NBA Shooting Guards 2010 Rankings Analysis

Yesterday I posted the cumulative rankings of NBA shooting guards based on their play last season using the combination of five different statistical evaluations.  Below are my thoughts on the data.

• As I mentioned when I posted the rankings, I am absolutely shocked to see Manu Ginobili sitting at the top spot.  I certainly expected it to be Dwayne Wade or Kobe Bryant.  Ginobili is solid all around, ranking either second or third in all five categories.
• Wade finished first in three of the categories but was hurt by a #12 ranking on Offensive Rating.
• Similarly, Kobe was hurt by finishing 29th in the Offensive Rating.
• Ginobili and Wade are far and away above the rest.  The second level includes Kobe, Brandon Roy and Vince Carter.  I would say the third level includes six guys - Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, John Salmons, Rodrigue Beaubois, Jamal Crawford and Jason Richardson.
• These guys ranked higher than I expected - Carter, Beaubois, Kyle Korver and Quentin Richardson.
• I was surprised by the lower rankings of these guys - Joe Johnson, O.J. Mayo and Ben Gordon.
• It's downright shocking to me that Portland will be signing Wesley Matthews to a five year, $34 million deal.  He ranked 31st by this cumulative statistical analysis.  Now granted, I realize it was his rookie season and you have to allow for growth, but that's a very large contract to give somebody for one year after those contributions.
• Surprisingly J.J. Redick topped the Offensive Rating category.
• Not surprising, if you watched the NBA Finals, Tony Allen came in at number one in Defensive Rating.
• I still think the Bucks signing of John Salmons will prove to be an excellent decision.  Salmons ranked a solid eighth among shooting guards in the cumulative rankings and signed a five year deal for just $5 million more than what Portland gave to Matthews.

What player rankings surprise you the most?

NBA Shooting Guards 2010 - Cumulative Rankings

The results of my cumulative rankings for NBA shooting guards were a definite surprise.  I did not expect Manu Ginobili to top the charts.  Dwayne Wade was pretty close to him but Ginobili's #3 Offensive Rating compared to Wade's #12 ranking in that category made the difference. 

(I've previously posted the full details on the ranking system, as well as the 2010 NBA Point Guard Rankings.)

Here's what the rankings of NBA shooting guards looks like for the 2009-2010 season, with their cumulative totals included for differentiation:

1. Manu Ginobili, SAS 13
2. Dwyane Wade, MIA 17
3. Kobe Bryant, LAL 40
4. Brandon Roy, POR 51
5. Vince Carter, ORL 54
6. Ray Allen, BOS 70
7. Joe Johnson, ATL 70
8. John Salmons, MIL 75
9. Rodrigue Beaubois, DAL 79
10. Jamal Crawford, ATL 80
11. Jason Richardson, PHO 81
12. Kevin Martin, HOU 94
13. Andre Iguodala, PHI 95
14. Jason Terry, DAL 95
15. Stephen Jackson, CHA 98
16. Kyle Korver, UTH 98
17. James Harden, OKC 100
18. Quentin Richardson, MIA 103
19. J.J. Redick, ORL 107
20. Marcus Thornton, NOR 119
21. Delonte West, CLE 121
22. J.R. Smith, DEN 131
23. Mike Miller, WAS 133
24. Rudy Fernandez, POR 143
25. Tony Allen, BOS 148
26. A.J. Price, IND 153
27. Anthony Morrow, GSW 154
28. O.J. Mayo, MEM 155
29. Bill Walker, NYK 155
30. Toney Douglas, NYK 161
31. Wesley Matthews, UTH 169
32. Ronnie Brewer, MEM 174
33. Eric Gordon, LAC 177
34. Leandro Barbosa, PHO 186
35. Sasha Vujacic, LAL 191
36. Marco Belinelli, TOR 193
37. Monta Ellis, GSW 193
38. Anthony Parker, CLE 195
39. Kirk Hinrich, CHI 198
40. Richard Hamilton, DET 199
41. Francisco Garcia, SAC 200
42. Courtney Lee, NJN 202
43. Thabo Sefolosha, OKS 213
44. Randy Foye, WAS 217
45. Jerry Stackhouse, MIL 218
46. Allen Iverson, PHI 219
47. Ben Gordon, DET 219
48. Arron Afflalo, DEN 220
49. Keyon Dooling, NJN 222
50. Larry Hughes, CHA 222
51. Luther Head, IND 231
52. Willie Green, PHI 234
53. Sonny Weems, TOR 239
54. Ronald Murray, CHI 246
55. Marquis Daniels, BOS 249
56. Tracy McGrady, NYK 251
57. Jodie Meeks, PHI 252
58. Sam Young, MEM 253
59. Joey Graham, DEN 254
60. DeMar DeRozan, TOR 260
61. Keith Bogans, SAS 260
62. Rasual Butler, LAC 262
63. Nick Young, WAS 263
64. Dahntay Jones, IND 269
65. Roger Mason, SAS 269
66. Corey Brewer, MIN 270
67. Charlie Bell, GSW 275
68. Brandon Rush, IND 276
69. Daequan Cook, MIA 284
70. Devin Brown, NOH 285
71. Wayne Ellington, MIN 295
72. Morris Peterson, NOR 302
73. DeShawn Stevenson, DAL 341

Like I did with the point guards, I'll be posting my thoughts on the rankings in a couple of days.  Let me know what you think by posting a comment below.