top 500 is back

[DanH]

Rudy Gay was 15 at one time?! Whoa.

Nah, 55. 15 is where the average top player on a team will be ranked.

[Employee]

Oh werd. I get it.

[DanH]

Hansbrough at 252.

15
45
75
105
135
165
195
225
255
285: Hansbrough 252 (+33)
315: Hayes 278 (+37)
345: Fields 293 (+52)
375: Stiemsma 355 (+20) - I figure Stiemsma is less likely to be cut than Hamilton and Cherry
405: Nogueira 384 (+21)
435: Caboclo 455 (-20)

[caccia]

Hansbrough at 252.

How far the mighty have fallen!

[DanH]

And there's JJ at 248.


15
45
75
105
135
165
195
225
255: James Johnson 248 (+7)
285: Hansbrough 252 (+33)
315: Hayes 278 (+37)
345: Fields 293 (+52)
375: Stiemsma 355 (+20)
405: Nogueira 384 (+21)
435: Caboclo 455 (-20)

[007]

So far we're plus at everyone but Bruno.

[octothorp]

I expect a bit of a wait before we see another raptor. Williams, Patterson, Vasquez should all be 175 or better.

[Miekenstien]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11...nkings-241-260

[Miekenstien]

For comparison, last year (start of season)

15: Gay 55 (-40)
45: Lowry 78 (-33)
75: Valanciunas 82 (-7)
105: DeRozan 104 (+1)
135: Johnson 165 (-30)
165: Ross 203 (-38)
195: Hansbrough 208 (-13)
225: Augustin 227 (-2)
255: Fields 248 (+7)
285: Novak 251 (+34)
315: Daye 286 (+29)
345: Gray 345 (0)
375: Acy 373 (+2)
405: Buycks 435 (-30)
435: Stone 476 (-41)

And then post trades:
15: Lowry 78 (-63)
45: Valanciunas 82 (-37)
75: DeRozan 104 (-29)
105: Vasquez 124 (-19)
135: Johnson 165 (-30)
165: Patterson 167 (-2)
195: Ross 203 (-8)
225: Hansbrough 208 (+17)
255: Hayes 230 (+25)
285: Fields 248 (+37)
315: Novak 251 (+64)
345: Salmons 289 (+44)
375: de Colo 322 (+53)
405: Buycks 435 (-30)
435: Stone 476 (-41)

Hansbrough at 252.

15
45
75
105
135
165
195
225
255
285: Hansbrough 252 (+33)
315: Hayes 278 (+37)
345: Fields 293 (+52)
375: Stiemsma 355 (+20) - I figure Stiemsma is less likely to be cut than Hamilton and Cherry
405: Nogueira 384 (+21)
435: Caboclo 455 (-20)

this is a great way to measure this. kind of gives some semblance of it meaning something and makes it measurable

[007]

JJ at 248. Looks like another plus.

[octothorp]

Bargnani's at 227, a drop of 84 for him. Meaning we've got 8 players on our team that are higher-ranked than Bargnani.

[Employee]

Bargnani's at 227, a drop of 84 for him. Meaning we've got 8 players on our team that are higher-ranked than Bargnani.

See that's why ESPN rank is such a joke. I would've said it's more like 10 or 11.

[S.R.]

Bargnani's at 227, a drop of 84 for him. Meaning we've got 8 players on our team that are higher-ranked than Bargnani.

This right here cost him 75 spots:

Loooooove the bench reaction!

[Miekenstien]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11...nkings-221-240

[Miekenstien]

Bargnani's at 227, a drop of 84 for him. Meaning we've got 8 players on our team that are higher-ranked than Bargnani.

i think he could do well in the triangle, like kukoc