We mentioned in EXPLOSIONS that we’ve been tapped to declare the NBA’s Most Hated Player on AOL Sportsbloggers Live this Thursday, and we’re polling you to get our choice. First up we need nominations, so email them in or comment them in.
As for us, we don’t hate anyone, cause we’re like Rocky Balboa, but here’s 5 guys who bug us. They’ll all be on the ballot whether you nominate them or not, basically because it’s our website. In no particular order:
Antoine Walker - Mr. Shimmy is the best example of those guys who came in during the mid-90s and completely wasted their talent, yet have always wanted to be treated as a superstar. You can see he doesn’t keep himself in shape, plus his game is horrible. If we ever had to follow a team he was on, it’d be awful.
Vince Carter - The Raptors could close up shop tomorrow and we wouldn’t blink, but what he did to them was wrong. We’ll never be a fan.
Tony Parker - We really have nothing against Le Booby’s rap partner, but Eva Longoria drives us nuts for some reason, and there’s a trickle-down affect. we don’t like watching him.
Ray Allen - Ray Allen doesn’t care about basketball. We have no evidence of it, but this guy is punching a clock.
Carlos Boozer - Okay. We lied. We hate Carlos Boozer.
Chloe Sevigny - We know she doesn’t play in the NBA, but we’re sick of people trying to convince us this chick is good looking. She’s not, okay?
That’s our list – submit your picks and we’ll have the poll up tomorrow morning.
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How could you leave off Bruce Bowen? He is without a doubt the dirtiest player in the league.
I pick Ryan Bowen, mainly cuz he reinforces stereotypes about white ballers, or ballas, or whatever
Zo – For his flexing over every little thing. He’s bothered me since he came out of G-town.
Vince – For the reasons mentioned above and hundreds of other reasons.
Kobe – When he’s trying to get the rest of his team involved or prove he’s not on a one-man team. I enjoy shameless gunner Black Mamba Kobe.
Keith Van Horn – I can’t stand this guy, and I don’t know why. I think it’s the socks and the hang-dog look.
Arenas – on this list just for the Snub!
Gotta have Zo on there. Hard to hate a dude with a kidney disorder, I think that’s a testament to how much of a prick this guy is.
I’d also like to nominate Larry Brown.
Boris Diaw and other phoenix suns for being good when they actually suck thanks to steve nash.
In the poll should that be “Boris Diaw”
“Phoenix Suns”
“Steve Nash”
or
“Boris Diaw/Phoenix Suns/Steve Nash”
??
This is my bane list:
Interpretive Dance.
Old Navy.
Mike Bibby.
hmmm well its not really nash that annoys me.. its the crappy players that he makes look good.. like boris diaw, raja bell, eddie house, and now tim thomas…
however you put it on the poll will work… im still voting 01923838 times for bruce bowen
The 92′ Blue Devils
The 96′ Yankees
Kwame Brown
Whoever picked 4 Detroit
Pistons to be All-Stars this year
Danny Ainge (the player AND GM)
Wes Unseld and Abe Pollin
the 2000 Portland Trailblazers that choked away that series against Shaq
Everyone from the 06′ Winter Olympics
T.O.
The Dallas Cowboys
I nominate:
Ralph Sampson: For being dumb enough to attempt to dunk in his wing tips only to end up falling on his ass (At his UVA ceremony last night).
Antoine Walker: Cav pretty much hit that one over the head. I refer to Antoine as simply the black hole.
Larry Brown: For being the most overhyped coach of all time. He has one championship, and i think the mid-season trade for Rasheed Wallace had more to do with it than his play the right way style.
Yep they were .500 before Sheed came onboard.
Remember when everyone hated Sheed?
Oh, I forgot a few that should be on the list:
Derrick Coleman
Chris Webber
MJ (yeah, I said it)
I’d also like to nominate texas’ sports fans, and i hope zack enjoyed watching two former mavs (Nash and Bell) take it to a team that wouldn’t pay them, instead opting to pay players like La Frentz, Walker, Stackhouse and Dampier
mattp I think you are forgetting something about Kobe that we should hate him for…what was it, what was it….
I would like to throw my support behind Zo as well. If there were one athlete I could punch in the face (and then run away very quickly), it would Mourning. Any of the whining and pouting Vince did in Toronto is nothing compared to the diva act Zo pulled in NJ and following his departure. He is the bane of every Nets’ fan’s existence.
The Suns are a team of cast-offs lead by a greasy Canadian. How can you not like them? Rooting against them is like rooting for the Rich Fat Kids.
Well, I thought it went without saying that we hated his game, hated his swagger (oh yeah, and that other thing).
Since owners are now being mentioned, I’ll throw in George Shinn’s name.
im pretty sure bell didnt take it to anyone… the suns can have bell… they still arent getting past the spurs/mavs to get to the nba finals
also raef was gone before nash left and walker was traded the same summer nash left.. so we didn’t opt to pay those guys dude
brandon dean… let it be known that i have much much much more hate for the spurs than i could ever conjur up for the suns
Suns not named Steve Nash
Luther Head for not taking advantage of the marketing possibilities of his name
Vince Carter for being Vince
Alonzo Mourning
Carmelo Anthony
Alonzo’s the biggest douchebag. He doesn’t get knocked for it like Vince Carter but that crap he pulled in Jersey–getting JKidd to find him a payday while the blood in his urine slowly dissipates and then bolting–was shameless.
I always liked him before that, too.
Melo? I’ll put him on but for what reason?
Everyone say hi to Becky. She’s awesome.
Zo – I would take back the kidney if I could.
Kobe – Love the game hate the Player
Kyle Korver – take his Ashton Kutcher wanna be self, push his socks down and go play in the NBDL.
KK can shoot, though
Just something about Carmelo that puts me off about his game, maybe that he doesn’t pass, ever.
Hey Brian, if you hate the ’92 Blue Devils, check back with me a little later on. I’ll have something nice for you.
Well Melo is a snitch…and you ALL KNOW what we do to snitches. hee.
Spongeworthy is preaching to the choir.
Love you too Cav.
Does everyone pretty much agree that the Suns could stick anyone with a shooting touch and that roster and make him look like an All-Star. If the Knicks had Nash we would think that their Roster was amazing.
Oh I forgot Mark Madeson becuuse he sucks and he thinks he’s and allstar.
#1 Loozer
#2 Jeff McGinnis
#3 Kobe
#4 Danny Ferry (as a player)
How can anyone hate Mad Dog?
Everyone needs to stop hating on Kobe. Yeah is not the most likeable dude, but neither are a lot of NBA players. The guy is the best player in the game hands down. As need for sheed said: love the game but hate the player.
Jim Mcilvaine: For ruining Shawn Kemps Career.
Jon Koncak: For the same reasons leblog lists Danny Ferry.
Kwame Browns small hands.
I forgot Chris Webber. This guy has cost the Sixers several games down teh line on the offensive and defensive side, and yet he whines in the locker room about not getting the ball enough. Bring us to a finals then cry about it Chris!
I hate Baron Davis’s game, but like the guy.
Does anyone know what the parameters are for this? I’m in charge and I have no idea.
Make sure to listen Thursady because i’m sure I’m doing this wrong.
Darius Miles. It’s the head bump thing.
Can I go with Isiah Thomas for being not only the biggest douche in his playing days, but also as a GM?
Howabout we add Allen Iverson? Ya know, just for practice. A shout out should go to Shopping Spreewell too. Is it too late to put Reggie Miller on this list?
Dude I put Chloe Sevigny on it.
How about adding Stephen Jackson for truly instigating the Pacers perpetual demise? I’m no fan of VC or ‘Zo, but they bailed on teams with no direction, whereas Jackson cuased an implosion on a pretty good one.
(and I’d advise against having C-Webb bring you to any Finals, he has a long history of choking)
Cavalier, who is hotter (or less not hot), Chloe Sevigny or Scarlett Johansson? Do you plan to take the Alba solution here?
You mean kill myself? If presented with it in the real world, probably.
Here in the comments section of YAYsports I’ll say Chloe is more less hot, meaning Scarlett is better looking.
What about Danny Fortson? Alot of people don’t like him… plus he has gay sprewell hair… and hi becky.. i hear youre awesome
I’m with you on the Danny Fortson front. And Kobe, of course. And Isiah needs to be fired. Now.
But how about Robert Horry? That dude is pure evil.
As for C-Webb, I don’t care if he is cursed. He has the most beautiful smile. Chloe wishes she were that fine.
Top Five:
1. Vince Carter (His ability to sulk is second to none)
2. Alonzo (Could you be any more of an egomaniac…nobody deserves to win a championship…you earn it jack a**)
3. Tim Thomas: Could you have a better NBA body but a worse demeanor?
4. Damon Jones: Hmmmm…this guy just sucks and all he does is talk trash he cannot back up. I could hit threes with Shaq in the middle.
5. Kobe Bryant: The guy should be in jail. ‘Nuff said.
Giagradiva is obviously a Kings fan, or a pistons fan, or an orlando magic fan, or a blazer fan or whatever other team Rob Horry has ripped the heart out of over the years in the playoffs. How can you hate on him?
bruce bowen, dirtiest player ever.
zo, what an A-hole.
ban hanglodten, what an ugly name, and an even uglier person.
the nets owner who traded julius erving…for nothing.
shareef, for having shitty legs.
stephon marbury…OVER-RATED!!!
the whole spurs team.
especially manu ginobili, who flops so much his new nickname should just be floppy.
Whoever picked 4 Detroit
Pistons to be All-Stars this year.
i have to say, i don’t hate isiah. i hate the knicks. i hate larry brown. but, i love isiah (no homo) for making the knicks so terrible. brings me tears of joy.
anyone who picked vince for this list.
Shareef’s knees are fine and you can’t really hate on him since he’s been playing with his jaw wired shut, and somehow Vince manages to do enough shitty things to be hated inspite of the Frederic Weiss dunk and his beach video.
Yea, I’m a Kings fan who had his heart ripped out by Horry, I still root for the guy, especially the lefty dunk on the pistons last year that saved the series for them
Steve Francis. His game is so egocentric (?) it makes me throw up. He also has (had?) the greasiest mustache I’ve ever seen.
Sam Casell for being that ugly but still that good and rich.
Yeah, I’m a little late to the game here, but…
I’m going to nominate Ahmad Rashad. He played in a preseason game for the Sixers, so I believe he can technically be called an NBA Player.
Rasheed Wallace is a bum. Most hated moment- towel thrown into Sabonis face, after accidental elbow under the basket. Last week, it was Big Z with 5 stitches.
Apparently, Sheed has been dropped in early childhood… more than once
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