SI Top 100 players of '16-'17

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Biggest snubs: https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/11/biggest-snubs-top-100-nba-players-derrick-rose-jeremy-lin-malcolm-brogdon

100-51: https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/11/top-100-nba-players-2018-list-rankings?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si

Biggest snubs: Gay, Ginobili, Parker

92: Mills
75: Green
65: Gasol

* Title should be '17-'18

[apalisoc_9]

Biggest snubs: https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/11/biggest-snubs-top-100-nba-players-derrick-rose-jeremy-lin-malcolm-brogdon

100-51: https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/11/top-100-nba-players-2018-list-rankings?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si

Biggest snubs: Gay, Ginobili, Parker

92: Mills
75: Green
65: Gasol

* Title should be '17-'18

There is no way GAY isn't going to be one of the top 100 impactful players in the NBA next season considering the execpted change in offensive structure.

Considering the amount of top 100 players the Spurs and Cavs have in this list, it would be insanley comical if Leonard or James loses to Durant in the MVP race.

Very strong inclination by Media right now that Leonard is a favourite with Durant and James.

[Down Under]

There's no way Durant should be in the conversation playing alongside another Top 4 player, especially one who impacts the game off the ball as much as Curry does.

[eric365]

There is no way GAY isn't going to be one of the top 100 impactful players in the NBA next season considering the execpted change in offensive structure.

Considering the amount of top 100 players the Spurs and Cavs have in this list, it would be insanley comical if Leonard or James loses to Durant in the MVP race.

Very strong inclination by Media right now that Leonard is a favourite with Durant and James.


A superstar would rather have a supporting cast with 2 other top 10 players and scrubs (heatles like) than a bunch of top 70 guys that shrink in the playoff

[YGWHI]

LMA #31

"Even his staunchest defenders must admit that Aldridge (17.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.2 BPG) didn’t hold up his end of the bargain with the Spurs last season. When Aldridge signed with San Antonio in 2015, he got it all: Max money, a chance to compete for titles, the opportunity to learn from Tim Duncan and play alongside Kawhi Leonard, and a lighter minutes and usage load. In exchange, Aldridge would be expected to be a star-level difference-maker on both ends and a go-to scoring option in the playoffs. Unfortunately, that’s not how 2016-17 played out for the 32-year-old power forward, whose PER hit its lowest level since 2010, whose rebounding rate hit its lowest level since 2009, and whose bread-and-butter mid-range shooting fell off by 5 percentage points from the previous season. Then, under the bright lights of his first career trip to the West finals, Aldridge struggled badly to reassert himself as a lead scoring option once Leonard was lost to injury.
One could argue that Aldridge caught a little too much flak during the playoffs. After all, he’s an easy target given his contract number, aloof personality, and passive tendencies, he was facing a nightmare individual match-up with Draymond Green, and the Spurs were badly outmatched as a team against the Warriors. It’s also worth mentioning that Aldridge generally doesn’t receive enough credit for playing a major role on the NBA’s best defense. He allowed opponents to shoot just 49.3% shooting from within six feet last season, a rim-protection rate that compares favorably to the likes of Green and Rudy Gobert. Still, the Spurs need more – and have every reason to expect more – from their five-time All-Star and No. 2 option next season."


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"No debate in our ranking process was more agonizing than Kawhi Leonard vs. Stephen Curry. In one corner, you have the league’s most impactful offensive player. In the other, you have its most balanced—an all-time defender who just so happens to produce like a superstar. The points of separation are largely matters of taste. We gave Curry the edge (see below for our explanation), but there are many cases in which Leonard, who plays such a universal game, would present a greater value."

Kawhi will make them eat their words this new season. :claw

[SAGirl]

Kawhi will make them eat their words this new season. :claw
looking forward to that. ^

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In the comments about Durant: In the aftermath of Golden State’s title, coach Steve Kerr told ESPN’s Zach Lowe that Durant was a superior player to Curry, pointing to his length, size and positional versatility. SI’s Top 100 of 2017 (https://www.si.com/nba/2016/09/12/nba-top-100-player-rankings)reached the same conclusion for similar reasons and sees no reason to change course for 2018.

So that logic (which I agree with) applied to Durant, but not Leonard? That makes no sense. Either you value Curry's combination of off the dribble 3-point shooting and gravitational pull above all else and he's ahead of both or you value their greater all around contribution and he's behind both.

[apalisoc_9]

In the comments about Durant: In the aftermath of Golden State’s title, coach Steve Kerr told ESPN’s Zach Lowe that Durant was a superior player to Curry, pointing to his length, size and positional versatility. SI’s Top 100 of 2017 (https://www.si.com/nba/2016/09/12/nba-top-100-player-rankings)reached the same conclusion for similar reasons and sees no reason to change course for 2018.

So that logic (which I agree with) applied to Durant, but not Leonard? That makes no sense. Either you value Curry's combination of off the dribble 3-point shooting and gravitational pull above all else and he's ahead of both or you value their greater all around contribution and he's behind both.

They failed to mention that kerr said the same thing about Kawhi :rollin