Post by DUFFMAN on Jul 17, 2015 13:27:09 GMT -5
Nerlens Noel (current rating 60)
I believe Nerlens Noel should be rated as a solid starter (65-70). Last year he was a top ten defender in the NBA at only 20 years old, and ranked 4th in the league in defensive plus/minus. He is in the top of his class athletically with a 33 inch vertical and insane lateral quickness. Going into his second season as an elite defender and rim protector at 21 years old, it is obvious that he will be a DPOY contender and potentially an allstar for years to come. His weakness is on the offensive side of the ball, but even there he doesn't make many mistakes for a young center in this league. He takes over 80% of his shits from within 10 feet of the rim and connects on two thirds of his shots from within three feet. He is a finisher, a rebounder, and a defensive eliminator. Per 36 minutes he averages nearly a double double, 2 assists (awesome for a big man), over two steals, and over 2 blocks. He only improved as the season went on, and was playing like an allstar, of course after the allstar break. He was the only player in the league to average 2 blocks and 2 steals a game after the break and was first and second in both categories for the remainder of the year. As a rookie Nerlens had at least as good of a year as Andrew Wiggins, whose rating is 65. He made a higher percentage of his shots than Wiggins and was still in the top five for ppg among rookies. He led all rookies in rebounding, too!
I believe Nerlens Noel should be rated as a solid starter (65-70). Last year he was a top ten defender in the NBA at only 20 years old, and ranked 4th in the league in defensive plus/minus. He is in the top of his class athletically with a 33 inch vertical and insane lateral quickness. Going into his second season as an elite defender and rim protector at 21 years old, it is obvious that he will be a DPOY contender and potentially an allstar for years to come. His weakness is on the offensive side of the ball, but even there he doesn't make many mistakes for a young center in this league. He takes over 80% of his shits from within 10 feet of the rim and connects on two thirds of his shots from within three feet. He is a finisher, a rebounder, and a defensive eliminator. Per 36 minutes he averages nearly a double double, 2 assists (awesome for a big man), over two steals, and over 2 blocks. He only improved as the season went on, and was playing like an allstar, of course after the allstar break. He was the only player in the league to average 2 blocks and 2 steals a game after the break and was first and second in both categories for the remainder of the year. As a rookie Nerlens had at least as good of a year as Andrew Wiggins, whose rating is 65. He made a higher percentage of his shots than Wiggins and was still in the top five for ppg among rookies. He led all rookies in rebounding, too!
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