[Assani Fisher]

I put the list together very quickly. I could see the argument for sliding Gilbert down to #12 and putting Ming and Bosh ahead of him, so I won't bother to argue there.

However I will take Arenas ahead of McGrady due to McGrady's injury proneness and the fact that Gilbert may be still improving while McGrady has probably hit his peak. It is very close though....

-They both score a ton, and its very close...Gilbert is more efficient though. He shoots a higher FT% and shooters a higher eFG%.

-McGrady gets a rebound or two more per game; Arenas gets an assist or two more per game.

-Arenas turns it over more

-Gilbert gets more steals; McGrady gets more blocks. McGrady commits less fouls.





I did go back and forth between Dixon and Dirk. I think that the top 9 are clearly tier #1 though. I'd have no problem slotting Dixon anywhere from 1 through 9 really, so I won't disagree with you.




I think Durant is going to be even better than people think. I mean like "we've never seen this before" type good. I could be wrong though. But I wouldn't be surprised if hes flirting with 40 points per game in a year or two.