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did anyone read the insider article? I did not. I just find it interesting that the headline featured "Amir Johnson rising in the rankings"
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This is what they posted about Amir:
@tomhaberstroh: Amir Johnson's PER was better than the following players: Iguodala, Rondo, Joe Johnson. Alas, Amir's foul rate = those 3 *combined*. #NBArank
@Ianic: Amir Johnson is actually somewhat underrated at 190 despite his contract, good energy and decent game. #NBArank
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Tim W. wrote: View PostSo what you're saying is that's it's basically arbitrary.
Everything they do is based off of their own arbitrary truth.
And just as Sitnondfence pointed out, that also applies to their definition of 'Expert'. haha
I've been saying this list is completely and utterly ridiculous since Day 1.
But its still Trashy Entertainment, that helps pass the day. hahah
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Tim W. wrote: View PostSo what you're saying is that's it's basically arbitrary.
"91 experts"
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Sorry should have posted this.
Source
How did we rank the players?
We asked 91 experts to rate each player on a 0-to-10 scale, in terms of "the current quality of each player."
Here is the full list of voters from ESPN.com, the TrueHoop Network, TrueHoop TV, Daily Dime Live, ESPN TV, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, espnW, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Insider, ESPN Fantasy, ESPN Games, ESPN Dallas, ESPN Los Angeles, ESPN Chicago, ESPN New York, ESPN Stats & Information, ESPN Topics and ESPN Analytics.
To decide which players to rank, we started with every player who played in the league last season, and then eliminated players who had signed overseas contracts that made them ineligible for the 2011-12 NBA season. Then we added the 60 members of the 2011 draft class, eliminating those not likely to play in the NBA by 2012. That left 500 players, according to our best information as of August 15.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostAmir Johnson is way better than that. What exactly are they basing this on?
I already see Josh Howard, Will Bynum, Jeff Teague, Matt Barnes, Rodrigue Beaubois and Shannon Brown who in no way shape or form should be ranked ahead of him. I imagine I'll be able to list atleast another 83 after that.
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Amir Johnson is way better than that. What exactly are they basing this on?
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joey_hesketh wrote: View PostNot sure if you guys have been following this thing.
I find it a little ridiculous, but I'm still curious to see where our boys land.
SO far, we've got -
*I think they mixed up who these guys were ...
Only guys left are Demar an Bargnani.
Any predictions?
SI.com had Demar just outside of the Top 100, and Bargs was around 65 (?) I think.
Regardless of what one thinks of Bayless or Amir, how are they possibly that close together?
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ESPN rankings
Not sure if you guys have been following this thing.
I find it a little ridiculous, but I'm still curious to see where our boys land.
SO far, we've got -
81 - Andrea Bargnani
101 - Demar Derozan
148 - Jose Calderon
150 - Leandro Barbosa
190 - Amir Johnson
195 - Jerry Bayless
199 - Kleiza
203 - Ed Davis
244 - Reggie Evans
294 - Julian Wright *
313 - Jonas Valanciunas
355 - James Johnson *
406 - Joey Dorsey
416 - Alexis Ajinca
497 - Solomon Alabi
And there you have it.
They don't look to favourably upon our boys it seems.
Ah well, good thing its only ESPN.Last edited by Joey; Tue Sep 18, 2012, 10:09 AM.Tags: None
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