There has been a lot of controversy over the ranking of Blake at number 10 as well as the ranking of a few other players. You're never going to fully agree with the way that these things play out. With 91 voters, they each have their own way of critiquing and measuring a player's value. It's best to not take them too seriously whether they be good or bad. At the end of the day it's just one person's opinion (or in this case, a small sample size).
I personally would have put him a little bit lower and give him some room to grow. Anywhere in the top 15 would by no means be a slap in the face to him. By the end of the next season, he could very well be a top 10 player and maybe even more. I feel the voters looked at him primarily for his potential. We get to watch him every game. We know the intangibles that he brings. We listen/read to the interviews and know the difference that he has made within the organization and on his teammates. We also know the impact that he brings on the court that goes beyond "dunking" or the "highlights". This guy just put up one of the best rookie seasons ever. If you take a look at the
players that have matched or bettered his averages in points, rebounds and assists in a season, all but 5 of them are Hall-of-Famers. 3 of those 5 happen to be Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'neal. George McGinnis is 1 of the other 2 and his career was not too shabby.
Personally, I don't think that people realize some of the line-ups that we were putting out there most of the time. We have talent and the talent that we have should produce more wins and playoff contention. The problem is when that talent is either injured, battling through injury or too inexperienced.
