(Edit: There is no #6 this month because, well, I am sick as a dog, rushed this list to get it posted before an 11 hour drive, and am now far too exhausted to readjust my rankings. Deal with it. 2RR returns shortly.)
The Fantasy Top 10 returns for your aggravation. With another month on the books, some early season surprises have dropped off, while others look like they're just getting started. As usual, playing situation and outlook matters as much as on-the-court production, and- as usual- feel free to debate my picks in the comments.
Today: the top 10 Power Forwards in fantasy.
1) Dirk Nowitzki- I couldn't deny his play of late. Although not MVP-like numbers, his combination of 1 block and 1 trey per game (along with 9+ rebounds a game last month) and continued efficient scoring at high volume make Dirk the best of a relatively tightly-packed top 3 this month.
2) Kevin Garnett- I'll acknowledge that it does my heart good to see the Celtics careening out of control lately, but at least for fantasy purposes KG was a beast in December. 17 points and 9 rebounds is alright, but 3 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.5 steals per game on 60% and 80% from the floor and stripe respectively make his line for December absolutely pop.
3) Amare Stoudemire- Don't be fooled by his #3 ranking, Amare is still putting up solid numbers with plenty of time to pay off as a top 4 pick. Then again, his production still seems to be trending against the likelihood of that happening. Anyway, he's been consistent enough to remain a top 5-10 guy on the player raters. Jury's still out on STAT's "bust" status.
4) Pau Gasol- He went from a solid-but-unspectacular start to flat-out awesome last month, averaging 18 points on 57% shooting to go with 9 boards, 1.4 blocks and 4 assists a night in December. Pau will have his ups and downs, but he's sure looked like a top 25 player and the most consistent Laker lately.
5) Al Jefferson- A 10 point drop in his FT% combined with a full attempt more per night last month probably hurt his owners in a way they probably wouldn't have predicted. He's still putting up the best "true" big man stats in the league (though the next guy's close) with over 2 blocks a game, but those percentages seem a bit more shaky than they once did...
7) Tim Duncan- The Spurs renaissance continues as Timmy is his good old 20-10, 50%-70% self again. He's also put up 2 blocks, .7 steals and 3.45 assists in his last 15 games.
8) David West- No coincidence that the Hornets look better when D-West is on his game, and he returned to his All-Star form last month. In addittion to averaging 1.2 blocks (whew!) and a full rebound more per game than his pre-December average (he's at 7.9 per game now), he's been automatic from the free throw line. It'd be nice to see a PF average 90% FT on the season, wouldn't it?
9) Antawn Jamison- Okay, Jamison fans, you get your boy (but mostly because K-Mart has dropped off a bit.) Standard 20 and 9 on 45% FG. Not quite a steal or half a block, but he made a trey per game. As usual. Ho-hum.
10) Chris Bosh- A 10 point drop in FG% for December is probably part of why the Raps have been plummeting intot he abyss lately. I'm sorry, CB4, but if you aren't going to be a percentages powerhouse, you don't get to coast on your roto reputation here.
Honorable Mentions: Paul Millsap, Emeka Okafor, LaMarcus Aldridge
Thursday, January 8, 2009
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LaMARCUS! Look, I don't know how he doesn't crack your top ten after proving that he can show up and kill good teams (i.e. Detroit) since Roy went out. He's awesome. AWESOME. He's my favorite Blazer.
Umm, you skipped number 6 fool
LaMarcus still has subpar reb rate for a pf, though with how his %'s look...he would make a pretty good small ball forward....my question is....why is milsap not in the top 10????
yeah, sure he turns it over a bit too much and horrible FT% but he's giving you 59% FG and 19/11/3 with 2 stls and 1 blk, he's a MONSTER!! If we 're considering longterm prospects, sure when boozer comes back milsap's production will suffer but if we are just looking at december, I don't see how milsap is NOT in the top 10
I agree on Millsap.
Thomas, you are such a HOMER! LaMarcus is a nice player, but that is all. He CANNOT rebound. He is TERRIBLE at it. Getting LaMarcus on this list means cutting someone. And LaMarcus is NOT better that Jamison or Bosh, and probably not Millsap either.
When Brendo updates this to reflect 10 players instead of 9, Millsap or Okafor make the list ahead of Aldridge.
Amare, Jefferson and Jameson are all worse than LaMarcus. Seriously. For the next decade, I would rather have Aldridge than all three--his ceiling is what Rasheed's could have been had he applied himself.
Amare isn't built to last and has no heart whatsoever. Jameson's proven that a team with him as a top-3 guy can't beat anybody, and I've never been impressed with Jefferson. LaMarcus is like 13 fucking years old--he's shown consistant flashes of greatness. Repeat--GREATNESS--since Roy went down, and I honestly think he will make more all-star teams than not in the next ten years.
In real life, I love LaMarcus. In fantasy, he's too inconsistent and needs to average higher in either blocks or steals.
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