NBA Weekly Player Rankings: NBA Value Meter-Week 2

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Updated on March 30, 2011 9:15PM EST

THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 2

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

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Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Steve Nash	PHO	4
2	Chauncey Billups	DET	4
3	Jason Kidd	DAL	4
4	Chris Paul	NO	3
5	Derrick Rose	CHI	4	Averaging 18.3 points, 4.3 rebound and 1.3 steals over first three games.
6	Jose Calderon	TOR	3
7	Allen Iverson	DEN	3
8	Maurice Williams	CLE	4
9	Tony Parker	SAS	3	Picking up scoring slack with Ginobili (ankle) out. Averaging 28.0 points over first two games.
10	Beno Udrih	SAC	4	Early season struggles could be blamed on inactivity in preseason due to hip flexor injury.
11	Kirk Hinrich	CHI	4
12	Raymond Felton	CHA	4	Struggling over first three with Augustin in the rear view mirror.
13	Rajon Rondo	BOS	4	FT% has been "Dwight-Howard" like over first three games. Shooting 50% (12-24 ) from the line this season.
14	Andre Miller	PHI	3
15	T.J. Ford	IND	3
16	Mike Bibby	ATL	3
17	Devin Harris	NJ	3
18	Randy Foye	MIN	3
19	Rafer Alston	HOU	4
20	Rodney Stuckey	DET	4
21	Chris Duhon	NYK	3
22	Anthony Carter	DEN	3
23	Earl Watson	OKC	3
24	Deron Williams*	UTA	3	Should make season debut on Wednesday (ankle).
25	Jameer Nelson	ORL	3
26	Mario Chalmers	MIA	3	Has lock on starting point guard job for now. Averaging 8.7 points, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 33.7 minutes per game over first three.
27	Steve Blake	POR	3
28	Nate Robinson	NYK	3
29	Baron Davis *	LAC	4	Could miss the entire week (hip and finger).
30	Mike Conley, Jr.	MEM	4	Only averaging 8.0 points and 3.0 assists over first three games.
31	Antonio Daniels	WAS	3
32	Luke Ridnour *	MIL	3	Day-to-day (back)
33	Kyle Lowry	MEM	4
34	D.J. Augustin	CHA	4
35	Ramon Sessions	MIL	3	After two DNP's, put up 12 points and 9 assists in last game. Decent short-term play if Ridnour (back) misses time this week.

Shooting Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games
1	Rudy Gay	MEM	4
2	Tracy McGrady	HOU	4
3	Kevin Martin	SAC	4	Back on track after slow start? (31 points in last game after scoring total of 26 points in first two).
4	O.J. Mayo	MEM	4
5	Richard Hamilton	DET	4
6	Dwyane Wade	MIA	3
7	Joe Johnson	ATL	3
8	Ray Allen	BOS	4
9	Vince Carter	NJ	3
10	Brandon Roy	POR	3
11	Michael Redd	MIL	3
12	Jamal Crawford	NYK	3
13	Kobe Bryant	LAL	2
14	Jason Terry	DAL	4
15	Cuttino Mobley	LAC	4
16	Kelenna Azubuike	GSW	4	First guard off the bench has value in Nelson's run-and-gun offense. Averaging 13.7 points over first three games.
17	Delonte West	CLE	4
18	Ben Gordon	CHI	4
19	Leandro Barbosa	PHO	4
20	Raja Bell	PHO	4
21	Daniel Gibson	CLE	4
22	Grant Hill	PHO	4
23	Anthony Parker	TOR	3
24	Rudy Fernandez	POR	3
25	J.R. Smith	DEN	3
26	Tony Allen	BOS	4
27	Ricky Davis	LAC	4
28	Peja Stojakovic *	NO	3	Day-to-day (ankle)
29	Marquis Daniels	IND	3	Decent short-term play with Dunleavy (knee) out.
30	Jarrett Jack	IND	3
31	Morris Peterson	NO	3
32	Louis Williams	PHI	3
33	Rashad McCants	MIN	3
34	DeShawn Stevenson	WAS	3
35	Rasual Butler	NO	3	Good short-term play if Stojakovic (ankle) misses time.

Small Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games
1	LeBron James	CLE	4
2	Paul Pierce	BOS	4
3	Ron Artest	HOU	4
4	Stephen Jackson	GSW	4	Playing a lot at point guard with Ellis (ankle) out and averaging 6.0 assists over first three games.
5	Corey Maggette	GSW	4
6	Jason Richardson	CHA	4
7	Gerald Wallace	CHA	4
8	Josh Howard	DAL	4
9	Josh Smith	ATL	3	Averaging 15.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.5 blocks over first two games.
10	John Salmons	SAC	4
11	Luol Deng	CHI	4
12	Danny Granger	IND	3
13	Caron Butler	WAS	3
14	Carmelo Anthony	DEN	3
15	Rashard Lewis	ORL	3
16	Hedo Turkoglu	ORL	3
17	Kevin Durant	OKC	3
18	Andre Iguodala	PHI	3	Off to slow start offensively. Averaging 12.7 points on 38% shooting from the field over first three games.
19	Al Thornton	LAC	4
20	Mike Miller	MIN	3
21	Tayshaun Prince	DET	4
22	Tim Thomas	LAC	4
23	Matt Barnes	PHO	4
24	Richard Jefferson	MIL	3
25	Andrei Kirilenko	UTA	3	Coming off the bench but showing flashes of AK47 of old. Averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over first two games.
26	Thabo Sefolosha	CHI	4
27	Andres Nocioni	CHI	4
28	Ryan Gomes	MIN	3
29	Mickael Pietrus	ORL	3
30	Marvin Williams	ATL	3
31	Jamario Moon	TOR	3
32	James Posey	NO	3
33	Corey Brewer	MIN	3
34	Quentin Richardson	NYK	3
35	Wilson Chandler	NYK	3

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	4
2	Kevin Garnett	BOS	4
3	Emeka Okafor	CHA	4
4	Rasheed Wallace	DET	4
5	Al Harrington	GSW	4	Averaging 17.7 points/7.0 rebounds and made 11 three-pointers over first three games.
6	Shawn Marion	MIA	3
7	Elton Brand	PHI	3
8	Chris Bosh	TOR	3	Jermaine O'Neal not affecting numbers at all. Averaging 26.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists over first three games.
9	David West	NO	3
10	Tim Duncan	SAS	3
11	Carlos Boozer	UTA	3
12	Drew Gooden	CHI	4	Averaging 9.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks over first three games.
13	Antawn Jamison	WAS	3
14	Zach Randolph	NYK	3
15	Michael Beasley	MIA	3
16	David Lee	NYK	3
17	Jermaine O'Neal	TOR	3
18	Al Horford	ATL	3
19	Tyrus Thomas	CHI	4
20	Luis Scola	HOU	4
21	Udonis Haslem	MIA	3	Starting at center and thriving. Averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds over first three games.
22	Charlie Villanueva	MIL	3
23	Travis Outlaw	POR	3
24	Thaddeus Young	PHI	3
25	Nene	DEN	3
26	Boris Diaw	PHO	4
27	Hakim Warrick	MEM	4
28	Jason Maxiell	DET	4
29	Darrell Arthur	MEM	4	Starting at power forward but still in a timeshare with Warrick.
30	Brandon Bass	DAL	4
31	Amir Johnson	DET	4
32	Kenyon Martin *	DEN	3	Day to day (hamstring).
33	Darko Milicic	MEM	4
34	Andrea Bargnani	TOR	3
35	Lamar Odom	LAL	2	Sixth man role hurting fantasy numbers. Averaging 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds in 25 minutes per game over first three.

Centers
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Yao Ming	HOU	4
2	Amare Stoudemire	PHO	4
3	Andris Biedrins	GSW	4	Averaging 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds over first three games.
4	Chris Kaman	LAC	4
5	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	CLE	4
6	Dwight Howard	ORL	3
7	Al Jefferson	MIN	3
8	Shaquille O'Neal	PHO	4
9	Marcus Camby *	LAC	4	Day-to-day (heel). Hopes to make debut on Monday.
10	Andrew Bogut	MIL	3
11	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	3
12	Samuel Dalembert	PHI	3
13	Mehmet Okur	UTA	3
14	Troy Murphy	IND	3
15	Spencer Hawes	SAC	4	Averaging 11.7 points, 9.7 boards and 1.7 blocks over first three. Miller (suspension) returns last this week.
16	Marc Gasol	MEM	4
17	Kendrick Perkins	BOS	4
18	Joakim Noah	CHI	4
19	Pau Gasol	LAL	2
20	Tyson Chandler*	NO	3	Day-to-day (ankle)
21	Jason Thompson	SAC	4	Averaging 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in only 21 minutes.
22	Josh Boone	NJ	3
23	Ben Wallace	CLE	4
24	Anderson Varejeo	CLE	4
25	Johan Petro	OKC	3
26	Joel Przybilla	POR	3	Could be decent source for boards and blocks while Oden (foot) is out.
27	Brooke Lopez	NJ	3	Averaging 9.0 points, 8.0 boards, 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks over first two games.
28	Kevin Love	MIN	3
29	Nick Collison	OKC	3
30	Erick Dampier	DAL	4
31	DeSagana Diop	DAL	4
32	Andrew Bynum	LAL	2
33	Etan Thomas	WAS	3
34	Brad Miller*	SAC	2	Eligible to play two games this week after suspension ends.
35	Rasho Nesterovic *	IND	3	Day-to-day (ankle)

Article first appeared on 11/2/08