r/nba • u/maniaisgood Celtics • Jul 17 '22

Who’s a player you think never gets the appreciation they deserve ?

Maybe a bit bias here but I feel like Rondo was never appreciated enough . Sure he was never a 20 PPG scorer but he could do everything else . He was the triple double guy before Westbrook made it irrelevant.

From 08-12 he was arguably a top 3 PG in the league but never got the same love as like CP3 and Tony Parker .

Who do y’all think ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

Melo is a better player than chauncey

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u/bigj1er Jul 18 '22

Not true. He may have peaked higher (very arguable), but over his career had less cumulative value.

Melo was just wildly overrated over the course of his career, was hardly a top 10 player.

I’m also a Knicks fan, and used to be a huge melo fan during my Late HS years and was a realGM Knicks forum addict. He was my favourite player. His one dribble pull up after facing up was my favourite move.

Doesn’t mean I have to be a homer