NBA.COM] Rookie Ranking 루키랭킹

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Korleone Young Drop of the Week: O.J. Mayo MEM; E. Gordon LAC, K. Love MIN, J. Thompson SAC (-1)

Eddie Gottlieb Rise of the Week: B. Lopez NJN; M. Gasol MEM; D.J. Augustin CHA (+1)

Overall Rankings - Week 19

1. Derrick Rose, G, Chicago

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
64	36.8	16.7	3.7	6.2	0.8	0.2	.466	.254	.794

Last Week: 1 | Drafted: 1
Rose averaged 21.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists in three games last week and the Bulls would have gone undefeated if it wasn't for that meddlesome Dwyane Wade. Rose played a leg-numbing 55 minutes in the double-overtime bout against Miami. The more often he comes up big in Chicago's quest to hang on to the No. 8 seed in the East, the more separation he'll create between himself and the rest of the rookie field.

2. Russell Westbrook, G, Oklahoma City

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
64	32.5	15.9	4.8	5.1	1.4	0.2	.407	.291	.821

Last Week: 2 | Drafted: 4
With Kevin Durant out of the lineup and Jeff Green not returning until Tuesday's win over the Kings, Westbrook has taken over the Thunder and put them on his considerable shoulders. Oklahoma City won three out of four last week and the first-year point guard made his mark on each victory - racking up eight assists against the Wizards, seven rebounds against the Sixers and 22 points against the Kings. Although his shooting percentage has drastically improved as the season has gone on, one thing remaining for Westbrook to work on is cutting down on his turnovers. He had 20 miscues in four games last week.

3. Brook Lopez, C, New Jersey

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
63	30.0	12.6	8.0	0.9	0.5	1.9	.522	.000	.821

Last Week: 4 | Drafted: 10
Breaking up the guard heavy Four Horsemen of Rookie Fame - Rose, Westbrook, O.J. Mayo and Eric Gordon - is Lopez who, quite simply, needs to be better utilized in New Jersey. Part of the problem is Lopez's fault, as he has struggled staying out of foul trouble, but he isn't getting the amount of shot attempts a guy shooting 52.2 percent from the field should be getting.

4. O.J. Mayo, G, Memphis

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	37.9	18.9	4.1	2.9	1.1	0.2	.435	.377	.875

Last Week: 3 | Drafted: 3
Mayo's stretch of consecutive games failing to shoot 50 percent or better from the field has extended to 14 games. Mayo nearly got on the schneid in L.A., scoring 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting in a win over the Clippers, but he went right back to going 9-for-25 in his next two games combined."It's going to be like that ... sometimes it's a long season," Mayo told me. "As a rookie, playing 40 minutes plus a game, I think we're at game 54 now or somewhere around there, your body has to adjust. This is the first time playing this many games in this short period of time."

5. Eric Gordon, G, L.A. Clippers

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
60	33.4	15.5	2.5	2.7	1.0	0.5	.449	.388	.863

Last Week: 5 | Drafted: 7
Gordon came back after missing four straight games with a left shoulder strain to torch the Pacers for 35 points, but followed that performance with just 14 points against the Cavaliers on Tuesday as the Indiana product shot 0-for-4 from three and had a costly turnover late in the game as the Clippers surrendered a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose the game. It will be important to watch how Gordon closes out the season now that himself, Baron Davis, Al Thornton, Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby and Chris Kaman are all healthy at the same time. We can get a sense of what Gordon's role will be with the team with all the pieces in place.

6. Michael Beasley, F, Miami

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	24.4	13.5	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.5	.461	.400	.782

Last Week: 6 | Drafted: 2
If you haven't read Jackie MacMullan's piece on Dwyane Wade's comeback season yet, please do. It's one of the five best stories written about the league this year without a doubt. In it, you'll find this gem of a quote from Pat Riley about Beasley: "If Beasley averaged 30 minutes a night, he'd score 24 points a game. If he played 40 minutes, he'd lead the league in scoring. Now, he might give up 30 on the other end. There's a lot of things right there, but a lot of things wrong, too.'' Beasley backed up Riles' claim with 28 points in 27 minutes against the Suns last week.

7. Marc Gasol, C, Memphis

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
62	30.4	11.5	7.5	1.7	0.8	1.1	.538	.000	.709

Last Week: 8 | Drafted: 48 by L.A. Lakers in 2007
What a week for Gasol. The former MVP of the Spanish ACB League, considered by many to be the best league in the world outside of the NBA, averaged 22.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.7 blocks in three games last week. That's the type of stat line you see from former NBA MVP Dirk Nowitzki, only Gasol gets you more blocks.

8. Kevin Love, F, Minnesota

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
63	24.5	10.1	8.9	1.1	0.4	0.6	.456	.143	.782

Last Week: 7 | Drafted: 5
Love didn't just gain more playing time when Al Jefferson went down to season-ending surgery, he gained a coach too. Jefferson has taken Love under his wing since he's been watching instead of playing, dissecting Love's games in his free time and offering bits of advice to the rookie whenever he can. It's helping. Love had two double-doubles last week, his sixth and seventh in the 13 games since Jefferson got injured.

9. D.J. Augustin, G, Charlotte

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
54	27.0	11.6	1.8	3.8	0.5	0.0	.413	.418	.909

Last Week: 10 | Drafted: 9
Augustin went just 1-for-1 from the field against the Knicks last week but ended up with 13 points for the game by going a perfect 11-for-11 from the foul line. His Bobcats, trying to catch Rose's Bulls for the No. 8 seed in the East, trail Chicago by just a game.

10. Jason Thompson, F, Sacramento

G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
64	26.6	10.1	6.8	1.1	0.6	0.6	.486	.000	.689

Last Week: 9 | Drafted: 12
Thompson had a rough couple games last week, combining for 10 points, 10 rebounds, five turnovers and seven fouls in two games.

RED = Rookie Leader (Must Qualify)

The Next 10 (alphabetical order): Ryan Anderson (NJN), Mario Chalmers (MIA), Rudy Fernandez (POR), Roy Hibbert (IND), George Hill (SAS), Courtney Lee (ORL), Luc Mbah a Moute (MIL), JaVale McGee (WAS), Anthony Randolph (GSW), Kyle Weaver (PHI)

Noteworthy

Fernandez

Rudy Fernandez (POR) was involved in a scary play on Tuesday against the Lakers when he streaked in for a fastbreak layup with his team up by 28 points and was hammered by L.A.'s Trevor Ariza. Ariza was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and Fernandez had to be stabilized and carted off the court on a stretcher. Fernandez spent the night in the hospital, but thankfully the injury ended up less serious than it initially looked. He is day-to-day with a bruised chest and a right hip pointer. .
Danilo Gallinari (NYK) has fallen off of fans' consciousness because he missed so many games to start the year, but Atlanta will sure remember him from now on after the Italian rookie dropped in 17 points in the Knicks' upset of the Hawks last week. .
Kyle Weaver (OKC) has his string of consecutive games in double-digit scoring snapped at four when he was held to seven points against Sacramento.
J.J. Hickson (CLE) has fallen out of coach Mike Brown's rotation now that the Cavaliers have signed veteran forward Joe Smith.

The HNPAMY (Have Not Played A Minute Yet) Club: D.J. White (OKC)*
* = injured
D-League Watch: Sean Singletary and Alexis Ajinca were assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce by Charlotte; Sonny Weems was assigned to the Colorado 14ers by Denver; Sun Yue was assigned to Los Angeles D-Fenders by the L.A. Lakers

[Third Eye]

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[마이쭈]

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[슈케르]

무슨 경기를 봤는지는 모르겠는데 한 두경기 가지고 그게 팀의 전체인냥 얘기하면 곤란하죠. 요즘 메요는 분명 슬럼프입니다. 오히려 콘리가 리딩부터 득점까지 다 해가고 있는데 이게 어째서 감독이나 PG, 팀 문제인가요?

[키드가 되고싶어요~~^^;;]

메요에게 큰 기대를 했는데 후반기엔 페이스가 떨어지고 있네요 ㅠㅠ 20점을 넘겨주길 바랬는데 18점대로...

[[LAL]Score]

메요가 지금 페이스가 떨어진 시점에서 브룩이 올라가고.... 웨스트브룩이 초상승세고...그 와중에 로즈는 한떨기 장미처럼 요염하군요...1위를 절대 내주지 않는 꾸준한 경기력...

[브롱이23]

웨스트브룩이가 2위까지 오네여;;;;;;;;;;1위는 역시 에상데로 장미동생

[뉴저지3인방]

다들 우리 버럭이 한테는 관심이없으시나요?? ㅜㅜ 안타까운 우리버럭이....저렇게 완소모드로 가는데도 팀이 안따라 주니...에효....

[꼼냥꿍]

메요 많이 내려갔네요

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[Leiwoorong]

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[편집증]

그래도 메요는 38분씩 소화하네요. 체력적으로도 많이 힘들듯...내년엔 더욱 성장할 겁니다...완성형 점퍼 메요...

[LAL.SIRK]

메이요 ..점점 밀려가네요 ㅠ 체력의 한계가 온건가?? 내년엔 더 잘해주리라 믿싶니다 ㅎㅎ

[VV 아이쿠야]

서버럭 동버럭...

[캠프만세]

매요가 38분이나 뛰어주고 있죠. 신인왕은 누가 될지 모릅니다. 아직은 웨스트브룩이 매요보다 우위에 있지는 않습니다. 그냥 후반기에 페이스가 떨어지니 이 랭킹에서 4위로 간거 뿐이죠. 시카고가 플옵에 가면 로즈가 탈것 같지만 로즈도 지금 페이스가 그냥 그러니 플옵에 못간다면 완전 오리무중입니다.