Nola's 2014 SG's Rankings Analysis

[jonathanlambert33]

The top 10:
1) James Harden
2) Goran Dragic
3) Dwyane Wade
4) Lance Stephenson
5) Manu Ginobili
6) Joe Johnson
7) Monta Ellis
8) Bradley Beal
9) Klay Thompson
10) Arron Afflalo


Most Overrated: 10) Arron Afflalo. This is tough because when I think of most overrated I think of a guy that is drastically overrated. But I don't see any of those guys on this list right now. I had to pick someone so I went with Afflalo, who is realistically probably closer to 12-14 than he is to 10, but I can't say he's drastically overrated here.

Most Underrated: 9) Klay Thompson. If you would have asked me two years ago I probably would have said that #9 is way too high for Thompson. But Thompson has improved tremendously as a defender and he's no longer just a spot up shooter. He can put the ball on the floor and be effective, something he struggled to do two years ago.

Just right: 7) Monta Ellis. In one of the the threads I said picking Ellis fourth is two or four spots to soon, and he ended up going seventh. So he ended up where he belongs.

Snubbed from top ten: You can make a case for a few guys here.

Will make biggest jump next season: Victor Oladipo. A guy like Tyreke should have a full season to play with actual NBA quality players and as a result people will not be duped into looking at raw stats and thinking he was ineffective. But you take a guy like Oladipo, who was good for a rookie but wouldn't have had a great season if he wasn't a rookie, and you expect him to take a large step next season to possibly being the leader of Orlando.

Best of the rest:
1) Tyreke Evans
2) Wesley Matthews
3) Jimmmy Butler
4) JJ Redick
5) Jamal Crawford
6) Victor Oladipo
7) JR Smith
8) Avery Bradley
9) Dion Waiters
10) Alec Burks

 

[bosoxlover12]

Bradley and Waiters are higher than 18 & 19

 

[jonathanlambert33]

You have certain groupings that it's so hard to really rank any of these guys.  I almost didn't.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

If jr Smith wasn't a moron he could be higher.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Btw bosox, you say they aren't 18th and 19th but you don't say who they are better then.

 

[Elite]

Impossible to rank so many of these guys, they all have their flaws but their mostly in the same tier

 

[BwareDWare94]

I think you've got Wade too high. It doesn't matter what he can situationally, at this point. He's not a full season type of player

 

[jonathanlambert33]

The ranking Wade is listed in was voted upon, they aren't my personal rankings.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Btw bosox, you say they aren't 18th and 19th but you don't say who they are better then.

surely higher than oladipo lol

 

[jonathanlambert33]

So 17th and 18th instead?

 

[Hurricane Season]

Buckets is probably too high. Great defender, durable as all hell, but you really don't get much more than that out of him.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Buckets is probably too high. Great defender, durable as all hell, but you really don't get much more than that out of him.

You may be right.

 

[dcpwner]

There's a lot of immeasurables with all the Bulls players and I like to think Jimmy B is def. in the top 15