In spite of the roundtable of espn columnists saying who the best players under 23 are, I decided to make my own under-23 list. this is the article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=Under23-Intro
1. Obviously, LeBron James. Argueably the best player on the planet right now, it's fair to say that he's the best under 23.
2. Chris Paul. He's a beast if he wants to score, and a beast if he wants to get 1000 assists every night.
3. Dwight "superman" Howard. poor shaq getting his superman reign taken from him, but the best big man in the league right now can grab 20 rebounds and if you're building a franchise, big men have proven to be helpful.
4. Carmelo Anthony. He's a great scorer, and you can't put Raja Bell or Bruce Bowen on him anymore-he'll tear them up. his rebounding stats have gone up too in the past couple years
5. Deron Williams. Behing CP3, he's battling for the second best PG in the league, and the high pick and roll he has with Boozer is one of the most single best plays in the league right now.
6. Andrew Bynum. The beast on the Lakers is proving himself better than Jason Kidd and Bryant should agree. Bynum will average 20/10 a night next year easily.
7. Kevin Durant. I'm not sold on Durant, but he's a scorer and will probably get ROY award
8. Brandon Roy. The underserving all star led a team to 16 straight W's which is impressive for anybody, especially a team many thought would struggle without Oden under their belt.
9. Monta Ellis. I'm waiting for him to break Bryant's scoring record and going for 90, but that won't happen for a few years. He's not a spectacular defender, but his offensive skills are too good to overlook
10. Al Jefferson. In 2 years, he should be an all star, and if the T-Wolves can land a good scorer like O.J Mayo or Eric Gordon to play the 2, Big Al could lead this team to an 8th seeded playoff spot in 2 or 3 years.
I left Oden out because i've seen him play in one game: Florida vs. Ohio State national championship and I can't determine his NBA play by one game.
2 comments:
13 wins for brandon roy, not 16
What? If Andrew Bynum can get to #6 because he might average 20-10 shouldn't Big Al be there because he already is at 20-10! Bynum gets a bump because he's a big man, that's fine but where is Al Jefferson's bump over Monta Ellis and Brandon Roy? The guy who writes this blog is a moron!
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