Rajon Rondo ranked #12 on ESPN Player Rankings

[syfy9]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8423104/2012-nba-player-rankings-11-15

He went up from #17. Sounds fair.

[Moranis]

I think you could make a realistic argument for him at anywhere from 12-20 (looking at the players in that range).  I don't think you could really argue he is ahead of Dirk or any of the players that will fall in the top 10 (for next year, obviously going forward you might take rondo over guys like Dirk that are older), so I'd say that is about right. 

[manl_lui]

there's something wrong with that list. Rose tore his ACL, won't be the same ever, Nash is a million years old and doesn't play defense anymore, probably will play with one knee by the end of the season, and Westbrook isn't a pure PG

Paul, Williams and Rondo I'm fine with or in any order, but definitely not behind those other so-called PGs

**edit** sorry, wrong thread, I read somewhere else that Rondo was placed number 6 in pg ratings...

=P

[indeedproceed]

there's something wrong with that list. Rose tore his ACL, won't be the same ever, Nash is a million years old and doesn't play defense anymore, probably will play with one knee by the end of the season, and Westbrook isn't a pure PG

Paul, Williams and Rondo I'm fine with or in any order, but definitely not behind those other so-called PGs

Derrick Rose, 23 year old MVP? He might take a while, but I don't think you can write him off the list yet.

[ozman]

can someone tell me where paul pierce is ranked? i couldnt find it

[billysan]

there's something wrong with that list. Rose tore his ACL, won't be the same ever, Nash is a million years old and doesn't play defense anymore, probably will play with one knee by the end of the season, and Westbrook isn't a pure PG

Paul, Williams and Rondo I'm fine with or in any order, but definitely not behind those other so-called PGs

Derrick Rose, 23 year old MVP? He might take a while, but I don't think you can write him off the list yet.

While I agree with you, I also understand the hesitation. He is coming off a very serious injury. He will need to prove he is fully back to deserve that high ranking. We will know this season IMHO.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

I wanna know who the 11 better players are so I can say whether it's right or not.

I need to see so I can use a lot of determining factors, the most important point is who I would take first.

[aporel#18]

ranking players who play different positions and styles is always a bit silly, but coming from ESPN it goes beyond the limits of Moronic country. Couldn't care less.

They should talk about ad ratings, that's their business, not basketball.

[letsgoblue86]

can someone tell me where paul pierce is ranked? i couldnt find it

Paul is 29th, which to me is questionable. 

[rondohondo]

can someone tell me where paul pierce is ranked? i couldnt find it

Paul is 29th, which to me is questionable.

they have iguodala ahead of pp....

[nickagneta]

there's something wrong with that list. Rose tore his ACL, won't be the same ever, Nash is a million years old and doesn't play defense anymore, probably will play with one knee by the end of the season, and Westbrook isn't a pure PG

Paul, Williams and Rondo I'm fine with or in any order, but definitely not behind those other so-called PGs

Derrick Rose, 23 year old MVP? He might take a while, but I don't think you can write him off the list yet.

While I agree with you, I also understand the hesitation. He is coming off a very serious injury. He will need to prove he is fully back to deserve that high ranking. We will know this season IMHO.

Yeah but this is a ranking that has Michael Redd in the 200's even though he's only played 237 of his last 492 games missing the most part of three seasons.

So getting them to discount injuries isn't something that is going to happen.

I remember last year they has a guy ranked in the 300's that was contemplating retirement due to a severe injury. It might have been Brad Miller but I can't remember.

[billysan]

there's something wrong with that list. Rose tore his ACL, won't be the same ever, Nash is a million years old and doesn't play defense anymore, probably will play with one knee by the end of the season, and Westbrook isn't a pure PG

Paul, Williams and Rondo I'm fine with or in any order, but definitely not behind those other so-called PGs

Derrick Rose, 23 year old MVP? He might take a while, but I don't think you can write him off the list yet.

While I agree with you, I also understand the hesitation. He is coming off a very serious injury. He will need to prove he is fully back to deserve that high ranking. We will know this season IMHO.

Yeah but this is a ranking that has Michael Redd in the 200's even though he's only played 237 of his last 492 games missing the most part of three seasons.

So getting them to discount injuries isn't something that is going to happen.

I remember last year they has a guy ranked in the 300's that was contemplating retirement due to a severe injury. It might have been Brad Miller but I can't remember.

Yeah, quite likely this is a product of the ESPN hype machine and is not based on our reality. Hard to take any of these 'rankings' seriously with these kind of gaff's.

[blink]

I agree, this is just a silly list, and probably is as irrelevant as the fan's all star voting has been lately.  These opinions vary so wildly that they just don't mean much.

Rondo - 8th in 2012 mvp voting, but 12th on espn's list
Rondo - not chosen for 2012 all star game until someone else had an injury and couldn't attend...

ranking players who play different positions and styles is always a bit silly, but coming from ESPN it goes beyond the limits of Moronic country. Couldn't care less.

They should talk about ad ratings, that's their business, not basketball.

[ianboyextreme]

ESPN long ago solidified themselves as a joke of an establishment. Ranking Dirk, D Wade, Westbrook, and Deron WIlliams ahead of Rondo further solidifies their ineptitude.

[Edgar]

can someone tell me where paul pierce is ranked? i couldnt find it

Paul is 29th, which to me is questionable.

they have iguodala ahead of pp....

well Pp have to take care of his ISOS and play like the quality vet he IS
and then hes probably some spots better than that