Much smaller Dwyane Wade led the league this year in scoring. just thought somebody should correct #2.

I believe LeBron James is the unstoppable driving force, but he is a sketchy defender and a poor jump shooter with limitied range. I feel that Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is the greatest scoring threat of all time. Bryant has averaged over 31 ppg since his starting center was injured. the man put 81 points on the Toronto Raptors. Kobe is also a lock for defensive 1st team honors every year. and he shoots well all over the court and has feats of heat that are astounding.

and personally i think mrjellyfish is on Shane Battier’s payroll. or maybe he just has a crush.

These were some very prescient editors:

“Early on, Hoop Scoop magazine named Shane Battier the fourth-best seventh grader in the United States.”

That is actually a great article. Not many areas left untouched by data mining these days.

Reminds me of the Onion article, LeBron James Struggles To Name One Cavalier Aside From Himself.

If you prefer your heroes a bit more unsung, and your basketball analysis a lot more data-centric, the Times ran an interesting article about why Shane Battier may be the most under-appreciated player in the game. The gist of it is that if you really dig into the data, Battier can actually make Kobe Bryant make the Lakers worse when he scores 35 points on 45 shots, while Battier makes all his teammates better while scoring 0 points.