Player Power Rankings

[kramerbr]

Call me a little biased but I think that Demarcus is better then 18th best shooting guard in the country.


http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/viewcbse.asp

[Bluedog]

At least the comment is positive: "Would be ACC Player of Year if it was not for Tyler Hansbrough."

[wisteria]

Demarcus should be on top of a "power guard" ranking, if there is one.

[Ignatius07]

That is an absolute joke that Nelson is not ranked higher. I realize these rankings do no matter at all (and clearly do not reflect reality), but some of the picks ahead of D-Marc are crazy. For instance, I'd take Nelson's offense over "#2" Shan Foster in about a half-second, let alone his defense. Maybe I haven't been watching the right games, but Foster is not one of the 10 best SGs in the country IMO. I'd also take Nelson over Ellington, but there I would factor in his defense to a large degree.

One problem with rankings like these or POY awards in general is that they almost entirely rely on offensive output (eg Redick, Durant). Not to say that a good defensive player can't win one of these, but defense is overlooked. Well, whatever - that is the age we live in. But when a player who is performing offensively as well as Nelson is also a great defender who guards multiple positions... how can you rate him so low?