I would argue he is the second best player of all time and even I do not think he is overrated.

I also don't think there is much repugnance toward any comparison at all, but only toward those that posit that another player was as good or better. That makes sense to me. Magic was not better, he was close, but he was definitely not better. Same thing for Bird, Erving, Kobe, et al. Only guy I think might stack up is the Big O as far as guards. All time there was never and there will never be another player like Wilt, with all due respect to Jabbar and Shaq.