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I know it's a huge change. I expect a flood of e-mail on two levels: one, from Kobe's fans, who may be the most passionate and fervent fans around, and two, e-mail from others, most of whom will note LeBron's six position leap into the top spot and past Kobe Bryant.
"Dude, how can you have him seventh one week and first the next. Your (sic) an idiot!"
Heck, one colleague has already given me the business. He called me "weak" for caving to the King's loyal subjects. (I think he was joking.) Then, NBA.com's John Schuhmann said I am "absolutely" doing the right thing with this week's rankings.
That's one for, one against. I needed a tie breaker.
So, I IM'd NBA.com's Dave McMenamin, who may be the biggest Bryant acolyte on our staff. Ah, who am I kidding, he's the biggest.
Peterson: Your take?
McMenamin: i'm with schuhmann. its his award.
Peterson: Really?
McMenamin: on nov. 12, yes sir
And that is the point. You will notice, we're only in Week 3. We've had injuries ("Sacre Le Blur!") and inconsistency (Amar'e's performance this week and the constant repositioning of the accent in his name. I'm old enough to remember when it was Amaré ...) effect the rankings.
So the leap LeBron makes this week, and this early in the season, is no leap of faith.
McMenamin: true. i mean, 6-2 record. Three 41 pt games ... averaging like 28, 9 and 7
McMenamin: and his numbers over the last 5 games are insane
Insane is right. Instead of five, let's go with the last four since our most recent rankings: 131 points, 35 boards and 29 dimes for sparkling averages of 32.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists.
As I noted in the Week 1 rankings, things are as random as a Palin family first name. Basically, I think of the first month as one, big snow globe. You gotta shake it up and see where things land. Guys will switch spots. Players will soar from the free throw line (as LeBron did against the Bucks on Tuesday) and others will tumble. Things change.
That's just how it will be. For now.
Also, a couple more formatting issues before we get to the rankings.
You have asked for the old format. After some tweaking, it's back.
Some have also asked for us to restore the stats for those in the "Outside Looking In" list. In a word: no. This year, if you're not in the top 10, you don't get stats.
"Dude, how can you have him seventh one week and first the next. Your (sic) an idiot!"
Heck, one colleague has already given me the business. He called me "weak" for caving to the King's loyal subjects. (I think he was joking.) Then, NBA.com's John Schuhmann said I am "absolutely" doing the right thing with this week's rankings.
That's one for, one against. I needed a tie breaker.
So, I IM'd NBA.com's Dave McMenamin, who may be the biggest Bryant acolyte on our staff. Ah, who am I kidding, he's the biggest.
Peterson: Your take?
McMenamin: i'm with schuhmann. its his award.
Peterson: Really?
McMenamin: on nov. 12, yes sir
And that is the point. You will notice, we're only in Week 3. We've had injuries ("Sacre Le Blur!") and inconsistency (Amar'e's performance this week and the constant repositioning of the accent in his name. I'm old enough to remember when it was Amaré ...) effect the rankings.
So the leap LeBron makes this week, and this early in the season, is no leap of faith.
McMenamin: true. i mean, 6-2 record. Three 41 pt games ... averaging like 28, 9 and 7
McMenamin: and his numbers over the last 5 games are insane
Insane is right. Instead of five, let's go with the last four since our most recent rankings: 131 points, 35 boards and 29 dimes for sparkling averages of 32.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists.
As I noted in the Week 1 rankings, things are as random as a Palin family first name. Basically, I think of the first month as one, big snow globe. You gotta shake it up and see where things land. Guys will switch spots. Players will soar from the free throw line (as LeBron did against the Bucks on Tuesday) and others will tumble. Things change.
That's just how it will be. For now.
Also, a couple more formatting issues before we get to the rankings.
You have asked for the old format. After some tweaking, it's back.
Some have also asked for us to restore the stats for those in the "Outside Looking In" list. In a word: no. This year, if you're not in the top 10, you don't get stats.