Underrated Players and Their Superstar Counterparts

Andrea Bargnani = Dirk Nowitzki
Season Stats 2011-2012:
Andrea Bargnani: 19.5ppg 5.5rpg 2.0apg 43.2%
Dirk Nowitzki: 21.6ppg 6.8rpg 2.2asp 45.7%

What Andrea fails to achieve?
MVP, Championship ring and Finals MVP

What's their big difference?
Andrea and Dirk have similar skill set which made them an effective NBA players. Though Dirk stays healthy most of his career and Andrea miss most game last season where in his team loss most of those games without him.

Also Dirk shots more winning shots, crucial shots and unbelievable fade away shots which brought him to the label SUPERSTAR.

David Lee = Amare Stoudemire
Season Stats 2011-2012:
David Lee: 20.1ppg 9.6rpg 2.8apg 50.3%
Amare Stoudemire: 17.5ppg 7.8rpg 1.1apg 48.3%

What David fails to achieve?
Carries team to Playoffs, Multiple All Star Appearance.

What's their big difference?

If you remember, the New York Knicks let David Lee go to free agency even though he was a Double-double machine. The Knicks was just not committed to him for some reason. Mybe because Lee is white thus he don't get enough that attentions. Outside of that, Amar'e plays in a team where he is the main guy or one of the main guy where in David's role in the team is just being a team guy but able to produce numbers like a star. Though Amar'e is more athlethic than Lee. To be a STAR, the brand of being a player which is trying to be that guy or assert his self is what make the difference between Amare and Lee. 

Josh Smith = Lebron James

Season Stats 2011-2012:
Josh Smith: 18.8ppg 9.6rpg 3.9apg 45.8%
Lebron James: 27.1ppg 7.9rpg 6.2apg 53.1%

What Josh fails to achieve?

3 time MVP, Championship ring and Finals MVP.

What's their big difference?

Though no one can really match Lebron but what Josh Smith done is being underrated and he even miss the All Star line up last season even though he strive as an all around player for Atlanta just like Lebron. 

Kevin Martin = Kobe Bryant
Season Stats 2011-2012:
Kevin Martin: 17.1ppg 2.7rpg 2.8apg 41.3%
Kobe Bryant: 27.9ppg 5.4rpg 4.6apg 43%

What Kevin fails to achieve?

Multiple All Star Appearance, MVP, NBA Championship ring and Finals MVP.

What's their big difference?

Though both can light up the score board at will, no one can match the game of Kobe. Kevin Martin's don't get that recognition as a premiere scorer. The key in order to stick a label superstar on your name is you have to make big shots after big shots after big shots and be one of the Leagues top scorer. Just like Lebron, no one ever comes close to them.

Jose Calderon = Steve Nash
Season Stats 2011-2012:
Jose Calderon: 10.5ppg 3.0rpg 8.8apg 45.7%
Steve Nash: 12.5ppg 3.0rpg 10.7apg 53.2%

What Jose fails to achieve?
All Star appearance, assist leader and 2 MVP.

What's their big difference?

Jose Calderon is criticize due to his poor defense and devalue him as an NBA player but the truth is he can play as good as Nash. He have the vision and Basketball IQ as Nash but only he is not as clutch and determine as Nash.

Whose your Underrated = NBA star? 

Written by Fritz Castro

Unexpected Players To Have Breakout Season in NBA 2012-2013

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Remember Humphries? Not as Kim Kardashian's ex but as a player who surprises and emerge as one of the top rebounders in the NBA last two season. But before he become a legit starter in nets, he stumbled around several team's bench for couple of season. If you can only be patient and give the best you have, you can find success. That's how Humphries did. Let's take a look at some players who will likely but appears unlikely to some:

Josh Childress 
    Playing in Phoenix which is not so good idea for, not a system for him. That stay in Phoenix might hurt his stock but Childress is actually a good player. He makes up with his crafty plays from struggling in jump shots. With a very very very very thin bench in Brooklyn, the opportunity is wide open for Josh Childress..hope he doesn't mess up that chance.

Darko Milicic
     For your information, Darko was already been there while James, Anthony, Bosh and Wade still aiming for It, talking about the Championship ring. But Darko isn't finished yet. He still have to erase the LABEL of Bust out from his name. He still under 30 and he's 7 feet, there's always a chance. Just ask Kwame Brown..and i DO think he is better than Kwame.

Jimmer Fredette
    Most people already gave up in him but it's just one season. as long as you can shoot the ball, you can always have a spot on a roster but on a team that needs you. It's clear that Jimmer is done in Sac town and the addition of Brooks in King's roster will probably the green light Fredette go. It could be a blessing in disguise for Jimmer if he lands on a team which he will have enough role and playing time and this could be the season for him to start again.


Enes Kanter
     If one of the two front liners in Utah will be traded, it would be a perfect time for Kanter to show why he is #3 pick in 2011. He can play basketball, he just need more playing minutes as he play quality minutes in backing up Al Jefferson and Paul Milsap. I could see him 10ppg, 8.5rpg 1.2bpg. if given around 28 Min a game.

Alonzo Gee 
    He had a decent 11-12 season and plays better than Casspi. This could be the season for him to become a legit starter since the Cavs don't have any player better than him at SF spot. As his career rise up every season, this could be his break out season.

Adam Morrison
    Many people will laugh about him, an Icon of a Draft bust with ugly mustash..and won2 NBA title first before Lebron. But his career isn't it over yet. He got one season to prove it, a perfect team where he have the chance to be on the playing court and an impressive Summer League games. We love to hear a great story this season like last seasons Linsanity. Is it Adam's this time?

Written by Fritz Castro