What does this site underrate/overrate?

[Furball]

Overrated : This site's NZ posters. Much like their cricket team, they used to be the likeable ones and hit their peak (atleast in numbers if not in quality) in 2014-15. Now they're the ****tiest group on here. Constantly getting into silly little fights, stinking up the politics thread, using ****** injokes which even half you nzers don't get, and generally being a testy and irritable bunch.

Now don't get me wrong, I still like all of you blokes individually, but as a group, the decline has been steep. Far less than the sum of the parts. Blocky may actually need to come back. Proved a brilliant common foe.

Blocky coming back would at least deflect attention away from how bad Zinzan and Howsie are, I agree.

 

[viriya]

Jayawardene the embodiment of a home town bully tbh.

Home town bullies are underrated.

 

[mr_mister]

Overrated: Average at certain batting positions - I'll maintain to my dying day it's not as important as its made out to be


Underrated: Limited Overs cricket

 

[Burgey]

Overrated: Brett Lee and Shane Watson as LO cricketers.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Overrated: Average at certain batting positions - I'll maintain to my dying day it's not as important as its made out to be


Underrated: Limited Overs cricket

I generally agree, until it becomes something that the batsman knows/cares about. If it begins to play on him mentally then it does matter - and some batsmen have that tendency, very particular and anal about things.

 

[Furball]

Overrated: Brett Lee and Shane Watson as LO cricketers.

Last 3 words in that sentence are redundant.

 

[mr_mister]

pretty sure nobody here rates Lee or Watson in anything other than ODIS

 

[Burgey]

Last 3 words in that sentence are redundant.

Tbf they've each won more WCs than any England player.

 

[Zinzan]

Blocky coming back would at least deflect attention away from how bad Zinzan and Howsie are, I agree.

As long as we're both shy of your level of *****ness Furball, I think both Howsie and I will be just fine. You've consistently set a pretty high standard for a good few years now

BTW, you were extremely lucky that wasn't 1-0 or even 2-0 to NZ that last series in England... we were all over you at Lords, but let it slip once from being in a winning position and then even failing to hold out the draw...

 

[Howe_zat]

Why do people keep making this thread, it's just an open invitation for us to talk at cross purposes for a bit

 

[Burgey]

Fun innit? Break from the draft threads.

 

[mr_mister]

cringe @ aussies using 'innit'

 

[Zinzan]

Why do people keep making this thread, it's just an open invitation for us to talk at cross purposes for a bit

I was thinking this feels familiar...

 

[Gnske]

Overrated: ***** Likes
Underrated: Shady Slim Likes

 

[smash84]

overrated:draft threads
underrated:Burgey's rants

 

[TheJediBrah]

Overrated: Spin bowlers and how good batsman are at playing spin, especially in the subcontinent. It's not even real cricket.

Overrated: Average at certain batting positions - I'll maintain to my dying day it's not as important as its made out to be

Yes. If it's like no. 6 v opening, fair enough, but if you're saying that a guys average at no. 5 is twice as good at his average at no. 4 and therefore he's magically a much better batsman at no. 5 then you're an idiot.

 

[smash84]

regarding spin I think over and underrated should be as follows

overrated: playing spin well
underrated: playing spin competently

Else batsmen end up looking like complete fools (Australia in SL Exhibit A)

 

[Athlai]

Overrated : This site's NZ posters. Much like their cricket team, they used to be the likeable ones and hit their peak (atleast in numbers if not in quality) in 2014-15. Now they're the ****tiest group on here. Constantly getting into silly little fights, stinking up the politics thread, using ****** injokes which even half you nzers don't get, and generally being a testy and irritable bunch.

Now don't get me wrong, I still like all of you blokes individually, but as a group, the decline has been steep. Far less than the sum of the parts. Blocky may actually need to come back. Proved a brilliant common foe.

Yeah something definitely changed. Kiwi posters feuding was pretty much unheard of, but now there are bones of contention everywhere. I for one, blame Phlegm.

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah, I'll join the 'blame Phlegm society' too, sounds convenient.

 

[Brian Lara]

I feel that many people on the forum overrate past players when compared to modern greats. Sports, not just cricket, are in a constant state of evolution. The average standard as a rule improves over time. Sure, there can be weak and strong eras but in general, the sport progresses for the better. I love to study the history of the game and appreciate greatness as much as anyone, so we should be sure not to miss those cementing their legacy at present.