All-time Most Hated Team of Opposing Players

[dogpause]

Fans never hate their opponent's worst players, so they probably need to be really good to qualify.

Could a list be considered legit without Christian Laettner at the top?

Forgetting that we love Dan, Bobby Hurley also makes the list, but I've convinced myself he was adopted.

I'll need help beyond this point because after years of therapy, I'm not as much of a hater as I used to be. However, I think there have to be some former Cuse and Pitt players who qualify.

 

[storrsroars]

I could list a bunch, but two that came immediately to mind:
Gerry McNamara
Peyton Siva

 

[oshkosh]

Devendorf

 

[BFieldHusky]

Carl Krauser. Did he graduate yet?

 

[Spaceman213J]

My five would be Laettner, Alonzo Mourning, Ron Artest, Charles Mineland and probably DeJuan Blair. With Blair, it wasn't so much his personality, but the way he just bullied and handled Thabeet on the court.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

My five would be Laettner, Alonzo Mourning, Ron Artest, Charles Mineland and probably DeJuan Blair. With Blair, it wasn't so much his personality, but the way he just bullied and handled Thabeet on the court.

Still wild how much people celebrated Blair grabbing Thabeet’s arm and judo flipping him. That would have gotten him tossed and possibly suspended in today’s game.

 

[The Yakk]

I could list a bunch, but two that came immediately to mind:
Gerry McNamara
Peyton Siva

Why Peyton Siva? Yes he ran rings around our guards, but he seemed like a pretty good kid overall. What am I missing?

 

[The Yakk]

Here's my starting five:

C - Laettner
F - Artest
G - Macnamara
G - Devendorf
G - Teddy Allen

Duke's flopping d-bags Filipowski and Grayson Allen would have made the team, except we never played them.

 

[jibsey]

Still wild how much people celebrated Blair grabbing Thabeet’s arm and judo flipping him. That would have gotten him tossed and possibly suspended in today’s game.

Pitt was always a bunch of thugs, in my mind.

 

[temery]

No reason to reinvent the wheel. Nothing personal, but I truly hate threads about hate. This thread will be locked in a couple hours.

Most hated basketball players of all time

This is a little old but I thought thought that it is a good summer thread. Note the distinct overrepresentation from Dook. Our Canadian friends make the list with Devo.

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Big East Conference All Time Hated Players

We've done this before but its summer and I'm bored. Lets talk all time hated Big East Conference players. Those guys that you couldn't stand. And who do you think will be hated in 2020? I'll kick it off with my top 3: 1. Eric Devendorf 2. Troy Bell 3. Scottie Reynolds For 2020? Alpha Diallo...

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Most hated Syracuse players of all time

Let me start the list: 1.Eric Devendorf-tough to top this guy with the Eminem look, the gestures to the crowd, and incessant whining to refs.

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Most hated UConn players by the rest of the Big East

Other thread got me thinking, who from UConn were the most hated by/brought most annoyance to the rest of the conference/other teams over the years? I'm sure KEA would be mentioned, somehow I could see AJ

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Most Hated Player bracket

The Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years Laettner should win in a landslide, of course... UConn's only rep is Marcus Williams, an 8 seed that won't pull the upset (by being more hated) than the 1 seed who is Hansbrough. Though I could definitely see Hansbrough losing in...

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The Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years

I think all of us (over 35 at least) would vote for Chrissy The Duke bracket is tough though

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[willie99]

great list of players mentioned, hate them all, but Preston Shubert is at the top of my list

We tried to make him the number 1 overall pick and put him in the basketball HOF

 

[Deepster]

No reason to reinvent the wheel. Nothing personal, but I truly hate threads about hate. This thread will be locked in a couple hours.

Most hated basketball players of all time

This is a little old but I thought thought that it is a good summer thread. Note the distinct overrepresentation from Dook. Our Canadian friends make the list with Devo.

the-boneyard.com

Big East Conference All Time Hated Players

We've done this before but its summer and I'm bored. Lets talk all time hated Big East Conference players. Those guys that you couldn't stand. And who do you think will be hated in 2020? I'll kick it off with my top 3: 1. Eric Devendorf 2. Troy Bell 3. Scottie Reynolds For 2020? Alpha Diallo...

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Most hated Syracuse players of all time

Let me start the list: 1.Eric Devendorf-tough to top this guy with the Eminem look, the gestures to the crowd, and incessant whining to refs.

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Most hated UConn players by the rest of the Big East

Other thread got me thinking, who from UConn were the most hated by/brought most annoyance to the rest of the conference/other teams over the years? I'm sure KEA would be mentioned, somehow I could see AJ

the-boneyard.com

Most Hated Player bracket

The Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years Laettner should win in a landslide, of course... UConn's only rep is Marcus Williams, an 8 seed that won't pull the upset (by being more hated) than the 1 seed who is Hansbrough. Though I could definitely see Hansbrough losing in...

the-boneyard.com

The Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years

I think all of us (over 35 at least) would vote for Chrissy The Duke bracket is tough though

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Can we talk about your all time UConn starting five instead?

 

[temery]

Can we talk about your all time UConn starting five instead?

Yes. Ray Allen, Okafor, and probably three guys from the last two years. I don't remember many players from 2000 to 2014. I was drunk most of that time.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I hated Colin Gillespie until he came up short when Kimani Young closed out the Nova win with Dan Hurley ejected from the game.

But after we got Cam last year, Gillespie bothered a lot less, to the point of not even caring and even respecting that he was (allowed to be) quite effective, and thereby accomplished much.

I quickly recognized - with ease - that Cam Spencer was OUR guy, the one who OTHER teams could (or had to) hate, and he became a beloved legend.

Spencer was a quintessential, "Hasn't he graduated yet?" guy who played only one season on our team and conference... an instant classic.

 

[RipCity]

I think this is more of a compliment to him than anything, but Kalkbrenner is rising on my list.

 

[temery]

Someone needs to explain to me the hatred towards Ewing. I've met him twice, and he was nothing short of a soft-spoken giant.

 

[rrskyjf]

Laettner, Allen, Redick - all Duke basketball punks!

Watch the 92 UK - Duke game, how does Laettner not get tossed for intentionally stepping on a player. If it's any other game, the UK boys would kick his ass.

 

[nomar]

HAHAHAHA

@uchusky32 said "Danny Hurley"

Big East Conference All Time Hated Players

Ben Hansbrough. Not even close.

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[Tenspro2002]

No reason to reinvent the wheel. Nothing personal, but I truly hate threads about hate. This thread will be locked in a couple hours.

Most hated basketball players of all time

This is a little old but I thought thought that it is a good summer thread. Note the distinct overrepresentation from Dook. Our Canadian friends make the list with Devo.

the-boneyard.com

Big East Conference All Time Hated Players

We've done this before but its summer and I'm bored. Lets talk all time hated Big East Conference players. Those guys that you couldn't stand. And who do you think will be hated in 2020? I'll kick it off with my top 3: 1. Eric Devendorf 2. Troy Bell 3. Scottie Reynolds For 2020? Alpha Diallo...

the-boneyard.com

Most hated Syracuse players of all time

Let me start the list: 1.Eric Devendorf-tough to top this guy with the Eminem look, the gestures to the crowd, and incessant whining to refs.

the-boneyard.com

Most hated UConn players by the rest of the Big East

Other thread got me thinking, who from UConn were the most hated by/brought most annoyance to the rest of the conference/other teams over the years? I'm sure KEA would be mentioned, somehow I could see AJ

the-boneyard.com

Most Hated Player bracket

The Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years Laettner should win in a landslide, of course... UConn's only rep is Marcus Williams, an 8 seed that won't pull the upset (by being more hated) than the 1 seed who is Hansbrough. Though I could definitely see Hansbrough losing in...

the-boneyard.com

The Most Hated College Basketball Players of the Last 30 Years

I think all of us (over 35 at least) would vote for Chrissy The Duke bracket is tough though

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Very satisfying that we beat a lot of these guys.

 

[Scottzer]

I think this is more of a compliment to him than anything, but Kalkbrenner is rising on my list.

For the life of me, I don’t understand how he’s not considered a first round pick. How’s an excellent defender who does t foul not worth a pick for a contender looking for a nice bench piece?

I recall him saying some things about how UConn hadn’t beaten them until a game in the 22-23 season. I could get behind some dislike there, but not quite hate. I wouldn’t be happy to see Rod Sellers elbow his head into the court.

 

[temery]

HAHAHAHA

@uchusky32 said "Danny Hurley"

Big East Conference All Time Hated Players

Ben Hansbrough. Not even close.

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if UConn loses even one game in Hawaii, the rats will return. Two games and they're all be back, crashing the server. The very, very sad fact is this site has far more traffic after a loss.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Chevon Troutman
Preston Shumpert
Eric Devendorf
Drew Timme
Jerome Williams

 

[August_West]

Fans never hate their opponent's worst players, so they probably need to be really good to qualify.

Could a list be considered legit without Christian Laettner at the top?

Forgetting that we love Dan, Bobby Hurley also makes the list, but I've convinced myself he was adopted.

I'll need help beyond this point because after years of therapy, I'm not as much of a hater as I used to be. However, I think there have to be some former Cuse and Pitt players who qualify.

Im going to regret disclosing this, but I never hated Christian Laettner. I enjoyed watching him play college hoops. I liked the swagger and the trolling even though it wasnt called trolling back then. But then I always rooted for the heels in pro wrestling too. Laettner in his time was the closest thing to a pro wrestling Ric Flair like heel that sports had and I thought it was awesome.

Players I hated:
Chris Taft
Eric Murdock
Preston Shumpert
Boubacar Aw
Colin Gillespie

 

[ConnMotors]

The Villanova player that was from Connecticut

 

[ec33]

The Villanova player that was from Connecticut

Seems like a gratuitous shot at Harold Pressley -- but if "love is love" then I guess "hate is hate?" That doesn't seem right.

 

[husky8273]

The Villanova player that was from Connecticut

Harold Jensen??

 

[superjohn]

Im going to regret disclosing this, but I never hated Christian Laettner. I enjoyed watching him play college hoops. I liked the swagger and the trolling even though it wasnt called trolling back then. But then I always rooted for the heels in pro wrestling too. Laettner in his time was the closest thing to a pro wrestling Ric Flair like heel that sports had and I thought it was awesome.

Players I hated:
Chris Taft
Eric Murdock
Preston Shumpert
Boubacar Aw
Colin Gillespie

Laettner was the perfect heel. He was so goshdarn good that people irrationally hated him and he relished it. He was an incredible player, he was handsome, and he was confident. The hatred was so wild that people made up he was a silver spoon kid and went after his sexuality. The haters created a pretty boy in their heads when nothing about him was like that, people did that with Jake Voskuhl too but he was nowhere near the national figure Laettner was. There was nothing pretty boy about either of them, two of the toughest guys you'll see on the court.

The type of Duke player I hated was Wojo because all the hype and accolades never matched his actual game. The floor slapping was also stupid.

 

[superjohn]

The Villanova player that was from Connecticut

Some of their best all-time players are from CT.

John Pinone, Harold Pressley, Harold Jensen

 

[CTBasketball]

I have a lot. But Eric Devendorf, Victor Paige, Karl Krauser, and Chris Thomas are high on my list.

 

[Khal Drogo]

Chevon Troutman
Preston Shumpert
Eric Devendorf
Drew Timme
Jerome Williams

Marty Conlon from Providence