Cuban's Comprehensive Collection Of NBA Positional Rankings (PG)

If you are interested in knowing how i concluded, you can instant message me on AIM at vicp493@hotmail.com (yes, that is my screen name). Here we go.

1. Chris Paul
2. Jose Calderon
3. Chauncey Billups
4. Jameer Nelson
5. Steve Nash
6. Jason Terry
7. Deron Williams
8. Rajon Rondo
9. Tony Parker
10. Baron Davis
11. Devin Harris
12. Jason Kidd
13. Mike Bibby
14. Rafer Alston
15. Andre Miller
16. T.J Ford
17.Gilbert Arenas
18.Jamaal Tinsley
19.Raymond Felton
20.Stephon Marbury

Notes


-This list probably seems unorthodox to you, but that's only because you have been brainwashed by ESPN and other sporting networks to think that shooting is the be-all end-all statistic for judging a player (more specifically a guard or small forward). That is a fallacy, shooting is of no more importance than passing ability, rebounding (although rebounding doesn't apply much to guards), and definitely not more important than defense. You have probably also been brainwashed into using only the "triple crown of basketball" statistics (points per game, assists per game, rebounds per game) and taught to pay less attention to field goal percentage and statistics which you most likely never knew existed like defensive rating and effective field goal percentage.

-The formula for effective field goal percentage is (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA.

-Defensive rating is the amount of points scored by an opposing player you are guarding per 100 player possessions.

-i used most recent full year (60 games or more) vs. career averages to come up with the list.

-Why is Arenas ranked so low? Any basketball fan who goes by anything more than what the media feeds them can tell really. The reason Gilbert is so low is because he is a one-dimensional player who isn't even that shockingly productive in that one dimension. Arenas is 11th among the 20 point guards listed in effective field goal percentage, 10th in three-point percentage and 14th in regular field goal percentage. He is also in the bottom 7 in assists per game, turnover/assist ratio and defensive rating.

-Why is Rajon Rondo so high on the list? Rondo is so high on my list because he is far and away the best defensive point guard in the NBA and is a fairly efficient shooter.

-Why is Jose Calderon so high on the list? Jose Calderon is so high on the list because he is in the top 2 in FG%, 3P%, and effective field goal percentage. Along with that he ranked well in turnover ratio (4th), and assists per game (T-7th). His only knock is that he was 15th among the players on the list in defensive rating. Calderon is EASILY the most underrated player in the National Basketball Association.

-Calderon and Nash were far and away the best shooters on the list.

-Chris Paul is the ONLY player on the list that does NOT have a negative turnover ratio. He had 16 more steals than turnovers total last year, but was negative in career turnover ratio (his amazing 2007-2008 campaign saved him).

Look out for the SG rankings, they should be coming sometime within the next two weeks.

Peace and love, Cuban