This topic is a bit random, but I’ve taken some inspiration from various podcasts and articles that talk about players who aren’t what they used to be or who haven’t lived up to expectations. I don’t know if he’s the first to come up with this, but a common phrase Keith Smith likes to use is “he’s more of a name than a game at this point.”
The examples that come to mind are mostly older players who were once very good to great, but Father Time caught up with them. Guys like Brook Lopez, Joe Ingles and Kevin Love. Some might put Al Horford in that category, but honestly, I don’t want to. In fact, I think Nikola Vučević has been moving in this direction for a year or more.
Then there’s a similar type of player who may have been highly ranked in the draft, showed early promise, or had flashes in his career, but just hasn’t panned out the way one would have hoped. Sometimes linked to an injury, and sometimes simply without result. Maybe this falls into the “bankruptcy” category, but not always. Think about guys like DeAndre Ayton, Duncan Robinson, Dejounte Murray or Jalen Green.
So who am I forgetting? Who would you call overrated, overrated or otherwise? Who’s more of a name than a game these days?
