Ranking this years sophmores so far!

[Velvet Hoop]

My rankings are kind of a hybrid mix of what they've accomplished so far and potential.

1. Derrick Rose
2. Brook Lopez
3. Michael Beasley
4. Russell Westbrook
5. Marc Gasol
6. Kevin Love
7. OJ Mayo
8. Eric Gordon
9. Jason Thompson
10. Marreese Speights

There are also a ton of solid NBA players that came from this class beyond a top-10.

[iockerman]

I don't know about ranking a list, but I'm really impressed w/ Marc Gasol. Westbrook has been doing very well too.

[whalechaser]

Thing is, Marc Gasol cooling down was to be expected, since they added Zach Randolph...on the flip side, Derrick Rose should be improving since Ben Gordon is gone, yet he's not...as for Gordon, I was basing it on his play when healthy...same with Kevin Love.

Yeah but thing is, Derrick Rose is still performing better than Marc Gasol overall.

I think my test for ranking is if I have to play a pickup game right now and I can choose from those players who would I choose first.

[chippy]

Let's just do a mock draft right now.. LOL

1. Whale Chaser - Derrick Rose
2. chippy - OJ Mayo


feel free to add to the list. haha

[The_man]

3. Brook Lopez (steal lol)

[garnett_21]

4) Kevin Love

[chippy]

5. ON THE CLOCK! haha

[Ike24]

Actually, Danilo Gallinari leads the LEAGUE in 3PM (3 pointers made), and avgs almost 14ppg (which is about DOUBLE what he averaged last season) so if Morrow is on your list (he is avging under 13ppg) than so should Danilo lol being that he was picked 6th in the draft he is actually starting to live up to his potential, and at 6'10 calling him the next Dirk isnt so out of reach especially if he keeps improving at this rate (id say by his 8-10th season he will be close to a Dirk caliber player) to bad he is on a sub-par Knicks squad otherwise he would probably be getting ALOT more attention...

[avstars]

I would say Lopez on top as well, he is developing into one of the game's top center.

[whalechaser]

Actually, Danilo Gallinari leads the LEAGUE in 3PM (3 pointers made), and avgs almost 14ppg (which is about DOUBLE what he averaged last season) so if Morrow is on your list (he is avging under 13ppg) than so should Danilo lol being that he was picked 6th in the draft he is actually starting to live up to his potential, and at 6'10 calling him the next Dirk isnt so out of reach especially if he keeps improving at this rate (id say by his 8-10th season he will be close to a Dirk caliber player) to bad he is on a sub-par Knicks squad otherwise he would probably be getting ALOT more attention...

Very good point about Gallinari, he's still young too. At first I thought he was gonna be another bust like Marco Belinelli, but Danilo is actually playing very well.