NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Value Meter-Week 17

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Updated on March 14, 2011 12:22PM EST

THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 17

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:	CHA, IND, LAL, MIL, MIN, NO, ORL, PHO
Three Games:	ATL, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, LAC, MEM, MIA, NJ, NYK, OKC, PHI, POR, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
Two Games:	BOS, GSW
One Game:	NONE
	= new to Value Meter

Point Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Chris Paul	NO	4
2	Ramon Sessions	MIL	4	Averaging 24.8 points, 9.8 assists. 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals over last five games.
3	Randy Foye	MIN	4
4	T.J. Ford	IND	4
5	Raymond Felton	CHA	4
6	Steve Nash	PHO	4	Day-to-day (back)
7	Deron Williams	UTA	3
8	Allen Iverson	DET	3	Scored 25 or more points in last three games played. Averaging 26.6 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals during this stretch.
9	Devin Harris	NJ	3
10	Baron Davis	LAC	3
11	Chauncey Billups	DEN	3
12	Jason Kidd	DAL	3
13	Maurice Williams	CLE	3
14	Tony Parker	SAS	3
15	Andre Miller	PHI	3
16	Mike Bibby	ATL	3
17	Jose Calderon *	TOR	3	Day-to-day (hamstring)
18	D.J. Augustin	CHA	4	Minutes and production could decrease a bit with Bell (groin) due back this week.
19	Nate Robinson	NYK	3	Averaging 31.5 points, 9.0 assists, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals over last two games. Production could continue if Duhon (ankle) misses time.
20	Russell Westbrook	OKC	3
21	Mike Conley, Jr.	MEM	3
22	Derrick Rose	CHI	3
22	Jamal Crawford	GSW	2
23	Derek Fisher	LAL	4
24	Jarrett Jack	IND	4
25	Rajon Rondo	BOS	2	Averaging 11.8 points, 12.0 assists and 9.2 rebounds over last five. Coming off 19 points, 14 assist, 15 rebound triple-double in last game.
26	Rodney Stuckey	DET	3	Only averaging 11.0 points and 4.2 assists on 37.7% shooting from the field in February.
27	Sebastian Telfair	MIN	4
28	Anthony Johnson	ORL	4
29	Rafer Alston	HOU	3
30	Mario Chalmers	MIA	3
31	Beno Udrih	SAC	3
32	Chris Duhon *	NYK	3	Day-to-day (ankle)
33	Kirk Hinrich	CHI	3
34	Jose Juan Barea	DAL	3
35	Jordan Farmar	LAL	4

Shooting Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Kobe Bryant	LAL	4
2	Dwyane Wade	MIA	3
3	Jason Richardson	PHO	4
4	Peja Stojakovic	NO	4
5	Brandon Roy	POR	3
6	Kevin Martin	SAC	3
7	Joe Johnson	ATL	3
8	Vince Carter	NJ	3
9	O.J. Mayo	MEM	3
10	Manu Ginobili	SAS	3	Averaging 23.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals over last five games.
11	Richard Hamilton	DET	3	Adjusting well to sixth man role. Averaging 24.2 points and 5.4 assists over last five games.
12	Ben Gordon	CHI	3
13	Eric Gordon	LAC	3
14	Charlie Bell	MIL	4
15	Rasual Butler	NO	4
16	Mickael Pietrus	ORL	4
17	Leandro Barbosa	PHO	4
18	Mike Dunleavy *	IND	4	Day-to-day (knee)
19	Raja Bell	CHA	4	Expected to return this week (groin)
20	Ray Allen	BOS	2
21	Monta Ellis	GSW	2
22	Tracy McGrady *	HOU	3	Day-to-day (knee)
23	Anthony Parker	TOR	3
24	J.R. Smith	DEN	3
25	Louis Williams	PHI	3
26	Courtney Lee	ORL	4
27	Keith Bogans	MIL	4
28	Roger Mason	SAS	3
29	CJ Miles	UTA	3
30	Joey Graham	TOR	3
31	Rudy Fernandez	POR	3
32	Linas Kleiza	DEN	3
33	Daequan Cook	MIA	3
34	Ricky Davis	LAC	3
35	Michael Finley	SAS	3
35	Antoine Wright	DAL	3

Small Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Danny Granger	IND	4
2	LeBron James	CLE	3
3	Kevin Durant	OKC	3	Averaging 30.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocks on 50% shooting from the field over last five games.
4	Hedo Turkoglu	ORL	4
5	Richard Jefferson	MIL	4
6	Carmelo Anthony	DEN	3
7	Caron Butler	WAS	3
8	Andre Iguodala	PHI	3
9	Josh Smith	ATL	3
10	Rashard Lewis	ORL	4	Numbers are down since Nelson's injury. Averaging 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 threes on 36% shooting from the field over last five.
11	Ryan Gomes	MIN	4
12	Ron Artest	HOU	3	Could move back into starting lineup if McGrady (knee) misses time this week.
13	Josh Howard	DAL	3
14	Luol Deng	CHI	3
15	Gerald Wallace *	CHA	4	On track to return this week (lung, rib)
16	Stephen Jackson	GSW	2	Averaging 25.8 points, 8.0 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 2.8 threes over last five games.
17	Paul Pierce	BOS	2
18	John Salmons	SAC	3
19	Grant Hill	PHO	4
20	Mike Miller	MIN	4	Minutes and production could increase with Jefferson (knee) out. Averaging 39 minutes, but only 9.5 points over last two games.
21	Marvin Williams	ATL	3
22	Al Thornton	LAC	3
23	Tayshaun Prince	DET	3
24	Ronnie Brewer	UTA	3
25	Rudy Gay *	MEM	3	Day-to-day (hip flexor)
26	Andrei Kirilenko *	UTA	3	Hopes to return this week (ankle)
27	Wilson Chandler	NYK	3
28	Corey Maggette	GSW	2	Scored 24 or more points in three of last four games.
29	James Posey	NO	4
30	Trevor Ariza	LAL	4
31	Luke Walton	LAL	4
32	Francisco Garcia	SAC	3
33	Andres Nocioni	CHI	3
34	Shane Battier	HOU	3
35	Wally Szczerbiak	CLE	3

Power Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Lamar Odom	LAL	4	Averaging 18.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games.
2	Emeka Okafor	CHA	4
3	David West	NO	4
4	Charlie Villanueva	MIL	4
5	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	3
6	Tim Duncan	SAS	3
7	Boris Diaw	CHA	4
8	Kevin Love	MIN	4	Four double-doubles in last five games. Averaging 12.4 points and 11.0 rebounds during this stretch.
9	Zach Randolph	LAC	3
10	Antawn Jamison	WAS	3
11	David Lee	NYK	3
12	Tyrus Thomas	CHI	3	Averaging 17.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.4 steals over last five games.
13	Rasheed Wallace	DET	3
14	Al Harrington	NYK	3
15	Andrea Bargnani	TOR	3	Moves back to center with O'Neal gone. Averaging 18.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks as starting center this year.
16	Jeff Green	OKC	3
17	Kenyon Martin	DEN	3
18	Shawn Marion	TOR	3
19	Paul Millsap	UTA	3
20	Chris Bosh *	TOR	3	Day-to-day (knee)
21	Kevin Garnett	BOS	2
22	Vladimir Radmonovic	CHA	4
23	Michael Beasley	MIA	3	Could move into starting lineup with Marion gone.
24	Hakim Warrick	MEM	3	Averaging 17.4 points and 8.0 rebounds over last five games. Decent play if Arthur (personal) misses time.
25	Luis Scola	HOU	3
26	Antonio McDyess	DET	3	Averaging 8.8 points and 11.2 rebounds over last five games.
27	Travis Outlaw	POR	3
28	Thaddeus Young	PHI	3
29	Udonis Haslem	MIA	3
30	Jason Thompson	SAC	3
31	Luc Mbah a Moute	MIL	4
32	Ryan Anderson	NJ	3
33	Darrell Arthur	MEM	3	Day-to-day (personal)
34	Brandon Bass	DAL	3
35	Darko Milicic	MEM	3

Centers
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Pau Gasol	LAL	4	Averaging 22.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals on 59% shooting from the field over last five games.
2	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHO	4
3	Dwight Howard	ORL	4
4	Troy Murphy	IND	4
5	Shaquille O'Neal	PHO	4
6	Yao Ming	HOU	3
7	Marcus Camby	LAC	3
8	Mehmet Okur	UTA	3
9	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	3
10	Jermaine O'Neal	MIA	3	Averaging 16.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over last five games. Should be solid source for boards and blocks with Miami.
11	Brook Lopez	NJ	3
12	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	CLE	3
13	Samuel Dalembert	PHI	3
14	Nene	DEN	3
15	Tyson Chandler *	NO	4	Could return this week (ankle)
16	Al Horford	ATL	3
17	Joakim Noah	CHI	3	Averaging 10.2 points and 11.5 rebounds over last four games.
18	Marc Gasol	MEM	3
19	Matt Bonner	SAS	3
20	Spencer Hawes	SAC	3	Minutes and production could decrease if Miller (abdominal) returns this week.
21	Nick Collison	OKC	3
22	Jeff Foster	IND	4
23	Francisco Elson	MIL	4
24	Erick Dampier	DAL	3
25	Marreese Speights	PHI	3
26	Nenad Krstic	OKC	3
27	Anderson Varejao	CLE	3
28	Ben Wallace	CLE	3
29	Brad Miller *	SAC	3	Day-to-day (abdominal)
30	Greg Oden *	POR	3	Day-to-day (knee)
31	Joel Przybilla	POR	3
32	Andris Biedrins *	GSW	2	Could return this week (ankle)
33	Kendrick Perkins	BOS	2
34	Ronny Turiaf	GSW	2	Decent play if Biedrins (ankle) can't go this week.
35	JaVale McGee	WAS	3

Article first appeared on 2/15/09