Top 3 annoyingly overhyped young players

[qrich]

1] Andrew Bynum
2] Danilo Gallinari
3] Andrea Bargnani

2. Eric Gordon - This is really getting annoying how homers are starting to talk. I used to underrate him myself coming out of college, but now these Clipper trolls are making me start to dislike the hype. Like seriously, there are Clipper fans who think both him & Griffin are going to average 20PPG next season, this crap is getting out of hand. He's a good shooter, but he's undersized & he needs the ball to be effective. IMHO, his ceiling is a more consistent Ben Gordon.

I haven't seen one person say Griffin & Gordon will drop 20 a night, but to say it isn't possible for Gordon to average 20 is . Last year, he didn't get calls while driving due to being a rookie, that should change this up coming season and averaged 18.4 points as a starter (46.3% FG, 39.0% 3PT, on 13.1 shots a game and 5 free throw attempts). I see him, during his prime years, averaging 20-25 a night, might not next year, but to say its crazy that he can't do it is still .

[CantStop]

When you say Bynum's ceiling is Kendrick Perkins, you're a blantant hater. So basically, Bynum won't improve. Damn, he's the only dude that can hit his ceiling at 21.

Dude puts up 42/15 one game, has a span of 4 games of 24/14 and 2 blocks against good teams and his ceiling is Perkins. Nevermind the fact Perkins has never touched those numbers. F*cking disgrace.

* Slaps the silly out of this kid*

[Godfather]

1. Ricky Rubio

2. OJ Mayo

3. Derrick Rose

edit: Bynum isn't better than Perkins. Perkins is an elite defender...something Bynum is not.

[jdem]

LeBron James. He's 24 but he's still been in the league going on 7 years, and has accomplished nothing deserving of the hype he gets. He's only been out of the second round twice and hasn't won a single finals game. He clearly isn't a winner, so why does he receive so much acclaim?

[Rameek]

[COLOR="Magenta"]Oden Bynum JR Smith (If his brain could catch up to his talent he would be really good)[/COLOR]

[Mr_Basketball#1]

When you say Bynum's ceiling is Kendrick Perkins, you're a blantant hater. So basically, Bynum won't improve. Damn, he's the only dude that can hit his ceiling at 21.

Dude puts up 42/15 one game, has a span of 4 games of 24/14 and 2 blocks against good teams and his ceiling is Perkins. Nevermind the fact Perkins has never touched those numbers. F*cking disgrace.

* Slaps the silly out of this kid*

Yeah but what did he do in the playoffs? Kid has to stay healthy.

[CantStop]

Yeah but what did he do in the playoffs? Kid has to stay healthy.

Bynum wasn't anywhere near healthy in the playoffs. It was obvious. Couldn't jump as high, reaction was slow... only reason he came back was because he felt he let the team down last finals and didn't want to hear the " Lakers would have won with Bynum..."

[LA_Showtime]

And who exactly agreed with that?

There always seems to be some excuse with Bynum... fact is... the longest healthy stretches we've seen is the beginning of the '08 season, and the beginning of the '09 season. And his stats/impact were VERY mediocre.

Nobody wants to hear about your magnified stats over a 10 game period, or you to pin point the specific matchups you feel are most important while discarding the rest... while extrapolating nonsense stats to fit your agenda.

Fact is, even when he's healthy he's WAY too inconsistent. You MUST include his complete body of work whil healthy. That's why one game he'll have 20/10, and the next game 5/3 and foul out. At the end of the day his best averages while healthy were 13/10/2 & 14/8/2. Period.

Even if Bynum doesn't become an all-star player 13/10/2 and 14/8/2 aren't numbers to laugh at. Seriously, not a lot of centers in today's game can average that for a season. Take into consideration that Bynum has to share the floor with Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Fisher, Artest, etc and 14/8 is looking pretty good.

[Papaya Petee]

LeBron James. He's 24 but he's still been in the league going on 7 years, and has accomplished nothing deserving of the hype he gets. He's only been out of the second round twice and hasn't won a single finals game. He clearly isn't a winner, so why does he receive so much acclaim?

You can't be serious, I am a Lebron hater but I disagree with everything you just said. He is tied for the best NBA player with Wade, and is only 24. If you honestly thought that the Cavs were going to defeat the Spurs with the team they had, youre out of your mind. Also, last years ECF are not Lebrons fault. The guy put up something like 38,8,8 on 50%, how in the world can you blame him for that?

Sure hes overhyped, but not much, the guy is a straight up beast.

[Mr. Obvious]

1] Andrew Bynum
2] Danilo Gallinari
3] Andrea Bargnani



I haven't seen one person say Griffin & Gordon will drop 20 a night, but to say it isn't possible for Gordon to average 20 is . Last year, he didn't get calls while driving due to being a rookie, that should change this up coming season and averaged 18.4 points as a starter (46.3% FG, 39.0% 3PT, on 13.1 shots a game and 5 free throw attempts). I see him, during his prime years, averaging 20-25 a night, might not next year, but to say its crazy that he can't do it is still .

Damn... I should have used Bargnani as an honorable mention, good pick.

He averaged 18PPG, but you have to consider for about 18 games straight the Clips had Gordon/Collins/Thornton/Skinner/Jordan as their starting lineup, and had Randolph, Davis & Kaman (which was supposed to be their top 3 scorers) injured for multiple games.

What chances does he get to play with as offensively deficient a lineup again?

I do think he can average 20PPG a season eventually... but some homer/trolls namely Al Thornton thinks Eric Gordon will be an all-star next year, and average over 20PPG as soon as next season

[DuMa]

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[rosonviyavong]

Andrew Bynum is ****

[clayton]

Rubio without any contest.

[Mr. Obvious]

Even if Bynum doesn't become an all-star player 13/10/2 and 14/8/2 aren't numbers to laugh at. Seriously, not a lot of centers in today's game can average that for a season. Take into consideration that Bynum has to share the floor with Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Fisher, Artest, etc and 14/8 is looking pretty good.

Considering he averaged 13/10 & 14/8 as the 3rd option in the starting lineup, it's not very impressive at all. Guys like Bogut & Okafor did very similar while being the 3rd option on their teams... difference is they aren't nearly as hyped.

And 14/8/2 is no more impressive than Perkins averaging 8/8/2 as the 5th option behind 3 future hall of famers, and a future allstar PG in Rondo.

[LAClipsFan33]

Dude puts up 42/15 one game

Against a rookie Center that he let score for 11/12 from the field and Brian Skinner of all people. How is that guy even in the league still ?