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The mainstream sports media continually discuss and debate the skill and prowess of various athletes.  These judgments are often disputed by other observers<ref>Go into any "sports bar" to see the phenomenon</ref>, believing that commentators have "overrated" them (given more praise than is warranted) or "underrated" them (less praise).  Sometimes the criticism of the commentators is based on a perception that they (the commentators) are [[liberal]] or that the sports figures are conservative .  Here's a growing list of the most '''''underrated''''' and '''''overerrated''''' sports stars:

The mainstream sports media continually discuss and debate the skill and prowess of various athletes.  These judgments are often disputed by other observers,<ref>Go into any "sports bar" to see the phenomenon</ref> believing that commentators have "overrated" them (given more praise than is warranted) or "underrated" them (less praise).  Sometimes the criticism of the commentators is based on a perception that they (the commentators) are [[liberal]] or that the sports figures are conservative .  Here's a growing list of the most '''''underrated''''' and '''''overerrated''''' sports stars:

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|Bill Laimbeer

|Bill Laimbeer

|only the 19th player to surpass both 10,000 points and rebounds. Defeated both Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson and won two NBA championships (including sweeping Magic's Lakers in four games). Laimbeer was the finest long-range shooting center in history and led an average team to two championships in a highly competitive era.

|only the 19th player to surpass both 10,000 points and rebounds. Defeated both Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson and won two NBA championships (including sweeping Magic's Lakers in four games). Laimbeer was the finest long-range shooting center in history and led an average team to two championships in a highly competitive era.

|received much praise in the media<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/960281-the-10-best-three-point-shooting-big-men-in-nba-history/page/6 Ranked #6 as the best three-point shooter among big players in history, which includes forwards]</ref>, but was never inducted into the Hall of Fame<ref>http://www.notinhalloffame.com/basketball/1714-28-bill-laimbeer</ref>

|received much praise in the media,<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/960281-the-10-best-three-point-shooting-big-men-in-nba-history/page/6 Ranked #6 as the best three-point shooter among big players in history, which includes forwards]</ref> but was never inducted into the Hall of Fame<ref>http://www.notinhalloffame.com/basketball/1714-28-bill-laimbeer</ref>

|tossup

|tossup

|a [[conservative]] who was demonized by the [[liberal media]]

|a [[conservative]] who was demonized by the [[liberal media]]

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