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Rank the following 8 players for this season so far

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by BigBum, Dec 31, 2018.

  1. apollo33

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    LOL @ Westbrook, he's been ass this season

    Giannis
    Harden
    Kawaii
    Curry
    KD
    Lerbon
     
  2. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    Harden then a 7 way tie between everyone else.
     
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  3. ilias

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    Westbroom does not belong in this list. Kawhi has missed 9 games, Curry 11. Lebron is not playing defense.

    Giannis
    Harden
    Durant
    Davis
    Lebron
    Curry
    Kawhi

    I'd add Paul George after Davis, Jokic after Durant and Embiid after Lebron.
     
  4. Williamson

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    Nikola Jokic should be on that list. Westbrook shouldn't. Jokic is a top 5 MVP candidate in my opinion.
     
  5. Invisible Fan

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    Westbrook threepeetin da trrrrrippple douuuublllee!

    Best stat in the history of basketball!!

    If I could give numbers a crown I would!!!
     
  6. AvgJoe

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    They sat him out for the back to back games...
     
  7. fallenphoenix

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    you missed my point. obviously if you take the best player off of a team they'll be worse.
     
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  8. J.R.

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    Top 10 players

    Paul Pierce:
    1. LeBron James
    2. Kevin Durant
    3. Stephen Curry
    4. James Harden
    5. Giannis Antetokounmpo
    6. Kawhi Leonard
    7. Russell Westbrook
    8. Joel Embiid
    9. Anthony Davis
    10. Kyrie Irving

    Jalen Rose:
    1. LeBron James
    2. Kevin Durant
    3. Kawhi Leonard
    4. Stephen Curry
    5. James Harden
    6. Anthony Davis
    7. Giannis Antetokounmpo
    8. Russell Westbrook
    9. Damian Lillard
    10. Kyrie Irving

    Chauncey Billups:
    1. LeBron James
    2. Kawhi Leonard
    3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
    4. Stephen Curry
    5. Kevin Durant
    6. James Harden
    7. Anthony Davis
    8. Joel Embiid
    9. Nikola Jokic
    10. Damian Lillard

    Jalen: My top 5 have either been MVP of the league or Finals MVP.

    Chauncey: We're talking this season.

    Michelle: If it's this season, you admitted Paul George is having a good year, why is Paul George not in your top 10?

    Chauncey: I'm not happy about that.

    Paul: No way James Harden, in the middle of one of the greatest runs, is what number on your list? #6?

    Chauncey: That's fine. I like to reward 1. Winning 2. Two-way players. That's why I'm not happy about Paul George. I got Jokic here. They're the #1 team in the West.

    Paul: Don't matter. He's not top 10 yet.

    Michelle: Both you and Jalen have Lillard, which is interesting to me.

    Paul: The people at home if you're watching this, I obviously have the most accurate list. Obviously.

    Jalen: Now it's time to take apart Paul's list. Anthony Davis should be higher.

    Paul: Anthoyn Davis is not higher. If you're a top 5 player in this league, you should be able to lead your team to playoff run. New Orleans is nowhere in the playoff mix. We see what Kawhi, Giannis & LeBron are doing. If you're a top 5 player...New Orleans isn't gonna make the playoffs this year.

    Jalen: Have you seen Embiid carry his team farther than AD? Embiid clearly has more help.

    Paul: He's definitely carried them to the 2nd round.

    Chauncey: If Paul's criteria is what it is, why is Kawhi #6?

    Paul: The guys ahead of him have won MVP.

    Jalen: Not Giannis.

    Chauncey: It's this season.

    Paul: Giannis is such a freak of nature.

    Chauncey: Who's the #1 team over there? Is it the Bucks right now?

    Paul: Currently but that's gonna change. You know that's gonna change.

    Jalen: All of these are terrific players & putting up big numbers this year so I was trying to distinguish if they're all putting up numbers, it means something that Harden & Curry have been league MVPs, something AD & Greek Freak haven't accomplished yet. Kawhi has been a Finals MVP. ... Paul George & Vic Oladipo 11 & 12 for me.
     
  9. rockets1995

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    Harden
    Giannis
    Kawhi
    Lebron
    KD
    Jokic
    Curry
    George
    AD
    Oladipo
    Embiid
    Lillard
    Westbrook
     
  10. jcf

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    What would our seed be if we took Harden out? Just asking. ;)
     
  11. solodolo11

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    • LeBron James
    • Kawhi Leonard
    • James Harden
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo
    • Russell Westbrook
    • Anthony Davis
    • Steph Curry
    • Kevin Durant
     
  12. FLASH21

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    James Harden
    LeBron James
    Anthony Davis
    Giannis Antetokounmpo
    Kevin Durant
    Steph Curry
    Russell Westbrook
    Kawhi Leonard


    My rankings are based on production this season. Regardless of record.
     
  13. steddinotayto

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    Kawhi shouldn't be in the Top 3. Is he having a great season? Sure. Did his team crater when he missed 25% of the games they've played thus far? Nope (7-2 record). You take a Harden, Giannis, Lebron, Jokic, etc off of their respective teams and they would crumble.

    Based on the names in OP's post:

    1A Giannis
    1B Harden
    3 Lebron
    4 AD
    5 Kawhi
    6 Durant
    7 Curry
    92 Westbrook
     
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  14. malakas

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    Ouu probably around the 6-7th pick?

    But that has nothing to do with my post. I dont see people saying that its all on Dantoni system and they dont see whats the fuss with Harden.

    Fun exercise which of those players could miss and their teams would be about the same?
    I say Kawhi, Westbrook, AD, Durant.
    Also Irving.
     
  15. steddinotayto

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    I think removing Siakam from Toronto could be just as detimental (if not more) as removing Kawhi. That kid is nuts.
     
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    James Harden
    Giannis Antetokounmpo

    There's a gap between them and the rest this season.

    Steph Curry
    Kevin Durant

    Hurt each other like Shaq and Kobe did.

    LeBron James
    Anthony Davis

    Stats on stats on stats. Worried about the long-term future of both. LeBron if Davis doesn't join him in LA. And Davis if he doesn't leave New Orleans. They both seem mentally fragile.

    Kawhi Leonard

    Not at his previous level yet.

    Russell Westbrook

    So many players that are better this season: George, Embid, Jokic, Irving...
     
  17. Exiled

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    Harden& LeBron both can lead a D-league team with Parson's type of midcore roster to the playoff,LBJ needs 2 Hall lof famers to have a 50/50 chance of winning championship,Harden might needed only a single solid sidekick

    1st tier
    1-Harden
    2-LBJ


    2nd tier:

    3-Curry
    4-Durant

    3rd tier:
    5-AD (how much help does he need!)
    6-Kwahi

    4th tier
    7-Giannis ( the tall WB)
    8-westbrook (the short Giannies)
    9,10 based on potentials:
    Jokic&Luca
     

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