Although it's not a majority, it doesn't seem like the analysts think much of the Blazers' players compared to other team's players. For example, the same analysts projected my Grizz to finish 6th in the West, yet we still have three players who have yet to be ranked. Most teams have had players scattered throughout the top half of the rankings, but it seems like most of the Blazers' players can be found in the bottom half. I know the Blazers are in rebuilding mode, but these numbers have to be discouraging, regardless of the validity of the rankings - 1-50: 1 player 51-100: 1 player 101-200: 1 player 200-300: 3 players 300-400: 4 players 400 - : 3 players
Groups of 30 instead of 50 or 100 would be more instructive. On average, each team should have 1 player in each 30.
Without Aldridge, who has yet to be ranked, here's how that shakes down - 1-30: ... 31-60: ... 61-90: 1 player (Batum) 91-120: 1 player (Matthews) 121-150: 0 players 151-180: 0 players 181-210: 1 player (Hickson) 211-230: 1 player (Lillard) 231-260: 0 players 261-290: 1 player (Jeffries) 291-320: 0 players 321-350: 2 players (Leonard and N. Smith) 351-380: 2 players (Pavlovic and Price) 381-410: 2 players (Babbit and Barton) 411+ (E. Williams) Lillard and Leonard may be under-ranked, and rookies probably shouldn't have even been included in the rankings, but I'm just the guy posting the rankings, not the one voting on them. I also think that one day, Elliot Williams will rise at least 200 spots above his current ranking. I know he was recently injured (again), but as someone from the basketball community in Memphis, I'm very confident in his abilities, more-so than guys like Thad Young or Adonis Thomas. He has all of the talent in the world, and I think it's too early to slap the "injury-prone" label on him. When he gets healthy, he's starting two guard material. I'd take a healthy Elliot over Will Barton in a second (coming from someone who has worked with the UM program).
Good job. I agree that Elliot has a spark that Will does not. So the chart says that we have 5 players in the top 11 tiers. That's almost like playing 11 on 5, when against an average team. Worse against the good teams.
Figured he would be about there, don't like the fact Bosh is ahead of him but only a 2 spot discrepancy isn't that bad. The fact that is stupid to me is that Blake Griffin is going to make the top 15. I don't even think Love should make it that far into the top 15 but that is understandable but this anointment Griffin has been given is just disgusting.
Nobody is questioning that. He had a great night. But you should take some time and compare their career head-to-head numbers, then get back at us. Welcome to my forum rook.
You might be right, but I don't know why you would ever call LA "lame". Do you know about the game? Calling LA "lame" is ridiculous. You just over here stirrin' shit up cause your bored?
This list has been pretty stupid. Love is in the 10-20 range in the same Tier as LMA. This love that Blake gets is insane but Love is also very overrated. Top 10 in the NBA? Not if your a bad defender.
