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WiggyRuss

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Ball #100

behind Fred Van Fleet

and IM the asshole! lol.
 

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Ball #100

behind Fred Van Fleet

and IM the asshole! lol.

In Fred Van Fleet's defense, he should get a major boost in playing time and potentially even a starter role with Derozan out and Danny Green sort of fading as of late. I actually think he'll have a really good year.

But Ball is too low, given upside for the season. The only reason I can think of is that they are banking on his productivity being diminished because of Lebron taking over a large share of the usage.
 

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my boy Rudy G is #14...

I cannot tell you how many spots that is ahead of Whiteside since Whiteside isnt listed. lol.

Drummond was at 45 though.
 

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Good list. I can see some Celtics homers being unhappy about a couple of players. And the Lakers homers as well.
 

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Also this list is not a who is better list, clearly. They have DeMarcus Cousins at 68. They're projecting productivity as well here. So it's entirely possible that Van Fleet or others have a more statistically productive year than Ball.

That being said I personally would have major changes in the 50-100 range after looking at this list.
 

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How do you have Porzingas at 52???? LOL.
 

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Kyle Lowry ahead of Ben Simmons???? Lol.
 

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Let's be real.

Wiggy only posted this to post fun at Lonzo and Whiteside.
 

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How do you have Porzingas at 52???? LOL.
I think, like you said, they are balancing things such as prior injuries, production, potential, past performance etc. with no single category being weighted too much....
 

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Let's be real.

Wiggy only posted this to post fun at Lonzo and Whiteside.
hey dont forget Al #16 Support Player Horford! lol

this place has been deader than Len Bias too...maybe this will get it going a little
 

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I think, like you said, they are balancing things such as prior injuries, production, potential, past performance etc. with no single category being weighted too much....

That's also a factor in Lonzo being rated low. Injuries, potential production are major factors here. I don't think this list is reflective of his talent level.

And I'm not even the biggest Lonzo fan either. Just trying to be fair.
 

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That's also a factor in Lonzo being rated low. Injuries, potential production are major factors here. I don't think this list is reflective of his talent level.

And I'm not even the biggest Lonzo fan either. Just trying to be fair.
oh sure potential is one thing--- potential i take lonzo over someone like van fleet any day of the week

if i had to win a basketball game tomorrow where my life depended on it though- ehhh i dunno bout that.
 

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oh sure potential is one thing--- potential i take lonzo over someone like van fleet any day of the week

if i had to win a basketball game tomorrow where my life depended on it though- ehhh i dunno bout that.

It would really depend on who else I had around them. Totally different players, so it's hard to judge. But there some really egregious things with this list, lol. Just a ton of stuff I don't agree with.

I do agree that Horford is a top 25 player. I think 16 is too high. Also with this list they have Gordon Hayward at 25 and we're not even sure if he's gonna even start yet after coming off a major injury. But then they have Cousins at 68? Porzingas at 52?

I feel like this list was really, really poorly thought out.
 

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It would really depend on who else I had around them. Totally different players, so it's hard to judge. But there some really egregious things with this list, lol. Just a ton of stuff I don't agree with.

I do agree that Horford is a top 25 player. I think 16 is too high. Also with this list they have Gordon Hayward at 25 and we're not even sure if he's gonna even start yet after coming off a major injury. But then they have Cousins at 68? Porzingas at 52?

I feel like this list was really, really poorly thought out.

Cousins and Porzingas are both expected to miss significant portions of the season.

Hayward is expected to be ready for pre-season.
 

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Cousins and Porzingas are both expected to miss significant portions of the season.

Hayward is expected to be ready for pre-season.

Yeah, but also you have no idea what Hayward's role on the team will be. Both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have established themselves as the go to wings on the team. Then you have healthy Kyrie, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and there becomes a huge log jam for playing time.

Having Ben Simmons lower than Hayward is absurd.
 

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Yeah, but also you have no idea what Hayward's role on the team will be. Both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have established themselves as the go to wings on the team. Then you have healthy Kyrie, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and there becomes a huge log jam for playing time.

Having Ben Simmons lower than Hayward is absurd.

I hear ya. I would probably have Hayward lower but not THAT much lower. And I would also agree that Simmons probably should be a top 20 player. But neither is a massive outrage to me.

I also think Chris Paul is too high for this year.
 
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