GOD

OK, so I thought it would be fun during the off-season for us to go through each player and rate them from 1-10 on a bunch of attributes. I will post a new player to rate every couple days, but will keep the same attributes for each player. I have come up with a pretty long list of attributes, some more important than others, and some more important for one position than another, but we may be able to see some interesting comparisons once we have rated each player. Once we have done every player i will create a spreadsheet to show averages and comparisons.

Today we will start by rating Aldridge from 1-10 on every attribute. 1=terrible 10=incredible

Ambidextrous
Quickness
Strength
Body control
Fluidity/Agility
Hands
scoring instincts
Ability to face the basket
First step
Ball-handling skills
Ability to create shot
Finishing with either hand
Pull-up jumper
Back to the basket skills
Rebounding
Mismatch ability
Go-to guy
3-point range
Mid-range shot
Baseline jumper
Dunking
Upside
Size (height)
Size (girth)
Size (length)
Team play
Shot-selection
Team defense
Individual defense
Focus
Consistency from game to game
Off court personality
On court attitude
Locker-room guy
Clutch performer
Athleticism
Hesitation moves
Slashing ability
Transition play
Finishing ability
Unselfishness
Not turning the ball over
Control during drives
Defensive fundamentals
Defensive footwork
Ability to come off screens
Ability to set screens
Confidence
Defensive intensity/consistancy
Lateral quickness
Intangibles
Defined role (not a tweener)
Wingspan
Playmaker
Timing
Shot Blocking
Running the floor
Able to establish and hold position
Ability to draw fouls
Post scoring
Jump hook
Boxing out
Free Throw shooting
Versatility
Catch and shoot off screens
Court vision
Basketball IQ
Playing the passing lanes
Work ethic
Shooting mechanics
Poise



I will post my rating momentarily.

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GOD

7 Ambidextrous
8 Quickness
5 Strength
7 Body control
8 Fluidity/Agility
8 Hands
7 scoring instincts
7 Ability to face the basket
7 First step
4 Ball-handling skills
7 Ability to create shot
7 Finishing with either hand
8 Pull-up jumper
6 Back to the basket skills
6 Rebounding
8 Mismatch ability
8 Go-to guy
7 3-point range
8 Mid-range shot
8 Baseline jumper
7 Dunking
9 Upside
9 Size (height)
6 Size (girth)
8 Size (length)
9 Team play
7 Shot-selection
8 Team defense
5 Individual defense
6 Focus
7 Consistency from game to game
9 Off court personality
10 On court attitude
9 Locker-room guy
7 Clutch performer
8 Athleticism
4 Hesitation moves
4 Slashing ability
8 Transition play
8 Finishing ability
9 Unselfishness
7 Not turning the ball over
6 Control during drives
5 Defensive fundamentals
6 Defensive footwork
7 Ability to come off screens
6 Ability to set screens
7 Confidence
6 Defensive intensity/consistancy
9 Lateral quickness
9 Intangibles
9 Defined role (not a tweener)
9 Wingspan
6 Playmaker
8 Timing
6 Shot Blocking
10 Running the floor
4 Able to establish and hold position
5 Ability to draw fouls
7 Post scoring
8 Jump hook
6 Boxing out
7 Free Throw shooting
10 Versatility
8 Catch and shoot off screens
6 Court vision
8 Basketball IQ
7 Playing the passing lanes
10 Work ethic
10 Shooting mechanics
8 Poise

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zagsfan20

You've been playing way too much NBA Live.

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Linda Cohn is like a fine wine....

GOD

Nope, looking at the strengths and weaknesses on Draftexpress.com. most of the attributes came directly from there. Oh well, I guess no one else is interested in this, I thought it would be fun. Onto the next subject.

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hoojacks

There's just too many. narrow it down to about 10-15 and I think people would be more willing to "play"

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GOD

not worth it, let the thread die. The whole thing that interested me about this in the first place was trying to be comprehensive. I thought for a long time and really tried to cover all areas of the game (I'm sure i missed some). I think it's not the right type of question for a forum where things are often more general.

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nikolokolus

I'll admit straight up that I don't nearly have enough talent evaluation ability to make those kinds of super in-depth judgments about a player's ability.

Hector

Keep posting your comprehensive evaluations. I like it and I bet many others do too. The more detailed the better. Don't let it die. We don't have to post our own evaluations. We can just read yours, and argue over them piecemeal.

BenDavis503

Wow who is actually going to do this? You gotta be bored out of your mind to do this.

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Hector

For the 71 criteria, the average score that GOD gives is 7.3. Here they are sorted by his scores. Does everyone agree with every single ranking?

10 Work ethic
10 Versatility
10 Shooting mechanics
10 Running the floor
10 On court attitude
9 Wingspan
9 Upside
9 Unselfishness
9 Team play
9 Size (height)
9 Off court personality
9 Locker-room guy
9 Lateral quickness
9 Intangibles
9 Defined role (not a tweener)
8 Transition play
8 Timing
8 Team defense
8 Size (length)
8 Quickness
8 Pull-up jumper
8 Poise
8 Mismatch ability
8 Mid-range shot
8 Jump hook
8 Hands
8 Go-to guy
8 Fluidity/Agility
8 Finishing ability
8 Catch and shoot off screens
8 Basketball IQ
8 Baseline jumper
8 Athleticism
7 Shot-selection
7 scoring instincts
7 Post scoring
7 Playing the passing lanes
7 Not turning the ball over
7 Free Throw shooting
7 First step
7 Finishing with either hand
7 Dunking
7 Consistency from game to game
7 Confidence
7 Clutch performer
7 Body control
7 Ambidextrous
7 Ability to face the basket
7 Ability to create shot
7 Ability to come off screens
7 3-point range
6 Size (girth)
6 Shot Blocking
6 Rebounding
6 Playmaker
6 Focus
6 Defensive intensity/consistancy
6 Defensive footwork
6 Court vision
6 Control during drives
6 Boxing out
6 Back to the basket skills
6 Ability to set screens
5 Strength
5 Individual defense
5 Defensive fundamentals
5 Ability to draw fouls
4 Slashing ability
4 Hesitation moves
4 Ball-handling skills
4 Able to establish and hold position

STOMP

I sort of disagree with the Defined role (not a tweener) category. LA can guard most 4s and 5s. And while his offensive game is currently best suited for the high post, he can post up down low some as well.

To me the term tweener has bad connotations when a player isn't able to really fit into a traditional position role usually due to limited size or skills. But if a player's skills/abilities span more then one traditional positional role (like LA and Roy), thats a real positive because it gives a team more options within the flow of the game. LA's ability to effectively guard a variety of players is especially valuable on D as picks and rotations have players switching who they're guarding a lot. This is especially true for Bigs when a team is employing a zone.

Partially because of this, I'd definitely disagree with GOD's 4's & 5's ratings on the defensive end. I think he's a better then average player on that end of the court. He uses his great length effectively, has quick feet, and seems to disrupt the offensive flow/prevent good looks pretty well. Watching his rebounds, blocks, and steals stats steadily climb throughout the year enforced my opinion that he's going to form a great interior defensive tandem with Greg.

*side note* I just had memory flashes of a couple of my favorite LA high lights this year. I remember Iverson getting him in clear out isolations a couple times, and LA forcing ugly rafter scraping jumpers. On the other end, remember the consecutive right hand and then left hand hook shots he hit against the Lakers? My jaw about hit the floor.

STOMP

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MrJayremmie

totally agree w/ this.

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Ukrainefan

I just wanted to say I appreciate God's effort in creating this idea and congratulate him on the comprehensive list of traits. Also like to give positive feedback to Hector for adding to the thread with some good ideas and organization.

GOD