This article is part of our NBA Weekly Player Rankings series.
THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer
NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 12
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: | CHI, DET, MIA, MIL, NJ, NO, NYK, OKC, PHO, POR, TOR, UTA | |||||||
Three Games: | ATL, BOS, CLE, DAL, DEN, IND, LAL, ORL, PHI, SAC, SAS, WAS | |||||||
Two Games: | CHA, GSW, HOU, LAC, MEM, MIN | |||||||
One Game: | NONE | |||||||
= new to Value Meter |
Point Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Paul | NO | 4 | |
2 | Deron Williams | UTA | 4 | |
3 | Steve Nash | PHO | 4 | |
4 | Allen Iverson | DET | 4 | Averaging 17.8 points over last five games but shooting a dismal 34% from the field (33-for-96). |
5 | Rodney Stuckey | DET | 4 | |
6 | Chris Duhon | NYK | 4 | |
7 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 4 | |
8 | Derrick Rose | CHI | 4 | |
9 | Jose Calderon * | TOR | 4 | Day-to-day (hamstring) |
10 | Devin Harris * | NJ | 4 | Day-to-day (hamstring) |
11 | Steve Blake | POR | 4 | Averaging 13.2 points, 5.2 assists and 2.6 threes made over last five games. |
12 | Andre Miller | PHI | 3 | |
13 | Chauncey Billups | DEN | 3 | |
14 | Tony Parker | SAS | 3 | |
15 | Mike Bibby | ATL | 3 | |
16 | Jameer Nelson | ORL | 3 | |
17 | Rajon Rondo | BOS | 3 | |
18 | Nate Robinson | NYK | 4 | Averaging 11.4 points on 29% shooting from the field over last five games. |
19 | Jason Kidd | DAL | 3 | |
20 | Luke Ridnour | MIL | 4 | |
21 | Mario Chalmers | MIA | 4 | |
22 | Maurice Williams | CLE | 3 | |
23 | Jarrett Jack | IND | 3 | Averaging 17.6 points and 4.7 assists as starter this year. |
24 | Randy Foye | MIN | 2 | |
25 | Mike James | WAS | 3 | |
26 | Derek Fisher | LAL | 3 | |
27 | Ramon Sessions | MIL | 4 | |
28 | Earl Watson | OKC | 4 | Started last game at point guard. |
29 | Raymond Felton | CHA | 2 | |
30 | Beno Udrih | SAC | 3 | |
31 | Keyon Dooling | NJ | 4 | Decent short-term play if Harris (hamstring) misses time this week. |
32 | T.J. Ford * | IND | 3 | Day-to-day (back) |
33 | Rafer Alston | HOU | 2 | |
34 | Mardy Collins | LAC | 2 | |
35 | Sebastian Telfair | MIN | 2 |
Shooting Guards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | 4 | |
2 | Vince Carter | NJ | 4 | |
3 | Michael Redd | MIL | 4 | Scored 30 or more points in two of last four games. Averaging 25.6 points and 3.0 threes over last five games. |
4 | Brandon Roy | POR | 4 | |
5 | Ben Gordon | CHI | 4 | |
6 | Jason Richardson | PHO | 4 | |
7 | Kobe Bryant | LAL | 3 | |
8 | Kevin Martin | SAC | 3 | Showing no rust after returning from injury. Averaging 31.6 points and 3.0 threes over last five games. |
9 | Peja Stojakovic | NO | 4 | |
10 | Joe Johnson | ATL | 3 | |
11 | Ray Allen | BOS | 3 | |
12 | Jason Terry | DAL | 3 | Mired in a mini-slump. Averaging 10.0 points on 40% shooting from the field over last five games. |
13 | Anthony Parker | TOR | 4 | |
14 | Grant Hill | PHO | 4 | |
15 | Manu Ginobili | SAS | 3 | |
16 | Mike Dunleavy | IND | 3 | |
17 | J.R. Smith | DEN | 3 | |
18 | Delonte West | CLE | 3 | |
19 | Linas Kleiza | DEN | 3 | |
20 | Richard Hamilton * | DET | 4 | Day-to-day (hamstring). Hopes to return this week. |
21 | Rasual Butler | NO | 4 | |
22 | Larry Hughes | CHI | 4 | |
23 | Leandro Barbosa | PHO | 4 | Averaging 17.6 points and 1.6 steals in only 26.8 minutes over last five games. |
24 | Rudy Gay | MEM | 2 | |
25 | Louis Williams | PHI | 3 | |
26 | Daequan Cook | MIA | 4 | |
27 | Tracy McGrady | HOU | 2 | |
28 | O.J. Mayo | MEM | 2 | |
29 | Rudy Fernandez | POR | 4 | |
30 | Jamal Crawford | GSW | 2 | |
31 | Michael Finley | SAS | 3 | |
32 | Roger Mason | SAS | 3 | |
33 | Eric Gordon | LAC | 2 | |
34 | Courtney Lee | ORL | 3 | |
35 | Marquis Daniels * | IND | 3 | Day-to-day (groin) |
Small Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Kevin Durant | OKC | 4 | |
2 | LeBron James | CLE | 3 | |
3 | Danny Granger | IND | 3 | |
4 | Paul Pierce | BOS | 3 | C's are struggling but Pierce isn't. Averaging 24.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 threes over last five games. |
5 | Andre Iguodala | PHI | 3 | |
6 | Rashard Lewis | ORL | 3 | |
7 | Caron Butler | WAS | 3 | |
8 | Josh Smith | ATL | 3 | Scoring has increased over last five games (20.4 ppg.) but where are the blocks (0.6 blocks)? |
9 | Wilson Chandler | NYK | 4 | |
10 | Richard Jefferson | MIL | 4 | |
11 | Andrei Kirilenko | UTA | 4 | |
12 | Tayshaun Prince | DET | 4 | |
13 | Hedo Turkoglu | ORL | 3 | |
14 | John Salmons | SAC | 3 | |
15 | Jamario Moon | TOR | 4 | |
16 | Bobby Simmons | NJ | 4 | |
17 | Ronnie Brewer | UTA | 4 | |
18 | Tim Thomas | NYK | 4 | |
19 | Quentin Richardson | NYK | 4 | |
20 | Matt Barnes | PHO | 4 | |
21 | Andres Nocioni | CHI | 4 | |
22 | Marvin Williams | ATL | 3 | |
23 | Jason Kapono | TOR | 4 | |
24 | Trevor Ariza | LAL | 3 | |
25 | Luol Deng * | CHI | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle) |
26 | Josh Howard * | DAL | 3 | Day-to-day (wrist) |
27 | Gerald Wallace | CHA | 2 | |
28 | Corey Maggette | GSW | 2 | |
29 | James Posey | NO | 4 | |
30 | Kyle Korver | UTA | 4 | |
31 | Thabo Sefolosha | CHI | 4 | |
32 | Francisco Garcia | SAC | 3 | |
33 | Al Thornton | LAC | 2 | |
34 | Kelenna Azubuike | GSW | 2 | |
35 | Mike Miller | MIN | 2 | Only averaging 9.8 points and 1.2 threes this year after averaging 16.4 points and 2.2 threes last year. |
Power Forwards | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Chris Bosh | TOR | 4 | |
2 | Paul Millsap | UTA | 4 | |
3 | David West | NO | 4 | |
4 | David Lee | NYK | 4 | |
5 | Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 3 | |
6 | Tim Duncan | SAS | 3 | |
7 | Kevin Garnett | BOS | 3 | |
8 | Antawn Jamison | WAS | 3 | |
9 | Al Harrington | NYK | 4 | Continues to be hot and cold off the New York bench. Averaging 8.5 points on 23% shooting from the field over last two games. |
10 | Andrea Bargnani | TOR | 4 | Minutes and production could decrease a bit if O'Neal (knee) returns this week. |
11 | Charlie Villanueva | MIL | 4 | Scored 23 or more points in three of last four games. |
12 | Drew Gooden | CHI | 4 | |
13 | Jeff Green | OKC | 4 | |
14 | Rasheed Wallace | DET | 4 | |
15 | Shawn Marion | MIA | 4 | |
16 | Nene | DEN | 3 | |
17 | Tyrus Thomas | CHI | 4 | Averaging 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 2.0 steals over last five games. |
18 | Michael Beasley | MIA | 4 | Averaging 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds on 50% shooting from the field over last five games. |
19 | Travis Outlaw | POR | 4 | |
20 | Kenyon Martin | DEN | 3 | |
21 | Udonis Haslem | MIA | 4 | |
22 | Emeka Okafor | CHA | 2 | |
23 | Boris Diaw | CHA | 2 | |
24 | Andray Blatche | WAS | 3 | |
25 | Thaddeus Young | PHI | 3 | |
26 | Jermaine O'Neal * | TOR | 4 | Day-to-day (knee) |
27 | Luc Mbah a Moute | MIL | 4 | |
28 | Jason Thompson | SAC | 3 | |
29 | Jason Maxiell | DET | 4 | |
30 | Antonio McDyess | DET | 4 | |
31 | Vladimir Radmonovic | LAL | 3 | |
32 | Jared Jeffries | NYK | 4 | |
33 | Brandon Bass | DAL | 3 | |
34 | Luis Scola | HOU | 2 | |
35 | Hakim Warrick | MEM | 2 |
Centers | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Comment |
1 | Amar'e Stoudemire | PHO | 4 | |
2 | Mehmet Okur | UTA | 4 | Scored 20 or more points in four of last five games. |
3 | LaMarcus Aldridge | POR | 4 | |
4 | Shaquille O'Neal | PHO | 4 | |
5 | Dwight Howard | ORL | 3 | |
6 | Brook Lopez | NJ | 4 | |
7 | Andrew Bogut * | MIL | 4 | Day-to-day (back) |
8 | Pau Gasol | LAL | 3 | |
9 | Troy Murphy | IND | 3 | Averaging 15.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.2 threes over last five games. |
10 | Tyson Chandler | NO | 4 | |
11 | Brad Miller | SAC | 3 | Averaging 14.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists over last five games. |
12 | Andrew Bynum | LAL | 3 | |
13 | Anderson Varejao | CLE | 3 | |
14 | Al Jefferson | MIN | 2 | |
15 | Marcus Camby | LAC | 2 | |
16 | Yao Ming | HOU | 2 | |
17 | Andris Biedrins | GSW | 2 | |
18 | Nick Collison | OKC | 4 | Averaging 15.3 points and 9.7 rebounds in 33.0 minutes over last three games. |
19 | Kendrick Perkins * | BOS | 3 | |
20 | Spencer Hawes | SAC | 3 | |
21 | Erick Dampier | DAL | 3 | |
22 | Joel Anthony | MIA | 4 | |
23 | Joakim Noah | CHI | 4 | |
24 | Joel Przybilla | POR | 4 | |
25 | Greg Oden | POR | 4 | Only blocked one shot in last five games. |
26 | Ben Wallace | CLE | 3 | |
27 | Samuel Dalembert | PHI | 3 | |
28 | Matt Bonner | SAS | 3 | |
29 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 2 | |
30 | Zaza Pachulia | ATL | 3 | Decent short-term play with Horford (knee) out this week. |
31 | Roy Hibbert | IND | 3 | |
32 | Rasho Nesterovic | IND | 3 | |
33 | Jeff Foster | IND | 3 | |
34 | Kevin Love | MIN | 2 | |
35 | Marreese Speights | PHI | 3 |
Article first appeared on 1/11/09