BSOTS Positional Rankings

by brian13 on Oct 13, 2011 9:20 AM MST

As most of you I'm sure know, ESPN has been doing their NBA Player Rankings and then discussing each one in a roundtable. I've been waiting a while to see where our beloved Steve Nash would fall on their list and by my calculations, it's likely he gets named today somewhere in their 16-20 ranks. If he doesn't get named today, it's a lock that he'll be named on Friday.

via cdn.bleacherreport.net

For me, it's been a nice distraction from the lockout crap going on right now. But since we all know that ESPN kind of sucks and Bright Side of the Sun is all kinds of anti-suck, I figured it would be fun to get some rankings going here.

So here it is.. Name the top 5 players in each position. We're doing it by position because I like that type better than themore subjective overall rankings. You can name the top 10 or 20 in each position if you feel like it, but only the top 5 is required. After a week or so, I'll collect all the rankings, do some mathematics, and give you our consensus positional rankings. That's it.. so get to it Bright Siders!

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I'll start it off

PG
1. Chris Paul
2. Deron Williams
3. Derrick Rose
4. Steve Nash
5. Rajon Rondo

SG
1. Dwyane Wade
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Manu Ginobili
4. Joe Johnson
5. Kevin Martin

SF
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Carmelo Anthony
4. Paul Pierce
5. Danny Granger

PF
1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Amare Stoudemire
3. Pau Gasol
4. Zach Randolph
5. LaMarcus Aldridge

C
1. Dwight Howard
2. Al Horford
3. Joakim Noah
4. Tyson Chandler
5. Marc Gasol

Re-sign BAMF.

by brian13 on Oct 13, 2011 9:43 AM MST reply actions

Good post, why not

PG
1. Chris Paul
2. Deron Williams
3. Derrick Rose
4. Steve Nash
5. Russel Westbrook

SG
1. ~~Vince Carter~~ Dwyane Wade
2. He who shall not be named aka Mamba Mouth
3. Joe Johnson
4. Andre Iguodala
5. Monta Ellis

SF
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Carmelo Anthony
4. Danny Granger
5. Gerald Wallace

PF
1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Amare Stoudemire
3. Pau Gasol
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
5. Josh Smith

C
1. Dwight Howard
2. Al Horford
3. Andrew Bogut
4. Nene Hilario
5. Joakim Noah

Hard to figure out the 3-5’s in a few categories since health/age/talent around him is a big factor.

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...Vince Carter likes cheese." -Walt Frazier

by ajcarleton on Oct 13, 2011 2:21 PM MST reply actions

Yeah

Power forward and center positions were hardest for me. PF because it’s pretty deep and center for the opposite reason.

Re-sign BAMF.

by brian13 on Oct 13, 2011 4:04 PM MST up reply actions

Ok so I am already depressed because of the lockout

and you don’t include Gortat in the top 5 C’s????

I will be playing this clip then all the time to cheer me up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o_-_w54la0

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by PolishHammer on Oct 13, 2011 7:18 PM MST reply actions

Good post-- I'll try to be as unbiased as I can--

PG
1. Steve Nash
2. Steve Nash
3. Steve Nash
4. Steve Nash
5. Chris Paul

SG
1. Dwyane Wade
2. JR Richardson
3. Steve Nash
4. Steve Nash
5. Channing Frye

SF
1. Kevin Durant
2. Grant Hill
3. BAMF
4. The Man
5. Danny Granger

PF
1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Hedo Turkeyglue
3. Zach Randolph
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
5. Hakim Warrick

C
1. Marcin Gortat
2. Dwight Howard
3. Tyson Chandler
4. Garret Siler
5. Earl Barron

by SteveNash, QuantumPhysicist on Oct 13, 2011 8:28 PM MST reply actions 4 recs

I think the Steve Nash-Steve Nash backcourt duo would kick some serious ass.

I will love Steve Nash... forever and always.

by NashMV3 on Oct 13, 2011 9:04 PM MST up reply actions 6 recs

nice one there.

lol

I don't know what to put in my sig.

by shawndy on Oct 13, 2011 10:14 PM MST up reply actions

I was onboard until I saw Hakim Warrick on the list

that was a fail

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by jc79 on Oct 15, 2011 4:36 AM MST up reply actions

I'm bored so here's mine

PG
1. Steve Nash
2. Derrick Rose
3. Chris Paul
4. Rajon Rondouche
5. Deron Williams

SG
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Manu Ginobili
4. Joe Johnson
5. Kevin Martin

SF
1. Kevin Durant
2. Lebron James
3. Danny Granger
4. Paul Pierce
5. Grant Hill

PF
1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Amar’e Stoudemire
3. Pau Gasol
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
5. Zach Randolph

C
1. Dwight Howard
2. Al Horford
3. Marc Gasol
4. Andrew Bogut
5. Marcin Gortat

I don't know what to put in my sig.

by shawndy on Oct 13, 2011 10:22 PM MST reply actions

Tough one

PG
1 Steve Nash
2 Steve Nash with one eye
3 Aaron Brooks
4 Zabian Dowdell
5 Steve Nash with no eyes
SG
1 Not Vince Carter
2 Jared Dudley
3 Not Vince Carter
4 Not Vince Carter
5 Peaches
SF
1 Grant Hill
2 Jared Dudley
3 Josh Childress
4 Peaches
5 Not Vince Carter
PF
1 Fryelock
2 Hakim Warrick
3 Gani Lawal
4 Markieff Morris
5 The Afroshark
C
1 GORTAT
2 GORTAT
3 GORTAT
4 SILO
5 Not Robin Lopez

by flagsuns on Oct 13, 2011 11:12 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

Without any bias . . .

C
1 – Dwight Howard
2 – Andrew Bogut
3 – Marc Gasol
4 – Joakim Noah
5 – Marcin Gortat

PF
1 – Dirk Nowitzki
2 – Amar’e Stoudemire
3 – Zach Randolph
4 – Pau Gasol
5 – Lamarcus Aldridge

SF
1 – Lebron James
2 – Kevin Durant
3 – Carmelo Anthony
4 – Andre Iguodala
5 – Paul Pierce

SG
1 – Kobe Bryant
2 – Dwyane Wade
3 – Joe Johnson
4 – Manu Ginobli
5 – Brandon Roy

PG
1 – Chris Paul
2 – Derrick Rose
3 – Deron Williams
4 – Steve Nash
5 – Rajon Rondo

The REAL Big 3: Nash, Frye and Gortat

by The Solution on Oct 14, 2011 2:17 AM MST reply actions

This is based on my projections

for how they would have performed if there was actually a season this year. This is not based on last season’s performance. I have some players rising and falling accordingly.

C – 1. Howard 2. Bynum 3. Chandler 4. Duncan 5. Horford (radar – M. Gasol)
PF – 1. Griffin 2. Nowitzki 3. Stoudemire 4. P. Gasol 5. Aldridge (radar – Love)
SF – 1. Durant 2. James 3. Anthony 4. Gay 5. Pierce
SG – 1. Wade 2. Bryant 3. Martin 4. Harden 5. Ginobili
PG – 1. Paul 2. Rose 3. Westbrook 4. Williams 5. Nash

I would rank Durant as the overall #1.

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by Jim Coughenour on Oct 14, 2011 12:20 PM MST reply actions

I rike this rist.

I will love Steve Nash... forever and always.

by NashMV3 on Oct 14, 2011 3:37 PM MST up reply actions

I like that rondo is not on it

rondueche is a very good gaurd…but way overrated IMO. bold move projecting Griffin at #1, can’t say I completely disagree.

"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH

by 2NASHTY on Oct 14, 2011 9:36 PM MST up reply actions

PG
1 – LeBron James (he’s sooo not a forward)
2 – Derrick Rose
3 – Steve Nash
4 – Chris Paul (would be higher if he could stay healthy)
5 – Andre Miller

SG
1 – Dwyane Wade
2 – Kobe Bryant
3 – Manu Ginobili
4 – James Harden
5 – Andre Iguodala

SF
1 – Kevin Durant
2 – Luol Deng
3 – Danny Grainger
4 – Shawn Marion
5 – Gerald Wallace

PF
1 – Dirk Nowitski
2 – Zach Randolph
3 – Blake Griffin
4 – Lamar Odom
5 – Chris Bosh

C
1 – Dwight Howard
2 – Amare Stoudemire
3 – Pau Gasol
4 – Al Horford
5 – Andrew Bogut

Voted most likely to say "I told you so"

by jc79 on Oct 15, 2011 5:01 AM MST reply actions

Andre Miller ?

Do not let Steve Nash and Grant Hill go away, please.
Otherwhise im not buying any tickets from you Saver.

by Lino Canaan on Oct 16, 2011 4:25 PM MST up reply actions

I mean Andre MILLER ???!!!!?? ...!!

Do not let Steve Nash and Grant Hill go away, please.
Otherwhise im not buying any tickets from you Saver.

by Lino Canaan on Oct 16, 2011 4:26 PM MST up reply actions

yeah

He just wins games

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by jc79 on Oct 17, 2011 5:57 PM MST up reply actions

I'll probably take my time getting all 5 positions sorted.

PG
1) Chris Paul (top 5 player, can dominate a game by himself or with his teammates)
2) Deron Williams (there aren’t many 20-10 PGs any more)
3) Derrick Rose (slight edge over Steve because of his ability to completely dominate a game with his scoring; I’d still rather have Steve)
4) Steve Nash (best pure point guard, but age/injury has taken it’s toll in his ability to dominate a game)
5) Russell Westbrook (very similar to rose, just a little behind in his development)

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by Omaha Sun on Oct 16, 2011 2:18 PM MST reply actions