His Greatness

Music is relative to the person, but sometimes you just have to know. For example, you could say that K-Fed is a better rapper than Nas because K-Fed is one of your favorites, but you'd be [expletive]ing wrong.

Perkins is sloppy on offense and is a robot in the pivot. Sure he can score in the post, but that's like saying Steve Nash can play defense — they'll do it sometimes, but don't hold your breath. And according to Draft Express, he turns the ball over on 1/3 of his offensive possessions. Offensively, it's not even worth comparing the two, whereas I feel their defenses are more comparable because Bynum is more versatile there and is a better rebounder (on offense too). He was a dud in the playoffs because he had no knees. 22 points, 4 boards, 3 blocks against Utah 16 points, 7 boards against Denver 15 points, 11 boards, 4 blocks against San Antonio 42 points against the Clippers. They're a bad team, but Perkins will never sniff 42 points in his life. 18 points, 10 boards against Dallas 13 points, 13 boards against Denver And he was averaging 19.1 PPG on a 17-game stretch before his season ended. There's no scrutiny placed on Perkins' inability to do these things because he's a limited player that's only good in a limited role. To me, Bynum's impact is easily more irreplaceable. How is he a losing player? Is it his dominant scoring ability? You can knock him all day for his defense, but he excels so much at scoring that it transcends his vices, and that aspect alone should elevate him into the top five. Why does Jefferson belong up there but Stoudemire doesn't? And are Jefferson, Shaq, Perkins and Bynum really more equipped to carry their teams to victory than Amar'e? Okafor, Lopez, and Nene. Did you see Kaman play two years ago when he was healthy? If you can do that with Chandler, why not with him? I'll take Bogut over Przybilla and Wallace. Przybilla doesn't do enough for me defensively, and Wallace is an up-and-down player who I'm convinced is more concerned with launching treys than doing other things more conducive to winning. At least Bogut will always give me a 100%, ten boards, and solid defense and offense. Lee will control the glass, play without the ball, and always hustle. Likewise with Biedrins, who will also impact the game defensively. They're both a 1000x more athletic and mobile than Z. If Ilgauskas wasn't playing with such great defensive support, the sieve we saw against Orlando would become commonplace.

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Yeah, but you've never seen your brain, doesn't mean that's not real.

Perkins is too much of a nonfactor everywhere else for me to rank him that high, but I can see the argument. Above Bynum and Stoudemire, though? His defense is not that dominant yet. And Stoudemire has to be ranked in the top 5 at the very least if he qualifies as a center. Chandler will be moved down a few spots when you get a whiff of his production without Chris Paul. A healthy Kaman dominates the glass, erases every shot in his vicinity, and is deceptively talented on offense. If you can give Yao a pass, I think Kaman deserves one too. Ditto for Bogut, who I think is unbelievably underrated in general, and is actually a pretty good defender. And is Big Z really better than Lee, Horford, Gortat, Biedrins, and Bargnani? What does he do now besides shoot jumpers and get punished defensively? As always, quality article and top-notch analysis. I expected the wild selections and snubbings, but it's good for discussion.

My fingers are magic.

Houston's defense is healthy and it's looking worlds better than it ever has, but that D has to show me that they've got it together before I start labeling them contenders. Until then, they're still wild cards for me.

Perfect list, except I would omit Mawae because for me, Mangold is the clearcut best center. I'd also probably bump Philadelphia for Denver.

1) Peyton 2) Brady 3) Brees 4) Rivers 5) Roethlisberger 6) McNabb 7) Palmer 8) Romo 9) Rodgers 10) Warner/Cutler Probably something like that.

I mean that Curtis Loew would be the most underrated track among moderate Skynyrd fans, like myself. It's not a very known song, and I think it's up there with their best. Nah. "Bennie and the Jets" - Elton John

Millsap is the best of the bunch, but I feel that he's already reached his ceiling. Foye has some serious late bloomer potential.

Agreed, but he's still a top 10 QB, a marked improvement over Orton, and will surely facilitate things for Forté.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Stop asking it in every post.

??? Two things I would change on the list: I'd swap Przybilla with Andersen, and replace Murray with J.R. Smith. And what about Hinrich, Millsap, and Kirilenko? (I'm sure I missed a lot of other worthy players.) Do they qualify? EDIT: Barbosa. More coming probably.

Bynum, Kaman, Bogut, Okur, Lopez, Okafor. Chandler, Biedrins, and Perkins just miss out. Nothing is set in stone so the list is due to change. I'm very fickle like that.

Well, he's denied rumors that he was ever seeking a trade, but it probably wouldn't have affected his fate anyways. It's his last year under contract, which likely gives Booty the nod for the third spot, thus making Jackson expendable. A job in Canada is improbable, but man he really deserves some starting time there if not here. He's worked his [expletive] off.

Mark Cuban mishandling his point guards? No way.

"I Gave You Power" - Nas

Forté amassed upwards of 1700 yards all-purpose in his rookie year with an average quarterback at the helm. Mix in Cutler with a side order of offensive line upgrades and it's almost assured that he'll improve his production. Barring an injury of course.

The prettiest thing you've done with the new site so far, bar none. Hot stuff.

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Sure. "The Ballad of Curtis Loew" - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Probably their most underrated track ever.

Jackson is probably dealt by then. Rosencopter would be the backup.

Yeah. "Whipping Post" - Allman Brothers Band

Probably not. I think LeBron legitimately has a chance at GOAT. Wade's ceiling is top 15-20 all-time.