Most surprising players of 2010

[turiaf for president]

id say collison and landry.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I read that as Andrew Bynum at first, and got very confused by the end of your post.

Yeah, Bogut is one of the most pleasant surprises of the season. I remember when people thought he was kind of a bust, and now he's dominating like crazy. He's only 25, so he's only getting better from here on out.

Bynum, not so much.

I love Bogut. He's a classical centre, and he loves the game. I'm surprised that other players haven't followed his lead with Squad 6, especially in small markets. I hope he's an All-Star next year, and I hope the Bucks can pair him and Jennings with another star talent so they can be the next Hawks.

[GeraldWallace]

What about me ?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Yeah, your rebounding has been pretty surprising, but you were already a player of note.

[mavsluva]

J Kidd being that he's like 67 years old.

Tyrek Evans.

[XFactor]

Joakim Noah, who ever thought he'd be leading the league in the rebounding prior to his injury.

[nkdlunch]

George Hill. Dejuan Blair.

[mogrovejo]

Bogut was already this good last season and even in the 2nd half of the previous one. People just didn't care. They are now paying attention simply because he's scoring a little more.

Noah is a great player but hardly a surprise.

Rookies shouldn't count. Wes Mathews, Jerebko and Thornton are the most surprising to me.

Robin Lopez is starting to show signs of a quality role-player, but that was to be expected in his 2nd season. He'll probably be a full-time quality role-player in his 4th season.

Ben Wallace didn't surprise me, I knew he still had basketball left in him. He played great for Cleveland pre-injury and his injury may have costed them the le, I was puzzled that teams weren't trying to sign him.

Zach Randolph? Why? What is Zach Randolph doing that different? His team is winning and the perceptions are changing but he's basically the same player playing the same way.

Kidd is having a good year, even better than the last one, but this one is not good enough and the last one wasn't bad enough (or bad at all) to call him a surprise.

Felton and Landry are guys having great seasons but I was high on them before the start of the season.

Dragic yeah, he's surprising me. Josh Smith and Marc Gasol surprised me as well. Corey Maggette. My top 5 would be, in no particular order:

M. Gasol
J. Smith
Maggette
Dragic
Dalembert

[AussieFanKurt]

Patrick Mills has been a surprise for me

[Blake]

I'd say posters saying Durant > Kobe is surprising, but it's not.

[Brazil]

I'd say in no particular order : Blatche / S. Curry / T. Evans / D. Collinson / Maggette / Noah

[Venti Quattro]

Luke Walton. er never gets tired of getting his nerves pinched by Jefferson

[DPG21920]

Young Guns:

Curry/Evans/Blair. I thought Evans would be good, but not this good. Curry I thought was going to be a very average player, like a rich man's Eddy House, but he is far beyond that so far. Blair I knew was going to be a rebounding beast, but he has a lot of other tools.

Current Players:

Maggette/Bargnani/Bogut/Westbrook. Maggette has really had his best year ever. He has been a flat out stud. Bargnani has put together a nice year and has even picked up his defense some. He still needs work, but not close to a bust. Same with Bogut. He was kind of considered a bust, but the guy is flat out playing right now. Turning into a fantastic player. Westbrook has gotten stronger and stronger as the year has progressed. Going to be a good one if he keeps fine tuning his game.

Superstars:

Lebron/Durant. Lebron just keeps getting better and that is scary. He is playing at a disgustingly high level. Durant has had an amazing year and his game is rounding out.

[spursfan1000]

Zach Randolph- first time all star

[duhoh]

being such a nublet

[Killakobe81]

I say Collison, Blatche Lopez and Dragic ...
ZBo could always play ALL he needed was to be the focal point of an offense again