NBA top 40- Bill Simmons style

[EvanJC]

my only beef is that i think howard should be above bosh, and that brand has one or two years left where he could contend for an mvp. he's so underrated.

[Hornacek]

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13. Kevin Garnett, 31- Best teammates have included Wally Szczerbiak, Ricky Davis, and Steph Marbury. ‘Nuff said

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best GM in sports at work here

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wtf Chauncey Billups

[MEbenhoe]

Bogut is right there with any of the guys in your 21-26 group imo.

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13. Kevin Garnett, 31- Best teammates have included Wally Szczerbiak, Ricky Davis, and Steph Marbury. ‘Nuff said

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best GM in sports at work here

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wtf Chauncey Billups

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yeah they let him go right when he was getting really good

[mmbt0ne]

I'm surprised everyone else seems to be ok with Josh Smith at 37.

For February he was 17.0/8.6/3.8/2.9
For March he has been 19.9/9.7/3.3/3.5

Atlanta isn't trading him for any of the people I listed before.

[Clarkmeister]

I have lots of comments and some disagreements, many of which you are aware if you recall some of my past posts. But, for starters, I think it's highly debatable at this point that Chris Paul > Deron Williams. I think most people would agree it's a push right now, and Deron's career arc to me indicates higher upside than Paul.

[Clarkmeister]

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Bogut is right there with any of the guys in your 21-26 group imo.

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No way. Maybe Chandler and Aldridge. The others are clearly a full notch or more higher.

[FlyWf]

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flywf,

good response. here are some justifications or agreements...

1. Wade is better at age than Kobe Bryant IMO. He is still improving, and I love everything he brings to the table. Wade can put a team on his shoulders. Howard can't.

2. Agree that Nash may be too high. I certainly wouldn't trade Al Jefferson for him.

3. Jermaine O'Neal is still a 20/10 guy with range on his jumper. He also plays pretty good defense, which guys like Jefferson and Aldridge still currently lack.

4. Okur is a definite omission. Drew Gooden...not even in my top 60.

5. Agreed about Zach Randolph on talent,but Im not a Randolph fan, and 2+2 resident Blazer fans question whether they want him as part of the future.

6. Bogut I like, but I don't think he's as good as David Lee, who I could barely justify putting on the list.

What killed me was not being able to put on Leandro Barbosa and Mike Miller.

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1. Wade is awesome, but unless he randomly develops the ability to shoot the 3 at 35% like Bryant did in his mid-20s I don't think he's going to peak as high as Kobe.

3. Jermaine O'Neal is also 29 and misses time contantly, and when he's playing he always seems to be nursing something that's wrong with him. I don't think he's in the top 60, you can't use a first or second round pick on someone who is just as likely to play 40 games as 80.

5. Local fans hate Randolph because he's a lazy [censored] and their team blows, but he's a lazy [censored] who is 25 and putting up 23/10. People always blame the best player on bad teams for the failures of the front office.

6. I'm taking Bogut over Tayshaun Prince every day of the week and twice on Sunday. He's a 12 and 8 guy now, but even if he just turns into Horace Grant that's still pretty good.

[Oderec]

Honestly love the rankings man.

I thought the most interesting statement was that Tim Duncan was the best post defender in the league? I don't watch NBA enough to really know, though.

[Jack of Arcades]

They're only a push if you look at only passing and scoring. CP3 is a better rebounder, stels more, fouls less, and turns the ball over less. Also, Chris Paul is a year younger. The only reason you like Deron more is because he sucked last year.