Below is my Top 25 Small Forwards list. In parenthesis are the players rank from my last Top 25 list (April 24, 2002). HM = Honorable Mention and NR = Not Ranked. Members of the Rockets are in bold. Then there is my Honorable Mention (players 26-30 in alphabetical order), my Top 5 Backups, and my Top 5 Rookies. <b><u>Top 25 Small Forwards:</b></u> 01) Kevin Garnett, MIN (1) 02) Dirk Nowitzki, DAL (2) 03) Paul Pierce, BOS (3) 04) Michael Jordan, WAS (4) 05) Shawn Marion, PHO (7) 06) Peja Stojakovic, SAC (6) 07) Grant Hill, ORL (5) 08) Jalen Rose (10) 09) Jamal Mashburn, NOR (11) 10) Latrell Sprewell, NYK (8) 11) Glenn Robinson, MIL (9) 12) Lamar Odom, LAC (13) 13) Rashard Lewis, FA (14) 14) Donyell Marshall, FA (12) 15) Tim Thomas, MIL (24) 16) Darius Miles, CLE (NR) 17) Ron Artest, IND (18) 18) Shane Battier, MEM (21) 19) Keith Van Horn, NJN (16) 20) Scottie Pippen, POR (17) 21) Andrei Kirilenko, UTA (HM) <b>22) Eddie Griffin, HOU (HM)</b> 23) Matt Harpring, FA (20) 24) Rick Fox (22) 25) Corliss Wiliamson, DET (25) <b><u>Honorable Mention:</b></u> Richard Jefferson, NJN (NR); Corey Maggette, LAC (NR); Lamond Murray, CLE (23); Morris Peterson, TOR (HM); Hedo Turkoglu, SAC (NR) <b><u>Top 5 Backups:</b></u> 01) Hedo Turkoglu, SAC 02) Corey Maggette, LAC 03) Lamond Murray, CLE 04) Jonathen Bender, IND 05) Devean George, LAL <b><u>Top 5 Rookies:</b></u> 01) Caron Butler, MIA 02) Mike Dunleavy Jr, GSW 03) Nickoloz Tskitishvili, DEN 04) Chris Jefferies, TOR <b>05) Bostjan Nachbar, HOU</b>
Darius Miles ahead of Griffin? Miles is one of those guys that is just extremely athletic. Miles is listed way too high.
Griffin isn't a 3 Darius getting too much love Jalen isn't a 3 Andrei is not better than Griff anyways... I don't think Spree is a 3
The Rockets have Maurice Taylor, Kenny Thomas, and Eddie Griffin at PF. All of those players need at least 25 mins so 1 of them will have to play at SF. Start Taylor and Griffin at the forward spots and bring Thomas, Nachbar, and Rice off the bench is the best way. Rose and Sprewell play SF so they're on the SF list. Miles is going from being a 7th man to the 1st option and getting a big increase in minutes so he's taking a big jump in my rankings.
Well, sometimes Cuttino plays the 3, but he's not a small forward. Spree plays the three because he has to, that doesn't make him one. Playing out of position for minutes or matchups doesn't change what a player really is. And if anyone is going to get spot minutes at the SF position next year for the Rocks, it'll be Kenny Thomas. EDDIE GRIFFIN IS A POWER FORWARD.
Rick Fox does not belong there, how can you give honorable mention to Torkoglu, and have Fox there. That is not right you need to do your list again man.
Hmm... something fishy is going on here. If you were a Rockets fan, you'd pick Matt Bullard as the best SF. YOU'RE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH! Just kidding.
Grant Hill's value seems a little iffy. How could you rate someone who hasn't played in 2 years that high?
Hedo has more potential and will be better than Rick Fox, but he has to prove it first. When they matched up against each other this year in the playoffs their stats were virtually identical, but the difference was, when the game was on the line Hedo looked like a scared puppy while Fox played with the championship mentality the Lakers have. We are very lucky to have a savy defender like Fox.
that list is tripped out, even pippen should be rated higher than miles, and EG a sf, watch him play and u can see he is no SF. Good try though.
If Eddie Griffin was a three, then friggin' TMO would not have been starting those games instead of him. And in the game that Eddie and KT started, KT was the three. And considering KT has lost weight this summer, and Eddie has gained, what position Eddie plays should not be questioned. If any of our 4's play the three, it'll be KT.
