top 5 players in the final four

[aszzzbrokerman]

The numbers represent my own personal rating system for NBA success. This system likes guys like David Lee, and Carl Landry as well as Noah Horford Conley Oden Roy and Paul. It hates guys like Hawes Thaddeus Young Redick Lofton Curry, etc. For point of reference purposes the best ever was Paul(since 05) and he was a 24. Noah Horford Conley and Roy were all low 20s. I think anything over 20 is a future all star. Over 15 is a starter. Under 10 is a bust. Over 10 is a 7th or 8th man.


First lets look at each teams best 3 players.

Kevin Love 26
Darren Collison 13(he was rated higher last year)
Westbrook 16
Chalmers 16
Darnell Jackson 14
Darell Arthur 11
Derrick Rose 23
Robert Dozier 12
Joey Dorsey 15
hansbrough 17
Ty Lawson 17
Danny Green 8

So, I think there 2 future all stars and 6(7 if you count Collison for what he did last year when he wasn't injured) future NBA contributors.

Ranking them we have.
1. Kevin Love
2. Derrick Rose
3a. Hansborough
3b. Lawson
5. Chalmers/Westbrook

If you look at the matchups

Ucla vs. Memphis(-1)
Love > Dorsey
Rose > Collison
x-factor = Westbrook
*UCLa should win because memphis has no answer for Westbrook. For the first time this year Memphis wont have the best players on the floor.

UNC vs. Kansas(+3)
Hansbrough > Jackson
Lawson > Chalmers
* UNC shouldn't need an x-factor since they will probably shut down Kansas' two best players.

THe championship game should feature UNC vs. UCLA in which Westbrook will have to play x-factor again and should have an easy time doing so.

One man's opinion.

gl everyone

[hoopster42]

it will be the supporting cast members who need to step up because the stars will be keyed on and neutralized a bit at this top level of final 4 basketball, historically, there is usually a supporting guy or two who step up and make it happen

[BurtRapp]

Rose and Lawson in a class of their own!!!

[aszzzbrokerman]

Hoopster,
I think we are making the same point. Im taking it one step further and saying certain players cannot be nuetralized.

[mofome]

1) Rose
2) Hans
3) Love
4) Lawson
5) D Roberts

[aszzzbrokerman]

so im guessing you got Memphis winning it all

[mofome]

so im guessing you got Memphis winning it all

Vols. Im still holding out some hope.

[Sportsgirl]

Chalmers is taking his team to the National Championship and winning.

[mofome]

Chalmers is taking his team to the National Championship and winning.

chalmers almost led his team to a loss to davidson.

[aszzzbrokerman]

Chalmers going to make his pf and center stop shooting fade away jumpers??

[aszzzbrokerman]

noone going to say ellington?

[Sportsgirl]

chalmers almost led his team to a loss to davidson.

I expect him to rally after such a close call.

[mofome]

I expect him to rally after such a close call.

someone better send him a link to the sbr rally song.

[Sportsgirl]

someone better send him a link to the sbr rally song.

I said I wanted him to do better

[seaborneq]

Memphis' CDR is NOT one of their 3 best players?

[Quebb Diesel]

CDR replaces dozier and ellington replaces green no question...

[Quebb Diesel]

i go...

1. love
2. rose
3. t nasty
4. CDR
5. collison/rush/lawson

[Wyndham]

On that scale, Love is about a 12.

[MJFtheGenius]

anyone who says Hansborugh isn't #1 is clueless. He is the best COLLEGE PLAYER.

[raydog]

cdr and rose for memphis are the 2 best players left. no reason they shouldnt throw an ass whoopin on ucla and have a run and gun shoot out with unc.

[MJFtheGenius]

memphis could not even beat Tennessee how are they going to beat any of these teams?

[Quebb Diesel]

memphis could not even beat Tennessee how are they going to beat any of these teams?

so UNC basically has this thing wrapped up then b/c t nasty is the best college bball player ever and kansas/ucla both got beat by texas and memphis beat texas but got beat by tenn?

[MJFtheGenius]

No, UCLA and kansas are very respectable opponents.