First Month Report Card: Top 20 Shooting Guards in Fantasy Basketball

Categorized as: Author: Erik, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: January 25th, 2012

Using GMTR’s Player Rater, here are the Top 20 shooting guards for fantasy basketball from December 25, 2011 to January 25, 2012. These rankings are based on competition using nine categories (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK. FG%, FT%, TO), for Head-to-Head leagues.

1. Manu Ginobili (1.17) – Yeah weird, I know! Our rater operates on averages and Manu put the “average replacement player” to shame back in the limited sample size of games he was able to play in. This is a testament to how much he should be stashed (when possible). Let’s hope his shooting hand heals soon!
2. Kobe Bryant (1.00) – He’s proven to be the only one worthy of being called “Air Apparent”. Four-straight, 40-point games have kept him as the actual current number one SG in fantasy today.
3. Eric Gordon (0.86) – He’s healthy enough to be offered an extension. Two weeks hence, he should resume his all-around impressive fantasy game.
4. Joe Johnson (0.82) – To those who predicted a JJ-bounce-back year, you’re right (so far). And so far, so good. Soooo gooood!
5. Andre Iguodala (0.82) – He’s simmered down lately, but AI9′s always going to remain a trip-dub threat every night.
6. James Harden (0.75) – We writers at GMTR love him. Our player rater loves him. You should too! Arguably, one of the best mid-round picks so far.
7. Kevin Martin (0.64) – He’s had an up-and-down start, but should stabilize soon, or at least until he gets injured. Again. (hopefully, not)
8. Ray Allen (0.55) – There are few pure shooters who can land ‘em bombs at Allen’s FG-accuracy (50.4%). He should be alright once he comes back from his sprained ankle.
9. Marshon Brooks (0.47) – In a Nets roster that’s starved for talent, this rookie has jumped into our fantasy radars and looks on track to stay relevant.
10. Jason Terry (0.46) – He’s been a consistently underrated fantasy contributor for years now. Jet’s remained solid in spite of Dallas’ added backcourt depth.
11. Wesley Matthews (0.41) – While Portland is “Aldridgeville,” Matthews has found a home as reliable role-player on the team.
12. Marcus Thornton (0.41) – We expect Thornton to get better, once he gets back from his injury. He and Tyreke Evans should emerge as a reasonably complementary backcourt duo.
13. J.J. Redick (0.33) – Jonathan Clay Redick has a cult following in the fantasy NBA community and should get bumps every now and then when J-Rich and Hedo miss time due to injury. He’s a legit starter in some other NBA teams.
14. Brandon Rush (0.30) – Rush and his defense stepped up while Dorrell Wright was still lost in the maze of mediocrity. He should get less minutes as Wright gets his bearings.
15. Nick Young (0.24) – He’s a scorer and not much else (3PTM). He should get better as Washington tries to get its act together.
16. Jodie Meeks (0.24) – The word “streaky” diminishes his appeal, but when he’s hot you can’t help but ride his streak to 3PTM-victory for the week.
17. Richard Hamilton (0.23) – He’s been mostly just a scorer. Kind of like Nick Young, only with less games played. If Luol Deng‘s wrist will hamper him, expect Rip to begin rising in value.
18. Courtney Lee (0.23) – He’s overtaken poor Chase Budinger in the Rockets’ rotation. Assuming his play can keep him on Kevin McHale’s good side, Lee should be able to be a solid deep-league contributor.
19. Rudy Fernandez (0.21) – Patrick likes to refer to him as a “fantasy basketball temptress”, and Rudy should continue to have that said effect once he resumes his role as part of Denver’s reserve triumvirate of Miller-Harrington-Fernandez. Dang, Denver’s deep!
20. O.J. Mayo (0.19) – Is he finally out of Memphis’ doghouse? With Z-Bo out, the Grizzlies can’t afford to keep this scoring dog on too tight a leash.

Conspicuously Absent: Arron Afflalo (0.60), Jason Richardson (0.30), DeMar Derozan (-0.08)

Top 20 in other positions: PG, SF, PF, C

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Tags: Andre Iguodala, eric gordon, James Harden, Jason Terry, JJ Redick, Joe Johnson, Kevin Martin, Kobe Bryant, Manu Ginobili, Marshon Brooks, Ray Allen, Wesley Matthews