I love Parsons, but can we all be a little bit more realistic please? Chandler Parson's is great for what he does, but saying he's better than Batum?! I'm a Rockets fan but by no means does that make me delusional...The people that are saying Chandler is better than Batum, you probably think the Rockets are going to win the championship this year too huh?
Parsons is a B ranked SF. He doesn't excel in any clear cut category besides his athleticism and attack the rim, his defense while not bad, isn't great, neither is his outside shot. He is a great contributor, better then most but a clear cut B as of today in terms of what he does and how he compares to other forwards that play his position.
His every thing you wish for in a small forward, but seeing players like Marion and MWP heck even caron Butler gets forgotten you really got to wonder. Offensively his been great, but defensively his really average this season. The one great thing about him is his rookie contract which will expired soon. And then we be looking at another 7-10 mil player.
His defense regressed with heavy minutes. Offensively his PER is tied at #19 at SF position. We have the fastest pace in NBA, and he's playing a lot of minutes so the overall traditional stat look pretty good(pretty much in maxed out pace and MPG). Lin and Harden are like double engine, and their passes make both Parsons and Asik look much better on offense with so many open looks and transition opportunities.
5 Ersan Ilyasova, MIL really, at #5?! Wow.... a bit overrated i'd say. AK47 at # 9? Thaddeus Young at #7?? hmmm.... questionable. Even matt freakin bench player barnes is ahead of parsons. Well i think this list is very outdated.
If I had a whole team pass it to me all the time while I jack up shot like no tomorrow, I'd be number 1 too.
This list get updated at least once a week. It's not outdated in any means. Fans just like their own players more. Some younger prospects ranked after him may have more value/upside, especially if you consider he'll get paid in a couple years.
CP25 would be better.. in a team that didnt have Harden.. he would be the no1 option.. but in a Rockets team you can never truly evaluate him since our offense is "pass" Love his overall game and without being bias i rate him top 5 in league
The list is accurate. However, when you look into the numbers you'll see Parsons is top 10 in TS% and AST, middle of the pack in TO and USG, and bottom of the pack in rebounding. This is his sophomore year.
