Top 5 PFs in the NBA coming into the 2012-2013 season

[R-Star]

Wow are you guys overrating the shit out of LMA on the defensive end.

I love this forum for the fact its full of talking heads.

"Aldridge is a great defender" -Whoever
"Ya! For sure. He's one of the tops! I'll change my list!....(I've never really seen him play)" -Talking heads

Guys ****ing above average at best. What the hell are you guys talking about?

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by BlakeJesus

Agreed, when a player as talented as Blake Griffin isn't even considered top 5 at his position than you know the position is doing well for itself.

He isn't in the conversation on this forum right now. Last year? People would be trying to lump him in with Love. This place is as hot/cold, popularity contest as it gets.

Next year people will be saying Love isn't top 5 on this place. That's how it works around here.

[hobojoe]

Originally Posted by R-Star

He isn't in the conversation on this forum right now. Last year? People would be trying to lump him in with Love. This place is as hot/cold, popularity contest as it gets.

Next year people will be saying Love isn't top 5 on this place. That's how it works around here.

Herd mentality. I've been saying it for a while, it's the reason according to this site Carlos Boozer, Blake Griffin and Carmelo Anthony are terrible basketball players, Chris Paul was supposedly the 2nd best player in the league, Tim Duncan is one of the 3 best defenders of all-time, etc.

When an opinion is stated by a poster, particularly a popular one, it gets echoed a couple times and before you know it it's the consensus on this site and you're crazy if you don't agree.

[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by R-Star

He isn't in the conversation on this forum right now. Last year? People would be trying to lump him in with Love. This place is as hot/cold, popularity contest as it gets.

Next year people will be saying Love isn't top 5 on this place. That's how it works around here.

People are just fickle. Z-bo is a top 5 power forward, he gets hurt and now he's not. Before being a top 5 power forward people started threads asking if teams could even win with him.

[Dornado]

Without having read the thread the first names that came to mind were Love, Duncan, Griffin, Gasol and Zach Randolph... having seen Dirk's name I probably would include him and bump someone off, though I'm not sure who, Z-Bo maybe.

Aldridge has a nice shot and a solid offensive repertoire but isn't a particularly good rebounder or defender for his position, at least not from what these eyes have seen.

[King Sancho Fantastic]

@daldridgetnt: NBA to do away with the center position on its All-Star ballot. On http://t.co/9Z81Iej6: http://t.co/P6fA56zn

Welp..

[36 Karat]

Whoa, surprised to see so many lists still including Tim D. After two consecutive seasons of 28 mpg amidst the twilight of his career, not sure it can be justified to place him over K-Love, Blake, Pau, Zach Randolph(*), Dirk, Lamarcus..

One of the best PF's to ever play the game, it's just that he's no longer playing near the level he'll be remembered for.

[MemphisX]

Originally Posted by Luke

I just realized how stacked the power forward position was.

LMAO....I was in an out rage about ZBo not making early list and then I looked at the lists and was like...uh...uh...uh...totally reasonable. 2011 ZBo might not be a top 5 PF and that is saying something.

Alos, I think Blake Griffin is better than Kevin Love.. Yeah, I know it isn't popular but I think Griffin is the bigger impact player.

1. Chris Bosh
2. Tim Duncan
3. Blake Griffin
4. Dirk
5. Love

[RollWithEm]

Tim Duncan hasn't played power forward in many years. He's is not close to being eligible for this list. Kevin Garnett and Chris Bosh will be playing the majority of their minutes at center this season. They are also not eligible. Mine:

1. Lebron
2. KLove
3. Blake
4. Dirk
5. Greg Monroe {already better than Aldridge in my mind}

[Porn Player]

Monroe plays the majority of his time at C. If you're going to be fickle, be conscientious and fickle at least.

[XxIrvingxX]

Originally Posted by R-Star

Wow are you guys overrating the shit out of LMA on the defensive end.

I love this forum for the fact its full of talking heads.

"Aldridge is a great defender" -Whoever
"Ya! For sure. He's one of the tops! I'll change my list!....(I've never really seen him play)" -Talking heads

Guys ****ing above average at best. What the hell are you guys talking about?

Well imo Aldridge is definitely all star material, but I can't help but laugh when people say he's better than Love. Love is clearly the better offensive player and the better rebounder, and did a hell of a lot more for the Timberwolves than Aldridge did for the Trail Blazers and that is a fact.

Originally Posted by MemphisX

Alos, I think Blake Griffin is better than Kevin Love.. Yeah, I know it isn't popular but I think Griffin is the bigger impact player.

WOW...that's a good one. I mean, Aldridge was bad enough but Griffin better then Love...wow. Just no. Not only does Love flat out destroy Griffin statistically, but in nearly ever game that they've played against each other, Love has completely outplayed Griffin in every way possible. I'm sure Griffin still has a very good memory of that game winning 3 pointer that Love buried against the Clippers at the buzzer when they played each other last year.

[BlakeJesus]

Originally Posted by RollWithEm

Tim Duncan hasn't played power forward in many years. He's is not close to being eligible for this list. Kevin Garnett and Chris Bosh will be playing the majority of their minutes at center this season. They are also not eligible. Mine:

1. Lebron
2. KLove
3. Blake
4. Dirk
5. Greg Monroe {already better than Aldridge in my mind}

I don't think Monroe played more than spot minutes at PF, he was a center no doubt about it. Should start the year at C as well, though with Drummond there it is possible Monroe ends up playing more PF this season (could also see Drummond playing most of those PF minutes).

[BlakeJesus]

Originally Posted by 36 Karat

Whoa, surprised to see so many lists still including Tim D. After two consecutive seasons of 28 mpg amidst the twilight of his career, not sure it can be justified to place him over K-Love, Blake, Pau, Zach Randolph(*), Dirk, Lamarcus..

One of the best PF's to ever play the game, it's just that he's no longer playing near the level he'll be remembered for.

I think it has something to do with his past, so you definitely are right there, but he also turned up his game in the playoffs. He's obviously not prime Timmy anymore, but 17.4/9.4/2.8 with 2.1 blocks and only 1.5 TO's in 33 mpg over 14 playoff games is still some high end production. He's probably getting the benefit of the doubt being listed on some of these lists, but he can still bring it.

[e-monk]

what if you split it out by role so that some of these PFs are listed as Cs because that's more of what they do, Pau is better at center, Timmy has been a center his entire career, Z-bo is probably more of an offensive center

[BlakeJesus]

Going to be interesting to see where Anthony Davis is on these lists coming into next season.