The Shareef Squad
The opposite of the SoulHonky Brigade, here's the squad of players that I simply can't stand watching or, for some reason, just can't stand at all. The team is named after 20/10 and no playoffs superstar Shareef Abdur Rahim because I both disliked Rahim's game and also hated that he was vastly overrated. I especially disliked him because of a little rivalry that Hawks and C's fans had between him and Antoine Walker (clearly, nobody really won that battle).
Starters
C: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs: I supported Tim Duncan for years out of respect for his talent and success but enough is enough. A guy as good as he is can't keep playing for fouls and whine all the time. (Although I have to admit, if he wasn't on the Celtics, Kendrick Perkins would get this spot. His constant pouting gets to me.)
PF: Zach Randolph, New York Knicks: Randolph got bashed so much last year that I almost took him off the team but he's still the prototypical good-for-stats/bad-for-team player. He also is good for at least one jaw droppingly stupid play a month. The fact that teams are keeping an eye on him and thinking about dealing for him still boggles my mind (although two of said GM's are John Paxson and Danny Ferry so I shouldn't be surprised.)
SF: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder: Do something besides shoot. I usually don't let the hype get to me (unless it's ridiculously overdone ala Brett Favre) but Durant got so much love that nobody really noticed that he's a one dimensional player. He's this gangly guy who should be good but seems content with being a more awkward version of Rashard Lewis. Granted, Lewis did sucker someone into paying him 20 million dollars a year so maybe it's not such a bad idea after all.
SG: Michael Redd, Milwaukee Bucks: I don't like his game and he scores the most useless 20+ points in the league. He's the Zach Randolph of guards.
PG: Andre Miller, Philadelphia 76ers: I have never liked his game and have never thought he was as good of a point guard as people make him out to be. I don't think he makes any of his teammates better and he is constantly missing open men in favor of taking a shot himself. The Sixers should trade him because they'd be better off without him.
Reserves
C: Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls: Shut up already, you're terrible.
PF: Tyrus Thomas, Chicago Bulls: When he tries, he can be fun to watch even though he really has no clue how to play the game of basketball. When he doesn't try, it's miserable seeing him waste his potential. Then again, when he thinks he's a small forward, it's hilarious because the guy is a comedy of errors. He's currently shooting 28% from the field and has a 1 to 3 A/TO ratio.
SF: Wally Szczerbiak, Cleveland Cavaliers: I never liked Wally and one of the reasons I started this site was because Ainge traded for him. And mind you, we were trading away Ricky Davis and Mark Blount so you know that I really must have hated Wally. The Man Called World is a poor man's Michael Redd (although his passing skills are better). He's also always got some miffed look about something. Even when his teammates score he seems a bit peeved. I have to imagine that Ray Allen hates playing Cleveland because he has to hear KG and Pierce go on and on about what a douchebag World is.
SG: Adam Morrison, Charlotte Bobcats: It's not even that I don't like Morrison as much as I can't stand watching him run around the court. He makes me nervous. I can only imagine how Bobcats fans feel. Although, in order to do that, I guess I'd have to imagine there were actually Bobcats fans to begin with. Still, the people of Charlotte have to hate that while the Hornets are competing for a title, they are stuck watching Spazz, Fatty May, and the rest of the Bobcats.
PG: Steve Blake, Portland Trailblazers: Not that Sergio Rodriguez is any better but Blake is annoying to watch. He dribbles out the clock, drives to the lane and gets cut off and dribbles back out wasting even more of the clock, often picks up his dribble in terrible situations and gets trapped, and basically doesn't do much of anything that is helpful to his team. I really can't imagine there aren't at least a dozen of point guards sitting at home who couldn't do a better a job than this scrub. Why the Blazers gave him 4 million a year is baffling.
PG: Mo Williams, Cleveland Cavaliers: One reason I can't stand Mo is because he was a guy that I rooted for but when he got his chance, he became a me-first point guard. Even worse, he got rewarded with a big paycheck while the Bucks got rid of one of the most underrated players in the league, TJ Ford. Add into the fact that he's now the supposed savior of LeBron and the Cavs and he's someone I don't think I'll ever find myself rooting for this season.
C/PF: The Nets Frontcourt: Yi is overrated, Sean Williams can't get his head on straight, Brook Lopez is a bust which should make Stromile Swift feel better, Ryan Anderson's game is as forgettable as his name, and Josh Boone is just funny looking. Although, I guess Eduardo Najera's not so bad so he's the exception.
C: Mark Blount, Miami Heat: Grade A punk. I don't see how any Celtics fan could not despise him.