Hi class, welcome to "How not to rate players 101".
I just saw that the Insider edited Shaquille O'Neal. Let's analyze the changes, shall we?
Overall 77 (-4)
Inside 92 (-3)
Post Shot 84 (-7)
OffReb 70 (-12)
DefReb 74 (-9)
PostOff 87 (-6)
PostDef 77 (-2)
OffAwr 83 (-10)
DefAwr 62 (-2)
Quickness 30 (-6)
It shouldn't be lost on anyone that all of these are decreases.
Shaq's rebound ratings worsened on both offense and defense. I can understand offense since he is posting the worst offensive rebounding production of his career, but why on defense WHERE HE IS POSTING THE BEST PRODUCTION OF HIS CAREER?
Rating and DRB%
77 Varejao (23.0)
77 Ilgauskas (19.1)
74 Shaq (26.8)
71 LeBron (18.3)
In what universe does this make senes? You don't have to raise his rating, but you can very easily just leave him AS IS, since he OBVIOUSLY didn't get worse at it. Shaq is very obviously a better rebounder than Ilgauskas on the defensive end and always has been. Clearly the Insider is just editing players to get them to a certain overall rating, and is too lazy to verify whether his changes are warranted. Perhaps he should have started with Shaq's 63 FT rating since Shaq is shooting 44% on the year, is a notoriously bad FT shooter, and his career high of .622 came BACK IN 2003. But maybe that's just me.
Shaq is 31-66 (.464) on non-dunk Inside shots, so a 92 is still pretty damn high. He never should have been 95 in the first place, as said before, this ain't 2003.
Shaq still has better handle ratings than most power forwards. Hakim Warrick has a 48 for christ's sake. Shaq has better handle ratings than Joakim Noah (45), Antonio McDyess (43), Carl Landry (40), and Nene (40), just to name a few.
Shaq's shot blocking is improved and he stayed the same. Gerald Wallace's got worse and he went up. Just more proof they didn't want to raise Shaq's rating but couldn't figure out how to accurately lower it.
Here's what I changed on Shaq to get him to a 77.
First number is my rating, 2nd number is 2K's, 3rd number is the default rating if applicable.
Offense 75 (down from 80) (84)
Defense 73 (up from 68) (70)
Rebound 86 (up from 78) (90)
ATTRIBUTES
Overall 77 (81)
Inside 82 (down from 92) (95)
Close 78
Medium 35
3PT 25
LowPost 84 (91)
FreeThrow 53 (down from 63)
Layup 49
Dunk 58
StandDunk 90
OffDribble 38
InTraffic 79
Handle 45 (down from 48)
OffHand 33 (down from 36)
Security 42
Pass 44 (up from 34)
Block 79 (up from 69)
Steal 45
Hands 82
BallDef 31 (down from 36)
OffReb 70 (82)
DefReb 88 (up from 74) (83)
OffPost 87 (93)
DefPost 84 (up from 77) (79)
OffAwr 73 (down from 83) (93)
DefAwr 67 (up from 62) (64)
OffClutch 25 (down from 60)
DefClutch 25
Consistency 85 (down from 99)
Stamina 70
Speed 30
Quickness 30 (36)
Strength 99
Vertical 27
Hustle 55
Durability 70
Potential 99
Emotion 25
Notice how I still got him to drop 4 points despite raises in key areas? Being objective ain't all bad. 2K should try it some time.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Lawrence Frank out as Nets coach
The Nets are 0-16 and I'm still in shock about this. Frank has gotten more out of the Nets the last few years than anyone thought possible. Under his watch the Nets have exceeded expectations every season, making the playoffs, advancing to the second round, even winning 34 games last season, when they were supposed to win 24.
Every season management has jettisoned someone from Frank's core. Jason Kidd was traded for Devin Harris, and Harris became an all-star under Frank. Richard Jefferson was salary dumped for Yi Jianlian. Vince Carter was salary dumped for Courtney Lee. Imagine being in Frank's position, driving a nice car and then having someone taking a wheel off every season.
Of course, they haven't "exceeded" expectations this year, but that is hardly Frank's fault. The team has been decimated by injuries, and they were already projected to be the worst team in the east this season. They are all of three games behind the Knicks, and the team wasn't supposed to be much better than that.
Starters Devin Harris, Courtney Lee, Chris-Douglas Roberts, and Yi Jianlian have missed a combined 32 games of a possible 64. Lead reserves Keyon Dooling, Jarvis Hayes, and Tony Battie have been out with injuries. Trenton Hassell and Josh Boone have combined to start 20 games. The Nets have gotten 19 games out of the players they traded Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson for. How many games do you think they'd have won if all three of those players had gotten hurt?
And yet, the Nets were still competing. They had the 10th best DRTG (pts allowed per 100 possessions) in the league. They were the worst offensive team, but that was sure to improve once the team got healthy. That's what happens when a team is forced to start Trenton Hassell and Josh Boone. You can't squeeze blood from a stone.
Perhaps the Nets felt mercy on Frank and didn't want his legacy marred by setting the NBA's futility mark of 0-18 (they will surely tie the 0-17 mark against the Lakers tonight). However without Frank the Nets are more likely to to set the NBA's all-time futility mark of 9-73.
Going forward, it's possible the Nets want to pursue a bigger name coach to attract 2010 free agent talent. They certainly aren't going to attract LeBron anymore with all those losses. Ironically enough, Frank joins Byron Scott on the unemployment line. Scott was fired by the Nets for similar reasons as Frank, so it is possible that the Nets have "the next Lawrence Frank" lined up to replace Lawrence Frank. Frank should be able to land another coaching gig with relative ease, as Scott did. I would certainly take him over Mike D'Antoni in New York.
Every season management has jettisoned someone from Frank's core. Jason Kidd was traded for Devin Harris, and Harris became an all-star under Frank. Richard Jefferson was salary dumped for Yi Jianlian. Vince Carter was salary dumped for Courtney Lee. Imagine being in Frank's position, driving a nice car and then having someone taking a wheel off every season.
Of course, they haven't "exceeded" expectations this year, but that is hardly Frank's fault. The team has been decimated by injuries, and they were already projected to be the worst team in the east this season. They are all of three games behind the Knicks, and the team wasn't supposed to be much better than that.
Starters Devin Harris, Courtney Lee, Chris-Douglas Roberts, and Yi Jianlian have missed a combined 32 games of a possible 64. Lead reserves Keyon Dooling, Jarvis Hayes, and Tony Battie have been out with injuries. Trenton Hassell and Josh Boone have combined to start 20 games. The Nets have gotten 19 games out of the players they traded Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson for. How many games do you think they'd have won if all three of those players had gotten hurt?
And yet, the Nets were still competing. They had the 10th best DRTG (pts allowed per 100 possessions) in the league. They were the worst offensive team, but that was sure to improve once the team got healthy. That's what happens when a team is forced to start Trenton Hassell and Josh Boone. You can't squeeze blood from a stone.
Perhaps the Nets felt mercy on Frank and didn't want his legacy marred by setting the NBA's futility mark of 0-18 (they will surely tie the 0-17 mark against the Lakers tonight). However without Frank the Nets are more likely to to set the NBA's all-time futility mark of 9-73.
Going forward, it's possible the Nets want to pursue a bigger name coach to attract 2010 free agent talent. They certainly aren't going to attract LeBron anymore with all those losses. Ironically enough, Frank joins Byron Scott on the unemployment line. Scott was fired by the Nets for similar reasons as Frank, so it is possible that the Nets have "the next Lawrence Frank" lined up to replace Lawrence Frank. Frank should be able to land another coaching gig with relative ease, as Scott did. I would certainly take him over Mike D'Antoni in New York.
Real 2K Insider [11-28-09] Iverson to Philly!
HIGHLIGHTS
232/417 (55.6% of all players in the NBA) have been edited!
All edited players updated periodically!
No missing players!
Allen Iverson on the Sixers where he is likely signing this week!
Accurate rotations for all teams!
Accurate position changes for most teams!
Accurate contracts for all edited players!
POINT GUARDS 55/85
95 – Chris Paul (+1) (INJURED)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1) (INJURED)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1)
82 – Chauncey Billups (-3) (-2 from last week)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
82 – Baron Davis (0)
82 – Brandon Jennings (+5)
81 – Steve Nash (0) (+1 from last week)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1)
80 – Allen Iverson (-4) (-1 from last week)
79 – Jameer Nelson (0) (INJURED)
79 – Derrick Rose (-1)
78 – Jason Kidd (-3)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
77 – Mo Williams (0)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3)
75 – Andre Miller (-3) (-1 from last week)
74 – Jose Calderon (-1)
74 – T.J. Ford (-1)
74 – Jonny Flynn (0)
74 – Nate Robinson (-4)
73 – Mario Chalmers (-1)
73 – Raymond Felton (0)
73 – Rafer Alston (0)
73 – Ty Lawson (0)
72 – Rodney Stuckey (-2)
72 – Will Bynum (+4)
71 – Louis Williams (+2) (INJURED)
71 – Michael Conley (-2) (-2 from last week)
71 – Darren Collison (+6)
70 – Earl Boykins (+3)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
69 – Ramon Sessions (-4)
68 – Steve Blake (-4) (-2 from last week)
68 – Beno Udrih (+4)
68 – Jarrett Jack (-1)
68 – Toney Douglas (+1) (-2 from last week)
67 – Derek Fisher (-5)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
67 – Jamaal Tinsley (-1)
66 – Chris Duhon (-4) (-1 from last week)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
66 – Carlos Arroyo (+2)
66 – Jeff Teague (0)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
64 – Rodrigue Beaubois (-3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
62 – Daniel Gibson (+2)
62 – Lester Hudson (0)
62 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED) (-1 from last week)
61 – Bobby Brown (+3) (+2 from last week)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
SHOOTING GUARDS 40/79
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
95 - Kobe Bryant (-2)
87 – Brandon Roy (-1) (-1 from last week)
86 – Joe Johnson (-1) (+2 from last week)
83 – Andre Iguodala (-1)
83 – Manu Ginobili (0)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
79 – Trevor Ariza (+1)
78 – Ray Allen (-2) (-1 from last week)
78 – Monta Ellis (-1)
77 – Kevin Martin (0) (INJURED)
77 – Stephen Jackson (-4)
77 – Kirk Hinrich (0)
76 – James Harden (0)
76 – Delonte West (+1)
75 – Tyreke Evans (0)
75 – O.J. Mayo (-3) (-1 from last week)
74 – Leandro Barbosa (0)
73 – Jason Richardson (+1)
73 – Eric Gordon (+1)
73 – Larry Hughes (0) (+1 from last week)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
73 – J.R. Smith (+2)
72 – John Salmons (+1)
71 – Rudy Fernandez (+3) (+2 from last week)
68 – Charlie Bell (+2)
68 – Willie Green (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Thabo Sefolosha (+2)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Arron Afflalo (+3)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marcus Thornton (+7)
64 – J.J. Redick (+13) (+4 from last week)
64 – Tony Allen (-2) (-1 from last week)
63 – Sam Young (-4) (-2 from last week)
63 – Anthony Carter (+2) (-1 from last week)
62 – Wesley Matthews (0) (+5 from last week)
57 - Roko Ukic (0) (+1 from last week)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARDS 46/83
97 – LeBron James (+1) (+1 from last week)
90 – Carmelo Anthony (-1)
85 – Kevin Durant (+2) (+1 from last week)
84 – Danny Granger (+1)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
81 – Caron Butler (0)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
78 – Rudy Gay (0)
77 – Gerald Wallace (-1)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
77 – Grant Hill (+5)
75 – Hedo Turkoglu (-1) (-1 from last week)
73 – Luol Deng (0)
73 – Shane Battier (-2)
72 – Thaddeus Young (-3)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
72 – Dahntay Jones (+7)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
70 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
70 – Martell Webster (+4)
68 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (-1)
68 – Marquis Daniels (+3) (+3 from last week)
68 – James Posey (-4) (-1 from last week)
67 – Anthony Morrow (+7) (+3 from last week)
67 – Al Thornton (0)
67 – Carlos Delfino (+4)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1) (INJURED)
66 – Matt Harpring (0) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
65 – Danilo Gallinari (+3)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
65 – Julian Wright (-1)
64 – Omri Casspi (+13) (+4 from last week)
64 – Antoine Wright (+4)
64 – Derrick Brown (-4)
63 – Jared Jeffries (0) (-1 from last week)
61 - Peja Stojakovic (-1) (+1 from last week)
60 – Jason Kapono (+2)
60 – Donte Greene (+6)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3) (INACTIVE)
60 – Bill Walker (+1) (D-LEAGUE)
59 – J.R. Giddens (+2) (+2 from last week)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
59 – Devean George (-2) (INJURED)
54 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARDS 51/93
87 – Chris Bosh (0)
85 – Kevin Garnett (-2) (=2 from last week)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0) (INJURED)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Josh Smith (+4) (+1 from last week)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
81 – Al Jefferson (-3)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – Jeff Green (-1)
75 – Zach Randolph (-2) (-1 from last week)
75 – David West (-1) (-1 from last week)
75 – Marcus Camby (0)
75 – Al Harrington (0) (+1 from last week)
75 – Corey Maggette (0) (+2 from last week)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
73 – Rashard Lewis (-2)
73 – Kenyon Martin (-1)
73 – Elton Brand (-1)
72 – Ersan Ilyasova (+17) (+4 from last week)
71 – Boris Diaw (-2)
71 – Wilson Chandler (-2) (-2 from last week)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1) (INJURED)
69 – Jason Thompson (+3)
69 – Kurt Thomas (-2)
68 – Hakim Warrick (+3)
68 – Shelden Williams (+7) (+2 from last week)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
65 – Jordan Hill (+3) (+1 from last week)
65 – Dante Cunningham (+3)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Marcus Haislip (CAP)
64 – Taj Gibson (+3)
63 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
63 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
62 – Yi Jianlian (+3) (INJURED)
62 – Eduardo Najera (-1)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
60 – Juwan Howard (+3) (-1 from last week)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
58 – Vladimir Radmanovic (+4)
54 – Brian Cook (0)
53 – Brian Scalabrine (+9) (+3 from last week)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
CENTERS 40/77
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Greg Oden (+7) (+4 from last week)
80 – Al Horford (+4) (+1 from last week)
80 – Emeka Okafor (+1) (-1 from last week)
78 – Andrew Bynum (+2)
78 – Shaquille O’Neal (-3) (-1 from last week)
77 – Chris Kaman (+1)
77 – Nene (+2) (-1 from last week)
77 - Andrew Bogut (+6) (INJURED)
77 – Brook Lopez (0)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2) (INJURED)
76 – David Lee (-1)
76 – Marc Gasol (-1)
74 – Joakim Noah (+1)
74 – Kendrick Perkins (+2) (+1 from last week)
74 – Rasheed Wallace (-1)
73 – Roy Hibbert (+3)
73 – Marreese Speights (+6) (INJURED)
72 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+1)
70 – Andrea Bargnani (+1)
70 – Samuel Dalembert (+2)
69 – Erick Dampier (+8)
69 – Tyson Chandler (-1) (-1 from last week)
69 – Ben Wallace (-5)
69 – Joel Przybilla (+2)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Spencer Hawes (+4)
68 – Chuck Hayes (0) (+1 from last week)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0)
68 – Nazr Mohammed (+6)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6)
66 – Nenad Krstic (+6)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
63 – Channing Frye (+3)
63 – Etan Thomas (+1)
62 – Eddy Curry (-3) (-2 from last week)
62 – Darko Milicic (+3) (-1 from last week)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Solomon Jones (+6)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
59 – DJ Mbenga (+7)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
52 – Jason Collins (0)
51 – Jarron Collins (+3)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
232/417 (55.6% of all players in the NBA) have been edited!
All edited players updated periodically!
No missing players!
Allen Iverson on the Sixers where he is likely signing this week!
Accurate rotations for all teams!
Accurate position changes for most teams!
Accurate contracts for all edited players!
POINT GUARDS 55/85
95 – Chris Paul (+1) (INJURED)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1) (INJURED)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1)
82 – Chauncey Billups (-3) (-2 from last week)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
82 – Baron Davis (0)
82 – Brandon Jennings (+5)
81 – Steve Nash (0) (+1 from last week)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1)
80 – Allen Iverson (-4) (-1 from last week)
79 – Jameer Nelson (0) (INJURED)
79 – Derrick Rose (-1)
78 – Jason Kidd (-3)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
77 – Mo Williams (0)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3)
75 – Andre Miller (-3) (-1 from last week)
74 – Jose Calderon (-1)
74 – T.J. Ford (-1)
74 – Jonny Flynn (0)
74 – Nate Robinson (-4)
73 – Mario Chalmers (-1)
73 – Raymond Felton (0)
73 – Rafer Alston (0)
73 – Ty Lawson (0)
72 – Rodney Stuckey (-2)
72 – Will Bynum (+4)
71 – Louis Williams (+2) (INJURED)
71 – Michael Conley (-2) (-2 from last week)
71 – Darren Collison (+6)
70 – Earl Boykins (+3)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
69 – Ramon Sessions (-4)
68 – Steve Blake (-4) (-2 from last week)
68 – Beno Udrih (+4)
68 – Jarrett Jack (-1)
68 – Toney Douglas (+1) (-2 from last week)
67 – Derek Fisher (-5)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
67 – Jamaal Tinsley (-1)
66 – Chris Duhon (-4) (-1 from last week)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
66 – Carlos Arroyo (+2)
66 – Jeff Teague (0)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
64 – Rodrigue Beaubois (-3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
62 – Daniel Gibson (+2)
62 – Lester Hudson (0)
62 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED) (-1 from last week)
61 – Bobby Brown (+3) (+2 from last week)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
SHOOTING GUARDS 40/79
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
95 - Kobe Bryant (-2)
87 – Brandon Roy (-1) (-1 from last week)
86 – Joe Johnson (-1) (+2 from last week)
83 – Andre Iguodala (-1)
83 – Manu Ginobili (0)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
79 – Trevor Ariza (+1)
78 – Ray Allen (-2) (-1 from last week)
78 – Monta Ellis (-1)
77 – Kevin Martin (0) (INJURED)
77 – Stephen Jackson (-4)
77 – Kirk Hinrich (0)
76 – James Harden (0)
76 – Delonte West (+1)
75 – Tyreke Evans (0)
75 – O.J. Mayo (-3) (-1 from last week)
74 – Leandro Barbosa (0)
73 – Jason Richardson (+1)
73 – Eric Gordon (+1)
73 – Larry Hughes (0) (+1 from last week)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
73 – J.R. Smith (+2)
72 – John Salmons (+1)
71 – Rudy Fernandez (+3) (+2 from last week)
68 – Charlie Bell (+2)
68 – Willie Green (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Thabo Sefolosha (+2)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Arron Afflalo (+3)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marcus Thornton (+7)
64 – J.J. Redick (+13) (+4 from last week)
64 – Tony Allen (-2) (-1 from last week)
63 – Sam Young (-4) (-2 from last week)
63 – Anthony Carter (+2) (-1 from last week)
62 – Wesley Matthews (0) (+5 from last week)
57 - Roko Ukic (0) (+1 from last week)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARDS 46/83
97 – LeBron James (+1) (+1 from last week)
90 – Carmelo Anthony (-1)
85 – Kevin Durant (+2) (+1 from last week)
84 – Danny Granger (+1)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
81 – Caron Butler (0)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
78 – Rudy Gay (0)
77 – Gerald Wallace (-1)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
77 – Grant Hill (+5)
75 – Hedo Turkoglu (-1) (-1 from last week)
73 – Luol Deng (0)
73 – Shane Battier (-2)
72 – Thaddeus Young (-3)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
72 – Dahntay Jones (+7)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
70 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
70 – Martell Webster (+4)
68 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (-1)
68 – Marquis Daniels (+3) (+3 from last week)
68 – James Posey (-4) (-1 from last week)
67 – Anthony Morrow (+7) (+3 from last week)
67 – Al Thornton (0)
67 – Carlos Delfino (+4)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1) (INJURED)
66 – Matt Harpring (0) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
65 – Danilo Gallinari (+3)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
65 – Julian Wright (-1)
64 – Omri Casspi (+13) (+4 from last week)
64 – Antoine Wright (+4)
64 – Derrick Brown (-4)
63 – Jared Jeffries (0) (-1 from last week)
61 - Peja Stojakovic (-1) (+1 from last week)
60 – Jason Kapono (+2)
60 – Donte Greene (+6)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3) (INACTIVE)
60 – Bill Walker (+1) (D-LEAGUE)
59 – J.R. Giddens (+2) (+2 from last week)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
59 – Devean George (-2) (INJURED)
54 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARDS 51/93
87 – Chris Bosh (0)
85 – Kevin Garnett (-2) (=2 from last week)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0) (INJURED)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Josh Smith (+4) (+1 from last week)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
81 – Al Jefferson (-3)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – Jeff Green (-1)
75 – Zach Randolph (-2) (-1 from last week)
75 – David West (-1) (-1 from last week)
75 – Marcus Camby (0)
75 – Al Harrington (0) (+1 from last week)
75 – Corey Maggette (0) (+2 from last week)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
73 – Rashard Lewis (-2)
73 – Kenyon Martin (-1)
73 – Elton Brand (-1)
72 – Ersan Ilyasova (+17) (+4 from last week)
71 – Boris Diaw (-2)
71 – Wilson Chandler (-2) (-2 from last week)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1) (INJURED)
69 – Jason Thompson (+3)
69 – Kurt Thomas (-2)
68 – Hakim Warrick (+3)
68 – Shelden Williams (+7) (+2 from last week)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
65 – Jordan Hill (+3) (+1 from last week)
65 – Dante Cunningham (+3)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Marcus Haislip (CAP)
64 – Taj Gibson (+3)
63 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
63 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
62 – Yi Jianlian (+3) (INJURED)
62 – Eduardo Najera (-1)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
60 – Juwan Howard (+3) (-1 from last week)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
58 – Vladimir Radmanovic (+4)
54 – Brian Cook (0)
53 – Brian Scalabrine (+9) (+3 from last week)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
CENTERS 40/77
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Greg Oden (+7) (+4 from last week)
80 – Al Horford (+4) (+1 from last week)
80 – Emeka Okafor (+1) (-1 from last week)
78 – Andrew Bynum (+2)
78 – Shaquille O’Neal (-3) (-1 from last week)
77 – Chris Kaman (+1)
77 – Nene (+2) (-1 from last week)
77 - Andrew Bogut (+6) (INJURED)
77 – Brook Lopez (0)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2) (INJURED)
76 – David Lee (-1)
76 – Marc Gasol (-1)
74 – Joakim Noah (+1)
74 – Kendrick Perkins (+2) (+1 from last week)
74 – Rasheed Wallace (-1)
73 – Roy Hibbert (+3)
73 – Marreese Speights (+6) (INJURED)
72 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+1)
70 – Andrea Bargnani (+1)
70 – Samuel Dalembert (+2)
69 – Erick Dampier (+8)
69 – Tyson Chandler (-1) (-1 from last week)
69 – Ben Wallace (-5)
69 – Joel Przybilla (+2)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Spencer Hawes (+4)
68 – Chuck Hayes (0) (+1 from last week)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0)
68 – Nazr Mohammed (+6)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6)
66 – Nenad Krstic (+6)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
63 – Channing Frye (+3)
63 – Etan Thomas (+1)
62 – Eddy Curry (-3) (-2 from last week)
62 – Darko Milicic (+3) (-1 from last week)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Solomon Jones (+6)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
59 – DJ Mbenga (+7)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
52 – Jason Collins (0)
51 – Jarron Collins (+3)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
Monday, November 23, 2009
SRS Power Rankings 11/23/09
EAST
Hawks 7.77
Celtics 6.40 (Faltering a bit after strong start, but still among league's elite)
Magic 4.20 (Got back Lewis but lost Nelson to injury... will they ever have a full roster?)
Cavaliers 1.53
Bucks 1.48 (Are they that good, or is the rest of the east just that bad? It's the latter, as they were in 9th last week but only went up 0.36)
Heat 0.74 (Falling hard back to mediocrity after ranking 3rd last week)
Raptors -0.26
Pistons -0.97
Bulls -2.15
Pacers -2.88 (losing to the Knicks will do that.)
Bobcats -4.19
Wizards -4.34 (Weren't they supposed to be a playoff team with Arenas?)
Sixers -6.58
Knicks -7.52 (Actually playing well over thier last three games)
Nets -11.87 (Starting to get healthy with Harris back and Lee on the horizon).
WEST
Lakers 6.96 (Gasol returns and they're on top after two games. Don't expect that to change.)
Nuggets 6.26
Blazers 6.00
Mavericks 5.98
Rockets 4.90
Suns 4.05
Spurs 3.88
Thunder 3.47
Jazz 1.73 (West's 9th best team would be 4th in the east. What else is new?)
Kings -0.28 (Would be the 8th best team in the east)
Hornets -1.12 (Winning games without Chris Paul, at least confirming Byron Scott didn't have the team playing as good as they should have. Playing Bobby Brown & Morris Peterson over Darren Collison & Marcus Thornton did him in.)
Warriors -2.90
Clippers -3.69
Grizzlies -6.33
Wolves -13.50 (Haven't won since barely beating Nets on opening night. They have a better chance of setting the league's futility record for lowest wins in a season. Nets are 30th in offense and 12th in defense. Wolves are 29th in offense and 24th in defense.)
Hawks 7.77
Celtics 6.40 (Faltering a bit after strong start, but still among league's elite)
Magic 4.20 (Got back Lewis but lost Nelson to injury... will they ever have a full roster?)
Cavaliers 1.53
Bucks 1.48 (Are they that good, or is the rest of the east just that bad? It's the latter, as they were in 9th last week but only went up 0.36)
Heat 0.74 (Falling hard back to mediocrity after ranking 3rd last week)
Raptors -0.26
Pistons -0.97
Bulls -2.15
Pacers -2.88 (losing to the Knicks will do that.)
Bobcats -4.19
Wizards -4.34 (Weren't they supposed to be a playoff team with Arenas?)
Sixers -6.58
Knicks -7.52 (Actually playing well over thier last three games)
Nets -11.87 (Starting to get healthy with Harris back and Lee on the horizon).
WEST
Lakers 6.96 (Gasol returns and they're on top after two games. Don't expect that to change.)
Nuggets 6.26
Blazers 6.00
Mavericks 5.98
Rockets 4.90
Suns 4.05
Spurs 3.88
Thunder 3.47
Jazz 1.73 (West's 9th best team would be 4th in the east. What else is new?)
Kings -0.28 (Would be the 8th best team in the east)
Hornets -1.12 (Winning games without Chris Paul, at least confirming Byron Scott didn't have the team playing as good as they should have. Playing Bobby Brown & Morris Peterson over Darren Collison & Marcus Thornton did him in.)
Warriors -2.90
Clippers -3.69
Grizzlies -6.33
Wolves -13.50 (Haven't won since barely beating Nets on opening night. They have a better chance of setting the league's futility record for lowest wins in a season. Nets are 30th in offense and 12th in defense. Wolves are 29th in offense and 24th in defense.)
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Why the Hawks are the league's best
The Hawks are a league best 11-3 with a league best 7.72 SRS at press time. Yet the only player the 2K Insider has really bothered to edit is Joe Johnson. Let's examine what the real story is behind the Hawks surge.
2010
ORTG: 112.8 (4th)
DRTG: 105.7 (16th)
PACE: 92.8 (16th)
2009
ORTG: 109.3 (10th)
DRTG: 107.6 (12th)
PACE: 89.6 (24th)
The Hawks have been running more, which is making them more efficient on the offensive end. It starts with their frontline of Josh Smith and Al Horford (more on that in a bit). Their defense has slipped a bit, as it would for any team that brought in Jamal Crawford (who at least contributes to that improved offense).
Smoove and Horford have combined for 43 dunks which is 2nd best of any duo in the league (trailing Melo and Nene's 47). I compiled their career "Inside" statistics using NBA Hotspots.
Josh Smith
2009: 303-502 (.604)
2008: 381-646 (.590)
2007: 306-540 (.567)
2006: 189-355 (.532)
2005: 206-367 (.561)
Total: 1385-2410 (.574)
Al Horford
2009: 190-309 (.615)
2008: 223-387 (.576)
Total: 413-696 (.593)
How have they fared in 2010?
Smith: 79-123 (.642)
Horford: 60-87 (.690)
This is a huge leap in efficiency, and in Smith's case it is magnified by the fact that he has stopped taking three pointers altogether. Take away their dunks and they are still finishing very efficiently.
Inside (Non-Dunks)
Smith: 57-101 (.564)
Horford: 39-66 (.590)
Smith in particular has raised his game and according to Dave Berri he's been worth as much as "Superman" Dwight Howard. Check out Berri's blog "The Wages of Wins Journal" when you're done here, as he illustrates Smith's improvements much better than I can (or at least am willing to at present time!).
http://dberri.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-story-of-the-2009-10-season-might-just-be-happening-in-atlanta/
As I said earlier, the 2K Insider hasn't given either of these two a lick of credit and has instead continued deferring to Joe Johnson. Here are Johnson's shot ratings from the latest update.
Inside 89
Close 84
Med 88
3pt 81
Let's look at each of these one at a time.
INSIDE
2009: 237-421 (.563)
2008: 230-426 (.540)
2007: 202-357 (.566)
2006: 284-501 (.567)
2005: 160-295 (.542)
Total: 1113-2000 (.556)
Johnson is only 56-107 (.523) to start the season. JJ is not off to a great start but it's still a bit early to be tanking his rating. Let's see how he holds up next to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant
2009: 291-468 (.622)
2008: 320-513 (.624)
2007: 293-502 (.583)
2006: 321-554 (.579)
2005: 266-469 (.567)
Total: 1491-2506 (.594)
Let's take out their dunks since there's a discrepencie between the two (Kobe had 59 while Johnson a mere 8... which is also a reason his dunk rating should be knocked down a peg).
2009 Inside Non-Dunk
Kobe: 232-409 (.567)
JJ: 229-413 (.554)
Only a .13 difference in similar attempts. Kobe is rated 90, while JJ is 89, so that seems fair. JJ would be a bonafide superstar if he had Kobe's athleticism, but hey, so would a lot of people. On to close rating...
CLOSE
2009: 115-270 (.425)
2008: 111-253 (.438)
2007: 74-145 (.510)
2006: 100-239 (.418)
2005: 98-208 (.471)
Total: 498-1115 (.446)
Johnson is 19-43 (.441) to start the season.
Kobe Bryant
2009: 174-397 (.438)
2008: 120-270 (.444)
2007: 143-293 (.488)
2006: 174-383 (.454)
2005: 75-205 (.365)
Total: 687-1548 (.443)
The crux of my whole "Joe Johnson is overrated from mid-range" argument is that JJ's mid-range game is actually his "Close" game. He is among the best SGs in the league and as evidenced by his keeping pace with Kobe albeit in fewer attempts. Of course, Kobe is 42-85 to start the year (.494) but it's also been well documented that Kobe worked on his post game over the summer.
Johnson and Kobe were rated 84 and 92 respectively entering the year (Kobe obviously gets a bump but that's another topic). I don't think one can justify an 8 point gap given their statistical similarity (though Kobe was def better over the last two years). Without flooding this post with data on every SG, I'd say JJ is maybe about 2-3 pts underrated here. Let's move on to mid-range.
MEDIUM
2009: 110-299 (.367)
2008: 139-377 (.368)
2007: 142-326 (.435)
2006: 120-295 (.406)
2005: 110-307 (.358)
Total: 621-1604 (.387)
Johnson's Med started off at 72 which was pretty much deserved given his showing over the last two seasons. The Insider then boosted this to an 83 because the common fan complained that JJ's "amazing" mid-range game was being mis-represented. JJ's numbers are worse than Andre Iguodala's and I don't hear anyone calling him an amazing mid-range player. The 2K Insider then boosted JJ's med to an 88 in the latest update!
Johnson is 24-54 (.444) from mid-range this season. That's a pretty damn small sample size to be giving the dude a mid-range rating only two points worse than Kobe.
Kobe Bryant
2009: 217-512 (.423)
2008: 185-492 (.376)
2007: 240-564 (.425)
2006: 302-717 (.421)
2005: 102-264 (.386)
Total: 1046-2549 (.410)
On top of the huge percentage advantage, Kobe averages about 100 more makes per year than JJ.
This season Kobe is only 27-80 (.337) from mid-range, but you don't see anyone rushing to tank his mid-range rating, do you? So why the double standard?
Brandon Jennings is 27-58 (.465) and the Insider gave him 86 med. If we're gonna go by the JJ scale Jennings should be in the 90s.
LeBron James is 40-86 (.465) and he's only an 81 med. Guess he should be in the 90s too if we're going by the JJ scale.
I could go on for awhile, but I think you all get the point. It's incredibly early to be giving Johnson such a high rating, and at best he shouldn't be anything more than upper 70s until he shows he's for real.
All in all it's a bit embarrassing that JJ's getting such a huge boost for what amounts to a much smaller sample size than Smith or Horford's improvements on the interior.
I'd like to transition this to defense really quickly (and I do so, seamlessly!). This is an area the Hawks have slipped in despite the return of Josh Smith's elite shot blocking. I tenatively blamed this on Jamal Crawford, but the truth is he's also been paired with Mike Bibby (another weak defensive guard) and Joe Johnson (an average defensive guard with a lot of hype).
Let's check out the Hawks 2010 DRTG and see whose been the most effective.
Defensive Rating (Pts allowed per 100 possessions)
Josh Smith 98
Horford 102
Teague 103
Pachulia 106
Joe Smith 106
Williams 108
Evans 108
Johnson 109
Crawford 109
Bibby 109
Well, that wasn't exactly surprising. The team average was 105.7, which effectively means Smith and Horford are carrying the defense on their back, and that the Hawks would be an elite defensive team if they didn't have such a sub-par backcourt.
Here's 2009 to see if there's any major changes.
Horford 104
Smith 104
Pachulia 106
Williams 108
Bibby 109
Murray 109
Johnson 110
Evans 110
Pretty consistent, as Crawford essentially replaced Murray. Smith has indeed improved substantially, but this seems to confirm the Hawks will be nothing more than average defensively due to their backcourt.
Johnson gets a lot of defensive credit and he seems to be a decent man to man defender, but he doesn't force many turnovers, is a poor rebounder for his size, and his defensive effort just isn't consistent when you factor in his heavy workload and energy spent on the offensive end.
Unfortunately, that doesn't spell great things come playoff time, where poor defensive teams get exposed. They needed 7 games to put Dwyane Wade away, and got swept by LeBron in round two. They're a better team thanks to their offensive improvement, but they're going to need an upgrade on defense if they're going to take the next step and become true contenders.
2010
ORTG: 112.8 (4th)
DRTG: 105.7 (16th)
PACE: 92.8 (16th)
2009
ORTG: 109.3 (10th)
DRTG: 107.6 (12th)
PACE: 89.6 (24th)
The Hawks have been running more, which is making them more efficient on the offensive end. It starts with their frontline of Josh Smith and Al Horford (more on that in a bit). Their defense has slipped a bit, as it would for any team that brought in Jamal Crawford (who at least contributes to that improved offense).
Smoove and Horford have combined for 43 dunks which is 2nd best of any duo in the league (trailing Melo and Nene's 47). I compiled their career "Inside" statistics using NBA Hotspots.
Josh Smith
2009: 303-502 (.604)
2008: 381-646 (.590)
2007: 306-540 (.567)
2006: 189-355 (.532)
2005: 206-367 (.561)
Total: 1385-2410 (.574)
Al Horford
2009: 190-309 (.615)
2008: 223-387 (.576)
Total: 413-696 (.593)
How have they fared in 2010?
Smith: 79-123 (.642)
Horford: 60-87 (.690)
This is a huge leap in efficiency, and in Smith's case it is magnified by the fact that he has stopped taking three pointers altogether. Take away their dunks and they are still finishing very efficiently.
Inside (Non-Dunks)
Smith: 57-101 (.564)
Horford: 39-66 (.590)
Smith in particular has raised his game and according to Dave Berri he's been worth as much as "Superman" Dwight Howard. Check out Berri's blog "The Wages of Wins Journal" when you're done here, as he illustrates Smith's improvements much better than I can (or at least am willing to at present time!).
http://dberri.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-story-of-the-2009-10-season-might-just-be-happening-in-atlanta/
As I said earlier, the 2K Insider hasn't given either of these two a lick of credit and has instead continued deferring to Joe Johnson. Here are Johnson's shot ratings from the latest update.
Inside 89
Close 84
Med 88
3pt 81
Let's look at each of these one at a time.
INSIDE
2009: 237-421 (.563)
2008: 230-426 (.540)
2007: 202-357 (.566)
2006: 284-501 (.567)
2005: 160-295 (.542)
Total: 1113-2000 (.556)
Johnson is only 56-107 (.523) to start the season. JJ is not off to a great start but it's still a bit early to be tanking his rating. Let's see how he holds up next to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant
2009: 291-468 (.622)
2008: 320-513 (.624)
2007: 293-502 (.583)
2006: 321-554 (.579)
2005: 266-469 (.567)
Total: 1491-2506 (.594)
Let's take out their dunks since there's a discrepencie between the two (Kobe had 59 while Johnson a mere 8... which is also a reason his dunk rating should be knocked down a peg).
2009 Inside Non-Dunk
Kobe: 232-409 (.567)
JJ: 229-413 (.554)
Only a .13 difference in similar attempts. Kobe is rated 90, while JJ is 89, so that seems fair. JJ would be a bonafide superstar if he had Kobe's athleticism, but hey, so would a lot of people. On to close rating...
CLOSE
2009: 115-270 (.425)
2008: 111-253 (.438)
2007: 74-145 (.510)
2006: 100-239 (.418)
2005: 98-208 (.471)
Total: 498-1115 (.446)
Johnson is 19-43 (.441) to start the season.
Kobe Bryant
2009: 174-397 (.438)
2008: 120-270 (.444)
2007: 143-293 (.488)
2006: 174-383 (.454)
2005: 75-205 (.365)
Total: 687-1548 (.443)
The crux of my whole "Joe Johnson is overrated from mid-range" argument is that JJ's mid-range game is actually his "Close" game. He is among the best SGs in the league and as evidenced by his keeping pace with Kobe albeit in fewer attempts. Of course, Kobe is 42-85 to start the year (.494) but it's also been well documented that Kobe worked on his post game over the summer.
Johnson and Kobe were rated 84 and 92 respectively entering the year (Kobe obviously gets a bump but that's another topic). I don't think one can justify an 8 point gap given their statistical similarity (though Kobe was def better over the last two years). Without flooding this post with data on every SG, I'd say JJ is maybe about 2-3 pts underrated here. Let's move on to mid-range.
MEDIUM
2009: 110-299 (.367)
2008: 139-377 (.368)
2007: 142-326 (.435)
2006: 120-295 (.406)
2005: 110-307 (.358)
Total: 621-1604 (.387)
Johnson's Med started off at 72 which was pretty much deserved given his showing over the last two seasons. The Insider then boosted this to an 83 because the common fan complained that JJ's "amazing" mid-range game was being mis-represented. JJ's numbers are worse than Andre Iguodala's and I don't hear anyone calling him an amazing mid-range player. The 2K Insider then boosted JJ's med to an 88 in the latest update!
Johnson is 24-54 (.444) from mid-range this season. That's a pretty damn small sample size to be giving the dude a mid-range rating only two points worse than Kobe.
Kobe Bryant
2009: 217-512 (.423)
2008: 185-492 (.376)
2007: 240-564 (.425)
2006: 302-717 (.421)
2005: 102-264 (.386)
Total: 1046-2549 (.410)
On top of the huge percentage advantage, Kobe averages about 100 more makes per year than JJ.
This season Kobe is only 27-80 (.337) from mid-range, but you don't see anyone rushing to tank his mid-range rating, do you? So why the double standard?
Brandon Jennings is 27-58 (.465) and the Insider gave him 86 med. If we're gonna go by the JJ scale Jennings should be in the 90s.
LeBron James is 40-86 (.465) and he's only an 81 med. Guess he should be in the 90s too if we're going by the JJ scale.
I could go on for awhile, but I think you all get the point. It's incredibly early to be giving Johnson such a high rating, and at best he shouldn't be anything more than upper 70s until he shows he's for real.
All in all it's a bit embarrassing that JJ's getting such a huge boost for what amounts to a much smaller sample size than Smith or Horford's improvements on the interior.
I'd like to transition this to defense really quickly (and I do so, seamlessly!). This is an area the Hawks have slipped in despite the return of Josh Smith's elite shot blocking. I tenatively blamed this on Jamal Crawford, but the truth is he's also been paired with Mike Bibby (another weak defensive guard) and Joe Johnson (an average defensive guard with a lot of hype).
Let's check out the Hawks 2010 DRTG and see whose been the most effective.
Defensive Rating (Pts allowed per 100 possessions)
Josh Smith 98
Horford 102
Teague 103
Pachulia 106
Joe Smith 106
Williams 108
Evans 108
Johnson 109
Crawford 109
Bibby 109
Well, that wasn't exactly surprising. The team average was 105.7, which effectively means Smith and Horford are carrying the defense on their back, and that the Hawks would be an elite defensive team if they didn't have such a sub-par backcourt.
Here's 2009 to see if there's any major changes.
Horford 104
Smith 104
Pachulia 106
Williams 108
Bibby 109
Murray 109
Johnson 110
Evans 110
Pretty consistent, as Crawford essentially replaced Murray. Smith has indeed improved substantially, but this seems to confirm the Hawks will be nothing more than average defensively due to their backcourt.
Johnson gets a lot of defensive credit and he seems to be a decent man to man defender, but he doesn't force many turnovers, is a poor rebounder for his size, and his defensive effort just isn't consistent when you factor in his heavy workload and energy spent on the offensive end.
Unfortunately, that doesn't spell great things come playoff time, where poor defensive teams get exposed. They needed 7 games to put Dwyane Wade away, and got swept by LeBron in round two. They're a better team thanks to their offensive improvement, but they're going to need an upgrade on defense if they're going to take the next step and become true contenders.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Real 2K Insider [11-16-09]
I've been really busy this week, here are where the ratings currently stand. Any unlisted players means I haven't edited them yet.
The number on the right is the difference between my rating and 2K's current rating. Brandon Jennings is +5 over 2K's rating, but he's also +18 from from the defaults.
POINT GUARDS
95 – Chris Paul (+1) (INJURED)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1) (INJURED)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
82 – Baron Davis (0)
82 – Brandon Jennings (+5)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1)
80 – Steve Nash (0)
79 – Jameer Nelson (0) (INJURED)
79 – Derrick Rose (-1)
78 – Jason Kidd (-3)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
77 – Mo Williams (0)
76 – Andre Miller (-2)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3)
74 – Jose Calderon (-1)
74 – T.J. Ford (-1)
74 – Jonny Flynn (0)
74 – Nate Robinson (-4)
73 – Mario Chalmers (-1)
73 – Raymond Felton (0)
73 – Michael Conley (0)
73 – Rafer Alston (0)
73 – Ty Lawson (0)
72 – Rodney Stuckey (-2)
72 – Will Bynum (+4)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
70 – Steve Blake (-2)
70 – Toney Douglas (+3)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
69 – Ramon Sessions (-4)
68 – Beno Udrih (+4)
68 – Jarrett Jack (-1)
68 – Randy Foye (-3)
67 – Derek Fisher (-5)
67 – Chris Duhon (-3)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
66 – Jeff Teague (0)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
64 – Anthony Carter (+3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
64 – Rodrigue Beaubois (-3)
63 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED)
62 – Daniel Gibson (+2)
62 – Lester Hudson (0)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
59 – Bobby Brown (+1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
56 - Roko Ukic (-1)
SHOOTING GUARDS
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
95 - Kobe Bryant (-2)
88 – Brandon Roy (0)
84 – Joe Johnson (0)
83 – Manu Ginobili (0)
83 – Andre Iguodala (-1)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
79 – Ray Allen (-1)
79 – Trevor Ariza (+1)
78 – Monta Ellis (-1)
77 – Kevin Martin (0) (INJURED)
77 – Stephen Jackson (-4)
77 – Kirk Hinrich (0)
76 – O.J. Mayo (-2)
76 – James Harden (0)
75 – Tyreke Evans (0)
74 – Leandro Barbosa (0)
73 – Jason Richardson (+1)
73 – Eric Gordon (+1)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
73 – J.R. Smith (+2)
72 – John Salmons (+1)
72 – Larry Hughes (-1)
69 – Rudy Fernandez (+1)
68 – Charlie Bell (+2)
68 – Willie Green (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Thabo Sefolosha (+2)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Arron Afflalo (+3)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marquis Daniels (0)
65 – Tony Allen (0)
64 – Anthony Morrow (+4)
60 – J.J. Redick (+9)
57 – J.R. Giddens (0)
57 – Wes Matthews (CAP)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARDS
96 – LeBron James (0)
90 – Carmelo Anthony (-1)
84 – Kevin Durant (+1)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
81 – Caron Butler (0)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
78 – Rudy Gay (0)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
77 – Grant Hill (+5)
77 – Jeff Green (0)
76 – Hedo Turkoglu (0)
73 – Luol Deng (0)
73 – Shane Battier (-2)
73 – Wilson Chandler (0)
72 – Thaddeus Young (-3)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
70 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1) (INJURED)
70 – Martell Webster (+4)
69 – James Posey (-3)
68 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (-1)
67 – Al Thornton (0)
67 – Carlos Delfino (+4)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1) (INJURED)
66 – Matt Harpring (0) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
65 – Danilo Gallinari (+3)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
65 – Sam Young (-2)
64 – Antoine Wright (+4)
60 - Peja Stojakovic (-2)
60 – Jason Kapono (+2)
60 – Omri Casspi (+9)
60 – Bill Walker (+1)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3) (INACTIVE)
59 – Devean George (-2)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
54 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARDS
87 – Chris Bosh (0)
87 – Kevin Garnett (0)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0) (INJURED)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
81 – Josh Smith (+3)
81 – Al Jefferson (-3)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – David West (0)
76 – Zach Randolph (0)
75 – Marcus Camby (0)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
74 – Al Harrington (-1)
73 – Kenyon Martin (-1)
73 – Elton Brand (-1)
73 – Rashard Lewis (-2)
73 – Corey Maggette (-2)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
69 – Jason Thompson (+3)
69 – Kurt Thomas (-2)
68 – Hakim Warrick (+3)
68 – Ersan Ilyasova (+13)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
65 – Jared Jeffries (+2)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Taj Gibson (+3)
63 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
62 – Yi Jianlian (+3) (INJURED)
62 – Eduardo Najera (-1)
61 – Juwan Howard (+4)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
54 – Brian Cook (0)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
50 – Brian Scalabrine (+6)
CENTERS
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Emeka Okafor (+2)
79 – Shaquille O’Neal (-2)
79 – Al Horford (+3)
78 – Andrew Bynum (+2)
78 – Nene (+3)
77 – Chris Kaman (+1)
77 – Greg Oden (+3)
77 - Andrew Bogut (+6) (INJURED)
77 – Brook Lopez (0)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2) (INJURED)
76 – David Lee (-1)
76 – Marc Gasol (-1)
75 – Jermaine O’Neal
74 – Joakim Noah (+1)
74 – Rasheed Wallace (-1)
73 – Kendrick Perkins (+1)
73 – Roy Hibbert (+3)
73 – Marreese Speights (+6) (INJURED)
72 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+1)
70 – Andrea Bargnani (+1)
70 – Samuel Dalembert (+2)
69 – Erick Dampier (+8)
69 – Ben Wallace (-5)
69 – Joel Przybilla (+2)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Chuck Hayes (0)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0) (INJURED)
67 – Spencer Hawes (+3)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6)
66 – Nenad Krstic (+6)
66 – Shelden Williams (+5)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
64 – Jordan Hill (+2)
64 – Eddy Curry (-1)
63 – Channing Frye (+3)
63 – Etan Thomas (+1)
63 – Darko Milicic (+4)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Solomon Jones (+6)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
59 – DJ Mbenga (+7)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
52 – Jason Collins (0)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
51 – Jarron Collins (+3)
The number on the right is the difference between my rating and 2K's current rating. Brandon Jennings is +5 over 2K's rating, but he's also +18 from from the defaults.
POINT GUARDS
95 – Chris Paul (+1) (INJURED)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1) (INJURED)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
82 – Baron Davis (0)
82 – Brandon Jennings (+5)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1)
80 – Steve Nash (0)
79 – Jameer Nelson (0) (INJURED)
79 – Derrick Rose (-1)
78 – Jason Kidd (-3)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
77 – Mo Williams (0)
76 – Andre Miller (-2)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3)
74 – Jose Calderon (-1)
74 – T.J. Ford (-1)
74 – Jonny Flynn (0)
74 – Nate Robinson (-4)
73 – Mario Chalmers (-1)
73 – Raymond Felton (0)
73 – Michael Conley (0)
73 – Rafer Alston (0)
73 – Ty Lawson (0)
72 – Rodney Stuckey (-2)
72 – Will Bynum (+4)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
70 – Steve Blake (-2)
70 – Toney Douglas (+3)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
69 – Ramon Sessions (-4)
68 – Beno Udrih (+4)
68 – Jarrett Jack (-1)
68 – Randy Foye (-3)
67 – Derek Fisher (-5)
67 – Chris Duhon (-3)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
66 – Jeff Teague (0)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
64 – Anthony Carter (+3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
64 – Rodrigue Beaubois (-3)
63 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED)
62 – Daniel Gibson (+2)
62 – Lester Hudson (0)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
59 – Bobby Brown (+1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
56 - Roko Ukic (-1)
SHOOTING GUARDS
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
95 - Kobe Bryant (-2)
88 – Brandon Roy (0)
84 – Joe Johnson (0)
83 – Manu Ginobili (0)
83 – Andre Iguodala (-1)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
79 – Ray Allen (-1)
79 – Trevor Ariza (+1)
78 – Monta Ellis (-1)
77 – Kevin Martin (0) (INJURED)
77 – Stephen Jackson (-4)
77 – Kirk Hinrich (0)
76 – O.J. Mayo (-2)
76 – James Harden (0)
75 – Tyreke Evans (0)
74 – Leandro Barbosa (0)
73 – Jason Richardson (+1)
73 – Eric Gordon (+1)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
73 – J.R. Smith (+2)
72 – John Salmons (+1)
72 – Larry Hughes (-1)
69 – Rudy Fernandez (+1)
68 – Charlie Bell (+2)
68 – Willie Green (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Thabo Sefolosha (+2)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Arron Afflalo (+3)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marquis Daniels (0)
65 – Tony Allen (0)
64 – Anthony Morrow (+4)
60 – J.J. Redick (+9)
57 – J.R. Giddens (0)
57 – Wes Matthews (CAP)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARDS
96 – LeBron James (0)
90 – Carmelo Anthony (-1)
84 – Kevin Durant (+1)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
81 – Caron Butler (0)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
78 – Rudy Gay (0)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
77 – Grant Hill (+5)
77 – Jeff Green (0)
76 – Hedo Turkoglu (0)
73 – Luol Deng (0)
73 – Shane Battier (-2)
73 – Wilson Chandler (0)
72 – Thaddeus Young (-3)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
70 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1) (INJURED)
70 – Martell Webster (+4)
69 – James Posey (-3)
68 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (-1)
67 – Al Thornton (0)
67 – Carlos Delfino (+4)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1) (INJURED)
66 – Matt Harpring (0) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
65 – Danilo Gallinari (+3)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
65 – Sam Young (-2)
64 – Antoine Wright (+4)
60 - Peja Stojakovic (-2)
60 – Jason Kapono (+2)
60 – Omri Casspi (+9)
60 – Bill Walker (+1)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3) (INACTIVE)
59 – Devean George (-2)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
54 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARDS
87 – Chris Bosh (0)
87 – Kevin Garnett (0)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0) (INJURED)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
81 – Josh Smith (+3)
81 – Al Jefferson (-3)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – David West (0)
76 – Zach Randolph (0)
75 – Marcus Camby (0)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
74 – Al Harrington (-1)
73 – Kenyon Martin (-1)
73 – Elton Brand (-1)
73 – Rashard Lewis (-2)
73 – Corey Maggette (-2)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
69 – Jason Thompson (+3)
69 – Kurt Thomas (-2)
68 – Hakim Warrick (+3)
68 – Ersan Ilyasova (+13)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
65 – Jared Jeffries (+2)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Taj Gibson (+3)
63 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
62 – Yi Jianlian (+3) (INJURED)
62 – Eduardo Najera (-1)
61 – Juwan Howard (+4)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
54 – Brian Cook (0)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
50 – Brian Scalabrine (+6)
CENTERS
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Emeka Okafor (+2)
79 – Shaquille O’Neal (-2)
79 – Al Horford (+3)
78 – Andrew Bynum (+2)
78 – Nene (+3)
77 – Chris Kaman (+1)
77 – Greg Oden (+3)
77 - Andrew Bogut (+6) (INJURED)
77 – Brook Lopez (0)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2) (INJURED)
76 – David Lee (-1)
76 – Marc Gasol (-1)
75 – Jermaine O’Neal
74 – Joakim Noah (+1)
74 – Rasheed Wallace (-1)
73 – Kendrick Perkins (+1)
73 – Roy Hibbert (+3)
73 – Marreese Speights (+6) (INJURED)
72 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+1)
70 – Andrea Bargnani (+1)
70 – Samuel Dalembert (+2)
69 – Erick Dampier (+8)
69 – Ben Wallace (-5)
69 – Joel Przybilla (+2)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Chuck Hayes (0)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0) (INJURED)
67 – Spencer Hawes (+3)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6)
66 – Nenad Krstic (+6)
66 – Shelden Williams (+5)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
64 – Jordan Hill (+2)
64 – Eddy Curry (-1)
63 – Channing Frye (+3)
63 – Etan Thomas (+1)
63 – Darko Milicic (+4)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Solomon Jones (+6)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
59 – DJ Mbenga (+7)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
52 – Jason Collins (0)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
51 – Jarron Collins (+3)
My E-Mail to David Aldridge
I was reading David Aldridge's column today on NBA.com and he talked about fothe foul out debate that's been picking up steam over the last few years. Jeff Van Gundy has brought this up on TV before so I figured now would be as good as any to get my two cents in. You can view Aldridge's article here, and my email below. I'll let you know if I get a response.
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/11/16/morning.tip/index.html
Here's my take on the foul limits.
Star players already get benefit from the refs. It's not star players who are penalized - it's big men.
Against the Knicks on Weds, Danny Granger picked up two quick fouls but stayed on the court to drop 30 points in the first half. He didn't pick up his 3rd foul until late in the 3rd quarter. Granger stuck on a weak perimeter player (Gallinari). The league's stars know how to play with foul trouble.
Dwight Howard and Greg Oden spend nights in foul trouble because they attempt to block so many shots. Aggressive defense leads to fouling. Joel Pryzbilla was forced to cut his block attempts the last two years to reduce his fouling.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/przybjo01.html
Pryzbilla Block%
2006: 7.1
2007: 7.6
2008: 4.0
2009: 3.9
2010: 5.9 (8th in lg)
Greg Oden is blocking 7.6% of shots this season (1st in lg) compared to only 4.2 last season
Oden and Przybilla combine for 7.5 fouls per game, but they also combine for 3.9 blocks per game. The Blazers allow only 98.7 points per 100 possessions, which is 2nd in the league trailing only the Celtics. Imagine if they no longer had to worry about fouling out? It would be a return to the thuggery of the 80s where the way to beat guys like Jordan was to put them on their ass anytime they ventured into the paint.
Penalties would also overcomplicate the game. Good luck explaining them to a casual fan. Nobody was a fan of illegal defense rules which is why they were scrapped. Many players commit their sixth foul in the waning seconds of a game when intentionally fouling an opponent to play the FT game. Does either team really need penalty FTs in that situation? At that point players should be worried about stopping the clock, whereas a player with 5 fouls would not be able to foul because he would be hurting his team even more.
What the game needs to do is fix the rules so perimeter players don't have a free lane into the paint. We both know the defensive rules are a joke nowadays. They have led to an increase in scoring and instead of having one 30 point scorer (Jordan) we have five (Kobe, James, Wade, Melo, and even Paul). The league obviously feels sports center dunks and artificial star players are what the fans want to see, and they're right. I'm not so sure we need another reason to increase FT attempts league wide, which is what any penalties would create.
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/11/16/morning.tip/index.html
Here's my take on the foul limits.
Star players already get benefit from the refs. It's not star players who are penalized - it's big men.
Against the Knicks on Weds, Danny Granger picked up two quick fouls but stayed on the court to drop 30 points in the first half. He didn't pick up his 3rd foul until late in the 3rd quarter. Granger stuck on a weak perimeter player (Gallinari). The league's stars know how to play with foul trouble.
Dwight Howard and Greg Oden spend nights in foul trouble because they attempt to block so many shots. Aggressive defense leads to fouling. Joel Pryzbilla was forced to cut his block attempts the last two years to reduce his fouling.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/przybjo01.html
Pryzbilla Block%
2006: 7.1
2007: 7.6
2008: 4.0
2009: 3.9
2010: 5.9 (8th in lg)
Greg Oden is blocking 7.6% of shots this season (1st in lg) compared to only 4.2 last season
Oden and Przybilla combine for 7.5 fouls per game, but they also combine for 3.9 blocks per game. The Blazers allow only 98.7 points per 100 possessions, which is 2nd in the league trailing only the Celtics. Imagine if they no longer had to worry about fouling out? It would be a return to the thuggery of the 80s where the way to beat guys like Jordan was to put them on their ass anytime they ventured into the paint.
Penalties would also overcomplicate the game. Good luck explaining them to a casual fan. Nobody was a fan of illegal defense rules which is why they were scrapped. Many players commit their sixth foul in the waning seconds of a game when intentionally fouling an opponent to play the FT game. Does either team really need penalty FTs in that situation? At that point players should be worried about stopping the clock, whereas a player with 5 fouls would not be able to foul because he would be hurting his team even more.
What the game needs to do is fix the rules so perimeter players don't have a free lane into the paint. We both know the defensive rules are a joke nowadays. They have led to an increase in scoring and instead of having one 30 point scorer (Jordan) we have five (Kobe, James, Wade, Melo, and even Paul). The league obviously feels sports center dunks and artificial star players are what the fans want to see, and they're right. I'm not so sure we need another reason to increase FT attempts league wide, which is what any penalties would create.
Rashidi vs 2K: Top 30 PGs
Top 30 PGs: Rashidi vs 2K
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Last month it was top 20, and there have obviously been revisions since then (Jennings, for instance). I've edited 52 of the 86 active PGs so far. As far as other positions go I am very close to doing a top 20 PFs and top 30 Cs.
So without much further ado, here are 2K's top 30 PGs. My PGs are listed below, with the difference in parenthasize. Major differences will be in bold.
2K Sports
94 – Chris Paul
89 – Deron Williams
86 – Devin Harris
86 – Rajon Rondo
85 – Chauncey Billups
84 – Gilbert Arenas
84 – Tony Parker
82 – Baron Davis
81 – Jason Kidd
80 – Derrick Rose
80 - Russell Westbrook
80 – Steve Nash
79 – Jameer Nelson
78 – Nate Robinson
78 – Andre Miller
78 – Mike Bibby
77 – Aaron Brooks
77 – Mo Williams
77 – Brandon Jennings
75 – Jose Calderon
75 – T.J. Ford
74 – Jonny Flynn
74 – Mario Chalmers
74 – Rodney Stuckey
73 – Raymond Felton
73 – Michael Conley
73 – Rafer Alston
73 – Ty Lawson
73 - Ramon Sessions
72 - Steve Blake
72 - Derek Fisher (tied for 30th)
Rashidi
95 – Chris Paul (+1)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
82 – Baron Davis (0)
82 – Brandon Jennings (+5)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1)
80 – Steve Nash (0)
79 – Jameer Nelson (0)
79 – Derrick Rose (-1)
78 – Jason Kidd (-3)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
77 – Mo Williams (0)
76 – Andre Miller (-2)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3)
74 – Jose Calderon (-1)
74 – T.J. Ford (-1)
74 – Jonny Flynn (0)
74 – Nate Robinson (-4)
73 – Mario Chalmers (-1)
73 – Raymond Felton (0)
73 – Michael Conley (0)
73 – Rafer Alston (0)
73 – Ty Lawson (0)
72 – Rodney Stuckey (-2)
72 – Will Bynum (+4)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
For those wondering at home, Blake and Fisher don't crack my top 30 (as they are among the worst starting points in the league). I have them at 70 and 67 respectively. 2K has the audacity to rate a walking corpse like Fisher over actual difference makers like Lou and Bynum.
Couple quick explanations....
I have Kirk Hinrich listed at SG (where he has mostly played since Rose came to town, and especialy now that Gordon was replaced by Pargo). 2K has him at 78 while I have him at 76. Switching him to SG causes his overall to jump 2 points, so 2K would have him at 80 (tied w/ Rose for team lead) and I have him at 78.
Arenas is shooting 39% from the field and steals/rebounds are down. 2K hasn't changed Arenas' rating since his injury two years ago, so a 2 point drop should have been expected.
Davis is also shooting 39%, but he also plays solid defense which has kept his rating up.
Jennings is clearly better than a guy like Mo Williams or Aaron Brooks, and he's only 20 years old. He's pretty clearly better than Derrick Rose who 2K has at an 80. Jennings is looking like a sleeper for the all-star team given how weak the east PGs are.
I'd love to raise Nash but the dude has 1 steal in 12 games. 1 steal in 397 minutes. That just drags him down so much.
Don't ask me why 2K has Kidd rated like it's 2007. Remember last year when they had him rated higher than Dirk?
Would someone mind letting 2K know that Bibby is the 4th best Hawk, not 2nd?
For those keeping track at home, yeah, 2K really does have Nate Robinson only two points below Nash and a point ahead of Mo Williams.
Will Bynum averaged 18.4 pts and 7.0 ast per 36 mins last season, which is why the Pistons didnt miss Iverson one bit when he faked his injury. He's averaging 18.9 and 5.5 per 36 this year, proving that was no fluke.
Lou Williams worse than Chris Duhon, really?
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Last month it was top 20, and there have obviously been revisions since then (Jennings, for instance). I've edited 52 of the 86 active PGs so far. As far as other positions go I am very close to doing a top 20 PFs and top 30 Cs.
So without much further ado, here are 2K's top 30 PGs. My PGs are listed below, with the difference in parenthasize. Major differences will be in bold.
2K Sports
94 – Chris Paul
89 – Deron Williams
86 – Devin Harris
86 – Rajon Rondo
85 – Chauncey Billups
84 – Gilbert Arenas
84 – Tony Parker
82 – Baron Davis
81 – Jason Kidd
80 – Derrick Rose
80 - Russell Westbrook
80 – Steve Nash
79 – Jameer Nelson
78 – Nate Robinson
78 – Andre Miller
78 – Mike Bibby
77 – Aaron Brooks
77 – Mo Williams
77 – Brandon Jennings
75 – Jose Calderon
75 – T.J. Ford
74 – Jonny Flynn
74 – Mario Chalmers
74 – Rodney Stuckey
73 – Raymond Felton
73 – Michael Conley
73 – Rafer Alston
73 – Ty Lawson
73 - Ramon Sessions
72 - Steve Blake
72 - Derek Fisher (tied for 30th)
Rashidi
95 – Chris Paul (+1)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
82 – Baron Davis (0)
82 – Brandon Jennings (+5)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1)
80 – Steve Nash (0)
79 – Jameer Nelson (0)
79 – Derrick Rose (-1)
78 – Jason Kidd (-3)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
77 – Mo Williams (0)
76 – Andre Miller (-2)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3)
74 – Jose Calderon (-1)
74 – T.J. Ford (-1)
74 – Jonny Flynn (0)
74 – Nate Robinson (-4)
73 – Mario Chalmers (-1)
73 – Raymond Felton (0)
73 – Michael Conley (0)
73 – Rafer Alston (0)
73 – Ty Lawson (0)
72 – Rodney Stuckey (-2)
72 – Will Bynum (+4)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
For those wondering at home, Blake and Fisher don't crack my top 30 (as they are among the worst starting points in the league). I have them at 70 and 67 respectively. 2K has the audacity to rate a walking corpse like Fisher over actual difference makers like Lou and Bynum.
Couple quick explanations....
I have Kirk Hinrich listed at SG (where he has mostly played since Rose came to town, and especialy now that Gordon was replaced by Pargo). 2K has him at 78 while I have him at 76. Switching him to SG causes his overall to jump 2 points, so 2K would have him at 80 (tied w/ Rose for team lead) and I have him at 78.
Arenas is shooting 39% from the field and steals/rebounds are down. 2K hasn't changed Arenas' rating since his injury two years ago, so a 2 point drop should have been expected.
Davis is also shooting 39%, but he also plays solid defense which has kept his rating up.
Jennings is clearly better than a guy like Mo Williams or Aaron Brooks, and he's only 20 years old. He's pretty clearly better than Derrick Rose who 2K has at an 80. Jennings is looking like a sleeper for the all-star team given how weak the east PGs are.
I'd love to raise Nash but the dude has 1 steal in 12 games. 1 steal in 397 minutes. That just drags him down so much.
Don't ask me why 2K has Kidd rated like it's 2007. Remember last year when they had him rated higher than Dirk?
Would someone mind letting 2K know that Bibby is the 4th best Hawk, not 2nd?
For those keeping track at home, yeah, 2K really does have Nate Robinson only two points below Nash and a point ahead of Mo Williams.
Will Bynum averaged 18.4 pts and 7.0 ast per 36 mins last season, which is why the Pistons didnt miss Iverson one bit when he faked his injury. He's averaging 18.9 and 5.5 per 36 this year, proving that was no fluke.
Lou Williams worse than Chris Duhon, really?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
82games = Misleading stats
I haven't used 82games.com for statistical reference in a few years now, and this is one of the reasons why.
http://www.82games.com/0910/09DET4.HTM#bypos
According to them, Rodney Stuckey is the Pistons' starting SG, and Ben Gordon is the starting PG.
http://www.82games.com/0910/09NYK6.HTM#bypos
They also list Jared Jeffries as a SF/SG when the dude hasn't played a minute outside of PF this season. They honestly think Wilson Chandler is a PF in Jeffries' lineups, or that Gallinari is a SG when all three are on the floor.
This matters because they are logging defensive stats by position, meaning the wrong data is being assigned to the wrong players. Now that "advanced statistics" are en vogue, I have seen many a blogger write entire articles based upon incorrect statistics that they view as infallible.
Such as this one...
http://www.knickerblogger.net/2479/knicks-2010-season-preview-part-3.html
The fact is there is no explanation by 82games on the methodology and reasoning behind the stats they collect, and because basketball fans have few other sources we look the other way and are forced to put blind faith into something we know little about.
Right now on ESPN the Mavs are playing the Spurs. Kidd is on the floor with Beaubois. Kidd is being guarded by Richard Jefferson, while Beaubois is guarded by George Hill. Does that mean Kidd is the SG? Or is Richard Jefferson the PG?
I have emailed site owner Roland Beech about the incorrect position data (last season and this season) and have yet to get a response. If you would like to leave your own message asking for some type of explanation, you can do so here:
http://www.82games.com/contact.htm
http://www.82games.com/0910/09DET4.HTM#bypos
According to them, Rodney Stuckey is the Pistons' starting SG, and Ben Gordon is the starting PG.
http://www.82games.com/0910/09NYK6.HTM#bypos
They also list Jared Jeffries as a SF/SG when the dude hasn't played a minute outside of PF this season. They honestly think Wilson Chandler is a PF in Jeffries' lineups, or that Gallinari is a SG when all three are on the floor.
This matters because they are logging defensive stats by position, meaning the wrong data is being assigned to the wrong players. Now that "advanced statistics" are en vogue, I have seen many a blogger write entire articles based upon incorrect statistics that they view as infallible.
Such as this one...
http://www.knickerblogger.net/2479/knicks-2010-season-preview-part-3.html
The fact is there is no explanation by 82games on the methodology and reasoning behind the stats they collect, and because basketball fans have few other sources we look the other way and are forced to put blind faith into something we know little about.
Right now on ESPN the Mavs are playing the Spurs. Kidd is on the floor with Beaubois. Kidd is being guarded by Richard Jefferson, while Beaubois is guarded by George Hill. Does that mean Kidd is the SG? Or is Richard Jefferson the PG?
I have emailed site owner Roland Beech about the incorrect position data (last season and this season) and have yet to get a response. If you would like to leave your own message asking for some type of explanation, you can do so here:
http://www.82games.com/contact.htm
Monday, November 16, 2009
SRS Power Rankings 11/16/09
I'll be releasing a roster update later tonight. Until then, here are the new SRS rankings...
EAST
Hawks 8.74 (Don't look now but the balanced Hawks are the top team in the east)
Celtics 7.97 (Age rears it's ugly head... Pierce played hurt vs Indy and it cost them)
Heat 4.93 (So far so good... but I don't expect them to fare well once injuries hit)
Cavaliers 3.74 (Ben Wallace was quite underrated it seems)
Pacers 2.93 (Dahntay Jones lead the way in shocking Boston)
Magic 2.74 (Rashard Lewis returns this week)
Pistons 1.28 (Injuries starting to take their toll)
Raptors 1.13 (League's best offense still held down by league's worst defense)
Bucks 1.12 (Jennings is the real deal, but an easy schedule has contributed heavily to Redd-less success... they will fight for the 8th seed which is better than most predicted)
Bulls -1.24 (Lacking offensive firepower, which we all knew was coming when Jannero Pargo replaced Ben Gordon)
Wizards -2.00 (Jamison returns soon, but will he be enough?)
Bobcats -5.06 (They're the best of the bad. That's all I can really think of.)
Sixers -6.89 (Just lost Marreese Speights which is very bad news)
Knicks -9.69 (It can't get much worse... until you consider team has been relatively healthy, so they CAN get much worse...)
Nets -11.23 (See above, except the Nets actually are all hurt)
WEST
Blazers 7.15 (Mix a healthy Oden with last year's top offenese and we have a winner).
Nuggets 6.34 (Big win against the Lakers this week)
Mavericks 6.09 (Josh Howard down with injury again)
Rockets 4.97 (Just imagine how good they'd be with a healthy Yao & T-Mac)
Lakers 4.00 (Losses to the Nuggets and Rockets re-affirm that this team needs Pau Gasol if it's to stay on top)
Thunder 3.79 (Losing to the Clippers has to be maddening a night after beating the Spurs)
Spurs 3.57 (Team is weak defensively beyond Duncan, whose mins will be limited all year)
Suns 2.56 (Blowout loss to a Gasol-less Laker team reaffirms what I said last week)
Kings 0.29 (Paul Westphal = COTY right now IMO)
Jazz -0.18 (Injuries continue to mount)
Clippers -4.19 (Still trying to hang on til Griffin returns)
Hornets -4.49 (Just lost Chris Paul for a month, which is likely the season's dagger)
Warriors -4.78 (Just gave up 55 to a rookie PG)
Grizzlies -8.80 (Still can't defend for anything...)
Wolves -13.20 (Worst team in the league by far, especially when you consider how banged up New Jersey is... Wolves are only missing Kevin Love.)
EAST
Hawks 8.74 (Don't look now but the balanced Hawks are the top team in the east)
Celtics 7.97 (Age rears it's ugly head... Pierce played hurt vs Indy and it cost them)
Heat 4.93 (So far so good... but I don't expect them to fare well once injuries hit)
Cavaliers 3.74 (Ben Wallace was quite underrated it seems)
Pacers 2.93 (Dahntay Jones lead the way in shocking Boston)
Magic 2.74 (Rashard Lewis returns this week)
Pistons 1.28 (Injuries starting to take their toll)
Raptors 1.13 (League's best offense still held down by league's worst defense)
Bucks 1.12 (Jennings is the real deal, but an easy schedule has contributed heavily to Redd-less success... they will fight for the 8th seed which is better than most predicted)
Bulls -1.24 (Lacking offensive firepower, which we all knew was coming when Jannero Pargo replaced Ben Gordon)
Wizards -2.00 (Jamison returns soon, but will he be enough?)
Bobcats -5.06 (They're the best of the bad. That's all I can really think of.)
Sixers -6.89 (Just lost Marreese Speights which is very bad news)
Knicks -9.69 (It can't get much worse... until you consider team has been relatively healthy, so they CAN get much worse...)
Nets -11.23 (See above, except the Nets actually are all hurt)
WEST
Blazers 7.15 (Mix a healthy Oden with last year's top offenese and we have a winner).
Nuggets 6.34 (Big win against the Lakers this week)
Mavericks 6.09 (Josh Howard down with injury again)
Rockets 4.97 (Just imagine how good they'd be with a healthy Yao & T-Mac)
Lakers 4.00 (Losses to the Nuggets and Rockets re-affirm that this team needs Pau Gasol if it's to stay on top)
Thunder 3.79 (Losing to the Clippers has to be maddening a night after beating the Spurs)
Spurs 3.57 (Team is weak defensively beyond Duncan, whose mins will be limited all year)
Suns 2.56 (Blowout loss to a Gasol-less Laker team reaffirms what I said last week)
Kings 0.29 (Paul Westphal = COTY right now IMO)
Jazz -0.18 (Injuries continue to mount)
Clippers -4.19 (Still trying to hang on til Griffin returns)
Hornets -4.49 (Just lost Chris Paul for a month, which is likely the season's dagger)
Warriors -4.78 (Just gave up 55 to a rookie PG)
Grizzlies -8.80 (Still can't defend for anything...)
Wolves -13.20 (Worst team in the league by far, especially when you consider how banged up New Jersey is... Wolves are only missing Kevin Love.)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Fun with NBA Hotspots
Hotspot stats are now available for the 2010 season at nba.com/hotspots
Can you find any interesting comparisons?
Here's my favorite so far
Chris Duhon
Inside: 9-23 (.391)
Close: 0-4 (.000)
Med: 0-8 (.000)
Toney Douglas
Inside: 11-13 (.846)
Close: 2-6 (.333)
Med: 7-15 (.466)
Duhon is 9-35 on 2pters. BENCH HIM ALREADY!
Rajon Rondo
Inside: 38-52 (.731)
Close: 3-7 (.428)
Med: 7-19 (.368)
For all the *****ing people do about Rondo's mid-range rating, he's once again showing HE CAN HIT THE SHOT. How does he stack up against the rest of his team so far?
Garnett: 20-46
Allen: 13-27
House: 7-18
Rondo: 7-19
Pierce: 6-14
Daniels: 2-3
Williams: 2-6
Hudson: 1-1
Scalabrine: 1-2
Perkins: 1-4
Sheed: 1-5
Giddens: 0-1
I can't say it enough - [b]Rondo is a much better mid-range player than Dan Gadzuric and every other player with a 66 mid-range rating.[/b] You can scream up and down all you want about how "easy" his shots are but the fact is the mid-range shots he takes are far tougher than Dan Gadzuric's. Stop playing fools.
Gadzuric hasn't even attempted a mid-range shot yet this year, only taking two of his 17 shots outside of 5 feet. This is the player Rondo is apparently as bad as.
Can you find any interesting comparisons?
Here's my favorite so far
Chris Duhon
Inside: 9-23 (.391)
Close: 0-4 (.000)
Med: 0-8 (.000)
Toney Douglas
Inside: 11-13 (.846)
Close: 2-6 (.333)
Med: 7-15 (.466)
Duhon is 9-35 on 2pters. BENCH HIM ALREADY!
Rajon Rondo
Inside: 38-52 (.731)
Close: 3-7 (.428)
Med: 7-19 (.368)
For all the *****ing people do about Rondo's mid-range rating, he's once again showing HE CAN HIT THE SHOT. How does he stack up against the rest of his team so far?
Garnett: 20-46
Allen: 13-27
House: 7-18
Rondo: 7-19
Pierce: 6-14
Daniels: 2-3
Williams: 2-6
Hudson: 1-1
Scalabrine: 1-2
Perkins: 1-4
Sheed: 1-5
Giddens: 0-1
I can't say it enough - [b]Rondo is a much better mid-range player than Dan Gadzuric and every other player with a 66 mid-range rating.[/b] You can scream up and down all you want about how "easy" his shots are but the fact is the mid-range shots he takes are far tougher than Dan Gadzuric's. Stop playing fools.
Gadzuric hasn't even attempted a mid-range shot yet this year, only taking two of his 17 shots outside of 5 feet. This is the player Rondo is apparently as bad as.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
SRS Update
In case you missed the last one... SRS (Simple Rating System) measures teams by point differential and schedule strength. Zero is the average.
EAST
Celtics 10.29 (will chase the bulls 72-10 record)
Heat 7.69 (much improved thanks to their defense)
Hawks 6.11 (quietly pushing for the 2nd or 3rd seed)
Magic 3.41 (short handed but still pretty good)
Cavs 1.73 (their offense is a mess)
Bulls -0.36 (much improved defensively)
Bucks -0.43 (the top defensive team so far)
Pistons -0.75 (no Rip or Prince means making the playoffs will be a fight)
Raptors -1.33 (Their offense is talk of the town, but their defense is catastrophic)
Pacers -1.49 (looking like a carbon copy of last season)
Wizards -2.11 (the return of Arenas a bit overstated)
Bobcats -3.82 (when your top scorer is averaging 14 ppg and shooting 32%, you stink)
Sixers -4.48 (poor defensively, despite iguodala, brand, and dalembert)
Knicks -9.21 (they're so bad they're making larry hughes look good)
Nets -12.71 (half the team is hurt)
WEST
Mavericks 9.01 (the best in the west until Pau Gasol is healthy)
Blazers 7.51 (chemistry issues? says who?)
Lakers 6.87 (5th in the league minus their 2nd best player)
Thunder 6.07 (great defense making up for durant vs the world on the other end)
Rockets 5.03 (defense seems to be a recurring theme among winning teams)
Nuggets 4.10 (pretty good considering Anthony Carter's been starting at SG)
Suns 4.04 (don't be fooled by their record. they've had an easy schedule.)
Spurs 1.94 (is it really that hard to surround Tim Duncan with defensive players?)
Jazz -1.13 (could miss the playoffs if they don't right the ship)
Kings -1.28 (nobody thought they'd be this good. nobody.)
Hornets -1.77 (Chris Paul vs the world will not get them to the playoffs)
Clippers -4.48 (trying to hang until Griffin returns)
Warriors -5.65 (No Biedrins/Turiaf means Mikki Moore starts at center on an undersized team)
Grizzlies -8.88 (no Iverson means no bench. problem for a starless lineup.)
Wolves -13.34 (30 point blowout to the Warriors says it all.)
A quick comparison to my team ratings should tell us which teams should go up or down.
EAST OVERALL
86 Celtics
85 Cavaliers (DOWN)
81 Magic
80 Hawks
77 Heat (UP)
76 Sixers (DOWN)
75 Raptors
75 Wizards
74 Pacers
73 Pistons
73 Knicks (DOWN)
72 Bulls (UP)
72 Bobcats
71 Bucks (UP)
71 Nets
WEST OVERALL
84 Mavericks
83 Nuggets (DOWN)
82 Lakers
81 Jazz (DOWN)
80 Spurs (0)
80 Grizzlies (DOWN)
79 Blazers (UP)
78 Thunder (UP)
77 Suns (UP)
77 Rockets (UP)
76 Hornets
74 Clippers
72 Warriors
68 Wolves
63 Kings (UP)
Nice to see that my ratings match up pretty well. The Kings are REALLY underrated so I'll try to fix them in next week's update. I'm working on teams like the Bucks and Bulls as well.
EAST
Celtics 10.29 (will chase the bulls 72-10 record)
Heat 7.69 (much improved thanks to their defense)
Hawks 6.11 (quietly pushing for the 2nd or 3rd seed)
Magic 3.41 (short handed but still pretty good)
Cavs 1.73 (their offense is a mess)
Bulls -0.36 (much improved defensively)
Bucks -0.43 (the top defensive team so far)
Pistons -0.75 (no Rip or Prince means making the playoffs will be a fight)
Raptors -1.33 (Their offense is talk of the town, but their defense is catastrophic)
Pacers -1.49 (looking like a carbon copy of last season)
Wizards -2.11 (the return of Arenas a bit overstated)
Bobcats -3.82 (when your top scorer is averaging 14 ppg and shooting 32%, you stink)
Sixers -4.48 (poor defensively, despite iguodala, brand, and dalembert)
Knicks -9.21 (they're so bad they're making larry hughes look good)
Nets -12.71 (half the team is hurt)
WEST
Mavericks 9.01 (the best in the west until Pau Gasol is healthy)
Blazers 7.51 (chemistry issues? says who?)
Lakers 6.87 (5th in the league minus their 2nd best player)
Thunder 6.07 (great defense making up for durant vs the world on the other end)
Rockets 5.03 (defense seems to be a recurring theme among winning teams)
Nuggets 4.10 (pretty good considering Anthony Carter's been starting at SG)
Suns 4.04 (don't be fooled by their record. they've had an easy schedule.)
Spurs 1.94 (is it really that hard to surround Tim Duncan with defensive players?)
Jazz -1.13 (could miss the playoffs if they don't right the ship)
Kings -1.28 (nobody thought they'd be this good. nobody.)
Hornets -1.77 (Chris Paul vs the world will not get them to the playoffs)
Clippers -4.48 (trying to hang until Griffin returns)
Warriors -5.65 (No Biedrins/Turiaf means Mikki Moore starts at center on an undersized team)
Grizzlies -8.88 (no Iverson means no bench. problem for a starless lineup.)
Wolves -13.34 (30 point blowout to the Warriors says it all.)
A quick comparison to my team ratings should tell us which teams should go up or down.
EAST OVERALL
86 Celtics
85 Cavaliers (DOWN)
81 Magic
80 Hawks
77 Heat (UP)
76 Sixers (DOWN)
75 Raptors
75 Wizards
74 Pacers
73 Pistons
73 Knicks (DOWN)
72 Bulls (UP)
72 Bobcats
71 Bucks (UP)
71 Nets
WEST OVERALL
84 Mavericks
83 Nuggets (DOWN)
82 Lakers
81 Jazz (DOWN)
80 Spurs (0)
80 Grizzlies (DOWN)
79 Blazers (UP)
78 Thunder (UP)
77 Suns (UP)
77 Rockets (UP)
76 Hornets
74 Clippers
72 Warriors
68 Wolves
63 Kings (UP)
Nice to see that my ratings match up pretty well. The Kings are REALLY underrated so I'll try to fix them in next week's update. I'm working on teams like the Bucks and Bulls as well.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Real 2K Insider [11-09-09]
My latest roster file has been uploaded to 2K Share for XBOX360. Download it now!
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File name: Real 2K Insider [11-9-09]
Gamertag: Real 2K Insider
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PLAYER EDITS
*Bold denotes change or new addition to the list
+/- is the differential between my rating and 2K's rating, including any roster updates
Lester Hudson, Rodrigue Beaubois, and Brian Cook were added by 2K so I took their ratings and applied them to my CAPs (so their +/- is from 2K's version). I forgot Dante Cunningham was a missing player so I'll have his official ratings with my changes in the next update.
NBA CHECKLIST (not including FA)
PG: 46 (+2)
SG: 29 (+5)
SF: 33 (+6)
PF: 40 (+6)
C: 45 (+5)
ALL: 193 (+24)
POINT GUARDS
95 – Chris Paul (+1)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1) (INJURED)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1) (+1 from last week)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
81 – Steve Nash (+1) (+1 from last week)
81 – Baron Davis (-1)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1) (+4 from last week)
80 – Jameer Nelson (+1)
80 – Jason Kidd (-1)
78 – Mo Williams (+1)
78 – Derrick Rose (-2)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
76 – Jose Calderon (+1)
76 – T.J. Ford (+1)
76 – Rafer Alston (+1)
76 – Andre Miller (-2) (-1 from last week)
76 – Kirk Hinrich (-1) (-1 from last week)
75 – Brandon Jennings (+1) (+7 from last week)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3) (-1 from last week)
75 – Raymond Felton (0)
75 – Nate Robinson (-3)
74 – Michael Conley (0)
72 – Ty Lawson (-1)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
71 – Steve Blake (-1)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
68 – Beno Udrih (+4)
68 – Chris Duhon (-4) (-1 from last week)
67 – Derek Fisher (-5) (-2 from last week)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
65 – Jeff Teague (-1)
64 – Anthony Carter (+3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
64 – Rodrigue Beaubois (-3) (+2 from last week, official ratings)
63 – Toney Douglas (-2)
62 – Lester Hudson (0)
63 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED)
61 – Daniel Gibson (+1)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
59 – Bobby Brown (+1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
SHOOTING GUARD
97 - Kobe Bryant (0) (+1 from last week)
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
88 – Brandon Roy (0)
83 – Joe Johnson (-1)
82 – Andre Iguodala (-2)
81 – Allen Iverson (-3) (-1 from last week)
80 – Ray Allen (0)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
79 – Trevor Ariza (+1) (+4 from last week)
78 – O.J. Mayo (0)
78 – Monta Ellis (-1)
75 – James Harden (-1)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
72 – J.R. Smith (+1)
71 – Tyreke Evans (0) (+3 from last week, position change)
71 – Larry Hughes (-2)
68 – Rudy Fernandez (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Thabo Sefolosha (+3)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marquis Daniels (0)
65 – Tony Allen (0)
64 – Anthony Morrow (+4)
63 – Arron Afflalo (0)
60 – J.J. Redick (+9) (+2 from last week)
57 – J.R. Giddens (0)
57 – Wes Matthews (CAP)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARD
96 – LeBron James (0)
91 – Carmelo Anthony (0) (+3 from last week)
84 – Kevin Durant (+1)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
78 – Rudy Gay (0)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
77 – Jeff Green (0)
77 – Grant Hill (+5)
76 – Hedo Turkoglu (0)
76 – Rashard Lewis (+1)
76 – Stephen Jackson (-5) (-4 from last week)
73 – Shane Battier (-2)
73 – Wilson Chandler (0)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
71 – James Posey (-1)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1)
68 – Martell Webster (+2) (+4 from last week)
68 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (-1)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
64 – Danilo Gallinari (+2) (+2 from last week)
63 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
60 - Peja Stojakovic (-2)
60 – Bill Walker (INJURED) (+1)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3)
59 – Devean George (-2)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
55 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARD
87 – Chris Bosh (0) (+3 from last week)
87 – Kevin Garnett (0) (-2 from last week)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
79 – David West (+1)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
78 – Josh Smith (+1)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – Zach Randolph (0)
75 – Elton Brand (+1)
75 – Al Harrington (0)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
74 – Kenyon Martin (0) (INJURED)
73 – Marreese Speights (+6)
73 – Corey Maggette (-2)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
70 – Kurt Thomas (-1)
67 – Hakim Warrick (+2)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
64 – Jared Jeffries (+1) (-1 from last week)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Marcus Haislip (CAP)
63 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
62 – Yi Jianlian (+3) (INJURED) (+2 from last week)
62 – Eduardo Najera (-1)
61 – Juwan Howard (+4)
61 – Dante Cunningham (CAP)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
61 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
60 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
54 – Brian Cook (0) (-8 from last week, official ratings)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
50 – Brian Scalabrine (+6)
CENTER
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Emeka Okafor (+2)
79 – Shaquille O’Neal (-2) (-1 from last week)
79 – Brook Lopez (+2)
78 – Nene (+3)
77 – David Lee (0)
76 – Andrew Bynum (+2) (+1 from last week)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2)
76 – Al Horford (0)
76 – Marc Gasol (-1) (+5 from last week)
75 – Chris Kaman (+3) (+1 from last week)
75 – Marcus Camby (0)
75 - Andrew Bogut (+4) (+1 from last week)
75 – Greg Oden (+1)
75 – Rasheed Wallace (0)
75 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+2)
73 – Kendrick Perkins (+1)
70 – Andrea Bargnani (+1) (+2 from last week)
70 – Ben Wallace (-4)
69 – Roy Hibbert (+5)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Chuck Hayes (0)
68 – Joel Przybilla (+1)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6)
65 – Nenad Krstic (+5)
65 – Erick Dampier (+4)
65 – Shelden Williams (+4)
64 – Channing Frye (+4)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
64 – Eddy Curry (-1)
63 – Darko Milicic (+4) (-1 from last week)
63 – Jordan Hill (+1) (+1 from last week)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
59 – DJ Mbenga (+7) (+1 from last week)
57 – Solomon Jones (+3)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
51 – Jason Collins (+1)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
RASHIDI'S POWER RANKINGS
EAST OVERALL
86 Celtics (-2)
85 Cavaliers (0)
81 Magic (-3)
80 Hawks (0)
77 Heat (0) (+1 from last week)
76 Sixers (-2)
75 Raptors (+2)
75 Wizards (-3)
74 Pacers (+2) (+1 from last week)
73 Knicks (-3) (+1 from last week)
72 Pistons (-6) (-6 from last week, injury to Prince/Hamilton)
72 Bobcats (-1)
71 Nets (0) (-1 from last week)
70 Bulls (-4) (-2 from last week, injury to Tyrus Thomas)
69 Bucks (0) (+1 from last week)
WEST OVERALL
83 Nuggets (-1) (J.R. Smith returns as Kenyon Martin leaves with injury)
82 Lakers (-6) (-7 from last week, Gasol moved to reserve til he comes back)
82 Mavericks (-1) (+1 from last week, Josh Howard returns to lineup)
81 Jazz (+2) (+1 from last week)
80 Spurs (0)
80 Grizzlies (-1)
79 Blazers (0)
78 Thunder (+2) (+2 from last week)
78 Warriors (-1)
77 Suns (+3) (+2 from last week)
77 Rockets (-4) (+4 from last week)
77 Hornets (-2)
74 Clippers (-2) (+1 from last week)
68 Wolves (-5)
63 Kings (-3) (+1 from last week)
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PLAYER EDITS
*Bold denotes change or new addition to the list
+/- is the differential between my rating and 2K's rating, including any roster updates
Lester Hudson, Rodrigue Beaubois, and Brian Cook were added by 2K so I took their ratings and applied them to my CAPs (so their +/- is from 2K's version). I forgot Dante Cunningham was a missing player so I'll have his official ratings with my changes in the next update.
NBA CHECKLIST (not including FA)
PG: 46 (+2)
SG: 29 (+5)
SF: 33 (+6)
PF: 40 (+6)
C: 45 (+5)
ALL: 193 (+24)
POINT GUARDS
95 – Chris Paul (+1)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1) (INJURED)
85 – Rajon Rondo (-1) (+1 from last week)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
81 – Steve Nash (+1) (+1 from last week)
81 – Baron Davis (-1)
81 - Russell Westbrook (+1) (+4 from last week)
80 – Jameer Nelson (+1)
80 – Jason Kidd (-1)
78 – Mo Williams (+1)
78 – Derrick Rose (-2)
78 – Aaron Brooks (+1)
76 – Jose Calderon (+1)
76 – T.J. Ford (+1)
76 – Rafer Alston (+1)
76 – Andre Miller (-2) (-1 from last week)
76 – Kirk Hinrich (-1) (-1 from last week)
75 – Brandon Jennings (+1) (+7 from last week)
75 – Mike Bibby (-3) (-1 from last week)
75 – Raymond Felton (0)
75 – Nate Robinson (-3)
74 – Michael Conley (0)
72 – Ty Lawson (-1)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
71 – Steve Blake (-1)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
68 – Beno Udrih (+4)
68 – Chris Duhon (-4) (-1 from last week)
67 – Derek Fisher (-5) (-2 from last week)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
65 – Jeff Teague (-1)
64 – Anthony Carter (+3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
64 – Rodrigue Beaubois (-3) (+2 from last week, official ratings)
63 – Toney Douglas (-2)
62 – Lester Hudson (0)
63 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED)
61 – Daniel Gibson (+1)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
59 – Bobby Brown (+1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
SHOOTING GUARD
97 - Kobe Bryant (0) (+1 from last week)
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
88 – Brandon Roy (0)
83 – Joe Johnson (-1)
82 – Andre Iguodala (-2)
81 – Allen Iverson (-3) (-1 from last week)
80 – Ray Allen (0)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
79 – Trevor Ariza (+1) (+4 from last week)
78 – O.J. Mayo (0)
78 – Monta Ellis (-1)
75 – James Harden (-1)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
72 – J.R. Smith (+1)
71 – Tyreke Evans (0) (+3 from last week, position change)
71 – Larry Hughes (-2)
68 – Rudy Fernandez (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Thabo Sefolosha (+3)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marquis Daniels (0)
65 – Tony Allen (0)
64 – Anthony Morrow (+4)
63 – Arron Afflalo (0)
60 – J.J. Redick (+9) (+2 from last week)
57 – J.R. Giddens (0)
57 – Wes Matthews (CAP)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARD
96 – LeBron James (0)
91 – Carmelo Anthony (0) (+3 from last week)
84 – Kevin Durant (+1)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
78 – Rudy Gay (0)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
77 – Jeff Green (0)
77 – Grant Hill (+5)
76 – Hedo Turkoglu (0)
76 – Rashard Lewis (+1)
76 – Stephen Jackson (-5) (-4 from last week)
73 – Shane Battier (-2)
73 – Wilson Chandler (0)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
71 – James Posey (-1)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1)
68 – Martell Webster (+2) (+4 from last week)
68 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (-1)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
64 – Danilo Gallinari (+2) (+2 from last week)
63 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
60 - Peja Stojakovic (-2)
60 – Bill Walker (INJURED) (+1)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3)
59 – Devean George (-2)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
55 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARD
87 – Chris Bosh (0) (+3 from last week)
87 – Kevin Garnett (0) (-2 from last week)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
79 – David West (+1)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
78 – Josh Smith (+1)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – Zach Randolph (0)
75 – Elton Brand (+1)
75 – Al Harrington (0)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
74 – Kenyon Martin (0) (INJURED)
73 – Marreese Speights (+6)
73 – Corey Maggette (-2)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
70 – Kurt Thomas (-1)
67 – Hakim Warrick (+2)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
64 – Jared Jeffries (+1) (-1 from last week)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Marcus Haislip (CAP)
63 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
62 – Yi Jianlian (+3) (INJURED) (+2 from last week)
62 – Eduardo Najera (-1)
61 – Juwan Howard (+4)
61 – Dante Cunningham (CAP)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
61 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
60 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
54 – Brian Cook (0) (-8 from last week, official ratings)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
50 – Brian Scalabrine (+6)
CENTER
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Emeka Okafor (+2)
79 – Shaquille O’Neal (-2) (-1 from last week)
79 – Brook Lopez (+2)
78 – Nene (+3)
77 – David Lee (0)
76 – Andrew Bynum (+2) (+1 from last week)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2)
76 – Al Horford (0)
76 – Marc Gasol (-1) (+5 from last week)
75 – Chris Kaman (+3) (+1 from last week)
75 – Marcus Camby (0)
75 - Andrew Bogut (+4) (+1 from last week)
75 – Greg Oden (+1)
75 – Rasheed Wallace (0)
75 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+2)
73 – Kendrick Perkins (+1)
70 – Andrea Bargnani (+1) (+2 from last week)
70 – Ben Wallace (-4)
69 – Roy Hibbert (+5)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Chuck Hayes (0)
68 – Joel Przybilla (+1)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6)
65 – Nenad Krstic (+5)
65 – Erick Dampier (+4)
65 – Shelden Williams (+4)
64 – Channing Frye (+4)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
64 – Eddy Curry (-1)
63 – Darko Milicic (+4) (-1 from last week)
63 – Jordan Hill (+1) (+1 from last week)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
59 – DJ Mbenga (+7) (+1 from last week)
57 – Solomon Jones (+3)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
51 – Jason Collins (+1)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
RASHIDI'S POWER RANKINGS
EAST OVERALL
86 Celtics (-2)
85 Cavaliers (0)
81 Magic (-3)
80 Hawks (0)
77 Heat (0) (+1 from last week)
76 Sixers (-2)
75 Raptors (+2)
75 Wizards (-3)
74 Pacers (+2) (+1 from last week)
73 Knicks (-3) (+1 from last week)
72 Pistons (-6) (-6 from last week, injury to Prince/Hamilton)
72 Bobcats (-1)
71 Nets (0) (-1 from last week)
70 Bulls (-4) (-2 from last week, injury to Tyrus Thomas)
69 Bucks (0) (+1 from last week)
WEST OVERALL
83 Nuggets (-1) (J.R. Smith returns as Kenyon Martin leaves with injury)
82 Lakers (-6) (-7 from last week, Gasol moved to reserve til he comes back)
82 Mavericks (-1) (+1 from last week, Josh Howard returns to lineup)
81 Jazz (+2) (+1 from last week)
80 Spurs (0)
80 Grizzlies (-1)
79 Blazers (0)
78 Thunder (+2) (+2 from last week)
78 Warriors (-1)
77 Suns (+3) (+2 from last week)
77 Rockets (-4) (+4 from last week)
77 Hornets (-2)
74 Clippers (-2) (+1 from last week)
68 Wolves (-5)
63 Kings (-3) (+1 from last week)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Michael Jordan 1996-98
I finally decided to make my own Jordan CAP this year, and uploaded it to the 360 server. DOWNLOAD IT NOW! I probably have the most accurate ratings for Jordan (I.E. not 99 in every category) as let's not forget this is age 32-34 (post-prime) and he wasn't the elite athlete of his younger days.
Michael Jordan
Offense 97
Defense 97
Rebound 58
Overall 99
Inside 92 - might be too high, maybe lower it to 90?
Close 95
Medium 95
3PT 72
LowPost 95
FreeThrow 83
Layup 99
Dunk 79 - this might be too high, I'm thinking 74-76 now.
StandDunk 50
OffDribble 90
InTraffic 90
Handle 94
OffHand 92
Security 99
Pass 62
Block 39
Steal 88
Hands 99
BallDef 92
OffReb 55
DefReb 55
OffPost 83
DefPost 65
OffAwr 99
DefAwr 93
OffClutch 99
DefClutch 60
Consistency 99
Stamina 91
Speed 89
Quickness 92
Strength 71
Vertical 95
Hustle 90
Durability 99 - Didn't miss a game from 96-98.
Potential 99
Emotion 60
How does Jordan at age 32 compare to the stars of today?
Inside Scoring (This includes post up ability & close shot)
Jordan: A
Duncan: A
Garnett: A
Kobe: A-
Wade: A-
Melo: A-
Howard: B
LeBron: B (see above)
Roy: B
Deron: B-
Outside Scoring
Jordan: A
Kobe: A
LeBron: A-
Wade: A-
Paul: A-
Melo: A-
Roy: A-
Deron: A-
Garnett: C
Duncan: D+
Howard: F
Perimeter Defense
Jordan: A
Kobe: A
LeBron: A-
Wade: A-
Paul: A-
Deron: B+
Roy: B
Melo: C+
Garnett: D+
Howard: D
Duncan: D-
Post Defense
Duncan: A
Howard: A
Garnett: A
LeBron: B-
Jordan: C
Melo: C
Wade: C
Kobe: C-
Roy: D+
Deron: D
Paul: F
Ball Handling
Paul: A+
Wade: A+
Deron: A+
Kobe: A
LeBron: A
Jordan: A-
Roy: A-
Melo: B
Garnett: C
Duncan: C-
Howard: D-
Rebounding
Howard: A+
Duncan: A-
Garnett: B-
Melo: C
Jordan: C-
LeBron: C-
Kobe: D
Wade: D
Paul: D
Roy: D
Deron: F
Basketball IQ
Jordan: A+
Kobe: A+
LeBron: A+
Paul: A+
Duncan: A
Garnett: A
Wade: A
Howard: A
Melo: A-
Roy: A-
Deron: A-
Athleticism
Jordan: A
Kobe: A
LeBron: A
Wade: A
Howard: A-
Paul: A-
Melo: B+
Roy: B+
Deron: B+
Garnett: B-
Duncan: C+
Michael Jordan
Offense 97
Defense 97
Rebound 58
Overall 99
Inside 92 - might be too high, maybe lower it to 90?
Close 95
Medium 95
3PT 72
LowPost 95
FreeThrow 83
Layup 99
Dunk 79 - this might be too high, I'm thinking 74-76 now.
StandDunk 50
OffDribble 90
InTraffic 90
Handle 94
OffHand 92
Security 99
Pass 62
Block 39
Steal 88
Hands 99
BallDef 92
OffReb 55
DefReb 55
OffPost 83
DefPost 65
OffAwr 99
DefAwr 93
OffClutch 99
DefClutch 60
Consistency 99
Stamina 91
Speed 89
Quickness 92
Strength 71
Vertical 95
Hustle 90
Durability 99 - Didn't miss a game from 96-98.
Potential 99
Emotion 60
How does Jordan at age 32 compare to the stars of today?
Inside Scoring (This includes post up ability & close shot)
Jordan: A
Duncan: A
Garnett: A
Kobe: A-
Wade: A-
Melo: A-
Howard: B
LeBron: B (see above)
Roy: B
Deron: B-
Outside Scoring
Jordan: A
Kobe: A
LeBron: A-
Wade: A-
Paul: A-
Melo: A-
Roy: A-
Deron: A-
Garnett: C
Duncan: D+
Howard: F
Perimeter Defense
Jordan: A
Kobe: A
LeBron: A-
Wade: A-
Paul: A-
Deron: B+
Roy: B
Melo: C+
Garnett: D+
Howard: D
Duncan: D-
Post Defense
Duncan: A
Howard: A
Garnett: A
LeBron: B-
Jordan: C
Melo: C
Wade: C
Kobe: C-
Roy: D+
Deron: D
Paul: F
Ball Handling
Paul: A+
Wade: A+
Deron: A+
Kobe: A
LeBron: A
Jordan: A-
Roy: A-
Melo: B
Garnett: C
Duncan: C-
Howard: D-
Rebounding
Howard: A+
Duncan: A-
Garnett: B-
Melo: C
Jordan: C-
LeBron: C-
Kobe: D
Wade: D
Paul: D
Roy: D
Deron: F
Basketball IQ
Jordan: A+
Kobe: A+
LeBron: A+
Paul: A+
Duncan: A
Garnett: A
Wade: A
Howard: A
Melo: A-
Roy: A-
Deron: A-
Athleticism
Jordan: A
Kobe: A
LeBron: A
Wade: A
Howard: A-
Paul: A-
Melo: B+
Roy: B+
Deron: B+
Garnett: B-
Duncan: C+
Simple Rating System (SRS)
A team rating that takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule. The rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average.
2009's top five
8.68 Cavaliers (66-16)
7.44 Celtics
7.11 Lakers
6.49 Magic
5.00 Blazers
2008's top five
9.31 Celtics (66-16)
7.34 Lakers
6.87 Jazz
6.67 Pistons
5.46 Hornets
1996's top five
11.80 Bulls (72-10)
7.39 Sonics
6.24 Jazz
5.98 Spurs
5.40 Magic
Why am I bringing up this rating? I figure it'd be interesting to see where the teams rank after only a week.
2010 Eastern Conference
16.48 Celtics (6-0)
8.01 Magic
6.36 Cavaliers
5.16 Heat
4.86 Hawks
2.23 Raptors
1.52 Wizards
-0.27 Bulls
-0.34 Pistons
-1.79 Sixers
-2.13 Bucks
-5.84 Pacers
-8.16 Bobcats
-11.52 Knicks
-12.95 Nets
2010 Western Conference
8.14 Nuggets
6.41 Spurs
5.16 Blazers
2.92 Suns
2.72 Rockets
2.33 Thunder
1.99 Lakers (4-1)
1.77 Mavericks
-2.99 Hornets
-4.27 Wolves
-4.53 Jazz
-6.14 Clippers
-6.16 Warriors
-6.50 Kings
-9.13 Grizzlies
The Celtics are destroying opponents and going by SRS it looks like they can legitimately challenge the Bulls 72 wins, as Rasheed Wallace predicted.
The Lakers on the other hand, have to be considered VERY fortunate to be 4-1. They have gone to OT their last two games against mediocre opponents, while also dropping a game to the Mavericks. They could very easily be 2-3 had a few things gone differently (or if the schedule were tougher). They are currently playing without Pau Gasol, which is obviously the reason for their struggles. It is very doubtful the Lakers will be able to keep winning without Gasol, and the sooner they get him back, the more likely they are to win the conference.
All in all, these rankings are actually pretty spot on regarding the team talent and where we'd expect them to finish. If I were told the east rankings were end of the season numbers, I'd believe it. The west is a little more topsy turvy, as aside from the Gasol-less Lakers, the Thunder & Rockets are surprising teams, while the Jazz are off to yet another slow start. The Grizzlies have the 3rd worst SRS despite all that offensive talent... they are dead last in Defensive Rating allowing 117.7 pts per 100 possessions. Boston on the other hand, is allowing only 90.4 pts per 100 possessions, which is nothing short of incredible. I picked them to win the title this year, and with this start, I have no reason to change my prediction.
2009's top five
8.68 Cavaliers (66-16)
7.44 Celtics
7.11 Lakers
6.49 Magic
5.00 Blazers
2008's top five
9.31 Celtics (66-16)
7.34 Lakers
6.87 Jazz
6.67 Pistons
5.46 Hornets
1996's top five
11.80 Bulls (72-10)
7.39 Sonics
6.24 Jazz
5.98 Spurs
5.40 Magic
Why am I bringing up this rating? I figure it'd be interesting to see where the teams rank after only a week.
2010 Eastern Conference
16.48 Celtics (6-0)
8.01 Magic
6.36 Cavaliers
5.16 Heat
4.86 Hawks
2.23 Raptors
1.52 Wizards
-0.27 Bulls
-0.34 Pistons
-1.79 Sixers
-2.13 Bucks
-5.84 Pacers
-8.16 Bobcats
-11.52 Knicks
-12.95 Nets
2010 Western Conference
8.14 Nuggets
6.41 Spurs
5.16 Blazers
2.92 Suns
2.72 Rockets
2.33 Thunder
1.99 Lakers (4-1)
1.77 Mavericks
-2.99 Hornets
-4.27 Wolves
-4.53 Jazz
-6.14 Clippers
-6.16 Warriors
-6.50 Kings
-9.13 Grizzlies
The Celtics are destroying opponents and going by SRS it looks like they can legitimately challenge the Bulls 72 wins, as Rasheed Wallace predicted.
The Lakers on the other hand, have to be considered VERY fortunate to be 4-1. They have gone to OT their last two games against mediocre opponents, while also dropping a game to the Mavericks. They could very easily be 2-3 had a few things gone differently (or if the schedule were tougher). They are currently playing without Pau Gasol, which is obviously the reason for their struggles. It is very doubtful the Lakers will be able to keep winning without Gasol, and the sooner they get him back, the more likely they are to win the conference.
All in all, these rankings are actually pretty spot on regarding the team talent and where we'd expect them to finish. If I were told the east rankings were end of the season numbers, I'd believe it. The west is a little more topsy turvy, as aside from the Gasol-less Lakers, the Thunder & Rockets are surprising teams, while the Jazz are off to yet another slow start. The Grizzlies have the 3rd worst SRS despite all that offensive talent... they are dead last in Defensive Rating allowing 117.7 pts per 100 possessions. Boston on the other hand, is allowing only 90.4 pts per 100 possessions, which is nothing short of incredible. I picked them to win the title this year, and with this start, I have no reason to change my prediction.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
11-3-09: Biggest Movers
GOING UP
Danilo Gallinari
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know Gallinari has been lights out from 3pt range, shooting staggering 18-36 from 3pt range over his first 3 games. But that's not the only facet of his game that's improved.
Per 36 mins
21.5 pts (last yr: 14.9)
4.5 reb (last yr: 4.7)
2.5 ast (last yr: 1.3)
5.3 3PM (last yr: 2.8)
1.1 stl (last yr: 1.2)
0.8 blk (last yr: 0.3)
3.1 foul (last yr: 4.2)
21.5 PER (last yr: 13.4)
On top of the increased scoring, he's handling the ball more and setting up his teammates, while not completely embarrassing himself on defense (certainly much better than last year when he was limited by the back injury). He is quickly justifying Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni's faith in him, and we could be looking at the next Stojakovic right here.
Channing Frye
Similar to Gallinari, Frye has been on a three point tear. The difference is he wasn't considered a 3pt threat until this season, but is suddenly challenging Mehmet Okur for the title of best 3pt shooting center in the league.
Per 36 mins
22.1 pts (last yr: 12.7)
6.4 reb (last yr: 6.8)
1.1 ast (last yr: 1.2)
4.9 3PM (last yr: 0.5)
2.3 stl (last yr: 0.8)
0.7 blk (last yr: 0.8)
3.7 foul (last yr: 5.1)
23.9 PER (last yr: 10.0)
Looking forward, Frye obviously won't continue to hit 65% of his threes, and unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he's improved in any other facet of the game - which really limits how much you can pump his rating (threes don't really do much for a center's overall). Still, it's nice that he's added this skill to his repetoire as he was looking like a career backup.
Brandon Jennings
Jennings is offically the favorite for rookie of the year, which is a bit surprising given he's the #10 pick and it's the first week of the season. Let's check out how the players drafted in front of him are doing.
Blake Griffin: Out for 6 weeks, which could take him out of the running.
Hasheem Thabeet: A bench role on a bad team
James Harden: Backing up Thabo Sefolosha
Tyreke Evans: Starting at PG for the Kings, but recently outplayed by Beno Udrih. Jennings top competitor.
Ricky Rubio: Not in the league, obviously.
Jonny Flynn: Starting in Minnesota but will be on a short leash all year with Ramon Sessions lurking.
Stephen Curry: Has played well, but team has lots of depth and a loony coach.
Jordan Hill: Out of the rotation and looking like Mike Sweetney part deux.
Demar DeRozan: Starting in Toronto but production is nothing special.
A couple of these teams may have missed out, but we won't find out for another year or two. Focusing in on this season...
Per 36 mins
20.5 pts
6.0 reb
6.5 ast
1.6 stl
0.0 blk
4.4 turnover
5.5 foul
.516 FG% (8.7M)
.556 3PT% (2.7M)
.667 FT% (2.2M)
21.2 PER
Jennings has been much better than expected, and a lot of that stems from his shooting percentages. Jennings wasn't supposed to be this good a shooter, so kudos to him for putting the work in. I don't think he can keep it up (especially with Michael Redd out) but he'll surely continue to put up the points/reb/ast.
Chris Kaman
Kaman has been a beast in the absence of Blake Griffin (similar to his 2007 season when Elton Brand went down). He was even serenaded with MVP chants by the Clipper loyal. While we won't go that far, let's take a look at Kaman's improvement.
Per 36 mins
20.0 pts (last yr: 14.6)
9.0 reb (last yr: 9.7)
1.2 ast (last yr: 1.8)
0.9 stl (last yr: 0.7)
1.6 blk (last yr: 1.8)
2.5 foul (last year: 3.6)
.600 FG% (last year: .528)
Kaman is scoring much more efficiently despite an increased scoring load. He's worked dilligently on his post game and mid-range jumper, and it's paying off for him. He's even worked on his defense and is playing 40 mpg by staying out of foul trouble.
GOING DOWN
Nate Robinson
Last year Nate took the next step, and really thrived in a run/gun offense. His numbers compared very favorably to guys like Monta Ellis, Jason Terry, and Leandro Barbosa, and made him one of the league's top sixth men. he didn't get the FA contract he wanted though, and I wonder if that's affecting his play.
Per 36 mins
12.2 pts (last yr: 20.7)
4.7 ast (last yr: 4.9)
0.9 stl (last yr: 1.5)
0.5 blk (last yr: 0.1)
2.8 turnover (last yr: 2.3)
5.6 foul (last yr: 3.4)
.286 FG% (last yr: .437)
.200 3PT% (last yr: .200)
9.4 3PA (last yr: 6.3)
2.3 FTA (last yr: 4.8)
The key here is the shot attempts. Nate has ceased driving it in and is content to take every three he can get. The problem here is he is only an average 3pt shooter (at best). His turnovers and fouls are also up, while his steals are down. Overall it is not a good start for the little man, who will also miss the next two weeks with an ankle sprain, and has seen the team thrive after his minutes were taken by Larry Hughes. Yes, THAT Larry Hughes.
Danilo Gallinari
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know Gallinari has been lights out from 3pt range, shooting staggering 18-36 from 3pt range over his first 3 games. But that's not the only facet of his game that's improved.
Per 36 mins
21.5 pts (last yr: 14.9)
4.5 reb (last yr: 4.7)
2.5 ast (last yr: 1.3)
5.3 3PM (last yr: 2.8)
1.1 stl (last yr: 1.2)
0.8 blk (last yr: 0.3)
3.1 foul (last yr: 4.2)
21.5 PER (last yr: 13.4)
On top of the increased scoring, he's handling the ball more and setting up his teammates, while not completely embarrassing himself on defense (certainly much better than last year when he was limited by the back injury). He is quickly justifying Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni's faith in him, and we could be looking at the next Stojakovic right here.
Channing Frye
Similar to Gallinari, Frye has been on a three point tear. The difference is he wasn't considered a 3pt threat until this season, but is suddenly challenging Mehmet Okur for the title of best 3pt shooting center in the league.
Per 36 mins
22.1 pts (last yr: 12.7)
6.4 reb (last yr: 6.8)
1.1 ast (last yr: 1.2)
4.9 3PM (last yr: 0.5)
2.3 stl (last yr: 0.8)
0.7 blk (last yr: 0.8)
3.7 foul (last yr: 5.1)
23.9 PER (last yr: 10.0)
Looking forward, Frye obviously won't continue to hit 65% of his threes, and unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he's improved in any other facet of the game - which really limits how much you can pump his rating (threes don't really do much for a center's overall). Still, it's nice that he's added this skill to his repetoire as he was looking like a career backup.
Brandon Jennings
Jennings is offically the favorite for rookie of the year, which is a bit surprising given he's the #10 pick and it's the first week of the season. Let's check out how the players drafted in front of him are doing.
Blake Griffin: Out for 6 weeks, which could take him out of the running.
Hasheem Thabeet: A bench role on a bad team
James Harden: Backing up Thabo Sefolosha
Tyreke Evans: Starting at PG for the Kings, but recently outplayed by Beno Udrih. Jennings top competitor.
Ricky Rubio: Not in the league, obviously.
Jonny Flynn: Starting in Minnesota but will be on a short leash all year with Ramon Sessions lurking.
Stephen Curry: Has played well, but team has lots of depth and a loony coach.
Jordan Hill: Out of the rotation and looking like Mike Sweetney part deux.
Demar DeRozan: Starting in Toronto but production is nothing special.
A couple of these teams may have missed out, but we won't find out for another year or two. Focusing in on this season...
Per 36 mins
20.5 pts
6.0 reb
6.5 ast
1.6 stl
0.0 blk
4.4 turnover
5.5 foul
.516 FG% (8.7M)
.556 3PT% (2.7M)
.667 FT% (2.2M)
21.2 PER
Jennings has been much better than expected, and a lot of that stems from his shooting percentages. Jennings wasn't supposed to be this good a shooter, so kudos to him for putting the work in. I don't think he can keep it up (especially with Michael Redd out) but he'll surely continue to put up the points/reb/ast.
Chris Kaman
Kaman has been a beast in the absence of Blake Griffin (similar to his 2007 season when Elton Brand went down). He was even serenaded with MVP chants by the Clipper loyal. While we won't go that far, let's take a look at Kaman's improvement.
Per 36 mins
20.0 pts (last yr: 14.6)
9.0 reb (last yr: 9.7)
1.2 ast (last yr: 1.8)
0.9 stl (last yr: 0.7)
1.6 blk (last yr: 1.8)
2.5 foul (last year: 3.6)
.600 FG% (last year: .528)
Kaman is scoring much more efficiently despite an increased scoring load. He's worked dilligently on his post game and mid-range jumper, and it's paying off for him. He's even worked on his defense and is playing 40 mpg by staying out of foul trouble.
GOING DOWN
Nate Robinson
Last year Nate took the next step, and really thrived in a run/gun offense. His numbers compared very favorably to guys like Monta Ellis, Jason Terry, and Leandro Barbosa, and made him one of the league's top sixth men. he didn't get the FA contract he wanted though, and I wonder if that's affecting his play.
Per 36 mins
12.2 pts (last yr: 20.7)
4.7 ast (last yr: 4.9)
0.9 stl (last yr: 1.5)
0.5 blk (last yr: 0.1)
2.8 turnover (last yr: 2.3)
5.6 foul (last yr: 3.4)
.286 FG% (last yr: .437)
.200 3PT% (last yr: .200)
9.4 3PA (last yr: 6.3)
2.3 FTA (last yr: 4.8)
The key here is the shot attempts. Nate has ceased driving it in and is content to take every three he can get. The problem here is he is only an average 3pt shooter (at best). His turnovers and fouls are also up, while his steals are down. Overall it is not a good start for the little man, who will also miss the next two weeks with an ankle sprain, and has seen the team thrive after his minutes were taken by Larry Hughes. Yes, THAT Larry Hughes.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Real 2K Insider [11-3-09]
My latest roster file has been uploaded to 2K Share for XBOX360. Download it now!
Search for it by...
File name: Real 2K Insider [11-3-09] OPENING NIGHT!
Gamertag: Real 2K Insider
Don't forget to rate it! And leave a comment to let me know how I'm doing so far!
CONTRACT TALKS
Adjusted contracts for all 2nd and 3rd year players who had their options declined.
Added Rajon Rondo and LaMarcus Aldridge's contract extensions.
ROTATION, ROTATION, ROTATION
As always, kept the depth chart for all teams up to date. Starting to focus on making all the player roles accurate as 2K has a habit of screwing these up.
PLAYER EDITS
*Bold denotes change or new addition to the list
CHECKLIST (NBA only)
PG: 44
SG: 24
SF: 27
PF: 34
C: 40
ALL: 169
POINT GUARDS
95 – Chris Paul (+1)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
84 – Rajon Rondo (-2)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
81 – Baron Davis (-1) (-1 from last update)
80 – Steve Nash (0)
80 – Jameer Nelson (+1)
80 – Jason Kidd (-1)
78 – Mo Williams (+1)
78 – Derrick Rose (-2)
77 – Andre Miller (-1)
77 - Russell Westbrook (0)
77 – Kirk Hinrich (0)
76 – Jose Calderon (+1)
76 – T.J. Ford (+1)
76 – Mike Bibby (-2)
76 – Rafer Alston (+1)
75 – Raymond Felton (0)
75 – Nate Robinson (-3) (Position change, -4 from last update)
72 – Ty Lawson (-2)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
71 – Steve Blake (-1)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
69 – Chris Duhon (-3) (-1 from last update)
69 – Derek Fisher (-3)
68 – Brandon Jennings (+4) (+4 from last update)
68 – Tyreke Evans (-3)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
65 – Jeff Teague (-1)
64 – Anthony Carter (+3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
63 – Toney Douglas (-2) (-1 from last update)
63 – Lester Hudson (CAP)
63 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED)
62 – Rodrigue Beaubois (CAP)
61 – Daniel Gibson (+1)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
59 – Bobby Brown (+1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
SHOOTING GUARD
96 - Kobe Bryant (-1) (-1 from last update)
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
88 – Brandon Roy (0)
83 – Joe Johnson (-1)
82 – Andre Iguodala (-2)
82 – Allen Iverson (-1)
80 – Ray Allen (0)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
77 – Monta Ellis (+1)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
72 – J.R. Smith (+1)
71 – Larry Hughes (-2)
68 – Rudy Fernandez (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marquis Daniels (0)
65 – Tony Allen (0)
64 – Anthony Morrow (+4)
63 – Arron Afflalo (0)
58 – J.J. Redick (+7)
57 – J.R. Giddens (0)
57 – Wesley Matthews (CAP)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARD
96 – LeBron James (0)
88 – Carmelo Anthony (0)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
80 – Stephen Jackson (-1)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
76 – Hedo Turkoglu (0)
76 – Rashard Lewis (+1)
73 – Wilson Chandler (0)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
71 – James Posey (-1)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
64 – Martell Webster (+4)
63 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
62 – Danilo Gallinari (+6) (+4 from last update)
60 - Peja Stojakovic (-2)
60 – Bill Walker (INJURED) (+1)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3)
59 – Devean George (-2)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
55 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARD
89 – Kevin Garnett (0) (-1 from last update)
85 – Chris Bosh (+1) (+1 from last update)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
79 – David West (+1)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
78 – Josh Smith (+1)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – Zach Randolph (0)
75 – Al Harrington (0)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
74 – Kenyon Martin (0)
73 – Corey Maggette (-2)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
70 – Kurt Thomas (-1)
67 – Hakim Warrick (+2)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
65 – Jared Jeffries (+2) (+1 from last update)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Marcus Haislip (CAP)
61 – Juwan Howard (+4)
61 – Dante Cunningham (CAP)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
61 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
60 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
50 – Brian Scalabrine (+6)
CENTER
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Emeka Okafor (+2)
80 – Shaquille O’Neal (-1) (-2 from last update)
79 – Brook Lopez (+2)
78 – Nene (+3)
77 – David Lee (0) (+1 from last update)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2)
76 – Al Horford (0)
75 – Andrew Bynum (+1)
75 – Greg Oden (+1)
75 – Rasheed Wallace (0)
75 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+2)
74 – Chris Kaman (+2)
74 - Andrew Bogut (+3)
73 – Kendrick Perkins (+1)
71 – Marc Gasol (0)
70 – Ben Wallace (-3) (position change, +1 from last update)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Andrea Bargnani (-1)
68 – Joel Przybilla (+1)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6) (+1 from last update)
65 – Shelden Williams (+4) (+1 from last update)
64 – Channing Frye (+4) (+2 from last update)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
64 – Darko Milicic (+5)
64 – Eddy Curry (-1)
62 – Jordan Hill (0)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
58 – DJ Mbenga (+6)
57 – Solomon Jones (+3)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
51 – Jason Collins (+1)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
RASHIDI'S POWER RANKINGS
EAST OVERALL
86 Celtics (-2)
85 Cavaliers (0)
81 Magic (-3)
80 Hawks (0)
78 Pistons (0)
76 Heat (-1)
76 Sixers (-2)
75 Wizards (-3)
73 Raptors (0)
73 Pacers (+1)
72 Bulls (-2)
72 Knicks (-4)
72 Nets (+1)
72 Bobcats (-1)
68 Bucks (-1) - Emergence of Jennings offset by injury to Redd
WEST OVERALL
89 Lakers (+1)
83 Nuggets (-1)
81 Mavericks (-2)
80 Spurs (0)
80 Jazz (+1)
80 Grizzlies (-1)
79 Blazers (0)
77 Hornets (-2) - Team is only three deep, which is a pity.
78 Warriors (-1)
76 Thunder (0)
75 Suns (+1)
73 Rockets (-8)
73 Clippers (-3)
68 Wolves (-5)
62 Kings (-4)
OFFENSE
88 Lakers (-2)
86 Raptors (+1)
84 Celtics (-4)
84 Cavaliers (0)
84 Spurs (0)
84 Suns (+7)
84 Grizzlies (+6)
83 Hawks (+2)
82 Blazers (+4)
81 Warriors (+5)
79 Nuggets (-2)
79 Jazz (-1)
77 Wizards (-6)
77 Mavericks (-3)
77 Heat (+3)
75 Magic (-6)
74 Pistons (-2)
74 Hornets (-2)
73 Clippers (-3)
72 Thunder (0)
72 Sixers (-5)
71 Pacers (-3)
70 Knicks (0)
70 Nets (-1)
68 Bulls (-3)
68 Bobcats (+2)
66 Wolves (-7)
63 Kings (-5)
61 Rockets (-16)
60 Bucks (-7) - Losing Redd really hurts.
DEFENSE
92 Lakers (+1)
89 Celtics (-1)
90 Nuggets (+1)
86 Cavaliers (0)
83 Pistons (+6)
81 Hawks (+1)
80 Magic (-3)
80 Heat (-1)
78 Warriors (-2)
78 Mavericks (-2)
78 Spurs (+1)
78 Nets (+3)
77 Sixers (-1)
77 Jazz (0)
77 Rockets (-6)
77 Grizzlies (+4)
76 Blazers (-2)
75 Bobcats (-4)
74 Hornets (-5)
74 Thunder (0)
74 Knicks (-1)
73 Clippers (-1)
72 Bulls (-1)
71 Pacers (+2)
69 Suns (-2)
68 Bucks (+2)
68 Wizards (+4)
67 Wolves (+3)
67 Raptors (0)
60 Kings (-3)
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CONTRACT TALKS
Adjusted contracts for all 2nd and 3rd year players who had their options declined.
Added Rajon Rondo and LaMarcus Aldridge's contract extensions.
ROTATION, ROTATION, ROTATION
As always, kept the depth chart for all teams up to date. Starting to focus on making all the player roles accurate as 2K has a habit of screwing these up.
PLAYER EDITS
*Bold denotes change or new addition to the list
CHECKLIST (NBA only)
PG: 44
SG: 24
SF: 27
PF: 34
C: 40
ALL: 169
POINT GUARDS
95 – Chris Paul (+1)
89 – Deron Williams (0)
85 – Tony Parker (+1)
85 – Devin Harris (-1)
84 – Chauncey Billups (-1)
84 – Rajon Rondo (-2)
82 – Gilbert Arenas (-2)
81 – Baron Davis (-1) (-1 from last update)
80 – Steve Nash (0)
80 – Jameer Nelson (+1)
80 – Jason Kidd (-1)
78 – Mo Williams (+1)
78 – Derrick Rose (-2)
77 – Andre Miller (-1)
77 - Russell Westbrook (0)
77 – Kirk Hinrich (0)
76 – Jose Calderon (+1)
76 – T.J. Ford (+1)
76 – Mike Bibby (-2)
76 – Rafer Alston (+1)
75 – Raymond Felton (0)
75 – Nate Robinson (-3) (Position change, -4 from last update)
72 – Ty Lawson (-2)
71 – Louis Williams (+2)
71 – Steve Blake (-1)
69 – Stephen Curry (0)
69 – Chris Duhon (-3) (-1 from last update)
69 – Derek Fisher (-3)
68 – Brandon Jennings (+4) (+4 from last update)
68 – Tyreke Evans (-3)
67 – C.J. Watson (-1)
66 – Jordan Farmar (-1)
65 – Jerryd Bayless (-2)
65 – Jeff Teague (-1)
64 – Anthony Carter (+3)
64 – Eddie House (+6)
63 – Toney Douglas (-2) (-1 from last update)
63 – Lester Hudson (CAP)
63 – Patrick Mills (-6) (INJURED)
62 – Rodrigue Beaubois (CAP)
61 – Daniel Gibson (+1)
60 – Speedy Claxton (-1)
59 – Bobby Brown (+1)
58 – Acie Law (-4)
SHOOTING GUARD
96 - Kobe Bryant (-1) (-1 from last update)
96 – Dwyane Wade (0)
88 – Brandon Roy (0)
83 – Joe Johnson (-1)
82 – Andre Iguodala (-2)
82 – Allen Iverson (-1)
80 – Ray Allen (0)
80 – Vince Carter (-1)
77 – Monta Ellis (+1)
73 – Jamal Crawford (-1)
72 – J.R. Smith (+1)
71 – Larry Hughes (-2)
68 – Rudy Fernandez (0)
68 – Sasha Vujacic (+1)
67 – Shannon Brown (+1)
66 – Marco Belinelli (+1)
65 – Marquis Daniels (0)
65 – Tony Allen (0)
64 – Anthony Morrow (+4)
63 – Arron Afflalo (0)
58 – J.J. Redick (+7)
57 – J.R. Giddens (0)
57 – Wesley Matthews (CAP)
50 – Cuttino Mobley (CAP) (INJURED/RETIRED)
SMALL FORWARD
96 – LeBron James (0)
88 – Carmelo Anthony (0)
83 – Paul Pierce (-1)
80 – Ron Artest (0)
80 – Stephen Jackson (-1)
77 – Shawn Marion (-3)
76 – Hedo Turkoglu (0)
76 – Rashard Lewis (+1)
73 – Wilson Chandler (0)
72 - Kelenna Azubuike (+1)
71 – Marvin Williams (+2)
71 – James Posey (-1)
70 – Travis Outlaw (+1)
67 – Maurice Evans (+1)
67 – Renaldo Balkman (0)
67 – Joey Graham (-1)
66 – Luke Walton (-1)
65 – Nicolas Batum (+1) (INJURED)
64 – Martell Webster (+4)
63 – Quentin Richardson (+1)
62 – Danilo Gallinari (+6) (+4 from last update)
60 - Peja Stojakovic (-2)
60 – Bill Walker (INJURED) (+1)
60 – Shawne Williams (+3)
59 – Devean George (-2)
59 – Marcus Landry (CAP)
55 – Adam Morrison (0)
POWER FORWARD
89 – Kevin Garnett (0) (-1 from last update)
85 – Chris Bosh (+1) (+1 from last update)
84 – Dirk Nowitzki (+1)
83 – Pau Gasol (0)
82 – Amare Stoudemire (0)
82 – Carlos Boozer (-2)
79 – David West (+1)
79 – Lamar Odom (+1)
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge (0)
78 – Josh Smith (+1)
77 – Blake Griffin (+1) (INJURED)
76 – Zach Randolph (0)
75 – Al Harrington (0)
75 – Paul Millsap (+1)
74 – Kenyon Martin (0)
73 – Corey Maggette (-2)
71 – Anthony Randolph (+3)
70 – Kurt Thomas (-1)
67 – Hakim Warrick (+2)
67 – Brandan Wright (+2) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
66 – Joe Smith (+2)
65 – Jared Jeffries (+2) (+1 from last update)
64 – Glen Davis (-1) (INJURED)
64 - Josh Powell (0)
64 – Marcus Haislip (CAP)
61 – Juwan Howard (+4)
61 – Dante Cunningham (CAP)
61 – Jeff Pendergraph (INJURED) (-2)
61 – Serge Ibaka (CAP)
60 – Ryan Anderson (+1)
59 – Malik Allen (0)
59 – Taylor Griffin (-3)
51 – Othello Hunter (+1)
50 – Brian Scalabrine (+6)
CENTER
90 – Dwight Howard (+1)
89 – Tim Duncan (+1)
84 – Yao Ming (+1) (INJURED, OUT FOR SEASON)
81 – Emeka Okafor (+2)
80 – Shaquille O’Neal (-1) (-2 from last update)
79 – Brook Lopez (+2)
78 – Nene (+3)
77 – David Lee (0) (+1 from last update)
76 – Andris Biedrins (+2)
76 – Al Horford (0)
75 – Andrew Bynum (+1)
75 – Greg Oden (+1)
75 – Rasheed Wallace (0)
75 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas (+2)
74 – Chris Kaman (+2)
74 - Andrew Bogut (+3)
73 – Kendrick Perkins (+1)
71 – Marc Gasol (0)
70 – Ben Wallace (-3) (position change, +1 from last update)
69 – Chris Andersen (+1)
68 – Andrea Bargnani (-1)
68 – Joel Przybilla (+1)
68 - Ronny Turiaf (0)
67 – Zaza Pachulia (0)
66 – Brendan Haywood (+6) (+1 from last update)
65 – Shelden Williams (+4) (+1 from last update)
64 – Channing Frye (+4) (+2 from last update)
64 – Kwame Brown (0)
64 – Darko Milicic (+5)
64 – Eddy Curry (-1)
62 – Jordan Hill (0)
61 – Johan Petro (+4)
60 – Hasheem Thabeet (+3)
60 – Josh Boone (+2)
60 – DeAndre Jordan (+4)
58 – DJ Mbenga (+6)
57 – Solomon Jones (+3)
56 – Mikki Moore (-1)
51 – Jason Collins (+1)
50 – Randolph Morris (0)
RASHIDI'S POWER RANKINGS
EAST OVERALL
86 Celtics (-2)
85 Cavaliers (0)
81 Magic (-3)
80 Hawks (0)
78 Pistons (0)
76 Heat (-1)
76 Sixers (-2)
75 Wizards (-3)
73 Raptors (0)
73 Pacers (+1)
72 Bulls (-2)
72 Knicks (-4)
72 Nets (+1)
72 Bobcats (-1)
68 Bucks (-1) - Emergence of Jennings offset by injury to Redd
WEST OVERALL
89 Lakers (+1)
83 Nuggets (-1)
81 Mavericks (-2)
80 Spurs (0)
80 Jazz (+1)
80 Grizzlies (-1)
79 Blazers (0)
77 Hornets (-2) - Team is only three deep, which is a pity.
78 Warriors (-1)
76 Thunder (0)
75 Suns (+1)
73 Rockets (-8)
73 Clippers (-3)
68 Wolves (-5)
62 Kings (-4)
OFFENSE
88 Lakers (-2)
86 Raptors (+1)
84 Celtics (-4)
84 Cavaliers (0)
84 Spurs (0)
84 Suns (+7)
84 Grizzlies (+6)
83 Hawks (+2)
82 Blazers (+4)
81 Warriors (+5)
79 Nuggets (-2)
79 Jazz (-1)
77 Wizards (-6)
77 Mavericks (-3)
77 Heat (+3)
75 Magic (-6)
74 Pistons (-2)
74 Hornets (-2)
73 Clippers (-3)
72 Thunder (0)
72 Sixers (-5)
71 Pacers (-3)
70 Knicks (0)
70 Nets (-1)
68 Bulls (-3)
68 Bobcats (+2)
66 Wolves (-7)
63 Kings (-5)
61 Rockets (-16)
60 Bucks (-7) - Losing Redd really hurts.
DEFENSE
92 Lakers (+1)
89 Celtics (-1)
90 Nuggets (+1)
86 Cavaliers (0)
83 Pistons (+6)
81 Hawks (+1)
80 Magic (-3)
80 Heat (-1)
78 Warriors (-2)
78 Mavericks (-2)
78 Spurs (+1)
78 Nets (+3)
77 Sixers (-1)
77 Jazz (0)
77 Rockets (-6)
77 Grizzlies (+4)
76 Blazers (-2)
75 Bobcats (-4)
74 Hornets (-5)
74 Thunder (0)
74 Knicks (-1)
73 Clippers (-1)
72 Bulls (-1)
71 Pacers (+2)
69 Suns (-2)
68 Bucks (+2)
68 Wizards (+4)
67 Wolves (+3)
67 Raptors (0)
60 Kings (-3)
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
These close ratings are really bad.
A lot of them just don't make any sense.
M. Bibby
2009: 25-54 (.462)
2008: 11-30 (.366)
2007: 26-64 (.406)
2006: 24-61 (.393)
2005: 31-82 (.378)
Total: 117-291 (.402)
R. Rondo
2009: 32-90 (.355)
2008: 42-103 (.407)
2007: 21-62 (.338)
Total: 95-255 (.372)
P. Stojakovic
2009: 27-80 (.337)
2008: 34-97 (.350)
2007: 8-20 (.400)
2006: 20-75 (.266)
2005: 32-93 (.344)
Total: 121-365 (.331)
B. Wallace
2009: 3-15 (.200)
2008: 13-62 (.209)
2007: 19-69 (.275)
2006: 15-59 (.254)
2005: 21-74 (.283)
Total: 71-279 (.254)
Their close ratings?
Peja: 76
Rondo: 68
Bibby: 50
Wallace: 50
Rondo is pretty clearly better than Peja.
Bibby doesn't average as many shots but his percentage should clearly put him above Ben Wallace.
It seems like any player who didn't get in a certain volume of Close shots automatically got a 50 as every team has multiple players with a 50. That's just stupid and lazy.
M. Bibby
2009: 25-54 (.462)
2008: 11-30 (.366)
2007: 26-64 (.406)
2006: 24-61 (.393)
2005: 31-82 (.378)
Total: 117-291 (.402)
R. Rondo
2009: 32-90 (.355)
2008: 42-103 (.407)
2007: 21-62 (.338)
Total: 95-255 (.372)
P. Stojakovic
2009: 27-80 (.337)
2008: 34-97 (.350)
2007: 8-20 (.400)
2006: 20-75 (.266)
2005: 32-93 (.344)
Total: 121-365 (.331)
B. Wallace
2009: 3-15 (.200)
2008: 13-62 (.209)
2007: 19-69 (.275)
2006: 15-59 (.254)
2005: 21-74 (.283)
Total: 71-279 (.254)
Their close ratings?
Peja: 76
Rondo: 68
Bibby: 50
Wallace: 50
Rondo is pretty clearly better than Peja.
Bibby doesn't average as many shots but his percentage should clearly put him above Ben Wallace.
It seems like any player who didn't get in a certain volume of Close shots automatically got a 50 as every team has multiple players with a 50. That's just stupid and lazy.
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