RealGM's Top 3 for 2015/2016 - Part Two

Post #1 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:40 am

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to everyone at RealGM! The holidays are nice & all, but as basketball fans what we are seeing at the end of 2015 is a good chunk of the NBA season in the books, and my god how good are the freaking Warriors?

At the beginning of the season I started a thread asking RealGM posters to rate their top 3 in multiple categories. That was the first of four voting periods and this is the second. The aim of this project is to track the opinions of RealGM users over the course of the long NBA season. For those interested, the first thread can be found at this link:

viewtopic.php?p=44914925#p44914925

Now that we've had a few months to see what we are dealing with I'd like to re-visit these topics. If you did not participate in the first round of voting do not let that stop you from participating in this round, or in future rounds!

What I ask for each ballot is to list three choices for each category in order from First to Third. **You do not have to vote for each category, but I will only count votes that have three choices (1-3) for that category** At the end of the voting period (January 8, 2016) I will tabulate all of the votes and post the collective results of the Top Three according to the RealGM posters for this voting period. 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.

With that in mind I would like to continue this 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 now that we have a few months of the season on record. This time around I have added a category for Rookies that was not in the original round of voting.

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

After this round of votes 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
1.
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.

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
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 ongoing season.

Thank you in advance to everyone who chooses to participate, whether it is your first time or you are coming back for round two!

Post #2 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:41 am

Here's a quick ballot for you to use in a quote!

Top 3 Point Guards
1.
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.

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1.
2.
3.

Post #3 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:42 am

Round One Results:

(spoiler for length)

Spoiler:

Post #4 » by **bondom34** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:03 am

These are strictly this season right? If so, then...

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

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Harden
2. Butler (really close to Harden)
3. Batum

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Griffin
2. Green
3. Bosh?

Top 3 Centers
1. Drummond
2. Cousins
3. Jordan

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Charlotte
3. Boston
Honestly for benches I cheated and used efficiency differentials.
Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Iggy
2. Barton
3. Kanter

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Pop
2. Carlisle (EDITED)
3. Vogel
No idea what to do with Walton.
Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. Towns
2. Cauley-Stein
3.Porzingis
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andrewww · Post #5 » by **andrewww** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:24 am

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Stephen Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Kyle Lowry

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

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

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

Top 3 Centers
1. DeMarcus Cousins
2. Andre Drummond
3. Hassan Whiteside

Top 3 Benches
1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Charlotte Hornets

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Will Barton
2. Enes Kanter
3. Tristan Thompson

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Gregg Popovich
2. Brad Stevens
3. Frank Vogel

Top 3 Rookies
1. Karl-Anthony Towns
2. Jahlil Okafor
3. Kristaps Porzingis

Post #6 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:44 pm

bondom34 wrote:These are strictly this season right? If so, then...

Yes, this season as you feel about it at this point.

Post #7 » by **Timmaytime** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:28 pm

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Stephen Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Kyle Lowry

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

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Blake Griffin
2. Draymond Green
3. Paul George (has played 60% of minutes here)

Top 3 Centers
1. Andre Drummond
2. Demarcus Cousins
3. Karl Anthony-Towns

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Hornets
3. Celtics
I copied Bondom because I don't know

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Will Barton
2. Andre Iguodala
3. Tristan Thompson

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Frank Vogel
2. Steve Clifford
3. Gregg Poppovich

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. Karl Anthony-Towns
2. Kristaps Porzingis
3. Jahlil Okafor

scrabbarista · Post #8 » by **scrabbarista** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:43 pm

Off the top of my head (no stats research):

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. Leonard
3. Durant

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

Top 3 Centers
1. Duncan
2. Drummond
3. Howard

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

Top 3 Sixth Men
1.
2.
3.

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Popovich
2. Carlisle
3. Stephens (or Stevens?)

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. Towns
2. Porzingis
3. Okafor

(EDITED because I forgot Anthony Davis!)

Post #9 » by **bondom34** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:48 pm

Edited mine for coaches.

Foliohattu · Post #10 » by **Foliohattu** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:13 pm

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Stephen Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Kyle Lowry

Top 3 Shooting Guards
1. Jimmy Butler
2. James Harden
3. DeMar DeRozan (just over Klay)

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Blake Griffin
2. Draymond Green
3. Paul Millsap

(guess A. Davis should be on the list, but they've been such a terrible team. And haven't watched enough Pacer games to really know which position George have been actually playing )

Top 3 Centers
1. Andre Drummond
2. Demarcus Cousins
3. Hassan Whiteside

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Celtics
3. Orlando (Spurs and Celtics felt kinda obvious, but the last one was hard to pick imo)

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Will Barton
2. Andre Iguodala
3. Ed Davis (thought about Kanter, but that defence though)

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Gregg Popovich
2. Brad Stevens
3. Steve Kerr (felt like a big part of that 28-1 is still him)

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. KAT
2. Porzingis
3. Nikola Jokic

Post #11 » by **Doctor MJ** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:16 am

Top 3 Point Guards
1. Steph Curry
2. Russell Westbrook
3. Kyle Lowry

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

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Draymond Green
2. Paul Millsap
3. Chris Bosh

Top 3 Centers
1. Tim Duncan
2. Andre Drummond
3. DeAndre Jordan

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Andre Iguodala
2. Tristan Thompson
3. Manu Ginobili

Top 3 Head Coaches
1. Kerr/Walton (if this combination doesn't work for "the ballot", then put Pop first and Walton 2nd.
2. Gregg Popovich
3. Brad Stevens

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. KAT
2. Zing
3. Justise

RSCD3_ · Post #12 » by **RSCD3_** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 1:29 am

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

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

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

Top 3 Power Forwards
1. Draymond Green
2. Blake Griffin ( as of right now he has missed 2 games only )
3. Anthony Davis

Top 3 Centers
1. Andre Drummond
2. DeMarcus Cousins
3.

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Boston
3. Charlotte

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Barton
2. Iguodala
3. Ginobili

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

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. Karl Anthony Towns
2. Kristaps Porzingis
3.Justice Winslow

Post #13 » by **Mr. E** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:40 am

bondom34 wrote:Edited mine for coaches.

Feel free to edit your votes as much as you want during the voting period. I won't start tallying things up until mid-next week at the earliest.

Once you've seen a +1 from me by your vote you'll know that I've counted it. If you make a change after that just make sure to let me know the change that you made.

tphi31 · Post #14 » by **tphi31** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:13 pm

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

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

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

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

Top 3 Centers
1. Boban
2. Boban
3. Boban

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

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Iguodala
2. Manu
3. Cory Joseph

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

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. Boban
2. Towns
3. Kristaps

Top 5 Favorite Rappers
1. Dylan
2. Dylan
3. Dylan
4. Dylan
and
5. Dylan

mischievous · Post #15 » by **mischievous** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:03 pm

Leonard has been great but i still can't see him over Lebron or Durant.

Post #16 » by **bondom34** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:08 pm

Also, this is Charlotte's bench advantage vs. the starters:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bbstats/status/681919037845192704[/tweet]

Crazy.

Post #17 » by **Mr. E** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:17 pm

Yeah, those bench numbers for Charlotte are pretty crazy!

Post #18 » by **Mr. E** » Mon Jan 4, 2016 7:52 pm

Bumping this to remind people that this voting period is open!

Post #19 » by **Mr. E** » Thu Jan 7, 2016 3:06 pm

Trying to get a few more votes in before the period ends

eminence · Post #20 » by **eminence** » Thu Jan 7, 2016 3:37 pm

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

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

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

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

Top 3 Centers
1. Drummond
2. Duncan
3. Cousins

Top 3 Benches
1. Spurs
2. Charlotte
3. not sure

Top 3 Sixth Men
1. Iggy
2. Thompson
3. Burks

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

Top 3 2015-2016 Rookies
1. Towns
2. Porz
3. Winslow