Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Monster Board Basketball: Fantasy Leaderboard

The following leaderboard was developed through acute analysis of fantasy value, current and expected production, injury status, and my own personal biases.  Look for the leaderboard to come out bi-weekly, with updated rankings partially based on your comments.   

1 Lebron James, Cle, SF
On pace for another career year--plus, shooting over 50% for the 1st time
2 Chris Paul, NO, PG
Back at it again; averaging 14 assists and 3.5 steals since his return
3 Kobe Bryant, LAL, SG
Still putting up fantastic #'s--hopefully finger injury doesn't set him back
4 Dirk Nowitzki, Dal, PF
Continuing extraordinary play from last year—over 1 steal and 1 block per
Kevin Durant, OKC, SG/SF
Averaging almost 31 pts per game over past 9
Chris Bosh, Tor, PF/C
Can somebody say contract year? Bosh’s stats are up across the board
Steve Nash, Pho, PG
Averaging over 2 more assists per game than last year and points are up too
8 Carmelo Anthony, Den, SF/PF
Averaging over 30 points on nearly 50% shooting, with good rebs, assts, steals
9 Dwayne Wade, Mia, PG/SG 
Assists still low from previous years, and shooting % way down
10 Pau Gasol, LAL, PF/C
B2B 20 rebound games, averaging 90% FT and still over 4 assists
11 Deron Williams, Uta, PG
Entered new level--averaging 30pts and 13 assists over past 3
12 Brandon Roy, Por, PG/SG
As advertised, picked up play in Oden's absence--26 pts/past 6
13 Jason Kidd, Dal, PG
Old man keeps doing it—not many pts, but everything else is where you’d expect it, including over 2 3’s per
14 Danny Granger, Ind, SG/SF
Turns out his foot has become the problem, not his knees
15 Brook Lopez, NJ, PF/C
With return of Harris, averaging 23pts and 11 rebounds over past 6
16 Chauncey Billups, Den, PG
Quietly doing what he does—20 pts/past 8
17 Tim Duncan, SA, PF/C
FT and shooting % are above career averages, and still doing everything else
18 Josh Smith, Atl, SF/PF
Shooting is still up over 50%, and leading the league in blocks
19 Andre Iguodala, Phi, SG/SF
Finally have a win with Iverson, but Iggy's production remains
20 Carlos Boozer, Uta, PF/C
FT% has dipped almost 10%, but pts, rebounds and assists still good
21 Joe Johnson, Atl, PG/SG/SF
Past 6 shooting over 50% and 7 assists per
22 Antawn Jamison, Was, PF
Still an elite level player, 3 30+ point games over past 6
23 Andrea Bargnani, Tor, PF/C
Picked it up even more where he left off last year--pts, rebs and %'s all up!
24 Amare Stoudemire, Pho, C
Averaging 22 pts and 10 rebs over past 4, but blocks down
25 Gerald Wallace, Cha, SF/PF
Averaging 12 rebounds per and shooting % has skyrocketed since arrival of Stephen Jackson
26 Monta Ellis, GS, PG/SG
Has come back down to earth lately, but definitely Warriors franchise player
27 Kevin Garnett, Bos, PF
Shooting nearly 70% over past 7, as a result pts are on the rise
28 Al Jefferson, Min, PF/C
Monster #'s since Love's return--nearly 20 pts and over 12 rebs over past 7
29 David Lee, NY, PF/C
Playing big minutes, and shooting nearly 66% over past 7
29 Paul Pierce, Bos, SG/SF
#'s are starting to average out as Celts have won 11 in a row
31 Marc Gasol, Mem, C
Continuing to impress--still averaging over 60% shooting
32 Baron Davis, LAC, PG
Shooting has dipped below 40%, but minutes have been increasing
33 Caron Butler, Was, SG/SF
Butler et al. struggling to get it together right now--assists way down
34 Vince Carter, Orl, SG/SF  
Assists, rebounds and points on the rise

Looking in...

Dwight HowardDevin HarrisMarcus CambyNene Hilario, Rudy Gay, Al Horford, Rajon Rondo, Mo Williams 

Now it's your turn!  Who am I missing?  Who should be out of the top 34?  Let me know what your thoughts are and I'll tell you if you're wrong.

7 comments:

  1. Sorry I just don't understand how your ranking this?

    Dwight Howard didn't even make you list...................................REALLY!?

    The Guys leads the N.B.A. in Reb's, hes 2nd in the N.B.A. in blocks, he averages 18 points a game,......And is just coming off of one of his best nights ever (21pts, 23rebs, and 3blk..........And he still not on your list............Really???

    Sir.DunxAlot

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  2. He's creeping his way onto it. I'm telling you, it all has to do with his FT%. He takes so many attempts and misses so many that it would be very difficult for a fantasy team to win the FT category just because of him!

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  3. Over 17 points a game, over 13 Rebounds a game, over 2 Blocks a game (league leader), over a steal a game, and shoots over .600%........But he's not in you top 35.........Thats fucked.......
    So what he sucks at the ft line......
    He should be in you top 10..
    TpSBAlLeR

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  4. It will be out tonight, January 12!

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  5. i agree. dwight howard should be in the top 10. he leads the league in rebounds and blocks. you rank josh smith at 18 and his little blurb says:

    "Shooting is still up over 50%, and leading the league in blocks"

    dwight howard has a higher fg% and has more blocks and more rebounds. and they have the same ft%!!!!! no doubt smith is valuable at his forward position for those contributions and he adds assists and only slightly more steals.

    but the dwight howard snub is ridiculous. these are horrible rankings

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  6. The only # that is up for Howard is his FG%, pts and rebounds are both down compared to his last 2 years.

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