nykballa2k4 wrote:
OT but out of curiosity how does the team that had the 3rd best record in the division and put up a terrific fight against the champs in the conference finals NOT have a top 20 player on their team?
You all want to be pissed about Noah, that's fine, but one of Hibbert or George HAS TO be top 25 (or top 20).
These are fan picks, and we all make mistakes. I would have Rondo top 15 easily. I don't think he is going top 30 on this list. So clearly I must have a bit of a bias
They won 49 games, they were exactly world beaters, and they were pretty pedestrian against .500+ teams. Their success also had more to do with great TEAM play and a balanced roster then it did one guy propelling them. I mean, its pretty simple, they didnt have a top 20 player on their team because no one on their team is at that level. statistically, this is backed up as well as the opinions all heavily lean towards confirming it.
Rondo likely would have gone higher had it not been for the injury and his teams surge after he went down. there are just too many mixed emotions on him to get a proper ranking. he is likely a 20-25 guy and may still be selected in that range.
Who on this list is george clearly better then? Hibbert isnt even debateable.