Over the past couple of weeks, NBA blogger Kelly Dwyer (of Yahoo’s Ball Don’t Lie) has done a smart, entertaining series of posts ranking the top 30 NBA players at each position. I took a particular interest in this not only because I’m a fan of Dwyer’s work, but because I had done this little exercise myself just a couple of weeks before as a way to get a feel for how I thought the Grizzlies’ talent stacked up against the rest of the league.
Seems worth a post to highlight Dwyer’s rankings and go on the record about where I think the team’s starters fall in the positional hierarchy.
Mike Conley
Dwyer ranks Conley 27th among point guards. I’ve got Conley 26th on my own cheat sheet, so that’s pretty much a wash. And I agree with his Conley commentary:
Even though he doesn’t turn 23 until this October, does Mike really seem like a guy who is just waiting to take a big step forward? His game, and sometimes middling quickness, just don’t seem suited to it. Which is fine, for a sound backup or starter in the pinch. Trouble is, the Grizzlies seem la hotshot point guard away from being a real player, and though Conley’s youth should encourage, for some reason it doesn’t. Hopefully Mike makes me look a fool with his play this season.
