PM
In the glory days of Dallas, it used to be Jason Terry.

PickernRoller
11-05-2013, 12:37 PM
Lebron stans voting Pau Gasol. So predictable these days....

I say Paul Pierce.

CeltsGarlic
11-05-2013, 12:39 PM
No other but Pau. Even after amazing games he is called soft and gets all the blame.

Genaro
11-05-2013, 12:42 PM
Bosh. Nobody gives him credit for rebounding Lebron's brick and passing it up to Ray Allen in game 6.

kamil
11-05-2013, 12:54 PM
The problem with Boozer is he's kind of streaky. Sometimes he'll be really hot, putting up solid numbers and playing great all around... other times he just collapses.

Its his inconsistency that makes Bulls fans have some animosity towards him. Good player no doubt though.

MP.Trey
11-05-2013, 12:57 PM
In the past, I would have said Varejao. Because of the terrible finishing ability, the flopping, dropped passes and shooting mid rangers that got no shot to go in. But over the years he hss imrpoved all of those weaknesses. He can catch and finish down low, brought down the flopping and is money from 15. Easily a fan favorite now.

Tough to say these days, Jack is taking away minutes from Waiters and some fans don't like that I know, but that's trivial. Need more time since a lot of his team is new.

PickernRoller
11-05-2013, 01:02 PM
No other but Pau. Even after amazing games he is called soft and gets all the blame.

Pau is SOFT. That's not to say he can put his softy antics aside every now and then and completely dominate a game. These days those are harder to come by...

We gonna act like 2008 Finals and 2011 second round didn't happen...:coleman:

Budadiiii
11-05-2013, 01:02 PM
The Bulls minus Derrick Rose.

Incredible supporting cast. Delusional Bulls fans are the worst type of fan. It's an embarrassing display of homerism from those retards in Chicago and Australia.

Wavves
11-05-2013, 01:08 PM
Pau gets a lot of hate for little to no reason sometimes. It's easy to forget how good he actually is/was with the hate he gets.

Bosh is probably one of the more unappreciated players in the league as well. He doesn't get much hate anymore, but is always forgotten somehow. Still a great player and is crucial to that Heat team.

The JKidd Kid
11-05-2013, 03:08 PM
Bosh
DWill
Boozer
Westbrook
Tyson Chandler

Dro
11-05-2013, 03:19 PM
Gotta be Gasol man, I feel bad for him. fukking ungrateful Kobe stans:facepalm
This....

Djsonny
11-05-2013, 03:26 PM
besides all the big men listed, I think Mike Conley is worth a mention. Hes not a great player so hes overlooked but he seems solid and a huge part of their system. That being said, not players but George Karl and Hollions fire was suspect, some coaches being underappreciated and some being overly.