Top 5 at each position

[lufc4ever]

Who would you say are the top 5 players at each position in the NBA right now? I'm interested to find out. Here are mine:

PG:
1. Rondo (Best pure PG in the league, and a triple double machine)
2. CP3
3. D-Rose
4. Deron Williams
5. Nash

SG:
1. Kobe (Just, just slightly better than a slightly inconsistant Wade)
2. Wade
3. Eric Gordon (Miles behind the other 2, however)
4. Harden
5. Manu

SF:
1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Rudy Gay (One of the most underrated players in the league, IMO)
4. Andre Iguodala (Stat sheet stuffer)
5. Carmelo (Still a good scorer)

PF:
1. Love
2. Aldridge
3. Griffin (Can't argue with 21 and 11, with 3 assists, even if defense is poor)
4. Dirk
5. Pau (Still generally effective)

C:
1. Howard
2. Bynum
3. Marc Gasol
4. Hibbert
5. Gortat

[chance]

Re: Top 5 at each position

SF:
1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Rudy Gay (One of the most underrated players in the league, IMO)
4. Deng (Great defender, does a little of everything)
5. Danny Granger

Missing somebody in this area huh....

[FloydNDLAL]

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Missing somebody in this area huh....

andre iguodala?

[DieHardYankee26]

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Glaring omission of Melo in your SF's. And I'd take Iggy over Danny Granger as well.

[chance]

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andre iguodala?

He's better than those last two but no wasnt talking about him

[chance]

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And no at Eric Gordon being the 3rd best SG in the league also

[lufc4ever]

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I've edited it. I actually forgot about 'Melo, and I realise Iguodala's defence means he deserves a place on the SF list.

[SteelersFreak]

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Iggy is better than Melo?

lol.

[FloydNDLAL]

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Iggy is better than Melo?

lol.

Yeah at least Iggy knows how to play defense.

[K.So]

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PG:

1. Derrick Rose
2. Chris Paul
3. Rajon Rondo
4. Deron Williams
5. Russell Westbrook

SG:

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Monta Ellis
4. Eric Gordon
5. Joe Johnson

SF:

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Carmelo Anthony
4. Paul Pierce
5. Rudy Gay

PF:

1. Kevin Love
2. LaMarcus Aldridge
3. Dirk Nowitzki
4. Pau Gasol
5. Blake Griffin

C:

1. Dwight Howard
2. Andrew Bynum
3. DeMarcus Cousins
4. Al Jefferson
5. Greg Monroe

[K.So]

Re: Top 5 at each position

Who would you say are the top 5 players at each position in the NBA right now? I'm interested to find out. Here are mine:

PG:
1. Rondo (Best pure PG in the league, and a triple double machine)
2. CP3
3. D-Rose
4. Deron Williams
5. Nash

SG:
1. Kobe (Just, just slightly better than a slightly inconsistant Wade)
2. Wade
3. Eric Gordon (Miles behind the other 2, however)
4. Harden
5. Manu

SF:
1. LeBron
2. Durant
3. Rudy Gay (One of the most underrated players in the league, IMO)
4. Andre Iguodala (Stat sheet stuffer)
5. Carmelo (Still a good scorer)

PF:
1. Love
2. Aldridge
3. Griffin (Can't argue with 21 and 11, with 3 assists, even if defense is poor)
4. Dirk
5. Pau (Still generally effective)

C:
1. Howard
2. Bynum
3. Marc Gasol
4. Hibbert
5. Gortat

So you'd rather have Hibbert and Gortat than 18/11 Cousins, 16/10 Monroe (with great defense), and 19/9 Al Jefferson?

[FloydNDLAL]

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So you'd rather have Hibbert and Gortat than 18/11 Cousins, 16/10 Monroe (with great defense), and 19/9 Al Jefferson?

Cousins isn't even a top 5 center.

[DukeC]

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Cousins isn't even a top 5 center.

....

You know what?

Not even gonna reply to this....

.....

Changed my mind.

Look, NEITHER Hibbert OR Gortat have an actual post game the way Cousins does. You find me visual evidence of Hibbert or Gortat doing post moves, and MAYBE I'll agree they are decent centers. But they aren't. Not only can't either of those pass out of double teams like Cousins, they don't even come close to his court vision at Center. I can argue his passing vision is on par with Blake Griffin as a big man.

This is during Cousins ROOKIE year. About 30 minutes of post moves.

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Now, I'm. Not. Done. Here goes footage of his passing vision during his ROOKIE year.

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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fqLQXpHkEkI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

AND YOU'RE TELLING ME HE'S NOT A TOP FIVE CENTER?

No. No. I'm. Not. Done. Here's footage from THIS season of Demarcus's post moves.

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Now. You can NOT watch all those videos. That's fine with me. But you stating Cousin's isn't a TOP 5 Center without doing research? Opinion invalidated.

Now I'm done.

[chance]

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PG:

1. Derrick Rose
2. Chris Paul
3. Deron Williams
4. Rajon Rondo
5. Russell Westbrook

SG:

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Joe Johnson
4. Has the league really fallen off this bad??
5. Tyreke Evans/Monta Ellis/James Harden/Eric Gordon/Manu

SF:

1. LeBron James
2. Carmelo Anthony
3. Kevin Durant
4. Paul Pierce
5. Rudy Gay

PF:

1. Kevin Love
2. Dirk Nowitzki
3. Blake Griffin
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
5. Pau Gasol

C:

1. Dwight Howard
2. Andrew Bynum
3. Al Horford
4. Kevin Garnett
5. DeMarcus Cousins

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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I'm so confused as to why people think Melo is better than Pierce.

Pierce is a winner, Melo is not. Melo is currently a better scorer/finisher. That's it.