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Re: Underrated/Overrated Greats
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Originally Posted by da bully
your gonna really open up pandoras box with that one paulo, how about toni kukoc he did everything that was asked of him. i think they have the same amount of rings and kukoc was regarded as one of the best players in europe if not the best at the time. ill even go so far as to say that kukocs best seaon as a go to guy and worthys is about the same.
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Please don't compare James Worthy to Tony Kukoc... Yeah, Tony was a heck of a player in Europe, but in the NBA, he couldn't hold James' jockstrap. This is like saying Drazen Petrovic was better than Michael Jordan because he dominated Europe like noone ever had...
Only the people that look at Worthy's stats think he is overrated. the likes of, oh, he didn't rebound much, did he? Oh, he wasn't a great passer now, was he?
Everyone that saw him play (and i freaking did) knows James Worthy was the guy to have on your side on a basketball game.
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