No SI's Top 100 Thread?

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  1. KingSpeed

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    Saw this at RealGM. Here's the top 11-50. Paul George should not be higher than Damian Lillard. I do like that CJ is ahead of Donovan Mitchell though. Good call.

    50. Devin Booker
    49. Eric Gordon
    48. Robert Covington
    47. Jaylen Brown
    46. Drummond
    45. Dragic
    44. Garry Harris
    43. DeAndre Jordan
    42. Otto Porter
    41. Blake Griffin
    40. Marc Gasol
    39. Jayson Tatum
    38. Steven Adams
    37. Paul Millsap
    36. Mike Conley
    35. Clint Capela
    34. Donovan Mitchell
    33. CJ McCollum
    32. Kemba Walker
    31. Kevin Love
    30. Demar
    29. Holiday
    28. Middleton
    27. Beal
    26. Simmons
    25. Hayward
    24. Wall
    23. Lowry
    22. Klay
    21. LMA
    20. Oladipo
    19. Kat
    18. Jokic
    17. Irving
    16. Horford
    15. Lillard
    14. Gobert
    13. Green
    12. Kawhi
    11. PG
     
  2. KingSpeed

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    Draymond Green isn't better than Dame either. Give Draymond his own team and let's see what he does.
     
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    51: Derrick Favors
    52: Kristaps Porzingis
    53: Eric Bledsoe
    54: Dario Saric
    55: Jamal Murray
    56: Joe Ingles
    57: Ricky Rubio
    58: Jeff Teague
    59: Harrison Barnes
    60: Nikola Mirotic
    61: Lou Williams
    62: JJ Redick
    63: Jonas Valanciunas
    64: Jusuf Nurkic
    65: Tobias Harris
    66: Aaron Gordon
    67: Myles Turner
    68: Demarcus Cousins
    69: Dwight Howard
    70: Will Barton
    71: Josh Richardson
    72: Julius Randle
    73: Nicolas Batum
    74: Andrew Wiggins
    75: Brandon Ingram
    76: Thaddeus Young
    77: Trevor Ariza
    78: Serge Ibaka
    79: Domantas Sabonis
    80: Dennis Schröder
    81: Al-Farouq Aminu
    82: Terry Rozier
    83: Taj Gibson
    84: Lauri Markkanen
    85: PJ Tucker
    86: James Johnson
    87: Andre Igoudala
    88: Kyle Anderson
    89: Dejounte Murray
    90: Nikola Vucevic
    91: Kent Bazemore
    92: Evan Fornier
    93: Kelly Olynyk
    94: Fred VanVleet
    95: Demarre Carroll
    96: Dirk Nowitzki
    97: Reggie Jackson
    98: Pau Gasol
    99: Brook Lopez
    100: Lonzo Ball

     
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    Why didn't you bold Aminu?
     
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    Poor Dirk.
     
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    Fucking stupid ass list. The Lillard disrespect is driving me crazy bro.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Exactly.
     
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    Dame probably 4-5 spots too low but ranking players is nearly impossible. Very hard to compare value of players playing in different roles / contexts.

    His struggles in the playoffs are probably playing into this ranking too.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    The first thing I do with a list like this is to check whether players from Los Angeles, New York, Boston, and current temporary media darlings are too high. Current ones: Golden State and Houston.
     
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    Can someone tell me why and how Steven Adams is considered a top 40 player?
     
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    Dame should not be below Gobert, Green and George for sure.

    CJ shouldn’t be above Mitchell or Tatum though.
     
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    Yeah it sucks but Dame's brand has taken a hit since the Pelicans loss. But I think at some point you have to disregard almost all the national media exposure. At some poiint, they are going to make up their minds about certain players and print what they like. Besides look someone at how CJ deals with it. Pretty slick!
     
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    Welcome back, Ripcityboy! I actually thought about you sometimes.

    Folks, this guy hasn't posted for 14 years. I looked it up.
     
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    Maybe he doesn't like Aminu?
     
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    So, Butler must be in the top ten?
     
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    He is top 40 in height.
     
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    Well media darlings or have won 3/4 NBA titles?
     
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    So Meyers Leonard must be the top ten?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I don't understand this new math.

    OKC:
    Best Player = Russell Westbrook = 7th best player in the league
    2nd Best Player = Paul George = 11th best player in the league
    3rd Best Player = Steven Adams = 38th best player in the league
    Wins = 48

    POR:
    Best Player = Damian Lillard = 15th best player in the league
    2nd Best Player = C.J. McCollum = 33rd Best Player in the League
    3rd Best Player = Jusuf Nurkic - 64th Best Player in the League
    Wins = 49

    Something doesn't add up. They (supposedly) have two players better than out best player and their 3rd best player is (supposedly) on the same level as our 2nd best player.

    Either they think we had the best bench in the league (we didn't), or they REALLY like Evan Turner - in which case why didn't he make the top 100?


    BNM
     
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