Grantland: Most Hated Basketball Players of Past 30 Years

DutchViking

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Has no one mentioned Raef LaFrenz? or Jacque Vaughn?

I could easily get to 16 Kansas players.

Also haven't seen a Chris Mihm mention.

Agreed on the amount of Kansas players we could list.

No mention of Mihm because we all have great memories of Fizer's facial over him.
 

kentkel

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Byron Houston, Byron Houston's elbows.
I completely forgot about him. Wasn't it something like 3 straight years that he purposely elbowed an ISU player in a game in Stillwater? Doerrfeld was one of the victims for sure - not sure about the other(s). He probably tops the list even though I generally like OSU. Good catch CRcy!
 

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I completely forgot about him. Wasn't it something like 3 straight years that he purposely elbowed an ISU player in a game in Stillwater? Doerrfeld was one of the victims for sure - not sure about the other(s). He probably tops the list even though I generally like OSU. Good catch CRcy!

He got Michalik real good one year. Bloody mess. That dude was big & bad.
 
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From previous NCAA tourneys:
Shareef Abdur-Rahim. We disposed of California in the '96 or '97 tourney in comfortable fashion, but I only really remember one thing from that game: George Raveling's awful announcing job & how he was compelled to keep repeating the name "Shareef Abdur-Rahim" about every 20 seconds. ISU was playing well, but all he wanted to do was talk up Abdur-Rahim. UGH!
Cameron Dollar. The second worst no-call charge ever in the history of ISU sports (just slightly behind Johnson's this year).
 

Cyclonestate78

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Has no one mentioned Raef LaFrenz? or Jacque Vaughn?

I could easily get to 16 Kansas players.

Also haven't seen a Chris Mihm mention.

Didn't Vaughn choke on a few free throws late in the game when ISU beat Kansas to win the final Big 8 Tournament championship? Pretty sure he missed a floater at the buzzer too.
 

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Andy Osborn - Colorado circa 2004-2005ish (iirc)

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Some excellent candidates! I will add Oklahoma's Tim Heskett and the Haley twins from Mizzou. Eff those guys.
 

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I agree with their pick of J.J. Redick. I just get angry as **** whenever I hear his name. What a little ***** he was.

Surprisingly enough, actually a really good dude. I know, I know, impossible to believe!
 

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I agree with their pick of J.J. Redick. I just get angry as **** whenever I hear his name. What a little ***** he was.

just prepare yourself for the jj redick comparisons when matt thomas goes for 25+ in about eight months....
 

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Chris Kingsbury. I usually don't go after Iowa players, but he was just smothered in punk.

Big Country I suppose in Big 8, although his dominance was impressive, and it was at a time that college basketball was generally a lot better.
 

madguy30

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Also Paul Pierce. Just...something was wasn't right there.
 

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Those that said Derek Cheivous....this is the correct answer. There is no one worse than Derek Chevious.
 

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