NBA Weekly Player Rankings: NBA Value Meter-Week 16

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Updated on January 24, 2011 12:18PM EST

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 16

Article first appeared on 2/7/10

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.

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

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Point Guards

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Deron Williams	[PG]	UTA	2
2	Jason Kidd	[PG]	DAL	2
3	Baron Davis	[PG]	LAC	2
4	Derrick Rose	[PG]	CHI	2
5	Chauncey Billups *	[PG]	DEN	2	Day-to-day (ankle). Averaging 24.5 points, 8.0 assists and 4.0 threes over last four games.
6	Jameer Nelson	[PG,SG]	ORL	3
7	Tyreke Evans	[PG,SG]	SAC	2
8	Tony Parker *	[PG]	SAS	2	Back in action (ankle).
9	Darren Collison	[PG]	NO	2
10	Rodney Stuckey	[PG,SG]	DET	2
11	Brandon Jennings	[PG]	MIL	2
12	Stephen Curry	[PG,SG]	GSW	2
13	Andre Miller	[PG]	POR	2
14	Raymond Felton	[PG,SG]	CHA	2
15	Devin Harris *	[PG,SG]	NJ	2	Day-to-day (shoulder). Averaging 19.3 points, 9.3 assists and 1.2 threes over last four games.
16	Steve Nash	[PG]	PHO	1
17	Rajon Rondo	[PG]	BOS	1
18	Allen Iverson *	[PG,SG]	PHI	2	Day-to-day (personal).
19	Kirk Hinrich	[PG,SG]	CHI	2
20	Jonny Flynn	[PG]	MIN	2
21	Jason Williams	[PG]	ORL	3
22	Russell Westbrook	[PG,SG]	OKC	1
23	Aaron Brooks	[PG,SG]	HOU	1
24	Mike Bibby	[PG]	ATL	2
25	Jerryd Bayless	[PG]	POR	2
26	Louis Williams	[PG,SG]	PHI	2
27	Beno Udrih	[PG]	SAC	2
28	Rafer Alston	[PG]	MIA	2
29	Daniel Gibson	[PG,SG]	CLE	2
30	Luke Ridnour	[PG]	MIL	2
31	Ty Lawson	[PG]	DEN	2	Decent short-term play if Billups (ankle) misses time. Averaging 17.0 points and 5.9 assists in eight starts this season.
32	Nate Robinson	[PG,SG]	NYK	1	Taken over as starter for Duhon. Averaging 20.6 points, 7.0 assists and 2.0 threes over last three games.
33	Derek Fisher	[PG,SG]	LAL	2
34	Keyon Dooling	[PG,SG]	NJ	2	Decent short-term play if Harris (shoulder) misses time this week.
35	Rodrique Beaubois	[PG]	DAL	2	Looks to have supplanted Barea as Mavs backup PG. 17 points (four 3's) in 24 minutes on Friday.

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Vince Carter	[SG]	ORL	3	Signs of life? Averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 threes over last two games.
2	Dwyane Wade	[SG]	MIA	2
3	Monta Ellis	[PG,SG]	GSW	2
4	Joe Johnson	[SG]	ATL	2
5	Kobe Bryant *	[SG]	LAL	2	Day-to-day (ankle).
6	Jason Terry	[PG,SG]	DAL	2
7	Jamal Crawford	[PG,SG]	ATL	2
8	Kevin Martin	[SG]	SAC	2	Only averaging 10.0 points on 31% shooting from the field over last two games.
9	Eric Gordon	[SG]	LAC	2
10	Richard Hamilton	[SG]	DET	2
11	Manu Ginobili	[SG]	SAS	2
12	Mickael Pietrus	[SG,SF]	ORL	3
13	George Hill	[PG,SG]	SAS	2	Slides over to shooting guard with Parker (ankle) back. Averaging 19.2 points, 3.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 37.2 minutes over last five games.
14	Corey Brewer	[SG,SF]	MIN	2
15	J.R. Smith	[SG]	DEN	2
16	John Salmons	[SG,SF]	CHI	2
17	Ben Gordon	[SG]	DET	2
18	J.J. Redick	[SG]	ORL	3
19	Ronnie Brewer	[SG,SF]	UTA	2
20	Rudy Fernandez	[PG,SG]	POR	2
21	O.J. Mayo	[SG]	MEM	1
22	Ray Allen	[SG]	BOS	1
23	Courtney Lee	[SG]	NJ	2
24	Marcus Thornton *	[SG]	NO	2	Day-to-day (back).
25	Ronald Murray	[PG,SG]	CHA	2	Scored in double figures in six of last seven games.
26	Charlie Bell	[SG,SF]	MIL	2
27	Mike Miller	[SG,SF]	WAS	1
28	Jason Richardson	[SG,SF]	PHO	1
29	Rasual Butler	[SG,SF]	LAC	2
30	Aaron Afflalo	[SG]	DEN	2
31	Donte Greene	[SG,SF,PF]	SAC	2	Started at PF over Thompson on Sunday.
32	Anthony Parker	[SG]	CLE	2
33	Jerry Stackhouse	[SG,SF]	MIL	2
34	Ramon Sessions	[PG,SG]	MIN	2
35	Willie Green	[SG]	PHI	2

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	LeBron James	[SF]	CLE	2
2	Rashard Lewis	[SF]	ORL	3
3	Gerald Wallace	[SF,PF]	CHA	2
4	Stephen Jackson	[SG,SF]	CHA	2
5	Andrei Kirilenko	[SG,SF]	UTA	2	Playing like AK-47 circa 2006. Averaging 17.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.8 steals and 2.2 blocks over last five games.
6	Andre Iguodala	[SG,SF]	PHI	2
7	Corey Maggette	[SF]	GSW	2
8	Carmelo Anthony *	[SF]	DEN	2	Day-to-day (ankle).
9	Luol Deng	[SG,SF]	CHI	2
10	Michael Beasley	[SF,PF]	MIA	2
11	Kevin Durant	[SG,SF]	OKC	1
12	Danny Granger	[SF]	IND	1
13	Matt Barnes	[SF,PF]	ORL	3
14	Carlos Delfino	[SG,SF]	MIL	2
15	Peja Stojakovic	[SG,SF]	NO	2	Averaging 17.4 points, 2.6 threes and 1.4 steals over last five games.
16	Shawn Marion	[SF,PF]	DAL	2
17	Martell Webster	[SG,SF]	POR	2
18	Rudy Gay	[SG,SF]	MEM	1
19	Caron Butler	[SF]	WAS	1	Averaging 17.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals over last four games.
20	Paul Pierce *	[SG,SF]	BOS	1	Day-to-day (foot).
21	Ron Artest	[SF]	LAL	2
22	Marvin Williams	[SF]	ATL	2
23	Thaddeus Young	[SF,PF]	PHI	2
24	Richard Jefferson	[SF]	SAS	2
25	Danilo Gallinari	[SF]	NYK	1
26	Ersan Ilyasova	[SF]	MIL	2
27	Josh Howard	[SF]	DAL	2
28	Tayshaun Prince	[SF]	DET	2
29	Quentin Richardson	[SG,SF]	MIA	2
30	James Posey	[SF]	NO	2	Decent short-term play if Thornton (back) misses time. Averaging 9.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 threes over last three games.
31	Wilson Chandler	[SF,PF]	NYK	1
32	Jarvis Hayes	[SF]	NJ	2	Replaced Douglas-Roberts as starter at small forward. Averaging 11.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 threes in 30 minutes over last five games. Day-to-day (shin).
33	Omri Casspi	[SG,SF]	SAC	2
34	Hedo Turkoglu	[SF,PF]	TOR	1
35	Trevor Ariza *	[SF]	HOU	1	Day-to-day (hip).

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Dirk Nowitzki	[PF]	DAL	2
2	Pau Gasol	[PF,C]	LAL	2
3	Kenyon Martin	[PF]	DEN	2	Averaging 18.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks over last five games.
4	Josh Smith	[SF,PF]	ATL	2
5	Tim Duncan	[PF,C]	SAS	2
6	LaMarcus Aldridge	[PF,C]	POR	2
7	David West	[PF]	NO	2
8	Carlos Boozer *	[PF]	UTA	2	Back in action (calf).
9	Elton Brand	[PF]	PHI	2
10	Kevin Love	[PF,C]	MIN	2
11	Chris Bosh	[PF]	TOR	1
12	David Lee	[PF]	NYK	1
13	Lamar Odom	[PF]	LAL	2	Could be in for big week if Bynum and Bryant miss time.
14	Zach Randolph	[PF]	MEM	1
15	Antawn Jamison	[PF]	WAS	1
16	Troy Murphy	[PF,C]	IND	1
17	Jason Thompson	[PF]	SAC	2
18	Paul Millsap	[SF,PF]	UTA	2	Moves back to bench role with Boozer (calf) back.
19	Ryan Gomes	[SF,PF]	MIN	2	Averaging 14.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 threes in 30 minutes over last five games.
20	Boris Diaw	[SF,PF]	CHA	2
21	Kevin Garnett	[PF]	BOS	1
22	Al Harrington	[SF,PF]	NYK	1
23	Jeff Green	[SF,PF]	OKC	1
24	Luis Scola	[SF,PF]	HOU	1
25	Yi Jianlian	[PF]	NJ	2	Only averaging 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds over last five games.
26	Taj Gibson	[PF]	CHI	2
27	Tyrus Thomas *	[SF,PF]	CHI	2	Suspended for last game by team but expected to play this week.
28	Udonis Haslem	[PF]	MIA	2
29	Anderson Varejeo	[PF,C]	CLE	2
30	Jonas Jerebko	[PF]	DET	2
31	Charlie Villanueva	[PF]	DET	2
32	J.J. Hickson	[PF]	CLE	2
33	Luc Mbah a Moute	[SF,PF]	MIL	2	Averaging 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in 38.5 minutes over last two games.
34	Kris Humpries	[PF]	NJ	2	Averaging 8.2 points and 9.0 rebounds in 23.8 minutes over last five games.
35	Carl Landry	[SF,PF]	HOU	1

Centers

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Dwight Howard	[C]	ORL	3	Averaging 21.6 points, 14.6 rebounds and 4.0 blocks over last five games.
2	Marcus Camby	[C]	LAC	2	Averaging 14.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.6 blocks over last five games.
3	Brook Lopez	[C]	NJ	2
4	Al Jefferson	[PF,C]	MIN	2
5	Al Horford	[PF,C]	ATL	2
6	Emeka Okafor	[PF,C]	NO	2
7	Chris Kaman	[C]	LAC	2
8	Nene	[PF,C]	DEN	2
9	Andrew Bogut	[C]	MIL	2
10	Amar'e Stoudemire	[C]	PHO	1
11	Samuel Dalembert	[C]	PHI	2
12	Andrew Bynum *	[C]	LAL	2	Day-to-day (hip).
13	Jermaine O'Neal	[PF,C]	MIA	2
14	Mehmet Okur	[C]	UTA	2
15	Shaquille O'Neal	[C]	CLE	2
16	Brad Miller	[C]	CHI	2	Should see plenty of minutes this week with Noah (Achilles) out. Averaging 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in 38.0 minutes over last two games.
17	Andris Biedrins	[C]	GSW	2
18	Ben Wallace	[C]	DET	2
19	Marc Gasol	[C]	MEM	1
20	Andrea Bargnani	[PF,C]	TOR	1
21	Brendan Haywood	[C]	WAS	1
22	Kendrick Perkins	[C]	BOS	1
23	Nazr Mohammed	[C]	CHA	2
24	Spencer Hawes	[C]	SAC	2
25	Erick Dampier	[C]	DAL	2
26	Drew Gooden	[PF,C]	DAL	2
27	Chris Anderson	[C]	DEN	2
28	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	[C]	CLE	2
29	Ryan Hollins	[PF,C]	MIN	2
30	Roy Hibbert	[C]	IND	1
31	Channing Frye	[PF,C]	PHO	1
32	Marcin Gortat	[C]	ORL	3
33	Juwan Howard	[PF,C]	POR	2
34	DeJuan Blair	[PF,C]	SAS	2
35	Ronny Turiaf	[PF,C]	GSW	2

Article first appeared on 2/7/10