"Playoff Jimmy" Butler is the most OVERRATED Player in the NBA

All-Star caliber? Yes. Future HoF? Yes. OVERRATED? Yes. Overrated does not mean he sucks. However, I think that Jimmy Butler has become the most overrated star in the NBA. I explain in this video why I feel this way. Again, I do not think he is a BAD PLAYER. Do you agree with me?

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[@HarveyS-le4qb]

Still great but yes

[@willyjedi]

this video should be called “Boston fan traumatized by Jimmy Butler”

[@franktakessports]

Hahaha no!!

[@jnl7196]

Or salty Sixers fan “Tobias Harris over me?”

[@Miles_305]

Nah, the teams Jimmy has carried to deep runs cannot be overrated. He has done way more with way less.

[@franktakessports]

You think?

[@richardfinney2548]

@@franktakessportsgreat response

[@joshuaharris53]

That don’t mean he can’t be overrated because when he wins he won with less and when he loses he played with bums or he didn’t have no help🤔

[@user-qh3lw4xe4i]

Done what?

[@yahcrack]

Gabe Vincent, Maxx Struss and company carried him to that Finals.

[@markfriedman5358]

So true the Heat need a true 7 ft center,a point guard,and another power forward. We can't win a championship with Buttler as there number one.

[@franktakessports]

Exactly!

[@tylerriley2587]

Heat fans are so annoying, and also Jimmy is an arrogant man. He said he guaranteed the Heat would win against the Pelicans last night, and they lost. He said it was that time after beating the Pelicans in late February, and after that, the heat went 4-5 @@franktakessports

[@vagician5743]

If anyone is overrated, its jayson tatum. Anthony edwards is what we thought jayson tatum would be

[@franktakessports]

How’s Tatum overrated? He’s 2x AE

[@Jbf-76]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danny9732]

Not taking a Celtics fan opinion on this seriously

[@franktakessports]

Bummer haha

[@markuku2991]

Nope. He’s not overrated at all. In fact he deserves it. He clearly is the alpha dog in the team and thanks to him, the heat culture is alive. They have also been somewhat plagued with injuries from key players like buttler and herro and made some minor adjustments in their roster and is perhaps experimenting stuff. They literally had absolutely zero business winning the conference finals last year as the 8th seed but they still did. Everyone forgot about miami last year until they won. Yes they lost, but it was from a crazy strong denver team. He is the michael jordan type player, but even players like him is no longer enough to win titles today. Maybe in the past. But right now, the NbA is just so loaded with new talent weve never seen before.

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[@PharaohsNews]

The fact that Jimmy regularly beats and outplays guys who are supposedly in a higher tier than him in the playoffs, with lesser teams, isn’t something that should be criticized more than the fact that the supposedly “better” players are losing to him regularly.

[@1dolphinsheatfan68]

What the heck has Jayson Tatum done in the playoffs compared to Jimmy he has nowhere near as many All-Star selections as Jimmy Butler. He took the Celtics to the finals ones. Jimmy has done it twice with undrafted players and Jason has had Jaylen Brown Jrue holiday Al horford Jimmy only has Bam and all the other players are role players he single-handedly took down the number one seed last season with a clutch 56 points in game 4 was like The Walking Dead came back and took down the Knicks and your Celtics so the fact that you’re saying he’s overrated is quite bold coming from a Celtics fan

[@franktakessports]

Tatum just turned 26 Jimmy turning 34

[@1dolphinsheatfan68]

But the fact that Jimmy can do it at that age and Jayson can’t the fact that you’re saying Jimmy Butler is overrated is asinine Tatum can never take a team by himself to the NBA finals and Jimmy did it twice

[@dii1314]

@@1dolphinsheatfan68 Jayson Tatum has done at 26 more than Butler's done at 34

[@Leonardo-Lenguaje]

You make some reasonable points. Though, I don't agree that Jimmy Butler is overhyped. The discourse has always been that he's good enough to be the #2 on a championship team--that sentiment was not lost in the "Playoff Jimmy" hype--even the Heat were looking to sign Dame, b/c they knew they were just 1-2 pieces away. And this is something I'd assume you agree with since you said he's more of a 1b. Jimmy Butler is a hustle player that can get a team 25pts/night and from time to time explode for 40pts. He did underperform in the finals, but consider that they ran through pretty much the toughest road to the finals in years and Jimmy carried them for many of those games dropping insane numbers (so the "under-performance" was really just him coming back down to earth, which is reasonable when you carried a team through 3 rounds defying the odds). By the time they got to the playoffs they were clearly out-matched and Jimmy was visibly gassed. Even if Jimmy played better they probably still would have lost that series. I'm moreso surprised they didn't get swept and happened to keep most of the games to within 10pts. Also, you're diminishing the context of how that playoffs run went. Jimmy was 33yrs/old carrying a team of minimum contract guys, journeymen, and G-League players and they somehow made it to the finals. That's insane--regardless of what we think of Boston's choke job. They went through the Bucks, the Knicks, and Boston to get to that finals. There's nothing anyone can tell me to convince me that this wasn't an insane run. Jimmy's career, when we look back on it, will be one where people will say he was actually underrated as a #2 (probably one of the best #2 options in this generation--so good in fact that he practically nearly reached the levels of a #1), b/c every team he played on got better when he got there and usually got worse after he left. The problem with Jimmy was that coaches/lockerooms didn't love him, so he never lasted long. He was always willing to be a #2--as long as he was paid for his value. Had Jimmy remained in Philly or Minnesota, would they have won a ring by now? That's the real question. Remember that Philly essentially traded Jimmy away in favor of Ben Simmons... let that sink in. Minnesota got rid of him b/c of the friction with Kat and Wiggins. Wiggins is gone and looks like a shell of himself, and Kat is starting to show up in the trade rumor mill. If that team doesn't win this year, Kat is probably gone. He's not underrated. He's rated just about right. I do agree with you though that there's no way this heat team this year is beating that celtics team... That celtics team is so good that it's Championship or bust for them at this point--if you can't win with that squad, it's time to break it up. You do have to give Jimy more credit though--it's not just a Spoelstra thing. He was also really good on the 76ers and in Minnesota, and even the Bulls. This is why he's called playoffs Jimmy--b/c he's been doing it for a minute now. But consider this--the problem is that Jimmy's career is essentially over now. He's going to be like 35 next season, so that's more material to this discussion of where he can rank on a championship roster. Starting next season you probably can't even win with him being your #2 best player, b/c the game is just too fast these days and that decline hits hard after 35 years old man. The Heat, knowing this, were pushing to get Dame this year, b/c they know that Jimmy has like 1-2 good seasons left in him where he can be the #2 on a championship roster. That Dame contract is a grenade, but they wouldn't have cared since they were trying to maximize Jimmy's contract, which will be a grenade after next season as well.

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Thank you for the comment! I see your side

[@JunkYardDawg11]

Very delusional guy, put Tatum in that current Heat team and he wont make them be in the playoffs. Jimmy took a team to the finals with rookies like Herro and Duncan Robinson and a very limited type of player in Bam, Jimmy is the real deal, and I prefer someone steps up big in the playoffs than someone who does it in the regular season. Do you really think Jimmy cant score 30 points a game in the regular season, he can easily do it, but he decides not to, because his game is not shooting threes which doesnt take much effort honestly, his game is bullying people and going inside and scoring and posting up, which takes a big toll on your body. If he doesnt win that dont mean he is overrated, look at the teams he played on, look at the players he had in all his career. I think if he stayed in philly, he would had won, and got an extremely lucky bounce for the raptors to win, or else sixers would had won the whole thing. Jimmy is the real deal hands down, he is a player that doesnt play for stats or numbers, he makes winning plays and he only cares about winning

[@franktakessports]

Respectfully disagree but thank you for the comment! Tatum on another tier

[@tylerriley2587]

Here's another thing with him carrying Miami to the finals twice that can take a toll on Jimmy's body, and injuries begin to pile up, and his body will start to break down soon.

[@franktakessports]

True! Appreciate the comment, Tyler

[@tylerriley2587]

@@franktakessports when the play-in comes I know they will have to rely on Terry Rozier to get them the points if Butler and Bam start to struggle. but how impactful were Strus and Gabe Vincent before Miami let them walk last summer

[@wildheart2978]

Yeah, you can't be nicknamed ''Playoff Jimmy'' and you have no rings. I get why he's liked (troll mixed with dawg). However, he hasn't won or accomplished enough to be given the amount of praise. Especially when younger talent (Tatum, Booker, Trae, etc) get slander for less. Caleb Martin was really the star to me in 2023. He shocked everyone!

[@franktakessports]

Agree! Caleb was fantastic. Thanks for commenting

[@quojo5757]

I think the reason he is liked more than those guys is because of his "dawgness" and how much he plays with his heart. Most people like westbrook for his heart. Its just like that in all sports. Lets be honest Jimmy has never had big help like those players. Tatum should be swimming in rings by now. Dbook too. Trae is just giving the other team free points with his defense. If Jimmy had as much help as the those guys he would have had 3 rings by now. This is just my opinion

[@gost3480]

Tatum and Booker have great teams and are expected to win. They are NOT meeting expectations. No one is realistically expecting the Heat to win. They are OVER-achieving.

[@Thugg12]

@@gost3480 Tatum has had a championship level team for the last two years . And made the NBA finals, then lost in game seven of the ECF. Bookers had some good teams, but nothing insane.

[@PharaohsNews]

Jimmy has done more in the playoffs than Paul Pierce before KG got there but I doubt this Celtics fan was saying Paul Pierce was overrated.

[@franktakessports]

No one was putting Pierce with Duncan and Kobe tho

[@artthesmart]

CEARLY a Boston fan , Delusional or ON Drugs .

[@franktakessports]

Not delusional!

[@recration]

Bro are you ok? Jimmy is literally one of the greatest players of all time. And I dont mean that from a career stand point but from how much he squeezed out out of his capabilites. He wasnt gifted with insane height, athleticism or shooting skill, but he worked his a ss off to become an nba player. HE literally is the most mentally strong and tough player in the league. The guy with the most will. Its insane what he was able to pull off with a mid team in the last years. INSANE. He went to NBA finals time after time again, beating absolutely insane super teams. How did he do it? Leadership, will and insane determination. he is not scared of the big moment. He wants it. Thats why he drops 40, 50+ in the playoffs when other superstars drop 10 and underperform. Thats why he is able to will his miami team to beat the bucks and the celtics. In my opinion what he does is 10X more impressive that what Lebron or any other superstar did except for steph curry. He is defying odds.

[@Braylenc123]

i’ve always had the same opinion. you do have to admit the jump from a 2 to a 1B type player is pretty impressive in the playoffs tho.

[@franktakessports]

Appreciate it! Hope you enjoyed the video

[@Jxmybuckets]

Jimmy was injured in the 2nd round, maybe consider that he started playing inconsistent after it?

[@franktakessports]

Only seems to be an excuse for Jimmy…

[@jono987king]

@@franktakessports his ankle was cooked... you can literally see his lost his explosiveness, after game 1 in new york, go look at photos of his foot pre game aswell...

[@joncarlonunez3876]

Crazy how someone will hate and discredit a pro accomplishments in an attempt to fuel a career … 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@franktakessports]

Not hate just trying to give my opinion

[@TelpPov]

Jimmy is an all star player, nothing less and nothing more.

[@franktakessports]

I’ve seen crazy compares

[@TelpPov]

@@franktakessports haha i know like Jimmy Jordan?

[@TrekRidley]

The same mold as Playoff P😂

[@franktakessports]

Hahahahaha

[@jnl7196]

0-2 better than 0-0 at least you got there if you lose the finals

[@user-qh3lw4xe4i]

Damn ive been saying this for years. Its like you read my mind. Hes given props for doing nothing. No chips either. What has he done? Defensive pkayer of the year....no... Leads the league or top 10 in points...no...1st team all nba? No.....hes like a great 6th man is about it. Never followed through on any predictions. He hasn't won anything what are yall talking ABOUT? JB is not that good as your making him out to be. He fooled all y'all.

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[@pecanpillar]

To say he is overrated, you must determine where he is rated amongst NBA players and what results he has yielded from the NBA. In his last four years, he's made it to two finals as the leading scorer as a 5 or 8 seed, a conference finals run as the one seed, wouldn't count that overrated. The one year they were bounced out the first round, it was to the champ bucks as a six seed, no one would think Jimmy is gonna outplay Giannis. Just because people say he's alpha doesn't equal them saying he's better than the likes of Kyrie Tatum Brown Embiid Maxey etc. I think he is rated perfectly, but is like the Lakers - gets too much talk for the overall results yielded. If he had championship aspirations as a 5 and 8 seed lmk then fine but we all had the heat expected to be out the first orund, and most don't consider Jimmy an all star certain years(rightfully so)

[@franktakessports]

I feel like he’s sometimes grouped with true superstars which frustrates me

[@quojo5757]

It shouldnt frustrate you. Why? because he has sent some of those superstars home in the playoffs and thats what matters the most.@@franktakessports

[@paulwise8679]

do not talk down on my father

[@franktakessports]

Hahaha

[@RJ-gk4rt]

Would y’all be calling JT “Playoff Jayson” if he was in his mid 30s with no hardware to show for it😂😂😂 Lmk where them goalposts went cuz they’re nowhere near where they used to be🤷🏾‍♂️

[@franktakessports]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@davidd7508]

Not overhyped because nobody truly talks about it until playoff jimmy arrives.

[@franktakessports]

I feel like they already are

[@KTernida]

This is actually true. Jimmy really ain't carrying the team. Yes, he has 1 or 2 amazing games, but it aint consistent. He is overrated, but he still a star. Not a superstar or all star level. He a good 3rd or 2nd option at best, and can definitely be much more consistent if he had a Superstar as a teammate like on the 76ers. Jimmy is a perfect sidekick for a superstar. He becomes overrated once he becomes a 1st or 2nd option. Murray is definitely better than Jimmy at this stage offensively, I cant say the same on defense.

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Really appreciate the comment! Murray already better haha. If you enjoyed the video, your sub would mean a lot. I’ll be posting more videos soon!

[@emmanuelperalta1059]

Idk how you can say jimmy is overrated. He single handedly beat the sorry ass celtics in games 1-2

[@franktakessports]

I’ll give you game 2 but he was trash the rest of the series and finals

[@yapyap3]

Idk man. When I hear "playoffs Jimmy", I dont think 1A, I think a really really good 1B. Honestly, I didn't think anyone thinks he's 1A. For context, I consider Steph, Jokic , Luka, LeBron, KD, Giannis, Tatum etc as 1A, talent wise. Not Jimmy. In the playoffs, watch the matchups, does anyone really think Playoffs Jimmy's on their level (the 1A's). Did anyone think he was on Giannis level, or Jokic level, or even LeBron level in 2020? Shii some mfs were picking Randle over Jimmy in the playoffs last year. If people actually believed that "Playoff Jimmy" is a top 5 player last year, they shouldn't have thought Miami were underdogs vs the Knicks, at least. I think playoff Jimmy is just a focused Jimmy. Did anyone actually expect them to reach what they reached the past 4 or so years, no. Because no one really thinks that Playoffs Jimmy is a top 5 or something player in the NBA. They just know that Jimmy has another gear that he goes into in the playoffs , and they're excited to see that. So maybe to some people who think Playoff Jimmy is Prime LeBron 2.0, yeah, they overhype him. But to me, playoff Jimmy is Jimmy Butler finally playing all out. He's a great 1B type player, who sometimes can carry a team, but definitely lacks vs the top teams like Denver.

[@franktakessports]

I see your point but I do think many put him with those superstars you listed

[@Eliil3]

@@franktakessports Na no one puts him up there with steph, lbj, kd, joker, giannis, ect. I've seen people compare him to JB, Booker, kyrie, ect. Funny thing is... of the really good players, hes the only one to get to the finals twice in the last 5 years other than steph.

[@shantar3608]

The answer is no

[@franktakessports]

Why?

[@mfrankel8321]

If one thinks that Jimmy Butler is overrated, the same rules have to apply to Eric Spoelstra. Jimmy has been the clear Alpha Dog in the playoffs for some mediocre Miami Heat teams. I am giving him props for it.

[@franktakessports]

I just don’t think he belongs with other true superstars

[@InfamousSslickX]

​@@franktakessportsthis is PURE hatred for a player to even make this video. He's carried this team to 4 ecf and 2 finals in the last 5 years with a team that has 0 talent full of undrafted players who have been developed over the years but are not bonified ballers like Jimmy. Bam is a baller but him and Jimmy are more defensive players and when they're holding the defense together the Heat have failed to put fire power around them to get the job done. Herro was supposed to be that prototype star but is basically injury prone at this point. Jimmy is getting old. Im sure he feels his spark diminishing and its reflected in his play this season. Im sure he can still go off in the playoffs because he's saving his body for it. Overall, this organization has failed to put size around him, and better offensive players to accomodate his play style. Thats who is really at fault here

[@InfamousSslickX]

@@chrisuncleahmad how many coaches even make the finals that many times? Not a lot most end up getting fired. Spo is great its just the heat owner is cheap and never wants to give up enough for a superstar. Jimmy has carried us to 2 finals and 4 ecf appearances in the last 5 years. Who else can say that in this era of super teams with multiple stars. A team full of undrafted players who only the heat can condition because once they leave they go cold with the exception of Strus. Gotta give Jimmy and Spo their credit

[@quojo5757]

This is soo true! The owner of the Heat is a very cheap person. He has not given Jimmy butler any star since he joined the miami heat. Bam adebayo is not a very good offensive player. When i look at Bams game he always plays in the post and cant shoot. Whenever he shoots its like a "throw-inside tall person bucket" kind of bucket. If that man could just do even a simple floater he would be a huge superstar but he doesnt work on that part of his game.@@InfamousSslickX

[@RJ-gk4rt]

If Tatum or Booker were down 2 in game 7 at home with Al Horford backpedaling in transition.. and they missed a pull-up 3…. oh my goodness the slander would be generational. I’m just saying yo…

[@RJ-gk4rt]

Btw both players at 26 years old are already better than Jimmy all time if we being fr

[@franktakessports]

So true bro lol. Check out my JT video from a couple weeks ago. Double standard is CRAZY! also, your sub would mean a lot if you would want to see future videos

[@RJ-gk4rt]

@@franktakessportsno lie I already watched it 3 weeks ago I guess that’s why you’re in my recommended 😂 but I subbed

[@RJ-gk4rt]

Also I didn’t even hit play before commenting, the pull-up 3 immediately into the video lmfao starting to have the right conversations

[@franktakessports]

@@RJ-gk4rt appreciate you bro! Yeah terrible decision making at the time

[@richardfinney2548]

Hands down the worst analysis video I’ve ever seen

[@franktakessports]

Any reason in particular?

[@InfamousSslickX]

You're trynna start a sports page off of baseless slander. Lmfao dude you need to broadcast actual sports news and stop with this childish style of reporting 🤦‍♂️

[@franktakessports]

Just my opinion! Not baseless slander

[@InfamousSslickX]

@@franktakessports look how you start the video, by playing bloopers of jimmy's mistakes. You can make one for every player who has ever played. Everyone makes mistakes especially when fatigue kicks in playing 35-40 minutes a night in the best league in the world. Smfh look at his accomplishments, plus he can drop 40 almost every night in the playoffs. No other "superstar" in this era performs like jimmy in the playoffs, only Jokic.

[@Miles_305]

Can't put on a cape for Tatum and start with the glazing then trash Jimmy...Tatum is NOT near as good in the playoffs. What's worse is the disparity between their role players...Jimmy does way more with way less.

[@InfamousSslickX]

@@Miles_305 THANK YOU, couldnt have said it better myself

[@markuku2991]

Jimmy was the 30th pick in his class. He was almost forgotten. If Jimmy was overrated, maybe Luca is more overrated? Jimmy took the heat to the finals. While Luca cant even play in playoffs. So no. Jimmy is not overrated. And neither is Luca.

[@franktakessports]

I think Luka pretty overrated tbh

[@Romanus-]

Luka can’t play in the playoffs? Do you have memory loss issues?

[@markuku2991]

@@Romanus- google if mavs were able to enter the playoffs last year. and then come back here and tell me if Luca was able to play in the playoffs.

[@darthvader9884]

Says a guy with less than 500 subs

[@franktakessports]

Maybe you can sub to get me closer to it! Haha

[@olgak57]

We'll see lol

[@franktakessports]

Haha yes we will!

[@demarienhall]

Most delusional take 🤦🏽this man dropped 56 on Gianna’s and won 4-1 with no help bam ain’t nowhere I’m not even a heat fans bro salty the Celtics got eliminated stop

[@franktakessports]

Not salty haha

[@demarienhall]

@@franktakessports good for you 👏 I honestly had bucks wining but after they lost I knew Denver jt to me is overrated a bit it shows in the playoffs Jaylen brown looks like the number 1 options sometimes in the playoffs even Derrick white I’m not saying jt ain’t the number 1 but he’s very quite sometimes in the playoffs

[@Fonz0]

Sooo over hyped

[@franktakessports]

Facts!

[@Lesley-pk8ot]

I agree. Jimmy does not dominant in the playoffs. Nice video

[@franktakessports]

Thank you!

[@HarveyS-le4qb]

Jimmy has been an all-star reserve at best!!

[@franktakessports]

Exactly!

[@quojo5757]

Yes and the absence of the three point shot in his game proves this. Extremely good players mold their games to every change in their league. whilst jimmy has not done anything to improve his playstyle. However, you have to cut him some slack. The guy can INDEED get you a bucket. The bucket might look ugly, but its still a bucket. Jason Tatum and the other guys had more superstars around them yet underachieved@@franktakessports

[@paulwise8679]

he dont know ball

[@renato4828]

another reason why literally no one takes Celtics fans seriously

[@franktakessports]

I try to be unbiased!

[@cebrium]

Seriously, white Celtics fan? 😂😂😂