ESPN is doing their player rankings, and showing just how bad ESPN is.

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  1. illmatic99

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    Suripsed at Dame's ranking. Figured he'd land 20-25.
     
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    LA at #13 - I think that's low-balling him. Has Love been ranked yet? If Love's above him, that's ridiculous.
     
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    Is that a good thing, since ESPN's rankings are so bad?
     
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    13 is too low for Aldridge.
     
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    When he said ESPN was bad, he was referring to ESPN listing Elliott Williams as a member of the Blazers. Not that the rankings were inaccurate.
     
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    That 'Didas money, though!
     
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    I agree, he is a top 10 player. But I'm also not surprised that he wasnt listed as such
     
    PDXFonz, Oct 23, 2014
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Anyone care to try and justify Howard being ranked above LA?

    Howard is one of the most over rated players.
     
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    I wouldn't call him overrated, especially after what he did to us in the playoffs.
     
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    No kidding
     
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    I don't know if I'd rank him higher than LA, given what LA did to Houston in the playoffs...
     
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    This deserves a rep!
     
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    I didn't say LA deserved to be lower than Howard lol I'm just saying Howard isn't overrated.
     
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    Hate to break it to you but as long as he's ranked above LA he is overrated.
     
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    Where was Howard rated? If it was 12th, that might be about right. Anything higher, and LA looks more underrated.

    Quick stat: LA averaged 29.9 PPG in the Houston series, and scored 30 in Game 6 (nobody remembers that). Howard Averaged 26, but we were letting him get his to keep Harden from shooting.
     
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    He hasn't been ranked yet so he is top 10. My guess is that he will land right at 10.
     
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    That's a bit high.

    But that's cool, gives LA some locker room material.
     
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    Wouldn't it be hilarious if they just forgot him?
     
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    That would be amazing!
     
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    LMA ranks as barely above average 1st man.

    Lillard ranks as the average best player on a team, but on the Blazers he's the 2nd best by rank.

    If Aldridge were injured and replaced with an average 5th man, we'd still have average starters.

    These rankings are a cumulative of what a couple of hundred of sports reporters think will happen this coming season. So while it's not necessarily a good gauge of the players actual value, it is a good representation of public perception.

    1 Aldridge 13 (0.4 +1=1.4 vs 1.5): average 1st man, and he is our 1st man
    2 Lillard 16 (0.5 + 1=1.5 vs. 2.5): average 1st man, but he's our 2nd man
    3 Batum 52 (1.7+1=2.7 vs. 3.5): average 2nd man, but he's our 3rd man
    4 Wes 83 (2.8+1=3.8 vs. 4.5): slight below average 3rd man, but he's our 4th man
    5 Lopez 92 (3.1+1=4.1 vs. 5.5): top 4th man, but he's our 5th man
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    6 Blake 221 (7.4+1=8.4 vs. 6.5)
    7 CJ 222 (7.4+1=8.4 vs. 7.5)
    8 Kaman 237 (7.9+1=8.9 vs. 8.5)
    9 Robinson 241 (8.0+1 = 9.0 vs. 9.5)
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    10 Wright 269 (9.0+1=10.0 vs. 10.5)
    11 Barton 329 (11.0+1=12.0 vs. 11.5)
    12 Leonard 356 (11.9+1=12.9 vs. 12.5)

    Portland Team Rankings also listed at ESPN
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