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If you missed the first edition yesterday, you can find it here and the opening article here.
"Taking the top 35 scorers in PPG at the All-Star break, I've attempted to concoct a formula that appropriately lays out who is who on the mesh melting pyramid.
Like ESPN's RPM, I will not be making my formula public. This is for two reasons; firstly, it's unique and it being somewhat ominous is more fun. Secondly, and more importantly, I don't want people to reverse things and get a clean picture of what a player's ratings might be.
However, things that were considered include: inside scoring, jump shot, three-point shot, handling, quickness, strength, and jumping. The categories were not weighted equally and there were bonuses and deductions paid on top of the regular weighting for positional differences and elite / terrible (top/bottom 3) ratings in each category."
Continuing the list now:
10) Khris Middleton: 69.3
The Bucks trading away Khris Middleton for washed LeBron James might end up being one of the worst trades in the league. Middleton is a legit star who can play in any system. As a pure shooter, there are like five guys on the file who are more complete.
9) Steph Curry: 69.6
Chef is getting old but he can still stroke it. Lordy, can he stroke it. His combination of shooting and handling will keep him on this list as long as he's in the league.
8) Cole Anthony: 69.9
LMAO. Welp. Cole is fucking cheap. Cold said, "Wow, Ebbs offered me more for Cole than Dwight got for Harden." Cole being this high in year one is fucking wild. I'd never say anyone but Barrett was the Keels of this league but if I did ever say that, I might look at Cole.
7) Kevin Durant: 70
Praying for the real version and fearing the sim version. KD has punished me every single matchup this year. He's unstoppable, a total three tier scorer.
6) Bradley Beal: 70.1
Beal is really nice, it's comical that Cheddar gave up on arguably the best backcourt in the game before either player hit 30. Like what in the fuck was he thinking.
5) Anthony Davis: 70.3
Davis deserves better than Shai as a second option. He is probably the best player on the file and his scoring is way easier to build around than Giannis'.
4) Giannis Antetokounmpo: 71.1
User needs to shift gears, people are starting to underrate Giannis in the chat due to the team's performance but the Bucks suck outside of him. Someone who can run a balanced should throw a godfather offer Tyler's way.
3) Kyrie Irving: 71.5
I had not looked at Kyrie until I was doing this list. Holy fucking, fuck. Again, Cheddar, wtf mate.
2) Damian Lillard: 72
Dame surprised me some, I sort of thought his numbers were a bit inflated but no, the man is a net scorcher. I wouldn't be shocked if he won MVP, given Harden and Barrett are cannibalizing each other.
1) James Harden: 76.8
Probably not a shocker. Harden is ridiculous. You can see it in the raw numbers and in the efficiency. If he didn't have Barrett or maybe even if he played PG he'd be scoring near 40 PPG again. If only him and Smart could be one player. . .
"Taking the top 35 scorers in PPG at the All-Star break, I've attempted to concoct a formula that appropriately lays out who is who on the mesh melting pyramid.
Like ESPN's RPM, I will not be making my formula public. This is for two reasons; firstly, it's unique and it being somewhat ominous is more fun. Secondly, and more importantly, I don't want people to reverse things and get a clean picture of what a player's ratings might be.
However, things that were considered include: inside scoring, jump shot, three-point shot, handling, quickness, strength, and jumping. The categories were not weighted equally and there were bonuses and deductions paid on top of the regular weighting for positional differences and elite / terrible (top/bottom 3) ratings in each category."
Continuing the list now:
10) Khris Middleton: 69.3
The Bucks trading away Khris Middleton for washed LeBron James might end up being one of the worst trades in the league. Middleton is a legit star who can play in any system. As a pure shooter, there are like five guys on the file who are more complete.
9) Steph Curry: 69.6
Chef is getting old but he can still stroke it. Lordy, can he stroke it. His combination of shooting and handling will keep him on this list as long as he's in the league.
8) Cole Anthony: 69.9
LMAO. Welp. Cole is fucking cheap. Cold said, "Wow, Ebbs offered me more for Cole than Dwight got for Harden." Cole being this high in year one is fucking wild. I'd never say anyone but Barrett was the Keels of this league but if I did ever say that, I might look at Cole.
7) Kevin Durant: 70
Praying for the real version and fearing the sim version. KD has punished me every single matchup this year. He's unstoppable, a total three tier scorer.
6) Bradley Beal: 70.1
Beal is really nice, it's comical that Cheddar gave up on arguably the best backcourt in the game before either player hit 30. Like what in the fuck was he thinking.
5) Anthony Davis: 70.3
Davis deserves better than Shai as a second option. He is probably the best player on the file and his scoring is way easier to build around than Giannis'.
4) Giannis Antetokounmpo: 71.1
User needs to shift gears, people are starting to underrate Giannis in the chat due to the team's performance but the Bucks suck outside of him. Someone who can run a balanced should throw a godfather offer Tyler's way.
3) Kyrie Irving: 71.5
I had not looked at Kyrie until I was doing this list. Holy fucking, fuck. Again, Cheddar, wtf mate.
2) Damian Lillard: 72
Dame surprised me some, I sort of thought his numbers were a bit inflated but no, the man is a net scorcher. I wouldn't be shocked if he won MVP, given Harden and Barrett are cannibalizing each other.
1) James Harden: 76.8
Probably not a shocker. Harden is ridiculous. You can see it in the raw numbers and in the efficiency. If he didn't have Barrett or maybe even if he played PG he'd be scoring near 40 PPG again. If only him and Smart could be one player. . .
