NBA Player Rankings on ESPN

[fatlever]

they are doing a cool thing on twitter, counting down the top 500 players in the league from worst to first.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/68628 ... gs-401-500

http://twitter.com/#!/NBAonESPN

#nbarank

Diop was the worst bobcat @ 417. seems fair.

[Jaruff]

they are doing a cool thing on twitter, counting down the top 500 players in the league from worst to first.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/68628 ... gs-401-500

http://twitter.com/#!/NBAonESPN

#nbarank

Diop was the worst bobcat @ 417. seems fair.

Contracts aside, I would take a healthy Diop over Ajinca.

[Snidely FC]

yes but in the teams current incarnation I would rather have ajinca, who is still only 23

[captaincrunk]

yes but in the teams current incarnation I would rather have ajinca, who is still only 23

I wouldn't, and that isn't what the rankings are for.

[Kembastockton]

I would trade them both for Cheese Doodles and a Big Slam Pepsi.

[fatlever]

Derrick Brown # 399
DJ White # 387
Dominic McGuire # 382

i'd say dj white is definitely underrated here.

[Paydro70]

Sometimes I still can't believe we really traded to get Ajinca... it's like a bad dream.

[Jaruff]

Sometimes I still can't believe we really traded to get Ajinca... it's like a bad dream.

Doesn't bother me too much; that pick ended up being Luke Babbitt. I'd say we won.

[captaincrunk]

Derrick Brown # 399
DJ White # 387
Dominic McGuire # 382

i'd say dj white is definitely underrated here.

I think Derrick Brown is better than Dom McGuire. What were there scores? New links?

[Paydro70]

Sometimes I still can't believe we really traded to get Ajinca... it's like a bad dream.

Doesn't bother me too much; that pick ended up being Luke Babbitt. I'd say we won.

It doesn't make me feel better that we traded away an earlier pick for a later pick that busted. Perhaps we could have taken someone who doesn't suck. Or at least someone who had played professional basketball.

Ugh I'm getting mad again just thinking about it.

[Paydro70]

Anybody want to do a contest to guess the top 10? Maybe do a point for each name you get right on the list, 3 for exact guesses, and 1 for being 1-off?

[captaincrunk]

Anybody want to do a contest to guess the top 10? Maybe do a point for each name you get right on the list, 3 for exact guesses, and 1 for being 1-off?

My list is PER in descending order.

[fatlever]

Derrick Brown # 399
DJ White # 387
Dominic McGuire # 382

i'd say dj white is definitely underrated here.

I think Derrick Brown is better than Dom McGuire. What were there scores? New links?

they are doing 10 per day now

here is the link to 351-400

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/68655 ... gs-351-400

matt carroll just announced at #379. i think that is way too low for hammer.

[fatlever]

Anybody want to do a contest to guess the top 10? Maybe do a point for each name you get right on the list, 3 for exact guesses, and 1 for being 1-off?

of course i do

OK here is my guess at the top 10 (not my top 10 but what i think others will pick)

1. lebron
2. kobe
3. dirk
4. durant
5. wade
6. howard
7. paul
8. rose
9. nash
10. amare

[Paydro70]

Of course, it's a prediction, not personal preference.
1. LeBron
2. Kobe
3. Dirk
4. Howard
5. Rose
6. Wade
7. Durant
8. Paul
9. Melo
10. Gasol

[fatlever]

so which bobcat will rank the highest? what about the rest? i'm sure we wont have anyone sniff the top 50.

boris # 90
tyrus # 100
dj # 115
kemba #130
maggette # 140
hendo # 160
kwame # 200
bismack # 250
dante # 325
najera # 370

predicting hendo gets no love

[captaincrunk]

If Jax doesn't break the top 50 I'll know it's crap.

[Paydro70]

I very much doubt Jax hits the top 50. I can probably name 50 better players off the top of my head:

Aldridge, Wallace, Ellis, Curry, Lee, Griffin, Gordon, Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Nash, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, Paul, West, Granger, Rose, Boozer, Noah, Deng, Bogut, James, Wade, Bosh, Howard, Johnson, Smith, Horford, Melo, Amare, KG, Pierce, Allen, Rondo, D. Williams, Love, Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Nowitzki, Terry, (had to start looking at team names here) Randolph, Gay, M.Gasol, T.Allen, Martin, Scola, Nene, Millsap, Iguodala.

You could argue about a couple of them, but I'd take any of those 50 over SJax for next year, and there are probably some guys I forgot.

I personally doubt any Bobcat is in the top 100. I think Diaw probably does rank the highest, with Maggette not far behind.

[captaincrunk]

Did you really just say Tony Allen is better than Jax? Jason Terry? Nope.

[Paydro70]

As I said, you can argue about a couple of them... but yes, I'd much rather have Tony Allen than Stephen Jackson next year. Terry is perhaps a stretch, since he's old too. Here's a name to replace him now that I've looked: Al Jefferson, Lamar Odom, Wesley Matthews.