What is Tex Winter Thinking?

[pacersrule03]

Here are Tex Winters rankings...
Point Guards
1. Jason Kidd
2. Gary Payton
3. Stephon Marbury
4. Steve Nash
5. Jason Williams
6. Tony Parker
7. Mike Bibby
8. Sam Cassell
9. Andre Miller
10. Eric Snow
Comer: Jamaal Tinsley
Off Guards
1. Kobe Bryant
2. Tracy McGrady
3. Ray Allen
4. Paul Pierce
5. Vince Carter
6. Michael Finley
7. Richard Hamilton
8. Jerry Stackhouse
9. Allan Houston
10. (tie) Latrell Sprewell
10. (tie) Jason Richardson
Comers: Desmond Mason, Gordon Giricek, Emanuel Ginobli
Combo Guards
1. Allen Iverson
2. Baron Davis
3. Nick Van Exel
4. Bobby Jackson
5. Chauncey Billups
6. Gilbert Arenas
Comers: DaJuan Wagner, J.R. Bremer
Small Forwards
1. Peja Stojakovic
2. Shawn Marion
3. Richard Jefferson
4. Jamal Mashburn
5. Antawn Jamison
6. Glenn Robinson
7. Ron Artest
8. Bonzi Wells
9. Toni Kukoc
10. (tie) Rashard Lewis
10. (tie) Matt Harpring
10. (tie) Andrei Kirilenko
Comers: Mike Miller, Caron Butler
Power Forwards
1. Tim Duncan
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Dirk Nowitzki
4. Elton Brand
5. Karl Malone
6. Chris Webber
7. Kenyon Martin
8. Amare Stoudemire
9. Rasheed Wallace
10. (tie) Antoine Walker
10. (tie) Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Comers: Troy Murphy, Pau Gasol, Drew Gooden, Tyson Chandler, Nene, Carlos Boozer
Centers
1. Shaquille O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Jermaine O'Neal
4. Vlade Divac
5. Ben Wallace
6. Brad Miller
7. Kurt Thomas
8. Eddy Curry
9. Theo Ratliff
10. (tie) Zydrunas Ilgauskas
10. (tie) Radoslav Nesterovic
10. (tie) Brian Grant
Comers: Jamaal Magliore, Mehmet Okur

first off, what is he thinking? Tony Parker at 6, that is funny. My biggest problem with this list is guys like jefferson and glenn robinson over artest...I don't think so Tex. And Kukoc making the list at #9, maybe in 1996 but not now. The only thing I can agree with him on is at the center position, but that's pretty easy to rank. I like how he has Tinsley as a comer, i hate how everyone keeps trashing tins.

[Pooh]

At times, Winter thinks like legendary cartoonist Tex Avery.

But Parker ranked at sixth? No. I agree with you and that he should be lower on that list. He's over rated and inconsistant. Tins is at times insconsistant, but I think that Anderson will help him correct things along with Carlisle.

Jefferson is up-incoming so I will give ol Tex some slack there but putting Robinson over Artest is a travesty.

The only reason he put Kukoc that far up is because of the old Bulls connection.

[Solid D]

I wouldn't rank Parker at 6 either, maybe 8 or 9 at best. Winter witnessed Parker slice through Fisher and Pargo like butter in the Laker playoff loss to the Spurs and reg. season last year, so perhaps that had something to do with it.

Payton's not quite that good any more (2) but he may re-emerge as a primetime PG this season with his surrounding cast.

[pacersrule03]

I didn't see Payton ranked at #2 the 1st time I looked at it, and i agree with you. I'd take marbury or nash over GP anyday.