Top 10 at each position - Rashidi vs 2K

It has been over three months since the release of NBA 2K10, and I thought it would be worth it to check the progress of both myself and the 2K Insider. Thus, I bring to you the top 10 players at each position. I'll let you guys be the judge for now, and I'll add some of my own input some time tomorrow.

POINT GUARD (Rashidi)
95 – Chris Paul
88 – Deron Williams
86 – Rajon Rondo
82 – Steve Nash
82 – Baron Davis
82 – Tony Parker
81 – Gilbert Arenas
81 - Russell Westbrook
80 – Chauncey Billups
80 - Tyreke Evans
80 – Derrick Rose

POINT GUARD (2k Sports)
95 – Chris Paul
90 – Deron Williams
86 – Rajon Rondo
85 – Gilbert Arenas
84 - Chauncey Billups
84 - Tony Parker
82 – Steve Nash
82 – Baron Davis
81 – Derrick Rose
80 - Russell Westbrook

ANALYSIS
Chris Paul is obviously the top PG in the league. He leads the league with 124 ORTG (team points per 100 possessions while on court). Deron Williams is still producing at a high level but is still the clear #2 PG in the league.

Rajon Rondo still hasn't gotten his due from many around the league - he is Chris Paul minus the jumpshot (with better defense). Like it or not, he is the main reason the Celtics are among the best teams despite all the injuries.

Steve Nash leads the league in AST% (career high 52.3) and his 123 ORTG is right there with Paul... it's unfortunate that he's the worst defensive PG on the planet. It's curious to me why 2K still has Gilbert Arenas rated so highly. Arenas might have been scoring 22 per game, but his .511 TS% shows he simply wasn't doing it efficiently (and simply does not compare to Nash's 18 ppg on .647 TS%, 2nd in the league). Toss in that Nash is obviously better at running a team, passing the ball, and that Arenas' defense is even worse after the knee surgeries...

Baron Davis will never be an efficient scorer, but at least he's not chucking it up like Arenas (.518 TS% on 14 FGA compared to Gilbert's .511 TS% on 19 FGA). He's running the team and playing excellent defense, which is why the Clippers are winning some games even without #1 pick Blake Griffin.

Tony Parker has dealt with a heel injury for much of the season. We should also be reminded that the reason Parker put up big numbers last season (22 ppg, 7 apg) was Manu Ginobli missed the majority of the season. The team also added Richard Jefferson, and the player whose lost the most shots has been Mr. Parker (17 FGA last season, 13 this year).

(more coming later...)

SHOOTING GUARD (Rashidi)
94 - Kobe Bryant
94 – Dwyane Wade
87 – Brandon Roy
85 – Joe Johnson
82 – Manu Ginobili
80 – Monta Ellis
79 – Kevin Martin
78 – Vince Carter
78 – Allen Iverson
77 – Stephen Jackson

SHOOTING GUARD (2K Sports)
97 - Kobe Bryant
94 – Dwyane Wade
89 – Joe Johnson
88 – Brandon Roy
83 – Manu Ginobili
82 – Monta Ellis
81 – Vince Carter
81 – Stephen Jackson
80 – Allen Iverson
79 - Trevor Ariza

SMALL FORWARD (Rashidi)
95 – LeBron James
87 – Carmelo Anthony
85 – Kevin Durant
84 – Danny Granger
82 – Andre Iguodala
82 – Gerald Wallace
81 – Paul Pierce
79 – Caron Butler
78 – Ron Artest
77 – Rudy Gay

SMALL FORWARD (2K Sports)
97 – LeBron James
90 – Carmelo Anthony
86 – Kevin Durant
85 – Andre Iguodala
84 – Paul Pierce
83 – Danny Granger
82 – Gerald Wallace
82 – Caron Butler
80 – Ron Artest
80 – Rudy Gay

POWER FORWARD (Rashidi)
87 – Chris Bosh
86 – Pau Gasol
85 – Kevin Garnett
83 – Dirk Nowitzki
83 – Carlos Boozer
83 – Josh Smith
81 – Amare Stoudemire
78 – Zach Randolph
78 – Antawn Jamison
78 – LaMarcus Aldridge

POWER FORWARD (2K Sports)
89 - Tim Duncan
87 – Chris Bosh
87 – Pau Gasol
87 – Kevin Garnett
85 – Carlos Boozer
84 – Dirk Nowitzki
83 – Amare Stoudemire
82 – Josh Smith
80 – Zach Randolph
78 - Lamar Odom

CENTER (Rashidi)
91 – Tim Duncan
88 – Dwight Howard
85 – Yao Ming
81 – Greg Oden
80 – David Lee
80 – Al Jefferson
80 - Andrew Bogut
80 – Al Horford
80 – Emeka Okafor
79 – Brook Lopez

CENTER (2K Sports)
88 – Dwight Howard
83 – Yao Ming
81 – Al Jefferson
81 – Brook Lopez
80 – Emeka Okafor
79 – Al Horford
78 – Chris Kaman
78 – David Lee
78 - Andrew Bogut
77 - Marc Gasol
77 - Marcus Camby
77 - Shaquille O'Neal