NBA's Top 50 NBA Players

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

You said he's in the bottom 50.

Bottom of the top 50

Please don't tell me you thought I meant bottom 50 in the entire league

[Cebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by ex carrabba fan

Please don't tell me you thought I meant bottom 50 in the entire league

I did

It's OS' NBA board. This is the same place where people have said Kobe isn't a top 20 player.

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

I did It's OS' NBA board. This is the same place where people have said Kobe isn't a top 20 player.

When was the last time I said something like that

[hipster.doofus7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tha_Kid

As voted on by a panel assembled by Sporting News. SN's TOP 50 PLAYERS 5. Tim Duncan, PF, Spurs 7. Kevin Garnett, PF, Celtics 8. Dirk Nowitzki, PF, Mavericks

Sorry, but at this late stage of their careers... Dirk Nowitzki is clearly playing better than either Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett. Not to diminish Duncan or Garnett's previous accomplishments, but those guys have clearly lost a step in recent years. Garnett put up some of his career lows in points, rebounds, and blocks last year. Duncan didn't put up much of a fight when Dirk bounced him off the playoffs six months ago.

In contrast, Dirk Nowitzki is playing better now than he ever did in his MVP season.

[ex carrabba fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by hipster.doofus7

Sorry, but at this late stage of their careers... Dirk Nowitzki is clearly playing better than either Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett. Not to diminish Duncan or Garnett's previous accomplishments, but those guys have clearly lost a step in recent years. In contrast, Dirk Nowitzki is playing better now than he ever did in his MVP season.

Yep. Still though, I'm not so hung up on ranking the top of the top players. Splitting hairs is not so fun.

However some of the included players are just outlandish.

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by ex carrabba fan

OJ Mayo? You've got to be kidding me. Charlie V? LOL. Ben Gordon? Haha. I also question Richard Jefferson. Gilbert and Shaq are at the bottom 50 at this point. No Al Jefferson, Chris Kaman, Monta Ellis, Gerald Wallace, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison.. questionable.

Instantly, a ********-*** list w/out those players somewhere on it.

[J.R. Locke]

Gilbert Arenas is not a top 50 player this year. Might as well be earl Boykins.

[Cebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by J.R. Locke

Gilbert Arenas is not a top 50 player this year. Might as well be earl Boykins.

These lists are always terrible, but they are especially so when put out a month into the season.

In the offseason, you project last year to this year. However, now you have to balance careers with 1/5th of a season where a player can be playing very up or very down.