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Who is a player you just don't get the hate for? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by richard_golbes@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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As a companion to the "who is a player you don't get the hype for" thread, here is something more positive. Who is a player you feel is either disrespected, misunderstood, underrated, or straight-up maligned to an unfair degree?

My pick is THJ. Every single time I watch this dude play (usually against the Lakers) he looks like Prime TMac. He just gets to his spots, elevates, and knocks everything down with such a pure stroke. He seems unstoppable at times. And yet, I know Mavs fans constantly are disappointed with his inconsistent play, so maybe I am missing something with my few-and-far-in-between impressions.

Who else you got?

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[–] AngsMcgyvr@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

All of them. I don't know why people hate basketball players.

[–] Vegetable-Tooth8463@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not everyone likes to be a simp for multimillionaires

[–] Drag0nborn1234@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some just like to be haters.

[–] Vegetable-Tooth8463@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's true too. For the record, I was defending Kyrie.

[–] Drag0nborn1234@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't. World be flat is paid to play basketball not for his wisdom and smarts.... clearly. Absolutely reasonable to critique some of the shit he says.

[–] Vegetable-Tooth8463@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

LMAO, the irony

[–] Drag0nborn1234@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I mean there are plenty of reasons lmao multi millionaires behaving like manchildren, players trying to injure others, literal sexual predators

[–] WillzKillz12@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You don’t understand the hate for miles bridges?

[–] aBagorn@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i think they mean they don't hate anyone for play on the court. off-court shit is fair game for hatred.

[–] WillzKillz12@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but basketball players aren’t reduced for their actions on the court. To make a blanket statement that you don’t understand why anyone hates any basketball player is wild considering we have domestic abusers in the league

[–] aBagorn@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

oh yeah no arguments from me. if i were in that poster's shoes i would not have made that kind blanket statement.

[–] 1121113@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Or Draymond Green?