LeBron James becoming criminally underrated?

[QUOTE=ConanRulesNBC]5 rings > 1 ring.[/QUOTE]
Wade's 2006 Finals Performance > All of Kobe's Finals Performances combined

[QUOTE=ConanRulesNBC]5 rings > 1 ring.[/QUOTE]

lol, in other words the kobes lakers>wades heat. doesn't mean that kobe>wade.

One on one I'm taking prime Kobe over prime Wade.

[QUOTE=ConanRulesNBC]One on one I'm taking prime Kobe over prime Wade.[/QUOTE]
:applause: Repped.

[QUOTE=ConanRulesNBC]One on one I'm taking prime Kobe over prime Wade.[/QUOTE]
27FGA:facepalm Kobe = CHUCKER

[QUOTE=D-Wade316]27FGA:facepalm Kobe = CHUCKER[/QUOTE]

Wade > KoME

Wade > LeBronze

Wade > You

I think it comes with its territory.
What I mean by this; if a player has a lot of love from fans, he will naturally have a lot of fans disliking him. With praise comes critique. It's this equilibrium that inevitably creates inefficiencies.

For instance, Kobe led his team to three straight final appearances and won back to back titles. As soon as he failed in the playoffs, he was automatically demoted. He is no longer considered a top five player; but has he truly aged? That's what people are trying to convince others. He really hasn't; he was honestly not much different then in 10'. The turmoil surrounding the team was the cause of their demise.

Dirk, for the longest time was criticised for not being able to win a championship after countless regular season success. As soon as he won, he became overrated. Kobe became underrated. James is actually fortunate, people still consider him #1 player in the league (more people then not).

Now lets recap; why did Kobe's stock fail? I think it's because there are too many people who waited for him to fail so they can point and laugh. That's how you know a player is truly great. Some people are too young to remember this but every player such as Magic, Bird and Jordan (when they were in the midst of success, were hated upon). Dirk didn't exactly have a historic [B]NBA finals[/B]; he had players around him step their game up like Terry, Barea & Kidd. Chandler was invaluable to their success; but people enjoy supporting the underdog story. Dirk just like Kobe, had a terrific overall play-off run. He actually received a lot more love for his accomplishment because he wasn't in the spot-light like Kobe has been for the past decade. The hate, jealousy and irrationale perpetuates over time. Dirk instantly became a top five (more like a top four/three player) just by winning a ring. Kobe? He just faced criticism for accomplishing much more then Dirk has from 08'-10'. People are quick to point out how bad Kobe shot in the NBA finals; or how he wasn't truly the finals MVP. How Pau deserved it, or how Artest won them the title. Yet with Dirk, it was nothing but praise. How many times have you heard Jason Terry, Jason Kidd, Tyson Chandler or even JJ Barea's name come up since May? I mean, they certainly were a big part in Dallas winning the championship. The intelligent basketball fans recognize this double-standard and understand the psychology behind it; and simply ignore it, because it's pointless in trying to shed light on the matter. People will have their irrational opinions and are impossible to persuade.

Same applies to James, and despite me not liking the guy for the decisions he's made and his questionable mannerism; it is in fact praise. If James wins a championship, I doubt he'd earn much more respect then Dirk has. People will still hate on the guy and create excuses. It's an impressionable paradox.

But in reality it's just human nature; if you win a championship, people will devote more attention to the superstar of that team and inevitably start overrating the guy (unless, that player has achieved previous success or praise). Guys like Kobe & LeBron are in a loss-loss situation and that my friends; is how you know, they're legends.

There are far more irrational fans in this world then the real students of the game; the only reason Kobe & James aren't truly appreciated (yet) is because the ignorance outweights the intelligence. Once players retire (naturally), their value magnifies tremendously. You know why? That's because after the curtain closes, those people who were so quick to critisize their every mistake/downfall have no more motive to hate on them; it will eventually resolve itself.

He got hyped way too much."Witness" "King" "Choosen One" "Better than Jordan" "Magic & Jordan combined" "Best player ever"

Dissapointment after these claims.He was criminally overrated, now going to underrated.

[B][FONT="Palatino Linotype"][SIZE="4"][I]LeBron has the skill-set to be the new GOAT,
It's too bad when it matters, no air reaches his throat...[/I][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[QUOTE=OmniStrife][B][FONT="Palatino Linotype"][SIZE="4"][I]LeBron has the skill-set to be the new GOAT,
It's too bad when it matters, no air reaches his throat...[/I][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/QUOTE]

It must be written by Lebron since he is referring himself as 3rd person.:applause:
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I don't hate the guy, he isn't important enough to warrant such emotion.

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[QUOTE=NBAller]Comparing LeBron and Bosh joining Wade in Miami is not even close to a Jordan/Pippen/Rodman trio. It's not even close to a Magic/Kareem duo. Furthermore it's not even close to what Birds Celtics had.

Miami is two superstars, one allstar, then role players.[/QUOTE]

Okay miami is 2 superstars, 1 all star and role players...

bulls were 1 superstar, 1 all star and role players...

lakers were 2 superstars and role players....

Its even more than what they had. Its like bird and magic joining kareem at that point since kareem was already oldish near the end of their run and maybe not superstar caliber anymore..... or its like magic joining the bulls.......

[QUOTE=FatComputerNerd]Not underrated, just hated.

He is despised by so many people, but even those who hate him recognize how remarkably talented he is.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. Hated, not underrated.

It's hard not to hate the guy because he acts like an arrogant douche. He was called the King before he won jack shit. Everytime he opens his mouth he digs his own grave a little deeper. It's become painfully obvious what a thin-skinned childish narcissist he is. The fact that he has dissappeared in big games is the nail in the coffin for his image.

However, I think if he wins a couple championships in Miami people will forget and jump right back on his nuts though. Dude is not underrated. He is rated exactly where he should be because people can see with their own eyes the talented choking douche that he is.