The DeAndr-ankings

Ohh baby, we are back and arguably (but not provably) better than ever. This, if you're new here, is the DeAnd'Rankings, where we rank the NBA's four players named DeAndre (or something like it) on a week-to-week basis, determining who is the best with that name. It's about as scientific as making a PBJ: It depends on who's in charge. Here, it's us, affectionately known as The Committee. As usual, we like to address a few questions before the rankings begin. Q1: Why are you still doing this? Because this is the NBA season and I love basketball and this is a weird anomaly of names and I don't have to explain myself. You're the weirdo here, not me. Q2: Is it true that if you were able to reach the event horizon of a black hole, something might appear to hover at the edge forever because the gravitational pull both inside and outside would leave some semblance of light at the edge - unable to escape either grasp? Seems like it, yeah. But I don...

Welcome back, friends, to the show that never ends (except for after about 800 words when this joke gets old). This is the first ever volume III of the DeAndr'Ankings - the definitive home of ranking the NBA's players who share the name DeAndre (or some for thereof). It's an inexact science, but it's one of the most important processes in the history of the planet and anyone who tells you otherwise can kick rocks. As usual, I'll address a few questions before getting started. Q1: For the third time, is this really necessary? Yes. Next question. Q2: Is there a way to gamble on who is going to end up number one by season's end? No. Well, yes? If you want to make a bet on it, find someone and say "I'll bet you..." and that'll be that, I guess. Don't make me think for you, think for yourself. Q3: Are any of these guys actually any good? Yes. They're far better than I am at basketball and they're at least that much better t...

Welcome back, friends. It's all happening. It's week two of the most thorough examination of which NBA player named DeAndre (or something thereof, with different capitalization and/or apostrophes) is the best at this exact moment in time. Week two brings us one week closer to the return of Deandre Ayton, which will unquestionably shake up the rankings. In the meantime, let's hit some Q&A. Q1: Is this really necessary? What? Yes. Next question. Q2: Are you instituting a season-long leaderboard at the end of this isntallment? You bet your ass I am. The scoring is reverse-points: 4 points for 1st place, 1 point for 4th. Q3: Are you insane? No. I am perfectly sane. Everyone else however is insane and they're trying to steal my magic bag. Q4:  Are you putting a quote/reference from an outdated piece of pop culture into each question section each week and not talking about it? Yes. Q5: Ready? Ready. THE SECOND DEANDR'ANKINGS: THROUGH DECEMBER ...

Welcome one, welcome all. This is a simple website with a simple purpose. Each week we will take a look back at the week that was and rank the NBA's DeAndres. Some weeks will be short and sweet, other weeks will take some explanation. This first week is a fairly comprehensive look at how we got to where we are today. You may have some questions. Let's get those out of the way now. How many DeAndres are there? Four. They are DeAndre Jordan of the Brooklyn Nets, Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns, De'Andre Hunter, and DeAndre' Bembry - the latter two both playing for the Atlanta Hawks. You may notice that none of the four are spelled/punctuated the same way, which is at least 60% of the inspiration for doing this in the first place. Are they all good players? Not quite, and that's exactly why they need to be ranked. How are you deciding where to put the apostrophe in the site name? After the R feels like the most appropriate place due to how each player s...