Most underrated NBA player of last 20 years

[lapoker17]

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1. In the WC semis against PHX in 1993, the Suns were up 8 or so with a couple of seconds left. Kevin Johnson walked the ball over to the ref and Elliott ran over to the ref and demand that he call TRAVELING! Whiny bitch.

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kj is actually a solid choice for this.

[Dids]

Given how bad Det was on D, I think he's probably rated correctly, if not always for the right reasons.

This thread smacks of "favorite non top 50 player from 10 years ago" more than anything else.

[kidcolin]

Dids is there any thread you don't walk into and say something like "this thread smacks of" or "grunch at this thread"?

There have been many great players mentioned, like Chambers, Blackman, Sikma, etc. But yeah, Mullin and Vlade got mentioned, so "grunch grunch grunch".

[Kneel B4 Zod]

not sure if Reggie Lewis qualifies here or not. he made 1 All Star game.

trivia about Reggie:

He is only player in the 59-year history of the Celtics to have registered 100 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 steals and 100 blocked shots in a single season (1991/92 with 394 rebounds, 185 assists, 125 steals and 105 blocks).

Lewis was one of four players from the 1981-82 team of Dunbar High School in Baltimore to play in the NBA

[tuq]

lapoker,

Last night out of nowhere I remembered what an awesome career KJ had and how similar his numbers were to Nash. Witness:

88-89: 20.4 PPG, 12.2 APG, 4.2 RPG, .505 FG%, 55 wins
89-90: 22.5 PPG, 11.4 APG, 3.6 RPG, .499 FG%, 54 wins
90-91: 22.2 PPG, 10.1 APG, 3.5 RPG, .516 FG%, 55 wins
91-92: 19.7 PPG, 10.7 APG, 3.7 RPG, .479 FG%, 53 wins

93-94: 20.0 PPG, 9.5 APG, 2.5 RPG, .487 FG%, 56 wins

95-96: 18.7 PPG, 9.2 APG, 3.9 RPG, .507 FG%, 41 wins
96-97: 20.1 PPG, 9.3 APG, 3.6 RPG, .496 FG%, 40 wins

Shoots 50+%, averaged 49% FG and 9.1 APG. Those rebound numbers are impressive for a little guard too. Definitely underrated (actually his numbers, 3FG% aside look a like like Nash, heh), but I think the giant persona of Barkley arriving on the scene in the middle of his career had a lot to do with marginalizing his performance.

SWEAR TO GOD I'm not trying to open up a Nash debate here, just using that as a measuring stick to appreciate KJ's career.

[leehrat]

Kevin Johnson is another fine choice.

[lapoker17]

yeah - love him. he also had a couple of insane dunks.

[JupiterUWG]

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hornacek is a good choice imo...

how long before someone here says nash??

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and i begin crying uncontrollably

[DonkeyKongSr]

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I'll start - Alvin Robertson. Guy was a stud, and I doubt most people even know who he is now.

He won a gold medal, 4 All-Star appearanced, Defensive PoY, 6 time all-NBA defense, and still has the career steals per game record in NBA history.

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He also is one of the few players to get a quadruple double (steals in his case). I think Hakeem did it also, but with blocks.

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1 of 4 to do it and the only to do it with steals.

[Victor]

im with kbz on reggie lewis. i loved watchin him as a kid (im not even close to a celt fan)

my homer pick is mark price. i think hes up there just a tad below stockton.