NBA Weekly Player Rankings: NBA Value Meter-Week 3

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Updated on March 30, 2011 9:11PM EST

THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 3

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

Point Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Allen Iverson	DET	4
2	Chauncey Billups	DEN	4
3	Jason Kidd	DAL	4
4	Steve Nash	PHO	4	Points (13.7), assists (8.5) and shot attempts (9.3) all down from last year.
5	Chris Paul	NO	3
6	Andre Miller	PHI	4
7	T.J. Ford	IND	4
8	Rajon Rondo	BOS	4
9	Mike Bibby	ATL	4	Could look to score more with Smith (ankle) out.
10	Jose Calderon	TOR	3
11	Derrick Rose	CHI	3
12	Devin Harris *	NJ	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
13	Nate Robinson	NYK	4
14	Chris Duhon	NYK	4
15	Maurice Williams	CLE	3
16	Jameer Nelson	ORL	4
17	Luke Ridnour	MIL	4
18	Ramon Sessions	MIL	4	Still putting up solid numbers in backup role. Averaging 16.5 points and 4.0 assists as a reserve.
19	Beno Udrih	SAC	4
20	Mario Chalmers	MIA	4
21	Steve Blake	POR	4
22	Raymond Felton	CHA	3
23	Earl Watson	OKC	4
24	Rafer Alston	HOU	3
25	Randy Foye	MIN	3	Came off the bench in last two games in favor of Telfair
26	C.J. Watson	GSW	3	Averaging 42 minutes played over his last two games. Looks to be starting point guard over DeMarcus Nelson.
27	Rodney Stuckey	DET	4
28	Baron Davis	LAC	2
29	Anthony Carter	DEN	4	Will move to backup role behind Billups.
30	Brevin Knight	UTA	4	Averaging 8.5 assists and 3.0 steals over last two games. Should continue to see 25+ minutes with Williams (ankle) out.
31	Chris Quinn	MIA	4	Averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 3's per game over last two.
32	Russell Westbrook	OKC	4
33	Mike Conley, Jr.	MEM	3
34	Sebastian Telfair	MIN	3	Started last two games over Foye.
35	D.J. Augustin	CHA	3

Shooting Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games
1	Dwyane Wade	MIA	4	Averaging 26.7 points, 8.0 assists, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 1.7 blocks.
2	Joe Johnson	ATL	4
3	Brandon Roy	POR	4
4	Vince Carter	NJ	4
5	Kevin Martin	SAC	4
6	Kobe Bryant	LAL	3
7	Jason Terry	DAL	4	Averaging 24.5 points and 6.5 assists as starter this year.
8	Ray Allen	BOS	4
9	Jamal Crawford	NYK	4
10	Richard Hamilton	DET	4
11	Rudy Gay	MEM	3
12	Ben Gordon	CHI	3	Injury to Hinrich (thumb) should keep him in starting lineup. Averaging 27.6 points over last three games.
13	Tracy McGrady	HOU	3
14	Roger Mason	SAS	4	Averaging 16.2 points and 3.4 assists on 56% shooting from 3-point range this year. Should see plenty of shot attempts with Parker (ankle) out.
15	Marquis Daniels	IND	4	Continues to be a strong play with Dunleavy (knee) out. Averaging 15.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals this season.
16	J.R. Smith	DEN	4
17	O.J. Mayo	MEM	3
18	Peja Stojakovic	NO	3
19	Michael Redd *	MIL	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
20	Raja Bell	PHO	4
21	Kelenna Azubuike	GSW	3	Averaging 21.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in last two games. Should continue to see plenty of minutes with Maggette (hamstring) out.
22	Rudy Fernandez	POR	4
23	Grant Hill	PHO	4
24	Louis Williams	PHI	4
25	Leandro Barbosa	PHO	4
26	Tony Allen	BOS	4
27	Jarrett Jack	IND	4
28	Anthony Parker	TOR	3
29	Maurice Evans	ATL	4	Should see more minutes with Smith (ankle) out.
30	Michael Finley	SAS	4	Will have to step up his game with Parker (ankle) out.
31	Charlie Bell	MIL	4	Decent short term play while Redd (ankle) is out.
32	Delonte West	CLE	3
33	Morris Peterson	NO	3
34	Rashad McCants	MIN	3
35	Daniel Gibson	CLE	3

Small Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games
1	Danny Granger	IND	4	Averaging 26.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 3's per game, 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks.
2	Carmelo Anthony	DEN	4
3	LeBron James	CLE	3	Scored 40+ points in two of last three games.
4	Paul Pierce	BOS	4
5	Rashard Lewis	ORL	4
6	Kevin Durant	OKC	4
7	Hedo Turkoglu	ORL	4
8	John Salmons	SAC	4
9	Richard Jefferson	MIL	4
10	Andre Iguodala	PHI	4	Only averaging 11.0 points and 5.3 rebounds on 38% shooting from the field.
11	Josh Howard *	DAL	4	Day-to-day (wrist)
12	Andrei Kirilenko	UTA	4
13	Stephen Jackson	GSW	3	Averaging career highs in points (23.5), assists (5.7), minutes (44.2) and 3-pointers made (2.5).
14	Ron Artest	HOU	3
15	Jason Richardson	CHA	3
16	Gerald Wallace	CHA	3
17	Tayshaun Prince	DET	4
18	Luol Deng	CHI	3
19	Mike Miller	MIN	3
20	Marvin Williams	ATL	4
21	Mickael Pietrus	ORL	4
22	Wilson Chandler	NYK	4
23	Quentin Richardson	NYK	4
24	Caron Butler	WAS	2
25	Corey Maggette *	GSW	3	Day-to-day (hamstring).
26	Bobby Simmons	NJ	4
27	Ronnie Brewer	UTA	4
28	Andres Nocioni	CHI	3
29	Jamario Moon	TOR	3
30	Matt Barnes *	PHO	4	Day-to-day (personal).
31	Corey Brewer	MIN	3
32	James Posey	NO	3
33	Ryan Gomes	MIN	3
34	Jason Kapono	TOR	3
35	Al Thornton	LAC	2

Power Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games
1	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	4
2	Carlos Boozer	UTA	4
3	Kevin Garnett	BOS	4
4	Tim Duncan	SAS	4	Loss of Parker (ankle) could lead to a lot of double teams this week.
5	Elton Brand	PHI	4	Double-doubles are expected, but where are the blocks? (0.7 blocks per game).
6	Zach Randolph	NYK	4
7	Rasheed Wallace	DET	4
8	Nene	DEN	4	Averaging 15.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks.
9	Chris Bosh	TOR	3
10	Michael Beasley	MIA	4
11	Shawn Marion *	MIA	4	Off to slow start. Only averaging 10.4 points and 8.6 boards. Day-to-day (groin).
12	David West	NO	3
13	Al Horford	ATL	4
14	Emeka Okafor	CHA	3
15	David Lee	NYK	4
16	Udonis Haslem	MIA	4
17	Thaddeus Young	PHI	4
18	Charlie Villanueva	MIL	4
19	Kenyon Martin *	DEN	4	Day-to-day (wrist).
20	Jermaine O'Neal	TOR	3
21	Lamar Odom	LAL	3
22	Yi Jianlian	NJ	4
23	Jeff Green	OKC	4
24	Travis Outlaw	POR	4
25	Brandon Bass	DAL	4
26	Chris Wilcox	OKC	4
27	Paul Millsap	UTA	4
28	Antawn Jamison	WAS	2
29	Tyrus Thomas	CHI	3
30	Luis Scola	HOU	3
31	Darrell Arthur	MEM	3
32	Hakim Warrick	MEM	3
33	Drew Gooden *	CHI	3	Day-to-day (ankle).
34	Boris Diaw	PHO	4
35	Brandan Wright	GSW	3	Should continue to start with Harrington (back spasms) out.

Centers
Rank	Player	Team	Games
1	Amare Stoudemire	PHO	4	Averaging 25.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and career highs in field goal percentage (64%), free throw percentage (87%) and assists (2.6).
2	Dwight Howard	ORL	4
3	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	4
4	Yao Ming	HOU	3
5	Al Jefferson	MIN	3
6	Andris Biedrins	GSW	3	Double-double in every game this year. Averaging 17.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.
7	Kendrick Perkins	BOS	4	Averaging 10.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks over last three games.
8	Samuel Dalembert	PHI	4
9	Andrew Bogut	MIL	4
10	Mehmet Okur	UTA	4
11	Troy Murphy	IND	4
12	Shaquille O'Neal	PHO	4
13	Pau Gasol	LAL	3
14	Andrew Bynum	LAL	3
15	Tyson Chandler	NO	3
16	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	CLE	3
17	Brad Miller	SAC	4
18	Spencer Hawes	SAC	4	Moves to bench with Miller's return.
19	Joel Przybilla	POR	4
20	Josh Boone	NJ	4
21	Anderson Varejao	CLE	3
22	Jason Thompson	SAC	4
23	Chris Kaman	LAC	2
24	Marcus Camby *	LAC	2	On minutes restriction due to heel injury, but still averaging 9.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in only 23 minutes per game.
25	Nick Collison	OKC	4
26	Zaza Pachulia	ATL	4	Will move to starting lineup with Smith (ankle) out.
27	Brook Lopez	NJ	4
28	Johan Petro	OKC	4
29	Marc Gasol	MEM	3
30	Kevin Love	MIN	3
31	DeSagana Diop	DAL	4
32	Joakim Noah	CHI	3
33	Ben Wallace	CLE	3
34	Chris Anderson	DEN	4
35	Erick Dampier	DAL	4

Article first appeared on 11/9/08