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THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 19
| Five Games: | NONE | ||||
| Four Games: | ATL, CHA, CHI, DET, GSW, LAC, MIN, NJ, NO, NYK, PHO, SAC, SAS, SEA, TOR, UTA | ||||
| Three Games: | BOS, CLE, DAL, DEN, HOU, IND, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, ORL, PHI, POR, WAS | ||||
| Two Games: | NONE | ||||
| One Game: | NONE | ||||
| = new to Value Meter | |||||
| 1 | Chris Paul | NO | 4 | |
| 2 | Deron Williams | UTA | 4 | Recorded double-digit assists in 21 of his last 24 games. |
| 3 | Steve Nash | PHO | 4 | |
| 4 | Baron Davis | GSW | 4 | Shooting 25% from the field (10-for-40) over last two games. |
| 5 | Chauncey Billups | DET | 4 | |
| 6 | Monta Ellis | GSW | 4 | Ninth guard in NBA history to shoot over 60% in a month. Shot 60.2% from the field in February and averaged 26.0 points and 4.8 assists. |
| 7 | Allen Iverson | DEN | 3 | |
| 8 | Tony Parker | SAS | 4 | |
| 9 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 4 | |
| 10 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 4 | |
| 11 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 3 | |
| 12 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 4 | Averaging 25.0 points and 6.5 assists over last two games. |
| 13 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 4 | Losing minutes to T.J. Ford - only averaging 9.4 points and 6.2 assists in 31.8 minutes over last five games. |
| 14 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 4 | Minutes and production continue to fluctuate in crowded Bulls backcourt. |
| 15 | Randy Foye | MIN | 4 | |
| 16 | Earl Watson | SEA | 4 | |
| 17 | Maurice Williams | MIL | 3 | |
| 18 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
| 19 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 3 | |
| 20 | Marcus Williams | NJ | 4 | Timeshare with Harris could limit production |
| 21 | Devin Harris | NJ | 4 | Timeshare with Williams could limit production |
| 22 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 4 | |
| 23 | Brevin Knight | LAC | 4 | Should get 30+ minutes with Cassell gone and be a decent source for assists and steals. |
| 24 | T.J. Ford | TOR | 4 | Slow stealing minutes from Calderon. Averaging 12.4 points and 5.4 assists in 21.4 minutes over last five games. |
| 25 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 3 | |
| 26 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 3 | |
| 27 | Antonio Daniels | WAS | 3 | |
| 28 | Steve Blake | POR | 3 | |
| 29 | Anthony Carter | DEN | 3 | |
| 30 | Travis Diener | IND | 3 | Averaging 12.4 points and 6.6 assists in 37.8 minutes over last five games. |
| 1 | Vince Carter | NJ | 4 | Averaging 23.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 51.8% from the field and 80.0% from the line over last five games. |
| 2 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 4 | |
| 3 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 4 | |
| 4 | Jamal Crawford | NYK | 4 | |
| 5 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 4 | |
| 6 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 4 | |
| 7 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 4 | |
| 8 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 3 | |
| 9 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
| 10 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 3 | Production should increase with Yao out for the year. |
| 11 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
| 12 | Michael Redd | MIL | 3 | |
| 13 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 4 | |
| 15 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 3 | |
| 14 | Brandon Roy | POR | 3 | |
| 16 | Ray Allen | BOS | 3 | Averaging 19.7 points on 61.3% shooting from the field over last four games. |
| 17 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
| 18 | Josh Childress | ATL | 4 | |
| 19 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | |
| 20 | Mike Dunleavy | IND | 3 | |
| 21 | Delonte West | SEA | 4 | Averaging 11.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 34.2 minutes over last four games. |
| 22 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 4 | |
| 23 | Larry Hughes | CHI | 4 | Averaging 18.0 points, 4.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds in four games with Bulls. |
| 24 | Rashad McCants | MIN | 4 | |
| 25 | Raja Bell | PHO | 4 | |
| 26 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 4 | |
| 26 | Cuttino Mobley | LAC | 4 | |
| 27 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | |
| 28 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 3 | |
| 29 | Juan Carlos Navarro | MEM | 3 | |
| 30 | Willie Green | PHI | 3 |
| 1 | Josh Smith | ATL | 4 | |
| 2 | Corey Maggette | LAC | 4 | Averaged 25.3 points and 5.7 rebounds on 49.7% shooting from the field in February. |
| 3 | Ron Artest | SAC | 4 | |
| 4 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 4 | |
| 5 | Richard Jefferson | NJ | 4 | |
| 6 | LeBron James | CLE | 3 | |
| 7 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 3 | |
| 8 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 3 | Averaging career-highs in points (19.5), rebounds (6.0) and assists (4.7). |
| 9 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 3 | |
| 10 | Luol Deng | CHI | 4 | |
| 11 | Kevin Durant | SEA | 4 | |
| 12 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | Averaging 24.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals on 48.4% shooting from the field over last five games. |
| 13 | Josh Howard | DAL | 3 | |
| 14 | Danny Granger | IND | 3 | |
| 15 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | |
| 16 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 4 | |
| 17 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 4 | |
| 18 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 4 | |
| 19 | Al Thornton | LAC | 4 | |
| 20 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 4 | |
| 21 | Jamario Moon | TOR | 4 | |
| 22 | Tim Thomas | LAC | 4 | |
| 23 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 4 | |
| 24 | Quentin Richardson | NYK | 4 | |
| 25 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 4 | |
| 26 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 4 | |
| 27 | Mike Miller * | MEM | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
| 28 | Shane Battier | HOU | 3 | |
| 29 | Wally Szczerbiak | CLE | 3 | |
| 30 | Desmond Mason | MIL | 3 |
| 1 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 4 | Averaging 22.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists with great percentages (54.2% from the field and 82.9% from the line) over last five games. |
| 2 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 4 | |
| 3 | David West | NO | 4 | |
| 4 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | |
| 5 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 4 | |
| 6 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
| 7 | Shawn Marion | MIA | 3 | |
| 8 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 3 | |
| 9 | Al Horford | ATL | 4 | Averaging 16.0 points and 12.6 rebounds over last three games. |
| 10 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 3 | Averaged 14.5 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists in February. |
| 11 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 3 | |
| 12 | Al Harrington | GSW | 4 | |
| 13 | Chris Wilcox | SEA | 4 | |
| 14 | Zach Randolph * | NYK | 4 | Day-to-day (sore foot) |
| 15 | Drew Gooden | CHI | 4 | |
| 16 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 4 | Could see bump in production if Bosh (knee) misses some time. |
| 17 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 4 | |
| 18 | David Lee | NYK | 4 | |
| 19 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 4 | |
| 20 | Jeff Green | SEA | 4 | Averaging 12.6 points and 7.8 rebounds in 33.8 minutes over last five games. |
| 21 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 3 | |
| 22 | Udonis Haslem * | MIA | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
| 23 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 3 | |
| 24 | Luis Scola | HOU | 3 | Should see bump in minutes and production with Yao (stress fracture) out. |
| 25 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 3 | |
| 26 | Mikki Moore | SAC | 4 | |
| 27 | Boris Diaw | PHO | 4 | |
| 28 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 3 | |
| 29 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 3 | |
| 30 | Darko Milicic | MEM | 3 |
| 1 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 4 | |
| 2 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 4 | |
| 3 | Brad Miller | SAC | 4 | |
| 4 | Chris Kaman | LAC | 4 | |
| 5 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 4 | |
| 6 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 4 | Averaging 23.5 points and 10.0 rebounds over last two games. |
| 7 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
| 8 | Marcus Camby | DEN | 3 | |
| 9 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 3 | |
| 10 | Andrew Bogut | MIL | 3 | Averaging 14.5 rebounds over last four games. |
| 11 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | |
| 12 | Nazr Mohammed | CHA | 4 | Back in starting lineup, but only averaging 6.6 points and 8.6 rebound over last three games. |
| 13 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 3 | |
| 14 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
| 15 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | CLE | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
| 16 | Josh Boone | NJ | 4 | |
| 17 | Nick Collison | SEA | 4 | |
| 18 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | |
| 19 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | Averaging 14.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 30.5 minutes over last ten games. |
| 20 | Brendan Haywood | WAS | 3 | |
| 21 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 3 | |
| 22 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
| 23 | Eddy Curry | NYK | 4 | |
| 24 | Mark Blount | MIA | 3 | |
| 25 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 3 | |
| 26 | Anderson Varejeo | CLE | 3 | |
| 27 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 3 | |
| 28 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 | |
| 29 | Johan Petro | SEA | 4 | Averaging 6.8 points and 7.8 rebounds over last five games. |
| 30 | Dikembe Mutumbo | HOU | 3 | Averaging 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over last two games. |
Article first appeared on 3/2/08
