When I was 17, and the show was new, absolutely. It helped color my hatred of Pulaski quite a bit. These days, I just hate Pulaski because she irritates me as a Bones knock-ff, and not a very good one.
Pulaski was a Bones type character in the same way Data was a Spock like character. I don't see how that could piss you off. Pulaski was the only character that ever questioned anything that went on on that ship. She added much needed drama. She may have been Data's antagonist at the beginning, much like the Mccoy/Spock relationship. But unlike the latter Pulaski was Data's biggest advocate by the end of the season. Their relationship grew. Pulaski was especially interesting because she had relashionships with a number of the crew, including Worf and Geordi.
In comparison Crush is bland. I don't see what you could find great about her beyond what Roddenberry called a strip queen walk. Crusher was eye candy, a mother figure, and Picards love interest rolled into one. All of which were really stereotypical female roles. Such she had some chutzpah sometimes, but very little in the way of personality until the 6th season when she started to reveal some interest in command. Thank you Jerri Taylor.
And there's why there are few Crusher centric episodes. There was nothing to write around her because there was nothing interesting about her except how she related to other men: son, Picard, dead husband. Pulaski was a real female character with none of that baggage. She made her presence felt on her own and that's probably because she took on the qualities of a stereotypical male role, ei Pseudo McCoy. But more than McCoy. She was great and, like Tasha, I was very sad to see her go.
