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MARKIEFF MORRIS, F, PHOENIX: No Bledsoe. No problem. Phoenix is still competing at a high level. On Wednesday, the Suns beat the Pacers by 24 points. Morris has stepped up his play in Bledsoe’s absence, averaging 21 points on 56 percent from the field over his last four games. | 3 |
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MANU GINOBILI, G, SAN ANTONIO: Ginobili had his most dominant game of the season last Friday when he went for 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists in only 25 minutes. He would sit atop the rankings if not for his Spurs dropping two important games last week to Portland and OKC. | 2 |
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MO WILLIAMS, G, PORTLAND: His drop from the top spot reflects more on the Blazers’ back-to-back losses than anything Williams has done wrong. His January continues to be stellar as he has averaged 11.4 points on 40 percent from deep along with an impressive 5.4 assists in 25 minutes. |
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ALEC BURKS, G, UTAH: Averaging 19 points over his last six games and a big reason why his Jazz are no longer laughingstocks around the league. Only 22 years old, has good size and rebounds well for his position. Safe to say he has a bright future. | 4 |
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NICK YOUNG, G, LOS ANGELES: Came back from his one-game suspension with a vengeance, scoring 29 and 31 points on consecutive nights. He’s hot from deep right now and could become a valuable trade piece at the deadline if the Lakers decide to become sellers. | – |
DROPOUTS: Dion Waiters, G, Cleveland (5).
FIVE TO WATCH: Rodney Stuckey, G, Detroit; Tyreke Evans, G, New Orleans; Luis Scola, F, Indiana; Nate Robinson, G, Denver; Taj Gibson, F, Chicago.
OTHER RANKINGS: Rookie| Most Improved | MVP| Power Rankings
Jacob Eisenberg is a student at Emory University, spending the spring semester abroad, and covers the NBA for SheridanHoops.com. Check out his website and click here to follow him on Twitter.
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How in the world did you put Dion Waiters in your rankings to be able to become a “dropout” in the first place? Dude, you’ve gotta start watching some NBA games. But if you want to have a laugh without having to watch any full games, go to NBA.com, go to Dion Waiters’ detailed statistics, and watch their specific videos for when Waiters is shooting in the painted restricted area, and is shooting in the painted non-restricted area. It’s like watching a Harlem Globetrotter that drank 28 bottles of beer and then dropped a hit of PCP and bad acid.