 What's the word y'all we got a brand new top 50 lists from bleach report y'all know personally I don't like ranking players, but I absolutely love watching other people do it you feel me I love watching other people do it and that's what we're doing today But this is different than some of the other ones we've reacted to Because this one is not based on public opinion. This is mostly statistic base based on rpm MVP score And to tell you the truth, I didn't know what this was until a couple minutes ago Now I have not looked at the top 50 list, but I did read through the methodology and there's a couple different things I need to tell you before we dive into the list. It's a big it's a big complicated. It is a big complicated It's using the RP the RPR like I mentioned previous 10 games using a schedule adjusted version of the game score metric Obviously basketball in itself cannot be boiled down to just statistics But again, this is just us, you know reacted to to one way you can rank NBA players I think it's a combination of statistics and eye tests or so on and so forth Today is really statistic because sports math network put it put it together The five components is the true peak a 10 game peak the sum the average and team success Now a few things that they say right at the bottom here that is worth noting The defense is a bit undervalued by this metric which hurts to both the dpo Favorites and the people that don't play defense and it's also hard to account for things that don't lead to box score Contributions, I don't know why that word just beat me up So basically if you're doing all the right stuff, but you're not getting the statistic that leads to that right stuff Whether it be some really good screening or making the right defensive rotation to cause a miss those things are not attributed today Again, I think there's multiple ways you can rank stuff and we're just looking at this one way It also is only accounting for this season. There is no biases as far as like How was this player for the last 10 years for the last five? It's looking at the first month There's some change sample size which I personally do like I don't think it's anything wrong We're doing it the other way where you take into account the history of a player But it is cool to see some form of ranking that only count to the first 20 or so games of the season I want you to keep keep that in mind as we go through it Also, keep in mind these enjoy basketball hoodies and hats are going on sale tomorrow at 2 o'clock Central so 3 o'clock eastern time. I think the new logo is clean I'm basically like a big old billboard with the hat and the hoodie It's also a really cool back piece for the basketball enthusiast around the world I think this is drop number five for my brand. Um, so I appreciate the support if you're interested again tomorrow at three eastern All right, let's get into it the 50th ranked player in the association is demarther rosen Okay So they also do show you like hey before the season started the staff would be our headman 42 when the community had him at 39 Okay, that's good to know. Um, I can't say this is too high or too low. I got to see who's above them It's your holiday Interesting again, just based on what we see today now now they did say the defense is kind of undervalued And your holiday has one of his lowest usage years of his entire career So it makes sense for him to be lower on this specific type of rating. Also people that miss desmond bain miss completely Whoa, all right. Um, erin gordon miss zack levine. Mr. Denwoodi brooke low pairs the nth email noston reese. Okay, these are the players that just miss the zack I'm sorry demarther rosen is in the top 50. Whoo. We feel great Next we have larry marketing. All right, it's a player. I expect to see a little bit higher Um, based on statistics alone because if i'm not mistaken, he might not be as efficient as he was last season But his efficiency is still pretty high now It did say right up top here that team success matters and i'm assuming that's one of the things that brought larry marketing down Then we have frevin vleed h towns very well, he's illinois own, but he plays an h town You know what i'm saying? I mean a nine to one and a half assist a turnover ratio is pretty pretty good Obviously his efficiency is not going to be great as far as shooting the ball goes But if if he ever got that under wraps, I mean he's going into year or whatever So I don't know if you'll ever become like a efficient efficient player at this point I don't think it matters too much because he provides what he provides and that's important to them We're to go bears number 46 can't be mad at it Especially we consider that they said the defense is under value palo ben carol Now I think palo on the season is only average like 20 points per game. He started off relatively slow He's had a couple really big games But it's a prize to see him this low considering the magic are running right now having a really good season And he's one of the two most important players a part of that three point shot is coming around at 44% last year He's about 30 again. I don't know if that 44% is real, but it's better than 30. You feel me? Lamello ball is pretty low Again, this this thing when the nba is making him cover up his tattoo bothers me I understand the idea behind it. It just feels a little bit weird. It looks weird I get will soon. Then we have france. Wagner. So I'm assuming these are going to be the two people from the olendo magic I don't I don't expect to see a goga batazi. I don't expect to see Jalen sucks So it is france. Wagner and palo ben carol de angelo russell now This is very interesting because I recognize that de angelo russell has been pretty good this season He also has had his fair share stinkers like these last these last couple But yeah, he had a couple 30 point game here or so one But to see him higher than like a palo a france It is Something michael porta jr. Has been on one this season. I like that. I like to see him ranked in the top 50 um Coming to kidney beach podcast feature michael porta jr. I just I just gotta say that this is such a crazy excerpt to read Um, this is the michael porta jr. The denver naga tell me waiting for though his 3 point percentage has dipped into the high 30s I imagine being so good of a shooter That you you dip into the high 30s this this play is that would what? Get being considered a down three-point year still being high 30s is crazy Yonah's valentunas has been a tank this season. He's been an absolute tank this season um average in 14 nine and two and a half six point one points per 100 processions when he's on the floor so the advanced stats are loving big val at the five And yeah, yeah, it's been it's been a cool season eva mobili Which is interesting because again, they mentioned that defense is not one of the things like his defensive all-in-off numbers are ridiculous So uh to see him this high with them saying the defense isn't really a counter for that much is pretty cool Pascal's 36 or 38. Um, they they They talk about his spin moves and I know that's always been a meme with Pascal siakam and they can't help but to talk about it Um, but he's translated to 20 points per game seven rebounds five assists He can't really shoot his three-point shots anymore and they talked about how you know His uh trade market is the main conversation around Pascal when indeed he's still a very good basketball player Julius Randall just had a really good game on national tv that they ended up losing. Um, and this is 100% true He could be a frustrating watch But recently he's been putting together a lot more where he had a 2020 game early this week And then again the 40 point 40 point loss a couple nights ago So uh slowly but surely getting back to like the form we saw last season Like, you know, Julius Randall was like a rollercoaster year one year. He's really good one year He's really bad and early on it felt like this might be a bad season for him It's not he's slowly getting back to the version of him that he was last season Michael bridges another player to start it off relatively slow Um, when you when you consider that he averaged with 26 27 points per game after the trade last year He was not looking like that player through the first couple weeks Recently he just had a 40 point game and then he had 36 in the first half whatever the hell it was So he's been putting it together as well Um, and and it's interesting because again, they mentioned how it takes like a 10 game sample size to some extent So mackayle has been playing some really good basketball as a recently So that makes sense for him to end up being on his list. The jontae murray is at number 35 39 percent rate, um Which which is a career high. I didn't realize he was getting that many three point shots up I guess I got a locky and a little bit more to a land of homes game Almost six three point attempts per game 20 points per game so on and so forth jimmy butler at 34 now A lot of us recognize jimmy butler is the type of player that slowly but surely gets his way into the regular season I don't think he's played in a single back-to-back this season. Um, so they just kind of Getting it done. I mean he had his comments early about them being mediocre and stuff But jimmy himself Has slowly ramped it up again after a slow start to the season Kawai liner being 33 Makes sense to me Now the best thing about having kawai liner is that he has played I think every game this season if not every game very close to every game this season Which is dope him and pg playing together But he hasn't looked like the same player from even last year's playoffs And i'm assuming some of that it is again coming off his injury and trying to adjust to having james hardon And all these other pieces and stuff But he hasn't been the robo cop Terminator type hooper that we're used to and i'm hoping that that version of him is not gone But just he needs to get himself back into it the next one. We have kari urban kari urban started off again A lot of these players we've been seeing towards the bottom or you can't say bottom or your top 30 ish But like started off the year slowly Picking it up picking it up. I think his last game where the game where luka didn't play I was like, yeah, this is about to be the game or kari over takes over no luka He might put a 30 man had like 12 points. I'm like, what is going on re But uh, yeah, we I think we understand kari urban's greatness, but 32 makes sense when you look at the broader scope of this entire season Jaylen brown is at 31 goddy barns at 30. This is one of the players I was assuming was going to end up. I guess it's not too far. I was taking 25 ish ranks It's not too far from what I expected. Of course. He's the most approved player candidate He's been coming out the three point shot looks better. He's everywhere on defense the playmaking looks a lot better I've enjoyed scotty barns's progression in year number three I did expect to be a little bit higher, but i'm not mad at 30 I mean if you looking at it from again just from this one rating the raptors could say Hey, we have one of the top 30 players in the association and he's also what 21 years old I don't know how old he actually is, but he's young. Here's paul george So this is saying that so far this season paul george has been the better Um, the best clipper in the on the team, right? Because i'm not gonna see ross in the top 30 I'm not gonna see james harten the top 30 So it really is paul george and he started off really hot and then after the trade happened I'm like, yo, what's going on pg? He just hit the game winner in the last game versus the warriors or something So paul george still putting it together dunks and threes estimated Plus minus has him sitting in the 93rd percentile on offense and 82nd percentile on defense That's let you know the advanced. That's our loving pg season. I'm loving to buy his heresy season Overpay at one point. I can't even argue that that was the case But last year of his deal no james He's had the freedom to be the player that we knew he could be I mean, he was a guy that whether it be in detroit or the last year with the clippers He was like, oh man, it's the bus Harris gonna sneak his weight on the all-star ballot not in the actual game But the all-star ballot and we're getting closer to that version of him I mean the rankants and before the season had him at a honey. He's all the way up to 28 right now I think that's a combination of empowering him through nick nurse having Jewel and bead be like this hub and finding toby a little bit more He's not just relegated to sitting in the corner catching a shoot and they're allowing toby to play his game Which is dope, especially considering this is a contract here for him. So he probably super happy about that Devin boker at 27. Okay. I gotta read this one injuries have limited the dynamic guard to just 11 appearances So that's probably playing a part in this one because he has been really good I know the last night's game maybe not so much but i'm looking at the broader scale of his his game's play so far Booker's individual components on the rpr mvp score All leaves him in the cusp of top 10. However, he checks in at number two At number 210 and the value component due to his limited time on the court So it's really just the fact that he's missed a bunch of games next. We got whores zingas I love the fact that we got poor zingas in boston You don't have to think about him being a one option two option Currently he is injured and that played a big part in them losing the indiana pacers game I guess them not looking as great recently But when poor zingas plays they have the best five man unit in almost a history of basketball Like that's how nasty of a unit they have to have a seven foot plus guy that could shoot Protect the paint all of those type of things poor zingas is turning into not turning to a player that we expected But like last year he's really good as well, but he also played in washington and they weren't getting nasty televised games They was losing and stuff So he's playing very similar ball to last year, but it's playing for a winner So a lot of people are opening their eyes zion And this is the crazy part because I think the zions have a really good season But not as good of a season. I think he can have you know what i'm saying? So it's cool to see him 25. We also have a same brand in ingram yet And I would I cannot see a world of brand in ingram is not in the top 50 based on this season So if he that means that z is at 25 and brand in ingrams are later in the list Pelicans are working and they're in the end season tournament conference semi-finals. Come on man Z's been play making a lot more They've been playing a lot more small ball, which is fun for me to watch Um, the pelicans are our team. I've enjoyed a bunch and they were a team I was super high on going into the season So I know there are only a couple games over 500 but trademark for the 30s back Jose on varado was back everybody's pretty much back that deserves minutes So i'm excited to see if the pelicans look like out branching good Yes, yes, I love to see alpitas high on the list 24th in the entire association Like 24th means that you're you're an all-star caliber player. You think about how many people are in the all-star game 24th means that alp right now again. I know we got to talk about east versus west But just in the broader scope alp is one of the all-star caliber players Which makes sense to me that makes sense to me then we got donovan mitchell I talked about or i'm talking about it on the podcast I'll film later today that the clave and the cavaliers are one of the more confusing teams in the league to me I'll leave it at that and I'll dive into it a little bit more But died with mitchell. I think that even if he's having a down here and I don't even think that's the case Um, he's just gonna be so good. He's gonna end up high This may be a little bit lower than you would want for donovan mitchell But again the calves in itself haven't so many injuries this lineup versus this has been weird Then we got brand new so yeah, I knew he had to be on the list There was no way we was getting through top 50 without be out on the list He's been incredible as well. The shot making has been ridiculous. The three-point shot has not come around this season, but again career Um career. He's average league average last year was really good So I doubt that he's gonna be a 30 percent three-point shooter five dimes game only two and a half a sit a two and a half turnovers Again, I just really enjoy watching that team play a rookie Oh, oh, this makes me think that the other it's wimby gonna be here too Because again, it's counting stats and everything but also they mentioned team success Chet has team success count and stats efficiency and all of that So I think I don't think wimby's gonna make it. I guess we'll see but I don't think wimby's gonna make it Chet is near the top 20 Um jade him jade dub. They say he was snubbed So it's really just shea and chet as the top two players in okc advanced stats wise that makes sense to me He's been incredible. I've talked about it a lot. So I'm not gonna spend too much time There's bam at number 20 in a league been one of my favorite watches so far this year Sometimes you get a game where bam is ultra aggressive some games. He's the playmaker There's some games. There's no jimmy butler and he's the guy and he's making all the right reads and also playing great defense bam is one of those um Hoop heads favorite players, but I don't mean like a hooper hooper I mean like an advanced stats slash nerd player bam on a bio is one of those dudes And that's probably why I enjoy watching the play next. We have jaylon brunson. Okay jb. Okay jb So yeah, we already saw jeweler's randall. So that's gonna be their guys. I'm thinking nobody else is here Even though mitchell robinson's really good When he wants to be I think there's times when he's just moping around the court But uh jaylon brunson, nothing more you can really say Other than he's one of the best point guards in the entire eastern conference should be an all-star this season only time I'll tell then we have damian lilor and that's why I said one of the best because dame is gonna be here I'm sure tarry's maxi and um Oh, tarry's maxi and tarry's hella bird and haven't been mentioned just yet. So Yeah, jaylon brunson's one of the he or he has been one of the top point guards in the league Eastern conference that you got damian lilor again The numbers are coming around after a slower start I think that if they do this again at the 50 games mark, he'll probably be in the top 15 Because he's been really good as of recently. Nothing more you can say the defense ain't gonna be there for the team But the offense is really there. There's anthony outwards Anthony everts at 17. I'm assuming that means carthony towns is at like number 12 Carthony town. Okay. I'm not trying to take away from what anthony everts was doing Shout out to my guy ant But carthony town so far this season again just this season the sample size that we have Carthony town has been the best player on the Minnesota temple is in my opinion. You know I'm saying he's been as consistent as ever He's 50 40 90 right now. He's locked in defensively But haven't anthony everts as a guy that hasn't taken that big big jump yet And I know it's in there. I don't know if it's happening this season the next season I know it's in there So to see him playing the way he is where he's still number 17 And we still ain't seeing that next real evolution and also see a car. Come on man. Come on man Oh, he's right. Okay. So there's carthony. It sounds right there. So he's number 16 Again, I'm into 50 40 97 foot there Defenses another store. Oh, no, they're saying his defense is locked. See that's what I was thinking. That's what I was thinking Okay, then we have d.r. Fox actually lower than I expected But I'm assuming this has to do with him missing a bunch of games just 14 out of the game. So, yeah Um, it's just play 14. So, yeah, yeah So I'm assuming that's that also they haven't had a really tough schedule So that plays a part too. Also his teammate the monster bonuses right there. They got number 14 number 15 in sack town Um, these jerseys are a lot better. Wow. I didn't realize these jerks. Okay. That's not what I'm talking about They got domo Domontis and the octon fox back-to-back again, they've been playing great basketball Obviously, they didn't win their n-season tournament game the other night But I still feel pretty good about the sacramental kings and what they've been trying to do Um, I think d.r. Fox again last game is probably gonna handle this a little bit But I think he's been playing at an nvp caliber level I wouldn't have him on my top five right now But if you did have him top five again, I wouldn't be mad at you Then we got sef curry at number 13 Are they're saying that his playmaking is trended in the wrong direction But most says cuz his teammates cannot his shots Next we have anthony davis Three is everywhere defensively. So it makes sense to me that he's this high But again, they said the defense don't matter too much either way They said that box score defense does matter and he's leading the league in blocks per game And he also gets a steal per game. So that makes sense that he's here trade young and and this is where again, they're talking box score Statistics and so on and so forth trade young is gonna get his stats You know what I'm saying? The ellenahawks is a hole as of right now has played closer to a 500 team I was really high on them. Hopefully when jalen uh, jalen johnson comes back They can break that 500 mode but Thinking about like the players around him if you asked me based on my eye test Who's had a better season trade younger steve curry? I'm gonna say steve curry for sure But again, this is what this will be talking about that. It's not public opinion It's based on the stats and based on the stats. We're talking about the rpr He's number 11. I mean, he's he's gonna get a lot of assists. He's gonna get his points up He's had a couple games where his three-point shot has looked better You know, so I'm not completely mad at it, but it is surprising to see him this high There's luka at 10 surprise to see him this low Um, considering the fact that he's luka don't combination of an 18th ranked margin of victory in the 25th ranked scrims of schedule leaves dallas at 21 in the srs despite the winning record, uh in turn They just saying okay, they're saying that hey, they're winning by not a lot and their schedule hasn't been too crazy So that's knocking luka don't just a little bit 23rd ranked defense. Yeah, okay Next we have a lover on james the oldest man in the entire association still looking at top 10 numbers I mean, what what else can you really say? I think we've talked a lot about lebron james greatness We saw it again yesterday with another great performance. I don't think I got to say much more You know brah There's tarry's maxi Sheesh Tarry's maxi 27 7 and 5 Whoo, I mean, I I don't know what I was gonna say. I don't really know what to say So last year he had an 8.168 this year. He has a 13 6 6 2 5 again He's numbers don't mean nothing to really me at you, but like Just looking at it at face value value. Um, he's got significantly better at whatever this is Least some last year at least some sandwich between jaren jacks jr. Nicholas claxon Um at the 50 best mark and now he is number eight number seven is going to be 10 time tatum jason tatum Makes sense to me. He's been again another really good player. Um, at this point, like how much can I really say? Like I think I talk more about the the lower numbers or the higher numbers But when we get down to the nitty gritty, like what can I say about tatum that ain't already been said? You've watched jason tatum play. You've watched tarry's maxi play. You've watched kevin durant play all right, kd Number five is going to be tarry's haliburton again gonna get his stats I'm gonna be close to 50 40 90 Engine to the number one offense in the league It makes sense advanced stats wise to have similar to what I said about tray young when you talk about the the The rate in which they have the ball the rate at which they're incorporated in the actions Where they be them playmaking or them hitting shots It makes sense that these type of players are going to be high because the indiana pays to have the number one offense I think tray young and a line of hawks have like number two and number three So it makes sense when you think about the stats that we're referencing to have them this high Do I believe that tarry's halibur is the fifth best player in the nba? No, but this stat got him in number five Number four is going to be mr. Ante the kumpo this picture. He's just in a black void. Where is this taking? What the heck is going on? Okay, so Who hasn't been saying drill and bead hasn't been saying a cold yoke. It's having been saying and shaggy. It's alexander Yep. Okay. There's joel. There's shaggy. There's yonkits. Yep. Those are the three players that are left Those are the three players that are left. Wow. All right um, that is a new top 50 list strictly based on This stat of r pr Let me know what you think. What did they hit? What did they miss? I don't even know if you can't say what they hit what they missed because it was stats big This is this is not them thinking like this one is better than the other. It's literally just stats So you can't you can't dispute it. Yeah, whatever