OT - Top 3 at Each Position

Post #21 » by **Payt10** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:50 pm

I based my rankings on the right now, but if we were to do this again next year, Andre Drummond will be on that list as a top 3 center.

Tenchi Ryu · Post #22 » by **Tenchi Ryu** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:15 am

PG:
CP3
Westbrook
Wall

SG:
Harden
Wade
Stephenson

SF:
Bron
Durant
George

PF
Davis
Griffin
Love

C
Howard
Noah
Drummond

Post #23 » by **kulaz3000** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:30 am

The fact that Harden is considered the top shooting guard in the league really rubs me the wrong way. Not to say he isn't deserving of that notion, considering how weak that position is overall, but it annoys me that he can be considered the best shooting guard when he is probably one of the, if not the worst defender in the entire league.

Flopper · Post #24 » by **Flopper** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:47 am

Center:
1. Howard
2. Gasol
3. Noah

Power Forward:
1. Griffin
2. Davis
3. Love

Small Forward
1. James
2. Durant
3. Anthony

Shooting Guard
1. Harden
2. Thompson
3. Dragic

Point Guard
1. Paul
2. Curry
3. Westbrook

Edit: Totally forgot about Blake Griffin. :lol:

taco_daddy · Post #25 » by **taco_daddy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:48 am

Question to the worldwide Real GM Bulls fans out there, do you believe a team can win the championship without any top 3 players? I ask this because some of you don't have a single Spurs player listed in your top 3. In fact, the only player that was in the NBA finals last season that some of you listed was Lebron. That sounds like to me that a top 3 player is not a requirement to winning a 'Chip.

Tenchi Ryu · Post #26 » by **Tenchi Ryu** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:49 am

taco_daddy wrote:Question to the worldwide Real GM Bulls fans, do you believe a team can win the championship without any top 3 players?

IMO, Parker is not a top 3 point guard, but easily top 5. And probably the best performing PG when it comes to the post season.

BigUps · Post #27 » by **BigUps** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:57 am

This is the year Anthony Davis becomes a top 3 player in the league. He's the best PF for me. I'd sell everyone on our team to get him.

gstephanopulos · Post #28 » by **gstephanopulos** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:29 am

SG is trash atm.

Beal being in top 3 is a bit of a reach and Kobe there is also ridiculus

I'd put Harden, Thompson, Wade there.

Other than that:
PG: Parker, Paul, Westbrook
SF:LeBron,Durant, Melo
PF:Davis, Griffin, Duncan
C:M.Gasol, Noah, Drummond

dice · Post #29 » by **dice** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:43 am

taco_daddy wrote:do you believe a team can win the championship without any top 3 players?

sure

League Circles · Post #30 » by **League Circles** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:43 am

Something like this IMO:

5: Duncan
Dwight
Cousins

4: Lebron
Blake
Davis

3: Durant
Melo
George/Leonard

2: tie between Kobe, Manu, Wade, Beal, Lance, Derozan, Harden

1: Rose
2: Westbrook
3: Paul

kurtatx · Post #31 » by **kurtatx** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:48 am

Wow. These top lists are huge indicators of the state of the shooting guard. Not so good.

drosestruts · Post #32 » by **drosestruts** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:04 pm

sonny wrote:
drosestruts wrote:Surprised by multiple people rating Cousins over Jefferson. Jefferson single handidly changed the fortunes of a franchise last season. The BobHornets have a completley different outlook now with Big Al leading the team, Cousins has achieved nothing.

Shame Jefferson got injured in game 1 of the playoffs, he was an absolute nightmare for Miami's front court. Miami still would have won, but he would have made them work a little harder.

Bobcats also had some solid pieces in place and hired a Thibs like coach that got them to play defense.

Wow. Mike Malone is credited with improving the Warriors defense while serving as the lead assistant in Golden State. He then gets hired in Sacramento, they don't improve and it's on him instead of the players??

Meanwhile Clifford gets the credit for Charlotte's success over Jefferson?? Not on my watch.

Charlotte won 21 games in 2012-2013, after adding Jefferson they jumped up to 43-39 (they added no other players on consequence).

Ya Clifford put in a better system in Charlotte but so did Malone in Sacramento. The Kings finished with the exact same record 2 years in a row, even after allegedly upgrading their talent with Rudy Gay.

sonny · Post #33 » by **sonny** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:35 pm

drosestruts wrote:
sonny wrote:
drosestruts wrote:Surprised by multiple people rating Cousins over Jefferson. Jefferson single handidly changed the fortunes of a franchise last season. The BobHornets have a completley different outlook now with Big Al leading the team, Cousins has achieved nothing.

Shame Jefferson got injured in game 1 of the playoffs, he was an absolute nightmare for Miami's front court. Miami still would have won, but he would have made them work a little harder.

Bobcats also had some solid pieces in place and hired a Thibs like coach that got them to play defense.

Wow. Mike Malone is credited with improving the Warriors defense while serving as the lead assistant in Golden State. He then gets hired in Sacramento, they don't improve and it's on him instead of the players??

Meanwhile Clifford gets the credit for Charlotte's success over Jefferson?? Not on my watch.

Charlotte won 21 games in 2012-2013, after adding Jefferson they jumped up to 43-39 (they added no other players on consequence).

And Al Jefferson is the reason they went from 30th to 5th defensively?

85Bears · Post #34 » by **85Bears** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:51 pm

Deepest position in NbA

SF: several HOF players here
PG: best pg play in nba history
PF: good talent but most play C also
Center: worst talent in NBA history
SG: waiting for Superman

bledredwine · Post #35 » by **bledredwine** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:55 pm

Fun thread

PG
Westbrookicles
Curry
Rose (only MVP form which yeah maybe unlikely, cross fingers)

SG
Thompsonitus (crazy selection but I truly believe this)
Hardenicus
Beal (breakout season, watch. He's only 20)

SF
Lebronsucksicus
Durantulitis
Melodious

PF
Davisidus
Griffinicles
Loviticus

C
Howardidioticus
Gasolicles
Drummondiety

drosestruts · Post #36 » by **drosestruts** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:04 pm

sonny wrote:
drosestruts wrote:
sonny wrote:Bobcats also had some solid pieces in place and hired a Thibs like coach that got them to play defense.

Wow. Mike Malone is credited with improving the Warriors defense while serving as the lead assistant in Golden State. He then gets hired in Sacramento, they don't improve and it's on him instead of the players??

Meanwhile Clifford gets the credit for Charlotte's success over Jefferson?? Not on my watch.

Charlotte won 21 games in 2012-2013, after adding Jefferson they jumped up to 43-39 (they added no other players on consequence).

And Al Jefferson is the reason they went from 30th to 5th defensively?

Sonny, there were several people including you, Neccessary Evil and Dice who responded to my Al Jefferson comment. Out of randomnees i quoted your post instead of theirs.

I suppose my main gripe is the notion that, I believe Necessary_Evil made, that if you put Cousins on the Bobcats he'd have done better.

Saying the Bobcats improved soley off the hiring of a good coach while the Kings also signed a good coach and didn't improve at all also bothers me.

The Bobcats improved on both ends of the court. Clifford contributed to that with schemes but its up to the players on the court to perform, and Al Jefferson shined.

Post #37 » by **Ice Man** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:36 pm

bledredwine wrote:PG
Westbrookicles
Curry
Rose (only MVP form which yeah maybe unlikely, cross fingers)

Westbrookicles and Curry couldn't touch 2011 Rose. Not with a long long pole. I would be delighted if Rose could be the #3 PG this upcoming year, though. That would be good.

JDRochholz · Post #38 » by **JDRochholz** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:06 pm

Payt10 wrote:PG:

1- Chris Paul
2- Russell Westbrook
3- Steph Curry

Honorable mentions: Tony Parker, John Wall, Kyle Lowry

SG:

1- James Harden
2- Bradley Beal
3- Dywane Wade

Honorable mentions: Goran Dragic, Klay Thompson, Demar DeRozan

SF:

1- Lebron James
2- Kevin Durant
3- Carmelo Anthony

Honorable mentions: Paul George, Gordon Hayward, Andre Iguodala

PF:

1- Blake Griffin
2- Kevin Love
3- Anthony Davis

Honorable mention: Lamarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, Chris Bosh

C:

1- Dwight Howard
2- Demarcus Cousins
3- Marc Gasol

Honorable mention: Joakim Noah, Al Jefferson, DeAndre Jordan

fantastic list, except take out Iggy as an honorable mention and insert Deng.

bledredwine · Post #39 » by **bledredwine** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:30 pm

Ice Man wrote:
bledredwine wrote:PG
Westbrookicles
Curry
Rose (only MVP form which yeah maybe unlikely, cross fingers)

Westbrookicles and Curry couldn't touch 2011 Rose. Not with a long long pole. I would be delighted if Rose could be the #3 PG this upcoming year, though. That would be good.

Can't disagree with that.

[e] · Post #40 » by **[e]** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:08 pm

Point Guard:
Chris Paul
Russell Westbrook
Stephen Curry

Honorable mention: Tony Parker, Kyle Lowry, John Wall, and Mike Conley. Derrick Rose is clearly in the mix if he's healthy.

Shooting Guard:
James Harden
Dwayne Wade
DeMar DeRozan

Honorable mention: Kobe Bryant on that list if he's healthy. Goran Dragic, Bradley Beal.

Small Forward:
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony

Honorable mention: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George

Power Forward: (This might be the most difficult position to rank)
LaMarcus Aldridge
Anthony Davis
Blake Griffin / Kevin Love

Honorable mention: Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Bosh, Pau Gasol

Center:
Dwight Howard
Joakim Noah
Al Jefferson

Honorable mention: DeMarcus Cousins, Marc Gasol, Al Horford, Brook Lopez, Andre Drummond