RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016

[JordansBulls]

Top 3 Point Guards

1. Stephen Curry
2. Derrick Rose
3. Russell Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards

1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Bradley Beal

Top 3 Small Forwards

1. Kevin Durant
2. Carmelo Anthony/LeBron James


Top 3 Power Forwards

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

Top 3 Centers

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

Top 3 Benches

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

Top 3 Sixth Men

1. Tristan Thompson
2. Andre Iguodala
3. Vince Carter

Top 3 Head Coaches

1. Gregg Popovich
2. Steve Kerr
3. Fred Hoiberg

[BlzMwt]

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Paul
2. Curry
3. Westbrook

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

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

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

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

Top 3 Benches
1. Cleveland
2. Chicago
3. San Antonio

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Isaiah Thomas
2. Taj Gibson
3. David West

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich
2. Steve Kerr
3. Alvin Gentry

[Texas Chuck]

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

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. Paul George

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

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

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Isaiah Thomas
2. Iggy
3. Noah

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

[Dr Spaceman]

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

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Kyle Korver/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. Kevin Love

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

Top 3 Benches
1. Warriors
2. Rockets
3. Chicago Bulls

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodala
2. Tristan Thompson
3. Taj Gibson/Joakim Noah

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

HM (in order): President Stevens, Alvin Gentry, Mike Budenholzer

[HeartBreakKid]

No rookie category??


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

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Khris Middleton

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. Paul George

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

Top 3 Benches
1. Chicago Bulls
2. Houston Rockets
3. Boston Celtics

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Ty Lawson
2. Taj Gibson
3. Shabazz Muhammad

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Gregg Popovich
2. Jason Kidd
3. Brad Stevens


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Top 3 Rookies

1. Kristaps Porzingis
2. Karl-Anthony Towns
3. Myles Turner

[yoyoboy]

Top 3 Point Guards

1. Stephen Curry
2. Derrick Rose
3. Russell Westbrook

Top 3 Shooting Guards

1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Bradley Beal

Top 3 Small Forwards

1. Kevin Durant
2. Carmelo Anthony/LeBron James


Top 3 Power Forwards

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

Top 3 Centers

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

Top 3 Benches

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

Top 3 Sixth Men

1. Tristan Thompson
2. Andre Iguodala
3. Vince Carter

Top 3 Head Coaches

1. Gregg Popovich
2. Steve Kerr
3. Fred Hoiberg

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.

[eminence]

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

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. Draymond Green

Top 3 Centers
1. DeMarcus Cousins
2. Marc Gasol
3. Rudy Gobert (maybe a tiny bit of homer, but I'd say he's in the conversation at least)

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

Top 3 Sixth Men - not familiar enough with team's rotations this season

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

[Mr. E]

No rookie category??

Top 3 Rookies

1. Kristaps Porzingis
2. Karl-Anthony Towns
3. Myles Turner

Thank you for bringing this up. I went back and forth on adding the Rookie category, but ultimately decided against it since despite all of the hype with rookies we really don't have a measure for them on the NBA level yet. I had been considering adding the category when we do the next round of voting at the end of December after people have had a chance to see some of the guys in action. As of right now, though, it is too much speculation without having something to base it on at this level.

I may be wrong on this, but that is why I didn't add that category.

[Narigo]

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

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

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. Kevin Durant
2. LeBron James
3. Paul George/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. Dwight Howard

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

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Joakim Noah
2. Andre Iqgudala
3. Tristan Thompson

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

[bondom34]

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

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden
2. Jimmy Butler
3. Khris Middleton

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. Paul George (if that's where he's playing now)

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

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

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodola
2. Isaiah Thomas
3. Tristan Thompson (with Love hurt I think he's just more valuable by default for the time being)

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

[Mr. E]

I'll submit my own ballot and since we had such bad server issues last night I'll leave this open for tonight. I won't be able to do anything with it tonight anyway!

I'll have the results tabulated tomorrow and I will try to get them posted early in the evening.

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. Kawhai Leonard

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis
2. Blake Griffin
3. Kevin Love

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

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

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodala
2. Tristan Thompson
3. Lou Williams

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

[Mr. E]

OK, voting on this round is closed. I will be counting everything up here soon.

I am completely flooded in today, so I should have the results this morning.

[Mr. E]

I want to thank everyone who chose to participate in this opening round. We will hold the next round of voting starting the last week of December running through the first week of January. We will see how opinions have changed after the first two months.

Here are the results of the RealGM Top 3 Poll.

The first set of results are for the top 3 by the weighted point system where a first place vote was given 3 points, a second place vote was given 2 points and a third place vote was given 1 point.

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry (70 points)
2. Chris Paul (39)
3. Russell Westbrook (32)

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden (69 points)
2. Jimmy Butler (41)
3. Klay Thompson (22)

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. LeBron James (62 points)
2. Kevin Durant (57)
3. Kawhi Leonard (20)

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Anthony Davis (72 points)
2. Blake Griffin (47)
3. Lamarcus Aldridge (9)

Top 3 Centers
1. DeMarcus Cousins (57 points)
2. Marc Gasol (53)
3. Dwight Howard (18)

Top 3 Benches
1. Golden State Warriors (36 points)
2. Houston Rockets (34)
3. San Antonio Spurs (32)

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodala (48 points)
2. Isaiah Thomas (27)
3. Tristan Thompson (15)

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich (71 points)
2. Steve Kerr (30)
3. Rick Carlisle (27)


This second set of rankings comes from the total number of mentions on ballots.

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry (24)
2. TIE - Russell Westbrook & Chris Paul (23)

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. James Harden (23)
2. Jimmy Butler (22)
3. Klay Thompson (18)

Top 3 Small Forwards
1. TIE - LeBron James & Kevin Durant (24)
3. Kawhi Leonard (20)

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. TIE - Anthony Davis & Blake Griffin (24)
3. Lamarcus Aldridge (9)

Top 3 Centers
1. Marc Gasol (23)
2. DeMarcus Cousins (21)
3. Dwight Howard (13)

Top 3 Benches
1. Golden State Warriors (17)
2. San Antonio Spurs (16)
3. Houston Rockets (15)

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodala (18)
2. Isaiah Thomas (11)
3. Tristan Thompson (9)

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Greg Popovich (24)
2. Steve Kerr (20)
3. Rick Carlisle (15)


There were 24 ballots submitted. Only categories with three choices listed were counted. If someone listed a tie for a choice I went with the first name listed.

I will do a full breakdown by each position next, but here are some notable things from this vote:

Anthony Davis and James Harden swept the first place votes in their categories.

Point Guard, Shooting Guard and Small Forward were all very consistent. Power Forward was very consistent in the first and second place votes, but showed a pretty wide variety of choices after that.

6th Man was the hardest to gauge at the beginning of the season judging from the number of choices listed.

I will do full breakdowns of each position in the next few days. Thank you again to everyone who participated in part one of four rounds of voting. Next up will be the end of December.