NBA Weekly Player Rankings: NBA Value Meter-Week 7

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Updated on March 30, 2011 8:55PM EST

THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 7

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

Point Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Tony Parker	SAS	4
2	Jose Calderon	TOR	4
3	Chris Paul	NO	3
4	Mike Bibby	ATL	4
5	Russell Westbrook	OKC	4	Averaging 17.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals over last five games.
6	Rafer Alston	HOU	4	Offense has picked up with McGrady out. Averaging 15.8 points, 5.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 threes over last five games.
7	Raymond Felton	CHA	4
8	Randy Foye	MIN	4
9	Maurice Williams	CLE	4
10	Jameer Nelson	ORL	4
11	Devin Harris	NJ	3
12	Baron Davis	LAC	3
13	Deron Williams	UTA	3
14	Steve Nash	PHO	3
15	Allen Iverson	DET	3
16	Derrick Rose	CHI	3
17	Andre Miller	PHI	3	Points up (20.8) but assists down a bit (5.4) over last five games.
18	T.J. Ford	IND	3
19	Chris Duhon	NYK	3
20	Jason Kidd	DAL	3	Only averaging 5.2 points on 29% shooting from the field over last five games.
21	D.J. Augustin	CHA	4
22	Rajon Rondo	BOS	2	Averaging 11.6 points, 11.4 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 2.2 steals over last five games.
23	Steve Blake	POR	3
24	Beno Udrih	SAC	3
25	Chauncey Billups	DEN	2
26	Jose Juan Barea	DAL	3	Averaging 18.3 points and 4.6 assists over last three games but could move to bench when Howard (ankle) returns.
27	Luke Ridnour	MIL	3
28	Rodney Stuckey	DET	3
29	Mario Chalmers	MIA	3
30	Kyle Lowry	MEM	4	Starting at point guard over Conley, Jr. but still in a timeshare.
31	Mike Conley, Jr.	MEM	4	Coming off the bench in favor of Lowry but minutes should stay about the same.
32	Derek Fisher	LAL	4
33	Ramon Sessions	MIL	3	Only averaging 2.5 points and 5.5 assists in 19.0 minutes over last two games.
34	Earl Watson	OKC	4
35	Nate Robinson *	NYK	3	Day-to-day (groin)

Shooting Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Kobe Bryant	LAL	4
2	Joe Johnson	ATL	4
3	Rudy Gay	MEM	4
4	O.J. Mayo	MEM	4
5	Jamal Crawford	GSW	4
6	Manu Ginobili	SAS	4
7	Dwyane Wade	MIA	3
8	Brandon Roy	POR	3
9	Vince Carter	NJ	3
10	Jason Terry	DAL	3	Numbers could decrease a bit when Howard (ankle) returns. Averaging 23.4 points and 2.6 threes over last five games.
11	Michael Redd	MIL	3
12	Ben Gordon	CHI	3
13	Delonte West	CLE	4
14	Peja Stojakovic	NO	3
15	Marquis Daniels	IND	3
16	Richard Hamilton	DET	3
17	Anthony Parker	TOR	4
18	Roger Mason	SAS	4
19	Kevin Martin *	SAC	3	Day-to-day (ankle). Averaging 15.0 points on 30% shooting from the field and 67% from the line in two games since returning from injury.
20	Rashad McCants	MIN	4
21	Damien Wilkins	OKC	4
22	Michael Finley	SAS	4
23	Daniel Gibson	CLE	4
24	Maurice Evans	ATL	4
25	Keith Bogans	ORL	4
26	Eric Gordon	LAC	3
27	Rudy Fernandez	POR	3
28	Ray Allen	BOS	2
29	Luther Head	HOU	4
30	CJ Miles	UTA	3
31	Leandro Barbosa	PHO	3
32	Larry Hughes	CHI	3
33	Louis Williams	PHI	3
34	Grant Hill	PHO	3
35	DeShawn Stevenson	WAS	3

Small Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	LeBron James	CLE	4
2	Josh Smith	ATL	4
3	Rashard Lewis	ORL	4
4	Jason Richardson	CHA	4
5	Kevin Durant	OKC	4
6	Ron Artest	HOU	4
7	Corey Maggette	GSW	4
8	Hedo Turkoglu	ORL	4
9	Stephen Jackson *	GSW	4	Day-to-day (hand)
10	Danny Granger	IND	3
11	Caron Butler	WAS	3
12	Andre Iguodala	PHI	3
13	Marvin Williams	ATL	4
14	Mike Miller *	MIN	4	Day-to-day (ankle)
15	John Salmons	SAC	3
16	Luol Deng	CHI	3	Averaging 23.5 points on 53% shooting from the field over last two games.
17	Richard Jefferson	MIL	3
18	Ryan Gomes	MIN	4
19	Al Thornton	LAC	3
20	Paul Pierce	BOS	2
21	Carmelo Anthony	DEN	2
22	Andrei Kirilenko	UTA	3
23	Trevor Ariza	LAL	4	Averaging 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals over last five games.
24	Josh Howard *	DAL	3	Day-to-day (ankle)
25	Gerald Wallace *	CHA	4	Could miss a game or two this week (death in family).
26	Shane Battier	HOU	4
27	Ronnie Brewer	UTA	3
28	Wilson Chandler	NYK	3
29	Tayshaun Prince	DET	3
30	Francisco Garcia	SAC	3
31	Matt Barnes	PHO	3
32	Tim Thomas	NYK	3
33	Kelenna Azubuike	GSW	4
34	Quentin Richardson	NYK	3
35	Andres Nocioni	CHI	3

Power Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Chris Bosh	TOR	4
2	Tim Duncan	SAS	4
3	Emeka Okafor	CHA	4
4	Jeff Green	OKC	4	Averaging 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.0 threes and 1.4 steals on 58% shooting from the field over last five games.
5	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	3
6	Shawn Marion	MIA	3
7	Antawn Jamison	WAS	3
8	David West	NO	3
9	Zach Randolph	LAC	3
10	Paul Millsap	UTA	3	Millsap owners hope Boozer takes his time coming back. Averaging 18.0 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks over last five games.
11	Andrea Bargnani	TOR	4	Extremely inconsistent offense, but averaging 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocks over last five games.
12	Jermaine O'Neal	TOR	4
13	Al Harrington	NYK	3
14	Udonis Haslem	MIA	3	Move to power forward has helped production. Averaging 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks on 52% shooting from the field over last five games.
15	Rasheed Wallace	DET	3
16	David Lee	NYK	3
17	Al Horford *	ATL	4	Day-to-day (ankle)
18	Kevin Garnett	BOS	2
19	Elton Brand *	PHI	3	Day-to-day (hamstring)
20	Luis Scola	HOU	4
21	Drew Gooden	CHI	3
22	Carlos Boozer *	UTA	3	Could return this week (quadriceps)
23	Chris Wilcox	OKC	4
24	Lamar Odom	LAL	4
25	Travis Outlaw	POR	3
26	Charlie Villanueva	MIL	3
27	Thaddeus Young	PHI	3
28	Michael Beasley	MIA	3
29	Darko Milicic	MEM	4	Back in starting lineup, but only averaging 5.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over last two games.
30	Yi Jianlian	NJ	3
31	Brandan Wright	GSW	4
32	Nene	DEN	2
33	Hakim Warrick	MEM	4
34	Andray Blatche	WAS	3
35	Kenyon Martin *	DEN	2	Day-to-day (wrist)

Centers
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Dwight Howard	ORL	4
2	Al Jefferson	MIN	4
3	Yao Ming	HOU	4
4	Pau Gasol	LAL	4	Averaging 19.4 points, 9.6 rebounds on 61% shooting from the field over last five games.
5	Andrew Bynum	LAL	4
6	Andris Biedrins	GSW	4
7	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	CLE	4
8	Amare Stoudemire	PHO	3
9	Marcus Camby	LAC	3	Blocked 18 shots last week. Averaging 11.2 points, 10.0 boards, 1.4 steals and 4.4 blocks over last five games.
10	Mehmet Okur	UTA	3
11	Troy Murphy	IND	3
12	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	3
13	Andrew Bogut	MIL	3
14	Shaquille O'Neal	PHO	3
15	Brad Miller	SAC	3
16	Spencer Hawes	SAC	3	Back in starting lineup. Averaging 12.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over last five games.
17	Greg Oden	POR	3
18	Tyson Chandler	NO	3
19	Anderson Varejao	CLE	4
20	Kevin Love	MIN	4
21	Ben Wallace	CLE	4
22	Marc Gasol	MEM	4	Lost starting job to Milicic so minutes and production could decrease a bit.
23	Brook Lopez	NJ	3
24	Joel Przybilla	POR	3
25	Rasho Nesterovic	IND	3
26	Erick Dampier	DAL	3
27	Joakim Noah	CHI	3
28	Matt Bonner	SAS	4	Starting at center for Spurs. Averaging 10.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 threes over last five games.
29	Kendrick Perkins	BOS	2	Double-doubles in four of last five game. Averaging 11.8 points, 10.8 boards and 1.4 blocks during this stretch.
30	Samuel Dalembert	PHI	3	Only averaging 3.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks over last five games.
31	Nick Collison	OKC	4
32	Joel Anthony	MIA	3
33	JaVale McGee	WAS	3
34	Jeff Foster	IND	3
35	Chris Kaman *	LAC	3	Could return later this week (foot).

Article first appeared on 12/7/08