This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 2
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: | BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, GSW, HOU, LAC, MEM, PHO, SAC, UTA, | ||||
Three Games: | ATL, DEN, IND, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, NO, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, SAS, TOR, WAS | ||||
Two Games: | LAL | ||||
One Game: | NONE | ||||
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Steve Nash | PHO | 4 | |
2 | Chauncey Billups | DET | 4 | |
3 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 4 | |
4 | Chris Paul | NO | 3 | |
5 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 4 | Averaging 18.3 points, 4.3 rebound and 1.3 steals over first three games. |
6 | Jose Calderon | TOR | 3 | |
7 | Allen Iverson | DEN | 3 | |
8 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 4 | |
9 | Tony Parker | SAS | 3 | Picking up scoring slack with Ginobili (ankle) out. Averaging 28.0 points over first two games. |
10 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 4 | Early season struggles could be blamed on inactivity in preseason due to hip flexor injury. |
11 | Kirk Hinrich | CHI | 4 | |
12 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 4 | Struggling over first three with Augustin in the rear view mirror. |
13 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 4 | FT% has been "Dwight-Howard" like over first three games. Shooting 50% (12-24 ) from the line this season. |
14 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
15 | T.J. Ford | IND | 3 | |
16 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 3 | |
17 | Devin Harris | NJ | 3 | |
18 | Randy Foye | MIN | 3 | |
19 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 4 | |
20 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 4 | |
21 | Chris Duhon | NYK | 3 | |
22 | Anthony Carter | DEN | 3 | |
23 | Earl Watson | OKC | 3 | |
24 | Deron Williams* | UTA | 3 | Should make season debut on Wednesday (ankle). |
25 | Jameer Nelson | ORL | 3 | |
26 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 3 | Has lock on starting point guard job for now. Averaging 8.7 points, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 33.7 minutes per game over first three. |
27 | Steve Blake | POR | 3 | |
28 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 3 | |
29 | Baron Davis * | LAC | 4 | Could miss the entire week (hip and finger). |
30 | Mike Conley, Jr. | MEM | 4 | Only averaging 8.0 points and 3.0 assists over first three games. |
31 | Antonio Daniels | WAS | 3 | |
32 | Luke Ridnour * | MIL | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
33 | Kyle Lowry | MEM | 4 | |
34 | D.J. Augustin | CHA | 4 | |
35 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 3 | After two DNP's, put up 12 points and 9 assists in last game. Decent short-term play if Ridnour (back) misses time this week. |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
1 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 4 | |
2 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 4 | |
3 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 4 | Back on track after slow start? (31 points in last game after scoring total of 26 points in first two). |
4 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 4 | |
5 | Richard Hamilton | DET | 4 | |
6 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 3 | |
7 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 3 | |
8 | Ray Allen | BOS | 4 | |
9 | Vince Carter | NJ | 3 | |
10 | Brandon Roy | POR | 3 | |
11 | Michael Redd | MIL | 3 | |
12 | Jamal Crawford | NYK | 3 | |
13 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 2 | |
14 | Jason Terry | DAL | 4 | |
15 | Cuttino Mobley | LAC | 4 | |
16 | Kelenna Azubuike | GSW | 4 | First guard off the bench has value in Nelson's run-and-gun offense. Averaging 13.7 points over first three games. |
17 | Delonte West | CLE | 4 | |
18 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
19 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | |
20 | Raja Bell | PHO | 4 | |
21 | Daniel Gibson | CLE | 4 | |
22 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
23 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 3 | |
24 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 3 | |
25 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 3 | |
26 | Tony Allen | BOS | 4 | |
27 | Ricky Davis | LAC | 4 | |
28 | Peja Stojakovic * | NO | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
29 | Marquis Daniels | IND | 3 | Decent short-term play with Dunleavy (knee) out. |
30 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 3 | |
31 | Morris Peterson | NO | 3 | |
32 | Louis Williams | PHI | 3 | |
33 | Rashad McCants | MIN | 3 | |
34 | DeShawn Stevenson | WAS | 3 | |
35 | Rasual Butler | NO | 3 | Good short-term play if Stojakovic (ankle) misses time. |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | |
1 | LeBron James | CLE | 4 | |
2 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 4 | |
3 | Ron Artest | HOU | 4 | |
4 | Stephen Jackson | GSW | 4 | Playing a lot at point guard with Ellis (ankle) out and averaging 6.0 assists over first three games. |
5 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 4 | |
6 | Jason Richardson | CHA | 4 | |
7 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 4 | |
8 | Josh Howard | DAL | 4 | |
9 | Josh Smith | ATL | 3 | Averaging 15.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.5 blocks over first two games. |
10 | John Salmons | SAC | 4 | |
11 | Luol Deng | CHI | 4 | |
12 | Danny Granger | IND | 3 | |
13 | Caron Butler | WAS | 3 | |
14 | Carmelo Anthony | DEN | 3 | |
15 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | |
16 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 3 | |
17 | Kevin Durant | OKC | 3 | |
18 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | Off to slow start offensively. Averaging 12.7 points on 38% shooting from the field over first three games. |
19 | Al Thornton | LAC | 4 | |
20 | Mike Miller | MIN | 3 | |
21 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 4 | |
22 | Tim Thomas | LAC | 4 | |
23 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 4 | |
24 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 3 | |
25 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 3 | Coming off the bench but showing flashes of AK47 of old. Averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over first two games. |
26 | Thabo Sefolosha | CHI | 4 | |
27 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 4 | |
28 | Ryan Gomes | MIN | 3 | |
29 | Mickael Pietrus | ORL | 3 | |
30 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 3 | |
31 | Jamario Moon | TOR | 3 | |
32 | James Posey | NO | 3 | |
33 | Corey Brewer | MIN | 3 | |
34 | Quentin Richardson | NYK | 3 | |
35 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 3 |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 4 | |
2 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 4 | |
3 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 4 | |
4 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 4 | |
5 | Al Harrington | GSW | 4 | Averaging 17.7 points/7.0 rebounds and made 11 three-pointers over first three games. |
6 | Shawn Marion | MIA | 3 | |
7 | Elton Brand | PHI | 3 | |
8 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 3 | Jermaine O'Neal not affecting numbers at all. Averaging 26.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists over first three games. |
9 | David West | NO | 3 | |
10 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 3 | |
11 | Carlos Boozer | UTA | 3 | |
12 | Drew Gooden | CHI | 4 | Averaging 9.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks over first three games. |
13 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 3 | |
14 | Zach Randolph | NYK | 3 | |
15 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 3 | |
16 | David Lee | NYK | 3 | |
17 | Jermaine O'Neal | TOR | 3 | |
18 | Al Horford | ATL | 3 | |
19 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 4 | |
20 | Luis Scola | HOU | 4 | |
21 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 3 | Starting at center and thriving. Averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds over first three games. |
22 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 3 | |
23 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 3 | |
24 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
25 | Nene | DEN | 3 | |
26 | Boris Diaw | PHO | 4 | |
27 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 4 | |
28 | Jason Maxiell | DET | 4 | |
29 | Darrell Arthur | MEM | 4 | Starting at power forward but still in a timeshare with Warrick. |
30 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 4 | |
31 | Amir Johnson | DET | 4 | |
32 | Kenyon Martin * | DEN | 3 | Day to day (hamstring). |
33 | Darko Milicic | MEM | 4 | |
34 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 3 | |
35 | Lamar Odom | LAL | 2 | Sixth man role hurting fantasy numbers. Averaging 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds in 25 minutes per game over first three. |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Yao Ming | HOU | 4 | |
2 | Amare Stoudemire | PHO | 4 | |
3 | Andris Biedrins | GSW | 4 | Averaging 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds over first three games. |
4 | Chris Kaman | LAC | 4 | |
5 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | CLE | 4 | |
6 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
7 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 3 | |
8 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | |
9 | Marcus Camby * | LAC | 4 | Day-to-day (heel). Hopes to make debut on Monday. |
10 | Andrew Bogut | MIL | 3 | |
11 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 3 | |
12 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
13 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 3 | |
14 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | |
15 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 4 | Averaging 11.7 points, 9.7 boards and 1.7 blocks over first three. Miller (suspension) returns last this week. |
16 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 4 | |
17 | Kendrick Perkins | BOS | 4 | |
18 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | |
19 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 2 | |
20 | Tyson Chandler* | NO | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
21 | Jason Thompson | SAC | 4 | Averaging 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in only 21 minutes. |
22 | Josh Boone | NJ | 3 | |
23 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 4 | |
24 | Anderson Varejeo | CLE | 4 | |
25 | Johan Petro | OKC | 3 | |
26 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 3 | Could be decent source for boards and blocks while Oden (foot) is out. |
27 | Brooke Lopez | NJ | 3 | Averaging 9.0 points, 8.0 boards, 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks over first two games. |
28 | Kevin Love | MIN | 3 | |
29 | Nick Collison | OKC | 3 | |
30 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 4 | |
31 | DeSagana Diop | DAL | 4 | |
32 | Andrew Bynum | LAL | 2 | |
33 | Etan Thomas | WAS | 3 | |
34 | Brad Miller* | SAC | 2 | Eligible to play two games this week after suspension ends. |
35 | Rasho Nesterovic * | IND | 3 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
Article first appeared on 11/2/08