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RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:25 pm
by Mr. E
We are less than a week away from the start of the NBA 2015/2016 Regular Season! Like most of you this could not arrive quickly enough for me. We are looking at what could be a very impressive stretch of basketball over the next several months.

With that in mind I would like to begin an event for the posters of RealGM in which we will submit ballots ranking our top three players at every position as well as a few other categories.

What I ask for each ballot is to list three choices for each category in order from First to Third. **Only complete ballots will be counted** At the end of the voting period (October 28, 2015) I will tabulate all of the votes and post the collective results of the Top Three according to the RealGM posters. I will tabulate the results by two different measures:

First will be ranked by points received. A first place vote gets 3 points; a second place vote gets 2 points; and a third place vote gets 3 points. This is why the order matters, and Ties are not allowed. If a ballot lists anyone in a Tie then I will count them by the order in which they are mentioned.

The Second measure will be for an overall total of mentions on submitted ballots.

I'd like to ask everyone to keep discussion to a minimum in this thread while the voting period is open.

After posting these results we will open voting again at three points in this season. The next round of votes will be around the end of 2015, after that the next voting period will be All-Star Break and we will conclude this event with a final vote at the end of the Regular Season. It should be interesting to see how opinions may change over the course of one season.

Here are the Categories:

Top 3 Point Guards
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2.
3.

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Small Forwards
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Power Forwards
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Centers
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Benches
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Sixth Men
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Head Coaches
1.
2.
3.


I'm asking everyone to take their Homer Glasses off and to vote for who you think will be the best at each position for this coming season.

Thank you in advance to everyone who chooses to participate!

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:39 pm
by Slava
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Chris Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Klay Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Lebron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. Lamarcus Aldridge

Top 3 Centers
1. Marc Gasol
2. Tim Duncan
3. Dwight Howard

Top 3 Benches
1. Houston Rockets
2. Golden State Warriors
3. San Antonio Spurs

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodola
2. Tony Allen
3. Lou Williams

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich
2. Rick Carlisle
3. Steve Kerr

**Just realized that I only chose Lebron and Butler from the East in my entire ballot.

Re: RE: Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:01 pm
by BubbleBuddy
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Curry
2. Westbrook
3. Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Butler
3. Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. James
2. Durant
3. Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Davis
2. Griffin
3. Aldridge

Top 3 Centers
1. Cousins
2. Gasol
3. Vuc

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Gsw
3. Clips

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. IT
2. Iggy
3. Lou Williams

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich
2. Rick Carlisle
3. Stevens ☆edit forgot about bud, switching to him instead

Cool idea

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:17 pm
by Slava
I thought IT was starting this year.

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:19 pm
by BubbleBuddy
What are they doing with bradley?

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:25 pm
by wickedwrister
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. Russell Westrbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Klay Thompson
3. Jimmy Butler

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Kevin Durant
2. Lebron James
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. DeMarcus Cousins

Top 3 Centers
1. Marc Gasol
2. Dwight Howard
3. Tim Duncan

Top 3 Benches
1. Rockets
2. Warriors
3. Spurs

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Isaiah Thomas
2. Andre Iguodala
3. David West

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich
2. Steve Kerr
3. Brad Stevens

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:30 pm
by ceiling raiser
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. Russell Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Klay Thompson
3. Kyle Korver

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Lebron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Draymond Green
3. Blake Griffin

Top 3 Centers
1. Marc Gasol
2. Demarcus Cousins
3. Tim Duncan

Top 3 Benches
1. GSW
2. SAS
3. HOU

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodola
2. Taj Gibson
3. Lou Williams

Top 3 Head Coaches*
1. Greg Popovich
2. Rick Carisle
3. Mike Budenholzer

*Kerr might very well be top three, want to see the offense without Gentry.

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:50 pm
by yoyoboy
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. Russell Westbrook
HM: John Wall, Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard, Kyle Lowry (so many good ones)

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Klay Thompson
HM: Dwyane Wade, Kyle Korver

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kawhi Leonard
HM: Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Gordon Hayward

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. Kevin Love
HM: LaMarcus Aldridge, Draymond Green, Serge Ibaka

Top 3 Centers
1. Marc Gasol
2. Tim Duncan
3. DeMarcus Cousins
HM: Dwight Howard, Rudy Gobert

Top 3 Benches
1. Houston Rockets
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
HM: San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodola
2. Manu Ginobli
3. Tony Allen
HM: Isaiah Thomas, Lou Williams

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Gregg Popovich
2. Rick Carlisle
3. Steve Kerr
HM: Brad Stevens, Mike Budenholzer

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:10 pm
by Quotatious
Top 3 Point Guards

1. Stephen Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Chris Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards

1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Klay Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards

1. Kevin Durant
2. LeBron James
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards

1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. LaMarcus Aldridge

Top 3 Centers

1. DeMarcus Cousins
2. Dwight Howard
3. Marc Gasol

Top 3 Benches

1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Houston Rockets
3. Cleveland Cavaliers

Top 3 Sixth Men

1. Andre Iguodala
2. Tristan Thompson
3. Taj Gibson

Top 3 Head Coaches

1. Gregg Popovich
2. Rick Carlisle
3. Steve Kerr

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:20 pm
by MaxRider
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Stephen Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. Russell Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Klay Thompson
3. Jimmy Butler

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. LaMarcus Aldridge

Top 3 Centers
1. Marc Gasol
2. DeMarcus Cousins
3. Dwight Howard

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Warriors
3. Rockets

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Isaiah Thomas
2. Andre Iguodola
3. Tristan Thompson

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Gregg Popovich
2. Mike Budenholzer
3. Steve Kerr

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:29 pm
by ReaLiez
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Curry
2. Westbrook
3. Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Klay
3. Butler

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Durant
2. LBJ
3. Melo

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. ADavis
2. Blake
3. LMA

Top 3 Centers
1. Cousins
2. MGasol
3. DHoward

Top 3 Benches
1. Rockets
2. Warriors
3. Celtics

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Iggy
2. IT
3. Gibson

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Pop
2. Kerr
3. Bud

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:30 pm
by Dr Positivity
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Stephen Curry
2. Chris Paul
3. Damian Lillard

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Klay Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Kevin Durant
2. Lebron James
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. Draymond Green

Top 3 Centers
1. DeMarcus Cousins
2. Marc Gasol
3. Rudy Gobert

Top 3 Benches
1. Celtics
2. Bulls
3. Warriors

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Isaiah Thomas
2. CJ McCollum
3. Paul Pierce

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich
2. Steve Kerr
3. Terry Stotts

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:36 pm
by cpower
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Curry
2. Westbrook
3. Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Butler
3. Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Lebron
2. Durant
3. Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Davis
2. Griffin
3. Green

Top 3 Centers
1. Cousins
2. M.Gasol
3. Duncan

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Clippers
3. Cavs


Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Iggy
2. D.West
3. Williams

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Popovich
2. Budenholzer
3. Kerr

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:22 pm
by Jaivl
Top 3 Point Guards
1. S. Curry
2. C. Paul
3. R. Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. J. Harden
2. J. Butler
3. K. Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. L. James
2. K. Durant
3. K. Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. A. Davis
2. B. Griffin
3. D. Green

Top 3 Centers
1. D. Cousins
2. M. Gasol
3. R. Gobert

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Celtics
3. Warriors

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. A. Iguodala
2. I. Thomas
3. N. Batum

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. G. Popovich
2. R. Carlisle
3. S. Kerr

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:07 pm
by Mr. E
If you see a +1 from me that means that I have counted your vote.

If you want to edit your ballot please post a message on this thread telling me what you changed. For example if this was your original ballot:

Shooting Guard:
1. Jimmy Chitwood
2. Nawt
3. Jesus Shuttlesworth

And then you realize that Nawt was a Point Guard (took Muggsey Bogues abilities). Just post a message saying something like "My original ballot had 1. Chitwood 2. Nawt 3. Shuttlesworth. I removed Nawt at #2 and my new ballot is 1. Chitwood 2. Shuttlesworth 3. Scott Howard"

Thank you to everyone who has voted so far. I would appreciate people letting others know about this thread!


edit - BubbleBuddy - I got your change at Coach. You're covered.

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:52 pm
by timlin500
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Curry
2. Paul
3. Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Butler
3. Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Lebron
2. Durant
3. Leonard/George

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Davis
2. Griffin
3. Aldridge

Top 3 Centers
1. Cousins
2. M.Gasol
3. Duncan

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Warriors
3. Rockets


Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Iggy
2. IT
3. Gibson

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Popovich
2. Kerr
3. Carlisle

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:25 pm
by mischievous
Sorry, but can someone please tell me how the hell Duncan at age 39 will be better than Cousins in 2016? He'll probably play around 27 mpg or so and average around 13ppg/8 rpg. He'll still be a good player but he won't even be close to Cousins.

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:35 pm
by BasketballFan7
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Curry
2. Paul
3. Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Butler
3. Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. James
2. Durant
3. Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Davis
2. Griffin
3. Love

Top 3 Centers
1. Cousins
2. Gasol
3. Howard

Top 3 Benches
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Sixth Men
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Pop
2. Kerr
3. Carlisle

RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:37 pm
by RSCD3_
Top 3 Point Guards
1. Curry
2. Westbrook
3. Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Butler
3.

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Durant
2. LeBron
3. Kawhi

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Davis
2. Griffin
3. Love

Top 3 Centers
1. Cousins
2. Gasol
3. Howard

Top 3 Benches
1. Cleveland
2. Golden State
3. Oklahoma City

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Isaiah Thomas
2. Paul Pierce
3. Tristian Thompson

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Popovich
2. Kerr
3. Carlisle


I'm asking everyone to take their Homer Glasses off and to vote for who you think will be the best at each position for this coming season.

Thank you in advance to everyone who chooses to participate![/quote]

Re: RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:54 pm
by MO12msu
Here are the Categories:

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Stephen Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Chris Paul

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Klay Thompson

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Kevin Durant
2. Lebron James
3. Kawhi Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. LaMarcus Aldridge

Top 3 Centers
1. DeMarcus Cousins
2. Marc Gasol
3. Tim Duncan

Top 3 Benches
1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Chicago Bulls

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodala
2. Taj Gibson
3. Isaiah Thomas

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich
2. Rick Carlisle
3. Steve Kerr