NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Value Meter-Week 18

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Updated on March 14, 2011 12:24PM EST

THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 18

This is our weekly cheat sheet based on our player's projected output and number of games. It assumes an eight-category roto style league with the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, free-throw percentage and field-goal percentage.

These are my rankings. They do not necessarily correspond with the RotoWire cheat sheet or our projections for the season. I use both as a rough guide, but I primarily factor in number of games played for the week, current player trends and pertinent information about the team (injuries, time share situations, etc). The Value Meter takes into account games played Monday through Saturday. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens on Sunday, but in most cases, any injuries, lineup changes, etc. that happen on Sunday won't be accounted for on the Value Meter until the following week.

Five Games:	NONE
Four Games:	ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MIN, NO, NYK, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SAS, UTA
Three Games:	GSW, MEM, MIA, MIL, NJ, OKC, TOR, WAS
Two Games:	NONE
One Game:	NONE
	= new to Value Meter

Point Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Chris Paul	NO	4
2	Deron Williams	UTA	4
3	Nate Robinson	NYK	4	Scored 30 or more points in three of last four games. Averaging 28.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.2 threes over last five.
4	Steve Nash	PHO	4
5	Allen Iverson	DET	4
6	Randy Foye	MIN	4	Stepped up his game with Jefferson out. Averaging 23.3 points and 2.0 threes over last five games.
7	Chauncey Billups	DEN	4
8	Mike Bibby	ATL	4
9	Rajon Rondo	BOS	4
10	Jason Kidd	DAL	4
11	Tony Parker	SAS	4
12	Andre Miller	PHI	4
13	Raymond Felton	CHA	4
14	Maurice Williams	CLE	4
15	Baron Davis *	LAC	4	Day-to-day (toe)
16	T.J. Ford	IND	4
17	Derrick Rose	CHI	4
18	Chris Duhon	NYK	4
19	Devin Harris	NJ	3
20	Jose Calderon	TOR	3
21	Russell Westbrook	OKC	3	Averaging 20.0 points, 6.6 assists and 7.4 rebounds over last five games.
22	Mike Conley, Jr.	MEM	3	Averaging 15.0 points, 6.4 assists and 5.8 rebounds over last five games.
23	Aaron Brooks	HOU	4	Lowry could threaten playing time down the road, but solid start this week.
24	Jarrett Jack	IND	4
25	Beno Udrih	SAC	4
26	Jamal Crawford	GSW	3
27	Rafer Alston	ORL	4
28	Steve Blake	POR	4
29	Sebastian Telfair	MIN	4
30	Rodney Stuckey	DET	4	Continues to struggle as Iverson takes over the offense. Only averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 assists in 32 minutes over last five games.
31	Luke Ridnour	MIL	3
32	Ramon Sessions	MIL	3	Return of Ridnour (thumb) and subsequent move to shooting guard hurt value.
33	D.J. Augustin	CHA	4
34	Derek Fisher	LAL	4
35	Kirk Hinrich	CHI	4

Shooting Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Kobe Bryant	LAL	4
2	Kevin Martin	SAC	4
3	Joe Johnson	ATL	4
4	Brandon Roy	POR	4
5	Leandro Barbosa	PHO	4	Big bump in value with move to starting lineup.
6	Jason Richardson	PHO	4
7	Ben Gordon	CHI	4
8	Dwyane Wade	MIA	3
9	Ray Allen	BOS	4	Will have to more with Garnett (knee) out.
10	Peja Stojakovic	NO	4
11	Richard Hamilton	DET	4
12	Marquis Daniels	IND	4	Will have to do more with Granger and Dunleavy out. Averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds as starter.
13	Vince Carter	NJ	3
14	O.J. Mayo	MEM	3
15	Eric Gordon	LAC	4
16	Roger Mason	SAS	4	Should continue to good source for 3's and points with Ginobili (ankle) out.
17	Raja Bell	CHA	4
18	Rasual Butler	NO	4
19	J.R. Smith	DEN	4
20	Louis Williams	PHI	4
21	Rudy Fernandez	POR	4
22	Monta Ellis	GSW	3
23	Charlie Bell	MIL	3
24	Anthony Parker	TOR	3
25	CJ Miles	UTA	4
26	Mickael Pietrus	ORL	4
27	Michael Finley	SAS	4
28	Linas Kleiza	DEN	4
29	Ricky Davis	LAC	4
30	Antoine Wright	DAL	4
31	Courtney Lee	ORL	4
32	Delonte West *	CLE	4	Should return to action this week (wrist).
33	Larry Hughes	NYK	4	Could slide into starting shooting guard position once acclimated to Knicks offense.
34	Daniel Gibson	CLE	4
35	Jason Kapono	TOR	3

Small Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	LeBron James	CLE	4
2	Paul Pierce	BOS	4	Will have to do more with Garnett (knee) out.
3	Gerald Wallace	CHA	4
4	Josh Smith	ATL	4
5	Ron Artest	HOU	4
6	Hedo Turkoglu	ORL	4
7	Andre Iguodala	PHI	4
8	Rashard Lewis	ORL	4
9	Luol Deng	CHI	4
10	Carmelo Anthony *	DEN	4	Day-to-day (knee)
10	Josh Howard	DAL	4
11	Kevin Durant	OKC	3
12	Richard Jefferson	MIL	3	Averaging 27.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.6 threes over last five games.
13	Stephen Jackson	GSW	3
14	Caron Butler	WAS	3
15	Ryan Gomes	MIN	4
16	Mike Miller	MIN	4	Starting to turn things around after disappointing season. Averaging 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.8 assists over last five games.
17	Francisco Garcia	SAC	4	Impressive all-around game includes averaging 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals over last five games.
18	Ronnie Brewer	UTA	4
19	Wilson Chandler	NYK	4
20	Andrei Kirilenko	UTA	4
21	Rudy Gay	MEM	3
22	Corey Maggette	GSW	3
23	Marvin Williams	ATL	4
24	Al Thornton *	LAC	4	Day-to-day (foot)
25	John Salmons	CHI	4	Sixth man role with Chicago could hurt production.
26	Tayshaun Prince	DET	4
27	Matt Barnes	PHO	4
28	Grant Hill	PHO	4
29	James Posey	NO	4
30	Shane Battier	HOU	4
31	Andres Nocioni	SAC	4	30 minutes played and scored 10 points off the bench in first game with the Kings. Should see solid minutes at SF and PF going forward.
32	Trevor Ariza	LAL	4
33	Luke Walton	LAL	4
34	Steve Novak	LAC	4
35	Dominic McGuire	WAS	3

Power Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Tim Duncan	SAS	4
2	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	4
3	Lamar Odom	LAL	4
4	David West	NO	4
5	Emeka Okafor	CHA	4
6	Zach Randolph	LAC	4
7	Tyrus Thomas	CHI	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.8 blocks over last five games.
8	David Lee	NYK	4
9	Boris Diaw	CHA	4
10	Al Harrington	NYK	4
11	Chris Bosh	TOR	3
12	Antawn Jamison	WAS	3
13	Rasheed Wallace	DET	4
14	Paul Millsap	UTA	4	Imminent return of Boozer could mean decreased minutes and production.
15	Luis Scola	HOU	4	Recorded three straight double-doubles. Averaging 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds over last five games.
16	Antonio McDyess	DET	4	Posted three straight double-doubles. Averaging 15.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during this stretch.
17	Kevin Love	MIN	4
18	Charlie Villanueva	MIL	3
19	Andrea Bargnani	TOR	3
20	Shawn Marion	TOR	3
21	Jeff Green	OKC	3
22	Carlos Boozer *	UTA	4	Hopes to return this week (knee).
23	Jason Thompson	SAC	4
24	Thaddeus Young	PHI	4
25	Travis Outlaw	POR	4
26	Vladimir Radmonovic	CHA	4
27	Kenyon Martin *	DEN	4	Day-to-day (back)
28	Udonis Haslem	MIA	3
29	Glen Davis	BOS	4	Should see bump in minutes with Garnett out.
30	Chris Wilcox	NYK	4
31	Brandon Bass	DAL	4
32	Michael Beasley	MIA	3
33	Hakim Warrick	MEM	3
34	Luc Mbah a Moute	MIL	3
35	Anthony Randolph	GSW	3

Centers
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Pau Gasol	LAL	4
2	Yao Ming	HOU	4
3	Dwight Howard	ORL	4	Averaging 23.2 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 1.6 steals over last five games.
4	Troy Murphy	IND	4
5	Mehmet Okur	UTA	4
6	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	4
7	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	CLE	4
8	Shaquille O'Neal	PHO	4
9	Al Horford	ATL	4
10	Nene	DEN	4
11	Spencer Hawes	SAC	4
12	Kendrick Perkins	BOS	4
13	Samuel Dalembert	PHI	4
14	Joel Przybilla	POR	4	Should continue to be solid source of boards and blocks with Oden (knee) out. Averaging 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as a starter.
15	Marcus Camby *	LAC	4	Day-to-day (ear)
16	Brook Lopez	NJ	3
17	Jermaine O'Neal	MIA	3
18	Matt Bonner	SAS	4
19	Erick Dampier	DAL	4
20	Joakim Noah	CHI	4
21	Brad Miller	CHI	4
22	Tyson Chandler *	NO	4	Day-to-day (ankle)
23	Anderson Varejao	CLE	4
24	Ben Wallace	CLE	4
25	Marc Gasol	MEM	3
26	Andris Biedrins *	GSW	3	Day-to-day (ankle)
27	Ronny Turiaf	GSW	3
28	Nenad Krstic	OKC	3	Starting at center but still in timeshare with Collison.
29	Nick Collison	OKC	3
30	Marreese Speights	PHI	4
31	Chris Anderson	DEN	4
32	Andray Blatche	WAS	3
33	Francisco Elson	MIL	3
34	JaVale McGee	WAS	3
35	Greg Oden *	POR	4	Day-to-day (knee)

Article first appeared on 2/22/09