2006 Rookie Draft Peak Grades

May 26, 2023 21:27:10 GMT -5 jord said:

I argue for Alan Anderson defense C+

Delonte West defense B-

DJ Augustin defense C+, handling B- and offensively one upgrade, making him either C B+ or C+ B would be fair, imo

Ian Mahinmi B- defense, C+ inside

JJ Redick C+ inside, C+ defense.

Maxiell B- inside, B- rebounding

Korver C+ inside, C+ defense

McRoberts B- inside, C+ rebounding

Amundson C+ inside

Steph Curry B+ inside

and keep Ariza as is or bump defense to B+

- Alan Anderson: I'll give him a slight defensive boost, but he remains at a high C grade.
- Delonte West: Boosted him as well, but he remains a high C+ grade. Worth noting that if I changed his position to PG, he'd be a B- grade.
- D.J. Augustin: I don't see any argument for boosting his DEF grade, he was not good on that end at all. As for his offense, his OUT and HAN grades are right on the fringe, I think he's fine.
- Ian Mahinmi: I'm fine upping his DEF grade to B-. His INS grade is right on the fringe.
- J.J. Redick: Redick's INS grade is hampered by low Jumping rating and his DEF grade is hampered by low Stealing/Blocking grades. His fundamental defensive ratings are around average.
- Jason Maxiell: Maxiell was a very good offensive rebounder but below average for his position as a defensive rebounder. I do not agree with boosting his INS grade.
- Kyle Korver: Basically the same thing as Redick, he's actually pretty close to the C+ fringe defensively.
- Josh McRoberts: I don't agree with upping his INS grade, his REB grade is interesting because he grabbed more earlier in his career but in his best season (2013-14) he only averaged 4.8 rebounds in 30.3 minutes per game. I'll give him a modest boost.
- Lou Amundson: Don't agree with this one, he never even averaged 5 PPG in his career.
- Stephen Curry: Addressed this above.
- Trevor Ariza: Addressed this above.

Thank you for all the gripes.

May 27, 2023 18:01:51 GMT -5 jord said:

I forgot, David Lee B- or B handling

and at least B rebounding

I don't see why his HAN grade should be that high, but I did already bump his REB grade.

May 26, 2023 22:42:13 GMT -5 bosoxlover12 said:

Bynum B inside
Delonte B- outside
George Hill B- outside C handle
Whiteside B def
Mahinmi B- def
Hibbert B- inside

- Andrew Bynum: Already addressed his INS grade.
- Delonte West: I'm fine with Delonte at B OUT grade, career 37.2% from three and a good mid-range shooter as well.
- George Hill: I'm fine lowering him to a B OUT, but he's far too good of an outside shooter to go all the way to B- OUT grade. I'm fine with his HAN grade at C+ as well.
- Hassan Whiteside: Already have hit on this one several times.
- Ian Mahinmi: Made this change above.
- Roy Hibbert: He's right on the fringe, just a product of a low Jumping rating. He'll score.

Thank you for the gripes.

Change Log:
Andrew Bynum INS: C+ -> B-
Brandon Roy HAN: C+ -> B-
David Lee REB: B- -> B
George Hill OUT: B+ -> B
Hassan Whiteside REB: A -> A-
Ian Mahinmi DEF: C+ -> B-
JaVale McGee OUT: D+ -> C-
Trevor Ariza INS: B- -> C+
Trevor Ariza DEF: B -> B+

I believe Ronny Turiaf might be a C+ rebounder - he did well in limited minutes. C is fair but I feel it could also be C+

Conley’s inside should be B - imo. Alan Anderson defensive grade should be slightly higher. Brandon Roy should have a higher handle. He was a fine secondary handler who could be primary. DJ should be a b - handler as well. Would lower D Wright’s inside rating. Good job on Ersan and George Hill imo. Hassan is a B defender even with him being a shot blocking merchant. McGee feels slightly too good. Would lower PJ tucker’s inside rating. Ariza feels slightly too good as well.

I know you responded to my post but just wanted to point out, that Randy Foye looks much better than DJ Augustin, while Augustin had a longer career and was more efficient fron the field and from threepoint range, while almost scoring the same amount of points per 36 minutes.

May 31, 2023 16:51:14 GMT -5 leflop said:

I believe Ronny Turiaf might be a C+ rebounder - he did well in limited minutes. C is fair but I feel it could also be C+

I'll give him a slight boost, but I do think C is the proper grade. Thanks for the gripe.

May 31, 2023 21:42:59 GMT -5 tyo said:

Conley’s inside should be B - imo. Alan Anderson defensive grade should be slightly higher. Brandon Roy should have a higher handle. He was a fine secondary handler who could be primary. DJ should be a b - handler as well. Would lower D Wright’s inside rating. Good job on Ersan and George Hill imo. Hassan is a B defender even with him being a shot blocking merchant. McGee feels slightly too good. Would lower PJ tucker’s inside rating. Ariza feels slightly too good as well.

- Mike Conley: He's right near the fringe but I'm going to stick with C+ INS grade here.
- Alan Anderson: Since you and Jord both suggested this, I'll up to a low C+ grade.
- Brandon Roy: Already bumped his HAN grade to B-.
- D.J. Augustin: Since you and Jord both suggested this, I'll up to a low B- grade.
- Dorell Wright: He's a very low C+ as is.
- Hassan Whiteside: You all have a very weird fetish for trying to turn Hassan Whiteside into a perennial all-star in this league and I'm not having it. If he was so good, he'd have a job right now.
- JaVale McGee: His INS grade is the product of a high Jumping rating for a Center. I stand by his DEF grade and will lower his REB grade to a high B-.
- P.J. Tucker: Agreed.
- Trevor Ariza: Already changed his ratings around a bunch.

Jun 1, 2023 10:24:34 GMT -5 jord said:

I know you responded to my post but just wanted to point out, that Randy Foye looks much better than DJ Augustin, while Augustin had a longer career and was more efficient fron the field and from threepoint range, while almost scoring the same amount of points per 36 minutes.

I see your point. I've upped his HAN to a low B- grade and I'll give him a low B+ OUT as well.

May 31, 2023 13:51:35 GMT -5 CC06 said:

Change Log:
Andrew Bynum INS: C+ -> B-
Brandon Roy HAN: C+ -> B-
David Lee REB: B- -> B
George Hill OUT: B+ -> B
Hassan Whiteside REB: A -> A-
Ian Mahinmi DEF: C+ -> B-
JaVale McGee OUT: D+ -> C-
Trevor Ariza INS: B- -> C+
Trevor Ariza DEF: B -> B+

Change Log:
Alan Anderson DEF: C -> C+
D.J. Augustin OUT: B -> B+
D.J. Augustin HAN: C+ -> B-
JaVale McGee REB: B -> B-
Luther Head OUT: B+ -> B
P.J. Tucker INS: C+ -> C