“Most Hated College Player of All-Time”
March 14th, 2013




For whatever it’s worth, my Final Four is Christian Laettner, Danny Ainge, Marcus Camby, and Tyler Hansbrough.

With Laettner over Hansbrough in the finals.

Anyone who doesn’t have Laettner as the eventual champ has a dark, dark soul.



  1. Dr. J. March 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    Definitely Laettner.

    Danny Ainge is the most hated college player of all time AFTER HE WENT PRO. Laettner is, “Laettner who?” in the NBA.

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  3. Mike Collins March 15, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    Since I thought this should be based on on-court hate, the Camby bracket was really weak, but he was really the only choice. Who the heck hates Mateen Cleaves, other than maybe a few insane Michigan fans?

    They should have just called this the Laettner Award and excluded him from the Duke bracket. I think he’s a 1:1,000 favorite in Vegas. In that event, I’d have to go with Wojo even with the wealth of choices. He still needs to pick up his jock every time he thinks of Wayne Turner. Defensive player of the year, indeed.

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  5. Galley Friend J.E. March 17, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    My final four: Bill Laimbeer, Bill Laimbeer, Bill Laimbeer, and Bill Laimbeer.

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  7. Steve Sailer March 20, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    It’s fascinating how many white players are hated by white fans for being white. It’s like the reverse Jeremy Lin Effect: Chinese people love Jeremy Lin for being Chinese.

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