The DeAndr-ankings

I should start by saying that I am something of a LeBron apologist. Inexplicably (to me), he has a long list of naysayers on the internet, and even a few on TV. To use the parlance of our times, his resume is unfuckwithable, so that aspect of LeBron haterdom is nonsense. If you want to say he's corny because of his, well, corny internet persona, that's acceptable, but that doesn't take away from what he's done for basketball and what he's done with a basketball. But the conversation around whether or not he should play in 2 of LA's final 3 games and try to secure the scoring title has turned into madness. Here is a list of reasons why he should unquestionably go for the scoring title. 1. He's old. If you follow LeBron on any social media sites, you might know that he's kind of old. #washedking #year19 etc. Yes it's annoying. Yes it's kind of dorky. But it's true. We've been saying for years that this guy HAS to eventually show signs of ag...

It's been a while since the last DeAnd'rankings for a few reasons, but none of them matter now. What does matter is that Deandre Ayton has run away with the title of best NBA player named Deandre (or some variation thereof) and it's not close. DeAndre Jordan stinks, DeAndre' Bembry has fallen out of the rotation altogether again (though this time it's in Milwaukee and not Brooklyn, who should've kept him so they had at least 1 capable defender besides Bruce Brown), and De'Andre Hunter is oft-injured but totally fine. He's just not as good as Ayton. Round up done? Great. I want to talk about Nikola Jokic. Over the last few months it's been apparent that the MVP race is down to Jokic, Embiid, and Giannis. I've felt like the answer has been Jokic all along, but I understand the arguments for the other two (namely that they're excellent offensive players and great defensive players - if Giannis wins Defensive Player of the Year and is one of the ...