NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Value Meter-Week 16

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Updated on March 14, 2011 12:20PM EST

THE VALUE METER
By Eric Johnson
RotoWire Staff Writer

NBA VALUE METER - WEEK 16

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

Point Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Steve Nash	PHO	2
2	Jose Calderon	TOR	2
3	Allen Iverson	DET	2
4	Chauncey Billups	DEN	2
5	Rajon Rondo	BOS	2	Averaging 12.2 points, 9.4 assists and 6.8 rebounds over last five games.
6	Baron Davis	LAC	2
7	Jamal Crawford	GSW	2
8	Jason Kidd	DAL	2
9	Tony Parker	SAS	2
10	Andre Miller	PHI	2
11	Chris Paul *	NO	2	Day-to-day (groin)
12	Maurice Williams	CLE	2
13	Raymond Felton	CHA	2
14	T.J. Ford	IND	2
15	Derrick Rose	CHI	2
16	Russell Westbrook	OKC	2
17	Ramon Sessions	MIL	2	Don't expect 44 and 12 every night, but should be a great play with Ridnour (thumb) out.
18	Rodney Stuckey	DET	2
19	Chris Duhon	NYK	2
20	Mike Conley, Jr.	MEM	2	Averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds over last five games. Should continue to see 35+ minutes with Lowry (ankle) out.
21	Rafer Alston	HOU	2
22	Deron Williams	UTA	1	Scored 34 or more points in three of last four games. Averaging 31.8 points and 8.3 assists over last four games.
23	Devin Harris	NJ	1
24	Mario Chalmers	MIA	2
25	Derek Fisher	LAL	2
26	Beno Udrih	SAC	2
27	D.J. Augustin	CHA	2	Should see plenty of minutes in backcourt with Bell (groin) out.
28	Mike James	WAS	2
29	Jarrett Jack	IND	2
30	Randy Foye	MIN	1
31	Nate Robinson	NYK	2
32	Mike Bibby *	ATL	2	Day-to-day (foot)
33	Jose Juan Barea	DAL	2	Should see increased minutes with Terry (finger) out.
34	Earl Watson	OKC	2
35	Kirk Hinrich	CHI	2

Shooting Guards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Dwyane Wade	MIA	2
2	Kobe Bryant	LAL	2
3	Brandon Roy	POR	2
4	Kevin Martin	SAC	2	Scored 37 points in two of last three games.
5	Joe Johnson	ATL	2
6	Peja Stojakovic	NO	2	Has stepped up with Paul out. Averaging 26.0 points and 5.0 threes over last two games.
7	O.J. Mayo	MEM	2	Will have to do more offensively if Gay (foot) continues to miss time.
8	Tracy McGrady	HOU	2
9	Ray Allen	BOS	2
10	Manu Ginobili	SAS	2
11	Jason Richardson	PHO	2
12	Ben Gordon	CHI	2
13	Richard Hamilton	DET	2
14	Mike Dunleavy	IND	2
15	Eric Gordon	LAC	2
16	Monta Ellis	GSW	2	Only averaging 12.0 points and 2.6 assists on 36% shooting from the field since returning to action.
17	Vince Carter	NJ	1
18	Anthony Parker	TOR	2
19	Charlie Bell	MIL	2	Will see more minutes in Bucks backcourt with Ridnour (finger) out.
20	Rasual Butler	NO	2
21	J.R. Smith	DEN	2
22	Leandro Barbosa	PHO	2
23	Louis Williams	PHI	2
24	Roger Mason	SAS	2
25	Joey Graham	TOR	2
26	Rudy Fernandez	POR	2
27	Nick Young	WAS	2
28	Linas Kleiza	DEN	2
29	Ricky Davis	LAC	2
30	Michael Finley	SAS	2
31	Daniel Gibson	CLE	2
32	Willie Green	PHI	2
33	Eddie House	BOS	2
34	Jason Kapono	TOR	2
35	Keith Bogans	MIL	2

Small Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	LeBron James	CLE	2
2	Danny Granger	IND	2
3	Kevin Durant	OKC	2
4	Stephen Jackson	GSW	2	Flashing all around game recently. Averaging 23.6 points, 7.8 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.0 threes over last five games.
5	Carmelo Anthony	DEN	2
6	Paul Pierce	BOS	2
7	Josh Smith	ATL	2
8	Andre Iguodala	PHI	2
9	Caron Butler *	WAS	2	Day-to-day (flu)
10	Luol Deng	CHI	2
11	Josh Howard	DAL	2
12	Corey Maggette	GSW	2
13	Ron Artest	HOU	2
14	John Salmons	SAC	2
15	Richard Jefferson	MIL	2
16	Marvin Williams	ATL	2	Scored 23 or more points in two of last three games. Averaging 18.6 points and 8.2 rebounds over last five games.
17	Al Thornton	LAC	2	Feast of famine offensively. Point totals for last five games are: 5, 9, 27, 9, 31.
18	Tayshaun Prince	DET	2
19	Rudy Gay *	MEM	2	Day-to-day (hip flexor)
20	Grant Hill	PHO	2
21	Hedo Turkoglu	ORL	1	Playing more point guard with Nelson out. Averaging 20.0 points and 8.5 assists over two games.
22	Rashard Lewis	ORL	1
23	Francisco Garcia	SAC	2
24	Kelenna Azubuike	GSW	2
25	Wally Szczerbiak	CLE	2	Averaging 13.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 threes in 42.0 minutes over last two games.
26	Wilson Chandler	NYK	2
27	James Posey	NO	2
28	Shane Battier	HOU	2
29	Quentin Richardson	NYK	2
30	Tim Thomas	NYK	2
31	Luke Walton	LAL	2
32	Dominic McGuire	WAS	2
33	Andres Nocioni	CHI	2
34	Jamario Moon	TOR	2
35	Trevor Ariza	LAL	2

Power Forwards
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	2
2	Tim Duncan	SAS	2
3	Antawn Jamison	WAS	2
4	David West	NO	2
5	Kevin Garnett	BOS	2
6	Zach Randolph	LAC	2	Quickly returning to pre-injury form. Averaging 30.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 threes over last two games.
7	Emeka Okafor	CHA	2
8	Charlie Villanueva	MIL	2	Scored 26 or more points in four of last five games. Averaging 25.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists during this stretch.
9	Al Harrington	NYK	2
10	David Lee	NYK	2
11	Rasheed Wallace	DET	2
12	Boris Diaw	CHA	2
13	Lamar Odom	LAL	2	Averaging 12.0 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks as starter this season.
14	Jeff Green	OKC	2
15	Andrea Bargnani	TOR	2
16	Kenyon Martin	DEN	2
17	Shawn Marion	MIA	2
18	Tyrus Thomas	CHI	2
19	Luis Scola	HOU	2
20	Hakim Warrick	MEM	2
21	Thaddeus Young	PHI	2
22	Udonis Haslem	MIA	2
23	Jason Thompson	SAC	2
24	Travis Outlaw	POR	2
25	Michael Beasley	MIA	2
26	Antonio McDyess	DET	2
27	Luc Mbah a Moute	MIL	2
28	Brandon Bass	DAL	2
29	Paul Millsap	UTA	1	Production has dipped recently. Averaging 10.6 points and 6.6 rebounds over last five games.
30	Vladimir Radmonovic	CHA	2
31	Darius Songalia	WAS	2
32	Amir Johnson	DET	2
33	Kevin Love	MIN	1
34	Ryan Anderson	NJ	1	Averaging 13.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 threes over last five games.
35	Darrell Arthur *	MEM	2	Day-to-day (personal)

Centers
Rank	Player	Team	Games	Comment
1	Pau Gasol	LAL	2	Picked up game with Bynum out. Averaging 26.2 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists on 67% shooting from the field over last five games.
2	Yao Ming	HOU	2
3	Amar'e Stoudemire	PHO	2
4	Marcus Camby	LAC	2	Blocks have disappeared. Averaging 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks over last five games.
5	Shaquille O'Neal	PHO	2
6	Troy Murphy	IND	2
7	Nene	DEN	2
8	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	2
9	Jermaine O'Neal	TOR	2	Will have to do more with Bosh (knee) out. Averaging 16.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks over last five games.
10	Samuel Dalembert	PHI	2
11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	CLE	2
12	Al Jefferson	MIN	1
13	Dwight Howard	ORL	1
14	Kendrick Perkins	BOS	2
15	Ronny Turiaf	GSW	2	Will start at center with Biedrins (ankle) out. Should be decent source for boards and blocks.
16	Spencer Hawes	SAC	2
17	Marc Gasol	MEM	2
18	Al Horford	ATL	2	Has struggled since returning from injury. Only averaging 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 26.3 minutes over last three games.
19	Joakim Noah	CHI	2
20	Mehmet Okur	UTA	1
21	Brook Lopez	NJ	1
22	Erick Dampier	DAL	2
23	Nick Collison	OKC	2
24	Matt Bonner	SAS	2
25	Anderson Varejao	CLE	2
26	Nenad Krstic	OKC	2	Day-to-day (flu)
27	Chris Anderson	DEN	2
28	Greg Oden	POR	2	Early foul trouble continues to hurt production. Averaging 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds over last five games.
29	Joel Przybilla	POR	2
30	JaVale McGee	WAS	2
31	Ben Wallace	CLE	2
32	Jeff Foster	IND	2
33	Francisco Elson	MIL	2
34	Marreese Speights	PHI	2
35	Tyson Chandler *	NO	2	Day-to-day (ankle)

Article first appeared on 2/8/09