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Dyron Nix's passing got me to thinking about the most underrated and overrated players in UT basketball history because I always thought Nix was underrated by UT fans for some reason (maybe quality of teams he played on was a factor). I have decided to rate my top 4 most underrated and overrated players below and I was born in 1978, so anyone who remembers further back please feel free to post.

Underrated:
1. Tony White - awesome player, but doesn't always seem to get the respect he deserves.
2. Dyron Nix - a dynamic scorer, who was really a prototype for what you see in the NBA today, yet seems to often get left off fan's top 20 lists. (RIP VFL.)
3. Ron Slay - also left off a lot of top 20 lists, but was SEC player of the year and a very good college player. Surprised he didn't find any success at the next level.
4. Wayne Chism - a very good low post player, who could also step out and make the mid-range jump shot and 3. Always seemed to be overlooked due to Lofton, Bradshaw, Prince, Smith (Tyler and JaJuan), but a very good player in his own right.

Overrated:
1. Dane Bradshaw - I know I will get ripped for this, so let me start by saying I had the chance to meet and talk to him for a while and he is a super guy and I always loved the way he played. He really was a glue guy, who left it all out there, but to say he was an all-time great I have never been able to quite agree with.
2. Marcus Haislip - his potential always exceeded his actual production in my opinion. His NBA career seems to bear that out too.
3. Charles Hathaway - Baby Shaq never lived up to the hype.
4. Steve Hamer - cannot believe he makes some people's top 15-20 lists. He was at best a serviceable center on some bad teams.

I also hear names like Bill Justus for underrated a lot, but again he was before my time. Old timers please feel free to chime in.
 
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bnhunt said:
Dyron Nix's passing got me to thinking about the most underrated and overrated players in UT basketball history because I always thought Nix was underrated by UT fans for some reason (maybe quality of teams he played on was a factor). I have decided to rate my top 4 most underrated and overrated players below and I was born in 1978, so anyone who remembers further back please feel free to post.

Underrated:
1. Tony White - awesome player, but doesn't always seem to get the respect he deserves.
2. Dyron Nix - a dynamic scorer, who was really a prototype for what you see in the NBA today, yet seems to often get left off fan's top 20 lists. (RIP VFL.)
3. Ron Slay - also left off a lot of top 20 lists, but was SEC player of the year and a very good college player. Surprised he didn't find any success at the next level.
4. Wayne Chism - a very good low post player, who could also step out and make the mid-range jump shot and 3. Always seemed to be overlooked due to Lofton, Bradshaw, Prince, Smith (Tyler and JaJuan), but a very good player in his own right.

Overrated:
1. Dane Bradshaw - I know I will get ripped for this, so let me start by saying I had the chance to meet and talk to him for a while and he is a super guy and I always loved the way he played. He really was a glue guy, who left it all out there, but to say he was an all-time great I have never been able to quite agree with.
2. Marcus Haislip - his potential always exceeded his actual production in my opinion. His NBA career seems to bear that out too.
3. Charles Hathaway - Baby Shaq never lived up to the hype.
4. Steve Hamer - cannot believe he makes some people's top 15-20 lists. He was at best a serviceable center on some bad teams.

I also hear names like Bill Justus for underrated a lot, but again he was before my time. Old timers please feel free to chime in.
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Hathaway had a heart condition and missed a lot of time.Not to mention it had to effect him mentally.
 
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Most under rated: Jajuan Smith

Most over rated : Jarnell Stokes

Made biggest mistake of not leaving early: Tony Harris, would've been a 1st round pick if he had left after his sophomore year, but stayed and never made it to the nba.
 
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bnhunt said:
Dyron Nix's passing got me to thinking about the most underrated and overrated players in UT basketball history because I always thought Nix was underrated by UT fans for some reason (maybe quality of teams he played on was a factor). I have decided to rate my top 4 most underrated and overrated players below and I was born in 1978, so anyone who remembers further back please feel free to post.

Underrated:
1. Tony White - awesome player, but doesn't always seem to get the respect he deserves.
2. Dyron Nix - a dynamic scorer, who was really a prototype for what you see in the NBA today, yet seems to often get left off fan's top 20 lists. (RIP VFL.)
3. Ron Slay - also left off a lot of top 20 lists, but was SEC player of the year and a very good college player. Surprised he didn't find any success at the next level.
4. Wayne Chism - a very good low post player, who could also step out and make the mid-range jump shot and 3. Always seemed to be overlooked due to Lofton, Bradshaw, Prince, Smith (Tyler and JaJuan), but a very good player in his own right.

Overrated:
1. Dane Bradshaw - I know I will get ripped for this, so let me start by saying I had the chance to meet and talk to him for a while and he is a super guy and I always loved the way he played. He really was a glue guy, who left it all out there, but to say he was an all-time great I have never been able to quite agree with.
2. Marcus Haislip - his potential always exceeded his actual production in my opinion. His NBA career seems to bear that out too.
3. Charles Hathaway - Baby Shaq never lived up to the hype.
4. Steve Hamer - cannot believe he makes some people's top 15-20 lists. He was at best a serviceable center on some bad teams.

I also hear names like Bill Justus for underrated a lot, but again he was before my time. Old timers please feel free to chime in.
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I loved Hamer
 
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While I'd never list Dane Bradshaw as an all-time great (that title is left for guys like King, Grundeld, Ellis, etc), I always thought he was very good in then role he played. You can build a team around an "all time great" whereas Bradshaw is the type player who completes a team

Our current team could use a Bradshaw right now with his scrappy play and fire. When other teams used to wonder how we won with players like Bradshaw, Pearl replied "we win because of players like Beadshaw"
 
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Overrated: Wayne Chism.

He plays half a season of decent ball, and people want to put him in top 5 discussions.
 
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Don't ever talk about Chism like that lol! He's one of my favorites. Even though you are right he really only had one great year.
 
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Stoked4Zo said:
Don't ever talk about Chism like that lol! He's one of my favorites. Even though you are right he really only had one great year.
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Nothing wrong with that. Hopson was one of my favorites, and as we all know, he's a complete and total talentless failure.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Nothing wrong with that. Hopson was one of my favorites, and as we all know, he's a complete and total talentless failure.
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Hopson was a damn beast. He had the talent to go down as the best player in UT history and he was just too mentally soft. Give me a player with hopson's talent and Jordan's mentality. That would be a hell of a player
 
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OrangeAllDay said:
Hubbs sucks and it's cause of Zo he sucks. Zo should of had him ready for his freshman year. Now he's just going to be a bust like all our other 5 stars
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Agreed. Coach K is also a turrible judge of talent. What were they thinking?
 
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Underrated include:
Howard Wood
CJ Black
Mike Jackson (from the Ernie and Bernie Era)
JuJuan Smith

Overrated include:
Scotty Hopson
Skylar McBee
Doug Roth
Swiperboy Woolridge
 
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OrangeAllDay said:
Hopson was a damn beast. He had the talent to go down as the best player in UT history and he was just too mentally soft. Give me a player with hopson's talent and Jordan's mentality. That would be a hell of a player
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Nah, just give me McRae lol.
 
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