Hate Poll #2: Your Least Favorite Active NBA Player (not named Kobe)
by My Losing Season on Sep 20, 2009 11:06 PM PDT
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The polls are still open on Hate Poll #1: Your Least Favorite NBA Player Ever. And as of this writing it is a neck-and-neck race between the two most detestable players in NBA history: Kobe Bryant and Rick Fox. Robert Horry is playing the role of third-party spoiler, with Shaq clocking in a distant fourth. The remaining candidates are garnering nominal vote totals, including a handful of write-in candidates, of which Eduardo Najera and Sasha Vujacic figure prominently.
But the democratic process won’t wait. Other crucial issues require our attention. And so we must move onto our next ballot initiative, specifically, Your Least Favorite Active NBA Player. The nominations are in, and the StR readership has assembled a long list of eminently disreputable candidates.
In finalizing the list, however, we are faced with a quandary. Obviously Kobe has to be excluded because otherwise the second poll is pointless. But what about Shaq? Does he belong on the second ballot? Apparently his unpopularity has plummeted in the five years since he left Hell-A, as indicated in the early returns for Hate Poll #1. But is it appropriate to put him in both polls? If he wins, he would undercut the well-earned dishonor of many of the other candidates. On the other hand, maybe he deserves his owned exalted place in the annals of StR condemnation.
In the end, after much deliberation (with myself), I have decided to include him. If he wins, he’s earned it. And if he doesn’t, then a new target for our collective disaffections will have been crowned.
And so, without further delay, won’t you please give a warm welcome to…
(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)
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My vote goes to Derek Fisher
The guy is a complete phony. He tries to cultivate an image of the consummate professional, and it is totally bogus.
He made his share of snotty remarks toward the Kings and their fans back in the glory years. And just like the odious Rick Fox, Fisher seems to think he is a born champion, rather than recognizing that he’s a marginal player who can’t do much without a superstar (or two) on the court.
Inexplicably, he was given an obscenely overpriced contract from the Warriors back in 2004, who eventually realized their mistake, and shipped him off to Utah. For the most part, he was graciously received by Jazz fans, who later rallied behind him when he daughter took ill. But then Fisher repaid their support by using his daughter’s illness as an excuse to get out of his contract so he could rejoin Kobe and the Zen Bastard in Hell-A. Basketball fans all across Utah and beyond saw through the ploy, as the recurring chorus of boos convincingly demonstrates every time His Phoniness returns to the Delta Center.
And, of course, the guy is the most egregious flopper in the history of basketball. Vlade’s flopping was theatrical and sometimes comical, but NBA refs have been routinely bamboozled by Fisher over the years. If he were playing in Europe, where they don’t tolerate flopping, he’d be getting whistled for technical fouls every other play.
I absolutely cannot stand that smug phony ass.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 20, 2009 11:08 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
I echo every single statement you said
rec’d.
by CloudyEyes on Sep 21, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're a complete utter moron
I’m sorry. There’s no other way to put it. You have absolutely no class whatsoever.
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by kingme18 on Sep 21, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Troll Alert!
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
P.S. Coming Soon (I think): Hate Poll #3: Your Least Favorite Sacramento King Ever
Nominations are still being accepted. Chime in now if you have not already done so.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 20, 2009 11:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will Solomon
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
by Aykis16 on Sep 21, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Aykis
The future begins now...
by eduardo_m7 on Sep 21, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Hart, Tony Massenburg, drafted Billy Owens.
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by section214 on Sep 21, 2009 5:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I've been doing some pro-bono work for Jason Hart and Will Solomon lately, and uh...
Kidding.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Out of service Pervis
Billy Owens, Kenny (can’t wait to get out of Sac and cost us Kevin Johnson) Smith and K9
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by Kfan in Korea on Sep 21, 2009 6:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Ostertag should be on the list. Because of how incredibly little he contributed.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
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by lietothegirls on Sep 21, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never had any problems with Ostertag
I found him more comical than anything.
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by Aykis16 on Sep 21, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Williams
For being a major league punk off the court.
by Carl on Sep 22, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the court though
Those were exciting days.
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by Aykis16 on Sep 22, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ralph Sampson
October 28th couldn't come soon enough.
by JETisKing on Sep 23, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, eventually
Ralph was gimpy, but he wasn’t a bad guy back then. His cost to the franchise was exaggerated as well. He came here for Jim Petersen, who broke down the following season. Net/net, Sampson only cost us about $600k more a year for two years. On the other hand, that was a lot of money for Greg Lukenbill…you’re not Greg Lukenbill, are you?
Now, if you’re nominating him for being a deadbeat dad, I’m with you 100%. Come to think of it, that’s more than enough reason. Sign me up. Ralph Sampson is a tool.
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by section214 on Sep 23, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Voted Shaq
just because he’s a douche. With his talent if he’d prepared at all he could have been the greatest ever. He could’ve been better than Wilt. Instead he goes down in history as a not even in the top 5.
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by Kfan in Korea on Sep 21, 2009 6:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shawn Marion
I fucking hate Shawn Marion. I’ve explained this several times and refuse to do so again. So I voted other, with my choice being Marion.
As far as players on the list my vote would’ve been Shaq. Not the player, the person. He’s totally overrated as this gregarious and funny guy but he’s not. He belongs in the “You’re Trying Way Too Hard” Hall of Fame. Also, if anyone hear listens to Simmons he had an interesting point about why Shaq may not work in Cleveland a couple podcasts back. Essentially he made the point that Shaq has basically been unable to concede the spotlight to his younger, better counterparts in both Miami and Phoenix and even though he says its Lebron’s team that may not be the case. He then goes on to make the case that maybe the turmoil between Shaq and Kobe on the Lakers really wasn’t Kobe’s fault, which is the universally accepted truth and one of Kobe’s biggest perceived douche bag qualities. The thought of Kobe not being the bad guy in that situation blows my mind.
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by vfettke on Sep 21, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I could see Cleveland melting down with Shaq in the mix.
That’s why I laughed when they acquired him. They bring him to stop Dwight Howard? Howards only going to get better and Shaq’s gonna get worse. Plus you’re going to have him clogging the lane for LeBron.
Not a big fan of the Cavs. I don’t really like teams that have one superstar that is so good he literally carries the team. Without LeBron James, Cleveland wins maybe 30 games. Maybe. For that reason alone he should have been MVP for about the last 3 years.
Then again the Kings have never had that guy before and have relied on great team play when they were good. Its just the kind of basketball I like. What was so intriguing with last years Magic team (my second favorite team behind the Kings last year) was that they had that Superstar and played great team basketball. That’s why I wasn’t a fan of Vince Carter over Hedo. I think Hedo was Orlando’s MVP last year, but whatever. People look at the stats and Vince comes out way ahead. So we’ll see what happens.
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by Aykis16 on Sep 21, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think Mo Williams was brought in to be Lebron's Pippen
their team play got so much better last year with him around. But during the big playoff games when it counted the offense reverted back to what it was the year prior: everyone standing around waiting for Lebron to do something.
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by vfettke on Sep 21, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry
But Mo is not an All-Star caliber player. Quite a few players I would have put ahead of him for last years roster: Iguodala, Rose, or Ben Gordon
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by Aykis16 on Sep 21, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i didn't say he was that good
but that’s the reason he was brought in. he’s a great piece for them to have, but he disappears when it matters most
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by vfettke on Sep 21, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also he's not known for his defensive prowess
Whereas Pippen was a many-time All-NBA defensive player. I’m not disagreeing per se. Merely pointing out that Mo Williams is a pretty marginal choice for a team seeking a Scottie Pippen-like complementary piece.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He really was
they’d have been better of just waiting and giving Ramon Sessions the full MLE this year
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by vfettke on Sep 21, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not that Sessions is any better defensively than Mo-Will
But he does seem to be a much better handler, and yeah, would have been a helluva lot cheaper. The Williams/Varejao combination of contracts would be downright ugly without Lebron on the team, as I’ve said before.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Shaq and Kobe were BOTH the bad guys in that situation
Shaq was (and to some extent still is) a complete self-centered blowhard. Kobe is Kobe. And Phil helped that situation not at all. Bad guys aplenty.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Starbury for me
hands doooown.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Sep 21, 2009 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does he even have a team?
Not sure he counts as active anymore
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by vfettke on Sep 21, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I thought of that
I suppose I’m defining “active” as “played last season and has not announced his retirement.”
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for the female
The future begins now...
by eduardo_m7 on Sep 21, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted for...
Sasha Whosabitch.
Name says it all.
by Smills91 on Sep 21, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is without doubt
The dumbest and most retarded thread on Sactownroyalty. Which player’s do you hate the most? The Lakers beat the Kings in 7, robbed the Kings of the title. It seemed the the Lakers wiped out all y’all life savings like Bernie Madoff. Y’all need to get a life, honestly.
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by kingme18 on Sep 21, 2009 5:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have to flag this as not appropriate, 18
You don’t like it? You’re entitled. You’re also entitled to look around StR until you find something that does interest you. But you are not entitled to call a group of people dumb, which is what you did to everyone in this thread when you categorized it as such.
MLS put time, effort and passion into this. Whether you like it or not, you should at least appreciate the effort. And based on the comments, he has struck a chord with a good portion of the readership.
Just my opinion.
Move
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by section214 on Sep 21, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you
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by My Losing Season on Sep 21, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its an amusing exercise - at the least
while we wait for the season to start.
Just don’t respond to posts you’re not interested in. I do that all the time.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Sep 22, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy is a troll
A resident troll, perhaps. But a troll all the same.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 22, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CFlop3
Chris Paul is my least fav player not named Kobe. A guy with 2 first names. He’s a flopper, a trash talker, and a prick. Infact, the whole New Orleans Hornets team (we call them the NOOCH over at Poundingtherock.com, the Spurs blog) gets under my skin. They’re a relocated franchise that’s had one good season in the last few years and they were talking last year! But, Paul is damn talented and that makes him my least favorite player even more.
"If you think Tony Parker is better than Manu Ginobili, you need to stop drinking before you come in here." - Charles Barkley, to Kenny Smith.
by dfjmed on Sep 21, 2009 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Practice
Your talking about Practice…..oh but my fav. was when he decided he didn’t want to come off the bench but nothing beats when he threw his wife out side naked and locked her out of the house…..
by shadowchicken on Sep 21, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kenyon Martin
Biggest thug in the NBA, nuff said.
Dannyboy
by dannyboy55 on Sep 21, 2009 11:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I co-sign this. Kenyon is a jerkwad - period.
October 28th couldn't come soon enough.
by JETisKing on Sep 23, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Karl Malone
Injured as many other players as anybody in NBA history. He was out there messing with people’s careers on a regular basis.
by Carl on Sep 22, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wrong poll
This one is limited to active NBA players. See Hate Poll #1 for all-time least favorites.
But I agree about Malone. Webber’s first big ankle injury with the Kings was deliberately caused by Malone, who was purposely kicking and thrashing in Webber’s landing space when C-Webb was going up for rebounds. Not a fan of Malone the player or (especially) Malone the person.
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by My Losing Season on Sep 22, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ricky Davis
This is one of the most overrated black holes in the NBA. He tries to score and score and score as if he had any real offensive talent; plus he cannot play team b-ball for his life. Ricky Davis always seems to make his teams worse off than they already were.
With an exception of Sasha Vujabitch, Starbury and AI, I don’t have a problem with anybody else on that list. Bynum is too injured and overrated to waste any energy on.
October 28th couldn't come soon enough.
by JETisKing on Sep 23, 2009 9:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sasha
The man wears a shoe string to keep his hair back. Plus he just looks dirty.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Sep 25, 2009 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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