I know we love penny hardaway but........

[Consumed]

And this right here is why I made this thread.

Name who was better. Are you even aware of that man's post game?

 

[Reggie]

How many points did you think Penny would average with Shaq Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott on the team both who averaged 20 a game before Shaq and Penny got there. Then you talk about the assists when a lot of time Penny was playing the 2 guard spot while Shaw or Skiles was at the point during his first couple of years. But either way if you saw Penny play then you know he was that dude and he could have been out there averaging 25 plus a game if he didn't have all the talent he had with him on the Magic squad. He could do everything on the court on both ends and he was killing cats in the post with that 6'7 height. No way he wouldn't have been an all time great without the injuries cause he was already First Team NBA within his first 3 years and hadn't even touched the peak of his abilities.

 

[FlyRy]

penny used to ALWAYS light the bulls up. he was one of my favorite players ever

 

[THEREALBRAND]

We really talking about penny in 2016

Says the dude that named himself after a rapper that's been dead for 17 years

 

[The_Third_Man]

Yeah Penny is overrated here. He used to be 7-11 year olds' favorite player (the lil Penny campaign was huge) back then which is probably the age bracket of the majority of coli posters around 95-97.

on the other hand Grant Hill is underrated

 

[Greenhornet]

he reminds me of paul george with better playmaking and IQ

 

[ezrathegreat]

@Frank Lucas bookmarked for neg

 

[Consumed]

Yeah Penny is overrated here. He used to be 7-11 year olds' favorite player (the lil Penny campaign was huge) back then which is probably the age bracket of the majority of coli posters around 95-97.

on the other hand Grant Hill is underrated

If anything I'd say its the opposite. Penny is underrated, Hill overrated.

 

[The_Third_Man]

If anything I'd say its the opposite. Penny is underrated, Hill overrated.

How? Grant Hill is rarely mentioned. I tried searching his name, and I couldn't find a pure pro-Hill thread in the 1st 5 pages.

Penny though?
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/lets-remind-ourselves-of-anfernee-penny-hardaway.406135/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/people-often-forget-how-good-penny-hardaway-really-was.80461/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/people-often-forget-how-good-penny-hardaway-really-was.80461/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/seri...w-than-penny-hardaway-did-offensively.323661/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/youn...dont-know-how-great-penny-hardaway-was.95449/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/coli...r-post-back-to-basket-game-than-penny.259158/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/penny-hardaway-appreciation-thread.91684/

 

[mbewane]

Injuries robbed us so bad

 

[L&HH]

How? Grant Hill is rarely mentioned. I tried searching his name, and I couldn't find a pure pro-Hill thread in the 1st 5 pages.

Penny though?
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/lets-remind-ourselves-of-anfernee-penny-hardaway.406135/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/people-often-forget-how-good-penny-hardaway-really-was.80461/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/people-often-forget-how-good-penny-hardaway-really-was.80461/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/seri...w-than-penny-hardaway-did-offensively.323661/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/youn...dont-know-how-great-penny-hardaway-was.95449/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/coli...r-post-back-to-basket-game-than-penny.259158/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/penny-hardaway-appreciation-thread.91684/

Just because people mention him a lot and idolize him does not make him overrated. how many players can you name with a better 3-4 year start to their career other than other all time greats?

 

[The_Third_Man]

Just because people mention him a lot and idolize him does not make him overrated. how many players can you name with a better 3-4 year start to their career other than other all time greats?

Yes he gets more credits than he truly deserves which is the definition of being overrated.

 

[Tom Foolery]

How? Grant Hill is rarely mentioned. I tried searching his name, and I couldn't find a pure pro-Hill thread in the 1st 5 pages.

Penny though?
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/lets-remind-ourselves-of-anfernee-penny-hardaway.406135/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/people-often-forget-how-good-penny-hardaway-really-was.80461/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/people-often-forget-how-good-penny-hardaway-really-was.80461/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/seri...w-than-penny-hardaway-did-offensively.323661/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/youn...dont-know-how-great-penny-hardaway-was.95449/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/coli...r-post-back-to-basket-game-than-penny.259158/
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/penny-hardaway-appreciation-thread.91684/

I made a thread a few years back http://www.thecoli.com/threads/refresh-my-memory-how-good-was-grant-hill.92911/

Grant didn't have the star power imo that's why he's so forgettable.

 

[Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez]

You got something against Penny my nikka?


I don't think anyone considers Penny an all-timer, we all know his career got cut short due to his knee problems and only saw a short time of his prime

At his best, he was a top 10 player in the league and easily a top 5 guard and could have been a HOF but we know how that ended

Why you so mad?

We didn't even see Penny in his prime, dude started breaking down in his mid 20's
He had Shaq averaging 29, D Scott getting 12-15, Nick the Brick getting 15, Horace getting 12-15 at an era when the game was played at a slower pace than ever
That's the problem with stat geeks. Did OP even see the man play? Forget the numbers, an eye test would tell you the nikka was nice and made it look easy. He wasn't needed to score a lot of points on a consistent basis, but he had little problems in doing so
NBA coaches legit feared him

 

[Manuel Hot Pepper Lopez]

Penny Hardaway wasn't that good.

Prime Paul Pierce>>>

A HOF player in his prime better than a player that never made it to his prime. REALLY???

And who stans Paul Pierce? To the point he's in your avi and you put him in conversations for no reason?