most overrated athletes

[HRoi]

since i'm on a roll from the NBA thread...

Amare Stoudemire

 

[Brothersport]

^maybe by management and capologists??? Feel like he's rated pretty fairly by fans, most of whom are well aware of his limitations.

 

[sunror]

bird's probably a bit overrated. i cant cite an instance but i think ive seen him labeled as top five alltime which he's not. not quite sure in what regard he's generally held tho

 

[embowafa]

Originally Posted by Jokerman

Lance Armstrong.

Wha?? Dude won a **** load of Tour de Frances with one ball.

He dominated the Euro's and pissed off the French. Anyone who can do that on their turf is ok in my book.

Yeah, he seems kinda douchey in real life, but as an athlete, he is definitely not overrated.

 

[fairholme_wannabe]

Originally Posted by sunror

bird's probably a bit overrated. i cant cite an instance but i think ive seen him labeled as top five alltime which he's not. not quite sure in what regard he's generally held tho

blasphemy

 

[Biggskip]

Originally Posted by sunror

bird's probably a bit overrated. i cant cite an instance but i think ive seen him labeled as top five alltime which he's not. not quite sure in what regard he's generally held tho

Is Larry Bird in the Top 5 basketball players of all time? No. But once you get to that level if somebody wants to put Bird in the Top 5 and another only want to put him in his Top 15, what's the difference?

The reality is that he put up very good stats and won several titles. Did he play on a stacked team? Sure of course he did. Nevertheless, he was one of the most clutch players of all time.

Originally Posted by embowafa

Wha?? Dude won a **** load of Tour de Frances with one ball.

He dominated the Euro's and pissed off the French. Anyone who can do that on their turf is ok in my book.

Yeah, he seems kinda douchey in real life, but as an athlete, he is definitely not overrated.

The common argument is that Lance is a one trick pony. He was never able to do well in most of the other road races and I'm not sure he ever medaled at the Olympics. The reality is that the TdF involves going through a mountain range over several days and this enabled him to use his one superior strength to his advantage. Much more so that in any other race.

 

[Biggskip]

Originally Posted by LawrenceMD

oh i have some good ones:

cam neely

reggie jackson

(both HOF's with spotty assed statistical resumes and careers).
Have to disagree with you regarding Reggie. The guy played on five World Series winners, have 500+ HRs, six seasons with 900+ OPS, and was one of the best post season performers in the modern era.

Also to refer to yourself as "the straw that stirs the drink" is just friggin' awesome.

Plus, he's one of the very few athletes to come to The Big Apple, embrace the limelight, and succeed.

 

[limester816]

Rod

 

[kwiteaboy]

Originally Posted by limester816

ARod

Baseball is the one sport in which a person can definitively determine whether or not a player is overrated, and ARod is not in that category.

 

[dcg]

Originally Posted by Biggskip

The common argument is that Lance is a one trick pony. He was never able to do well in most of the other road races and I'm not sure he ever medaled at the Olympics. The reality is that the TdF involves going through a mountain range over several days and this enabled him to use his one superior strength to his advantage. Much more so that in any other race.

Even so, if he truly did not dope, he may actually be underrated.

Probably doped, though. Still impressive.

 

[Saul Silver]

Wilt Chamberlain

 

[Jerome]

BUTTER BEAN!!!
(still overrated, I think.)

 

[thekunk07]

**** off, ************* and die.

Originally Posted by sunror

bird's probably a bit overrated. i cant cite an instance but i think ive seen him labeled as top five alltime which he's not. not quite sure in what regard he's generally held tho

 

[Slopho]

Can I say Frank Dux? Frank Dux who won the Kumute. I'd really like to know if he was the first Westerner to win it.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Originally Posted by Slopho

Can I say Frank Dux? Frank Dux who won the Kumute. I'd really like to know if he was the first Westerner to win it.

You mean fat frank who got pwned by a green belt during a MA demo in CA about twelve years ago?

Cool story though.