This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 16
This is our weekly cheat sheet based on our player's projected output and number of games. It assumes an eight-category roto style league with the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, free-throw percentage and field-goal percentage.
These are my rankings. They do not necessarily correspond with the RotoWire cheat sheet or our projections for the season. I use both as a rough guide, but I primarily factor in number of games played for the week, current player trends and pertinent information about the team (injuries, time share situations, etc). The Value Meter takes into account games played Monday through Saturday. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens on Sunday, but in most cases, any injuries, lineup changes, etc. that happen on Sunday won't be accounted for on the Value Meter until the following week.
Five Games: | NONE | ||||||||
Four Games: | NONE | ||||||||
Three Games: | DAL | ||||||||
Two Games: | ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, NO, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SAS, TOR, WAS | ||||||||
One Game: | NYK, SEA, UTA | ||||||||
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Paul | NO | 2 | |
2 | Allen Iverson | DEN | 2 | |
3 | Steve Nash | PHO | 2 | |
4 | Baron Davis | GSW | 2 | |
5 | Jason Kidd | NJ | 2 | |
6 | Chauncey Billups | DET | 2 | |
7 | Maurice Williams | MIL | 2 | |
8 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 2 | |
9 | Andre Miller | PHI | 2 | |
10 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 2 | Averaging 18.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals on 59.7% shooting from the field over last five games. |
11 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 2 | |
12 | Mike Bibby | SAC | 2 | |
13 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 2 | |
14 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 2 | |
15 | Kirk Hinrich * | CHI | 2 | Day-to-day (ribs) but expected back on Tuesday. |
16 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 2 | Averaging 19.6 points and 3.3 three-pointers over last three games. |
17 | Jarrett Jack | POR | 2 | Should start in the backcourt with Blake until after the All-Star break. Averaging 14.6 points, 6.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds over last five games. |
18 | Jameer Nelson | ORL | 2 | |
19 | Sam Cassell | LAC | 2 | |
20 | Anthony Carter | DEN | 2 | |
21 | Travis Diener | IND | 2 | Decent short-term play with Tinsley (knee) out until after All-Star break. |
22 | Steve Blake | POR | 2 | |
23 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 2 | |
24 | Deron Williams | UTA | 1 | |
25 | Jannero Pargo | NO | 2 | Averaging 15.6 points on 46.7% shooting from the field over last five games. |
26 | Jason Williams | MIA | 2 | |
27 | Anthony Johnson | ATL | 2 | |
28 | Antonio Daniels * | WAS | 2 | Day-to-day (knee) |
29 | Roger Mason | WAS | 2 | Could short-term pickup if Daniels (knee) is out this week. Averaging 15.2 points in six starts this year. |
30 | Chris Duhon | CHI | 2 |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
1 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 2 | |
2 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 2 | |
3 | Brandon Roy | POR | 2 | Should be back this week (death in family). Averaging 22.8 points, 7.6 assists and 6.0 rebounds on 48.9% shooting over last five games. |
4 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 2 | |
5 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 2 | |
6 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 2 | |
7 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 2 | |
8 | Vince Carter | NJ | 2 | |
9 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 2 | |
10 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 2 | Averaging 7.0 assists over his last five games. |
11 | Michael Redd | MIL | 2 | |
12 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 2 | Averaging 3.9 threes made per game over last ten games. |
13 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | |
14 | Ray Allen | BOS | 2 | |
15 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 2 | |
16 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 2 | |
17 | Josh Childress | ATL | 2 | |
18 | Grant Hill | PHO | 2 | |
19 | Cuttino Mobley | LAC | 2 | |
20 | Raja Bell | PHO | 2 | |
21 | Mike Dunleavy * | IND | 2 | Day-to-day (bruised knee) |
22 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 2 | |
23 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 2 | |
24 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 2 | |
25 | Rashad McCants | MIN | 2 | |
26 | Martell Webster | POR | 2 | |
27 | Ricky Davis | MIA | 2 | |
28 | Juan Carlos Navarro | MEM | 2 | Starting, but only averaging 7.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists over last five games. |
29 | Jamal Crawford | NYK | 1 | |
30 | Larry Hughes * | CLE | 2 | Day-to-day (toe) |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Josh Howard | DAL | 3 | |
2 | LeBron James | CLE | 2 | |
3 | Josh Smith | ATL | 2 | |
4 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 2 | |
5 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 2 | |
6 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 2 | |
7 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 2 | |
8 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 2 | |
9 | Corey Maggette | LAC | 2 | Averaging 29.0 points over last three games. |
10 | Ron Artest | SAC | 2 | |
11 | Mike Miller | MEM | 2 | |
12 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 2 | |
13 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 2 | |
14 | Danny Granger | IND | 2 | |
15 | Richard Jefferson | NJ | 2 | |
16 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 2 | |
17 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 2 | |
18 | Caron Butler * | WAS | 2 | Day-to-day (hip) |
19 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 2 | |
20 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 2 | |
21 | Shane Battier | HOU | 2 | |
22 | Thabo Sefolosha | CHI | 2 | Averaging 13.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks over last five games. |
23 | Dorell Wright | MIA | 2 | |
24 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 1 | |
25 | Charlie Bell | MIL | 2 | |
26 | Marko Jaric | MIN | 2 | |
27 | Al Thornton | LAC | 2 | |
28 | Jamario Moon | TOR | 2 | |
29 | Desmond Mason | MIL | 2 | |
30 | Kevin Durant | SEA | 1 |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
2 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 2 | |
3 | Shawn Marion | MIA | 2 | |
4 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 2 | |
5 | David West | NO | 2 | |
6 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 2 | |
7 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 2 | |
8 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 2 | |
9 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 2 | |
10 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 2 | |
11 | Al Horford | ATL | 2 | |
12 | Darko Milicic | MEM | 2 | Averaging 11.0 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks over last five games. |
13 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 2 | |
14 | Joe Smith | CHI | 2 | |
15 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 2 | Great play if Butler (hip) is out. Averaging 15.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 1.5 steals as a starter this year. |
16 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 2 | Averaging 17.6 points and 4.6 rebounds on 47.6% shooting from the field over last five games. |
17 | Boris Diaw | PHO | 2 | |
18 | Al Harrington | GSW | 2 | |
19 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 2 | |
20 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 3 | |
21 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 2 | Started on Saturday even with Yi Jianlian (shoulder) back. Averaging 15.4 points and 9.4 rebounds over last five games. |
22 | Luis Scola | HOU | 2 | |
23 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 1 | |
24 | Kevin Garnett * | BOS | 2 | Day-to-day (abdominal strain) |
25 | Mikki Moore | SAC | 2 | |
26 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 2 | Averaging 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 31.6 minutes over last five games. |
27 | Zach Randolph | NYK | 1 | |
28 | Yi Jianlian | MIL | 2 | |
29 | Jason Maxiell | DET | 2 | |
30 | Chris Wilcox | SEA | 1 | Averaging 17.3 points and 10.3 rebounds over last five games. |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 2 | Averaging 25.7 points and 13.5 rebounds while shooting 53% from the field and 81% from the line over last ten games. |
2 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 2 | |
3 | Yao Ming | HOU | 2 | |
4 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 2 | |
5 | Chris Kaman | LAC | 2 | |
6 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 2 | Averaging 22.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in first three games as a Laker. |
7 | Marcus Camby | DEN | 2 | |
8 | Brad Miller | SAC | 2 | |
9 | Tyson Chandler * | NO | 2 | Day-to-day (flu) |
10 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 2 | |
11 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 2 | |
12 | Andrew Bogut | MIL | 2 | |
13 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 2 | |
14 | Nazr Mohammed | CHA | 2 | Back in starting lineup. Averaging 12.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a starter this year. |
15 | Andris Biedrins | GSW | 2 | |
16 | Ben Wallace | CHI | 2 | |
17 | Brendan Haywood | WAS | 2 | |
18 | Josh Boone | NJ | 2 | |
19 | DeSagana Diop | DAL | 3 | Decent play this week if Dampier (ankle) misses time. |
20 | Troy Murphy | IND | 2 | |
21 | Mark Blount | MIA | 2 | |
22 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 2 | |
23 | Jeff Foster | IND | 2 | |
24 | Erick Dampier * | DAL | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
25 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 1 | |
26 | Sean Williams | NJ | 2 | |
27 | Kendrick Perkins * | BOS | 2 | Day-to-day (shoulder) |
28 | Shaquille O'Neal * | PHO | 2 | Could make his return this week (hip). |
29 | Fabricio Oberto | SAS | 2 | |
30 | Eddy Curry | NYK | 1 |
Article first appeared on 2/10/08